7 Hanameli, umnakenu, umsa waShalumi, utawuta kuwe afike atsi: ‘Tsenga insimi yami e-Anathothi, njengobe usihlobo sami lesisedvutane kakhulu nje, kulilungelo lakho nemsebenti wakho kutsi uyitsenge.’
Kodvwa Simakadze abesatjele Ahiya, watsi: “UmkaJerobowamu uyeta, utekukubuta ngendvodzana yakhe, ngobe iyagula, wena kufanele umnike impendvulo lengukutsi nekutsi. Nakefika lapha, utawutentisa shangatsi ungulomunye umuntfu.” Watsi kube umkaJerobowamu efike, watenta shangatsi ungulomunye umuntfu.
Emavi aJeremiya, umsa waHilkiya, lomunye webaphristi base-Anathothi, eveni lakaBhenjamini.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngemadvodza ase-Anathothi lafunana nemphilo yami, atsi: “Ungaphrofethi ngelibito laSimakadze, funa sikubulale ngetandla tetfu,”
Jeremiya wakhuluma watsi: “Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
“Ngako-ke, njengobe Simakadze abeshito, umzala wami Hanameli weta kimi esibuyeni sabogadzi, watsi: ‘Tsenga insimi yami e-Anathothi, eveni lakaBhenjamini. Njengobe kulilungelo lakho kutsi uyihlenge ibe yakho, titsengele yona.’ “Ngavele ngati kutsi leli bekulivi laSimakadze;
“ ‘Indzawo aniyiwuyitsengisa siphelane, ngobe phela lelive ngelami, nine nitihambi nebacashi bami.
“ ‘Kulo lonkhe lelive lekungelenu lowo longumniyo uyawuba nelilungelo lekuyihlenga leyo ndzawo.
Nangabe um-Israyeli kwenteka aphuya kangangekutsi aphoceleke kutsi atsengise lendzwawo yakhe, sinini sakhe sengati siyawuphutfuma siyitsenge lendzawo beseyitsengisiwe.
Kodvwa emadlelo langewemadolobha awo akayiwuze atsengiswe, ngobe lifa lawo laphakadze.’ ”
nome malume wakhe, nome umzala wakhe, nome ngusiphi-ke sihlobo sakhe sengati, nome naye nasanjingile angatihlenga.
“Yala ema-Israyeli kutsi abele emaLevi lawo madolobha latawuhlala kuwo kuleso sabelo lesitawuba ngesawo ema-Israyeli. Wabeleni nalawo madlelo latungelete lawo madolobha.