2 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: Labantfu batsi: ‘Sikhatsi asikefiki sekutsi kwakhiwe kabusha indlu yaSimakadze.’ ”
Ngako-ke inkhosi Jowashi yabita Jehoyada, umphristi, kanye nalabanye baphristi, yababuta, yatsi kubo: “Anilakhi ngani kabusha lelithempeli, lapho selihhihlike khona? Ningasaphindzi-ke nitsatse imali kubagcini betimali, kodvwa niboyendlulisela ekwakhiweni kabusha kwelithempeli.”
Yatsi kube lencwadzi ya-Athazeksesi, inkhosi, ifundzelwe Rehumi, naShimshayi, labengumabhalane, kanye nebangani babo, bavele basukumela etulu balibangisa kuwo emaJuda labeseJerusalema bayakuwaphocelela ngenkhani kutsi ayekele.
Bantfu bakaJuda batsi: “Emandla alaba labakhako asayaphela, kantsi kusenemfuhlululu lenyenti kakhulu, singeke sikhone kuluvusa kabusha lolubondza.”
Livila litsi: “Kunelibhubesi lapha ngaphandle; ngitawutsi ngiyaphuma lingidle.”
Kwesaba bantfu kulugibe; kodvwa lowo lowetsembekile kuSimakadze ulondvolotekile.
Lowo lonaka umoya angeke aze ahlanyele; nalowo lolindzela emafu emvula angeke aze avune.
sikhatsi sekubulala nesikhatsi sekuphilisa, sikhatsi sekubhidlita nesikhatsi sekwakha,
Wonkhe umsebenti losetandleni takho wente ngemandla akho onkhe, ngobe ethuneni lapho uya khona, kute kusebenta, nekucabanga, nelwati kanye nekuhlakanipha.
Ngemnyaka wesibili wekubusa kwenkhosi Dariyusi ngelilanga lekucala lenyanga yesitfupha, livi laSimakadze lefika ngaHagayi, umphrofethi, kuZerubhabheli, umsa waSheyaltiyeli, umbusi wakaJuda, nakuJeshuwa, umsa waJehosadaki, umPhristi Lomkhulu, latsi:
Livi laSimakadze lase liyefika ngemphrofethi Hagayi, latsi:
Kodvwa lamadvodza labenyuke naye akhuluma atsi: “Singeke sikhone kulwa nalabantfu; bacinile kunatsi.”