8 Ngisho nebase-Asiriya bahlangene kanye nabo, babalekeleli bebatukulu baLoti. Cabanga.
Kusuka lapho umbuso wakhe waze wefika e-Asiriya. Nimrodi wakha iNineve, neRehobothi Iri, neKhala,
Jokshane watala boSheba naDedani. KuDedani ngulapho kwavela khona ema-Ashuri, nemaLethushi, nemaLewumi.
Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wahlasela lelive, Menahemu wamnika emakhilogremu labengaba ti-34 000 esiliva, atincengela kutsi amsimise embusweni wakhe.
Awu Simakadze, bani nemusa kitsi; tsine silangatelela wena. Bani ngemandla etfu njalo nje ekuseni, nensindziso yetfu ngesikhatsi selusizi.
Bongcongcoshe betingcweti taseGebali babekhwele emkhunjini babakhi bemikhumbi labahlalele kuvala timbobo. Yonkhe imikhumbi yaselwandle nebagibeli bayo beta nabo, batewutsengiselana nawe.
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Ningawahlaseli emaMowabi, futsi ningawachukuluti kutsi aze alwe, ngobe ngingeke ngininike, ngisho nencenye nje yelive lawo. I-Ari yona ngiyiphe titukulwane taLoti kutsi ibe yato.’ ”