8 Ngobe inhloko yaseSiriya yiDamaseko, nenhloko yeDamaseko nguResini kuphela. Kusengakapheli iminyaka lengema-65, baka-Efrayimu bayawube sebahlakateke kakhulu, sebangasesiso sive.
Kwatsi ebusuku wahlelembisa libutfo lakhe ngeticheme talo. Wawahlasela wawehlula, wawacosha waze wawabeka eHoba, enyakatfo neDamaseko.
Davide wase umisa tinkambu temabutfo eSiriya laseDamaseko. EmaSiriya ase aba bantfu bakhe atsela kuye Davide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
teta kuZerubhabheli nakubaholi bemindeni, tafike tatsi: “Sicela kunisita kulokwakha, ngobe njengani, natsi sifuna loNkulunkulu wenu. Tsine besisolo sinikela kuye kusukela ngesikhatsi sa-Esahadoni, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, lowasiletsa lapha.”
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.
Bonkhe bantfu bayakulati, baka-Efrayimu kanye nalabakhile eSamariya, labakhuluma bachoshe, basho nangekutigabatisa kwenhlitiyo, batsi:
Macondzana neDamaseko: “IHamathi ne-Aphadi kujabhile, ngobe kuve tindzaba letimbi. Kuphelelwe tinhlitiyo, kugubhutele njengemagagasi elwandle.
“ ‘BaseDamaseko nabo babekutsengisela kakhulu ngemikhitsito yakho nangebunjinga bakho lobukhulu betinhlobonhlobo tetimphahla letitsengiswako, bona-ke babekutsengisela tona ngeliwayini laseHelboni nangensontfo yaseSahari.
Abetsi Efrayimu nakakhuluma, kutfutfumele emadvodza; abephakanyisiwe ka-Israyeli. Kodvwa waba nelicala lekukhonta Bhali, wafa.