41 Niyawuba nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati, kodvwa akayiwuhlala nani, ngobe ayawutfunjwa.
Wayitfumba yonkhe iJerusalema: tonkhe tindvuna, netingwazi, nato tonkhe tingcweti temisebenti yetandla kanye nebabumbi betinsimbi; babeti-10 000 sebabonkhe. Kwashiywa labo bantfu lababetimphofana kuphela.
Ema-Israyeli atfumba kulabomnakabo bantfu labati-200 000, lekwakubafati, nemadvodzana kanye nemadvodzakati. Baphindze bashuba nemphango lenkhulu kabi, lababuyela nayo eSamariya.
Bangeke bashikanekele lite nome batale bantfwana labayawudliwa sehlakalo; ngobe bayawuba sive lesibusiswe nguSimakadze, bona kanye netitukulwane tabo.
“Simakadze ulungile, noko ngayihlubuka imitsetfo yakhe. Lalelani, nonkhe nine tive, bukani kuhlupheka kwami. Emajaha akami netintfombi takami sebatfunjiwe.
Titsa tayo setigucuke taba baphatsi bayo; titsa tayo tikhibikile. Simakadze sewehlisele kuyo kudzabuka ngenca yetono tayo letinyenti. Bantfwabayo bayiswa ekutfunjweni, sebatigcili kuto titsa tayo.
Inkhosi yabe seyitfuma Ashpenazi, indvuna yetiphatsimandla tayo tasesigodlweni, kutsi aletse lamanye ema-Israyeli endlu yebukhosi netikhulu.
Takhamiti takaJuda, hhulani tinwele tenu, nililele bantfwabenu lenibatsandzako. Singani tinhloko tenu tibe tincacadvu njengemphandla, ngobe bantfwabenu batawutfunjwa.
Emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu ayawutsatfwa aniketelwe kuletinye tive, nine niyawugugelwa ngemehlo solomane niwagolotele imihla ngemihla, ningasenamandla ngisho newekuphakamisa sandla.