29 Ngako Jehoyakhini wabeka eceleni labomfengeni bakhe basejele, kusukela ngalelo langa naye abedla etafuleni lenkhosi njalo nje, imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
Davide watsi: “Ungesabi, ngobe ngempela ngitakwentela umusa ngenca yeyihlo Jonathani. Ngitalibuyisela kuwe lonkhe lelo live lelalilamkhulu wakho Sawula, wena-ke utabodla nami njalo nje etafuleni lami.”
labakhala eSiyoni babonelelwe, banikwe umchele webuhle esikhundleni semlotsa, banikwe nemafutsa enjabulo esikhundleni sesililo, banikwe ingubo yekudvumisa esikhundleni semoya lodzabukile. Bayawubitwa ngekutsi batihlahla tekulunga, letihlanyelwe nguSimakadze, kuze kubonakaliswe inkhatimulo yakhe.
Faro wakhipha indandatho yakhe esandleni sakhe, wayifaka esandleni saJosefa; wamembatsisa ingubo yelineni lecolisakele, wamegabisa buhlalu begolide entsanyeni.
Kepha uyise wabita tisebenti watsi: ‘Phangisani niletse ingubo lenhle niyembatsise, niyifake nendandatho emnweni wayo, neticatfulo etinyaweni.
Lengilosi yakhuluma kulabasiti lababeme embikwayo, yatsi: “Mkhumuleni letimphahla takhe letingcolile.” Yakhuluma kuJeshuwa, yatsi: “Ase ubuke, sono sakho sengisisusile, futsi ngitakwembatsisa imijiva lehlantekile lemihle kakhulu.”
Modekhayi waphuma endlunkhulu embetse imijiva yebukhosi lelingangane nalemhlophe, nengubo lebukhwebeletane kanye nemchele lomuhle wegolide. Bonkhe bantfu edolobheni laseSusa bema etitaladini bamemeta ngalokukhulu kujabula.
Esta wakhatsateka kakhulu, nasatjelwa tisebenti kanye netindvuna takhe ngaloko lokwentiwa nguModekhayi. Watfumela timphahla kuModekhayi kutsi atewugcoka, khona atewukhumula lamasaka; kodvwa Modekhayi akazange avume kutemukela, watala.
Jehoyakhini, inkhosi yakaJuda, nenina, netinceku takhe, netikhulu takhe, kanye netindvuna takhe bavele baphakamisa tandla bashweleta kuye. Ngemnyaka wesiphohlongo wekubusa kwenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, lenkhosi yatfumba Jehoyakhini, waba siboshwa.
Ngako Faro watfumela kutsi kulandvwe Josefa; wakhishwa masinyane ejele. Watsi kube ahhule silevu, agcoke letinye timphahla, wase uletfwa kuFaro.
Ngako Jehoyakhini wababeka eceleni labomfengeni bakhe basejele, kusukela ngalelo langa abedla etafuleni lenkhosi njalo nje, imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
“Kodvwa uboba nemusa kumadvodzana aBhazilayi wakaGileyadi, uwente abe ngulabanye balabo lotabodla nabo etafuleni lakho. Bema ngakimi bangisekela ngesikhatsi ngibalekela umnakenu Absalomu.
Wena nenyoko lowakutala ngitanikhukhulela kulelinye live, lapho ningatalelwanga khona nobabili, ngulapho niyawufela khona.