32 Lamuhla nje ema-Asiriya ayawumisa eNobi; ayawujikitisa tibhakela tawo entsabeni yeNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, egcumeni laseJerusalema.
Emvakwako konkhe loko Hezekiya asasebente konkhe ngekwetsembeka, Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, weta watawuhlasela lakaJuda. Wafike wemisa malungana nemadolobha latinqaba acabanga kutsi utatincobela wona abe ngewakhe.
Watsi kube abone Hezekiya kutsi Senaheribi sewufikile, nekutsi utimisele kuhlasela iJerusalema,
nase-Anathothi, naseNobi, nase-Ananiya,
INdvodzakati yaseSiyoni seyisele njengendlu yekukhosela esivinini, nanjengelichugwana ensimini yemajoti, yebo, njengelidolobha lelivinjetelwe.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi, Simakadze lenguSomandla, itsi: “Awu, sive sami lesihlala eSiyoni, ningawesabi ema-Asiriya wona lanishaya ngendvuku aniphakamisele sagila, njengobe kwakwenta baseGibhithe.
IMadmena iyabaleka; baseGebimu bagijimela kubhaca.
Simakadze uyakomisa sihlenge selwandle lwaseGibhithe; uyakwelula sandla sakhe lesinemandla etikweYufrathe, ayihamule ngemoya loshisako. Lomfula uyakuwehlukanisa ekhatsi, ube ngimifula lesikhombisa, khona bantfu batekwewela bafake tincabule.
“Phakamisani siboniso semphi, nisiphakamisele esicongweni sentsaba. Memetani kakhulu, nibakhwebe, khona batewuncandzeka babuye, bangene emasangweni alabaphakeme.
Tfumelani emazinyane etimvu lesuka eSela, ngasehlane, aye entsabeni yeNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, abe setfulo enkhosini yelive.
Ngalelo langa baseGibhithe bayawuba njengebafati. Bayawutfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba ingalo yaSimakadze longuSomandla leyawube iphakanyiselwe kumelana nabo.
Ngemalanga ekugcina intsaba yelithempeli laSimakadze iyawucina, ibe ngulephakeme kwendlula tonkhe tintsaba; iyawuphakanyiswa ibe ngetulu kwemagcuma, tonkhe tive tiyawubekelela tiye kuyo tingasakhawuli.
Noko ngiyakuvimbetela i-Ariyeli, iyawukhala ilile kimi, iyawuba njengelilati lemlilo.
nali-ke livi lelikhulunywe nguSimakadze lelimelene naye, litsi: “INdvodzakati yaseSiyoni iyakwedzelela, ikubukela phansi. INdvodzakati yaseJerusalema igencetisa inhloko yayo nawubaleka.
uze utseleke kulakaJuda uligumbucele lonkhe, ulikhukhule uze uyewukhawula entsanyeni. Ngetimphiko tawo uyawulimbonya bubanti balo lonkhe lelo live lakho, awu Imanyuweli!”
Bahlome ngebutjoki nangesikhali; banelulaka, abanamusa. Bevakala njengelwandle loludvumako, nabagijima ngemahhashi abo; beta njengebantfu labavivele imphi, batewuhlasela wena, awu, Ndvodzakati yaseSiyoni.”
Emanceba ekushaywa nguSimakadze, ashaya iSamariya, angeke elapheke; yebo, naJuda utakwehlelwa ngulawo manceba. Kubhujiswa sekusemasangweni eJerusalema, lapho kuhlala khona bantfu bami.”
Utsi: “Impela ngiyawuphakamisa sandla sami ngimelane nato, khona titewuba yimphango yetigcili tato. Ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi nguSimakadze longuSomandla longitfumile.
Davide wahamba waya ku-Ahimeleki, umphristi, eNobi. Ahimeleki watfutfumela kakhulu, nakahlangana naye, wambuta watsi: “Uhambelani wedvwa? Awuhambi ngani nemuntfu?”
Davide waphendvula Ahimeleki, umphristi, watsi: “Inkhosi ingitfume indzaba letsite, yatsi: ‘Kufanele kubete lowatiko ngemsebenti wakho.’ Mine-ke lamadvodza akami ngiwatjele kutsi abongihlangabeta endzaweni letsite.
Wachubeka wahlasela nelidolobha laseNobi, lekwakulidolobha lebaphristi, wabulala emadvodza akhona, kanye nebafati bakhona, nebantfwana, netinswane, netinkhomo, netimbongolo kanye netimvu.
Kodvwa Dowegi, um-Edomu, labeme kanye netindvuna taSawula, watsi: “Ngiyibonile indvodzana yaJese iya eNobi ku-Ahimeleki, umsa wa-Ahitubi.