25 Mikhaya waphendvula watsi: “Loko uyawukubona ukwati, mhlazana uhamba sewuyawubhaca ekamelweni lelisekhatsi.”
Lawa lamanye avele abalekela edolobheni lase-Afeki, lapho atsi nakefika khona, lubondza lwalelo dolobha lwadzilikela etikwalababeti-27 000 bawo. Bheni Hadadi wabalekela edolobheni, wafike wabhaca ekamelweni lelalingekhatsi endlini.
Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wase ukhipha umyalo watsi: “Tsatsani Mikhaya nimbuyisele emuva ku-Amoni, indvuna yelidolobha, nakuJowashi, indvodzana yenkhosi,
Utawutsi ungefika lapho, ufune Jehu, umsa waJehoshafati, lotalwa nguNimshi. Ubofika ucondze kuye umkhiphe emkhatsini walabangani bakhe, umngenise ekamelweni lelingekhatsi kakhulu.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Somandla macondzana nebaphrofethi, utsi: “Ngiyawubenta badle kudla lokubabako banatse nemanti lanashevu, ngobe kusukela kubaphrofethi baseJerusalema kungamesabi Nkulunkulu sekwandze nalo lonkhe live.”
naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze utsi: Ngempela, ngitamjezisa Shemaya waseNehelamu kanye nesitukulwane sakhe. Kute namunye loyawusala kulabantfu laba, futsi akayiwubona nakunye kwetintfo letinhle lengiyawutentela bantfu bami, ngobe yena ushumayele kuhlubuka mine, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
“Ngako-ke, njengobe Simakadze abeshito, umzala wami Hanameli weta kimi esibuyeni sabogadzi, watsi: ‘Tsenga insimi yami e-Anathothi, eveni lakaBhenjamini. Njengobe kulilungelo lakho kutsi uyihlenge ibe yakho, titsengele yona.’ “Ngavele ngati kutsi leli bekulivi laSimakadze;
“Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: “ ‘Umfati wakho uyawuba yingwadla yelidolobha; emadvodzana nemadvodzakati akho ayakufa ngenkemba. Emasimi akho atawulinganiswa, abelwe labanye; wena utakufa, ufele eveni lemahedeni. Israyeli, vele, yena utawutfunjwa, esuswe eveni lakhe lekutalwa.’ ”
Babulala ngisho nemakhosi lasihlanu akaMidiyani, bo-Evi, naRekhemu, naSuri, naHure, naReba. Babulala ngisho naBhalamu, umsa waBheyori, ngelusiko lwenkemba.
Nakadzeni babevele bakhona baphrofethi bemanga emkhatsini wesive, kanjalo-ke nalapha emkhatsini wenu batawuvela baphrofethi bemanga, labatawungenisa timfundziso temanga letibhubhisako, baphike uMbusi lowabatsenga, ngaloko-ke batawube batidvonsela kubhujiswa lokusheshisako.
Kodvwa lesilo satfunjwa, kanye nemphrofethi wemanga labenta tibonakaliso tekudukisa labo labaneluphawu lwesilo nalabasikhonta ngekukhotsamela lomfanekiso waso. Bobabili bajikijelwa baphila echibini lemlilo lelivutsa sibabule.