20 Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawusebentisa insingo lecashwe ngesheya kweMfula, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, kutsi itewuhhula ngayo tinhloko tenu, kanye netiboya letisemilenteni yenu, isuse netilevu tenu.
Kona nisashayelwani nje? Nisachubekelani nekuhlubuka? Inhloko yenu yonkhe ilimele, nenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe ishayiwe.
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!
Simakadze uyakomisa sihlenge selwandle lwaseGibhithe; uyakwelula sandla sakhe lesinemandla etikweYufrathe, ayihamule ngemoya loshisako. Lomfula uyakuwehlukanisa ekhatsi, ube ngimifula lesikhombisa, khona bantfu batekwewela bafake tincabule.
Ngemnyaka weli-14 wekubusa kwenkhosi Hezekiya, kwesuka Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wahlasela onkhe emadolobha latinqaba akaJuda, wawatfumba.
ngako-ke Simakadze sewutakwehlisela etikwaso sikhukhula semanti lanemandla emfula iYufrathe, yinkhosi yase-Asiriya nabo bonkhe bukhosi bayo. Lomfula uyawugcwala uphuphume kuyo yonkhe imifula yakhona, netihoshana takhona, ugole tintsetse,
Kodvwa bantfu abakaphendvukeli kuye lowo lowabashaya, futsi abakamfunisisi Simakadze longuSomandla.
Manje niyelani eGibhithe kuyawunatsa emanti aseShihori? Kona niyeleni e-Asiriya kuyawunatsa emanti alowo Mfula?
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, washucisa emabutfo akhe kamatima wahlasela iThire; tonkhe tinhloko tasingwa taba tincacadvu, nawo onkhe emahlombe abo aba nesikofu. Noko yena kanye nemabutfo akhe abazange babuyelwe lutfo ngalomkhankhaso labawenta ngekuhlasela iThire.
Ngimnike iGibhithe, yaba yinkhokhelo yekukhandleka kwakhe, ngobe yena nemabutfo akhe bakwentela mine, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.