27 Bacabanga kutsi lamaphupho labatjelana wona atakwenta labantfu bami balikhohlwe Libito lami, njengobe naboyise balikhohlwa Libito lami ngekukhonta Bhali.
Wavusa kabusha tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, letatibhidlitwe nguyise Hezekiya. Waphindze wakha emalati aBhali, wakha nensika ya-Ashera, njengobe na-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, abentile. Wakhotsama wakhonta tonkhe tinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka.
Intfombi iyabukhohlwa yini buhlalu bayo lobuligugu, nome makoti imihlobiso yakhe nakashada? Noko sive sami singikhohlwe emalanga lamanyenti langeke abalwe.
Yebo, nguloko lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ningavumi kuyengwa baphrofethi nalabaphengulako labasemkhatsini wenu. Ningalaleli lamaphupho lenibakhutsata kutsi babe nawo.
Esikhundleni saloko, balandzele inkhani yetinhlitiyo tabo, balandzela boBhali, njengemfundziso yaboyise.”
Kepha baphikiswa ngu-Elimasi labesangoma, leyo yinchazelo yelibito lakhe lesiGriki; wetama kuvimbela umbusi ekukholweni.
“Caphelani-ke kutsi ningamkhohlwa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngekungagcini imiyalo yakhe, nemitsetfo yakhe kanye netimiso takhe lengininika tona lamuhla.
inhlitiyo yenu bese iyakhukhumala, nize nikhohlwe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, lowanikhipha eGibhithe, eveni lebugcili.
Kodvwa khumbula Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, ngobe nguye lokunika emandla ekukhitsita lomcebo, abuye agcizelele sivumelwane sakhe lasenta ngesifungo kuboyihlo njengalamuhla.
Baka-Israyeli baphindza benta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze. Bakhonta boBhali, nabo-Ashtarothe, nabonkulunkulu base-Aramu, nabonkulunkulu baseSidoni, nabonkulunkulu baseMowabi, nabonkulunkulu bema-Amoni, nabonkulunkulu bemaFilisti. Baka-Israyeli bafulatsela Simakadze, bamyekela, bangabe basamkhonta,
Ema-Israyeli enta lokubi embikwaSimakadze; akhohlwa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wawo, akhonta boBhali nabo-Ashera.