24 Wabusa yonkhe imibuso leyayingasenshonalanga kwemfula iYufrathe, kusukela eThifsa kuye eGaza, ahlalisene ngekuthula nato tonkhe tive letatimtungeletile.
kangangekutsi umnyele welive lemaKhenani wawusuka eSidoni ushaye eGerari, naseGaza, naseSodoma, naseGomora, nase-Adma, naseSeboyimu uze ufike eLasha.
Solomoni abebusa etikwayo yonkhe imibuso kusukela emfuleni iYufrathe, kuye eveni lemaFilisti, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni waseGibhithe. Onkhe-ke lawo mave abeletsa tetfulo tawo kuSolomoni, ngobe abebuswa nguye imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
netinkhomo letatikhuluphalisiwe letilishumi, netinkhomo temadlelo letingema-20, netimvu netimbuti letilikhulu, nenyamatane, netimphala, nemadvuba, kanye netinkhukhu telikhetselo.
Kodvwa nyalo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, mine sewunginike kuthula yonkhe indzawo; kute sitsa nome ingoti.
Kodvwa noko utawutala indvodzana letawuba ngumuntfu wekuthula newekuphumula, futsi ngitamnika kuthula kuto tonkhe titsa takhe letibomakhelwane bakhe. Libito lakhe kuyawuba nguSolomoni. Ngiyawunika ema-Israyeli kuthula nenhlalakahle ekubuseni kwakhe.
Wawabusa onkhe emakhosi kusukela emfuleni, kuye eveni lemaFilisti, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni waseGibhithe.
Shangatsi onkhe emakhosi angakhotsama kuyo, netive tonkhe tiyikhonte.
Tintsaba tiyawuletsa kuthula kubantfu, kanjalo nemagcuma kuchuma kwekulunga.
Umbuso wakhe uyawukhula, kuthula nenhlalakahle kungeke kuphele. Uyawubusa esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, nasembusweni wakhe. Uyakuwumisa awusekele ngekwemtsetfocotfo nangekulunga, kusukela kuleso sikhatsi kuze kube nguphakadze naphakadze. Inshisekelo yaSimakadze longuSomandla iyawukwenta loko.
Leli livi laSimakadze lelefika kuJeremiya umphrofethi, macondzana nemaFilisti, Faro asengakayihlaseli iGaza, litsi:
“Akube bukhosi kuNkulunkulu kulelisetulu kakhulu nekuthula emhlabeni kubantfu labatfokotelwa nguye!”
Imphi yakaJuda yatfumba iGaza, ne-Ashkeloni kanye ne-Ekroni. Ngulelo nalelo dolobha yayifike ilitfumbe kanye nelive lalo lonkhe.
Ngalelinye lilanga Samsoni wahamba waya kulaseGaza, lapho wafike wabona khona ingwadla, wangena kayo, walala busuku bunye.