Emavi engwadla afanana nemgodzi lojulile; labo labangaphansi kwelulaka lwaSimakadze bagcumkela kuwo.
Akoniswanga nguko yini loku Solomoni, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, ngekutsatsa bafati ngalendlela lefanana nalena? Kuto tonkhe tive kwakute inkhosi leyayifanana naye. Abetsandvwe nguNkulunkulu wakhe, kangangobe Nkulunkulu wadzimate wamenta inkhosi etikwaso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, kodvwa noko wadvonseleka esonweni ngenca yekutsatsa bafati betive.
Ngako-ke ngabayekelela enkhanini yetinhlitiyo tabo, kuze batihambele ngekutsandza kwabo.
Tingwadla tingumgodzi lojulile, nemfati losiphingi ulugibe lolubulalako.
Ngikhandza lokubaba kakhulu kunekufa: umfati lolugibe nalonenhlitiyo lengusochaka, yebo, umfati lotandla takhe titibopho. Indvodza lejabulisa Nkulunkulu iyawubaleka kuye, kodvwa indvodza lesoni uyakuyibamba.
“Simakadze wakubona loko, wabalahla, ngobe abetfukutseliswe ngemadvodzana nemadvodzakati akhe.