13 Ngenca yalomtsetfo lowase ukhishwe nguDariyusi, inkhosi, boThathenayi, umbusi waseNshonalanga Yufrathe, naShethari Boznayi kanye nebangani babo, bachubeka nekuwugcina.
Yatsi kube lencwadzi ya-Athazeksesi, inkhosi, ifundzelwe Rehumi, naShimshayi, labengumabhalane, kanye nebangani babo, bavele basukumela etulu balibangisa kuwo emaJuda labeseJerusalema bayakuwaphocelela ngenkhani kutsi ayekele.
“Lencwadzi iphuma kuRehumi, indvuna, naShimshayi longumabhalane, kanye nakubangani babo, behluleli kanye netiphatsimandla letibengamele baseTripholisi, nebasePheresiya, nebase-Ereki, kanye nebaseBhabhulona, nema-Elamu aseSusa,
Ngasona leso sikhatsi Thathenayi, umbusi waseNshonalanga Yufrathe, naShethari Boznayi kanye nebangani babo bahamba baya kubo, bafike bababuta batsi: “Ngubani lona loninike leligunya lekwakha kabusha lelithempeli nelekuvusetela lesakhiwo?”
Lena kwaba nguyona ncwadzi leyabhalwa boThathenayi, umbusi waseNshonalanga Yufrathe, naShethari Boznayi kanye nebangani babo lababetiphatsimandla taseNshonalanga Yufrathe, tayitfumela kuDariyusi.
Dariyusi wabe sewubhala incwadzi leyayiyimphendvulo, watsi: “KuThathenayi, umbusi waseNshonalanga Yufrathe, naShethari Boznayi, kanye netiphatsimandla talelo live. “Sukani lapho ethempelini.
Ngako Hamani watsatsa lengubo yebukhosi wembatsisa Modekhayi, wamekhweta ehhashini lebukhosi, walihambela embili, ahamba amemetela atsi: “Ase nibuke-ke kutsi inkhosi imentelani umuntfu lefisa kumbonga!”
Bantfu labanyenti bafunana nekutsandvwa ngumbusi; kodvwa imphatfo lengakhetsi muntfu itfolakala kuSimakadze kuphela.
Njengobe livi lenkhosi liyabusa, ngubani longasho kuyo atsi: “Yini lena loyentako?”