3 Lidolobha leliyinqaba liyawunyamalala kulaka-Efrayimu, kuphele nebukhosi bendlunkhulu yaseDamaseko. Insali yaseSiriya iyawuba njengebukhosi baka-Israyeli,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wasemukela sicelo sa-Ahazi, washuca nemphi yakhe wayawuhlasela iDamaseko, wayitfumba, wabulala Resini, wase utfumba labantfu bakhe wabayisa eKhiri.
Kwatsi ngemnyaka wemfica wekubusa kwaHosheya, inkhosi yase-Asiriya yatfumba iSamariya, yase itfumba baka-Israyeli yabayisa e-Asiriya. Yabeka labanye eHala, labanye eGozani ngasemfuleni iHabori, nalabanye emadolobheni emaMede.
IKhalno ayikafanani yini neKhakhemishi? IHamathi ayifanani yini ne-Aphadi? ISamariya yona ayifanani yini neDamaseko?
Kodvwa nyalo Simakadze utsi: “Njengesisebenti lesenta sivumelwane seminyaka lemitsatfu nemcashi waso, balisisa kahle emalanga, ngobe ekugcineni kwaleso sikhatsi ludvumo lwakaMowabi luyawuba lihlazo, nalabo labayawube basele bayawuba mbalwa kakhulu futsi nabo bawombile.”
“Ngalelo langa bukhosi bakaJakobe buyawunyamalala; nemitsebe lebhubuka emtimbeni wakhe iyawuhusheka iphele.
Lidolobha ulente laba yindvundvuma yemfuhlululu, yebo, lidolobha lelibiyelwe laba tindzala; siphephelo sebetive sangabe sisaba ngilo lidolobha, lingeke liphindze lakhiwe kabusha.
Kodvwa kuyawutsi lomfana asengakakwati kwala lokubi akhetse lokuhle, lelo live lalamakhosi lamabili lowesabako, liyawube selingasenalutfo.
Ngobe inhloko yaseSiriya yiDamaseko, nenhloko yeDamaseko nguResini kuphela. Kusengakapheli iminyaka lengema-65, baka-Efrayimu bayawube sebahlakateke kakhulu, sebangasesiso sive.
Kwatsi lomfanyana asengakakwati nakahle kutsi ‘Babe’ nome ‘Make’, umcebo waseDamaseko nemphango yaseSamariya kuyawube sekutfunjwa yinkhosi yase-Asiriya.”
Simakadze wakhuluma kuHoseya, watsi: “Metse libito utsi nguJezreyeli, ngobe ngekushesha nje ngitayijezisa indlu yakaJehu ngenca yekubulawa kwebantfu eJezreyeli, futsi ngitawucedza umbuso waka-Israyeli.
Gomeri waphindze futsi watetfwala, watala indvodzakati, Simakadze wabe sewukhuluma kuHoseya, watsi: “Metse libito utsi nguLo Ruhama, ngobe angiseyiwuphindze ngiyihawukele indlu yaka-Israyeli, lokwekutsi ngingaze vele ngibatsetselele.
kudvuma kwemphi kuyawusuka kumelane nebantfu benu, khona kutewutsi tonkhe tinqaba tenu tibhidlitwe, njengobe Shalmani abhidlita iBhethi Abeli ngelilanga lemphi, mhlazana bomake baphihlitwa phansi emhlabatsini kanye nebantfwababo.
Ngako ema-Israyeli asetawuhlala emalanga lamanyenti angenambusi, angenankhosi, angenamhlatjelo nome ematje langcwele, angenasidziya sebaphristi nome sithico.
Israyeli umitiwe, manje sewusemkhatsini wetive njengentfo lengenamsebenti.
Bukhulu ba-Efrayimu buyawundiza bemuke njengenyoni, kubete kutalwa kwebantfwana, kubete kutetfwala, kubete ngisho nekubamba sisu.
Labo labafunga ngetithico taseSamariya nome batsi: ‘Ngekuphila kwankulunkulu wakho, Dani,’ nome: ‘Ngekuphila kwankulunkulu wakho, Bherisheba,’ bayakuwa phansi, bangaphindzi bavuke.”