18 “ ‘Ngako-ke hambani ngetimiso tami nilalele imitsetfo yami, khona nitawuphila ngekuphepha kulelive.
Ngako, ngitimisele kwakha lithempeli, ngakhele Libito laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami, njengobe Simakadze atjela babe Davide, nakatsi: ‘Indvodzana yakho lengitayibeka esihlalweni sebukhosi esikhundleni sakho ngiyo letakwakhela Libito lami lithempeli.’
kubo labagcina sivumelwane sakhe, bakhumbule kwenta imiyalo yakhe.
Ngitawutilahla phansi, ngilale butfongo ngekuthula, ngobe nguwe wedvwa, Simakadze, longenta ngihlale ngiphephile.
Kodvwa lowo lolalela mine utawuhlala aphephile, akhululeke, angesabi lutfo lolubi.”
Ngalawo malanga ayo Juda uyawusindziswa, na-Israyeli uyawuhlala aphephile. Leli libito lakhe layawubitwa ngalo, kutsiwe: Simakadze Kulunga Kwetfu.”
Batsi: “Gucukani nyalo, ngulowo nalowo kini, niyiyekele imihambo yenu lemibi kanye netento tenu letimbi, khona nitewuhlala kulelive Simakadze lanipha lona nine naboyihlomkhulu phakadze naphakadze.
Kulawo malanga Juda uyawusindziswa, neJerusalema ihlale iphephile. Lelo-ke libito lalo leliyawubitwa ngalo: Simakadze Kulunga Kwetfu.’
Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nase ngente lelive laba lihlane lelingenalutfo ngenca yato tonkhe letintfo letinengekako labatentile.’ ”
“ ‘Uyawugcina imiyalo yami. Awuyiwuvuma kutsi tinkhomati takho tekhwelwe tinkunzi talolunye luhlobo. Awuyiwuhlanyela ensimini yakho tinhlobo letimbili letehlukene. Ungembatsi lutfo lolwentiwe ngetinhlobo letimbili temtiya.
Nibogcina yonkhe imiyalo yami nemitsetfo yami niyilandzele. NginguSimakadze.’ ”
Umhlaba uyawutsela titselo tawo, nidle nesutse, nihlale kulo niphephile.
Kodvwa niyakwewela iJordane nakhe kulelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lifa lenu, uyawunipha kuthula kuto tonkhe titsa tenu letinitungeletile, nihlale ngekuphepha.
NgaBhenjamini wakhuluma watsi: “Lotsandzekako waSimakadze akahlale aphephile kuye, ngobe uyamvikela lilanga lonkhe, uhlala emhlane wakhe.”
Ngako Israyeli uyawuhlala aphephile, umtfombo waJakobe uvikelekile, eveni lemabele neleliwayini lelisha, lapho emazulu ehlisela khona ematolo.