12 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Nome ema-Asiriya anemandla futsi amanyenti, ayakubhujiswa aphele. Nome senginihluphe nganishaya kangaka, nine maJuda, ngingeke ngisachubeka nekunihlupha.
Ngalobo busuku ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphuma yabhubhisa emadvodza lati-185 000, labesenkambu yema-Asiriya. Batsi bantfu nabavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, bakhangwa lucaca lwetidvumbu!
Kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga aselibele kukhonta ethempelini lankulunkulu wakhe, Nisroki, kwesuka emadvodzana akhe, bo-Adrameleki naShareseri, bamjuba ngenkemba, besuka lapho babalekela eveni lase-Ararathi. Esahadoni, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi yase-Asiriya esikhundleni sakhe.
“Ngalobo busuku ngiyawuhamba ngidzabule emkhatsini welive laseGibhithe ngishaye onkhe ematubulo lamadvuna aseGibhithe ebantfu newetifuyo, ngehlulele tonkhe tithico taseGibhithe; nginguSimakadze!
Ngako-ke, iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla iyawutfumela sifo lesondzisanako kulabo labanemandla base-Asiriya; ngephansi kwalokutikhukhumeta kwabo kuyakokheleka umlilo, yebo, umlilo lofanana nemalangabi lavutsako.
Kutsi kungahlwa, bahlanyele budlova! Kutsi kusa, babe bangasekho! Lesi sabelo salabo labaphanga tsine, likoyi lalabo labasiphangako.
Awu, bantfu baseSiyoni, nine lenihlala eJerusalema, anisayikubuye nilile. Maye, uyawuba nemusa kini, nanikhala kuye nicela lusito! Uyakwenelela kuva nje, bese uyaniphendvula.
“Ema-Asiriya ayawubhujiswa ngenkemba, inkemba lengesiyo yendvodza, inkemba lengesiyo yebantfu lababhubhako, itawagwinya. Ayakuyibalekela lenkemba, nemajaha awo ayawusetjentiswa kamatima.
Ngako ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphuma yabhubhisa emadvodza lati-185 000, labesenkambu yema-Asiriya. Batsi bantfu nabavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, bakhangwa lucaca lwetidvumbu!
Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, lovikela sive sakhe, utsi: “Uyabona, sengiyisusile esandleni sakho indzebe beyikwenta udzayitele; kuleyo ndzebe, ludziwo lwentfukutselo yami, ungeke uphindze unatse kuyo futsi.
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawusebentisa insingo lecashwe ngesheya kweMfula, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, kutsi itewuhhula ngayo tinhloko tenu, kanye netiboya letisemilenteni yenu, isuse netilevu tenu.
uze utseleke kulakaJuda uligumbucele lonkhe, ulikhukhule uze uyewukhawula entsanyeni. Ngetimphiko tawo uyawulimbonya bubanti balo lonkhe lelo live lakho, awu Imanyuweli!”
Emadvodzana ayo ayawutilungiselela imphi, abutse emabutfo lamanyenti, lomunye wawo nemphi yakhe bayawukhukhula kungatsi sihhuhhula semvula, ayidvudvule imphi, badzimate bahlasele nenqaba yenkhosi yaseningizimu.
Simakadze utawuphendvula atsi kubo: “Nginipha sivuno salokutinhlavu, liwayini lelisha kanye nemafutsa, lokwenele kutsi kunganesutsisa; ngingeke ngiphindze nginente nibe yinhlekisa etiveni.
Bukani lapha etikwetintsaba, tinyawo talowo loniletsela tindzaba letimnandzi, lowo lomemetela kuthula. Gubhani imikhosi yenu, nine maJuda, nigcwalise tifungo tenu. Sekute lababi labayakunihlasela. Bayawubhubha bonkhe baphele.
Bangeke baphindze balambe, bangeke baphindze bome, lilanga lingeke liphindze libahlabe ngekubashisa, kute nome ngayini leyawubashisa.