16 Kodvwa kuyawutsi lomfana asengakakwati kwala lokubi akhetse lokuhle, lelo live lalamakhosi lamabili lowesabako, liyawube selingasenalutfo.
Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wasemukela sicelo sa-Ahazi, washuca nemphi yakhe wayawuhlasela iDamaseko, wayitfumba, wabulala Resini, wase utfumba labantfu bakhe wabayisa eKhiri.
Nguye loyawuba siphephelo senu; kodvwa kuto totimbili tindlu tema-Israyeli uyawuba litje leliyawukhuba bantfu nelidvwala leliyawubenta bawe. Kubantfu baseJerusalema uyawuba lugibe nasochaka.
Kwatsi lomfanyana asengakakwati nakahle kutsi ‘Babe’ nome ‘Make’, umcebo waseDamaseko nemphango yaseSamariya kuyawube sekutfunjwa yinkhosi yase-Asiriya.”
Kodvwa Simakadze ubacinisele titsa takaResini kutsi tikwati kubhekana nabo, wahlohla titsa tabo.
Ngitanikhipha lapha ebukhoneni bami nginilahle, njengaloku ngenta kubomnakenu, sonkhe sive saka-Efrayimu.’ ”
Ngati konkhe nga-Efrayimu; Israyeli akafihlakali kimi. Efrayimu, wena sewugucukele ebugwadleni, Israyeli sewonakele.”
Efrayimu utakwentiwa abe yincitsakalo ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa. Emkhatsini wetive tema-Israyeli ngimemetela lokungiko.
Pho, mine bengingeke ngiyihawukele yini iNineve, lelidolobha lelikhulu kangaka, lapho kukhona bantfu labangakwati kwehlukanisa sandla sabo sekudla nesancele, labati-120 000, kanye netinkhomo letinyenti kangaka?”
“Labo bantfwana benu labasebancane lenitsite batawutfunjwa, bona labo labasengakakwati kwehlukanisa lokuhle kulokubi, batawungena kulelo live. Ngitabapha lona, nabo batalidla.