23 Ngafunga kubo ngiphakamise sandla ehlane kutsi ngiyawubasakatela emkhatsini wetive, ngibahlakatele emaveni ngemave,
asakate intalo yabo emkhatsini wetive, ayihlakatele emaveni.
Usente saba njengetimvu tekuhlatjwa, wasisakatela etiveni tonkhe.
Ngiyakubenta benyanyeke kuyo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba ngenca yaloko lokwentiwa eJerusalema nguManase, umsa waHezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda.
“Ngako-ke tsani: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nome ngibatfumele khashane emkhatsini wetive, ngabasakatela emaveni, noko kwesikhashana bengiyindzawo yabo lengcwele kulawo mave lapho bebakhona khona.’
Ngafunga futsi kubo ngekuphakamisa sandla ehlane, kutsi ngingeke ngisabayisa kulelive lengangibanike lona, live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, live lelihle kwendlula onkhe lamanye emave,
Ngitanisakatela emkhatsini wetive, nginihlakatele emaveni ngemave; ngiyawukucedza kungcola kwenu.
Kodvwa njengobe abebakhonta embikwetithico tabo enta indlu yaka-Israyeli yawela esonweni, ngako-ke ngifunge ngesandla lesiphakanyisiwe kutsi kufanele etfwale imiphumela yesono sawo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
Ngiyawunisakatela kuletinye tive, nginicoshe ngenkemba yami. Live lenu liyawuphundleka nemadolobha enu abe tindzala.
Ngiphakamisela sandla sami ezulwini, ngimemetele ngitsi: ‘Njengobe ngiphila kuze kube phakadze,
Simakadze uyawunisakatela etiveni letinye, bayawuba yingcosana benu labayawusala kuleto tive Simakadze layakube anisakatele kuto.