20 IJerusalema beyinemakhosi lanemandla kakhulu, abusa lonkhe leli lelingaseNshonalanga Yufrathe, imitselo, netetfulo kanye nentsela bekukhishwa kuwo.
Ngalo lelo langa Simakadze wenta sivumelwane na-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngilinika situkulwane sakho, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni lomkhulu iYufrathe,
Solomoni abebusa etikwayo yonkhe imibuso kusukela emfuleni iYufrathe, kuye eveni lemaFilisti, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni waseGibhithe. Onkhe-ke lawo mave abeletsa tetfulo tawo kuSolomoni, ngobe abebuswa nguye imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
Wabusa yonkhe imibuso leyayingasenshonalanga kwemfula iYufrathe, kusukela eThifsa kuye eGaza, ahlalisene ngekuthula nato tonkhe tive letatimtungeletile.
Watsi kube Hiramu, inkhosi yaseThire, eve kutsi Solomoni sewugcotjiwe kutsi atsatse sikhundla seyise Davide, watfumela emancusa akhe kuSolomoni, ngobe abeloku angumngani waDavide.
Kodvwa nyalo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, mine sewunginike kuthula yonkhe indzawo; kute sitsa nome ingoti.
Wase umisa tinkambu temasotja kulaka-Edomu. Onkhe ema-Edomu ase aba ngaphansi kwaDavide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
Ngetulu kwaloko Davide wahlasela, wehlula Hadadezeri, inkhosi yaseSobha, waze wayakufika eHamathi, ngaleso sikhatsi Hadadezeri abecondze kubusa lonkhe lelo live langasemfuleni iYufrathe.
Davide wase umisa tinkambu temabutfo embusweni wemaSiriya eDamaseko. EmaSiriya ase aba bantfu baDavide, atsela kuye. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
Lawa lamanye emakhosi labengaphansi kwaHadadezeri, atsi kube abone kutsi asehlulwe ngema-Israyeli, ase enta sivumelwane sekuthula naDavide, ase aba ngaphansi kwakhe. Ngako emaSiriya akazange afune kuphindze asite ema-Amoni.
Lamanye emaFilisti aletsa kuJehoshafati tipho nesiliva lekwakutetfulo; ema-Arabu amupha imihlambi yetihhanca letatiti-7 700, netimbuti letatiti-7 700.
ngaphandle kwalemitselo yebahwebi nalabatsenga batsengise. Ngisho nawo onkhe emakhosi ase-Arabiya nebabusi belive lema-Israyeli babeletsa igolide nesiliva kuSolomoni.
“Ngetulu kwaloko inkhosi kufanele yati kutsi nangabe lakhiwa lelidolobha nelubondza lwalo luvusetelwa, kute imitselo, netetfulo, nentsela letawuphindze ikhishwe, netimali tasebukhosini titawuphela.
Siyayatisa inkhosi kutsi nangabe lakhiwa kabusha lelidolobha, nangabe futsi nalo lolubondza lwakhiwa kabusha, itawusala yodvwana, ingasenalutfo lapha eNshonalanga Yufrathe.”
Ngivele ngakhipha umtsetfo kutsi kuphenyisiswe, kwatfolakala kutsi vele lelidolobha linemlandvo lomudze wekuhlubuka emakhosi. Bekuyindzawo yekuhlubuka nekuphambana nembuso.
Ngako khiphani umlayeto nitjele lawo madvodza kutsi ayekele lowo msebenti, khona lelo dolobha lingetikwakhiwa, kuze kuphume lomunye umtsetfo kimi.
Kufanele nati futsi kutsi aninawo emandla ekutsatsa imitselo netetfulo kunome ngubani webaphristi, nemaLevi, nebahlabeli, nabomahlalesangweni, netisebenti tasethempelini nome ngangubani losebentako endlini yaNkulunkulu.
Shangatsi bukhosi bayo bungagcwala umhlaba, busuke elwandle buye bufike elwandle lolunye; busuke eMfuleni, buze bufike ekugcineni kwemhlaba.
Maye! laze lasala likhala libhungane lidolobha, yebo, lidolobha lelake lanyakatela bantfu! Awu! laze lafanana nemfelokati, lidolobha lelake ladvuma emkhatsini wetive! IJerusalema leyake yaba yindlovukazi emkhatsini wemave, nyalo seyigucuke yaba sigcili.
Emagala aso abecinile, alungele nekuba yindvuku yebukhosi. Sakhula saphakama saba ngetulu kwawo onkhe emacembe lamanyenti; sabonakala ngekuphakama kwaso nangemagala aso lamanyenti.
Jesu asengca lapho, wabona umuntfu, libito lakhe kunguMatewu, ahleti endzaweni yekutselisa, watsi kuye: “Ngilandzele!” Nembala wasukuma wamlandzela.