7 Emadvodza aka-Israyeli akhuluma kulamaHivi, atsi: “Kodvwa mhlawumbe nakhelene nje natsi. Singasenta kanjani sivumelwane nani?”
nemaHivi, nema-Akhi, nemaSini,
Shekhemu, umsa waHamori umHivi, labesikhulu saleyo ndzawo, watsi nakambona, wamtsatsa wayakumdlwengula, wamhlazisa.
Base baya ngasenqabeni yaseThire nakuwo onkhe emadolobha emaHivi, newemaKhenani. Ekugcineni base baya eBherisheba, eningizimu nelive lakaJuda.
Kodvwa nangabe nililalelisisa kahle livi layo nente konkhe lengikushoko, ngiyawuba sitsa setitsa tenu ngilwe nalabalwa nani.
Ngako-ke sengehlile kutebakhulula esandleni semaGibhithe nekubakhipha eveni laseGibhithe, ngibayise eveni lelibanti nalelivundzile, lelinelubisi neluju lwetinyosi. Lelive liyindzawo yemaKhenani, nemaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi.
Nicaphele ningenti sivumelwane nebantfu labakulelive leniya kulo, ngobe loko kungahle kube lugibe kini.
niboticosha nitikhiphe tonkhe letive lenitatikhandza khona. Nibotibhubhisa tonkhe letitfombe tato, netithico tato letibatiwe kanye netindzawo tato letiphakeme tekukhontela.
“Noko kulamadolobha aletive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha wona kutsi abe lifa lenu, akubete nome kunye lenikushiya kuphila.
Ngaphandle kwemaHivi labehlala eGibeyoni, kute nome linye lidolobha lelenta sivumelwane sekuthula nema-Israyeli; onkhe ehlulwa ngema-Israyeli awadla.
Kwatsi kube onkhe emakhosi langasenshonalanga kwemfula iJordane eve ngaletintfo, labo labaseveni letintsaba nangasematsafeni langasenshonalanga, kugudla lusentse lweLwandle Lolukhulu kuze kuyewufika eLebanoni, emakhosi emaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaKhenani, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi,
Nani aniyikusenta sivumelwane nebantfu bakulelive, kodvwa niyakuwabhidlita emalati abo.’ Noko nine anikangilaleli. Nikwenteleni loku?
kwakunguletive: emakhosi lasihlanu emaFilisti, nawo onkhe emaKhenani, nemaSidoni, nemaHivi labehlala etintsabeni taseLebanoni, kusukela eNtsabeni iBhali Hemoni kuze kuyewufika eLebo Hamathi.