19 Ngako ema-Israyeli solomane yesuka ngalelo langa alwisana nendlu yakaDavide kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Kodvwa ngingeke ngidzabule wonkhe umbuso kuyo, kodvwa ngiyawuyinika sive sibe sinye ngenca yaDavide, inceku yami, nangenca yeJerusalema, lidolobha lengilikhetsile.”
Kwatsi ngesikhatsi adzabula baka-Israyeli emndenini wakaDavide, besuka babeka Jerobowamu, umsa waNebati, kutsi abe yinkhosi yabo. Jerobowamu wasihuha sive saka-Israyeli, wasiphambukisa ekulandzeleni Simakadze, wasentisa sono lesikhulu.
Ngako ema-Israyeli solomane yesuka ngalelo langa alwisana nendlu yakaDavide kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Abiya kanye nemasotja akhe behlula ema-Israyeli kakhulu, kangangekutsi kwaze kwafa ema-Israyeli, emadvodza elikhetselo, lati-500 000.
Simakadze uyawuletsa kuwe nasetikwesive sakini, nasetikwendlu yeyihlo, sikhatsi lesingazange sesibe khona kusukela baka-Efrayimu bahlephuka kubakaJuda; uyawuletsa inkhosi yase-Asiriya.”
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, tsatsa umzaca ubhale kuwo, utsi: ‘LongewakaJuda nema-Israyeli latihlanganise naye.’ Bese utsatsa lomunye futsi umzaca ubhale kuwo, utsi: ‘Longewaka-Efrayimu, nalongewakaJosefa nabo bonkhe bendlu yaka-Israyeli labatihlanganise naye.’
nase bahlubuka, kusho kutsi bona matfupha sebaphindze batibetselela iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu esiphambanweni, bayitsela ngelihlazo ebaleni; labo kungeke kwenteke kutsi baphindze baphendvuke.
Joshuwa wemisa lamatje lali-12 labesekhatsi neJordane, lapho bekume khona baphristi lababetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane; asekhona lapho nalamuhla loku.
Kodvwa nyalo senimlahlile Nkulunkulu wenu lowanisindzisa kuto tonkhe tinhlupheko tenu netinhlungu tenu, nase nitsi: ‘Hhayi, sibekele inkhosi.’ Ngako-ke tetfuleni nine cobo lwenu embikwaSimakadze ngetive tenu, nangemindeni yenu.”