51 Simakadze wawakhipha ngalo lelo langa ema-Israyeli eGibhithe ngetive tawo.
Josefa wakhuluma kubomnakabo, watsi: “Sengitakufa; kodvwa ngiyati kutsi Nkulunkulu utawuba nani anikhiphe kulelive, anibuyisele eveni labetsembisa lona bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe.”
Emnyakeni wema-480 kusukela ema-Israyeli aphuma eGibithe, lekwakungumnyaka wesine inkhosi Solomoni yatsatsa sihlalo sebukhosi, ngenyanga yesibili lenguZivu, Solomoni wacala kwakha lithempeli laSimakadze.
Simakadze washaya wancoba emaKushe embikwa-Asa nebakaJuda. EmaKushe abaleka,
Mhlazana baka-Israyeli baphuma eGibhithe, mzukwana indlu yakaJakobe iphuma kubantfu labakhuluma lolunye lulwimi,
Wahola Israyeli wamkhipha emkhatsini wawo, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze;
Tonkhe letive tema-Israyeli taphuma eveni laseGibhithe mhlazana kuhlangana leminyaka lengema-430.
Onkhe ema-Israyeli akwenta konkhe loko labetjelwe kona nguSimakadze ngaboMosi na-Aroni.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sesuka e-Elimu. Kwatsi ngelilanga leli-15 enyangeni yesibili siphumile eGibhithe, sefika ehlane laseSini, emkhatsini we-Elimu neSinayi.
Ngelilanga lekucala lenyanga yesitsatfu seloku sive sema-Israyeli saphuma eGibhithe, sefika ehlane laseSinayi.
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.
Bo-Aroni naMosi ngibo lakhuluma kubo Simakadze, watsi: “Khiphani sive sema-Israyeli onkhe eveni laseGibhithe.”
Ngako-ke tjela ema-Israyeli utsi: ‘NginguSimakadze; ngitanikhulula kulokugcilatwa kwenu ngemaGibhithe. Ngengalo yami leyelulekile nangetento temandla lengiyawubajezisa ngato ngiyawunephula kubo.
Faro angeke anilalele, ngako-ke ngiyakwehlisela sandla sami eGibhithe, ngiyijezise kabuhlungu, ngikhiphe sive sami, bantfwana baka-Israyeli, eGibhithe.
kuze titukulwane tenu tati kutsi ngenta sive sema-Israyeli kutsi sihlale emadlangaleni, mhlazane ngibakhipha eveni laseGibhithe. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu.’ ”
“Mine futsi nganikhipha eGibhithe, nganihola iminyaka lengema-40 ehlane, ngentela kuninika live lema-Amori.
Nganikhipha eGibhithe; nganikhipha ebugcilini, ngatfumela boMosi na-Aroni, naMiriyamu kutsi banihole.
Nkulunkulu lowabakhipha eGibhithe, ubalwela ngemandla lanjengewenyatsi.
“Yentani lubalo lwawo onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabaneminyaka lengema-20 budzala kuya etulu, njengobe Simakadze ayale Mosi.” Nankha-ke ema-Israyeli laphuma eGibhithe:
Leti-ke tigaba teluhambo lwesive sema-Israyeli, nasiphuma eGibhithe ngetive taso ngaphansi kwesandla saboMosi na-Aroni.
Nkulunkulu wesive saka-Israyeli wakhetsa bokhokho betfu, wabandzisa ngesikhatsi basahlala njengetihambi eveni laseGibhithe. Nkulunkulu wabakhipha eGibhithe ngemandla akhe lamangalisako.
“Njalo nje ngenyanga ya-Abibi nibowugcina niwugubhe uMkhosi weliPhasika laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ngobe ngayo lenyanga wanikhipha ebusuku eGibhithe.
Ngobe wabatsandza boyihlomkhulu, wakhetsa titukulwane tabo emvakwabo, wanikhipha eGibhithe ngebukhona bakhe nangemandla akhe lamakhulu,
“ ‘Ngabe sengitfuma boMosi na-Aroni, ngashaya emaGibhithe ngaloko lengakwenta lapho, nganikhipha nine.
Nome nitati tonkhe nje letintfo, ngiyatsandza kunikhumbuta ngato. INkhosi leyabahlenga baka-Israyeli ngekubakhipha eGibhithe, yabuye yababhubhisa labo labangazange bakholwe.