6 Leso naleso sive sasincotjwa ngulesinye sive, lidolobha lincotjwe ngulelinye, ngobe Nkulunkulu abebahlupha ngato tonkhe tinhlobo tetinhlupheko.
Imininingwane ngekubusa kwaRehobowamu, kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni, ibhaliwe emilandvweni yaShemaya, umphrofethi, na-Ido, umboniswa, lapho kubhalwe khona tonkhe titukulwane ngekulandzelana kwato. Kwaba nekulwa lokwakungapheli emkhatsini waRehobowamu naJerobowamu.
Abiya kanye nemasotja akhe behlula ema-Israyeli kakhulu, kangangekutsi kwaze kwafa ema-Israyeli, emadvodza elikhetselo, lati-500 000.
Ngako Simakadze wehlisela etikwabo libutfo letindvuna temphi tenkhosi yase-Asiriya, tefika tatfumba Manase, tamfaka lihhuka lapha ekhaleni, tambopha ngetinketane telitfusi, tahamba naye tammikisa eBhabhulona.
Simakadze wabavusela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona leyafike yabulala onkhe emajaha abo ngenkemba, iwabulalela endzaweni lengcwele, ingashiyi lutfo loluselusha labadvuna nalabasikati nome talukati nemakhehla. Nkulunkulu wabaniketela bonkhe kuNebukhadnezari.
Wabanikela emandleni ebetive, labo lababatondzako bababusa.
Ngilitfumela esiveni lesingenaNkulunkulu, ngilikhiphele kubantfu labangitfukutselisako, kutsi lihlutfule imphango, litsatse lokuphangiwe, nekutsi libagcobagcobe phansi njengeludzaka lwendlela.
“Ngitawuchukuluta umGibhithe avukele umGibhithe, umnakabo uyakulwa nemnakabo, makhelwane acabane namakhelwane, lidolobha lihlasele lidolobha, umbuso uvukele umbuso.
Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Bukani! Inhlekelele yandza tive ngetive, kukhuphuka sivunguvungu lesinemandla emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba.”
Nakukhala impalampala edolobheni, abatfutfumeli yini bantfu? Inhlekelele iyalehlela yini lidolobha, ingakatfunyelwa nguSimakadze?
Ngitawuketula tihlalo tebukhosi ngibhidlite emandla emibuso yebetive. Ngitawuketula tincola temphi kanye nebashayeli bato, emahhashi kanye nebagibeli bawo bayawuwela phansi, ngulowo ngenkemba yemnakabo.
Ngobe sive siyawuvukela lesinye sive, nembuso uyawuvukela lomunye umbuso. Kuyawuba khona tindlala nekutamatama kwemhlaba tindzawo ngetindzawo.
Sive siyawuvukela lesinye sive, umbuso uvukele lomunye umbuso, kuyawuba nekutamatama kwemhlaba tindzawo ngetindzawo, kuyawuba netindlala. Loko kuyawube kukucala kwetinsizi, kube njengemhelo walomsikati nasatawuteta.
Intfukutselo yaSimakadze yabavutsela baka-Israyeli, wabanikela etandleni tebaphangi, tabaphanga. Wabanikela etandleni tetitsa tabo letatibatungeletile, bangabe basakwati ngisho nekutivikela kuto.