32 wakhamisa umlomo wawo, wabamita kanye nemindeni yabo, nawo onkhe emadvodza labebalandzeli baKhora, nako konkhe lokwakukwawo.
Sewucalekisiwe emhlabatsini lekunguwona ukhamise umlomo wawo wemukela ingati yemnakenu esandleni sakho.
Titukulwane takaKhohati bekungu-Aminadabi, umsa wakhe, naKhora, umsa wakhe, na-Asiri, umsa wakhe,
umsa waThahathi, umsa wa-Asiri, umsa wa-Abiyasafa, umsa waKhora,
Umhlaba wakhamisa wamita Dathani, wagcibedzela Abiramu nebalandzeli bakhe,
Njengetinkhuni tijutjwa tiba ticucu, ngalokufananako ematsambo abo ayawusakateka ngasekungeneni kwelithuna.
Maye, iyatsandzeka indlu yakho! Simakadze wemabandla!
Awu, Simakadze! Ulitsandzile live lakho, wabuyisela tibusiso taJakobe.
Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wensindziso yami. Ngikhala kuwe imini nebusuku.
Umhlaba wephukile, umhlaba uchekeke ekhatsi, umhlaba unyakatiswa kakhulu.
Ngako-ke lithuna selandzise kakhulu kukhanuka kwalo kudla, selivule umlomo walo ngalokwengcile; bahlonishwa baso bayakwehlela khona kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu baso nabo bonkhe labajabulako babanga umsindvo lomkhulu.
Wonkhe umuntfu kufanele aphatse sitja sakhe semphepho afake kuso imphepho anikele kuSimakadze. Kutakuba titja letingema-250 setitonkhe. Wena na-Aroni kufanele nani ninikele ngetitja tenu.”
Kodvwa nangabe Simakadze aveta intfo lensha lengazange seyenteke, umhlaba uvule umlomo wawo ubamite kanye nako konkhe lokungekwabo, bashobele phansi, baye endzaweni yalabafile beva, niyawube seniyati-ke kutsi labantfu bedzelele Simakadze.”
Kwatsi acedza nje kulisho lelo, umhlaba labebeme kuwo boDathani na-Abiramu wachekeka tindvonga,
Bashobela phansi endzaweni yalabafile beva, nato tonkhe timphahla tabo, umhlaba wabasibekela, babhubha bangaphindzi baba khona emkhatsini wesive.
Sibalo salabo lababulawa nguleso sifo besiti-14 700, ngaphandle kwalabo labafa ngenca yaKhora.
Umhlaba wakhamisa wabagwinya bonkhe naKhora, balandzeli bakhe labafa ngesikhatsi umlilo ubhubhisa emadvodza langema-250, baba luphawu lwesecwayiso.
Noko intalelwane yaKhora ayizange ife iphele.
“Babe wetfu wafela ehlane. Abengesiye lomunye webalandzeli baKhora, labadudana ngekuhlubuka Simakadze; wafela sono sakhe, washiya kute emadvodzana.
“Caphelani kutsi tinsendvo tesive semaKhohati tingapheli emkhatsini wemaLevi,
nekutsi wentani kuboDathani na-Abiramu, emadvodzana a-Eliyabe, labengumRubeni, ngesikhatsi umhlaba ukhamisa, onkhe ema-Israyeli abuka, wabagwinya bona kanye nemindeni yabo, nemathende abo, nako konkhe lokuphefumulako lokwakungekwabo.
Kodvwa umhlaba wasita lomfati ngekutsi uvule umlomo wawo umite lomfula lowawucitfwe ngunyokangwenya ngemlomo wakhe.