11 Emagala aso abecinile, alungele nekuba yindvuku yebukhosi. Sakhula saphakama saba ngetulu kwawo onkhe emacembe lamanyenti; sabonakala ngekuphakama kwaso nangemagala aso lamanyenti.
Bukhosi bungeke busuke esandleni saJuda. Titukulwane takhe tiyawubusa njalonjalo, tive tiyakwetfula kuye timlalele.
Watsi kube Hiramu, inkhosi yaseThire, eve kutsi Solomoni sewugcotjiwe kutsi atsatse sikhundla seyise Davide, watfumela emancusa akhe kuSolomoni, ngobe abeloku angumngani waDavide.
IJerusalema beyinemakhosi lanemandla kakhulu, abusa lonkhe leli lelingaseNshonalanga Yufrathe, imitselo, netetfulo kanye nentsela bekukhishwa kuwo.
“Bona basiphendvule batsi: ‘Tsine sitinceku taNkulunkulu welizulu nemhlaba, silakha kabusha lelithempeli lelineminyaka leminyenti lakhiwa lacedvwa yinkhosi lenkhulu yaka-Israyeli.
Intfonga yebukhosi bakho lobunemandla uyawuyelula wena, Simakadze, useSiyoni, utsi: “Busa wena emkhatsini wetitsa takho.”
wona lowo mvini lowawuhlanyela ngesandla sakho sangesekudla, naleligala lotikhulisele lona.
Kodvwa shangatsi sandla sakho singamlondvolota, lowo longasesandleni sakho sekudla. Ngiyo indvodzana lotikhulisele yona.
Kuyawuhluma lihlumela esiphuntini sakaJese; ligala lelimila etimphandzeni takhe liyawutsela titselo.
Kodvwa sazuphuneka ngenca yelulaka, salahlwa phansi emhlabatsini. Umoya wasemphumalanga wasomisa, saphundleka titselo taso, emagala aso lacinile abuna, umlilo wawadla.
Umlilo wabhebheteleka kulelinye lemagala aso lamakhulu wadla titselo taso. Kute nalinye ligala lelicinile lelisasele kuso lelilungele kutsi libe yindvuku yebukhosi.’ “Lesi-ke sililo, lesaba sililo lesisetjentiswa njalo nje.”
ilolelwe kugwaza, ilolongwe kuze imanyatele njengembane! “ ‘Singajabula yini? Wena, ndvodzana yami uludzelele luswati nato tonkhe teluleko.
“ ‘Nakanjani kuvivinywa kuyeta. Kwentiwa yini kutsi wedzelele luswati? Kungaba njani nalungete lwaphumelela? Kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’
Cabanga nge-Asiriya, leyake yaba ngumsedari waseLebanoni, lewawunemagala lamahle wengamele lihlatsi; waphakamela etulu kakhulu, sihloko sawo sasingetulu kwemacembe lahlangene.
Lesihlahla sakhula saba sikhulu, sacina futsi, sihloko saso saze satsintsa sibhakabhaka, sasibonakala emhlabeni wonkhe jikelele.
Ngelilanga lekucala niyawutsatsa titselo tetihlahla letihle, nemagala etihlahla telisundvu, nemagala etihlahla letinemacembe latibhelekeca, neminyetane yasetihlanjeni nijabule kuSimakadze, longuNkulunkulu wenu, kuze kuphele emalanga lasikhombisa.
“Ngiyambona, noko, hhayi nyalo; ngibuke kuye, noko, akekho edvute. Inkhanyeti iyawuvela kuJakobe, intfonga yebukhosi iyawumila ka-Israyeli, uyawupitjita tinhloko tesive sakaMowabi, tinkhakhayi tawo onkhe emadvodza akaShethi.