10 Ngibone intfo leyesabekako endlini yaka-Israyeli: Efrayimu utinikele ebugwadleni na-Israyeli sewaba ngulongcolile.
Kodvwa Rehobowamu wasilahla leseluleko salabantfu labadzala lababemeluleke ngaso, wahamba wayawubuta kulabasha, bontsanga yakhe lababetinceku takhe.
ngenca yetono letatentiwe nguJerobowamu, waze wafaka nabo bonkhe baka-Israyeli, nangenca yekutsi wamcansula Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, wamtfukutselisa.
Konkhe loku kwenteka ngobe baka-Israyeli bona kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, labekabakhiphe eGibhithe, ngaphansi kwemandla aFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe. Besuka bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu,
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Butani kuletinye tive nitsi: ‘Ngubani lowake weva ngentfo lenje?’ Intfo leyesabeka kakhulu yentiwe yiNtfombi lengu-Israyeli.
Emkhatsini webaphrofethi baseJerusalema ngabona intfo leyesabekako: Benta buphingi, baphile imphilo lengemanga. Bacinisa tandla talabenta lokubi, kuze kutsi kubete ngisho namunye lophendvukako ebubini bakhe. Bonkhe bafanana neSodoma kimi, bantfu baseJerusalema bafanana neGomora.”
Ngesikhatsi kusabusa inkhosi Josaya, Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ukubonile yini lokwentiwe ngu-Israyeli longaketsembeki? “Wenyukele etulu kuwo onkhe emagcuma laphakeme, waya nangaphansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letendlala emagala ato, waphingela khona lapho.
“Ohola wangenela bugwababane asewami; wakhanuka emashende akhe, ema-Asiriya, lekwakutihlabani
Watinikela kuba yingwababane, wagwadla nawo onkhe emadvodza elikhetselo ase-Asiriya ladvumile, watingcolisa ngato tonkhe tithico tabo bonkhe bantfu labebakhanuka.
batinikela ebugwadleni, nasewayinini lelisha nalelidzala, lokususa kucondza
kwebantfu bami. Indlela bayibuta etithicweni tetigodvo, baphendvulwe yindvuku yelugodvo. Umoya webugwadla uyabedukisa; abaketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wabo.
Efrayimu utihlanganise netithico; myekeleni khona lapho!
Ngati konkhe nga-Efrayimu; Israyeli akafihlakali kimi. Efrayimu, wena sewugucukele ebugwadleni, Israyeli sewonakele.”