40 Ngako-ke intfukutselo yaSimakadze yasivutsela sive sakhe, loko lokulifa lakhe kwaba sinengiso kuye.
Rezoni abesitsa sema-Israyeli ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi kusabusa Solomoni, naye engeta kulokuhlushwa Solomoni labehlushwa ngako nguHadadi. Ngako Rezoni wabusa eSiriya, acabana njalo na-Israyeli.
Awu, Nkulunkulu! Usilahleleni sive sakho siphelane? Intfukutselo yakho ibhunyeleleni timvu telidlelo lakho?
“Ngiyakuyilahla indlu yami, ngilishiye lifa lami; ngiyawunikela lowo lengimtsandzako etandleni tetitsa takhe.
Simakadze ulilahlile lilati lakhe, wayishiya indzawo yakhe lengcwele. Unikele tibondza tetigodlo taseSiyoni etitseni; tamemeta kakhulu ekhatsi endlini yaSimakadze, kwaze kwaba shangatsi ngungelilanga lelidzili lelamiswa.
Ningacali nente lawo masiko aleto tive lengitatikhipha nisengakangeni. Tingicunulile ngalawo masiko ato.
Ngiyawubhidlita tindzawo tenu tekukhontela, ngidzilite nemalati enu etimphepho, tidvumbu tenu ngitibutsisele ndzawonye etikwetithico tenu letite imphilo naletiwile; umphefumulo wami uyawunicansukela.
Nganyanga yinye ngesusa labelusi labatsatfu. Umhlambi wangenyanya, nami ngadzinwa nguwo,
“Simakadze wakubona loko, wabalahla, ngobe abetfukutseliswe ngemadvodzana nemadvodzakati akhe.
Empeleni basive sakho lesilifa lakho, lowalikhipha ngemandla akho lamakhulu nangengalo yakho leyelulekile.’ ”
Intfukutselo yaSimakadze yabavutsela baka-Israyeli, wabanikela etandleni tebaphangi, tabaphanga. Wabanikela etandleni tetitsa tabo letatibatungeletile, bangabe basakwati ngisho nekutivikela kuto.
Ngako Simakadze wasitfukutselela kakhulu sive sema-Israyeli, watsi: “Njengobe lesive sisephulile sivumelwane lengasibekela boyisemkhulu, futsi asikangilaleli,
Intfukutselo yaSimakadze yavutsela bema-Israyeli kangangekutsi wawatsengisa etandleni taKhushani Rishathayimu, inkhosi yaseMesophothamiya, lowagcilata ema-Israyeli iminyaka lesiphohlongo.