21 Kwatsi bonkhe bantfu baseme etindzaweni tabo batungelete lenkambu, onkhe emaMidiyani abaleka, akhalela etulu.
ngulowo nalowo wabulala leyo ndvodza labelwa nayo. Atsi nakubona loko emaSiriya abaleka, ema-Israyeli awalandzela ngemuva awacosha. Kodvwa Bheni Hadadi, inkhosi yemaSiriya, wagibela lihhashi wabaleka nalamanye emadvodza akakhe nawo labegibele akawo.
Wakhuluma watsi: “Lalela, nkhosi Jehoshafati, nilalele nani nonkhe lenihlala kaJuda naseJerusalema! Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze kini, utsi: ‘Ningesabi, futsi ningaphelelwa nangemandla ngenca yalemphi lenkhulu kangaka. Ngobe kulwa akusiko kwenu, kodvwa kwaNkulunkulu.
Singeke sibe khona sidzingo sekuyilwa lemphi. Tihleleni, nime ngetindzawo tenu; manini nicine nitewubona kusindzisa kwaSimakadze, nine bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema. Ningesabi, futsi ningapheli emandla. Kusasa loku lokusako, phumani niyewubhekana nabo, naSimakadze utawuba nani.’ ”
Wenta kutsi emasondvo etincola temphi abhajwe adzimate ahamba matima. EmaGibhithe atsi: “Asibaleke sisuke la kuma-Israyeli, ngobe Simakadze uyawalwela.”
Bantfu lababi babaleka ngisho nome kute umuntfu lobacoshako; kodvwa lolungile unesibindzi lesinjengeselibhubesi.
Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, utsi: “Ekuphendvukeni nasekuphumuleni ngulapho kunensindziso yenu khona; ekuthuleni nasekwetsembeni ngulapho kunemandla enu khona; kodvwa ningeke nitsandze lutfo lwako.
kuyo iGibhithe lengenalusito lwalutfo. Ngako-ke ngiyibita ngekutsi nguRahabi, uMenti Welite.
bacima emandla emlilo, baphepha enkembeni, baphiwa emandla ebutsakatsakeni, baba ngemachawe ekulweni timphi, badzimate baticosha timphi tebetive.
Onkhe-ke lamabutfo lamatsatfu ashaya emacilongo awo afohlota nalamajeke awo, abambe letidlwane ngesancele, ngesekudla aphetse lamacilongo labewashaya, amemeta atsi: “Inkemba yaSimakadze naGideyoni!”