1 Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neThire lelitsi: Lilani, nine mikhumbi yaseThashishi, ngobe iThire seyibhujisiwe, yasala ite indlu nome sikhumulo. Nivile ngalombiko ngesikhatsi nibuya eSiphrosi.
Emadvodzana aJavani bekubo-Elisha, naThashishi, nemaKhithi, nemaRodani.
Inkhosi yayinelubhuzane lwemikhumbi yekuhweba elwandle, ikanye nalena yaHiramu. Kanye ngeminyaka lemitsatfu yayibuya yetfwele igolide, nesiliva, nematinyo endlovu, netinkawu kanye netimfene.
Jehoshafati wakha imikhumbi yekuhweba elwandle kutsi ibohamba iye e-Ofiri, ilandze igolide, kodvwa noko ayizange iphumelele kuhamba, ngobe yephukela e-Esiyoni Geberi.
Watsi kube Hiramu, inkhosi yaseThire, eve kutsi Solomoni sewugcotjiwe kutsi atsatse sikhundla seyise Davide, watfumela emancusa akhe kuSolomoni, ngobe abeloku angumngani waDavide.
Inkhosi yayinemikhumbi leminyenti yekuhweba elwandle; lemikhumbi yayinemadvodza akaHiramu. Kanye ngeminyaka lemitsatfu yayibuya yetfwele igolide, nesiliva, nematinyo etindlovu, netinkawu kanye netimfene.
Imikhumbi lemikhulu yaseThashishi, wayifohlota ngemoya wemphumalanga.
Kulila kwabo kuhaza ngesheya kwemnyele wakaMowabi. Kukhala kwabo kuvakala e-Eglayimu, kulila kwabo kuvakale eBheri Elimu.
lilanga lelimiselwe yonkhe imikhumbi yekuhweba, libekelwe yonkhe imikhumbi lemikhulu letfwele imicebo nemagugu.
Ukhulumile watsi: “Ungeke uphindze utijabulise, wena Ndvodzakati yaseSidoni, sewupitjitiwe! Sukumani newelele eSiphrosi, nakhona lapho ngeke nikutfole kuphumula.”
Yewelani, niye eThashishi, lilani, nine sive sasesichingini.
Lidolobha lelibhidlitiwe, selisele lilihlane; onkhe emasango asavaliwe, akusangeni muntfu.
Nayi imikhumbi yetichingi icondza kimi, kuhamba embili imikhumbi yaseThashishi, iletse emadvodzana akho laphuma khashane labuya nesiliva negolide yawo, atewudvumisa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, longuLongcwele waka-Israyeli, ngobe ukwetfwese inkhatimulo.
Yewelelani ngesheya niye elugwini lwaseKhithimu nibuke, tfumelani eKhedari nibukisise kahle, nibone kutsi yake yaba khona yini intfo lefanana nale:
Naku-ke lokwashiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli kimi, watsi: “Tsatsa lapha esandleni sami nansi inkomishi legcwele liwayini lentfukutselo yami, bese unatsisa tonkhe letive lengikutfumela kuto kutsi tilinatse.
onkhe emakhosi aseThire naseSidoni; emakhosi langaselugwini ngesheya kwelwandle;
Ngobe lilanga lona selifikile lekubhubhisa onkhe emaFilisti, nekubhubhisa nekucedza bonkhe labayinsali lababengasita iThire neSidoni. Simakadze sewutawabhubhisa emaFilisti, imisalela yalabo labaphuma eKhrethe.
Ngemnyaka weli-11, ngelilanga lekucala lenyanga, kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi:
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, njengobe iThire seyikhulume ngeJerusalema, yatsi: ‘Hha! Lisango lebetive selephukile, netivalo talo setigedvukele kimi, njengaloku seyibhidlikile iJerusalema, mine Thire sengitawuphumelela.’
“ ‘Bayawuphakamisa emavi abo bakhale kabuhlungu ngenca yakho. Bayawutsela lutfuli etinhloko tabo batigicite emlotseni.
Ngema-okhi aseBhashani bakwentela emaphini ekugwedla. Ngetigodvo temsayipuresi lesuka elusentseni lwaseSiphrosi benta indzawo yakho yekuhambahamba emkhunjini, yahlotjiswa ngematinyo etindlovu.
Imikhumbi yemave angasenshonalanga lagudla lwandle iyawumelana nayo, bese iyajabha. Iyawube seyiyagucuka bese itfukutselela sivumelwane lesingcwele. Iyawubuya ivelane nalabo labafulatsela sivumelwane lesingcwele.
Kepha Jona wesuka wacondza eThashishi. Wehlela eJopha, lapho afike wakhokha imali yekwekhwela, wagibela umkhumbi, waya eThashishi, abalekela Simakadze.
Imikhumbi iyawuchamuka elusentseni lwelwandle eKhithimu, imncobe Ashuri na-Ebheri, noko, naye uyawubhujiswa.”
“Maye kuwe Khorazini! Maye nakuwe Bhethsayida! Ngobe kube letimangaliso letentiwe kuwe betentiwe eThire naseSidoni, bantfu balapho ngabe kadze baphendvuka; bebayawuhlala phansi, bembatse emasaka, batitsele ngemlotsa bentele kubonakalisa kutsi batishiyile tono tabo.
Umnyele wawube sewujikela ngaseRama, ucondze eThire, lidolobha leliyinqaba, bese ujikela ngaseHosa, uphumele elwandle esifundzeni saseMahalabi nase-Akzibi,