11 Yangiphendvula, yatsi: “Baliyisa eveni laseBhabhulona, bayakulakhela indlu khona. Itakutsi nase ilungile lendlu, bese balibeka khona lapho endzaweni yalo.”
Umbuso wakhe wacala ngeBhabheli, nase-Ereki, nase-Akhadi, konkhe kwakuseveni laseShinari.
Batsi basahambahamba ngasemphumalanga, bakhandza litsafa eveni laseShinari, bafike bahlala khona.
Emakhosi lamane: Amrafeli, inkhosi yaseShinari, na-Ariyoki, inkhosi yase-Elasare, naKhedolawomere, inkhosi yase-Elamu, naThidali, inkhosi yetive,
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyakwelula sandla sakhe kwesibili atibutsele imisalela yesive sakhe leyawube isasele e-Asiriya, naseGibhithe Lengentansi, neGibhithe Lengenhla, naseKushe, nase-Elamu, naseBhabhulona, naseHamathi, nasemaveni langaselwandle.
Usitfumelele nangu umlayeto lapha eBhabhulona lotsi: Kusetawuba sikhatsi lesidze. Ngako-ke yakhani tindlu nihlale nitinte; hlanyelani tivandze, nidle sivuno sato.’ ”
Simakadze wanikela Jehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda, kanye naletinye timphahla tasethempelini laNkulunkulu esandleni saNebukhadnezari. Letimphahla watetfwala watiyisa ethempelini lankulunkulu wakhe kulaseBhabhulona, wafike watibeka endlini yengcebo yankulunkulu wakhe.
Ngako ema-Israyeli asetawuhlala emalanga lamanyenti angenambusi, angenankhosi, angenamhlatjelo nome ematje langcwele, angenasidziya sebaphristi nome sithico.
Ngabuta lengilosi leyayikhuluma nami, ngatsi: “Baliyisaphi lelibhasikidi?”
bayawubulawa ngenkemba, batsatfwe bentiwe babe titfunjwa etiveni tonkhe; nebetive bayakuyigcobagcoba iJerusalema, kuze kugcwaliseke sikhatsi sabo.”
Simakadze uyawunehlisela tinhlupho letesabekako, atehlisele ngisho nakubantfwabenu tinhlupho letimatima naletingapheli, letibuhlungu nekugula lokungenawuncamuka.