20 Lohambisana nebantfu labahlakaniphile naye ugcina asahlakaniphile; kodvwa umngani wetilima uyawuhlupheka.
Atsatsa naLoti labeyindvodzana yemnakabo-Abrama, njengobe abehlala eSodoma, naye bamtfumba kanye netimphahla takhe.
Lamajaha labebontsanga yakhe amphendvula atsi: “Khuluma kulabantfu labatsite kuwe: ‘Uyihlo wasetfwesa umtfwalo losindzako, kodvwa wena wente ube lula,’ ubatjele utsi: ‘Cikilicane wami mkhulu kunelukhalo lwababe.
Kodvwa Rehobowamu wasilahla leseluleko salabantfu labadzala lababemeluleke ngaso, wahamba wayawubuta kulabasha, bontsanga yakhe lababetinceku takhe.
Letindvuna tetincola temphi tatsi natibona Jehoshafati, tacabanga tatsi: “Ngempela lena ngiyo inkhosi yaka-Israyeli,” ngako tagucukela kuye tiyekumhlasela, kodvwa watsi Jehoshafati nakakhala amemeta,
Ngako yabuta Jehoshafati, yatsi: “Ungahamba yini nami siyekulwa neRamothi yaseGileyadi?” Jehoshafati waphendvula inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, watsi: “Mine ngifanana nawe, bantfu bami banjengebantfu bakho, nemahhashi ami anjengemahhashi akho.”
Kodvwa Rehobowamu wasilahla leseluleko salabantfu labadzala lababemeluleke ngaso, wahamba wayawubuta kulabasha, bontsanga yakhe, lababetinceku takhe.
Jehu, umboniswa, umsa waHanani, waphuma wafike wakhuluma enkhosini, watsi: “Wena ukubona kulungile yini kutsi usite lababi nekutsi utsandze labo labatondza Simakadze? Ngenca yaleso sento sakho intfukutselo yaSimakadze isetikwakho.
Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe kwakwenta bendlu yaka-Ahabi, ngobe emvakwekufa kweyise base baba beluleki bakhe, bamyisa ekuweni kwakhe.
Ngingumngani wabo bonkhe labakwesabako, labahamba ngetimiso takho.
Sifiso lesifezekile siluju emphefumulweni. Lababi abakufuni kwehlukana nebubi.
Sikhweshele silima, ngobe kute lwati lotalutfola kuso.
Umuntfu lolalelako nakekhutwako uyawuphila, uyawutivela asekhaya nasasemkhatsini webantfu labahlakaniphile.
Ungabi ngumngani wemuntfu lonenhlitiyo lencane, ungabi nebudlelwane nemuntfu losheshe acansuke.
Nawuba ngumngani wakhe, ungahle ufundze imikhuba yakhe, loko kube lugibe emphilweni yakho yonkhe.
Indlela leya endzaweni yalabafile icala endlini yakhe, yewuke yehlele etindlini tekufa.
Shiyani bulima benu, khona nitewuphila nihambe ngendlela yekucondza.”
Nalabo-ke labesaba Nkulunkulu bakhulumisana bodvwana, Simakadze walalela weva. Incwadzi legocotwako yesikhumbuto yabhalwa embikwakhe macondzana nalabo labesaba Simakadze bahloniphe Libito lakhe.
Bacinisela njalo bahlanganyela etimfundzisweni tebaphostoli, nasebudlelwaneni, nasekuhlephuleni sinkhwa, nasemithandazweni.
Ngako-ke asinakane, sisitane ngekukhutsatana elutsandvweni nasemisebentini lemihle.
Ngase ngiphindze ngiva lelinye livi liphuma ezulwini litsi: “Sive sami, phumani kuyo, ningahlanganyeli nayo etonweni tayo, funa nehlelwe kuhlushwa kanye nayo.