Lamkhafulela ngematse, latsatsa lomhlanga, lamshaya enhloko.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi, naLongcwele waka-Israyeli, kuye lowake wedzelelwa wenyanywa sive, kuyo inceku yebabusi, utsi: “Emakhosi ayawukubona asukume, tikhulu tiyawukubona tikhotsame, ngenca yaSimakadze lowetsembekile, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, lokukhetsile.”
Nganikela ngemhlane wami kulabo labebangishaya, ngabanika tihlatsi labo lababengidvonsa ngesilevu. Angizange ngibufihle buso bami ekuphukutweni nasekukhafulelweni ngematse.
Njengobe bebabanyenti babeyesaba, kubonakala kwayo kwakuhliphikile kwendlula bonkhe bantfu, nesimo sayo sasonakele kunesabo bonkhe bantfu.
Yedzelelwa yaliwa bantfu, umuntfu wetinsizi labekwetayele kuhlupheka. Njengemuntfu bantfu labangafuni kumbuka, yedzelelwa, asizange siyishaye mkhuba.
Yacindzetelwa, yahlushwa, kodvwa ayizange iwuvule umlomo wayo; yaba njengelizinyane lemvu leliyiswa ekuhlatjweni, nanjengemvu lebindzile embikwebahhuli bayo, nayo ayizange iwuvule umlomo wayo.
Bantfu baseJerusalema, butsanani ndzawonye! Sesivinjetelwe! Sebahlasela umholi waka-Israyeli!
Base bamkhafulela ngematse ebusweni, bamhlukumeta kamatima, bammukula
Batawuhlekisa ngayo, bayikhafulele ngematse, bayibhambabule, bayibulale, kodvwa kuyawutsi ngelilanga lesitsatfu ivuke kulabafile.”
Labanye bamkhafulela ngematse, bammbonya buso bakhe, bamshaya batsi: “Phrofetha!” Nabogadzi imbala bammukula.
Abehle amshaya enhloko ngendvuku yenhlangamlambo, amkhafulele ngematse, aguce embikwakhe amkhotsamele.