11 Nangabe bavumile, bavula emasango abo, bonkhe bantfu labakulelo dolobha niyawubenta tigcili, nibagcilate.
Watsi kube Hiramu, inkhosi yaseThire, eve kutsi Solomoni sewugcotjiwe kutsi atsatse sikhundla seyise Davide, watfumela emancusa akhe kuSolomoni, ngobe abeloku angumngani waDavide.
Elisha wayiphendvula, watsi: “Ungababulali. Ungababulala yini bantfu lobatfumbe ngenkemba yakho nangebutjoki bakho? Baphe kudla nemanti, kuze badle besutse banatse, bese babuyela enkhosini yabo.”
Mine ngitsandza lucolo nekuthula, kodvwa nangitsi ngiyakhuluma nje, bavuka indlwabane.
Kantsi takhamiti tatimtondza, ngako tase titfumela tigijimi kutsi tiyewubika tifike titsi: ‘Asimfuni lowo muntfu abe yinkhosi yetfu.’
“Nanikhuphuka kuyawuhlasela lidolobha, nibocale nibabekise phansi tikhali tabo labo bantfu labakulo.
Nangabe bayala kubeka phansi tikhali tabo kodvwa balwe nani, niyawubavimbetela kulelo dolobha.
Atizange tikhone kuwacosha emaKhenani labehlala eGezeri; nalamuhla loku emaKhenani seloku ahlala ndzawonye nesive saka-Efrayimu, kodvwa asetjentiswa kamatima.
Ngalelo langa wenta emaGibeyoni aba babandzi betinkhuni nebakheleli bemanti besive sonkhe sema-Israyeli nelilati laSimakadze endzaweni lekhetfwe nguSimakadze. Nguloko labangiko kona ngisho nalamuhla loku.
LamaHivi akhuluma kuJoshuwa, atsi: “Sitinceku takho.” Kodvwa Joshuwa wawabuta watsi: “Nibobani nine? Niphumaphi?”
EmaHivi aphendvula atsi: “Tinceku takho tiphuma eveni lelikhashane kakhulu, ngobe sivile ngeludvumo lwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Sivile imibiko ngaye nangako konkhe lakwenta eveni laseGibhithe,
Kwatsi kube sive sema-Israyeli sandze sibe nemandla, sawacindzetela emaKhenani kutsi asebentele sona, kodvwa sangete sawacosha.