15 Kucala, ngesikhatsi Davide alwa nebaka-Edomu, Jowabe, labeyindvuna yemphi labekhuphukile kuyawungcwaba lasebafile, wafike wabhubhisa onkhe emadvodza aka-Edomu.
Wase umisa tinkambu temasotja kulo lonkhe laka-Edomu. Onkhe ema-Edomu ase aba ngaphansi kwaDavide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
Uyawutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu angaletfula etandleni tenu, bese nibulala onkhe emadvodza lakulelo dolobha.
Ngubani lotangiyisa kulelidolobha leliyinqaba? Ngiyawuholwa ngubani kuya kulaka-Edomu?
Awu, Nkulunkulu, usiyekelele wasilahla, wenta netivikelo tetfu tabhidlitwa, kwaya njengobe usitfukutselele. Buya utesilulamisa.
Bulalani bonkhe bafana, nibulale bonkhe labasikati labake balala nemuntfu lomdvuna,
Uyawuphila ngenkemba yakho, usebente umnakenu, kodvwa kuyawutsi nawudlubulundzela, uyawulephula lijoko lakhe entsanyeni yakho.”
Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Esiswini sakho kunetive letimbili. Utawutala tive letitakwehlukana tinhlobo letimbili. Lesinye sive siyawuba nemandla kunalesinye, lomdzala akhonte lomncane.”
EmaMidiyani bawahlasela bawashaya bawacotfula onkhe emadvodza, njengekusho kwaSimakadze kuMosi.
Simakadze wase uvusela Solomoni sitsa, Hadadi, um-Edomu, labewendlu yasebukhosini baka-Edomu.
Jowabe kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli wahlala lapho, kwaze kwaphela tinyanga letisitfupha, baze bawabulala onkhe emadvodza aka-Edomu.
Davide wadvuma kakhulu, nasabuya kuyawubhubhisa ema-Edomu lati-18 000 eSigodzini Seluswayi.