31 Livi laSimakadze liyawuphihlita i-Asiriya, ngendvuku yakhe yebukhosi uyakuyishaya ayilahle phansi.
Kodvwa labaphambukela etindleleni tabo letimagiligombo Simakadze uyawubacosha kanye nalabenta lokubi. Kuthula akube ku-Israyeli!
Simakadze nase acedzile yonkhe imisebenti yakhe lemelene nentsaba iSiyoni neJerusalema, uyakutsi: “Ngiyakuyijezisa inkhosi yase-Asiriya ngenca yeligcabho layo langemabomu lelisenhlitiyweni yayo nangenca yekutiphakamisa kwayo lokusemehlweni ayo.
Lizembe liyatiphakamisa yini lona, libe ngetulu kwalowo lolijikitisako? Lona lisaha liyamhhongela yini lolisebentisako? Kube shangatsi umzaca bewungamjikitisa lowo lowuphetse nome sagila singamjikitisa lowo longesiso sigodvo!
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi, Simakadze lenguSomandla, itsi: “Awu, sive sami lesihlala eSiyoni, ningawesabi ema-Asiriya wona lanishaya ngendvuku aniphakamisele sagila, njengobe kwakwenta baseGibhithe.
Simakadze longuSomandla uyakuwashaya ngesiswebhu, njengamzukwana ashaya emaMidiyani edvwaleni lase-Orebi, uyawuphakamisa indvuku yakhe ngetulu kwemanti, njengobe enta eGibhithe.
“Maye kulo lase-Asiriya, indvuku yelulaka lwami, lelisandla salo sifumbetse sagila selulaka lwami.
kodvwa labeswele uyawubehlulela ngekwemtsetfocotfo, labamphofu belive abehlulele ngekungakhetsi. Uyawushaya umhlaba ngendvuku yemlomo wakhe; ngekuphefumula kwemlomo wakhe uyawubulala lababi.
Ema-Asiriya ngitakuwapitjita eveni lami, ngiwagcobagcobele etintsabeni tami. Lelijoko lawo belibekwe etikwesive sami litawususwa etikwaso; nalomtfwalo besetfweswe wona utakwetfulwa ususwe etikwaso.
Kungabe kambe, Simakadze umgadlile, njengaloku agadla labo labamgadlako? Ngabe kambe sewubulewe yini njengekubulawa kwalabo lababulala yena?
Simakadze uyakwenta bantfu kutsi babuve bukhosi belivi lakhe, uyawubabonisa kwehla kwemkhono wakhe ngentfukutselo lekhephukako nangemlilo lodlako, nangekucheketeka kwemafu, nangekudvuma, nangesangcotfo.
“Ema-Asiriya ayawubhujiswa ngenkemba, inkemba lengesiyo yendvodza, inkemba lengesiyo yebantfu lababhubhako, itawagwinya. Ayakuyibalekela lenkemba, nemajaha awo ayawusetjentiswa kamatima.
Ngobe njengasemihleni yekwehlulwa kwakaMidiyani, ulifohlotile lelijoko belingumtfwalo kubo, nemgcala losindzako lobewusemahlombe abo, nendvuku yemcindzeteli wabo.