12 Simakadze washaya wancoba emaKushe embikwa-Asa nebakaJuda. EmaKushe abaleka,
kangangekutsi umnyele welive lemaKhenani wawusuka eSidoni ushaye eGerari, naseGaza, naseSodoma, naseGomora, nase-Adma, naseSeboyimu uze ufike eLasha.
Batfumba tifuyo tebakaHagari lekwakungemakamela lati-50 000, netimvu letati-250 000, netimbongolo letati-2 000 kanye nebantfu lababeti-100 000.
Abehlome ngetincola temphi letiyi-1 200, nebagibeli bemahhashi labati-60 000; nemasotja labephume nawo eGibhithe abengenakubalwa: kungemaLibhiya, nemaSukhi kanye nameKushe.
kwatsi emadvodza akaJuda amemeta kutsi kuhlaselwe. Kwatsi kuloko kumemeta kwabo Nkulunkulu wacosha Jerobowamu nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli abalekela Abiya nemaJuda.
Ngaleso sikhatsi banikela kuSimakadze tinkhomo letingema-700, netimvu netimbuti letiti-7 000 letatiphangwe etimphini.
Batsi basacala kuhlabela nekudvumisa Simakadze, Simakadze wawavimbetela emadvodza aka-Amoni, newakaMowabi kanye newaseNtsabeni iSeyiri, labesangenele live lakaJuda; avele ehlulwa.
Sitawutincoma ngaNkulunkulu. Nguye lotawugcobagcoba titsa tetfu.
Tonkhe letive tema-Israyeli taphuma eveni laseGibhithe mhlazana kuhlangana leminyaka lengema-430.
Simakadze wawakhipha ngalo lelo langa ema-Israyeli eGibhithe ngetive tawo.
Wenta kutsi emasondvo etincola temphi abhajwe adzimate ahamba matima. EmaGibhithe atsi: “Asibaleke sisuke la kuma-Israyeli, ngobe Simakadze uyawalwela.”
“Nine, ma-Israyeli, anifanani yini kimi nemaKushe?” kusho Simakadze. “Angizange ngimkhiphe yini Israyeli eGibhithe, nemaFilisti eKhaftori ngakhipha nemaSiriya eKhiri?”
Kodvwa akabongwe Nkulunkulu losinika kuncoba ngeNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
Nami-ke angigijimisi kwemuntfu longenawo umgomo, futsi nangesibhakela angigadli nje kungatsi ngigadla umoya.
“Simakadze uyakwenta kutsi titsa tenu letinivukelako nitehlule. Tiyawuviva titenihlasela, tita ngayinye indlela; kodvwa nase niticosha, tiyawubaleka ngetindlela letisikhombisa.
“Bonani-ke manje kutsi Ngimi leNginguye, kute lomunye nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami. Ngiyisa ekufeni, ngibuyise ekuphileni; ngilimatile ngiyawuphilisa futsi. Kute longakhulula lutfo esandleni sami.
Simakadze wabatsela ngeluvalo, besaba ema-Israyeli. Ema-Israyeli awehlula ema-Amori, awancoba ngelusiko lwenkemba emphini yaseGibeyoni, abacosha abenyusa ngendlela yaseBhethi Horoni, abaphetse abagwaza kwaze kwabase-Azekha, naseMakheda.