39 nangabe bengidle titselo talo ngaphandle kwekukhokha tindleko talo, nome ngababulalisa ngendlala labo labahlala kulo,
Nawulima umhlabatsi, ngeke usakunika sivuno sawo lesihle; wena sewuyawuba ngumhambuma neluzulane emhlabeni.”
Ufike umtjele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: “Awukasontsi umuntfu yini kuze utsatse lomhlaba wakhe?” ’ Bese utsi kuye: ‘Naku lakushoko Simakadze: “Kuleyo ndzawo, lapho tinja tacapha khona ingati yaNabothi, tinja tiyawuphindze ticaphe khona ingati yakho; yebo, yakho ingati.” ’ ”
Ngenca yekweswela kwekwembatsa, bahamba ngcunu, betfwala tinyandza, kodvwa bajinge babulawe yindlala.
Babutsa kudla kwetifuyo emahlangeni, bakhwimite etivinini talababi.
Tinjalo tindlela talabo labatfola ingcebo ngebugelekece; timphilo tabo titsatfwa bugelekece babo.
Bukani, Simakadze uphumela ngephandle kwendzawo yakhe yekuhlala, utewujezisa tive temhlaba ngenca yetono tato. Umhlaba utawuveta ebaleni yonkhe ingati leyacitsekela kuwo, lababulewe kuwo ungeke usabafihla.
“Nako kulowo lowakha sigodlo sakhe, asakhe ngebubi, lowakha emakamelo akhe lasetulu ngebuhumusha, lowenta takhamiti takhe tisebentele lite, angatikhokheli ngekusebenta kwato.
“ ‘Ase ubuke kutsi leso naleso sikhulu saka-Israyeli lesikuwe siwasebentisa kanjani emandla aso ekucitseni ingati.
Ase nibuke la, emaholo etisebenti letavuna emasimi enu leniwagodlile ayanimangalela anilahle ngelicala; nekukhala kwebavuni sekungenile etindlebeni teNkhosi Sebawothi.