7 emanti atawugeleta asuka etimbiteni takhe, nenhlanyelo yakhe itfole emanti lamanyenti. “Inkhosi yabo iyawuba yinkhulu kuna-Agagi, nembuso wabo uyawuphakanyiswa.
Davide abati kutsi Simakadze sewumbeke kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli, waphakamisa umbuso wakhe ngenca yesive sema-Israyeli.
Solomoni abebusa etikwayo yonkhe imibuso kusukela emfuleni iYufrathe, kuye eveni lemaFilisti, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni waseGibhithe. Onkhe-ke lawo mave abeletsa tetfulo tawo kuSolomoni, ngobe abebuswa nguye imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
Watsi kube Hiramu, inkhosi yaseThire, eve kutsi Solomoni sewugcotjiwe kutsi atsatse sikhundla seyise Davide, watfumela emancusa akhe kuSolomoni, ngobe abeloku angumngani waDavide.
Davide abati kutsi Simakadze sewumbeke kutsi abe yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli, nekutsi sewente umbuso wakhe waphumelela kakhulu ngenca yesive sakhe sema-Israyeli.
IJerusalema beyinemakhosi lanemandla kakhulu, abusa lonkhe leli lelingaseNshonalanga Yufrathe, imitselo, netetfulo kanye nentsela bekukhishwa kuwo.
Ngekuhamba kwetikhatsi, inkhosi Ahashiveroshi yamphakamisa Hamani yamnika sikhundla sekuba ngundvunankhulu. Hamani bekuyindvodzana yaHamedatha, umtukulu wa-Agagi.
Wangisindzisa embangweni wesive sakitsi, wangibeka ngaba yinhloko yetive. Sive lengingazange sengisati sitangikhotsama.
“Bongani Nkulunkulu emikhambatsini nidvumise Simakadze, nine beluhlanga lwaka-Israyeli.”
Shangatsi onkhe emakhosi angakhotsama kuyo, netive tonkhe tiyikhonte.
Ngiyawumenta abe litubulo, abe yinkhosi lephakeme kunemakhosi emhlaba.
Ngemalanga ekugcina intsaba yelithempeli laSimakadze iyawucina, ibe ngulephakeme kwendlula tonkhe tintsaba; iyawuphakanyiswa ibe ngetulu kwemagcuma, tonkhe tive tiyawubekelela tiye kuyo tingasakhawuli.
Ngalelo langa lekuhlaba lokukhulu, ngesikhatsi nakuwa imibhoshongo, imifudlana yemanti iyawugobhota kuto tonkhe tintsaba letiphakeme, nakuwo onkhe emagcuma lamadze.
“Lalelani lapha, ninendlu yakaJakobe, nine lenibitwa ngelibito la-Israyeli, futsi niyintalelwane yakaJuda, nine lenenta tifungo egameni laSimakadze, nikhonte Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kodvwa kungabi ngeliciniso nangekulunga,
Umbuso wakhe uyawukhula, kuthula nenhlalakahle kungeke kuphele. Uyawubusa esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, nasembusweni wakhe. Uyakuwumisa awusekele ngekwemtsetfocotfo nangekulunga, kusukela kuleso sikhatsi kuze kube nguphakadze naphakadze. Inshisekelo yaSimakadze longuSomandla iyawukwenta loko.
Wena lohlala ngasemantini lamanyenti futsi lonjingile ngemcebo, siphetfo sakho sesifikile, sikhatsi sakho sekutsi uncanyulwe.”
“Ngesikhatsi salawo makhosi, Nkulunkulu welizulu uyawumisa umbuso longasoze wabhujiswa lutfo, futsi ngeke unikwe labanye bantfu. Uyawupitjita yonkhe leminye imibuso uyicedze, kodvwa wona uyawukuma kuze kube phakadze.
Bhalamu wabona Amaleki, wase ubeka umlayeto wakhe, watsi: “Amaleki waba wekucala etiveni tonkhe, kodvwa, noko ekugcineni uyawubhubha.”
Nathanayeli waphendvula watsi: “Mfundzisi, wena uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, uyiNkhosi yaka-Israyeli!”
Ingilosi yesikhombisa yashaya licilongo layo, kwase kuba nemisindvo lemikhulu kakhulu ezulwini itsi: “Umbuso walomhlaba sengumbuso weNkhosi yetfu, naKhristu wakhe; iyawubusa kuze kube phakadze naphakadze!”
Lenye ingilosi kuleti letisikhombisa letatinetitja letisikhombisa yeta kimi, yefike yatsi: “Kota, ngitekukhombisa kwehlulelwa kwalengwadla leyatiwa kakhulu, lehleti emantini lamanyenti.
Lengilosi yase itsi kimi: “Lamanti lowabonile, lapho kuhleti khona lengwadla, abantfu, nemindeni, netive, netilimi ngetilimi.
Engutjeni yakhe nasetsangeni lakhe kubhalwe libito lelitsi: “INkhosi yemakhosi, uMbusi webabusi.”