17 “I-Edomu itawuba sesabiso; bonkhe labendlula ngendlela bayawumangala bahleke bulima ngenca yawo onkhe emanceba ayo.
Live laka-Edomu letintsaba ngiyawulenta libe lihlane lelingenalutfo, ngincamule bonkhe labaphuma bangene kulo.
Ngenca yentfukutselo yaSimakadze angeke asahlalwa bantfu, kodvwa sewuyawusala ayedvwa. Bonkhe labendlula eBhabhulona bayakwetfuka bafe, bahleke lusulu, ngenca yawo onkhe emanceba ayo.
Ngitifunga mine, kutsi iBhosra iyawubhidlitwa ibe yintfo yekwesabisa, intfo yelihlazo, neyekucalekisa, nawo onkhe emadolobha ayo ayawuba ngemadzibikelo aphakadze,” kusho Simakadze.
IBhabhulona iyawuba yindvundvuma yematje, kube ngumgedze wetimphungutja, sesabiso nentfo yekuphukutwa, yebo, indzawo lengahlalwa ngumuntfu.
Live labo liyawusala likhala libhungane, libe yintfo yekuba yinhlekisa; bonkhe labendlulako bayawumangala banikine tinhloko.
Noko nome kwanyalo lelithempeli lisenesitfunti lesimatima kangaka, bonkhe labendlula ngakulo bayawumangala bahhalatise, batsi: ‘Simakadze uyenteleni lentfo lenjena kulelive nakulelithempeli?’
Leli lidolobha lelinganaki lutfo, lelaliphila liphephile. Latikhulumela lona, latsi: “Ngimi ngimi, kute futsi lelinye ngaphandle kwami.” Maye, imbhubhiso lese lingiyo, seliyindzawo yekubutsanela tilwane tesiganga! Bonkhe labendlula ngakulo bayalishalatelela, balihheletele ngetandla tabo.
Loko kuyakwenteka, ngobe nilandzele imikhuba lemibi yenkhosi Omri nendvodzana yakhe Ahabi. Nichubeke nalandzela imitsetfo yabo, ngaloko-ke ngiyawunibhubhisa; bonkhe bantfu bayawunibukela phansi. Bantfu yonkhe indzawo bayawunedzelela ngendzelelo.”
Njengobe wajabula ngesikhatsi lifa lendlu yaka-Israyeli liba lihlane, nami-ke ngiyawukuphatsa kanjalo. Uyawuba lihlane, wena live letintsaba taseSeyiri, yebo, wena nalo lonkhe laka-Edomu. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngimelane na-Edomu, ngibulale bantfu bakhe netilwane takhe. Ngiyakumenta abe lihlane, kusukela eThemani kuze kuyewufika eDedani bayawubulawa ngenkemba.
“Bantfwabenu labayawunilandzela etitukulwaneni letitako nebetive labayawube bavela emaveni lakhashane, bayawutibona letigemegeme letehlela kulelive; netifo Simakadze latehlisela kulo.
Bahwebi emkhatsini wetive bayekhuta bababate ngenca yakho; sewufike ekwephetseni lokwetfusanako, futsi ungeke uphindze ube khona.’ ”
utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngimelene nawe, Edomu, live letintsaba, ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngimelane nawe, ngikwente ube lihlane lelingenalutfo.