6 Ngako kwatsi kube Ahiya eve tigi tekuhamba kwakhe emnyango, wakhuluma watsi: “Ngena, mkaJerobowamu. Utentiselani? Ngitfunywe kuwe kutsi ngikutjele tindzaba letimbi.
Jerobowamu wakhuluma kumkakhe, watsi: “Hamba, utifihle ngekwembatsa letinye tingubo, ungabonakali, khona bangetikubona kutsi umgumkaJerobowamu, bese uya eShilo. Umphrofethi Ahiya ukhona lapho, yena lowo lowangitjela kutsi ngitawuba yinkhosi etikwalesive.
Kodvwa Simakadze abesatjele Ahiya, watsi: “UmkaJerobowamu uyeta, utekukubuta ngendvodzana yakhe, ngobe iyagula, wena kufanele umnike impendvulo lengukutsi nekutsi. Nakefika lapha, utawutentisa shangatsi ungulomunye umuntfu.” Watsi kube umkaJerobowamu efike, watenta shangatsi ungulomunye umuntfu.
Hamba utjele Jerobowamu kutsi naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ngakuphakamisa emkhatsini wesive, ngakwenta waba ngumholi wesive sami sema-Israyeli.
Wakhuluma enkhosini watsi: “Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze: ‘Sewukhulule lomuntfu bengitsite akafe, ngako loko utakukhokha ngemphilo yakho, nesive sakho sitawubhujiswa ngenca yekuyekela lamabutfo akakhe.’ ”
Inkhosi Ahabi yaphendvula Jehoshafati, yatsi: “Usekhona munye lesingabuta ngaye kuSimakadze, kodvwa ngiyamenyanya, ngobe akaze nje aphrofethe lokuhle ngami, kodvwa uphrofetha lokubi kodvwa. NguMikhaya, umsa waJimla.” Jehoshafati waphendvula watsi: “Inkhosi ayikafaneli kukusho loko.”
Ubamba labahlakaniphile kuwo onkhe emacebo abo, nemachinga alabangemacili uwaphambanisa onkhe.
Simakadze ucitsa emacebo etive; ushabalalisa imicabango yebantfu.
Kuhlakanipha kwemuntfu, nekucondza kanye nemyalo longiwo sibili kungeke kukusite, nangabe kucondzene nekumelana naSimakadze.
Vele kambe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itawufa, njengobe kubhaliwe ngayo; kodvwa maye kulowo muntfu iNdvodzana yeMuntfu letawutsengiswa ngaye! Bekuyawuba ncono kulowo muntfu kube mane akatalwanga.”
Kute sidalwa lesifihlakele kuNkulunkulu, kodvwa konkhe kusebaleni kwembuliwe emehlweni alowo lekufanele sitilandze kuye.
Samuweli wakhuluma kuSawula, watsi: “Bindza! Ngitakutjela kutsi Simakadze utsiteni kimi kulobusuku.” Sawula watsi: “Ngitjele.”
Kodvwa Samuweli wamphendvula watsi: “Ngingeke ngincandzeke nawe. Ulilahlile livi laSimakadze, naSimakadze sewukucitsile ekutseni ube yinkhosi etikwesive sema-Israyeli!”
Wena awuzange umlalele Simakadze, futsi awuzange ukhombise lulaka lwakhe kuma-Amaleki, lamuhla Simakadze sewente loko kuwe.