Nanihlubuka Simakadze bese nikhonta bonkulunkulu betive, utawujika aniletsele inhlekelele etikwenu, anente niphele, nome bekamuhle kini.”
“Ngako nyalo ngiyaniyala embikwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli nasembikwalo lonkhe libandla laSimakadze, nasebukhoneni baNkulunkulu wetfu, ngitsi: Caphelani kutsi niyayilandzela yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, khona litewuba lenu lelive lelihle, nize nilendlulisele nasetitukulwaneni tenu njengelifa lenu laphakadze naphakadze.
“Wena-ke, Solomoni, ndvodzana yami, yenta Nkulunkulu weyihlo abe ligugu kuwe, umkhonte ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho nangengcondvo levumako, ngobe Simakadze uhlolisisa tonkhe tinhlitiyo acondzisise tonkhe tinjongo temicabango. Nawumfuna, utamtfola; kodvwa nawumlahla, naye utakuyekela phakadze naphakadze.
Wahamba waya kuyawuhlangana nenkhosi Asa, wafike kuye watsi: “Lalela lapha kimi, nkhosi Asa, nani nonkhe nine bakaJuda nebakaBhenjamini. Simakadze unani, uma ninaye. Nanimfuna, nitamtfola, kodvwa nanimlahla, naye uyakunilahla.
Nganginemahloni kutsi ngicele inkhosi kutsi isinike emasotja nalagibele emahhashi kutsi asiphekeletele kusivikela etitseni tetfu endleleni, ngobe sase sivele siyitjelile inkhosi ngaloko, satsi: “Sandla lesihle saNkulunkulu wetfu sisetikwalowo nalowo lomfunako, kodvwa intfukutselo yakhe iphambene nalabo labamlahlako.”
bedzelela timiso tami, bangayigcini imiyalo yami,
Kodvwa bahlubuki netoni bayawufohlotwa bonkhe kanyekanye, nalabo labalahla Simakadze bayawubhubha.
Noko, bamhlubuka, badzabukisa Moya wakhe Longcwele. Ngako-ke wagucuka waba sitsa sabo, yena cobo lwakhe walwa nabo.
Awu, Simakadze, tsemba lema-Israyeli, bonkhe labakushiyako bayawuhlazeka. Labo labakufulatselako bayawubhalwa elutfulini, ngobe bamshiyile Simakadze, umtfombo wemanti laphilako.
“Kodvwa nangabe lolungile agucuka ekulungeni kwakhe ente sono, ente tintfo letifananako netalomubi letisinengiso, utsi kambe lonjalo angaphila? Cha, kute nakunye kwetintfo letinhle latentile lokuyawukhunjulwa. Ngenca yekungetsembeki lasanelicala lako, nangenca yetono layawube asatentile, uyawukufa.
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wabashiya basale bakhonta tinkhanyeti tasezulwini, njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yebaphrofethi kutsi: “ ‘Bantfu baka-Israyeli! Kwakungimi yini lona lenamhlabela imihlatjelo yetilwane, iminyaka lengema-40 ehlane?
“Nase nitelene nandza naba nebantfwana kanye nebantfwana bebantfwabenu, senihleti sikhatsi lesidze kulelo live, ningacali nome ngekutentela tithico nome taluphi luhlobo. Loko kuyawuba kubi emehlweni aSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, kumente atfukutsele.
Ngibita lizulu nemhlaba kutsi kungifakazele lamuhla kutsi naningangilaleli, niyawunyamalala masinyane emhlabeni. Ningeke nikhonse kulelo live lelingesheya kwemfula iJordane lenewelela kuyawulidla. Niyawubhujiswa niphele.
Kodvwa lolungile wami ngekukholwa uyawuphila; kodvwa nangabe ahlehla nyova, ngingeke ngimjabulele.”
Kodvwa bantfu bakhuluma kuJoshuwa, batsi: “Cha! Tsine sitawukhonta Simakadze.”
Kodvwa naningamlaleli Simakadze, nimelana nanemiyalo yakhe, sandla sakhe siyakumelana nani, njengobe semelana naboyihlomkhulu.
Kodvwa nanichubeka ekwenteni lokubi, nine kanye nenkhosi yenu, niyawubhubha nonkhe.”