19 kangangekutsi umnyele welive lemaKhenani wawusuka eSidoni ushaye eGerari, naseGaza, naseSodoma, naseGomora, nase-Adma, naseSeboyimu uze ufike eLasha.
nema-Avadi, nemaSemari, nemaHamathi. Emvakwaloko imindeni yemaKhenani yahlakateka yandza,
Ngito leto-ke titukulwane taHhamu, ngemindeni yato, netilimi tato, emaveni ato, nasetiveni tato.
ahloma ayawuhlasela lamanye emakhosi lasihlanu, lekwakuboBhera, inkhosi yaseSodoma, naBhisha, inkhosi yaseGomora, naShinabe, inkhosi yase-Adema, naShemebere, inkhosi yaseSeboyimu, nenkhosi yaseBhela, leyiSowari.
Onkhe lamakhosi ahlangana ndzawonye eTsafeni laseSidimu, lesekwaba Lwandle Lweluswayi.
Simakadze waphindza wakhuluma ku-Abrahama, watsi: “Njengobe kunekukhala lokukhulu ngeSodoma neGomora, nesono sabo simatima kakhulu,
Abrahama wesuka kulelo live waya eveni laseNegevu, eningizimu naseKhenani. Wafike wahlala emkhatsini weKhadeshi neShuri; wahlalahlala eGerari.
Kwase kwaba khona lenye indlala eveni, kungesiyo lena leyaka yaba khona ngetikhatsi tabo-Abrahama. Isaka-ke wase uyesuka uya eGerari ka-Abimeleki, inkhosi yemaFilisti.
Simakadze washaya wancoba emaKushe embikwa-Asa nebakaJuda. EmaKushe abaleka,
Asa nemabutfo akhe bawacosha baze bayakuwabeka eGerari. Kwafa emaKushe lamanyenti kakhulu kangangekutsi akazange aphindze abe nemandla ekulwa; ehlulwa embikwaSimakadze nemabutfo akhe. Emadvodza akaJuda etfwala imphango lenkhulu kabi.
Ungakumikisa yini etindzaweni tako? Uyatati yini tindlela letiya emakhaya ako?
Simakadze welule sandla sakhe wasiphakamisela etikwelwandle, wenta imibuso yalo yatfutfumela, wayala namacondzana nelaseFenisiya, kutsi tinqaba tayo atibhujiswe.
Bani nemahloni, wena Sidoni, bani nemahloni, nawe nqaba yaselwandle, ngobe lwandle selukhulumile lwatsi: “Angikaze ngibe nemhelo, kantsi futsi angikaze ngitale umntfwana. Angizange ngikhulise emadvodzana, nemadvodzakati futsi angizange ngiwakhulise.”
nabo bonkhe bantfu betive labalapho; onkhe emakhosi ase-Usi; onkhe emakhosi emaFilisti e-Ashkeloni, nase-Gaza, nase-Ekroni, nebantfu labasele e-Ashdodi;
Leli livi laSimakadze lelefika kuJeremiya umphrofethi, macondzana nemaFilisti, Faro asengakayihlaseli iGaza, litsi:
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngaseSidoni; uphrofethe umelane nayoy,
“Ngingakuyekelela kanjani, wena Efrayimu? Ngingakulahla kanjani, wena Israyeli? Ngingakuphatsa kanjani njenga-Adma? Ngingakwenta kanjani ufanane naSeboyimu? Inhlitiyo yami iguculiwe ngekhatsi kwami; sonkhe sihawu sami sivuselelekile.
Ingilosi yeNkhosi yakhuluma kuFiliphu yatsi: “Tilungiselele kuya endleleni leseNingizimu lesuka eJerusalema yehlele eGaza.” (Lendlela ilihlane).
Ema-Avi labakhe emadolobheni lagudla lwandle kuze kuyewufika eGaza, wona-ke abhujiswa ngemaKhrethe labechamuka eKhrethe. Lelive lase lidliwa ngulawo maKhrethe.
Ngesikhatsi Losetikwako Konkhe abela tive emafa ato, mhlazana ehlukanisa tive ngetive wemisa iminyele yetive, kwaya ngebungako bemadvodzana a-Israyeli.
Wawuhamba ucondze e-Abdoni, naseRehobu, naseHamoni, naseKhana, uze ufike eSidoni Lenkhulu.
Ngalelinye lilanga Samsoni wahamba waya kulaseGaza, lapho wafike wabona khona ingwadla, wangena kayo, walala busuku bunye.
Tatitsi tingefika letive, timise kulelive lawo tibhubhise konkhe tingashiyi lutfo lolulinyiwe, kuze kuyewuma ngeGaza, tingawashiyeli lutfo loluphilako ema-Israyeli, tibhubhise timvu, netinkhomo, netimbongolo.
Lelinye lacondza ngaseBhethi Horoni, kwase kutsi leli lesitsatfu lacondza ngasemnyeleni lobheke ngaseTsafeni laseSeboyimu, kubheka ngasehlane.