9 Emabutfo akho, Themani, ayakutfutfumela, bonkhe bantfu labaseveni letintsaba, lekulive laka-Edomu, bayakubulawa.”
Emadvodzana a-Elifazi bekubo-Themani, na-Omari, naSefo, naGatamu, naKhenazi.
Kwatsi kube kufe Jobabi, kwase kubekwa Hushamu waseveni lemaThemani kutsi abe yinkhosi emvakwakhe.
Kwatsi kube bakuve konkhe loko lobekumehlele Jobe, bangani bakhe labatsatfu bo-Elifazi, umThemani, naBildadi, umShuhi, kanye naSofari, umNama, besuka emakhaya abo bahlangana bacondza kuJobe, bayakumlilela nekumdvudvuta.
Ngako-ke, vanini losekulungiswe nguSimakadze engcondvweni yakhe nge-Edomu, loko lasatimisele kukwenta kulabo labahlala eThemani: Ematfole emhlambi ayawuhudvulwa, uyakuwabhubhisa awacedze emadlelo abo ngenca yabo.
Njengelusweti lwendlele timphiko talo uyawujubalata antjweze ehlele etikweBhosra. Ngalelo langa tinhlitiyo tetingwazi taka-Edomu tiyawuba njengenhlitiyo yemfati, nakaphetfwe ngumhelo.”
Macondzana ne-Edomu: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Sekwabate yini kuhlakanipha eThemani? Setaphela yini teluleko kulabahlakaniphile? Kuhlakanipha kwabo sekwabola yini?
ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngimelane na-Edomu, ngibulale bantfu bakhe netilwane takhe. Ngiyakumenta abe lihlane, kusukela eThemani kuze kuyewufika eDedani bayawubulawa ngenkemba.
Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwaThemani lotawucotfula tigodlo taseBhosra.”
Ngisho nemachawe lanesibindzi kakhulu ayawubaleka angcunu ngalelo langa,” kusho Simakadze.
Emachawe aseJerusalema ayawuyincoba iNtsaba iSiyoni alibuse lelive laka-Edomu. Lowo mbuso uyakwenganyelwa nguSimakadze.
“Kube bewungagcekezelwa ngemasela nome-ke ungenelwe tigelekece ebusuku, betingeke tatitapela ngekufuna kwato yini? Kube bavuni bemagelebisi bebete kuwe bebangete bawachulula kusale abe mbalwa yini? Kodvwa titsa tiyakunicitsa niphele nya.
Ase ubheke emasotja akho! Onkhe abafati nje. Emasango elive lakho, avulekele titsa takho kabanti, umlilo uyishise yonkhe imicabo yawo.
Nkulunkulu uchamuka eThemani, Longcwele wesuka eNtsabeni iPharani. Cabanga. Inkhatimulo yakhe isibekela emazulu, ludvumo lwakhe lugcwalisa umhlaba.
Ningabachukuluti kutsi baze balwe nani, ngobe ngingeke ngininike, ngisho nalokuncane kwalelive labo, ngisho nekwekubeka lunyawo lwenu imbala. Ngilinike Esawu lelive letintsaba iSeyiri, kutsi libe lakhe.