5 Simakadze watintisa umbuso ngaphansi kwesandla sakhe; bonkhe bakaJuda baletsa tipho kuJehoshafati, kangangekutsi wanjinga kakhulu waba neludvumo.
Abrama abesacebe kakhulu: asanemfuyo, nesiliva, negolide.
Umnyaka ngemnyaka, wonkhe labeta kuye abefika nesipho: tintfo letentiwe ngesiliva, nangegolide, nemijiva, netikhali, netinandzisi, nemahhashi kanye neminyuzi.
Inkhosi yenta isiliva yandza eJerusalema, yaze yafanana nelukhetse, nemisedari yayiminyenti njengetihlahla temakhiwa etsafeni.
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.
Inkhosi yenta kutsi isiliva negolide yandze eJerusalema, yaze yafanana nelukhetse, nemisedari yayiminyenti njengetihlahla temakhiwa emaceleni etintsaba.
Jehoshafati abenjinge kakhulu futsi advumile, wase utihlobanisa na-Ahabi ngemshado.
Labanyenti bantfu beta baletsa iminikelo yaSimakadze eJerusalema, netipho letinelinani lelikhulu baliletsa kuHezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda. Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi wahlonishwa kakhulu kuto tonkhe tive.
Inkhosi yenta isiliva yandza eJerusalema, yaze yafanana nelukhetse, nemsedari waba mnyenti njengetihlahla temkhiwa etsafeni.
Simakadze imphilo yaJobe yamuva wayibusisa kakhulu kwengca yakucala. Abenetimvu letiti-14 000, nemakamela lati-6 000, netinkhabi letitinkhulungwane letimbili, netimbongolo letiyinkhulungwane.
Indlu nayingakhiwa nguNkulunkulu, basebentela lite labo labayakhako. Lidolobha nalingagadvwa nguNkulunkulu, basebentela lite labo labaligadzako.
Nangabe bantfwabakho bagcina sivumelwane sami netimiso tami lengiyawubafundzisa tona, nebantfwababo futsi bayawuhlala esihlalweni sakho sebukhosi, kuze kube phakadze.”
ngesikhatsi usethempelini lakho, eJerusalema, emakhosi atakuletsela tipho takho khona.
Shangatsi emakhosi aseThashishi nasetichingini, angetfula tipho kuyo. Shangatsi emakhosi aseSheba newaseSeba angetfula kuyo imitselo yawo.
Yentani tetsembiso netifungo tenu kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu, nitigcwalise. Bonkhe labasedvute naye abaletse tipho kulowo lofanele kwesatjwa.
Emakhosi ayakwenyanya kwenta bubi, ngobe umbuso usima ngekwenta lokulungile.
Tangena endlini, tabona umntfwana naMariya, unina. Taguca phansi, tadvumisa iNkhosi; tase tivula tikhwama tato, tamupha tipho: igolide, nemphepho, nemakha.
Kodvwa funani kucala umbuso waNkulunkulu kanye nekulunga kwakhe, khona tonkhe letintfo titakwengetelwa kini.
Emvakwekuhlupheka kwalesikhashana Nkulunkulu wemusa wonkhe, lowanibitela kutsi nihlanganyele naKhristu ebukhosini baphakadze, yena matfupha uyawuniphelelisa, anakhe anicinise, anitintise.
Kodvwa labanye belutfutfuva babebuta batsi: “Kodvwa lomuntfu angasisindzisa kanjani?” Bamedzelela, bangete baletsa ngisho nasinye setfulo. Kodvwa Sawula watithulela nje.