4 Ubophindze futsi utsatse imicu yato lembalwa uyijike emlilweni uyishise. Umlilo uyawukwandza kusukela lapho, uyigcwalise yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli.
Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, umsa wa-Elishama, labewendlu yasebukhosini, weta nemadvodza lalishumi, wafike wabulala Gedaliya kanye nalamadvodza akaJuda nemaBhabhulona labenaye lapha eMispa.
Tisokeni nine kuSimakadze, sokani tinhlitiyo tenu, nitinikele kuye ngalokuphelele, nine madvodza akaJuda nesive saseJerusalema. Ngaphandle kwaloko lulaka lwami lutawucitseka luvutse njengemlilo ngenca yebubi lenibentile, luvutse, kubete nalongalucisha.”
“Esitfuntini saseHeshboni lababalekako bayema nje bangasitakali, ngobe kubhedvuke umlilo eHeshboni, lilangabi lelikhulu ligqamuke ekhatsi eSihoni, lashisa emabunti akaMowabi, netinkhakhayi talabatigabatisako babange umsindvo.
Ngemnyaka wakhe wema-23 kwaba ngemaJuda langema-745 layiswa nguNebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni, ekudzingisweni. Sebabonkhe kwakubantfu labati-4 600.
Kodvwa ubotsatsa imicu lembalwa yaletinwele uyitfukuse emificitweni yalengubo yakho.
“Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Lena yiJerusalema, lengiyimise emkhatsini wetive, nemave ayitungelete yonkhe indzawo.