Embikwaleso sive ngumlilo lokhotsako, emvakwaso lilangabi lelilavukako. Embikwaso live lifanana nensimi yase-Edeni, emvakwaso lilihlane lelingenalutfo. Kute lokusalako lapho sihambe khona.
Loti watsi naphakamisa emehlo akhe, wabona litsafa lelinesihlambo semfula iJordane, linemanti lenele yonkhe indzawo, kuze kuyewufika eSowari; lalinjengensimi yaSimakadze nanjengelive laseGibhithe. Ngalesikhatsi Simakadze abesengakayibhubhisi iSodoma neGomora.
Nkulunkulu Simakadze wahlanyela insimi yase-Edeni ngasemphumalanga; wambeka khona-ke lomuntfu labesamentile.
Nkulunkulu wetfu uyeta, angeke abindze. Embikwakhe kunemlilo locotfulako, utungeletwe sivunguvungu lesesabekako.
Embikwakhe kuvutsa umlilo udle titsa ngala nangala.
Sasibekela wonkhe umhlaba, kwadzimate kwaba mnyama khwishi. Sadla konkhe lokwakusindze esangcotfweni; sadla tonkhe titselo tetihlahla. Kute lokuluhlata lokwasala etihlahleni nakuto tonkhe tilimo, eveni lonkhe laseGibhithe.
Sitawuba sinyenti kangangekutsi sitawusibekela wonkhe umhlaba wakho, kungasabonakali nemhlabatsi. Sitawudla konkhe lokusindze esangcotfweni, ngisho netihlahla letisele tesiganga leticala kuhluma futsi.
Utsi ngabe nguye lowenta umhlaba lihlane, wabhidlita emadolobha awo, longazange atikhulule tiboshwa takhe kutsi tihambe tibuyele emakhaya ato?’
Emanti aseNimrimu omile, netjani bubunile; lokumilako sekuphele konkhe, sekute lokuluhlata lokusasele.
Imphango yenu, nine tive, iyavunwa, kube shangatsi kucatsama inkhasa yesikhonyane; emadvodza ayayibunganyela, yebo, njengelibulo lesikhonyane.
“Ngempela, Simakadze uyakuyidvudvuta iSiyoni, uyawutibuka ngesihawu tonkhe tindzala tayo; emahlane ayo uyakuwenta abe njenge-Edeni, tindzawo tayo letilihlane atente tibe njengensimi yaSimakadze. Kujabula nekutfokota kuyawutfolakala kuyo, yebo, kubonga kanye nemsindvo wekuhlabela.
Ngempela bubi buvutsa njengemlilo; budla bucotfule tinchachabutane nemanyeva, bulumeka emahlatsi etihlahla ngemalangabi, kutsi titewushunca tibheke etulu ngaletikhulu tikhatsa tentfutfu.
Ngelulaka lwaSimakadze longuSomandla live liyawugagadzeka, nebantfu bayawuba tinkhuni temlilo; kute loyawuphephisa umnakabo.
Bayawushwabudzela sivuno senu nekudla kwenu, bashwabudzele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu, bashwabudzele imihlambi yenu yetimvu neyetinkhomo, bashwabudzele emavini enu nemikhiwa yenu. Lamadolobha enu labiyelwe lenetsembele kuwo batawabhubhisa ngenkemba.”
Bayawutsi: “Lelive belilihlane lelingenalutfo selihlume laba njengensimi yase-Edeni; emadolobha labesasele atindzala, sekukhala libhungane kuwo, asabhujisiwe, nyalo asabiyelwe futsi asahlalwa bantfu.”
Naku-ke iNkhosi Simakadze lengibonise kona: INkhosi Simakadze beyisabita kwehlulela kwemlilo, lomlilo womisa lwandle lolungaphansi kwemhlaba, waze lomlilo wacala kudla live.
Ngobe bukani-ke, ngivusa baseBhabhulona, leso sive lesingenamusa, nalesiphulukundlelako, lesidzabula wonkhe umhlaba sitewuphanga tindzawo tekuhlala letingasito taso.
Ngabasakata ngesiwunguwungwana, ngabasa kuto tonkhe tive, lapho bafike baba tihambi khona. Live lasala likhala libhungane emvakwabo, kangangekutsi kute muntfu labengaphuma angene kulo. Balenta kanjalo-ke lelive lelalijabulile kutsi libe ngusehlane kahlongasibi.’ ”