6 Bayakuyehlula bayincobe i-Asiriya, lekulive laNimrodi; yebo, bayakuyibusa ngemkhonto. Ngalendlela siyakuphephiswa kuma-Asiriya, nakahlasela live letfu.
Ngesikhatsi saPhekha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase Asiriya, yefika yatfumba i-Ijoni, ne-Abela Bhethi Makha, neJanowa, neKhedeshi kanye neHasori. Watfumba iGileyadi, neGalile, nalo lonkhe live lakaNaftali, bantfu wabatfumba wabayisa e-Asiriya.
Kushe abenguyise waNimrodi lowakhula waba sichwaga lesasinemandla emhlabeni wonkhe.
Ngako Simakadze wehlisela etikwabo libutfo letindvuna temphi tenkhosi yase-Asiriya, tefika tatfumba Manase, tamfaka lihhuka lapha ekhaleni, tambopha ngetinketane telitfusi, tahamba naye tammikisa eBhabhulona.
Ngangitsi nasengikhulumile, kungaphindzi kukhulume muntfu emvakwami, emavi ami abewela ngebunono etindlebeni tabo.
Sive sakho siyawutinikela mhlazana ulwa netitsa takho, emabutfo akho ayawuta kuwe ahlobe ngemvunulo lengcwele, ayawuvela njengematolo asentsatsakusa.
Shangatsi inkhosi ungayenta ibe njengemvula nayehlela emadlelweni, nanjengemvula nayinisela umhlabatsi.
Tive tiyakuwatsatsa tiwamikise endzaweni yawo. Lababendlu yaka-Israyeli bayawutsatsa betive, babasebentise njengetigcili tabo letidvuna naletisikati eveni laSimakadze. Batfumbi babo bayawubenta batfunjwa babo, babuse etikwebacindzeteli babo.
Ema-Asiriya ngitakuwapitjita eveni lami, ngiwagcobagcobele etintsabeni tami. Lelijoko lawo belibekwe etikwesive sami litawususwa etikwaso; nalomtfwalo besetfweswe wona utakwetfulwa ususwe etikwaso.
Maye kuwe, wena mbhubhisi, wena losengakabhujiswa! Maye kuwe, wena lolimbuka, wena losengakatsengiswa! Nawuyekela kubhubhisa, uyakubhujiswa nawe. Nawuyekela kutsengisa bantfu, uyakutsengiswa nawe.
Ngako ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphuma yabhubhisa emadvodza lati-185 000, labesenkambu yema-Asiriya. Batsi bantfu nabavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, bakhangwa lucaca lwetidvumbu!
Ngako-ke Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wadzilita inkambu yakhe, wahamba wabuyela eNineve, wayawuhlala khona.
Nome ngabe kusekhona kwelishumi lokusasele kulo live, nako futsi kuyawulahlwa kungabi namsebenti. Kodvwa-ke njengobe umtherebinte nem-okhi kushiya tiphunti nakugawuliwe, kanjalo nenhlanyelo lengcwele iyawuba siphunti eveni.”
Sikhona yini sona sinye setithico tebetive letingenamsebenti lesiletsa imvula? Tona tibhakabhaka ngekwato tiyatehlisa yini tihlambi temvula? Cha, nguwe, lowenta loko, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu. Ngako-ke litsemba letfu likuwe, ngobe nguwe lowenta konkhe loku.
Seliphi-ke nyalo lelidolobha lebelingumhume wemabhubesi, indzawo lapho abebondlela khona bantfwabawo, lapho emabhubesi lamadvuna nalamasikati abeshangashanga khona, nebantfwabawo awakhulisela khona, angesabi lutfo?
Simakadze uyakwelula sandla sakhe amelane nenyakatfo, abhubhise i-Asiriya, iNineve ayishiye ilihlane, yome njengelugwadvule.
Kodvwa ngiyawushiya ekhatsi kuwe labamnene nalabatfobekile, labetsembele kulo libito laSimakadze.
Wasetsembisa kusisindzisa etitseni tetfu, nasemandleni abo bonkhe labasitondzako.
kutsi, nase sikhululiwe esandleni setitsa tetfu, simkhonte ngaphandle kwekwesaba,
Jesu wase uyabachazela ngako konkhe lokwakuphatselene naye emiBhalweni, kusukela etincwadzini taMosi netebaphrofethi.
Imfundziso yami ayehle njengemvula, emavi ami ahhohloke njengematolo; yebo, njengemabhudlo etjanini lobuluhlata, nanjengemvula lenkhulu etikwalokumilile.