13 Emadvodzana a-Ishmayeli ngekwelamana kwawo bekunguNebayothi, litibulo lakhe, naKhedari, na-Adbeli, naMibsamu,
Yonkhe imihlambi yaseKhedari iyawubutsanela kuwe, tihhanca takaNebayothi tiyawukukhonta, tibe ngiminikelo leyemukeleka elatini lami, ngiyawulihlobisa lithempeli leludvumo lwami.
Lihlane nemadolobha alo akuphakamise emaphimbo ako; tabelo, lapho kuhlala khona bakaKhedari, atijabule. Bantfu baseSela abahlabele ngekujabula, abamemete baseticongweni tetintsaba.
Ngiluhlata, kodvwa ngiyatsandzeka, awu, madvodzakati aseJerusalema, ngiluhlata njengemathende aseKhedari; yebo, njengetindvwangu temathende aSolomoni.
Maye kimi, lengingumchamuki lapha kaMesheki, ngihlala emathendeni akaKhedari.
naBhasemathi, indvodzakati ya-Ishmayeli, dzadzewabo Nebayothi.
naMishma, naDuma, naMasa,
Wachubeka watsi: “Kunye lengikucelako, kutsi ngulowo nalowo angiphe licici esabelweni senu semphango.” Bekulisiko lema-Ishmayeli kufaka emacici egolide.
Macondzana neKhedari nemibuso yaseHasori, leyahlaselwa nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Sukumani nihlasele iKhedari, nibhubhise bantfu basemphumalanga.
Ngisivile sicelo sakho nga-Ishmayeli. Naye ngitambusisa ngimente achume andze kakhulu. Utawuba nguyise wetikhulu letili-12, ngimente abe sive lesikhulu.
wesuka wayawutsatsa Mahalathi wamenta umkakhe etikwalabafati labenabo. Mahalathi abengudzadzewaboNebayothi, indvodzakati ya-Ishmayeli, umsa wa-Abrahama.
Yewelelani ngesheya niye elugwini lwaseKhithimu nibuke, tfumelani eKhedari nibukisise kahle, nibone kutsi yake yaba khona yini intfo lefanana nale:
“ ‘Base-Arabiya nabo bonkhe labakhulu baseKhedari bekunguwona makhasimende akho lamakhulu, bona-ke babetsengiselana nawe ngemazinyane etimvu, nangetihhanca tetimvu kanye netimbuti.