30 Timbhukudvu tetimphuya tiyawutfola emadlelo, kutsi labeswele bacambalale phansi baphephile. Kodvwa titukulwane tenu, maFilisti, ngiyakutibhubhisa ngendlala lenkhulu leyawuhhela ngisho nemisalela.
Itakudla sikhumba sakhe, litubulo lekufa lichobote ematsambo etitfo temtimba wakhe.
kodvwa labeswele uyawubehlulela ngekwemtsetfocotfo, labamphofu belive abehlulele ngekungakhetsi. Uyawushaya umhlaba ngendvuku yemlomo wakhe; ngekuphefumula kwemlomo wakhe uyawubulala lababi.
Labatfobekile bayawubuye bajabule ngaSimakadze; labeswele bayawujabula ngaLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
Simakadze ungena ekwehluleleni, wehlulela labadzala nebaholi besive sakhe, utsi: “Ngini lenicedze sivini sami, imphango leniyitsetse kulabamphofu igcwele etindlini tenu.
Nisho kutsini ngalokupitjita sive sami, nigaye buso balabamphofu?” kusho iNkhosi, Simakadze longuSomandla.
Ngulowo-ke umuntfu lotawuhlala ekuphakameni, losiphephelo sakhe kutawuba yinqaba yemadvwala. Uyakunikwa sinkhwa sakhe, angawesweli emanti ekunatsa.
“Loku-ke kuyawuba sibonakaliso kuwe, Hezekiya: “Kulomnyaka utawudla loko lokutimilele, ngemnyaka wesibili udle emahlumela ako, kodvwa ngemnyaka wesitsatfu uyawuhlanyela uvune, uyawuhlanyela tivini ubuye udle emagelebisi ato.
Timvu tiyakudla kube shangatsi ngusemadlelweni ato; emazinyane etimvu ayakudla emkhatsini wetindzala talabanjingile.
Lamaphindze etinhlekelele ehlele etikwakho, ngubani nje longakudvudvuta? Kulokuphihlitwa nekubhujiswa, kuyo indlala kanye nenkemba, ngubani longakudvudvuta?
Bayawukwehla benyuka eveni bajabhile futsi balambile, ngesikhatsi sebahwaywe yindlala, bayawuvutsa ngelulaka, babuke etulu, bacalekise inkhosi yabo kanye naNkulunkulu wabo.
Ngesekudla bayawushwabudzela, kodvwa bachubeke balambe; ngesancele bayawudla, kodvwa bangeke besutse. Ngulowo nalowo uyakutondla ngenyama yentalelwane yakakhe;
Kodvwa ngiyawushiya ekhatsi kuwe labamnene nalabatfobekile, labetsembele kulo libito laSimakadze.