23 iDedani, neThema, neBuze, nabo bonkhe labasetindzaweni letikhashane;
Emadvodzana aKushe bekuboSeba, naHavila, naSabta, naRama, naSabtekha. Emadvodzana aRama bekuboSheba naDedani.
Litubulo lakhe ngu-Uzi, elanywe nguBuzi, umnakabo, bese kuta Khemuweli, uyise wa-Aramu,
naHadadi, naThema, naJeturi, naNafishi, naKhedema.
naMishma, naDuma, naMasa, naHadadi, naThema,
Tindvwendvwe tebaseThema titfungatsana nemanti, netihambi tebaseSheba letitsenga titsengise, tilindzele ngelitsemba.
Macondzana neKhedari nemibuso yaseHasori, leyahlaselwa nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Sukumani nihlasele iKhedari, nibhubhise bantfu basemphumalanga.
“Emakamela abo atsi atawuba yimphango, nemihlambi yabo lemikhulu itawuba yimphango. Ngiyawubasakatela emoyeni labo labasemaveni lakhashane, ngiyawubehlisela tigemegeme letivela ndzawo tonkhe,” kusho Simakadze.
Macondzana ne-Edomu: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Sekwabate yini kuhlakanipha eThemani? Setaphela yini teluleko kulabahlakaniphile? Kuhlakanipha kwabo sekwabola yini?
Jikani nibaleke, bhacani emigedzeni leshonako, nine lenihlala eDedani, ngobe ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele ka-Esawu, ngesikhatsi nangimjezisa.
Simakadze umemetela utsi: “Lalela ngikutjele! Ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawujezisa bonkhe labasoke enyameni kuphela,
baseGibhithe, nebakaJuda, nebaka-Edomu, nebaka-Amoni, nebakaMowabi, nabo bonkhe labahlala ehlane etindzaweni letikhashane. Ngobe tonkhe leto tive empeleni atikasoki, ngisho nayo yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli ayikasoki enhlitiyweni.”
ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngimelane na-Edomu, ngibulale bantfu bakhe netilwane takhe. Ngiyakumenta abe lihlane, kusukela eThemani kuze kuyewufika eDedani bayawubulawa ngenkemba.
“ ‘Emadvodza aseDedani atsengiselana nawe, nemave lamanyenti langaselwandle abekutsengisela kakhulu; abuyisela kuwe ematinyo etindlovu netigodvo letimnyama temsimbithi.
“ ‘BaseDedanki bona babetsengiselana nawe ngetingubo tetihlalo temahhashi.