5 “Bangeke yini babuyele eGibhithe, yona i-Asiriya ingeke yini ibuse etikwabo, njengobe naku bayala kuphendvuka?
Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wahlasela lelive, Menahemu wamnika emakhilogremu labengaba ti-34 000 esiliva, atincengela kutsi amsimise embusweni wakhe.
Ngesikhatsi saPhekha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase Asiriya, yefika yatfumba i-Ijoni, ne-Abela Bhethi Makha, neJanowa, neKhedeshi kanye neHasori. Watfumba iGileyadi, neGalile, nalo lonkhe live lakaNaftali, bantfu wabatfumba wabayisa e-Asiriya.
Nalo lelitfole liyakwetfwalwa liyiswe e-Asiriya, liyewuba setfulo enkhosini lenkhulu. Efrayimu uyawuhlazeka; Israyeli uyawuba nemahloni ngetithico takhe tetigodvo.
“Watsi kube Efrayimu abone kugula kwakhe, naJuda abone emanceba akhe, Efrayimu wase ugucukela e-Asiriya, watfumela enkhosini lenkhulu kuyawucela lusito. Kodvwa iyehluleka kunelapha, iyehluleka kupholisa emanceba enu.
“Wotani, asibuyele kuSimakadze. Sewusidzabule saba ticucu, kodvwa uyawusiphilisa; usilimatile, kodvwa uyakuwabopha emanceba etfu.
Abagucukeli kuLongetulu Kwako Konkhe; bafanana nebutjoki lobungakacini. Baholi babo bayawubulawa ngenkemba ngenca yemagama abo langenanhlonipho. Ngenca yaloko bayawuba luhleko nelihlazo eveni laseGibhithe.”
Banikela ngemihlatjelo lenikwe mine, bese badla lenyama, kodvwa Simakadze akajabuli ngayo. Manje sewutabukhumbula bubi babo, abajezisele tono tabo: Bayawubuyela eGibhithe.
Bangeke basale eveni laSimakadze; Efrayimu uyawubuyela eGibhithe, adle kudla lokungcolile e-Asiriya.
Ngisho nome bangaphunyula ekubhujisweni, iGibhithe iyawubabutsela ndzawonye, iMemfisi ibangcwabe. Emagugu abo esiliva ayawumbonywa ngumena wetinchachabutane, nemanyeva ayawumbonya emathende abo.
“Labanye benu ngababhubhisa njengaloku ngabhubhisa iSodoma neGomora. Nanifanana nendvuku leshako, lehlwitfwe emlilweni; noko anikabuyeli kimi,” kusho Simakadze.
“Ngimi lenganinika tisu letingenalutfo kuwo onkhe emadolobha enu, nekwesweleka kwesinkhwa emakhaya enu onkhe; kodvwa anikabuyeli kimi,” kusho Simakadze.
ngitanenta nitfunjelwe ngesheya kweDamaseko,” usho njalo-ke Simakadze, lolibito lakhe linguNkulunkulu longuSomandla.
Leyo nkhosi futsi akukafaneli ifune kuba nemahhashi lamanyenti langewayo, nome yente bantfu badzimate bancandzeke babuyele eGibhithe kuyawulandza lamanye, ngobe phela Simakadze wanitjela watsi: ‘Ningaphindzi nincandzeke nihambe ngaleyo ndlela futsi.’