15 Aphindza futsi ema-Israyeli akhala kuSimakadze, wase ubapha umkhululi, Ehudi, labelancele, umsa waGera, wesive sakaBhenjamini. Ema-Israyeli amtfumela netetfulo ku-Egloni, inkhosi yakaMowabi.
Amasa abengakayicapheli lenkemba leyayisesandleni saJowabe, Jowabe wayiphisela esiswini sa-Amasa, ematfumbu akhe acitsekela phansi emhlabatsini. Angakamphindzi kabili kumgwaza, wavele waphangalala Amasa. BoJowabe na-Abishayi, umnakabo, bachubeka bacosha Sheba, umsa waBikri.
Jowabe wakhuluma ku-Amasa, watsi: “Unjani, mnaketfu?” Jowabe wadvonsa Amasa ngesilevu ngesandla sakhe sekudla kutsi atemanga.
Lamadvodza abehlome ngebutjoki, anelikhono lekunemba ngemicibisholo nangetidubulelo ngesekudla nome ngesancele. Bekungemadvodza elusendvo lwaSawula esive sakaBhenjamini:
Emadvodzana aBela bekubo-Adari, naGera, na-Abihudi,
naGera, naShefufani kanye naHuramu.
Umnyaka ngemnyaka, wonkhe labeta kuye abefika nesipho: tintfo letentiwe ngesiliva nangegolide, nemijiva, netikhali, netinandzisi, nemahhashi kanye neminyuzi.
Khala kimi ngetikhatsi tekuhlupheka, ngiyawukukhulula, bese uyangidvumisa.”
Ngesikhatsi ababhubhisa babetiletsa kuye, baphendvuke bafunisise Nkulunkulu.
Siphe emalanga ekujabula, langangemalanga ekusihlupha kwakho; akabe ngangeminyaka yekuhlupheka kwetfu.
Sipho sakhe umuntfu simphendlela indlela, simholele kulabakhulu.
Banyenti labafuna kutsandvwa ngulabakhulu; wonkhe umuntfu ufuna kuba ngumngani wemuntfu lonemvula yetipho.
Intfukutselo yemuntfu ungayiphotisa ngekumnika sipho ngasese, nekutfukutsela kwakhe ungakuphotisa ngemdizo wekutfukuswa.
“Inkhosi yase-Asiriya itsi: ‘Ningamlaleli Hezekiya, yentani sivumelwane nami, niphume nite kimi, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza-ke iyawube seyitidlela kahle esivinini sayo, nasemkhiwaneni wayo, inatse nemanti laphuma emtfonjeni wayo,
‘Ngibite, ngitakuphendvula ngikutjele tintfo letinkhulu naletingaphenyeki, wena longatati.’
Ngako Simakadze wabe sewubavusela tikhulu letatingutona tabephula etandleni talabo baphangi.
Emkhatsini walamabutfo bekukhona tingwazi telikhetselo letatingemancele tingema-700, tingageji lutfo; tatinganemba ngisho nelunwele lunye, tingalugeji.
Ema-Israyeli abuswa ngu-Egloni, inkhosi yakaMowabi, iminyaka leli-18.
Ehudi abetentele inkemba lekhalipha tinhlangotsi totimbili leyayingaba yincenye yelimitha budze, abeyibophele etimphahleni takhe, ngasetsangeni langesekudla.
Kodvwa atsi ema-Israyeli nakakhala kuSimakadze, Simakadze wawavusela umkhululi lekwakungu-Othniyeli, umsa waKhenazi, umnakaboKhalebi lomncane, longuyena abasindzisa.
Jabini abenetincola tensimbi letatingema-900; wabusa sive sema-Israyeli ngelulaka nangesihluku iminyaka lengema-20. Ema-Israyeli akhala acela lusito kuSimakadze.
Kodvwa labanye belutfutfuva babebuta batsi: “Kodvwa lomuntfu angasisindzisa kanjani?” Bamedzelela, bangete baletsa ngisho nasinye setfulo. Kodvwa Sawula watithulela nje.