Kodvwa Ahazi watsi: “Ngingeke ngisicele. Ngingeke ngivivinye Simakadze.”
Inkhosi Ahazi yase iyala umphristi Uriya, yatsi: “Kulelilati lelikhulu lelisha, ubonikela ngemnikelo wasekuseni wekushiswa kanye nangemnikelo wasentsambama walokutinhlavu, nangemnikelo wenkhosi wekushiswa, nangemnikelo wayo walokutinhlavu, nangemnikelo wekushiswa wesive sonkhe, nangemnikelo waso walokutinhlavu, nangemnikelo waso wesinatfo. Ubonyenyeta etikwelilati yonkhe ingati yemnikelo wekushiswa neyemihlatjelo. Kodvwa mine ngitawusebentisa lelilati lelitfusi, nangifuna teluleko.”
Ahazi akazange etsembeke ngisho nakancane nje kuSimakadze ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka kwakhe.
“Ticelele sibonakaliso kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, nome sibe ngulesisekujuleni nome-ke lesiphakeme njengelizulu.”
Isaya wase utsi: “Lalela lapha, wenandlu yakaDavide! Kuyini kini lokube solomane nihluphana netinhlitiyo tebantfu? Nyalo senifuna nekuhlupha Nkulunkulu wami yini kantsi?
Bantfu bami beta kuwe, njengobe bavame kwenta, bahlale embikwakho balalele emavi akho, kodvwa abawenti. Ngemilomo yabo bakhuluma kutsi batinikele, kodvwa tinhlitiyo tabo tibukhali, tifuna inzuzo lembi.
Kodvwa nyalo sibita labatigabatisako sitsi bangulababusisiwe. Impela benti balokubi bayaphumelela, ngisho nalabo labamelene naNkulunkulu nabo bayaphunyula.’ ”
Phetro watsi kuye: “Hhawu, nitimiseleleni nalendvodza yakho ngekulinga Moya weNkhosi? Lamajaha labengcwaba indvodza yakho asalapha emnyango, lo ngikhuluma nje nawe, atakutfwala akukhiphele ngephandle.”
Futsi singayilingi iNkhosi njengalabanye babo labayilinga, babhujiswa tinyoka.
“Ningamlingi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu njengobe nenta eMasa.