Imphendvulo letfobekile icitsa intfukutselo; kodvwa leyedzelelako nalenelulaka iyatfukutselisa.
Emadvodza aka-Israyeli aphendvula lawa akaJuda atsi: “Tsine phela, tabelo tetfu telive tilishumi, ngako emalungelo etfu ekubanga inkhosi angetulu kwewenu. Manje-ke nisedzelelelani? Ningakhohlwa kutsi ngitsi lesaba bekucala kukhuluma ngekubuyiselwa kwenkhosi yetfu Davide.” Kodvwa emadvodza akaJuda aphendvula ngesikhahlo lesikhulu kakhulu kunalamadvodza aka-Israyeli.
Labadzala bamphendvula batsi: “Nangabe lamuhla utawuba ngumholi lotfobekile walesive usibuse ngekulunga usinike imphendvulo lekahle, siyawuhlala sitisebenti takho.”
Laba labadzala bamphendvula batsi: “Nangabe wena utawuba nemusa kulabantfu, ubajabulise, ubanike imphendvulo labayifunako, bayawuhlala batisebenti takho.”
Angatincengela yini kutsi umentele umusa, nome akuncenge ngekukhuluma kamnandzi?
Inzondo ibanga kucabana; kodvwa lutsandvo lusibekela tonkhe tono.
Umuntfu lonenhlitiyo lencane ususa lutfutfuva; kodvwa umuntfu lobeketelako uletsa kuthula lapho kunembango khona.
Ngekubeketela umbusi angancengeka aze avume, nelulwimi lolumnandzi lungatsambisa ematje.
Umuntfu loligovu ususa lutfutfuva; kodvwa lowo lowetsemba Simakadze uyawuchuma.
Umuntfu losheshe atfuketsele ususa lutfutfuva; yebo, umuntfu lonenhlitiyo lencane ubanga tono letinyenti.
Tedzeleli letingenandzaba nebantfu, tingesusa lutfutfuva kuwo onkhe emadolobha; kodvwa bantfu labahlakaniphile baletsa kuthula nelucolo.
Ngalamavi wawucitsa umhlangano.