6 Ubalahlile bantfu bakho, indlu yakaJakobe, ngobe sebagcwele bungoma basemphumalanga; bagcwele nekuphengula njengemaFilisti, bamdzibimunye nemahedeni.
Inkhosi Ahaziya abewele phansi esuka egumeni lelalisetulu esitezi sakhe, lesasiseSamariya, walimala. Ngako-ke watfumela titfunywa watsi: “Hambani niyekuva kuBhalzebubi, nkulunkulu wase-Ekroni, kutsi ingabe kutawuphola yini lapho ngilimele khona.”
Ngako-ke Simakadze wase uyatala tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli, watihlupha, watinikela etandleni tebatfumbi bato, waze waticosha ebukhoneni bakhe.
Sawula wafa, ngobe abengaketsembeki kuSimakadze; akazange aligcine livi laSimakadze, wadzimate wayawufuna indlela nasesangomeni imbala,
Wahamba waya kuyawuhlangana nenkhosi Asa, wafike kuye watsi: “Lalela lapha kimi, nkhosi Asa, nani nonkhe nine bakaJuda nebakaBhenjamini. Simakadze unani, uma ninaye. Nanimfuna, nitamtfola, kodvwa nanimlahla, naye uyakunilahla.
Ngako Moya waNkulunkulu wehlela kuZakhariya, umsa waJehoyada, umphristi. Wasukuma wema embikwesive watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguNkulunkulu, utsi: ‘Aniyilaleli ngani imiyalo yaSimakadze? Ngeke niphumelele. Njengobe nimfulatsela Simakadze, naye sewunifulatsele.’ ”
Ngetulu kwaloko, kulawo malanga ngabona emadvodza akaJuda labeteke bafati base-Ashdodi, nebaka-Amoni, nebakaMowabi.
kodvwa batihlanganisa nebetive, bafundza kwenta imikhuba yato.
“Umfati longumtsakatsi kufanele nimbulale, ningamvumeli kutsi aphile.
Emadvodzana enu ningawatsatseli bafati emadvodzakatini abo, ngobe uma labantfu sebaphinga nome bagwadla ngekukhonta letithico tabo, nalamadvodzana enu atawudvonseleka kuloko.
Ndvodzana yami, nangabe umelele makhelwane wakho nome-ke umuntfu wetive ngesikwelede lasentako,
“Ningajabuli, nine nonkhe maFilisti, ngobe nitsi lendvuku leyanishaya seyephukile; nanjengobe lokumila kusuka emphandzeni bese kutsela titselo, kanjalo nasenyokeni kuyawuvela libululu lelinesihlungu kabi.
Bantfu batanitjela kutsi: “Yanini etangomeni nakulababhulako, labo labahlebako banhhinklile.” Batsi: “Sive akukafaneli yini kutsi sibute kuNkulunkulu waso?” Indlela ifunelwani kulabafile egameni lalabaphilako?
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ningatifundzi tindlela tebetive nome-ke netfuswe tibonakaliso letisesibhakabhakeni, nome ngabe tive tiyatfutfumela ngato.
“Ngiyakuyilahla indlu yami, ngilishiye lifa lami; ngiyawunikela lowo lengimtsandzako etandleni tetitsa takhe.
Usikhohlwelani njalo nje? Usilahleleni sikhatsi lesidze kangaka?
“ ‘Ningayi kuyawukhendla kulabanemadloti nome kuyawuphengula etangomeni; ngobe nanenta loko, niyawuba ngulabangcolile. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu.
“ ‘Ngiyawubufulatselisa buso bami kulowo muntfu locela lusito kulabaphansi agwadle nabo ngekubalandzela; yebo, lowo muntfu ngiyawumncuma esiveni sakubo.
Ngiyawubhubhisa emadolobha elive lakho, ngidzilite tonkhe tinqaba takho.
Ngiyakuyicitsa yonkhe imilingo yakho loyisebentisako, ngikushiye ute netangoma.
Ngelilanga lemhlatjelo waSimakadze ngiyawujezisa tikhulu, netiphatsimandla, nabo bonkhe labo labembetse tingubo tebetive.
Bhalamu wakhuluma umlayeto wakhe, watsi: “Bhalaki wangisusa e-Aramu, inkhosi yakaMowabi, etintsabeni letingasemphumalanga, watsi: ‘Kota utengicalekisela Jakobe, ungijivazele Israyeli.’
Ucinisile kuloko, ajutjwa ngenca yekungakholwa kwawo, kodvwa wena usime ngekukholwa kwakho. Ngako-ke ungatigabatisi, kodvwa mani ngekwesaba.
emaFilisti abita baphristi netangoma, atsi: “Sitakwenta njani ngalelibhokisi laSimakadze? Sitjeleni kutsi sitalibuyisela kanjani endzaweni yalo.”