Shangatsi Simakadze angangiphindziselela etitseni tami, kulabo labakhuluma kabi ngami.
Ahithofeli watsi kube abone kutsi seluleko sakhe abakasilandzeli, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, waphuma, wabanga ekhaya kakhe lelalisedolobheni lakubo. Wacala walungisa kahle tonkhe tintfo tasemndenini wakakhe, wase uyatikhunga, wafa; wangcwatjwa edlizeni leyise.
Inkhosi yabuta kulomKushe, yatsi: “Unjani umfana Absalomu?” LomKushe waphendvula watsi: “Shangatsi loko lokwenteke kuye kungenteka kubo bonkhe labatitsa takho, nkhosi, nabo bonkhe labakuvukelako.”
Inkhosi yachubeka yakhuluma kuShimeyi, yatsi: “Nawe uyakwati enhlitiyweni yakho konkhe lokubi lowakwenta kubabe Davide. Manje-ke Simakadze utakukhokhela ngaloko lokubi lowakwenta.
Simakadze watsi enkhosini yami: “Hlala lapha ngesekudla sami, ngize ngifake titsa takho ngaphansi kwetinyawo takho.”
Khotsamani etinyaweni tendvodzana, ingadzimate initfukutselele, nifele endleleni, ngobe lulaka lwayo luvutsa masinyane. Babusisiwe bonkhe lababalekela kuyo.
Ngobe titsa tami tikhuluma kabi ngami, nalabo labafuna kungibulala bahlangene ngami bayangisongela,
Uyawukwehlisela tono tabo etikwabo, ababhubhise ngenca yebubi babo; Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, uyawubabhubhisa.
INdvodzana yeMuntfu yona yefika, yadla yanatsa, base batsi: ‘Ase nibheke, nansi indvodza! Simiti nemnatsi weliwayini, kantsi futsi ungumngani webatselisi netoni!’ Noko, kuhlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu kubonakala kuliciniso ngemiphumela yako.”
Kepha baFarisi nabakuva loku, batsi: “Lo, ukhipha emadimoni ngaBhelzebule, umbusi wemadimoni, kuphela.”
Kodvwa Jesu watsi: “Ningamaleli, ngobe kute longenta imisebenti yemandla egameni lami, longajika masinyane akhulume kabi ngami.
Njengamanje nje, tonkhe letitsa tami betingafuni kutsi ngibe yinkhosi yato, tiletseni la nitibulale embikwami.’ ”
Ngako-ke ngitsandza kutsi nati kutsi, kute umuntfu lokhuluma ngaMoya waNkulunkulu longatsi: “Jesu akacalekiswe!” Futsi kute umuntfu longatsi: “Jesu uyiNkhosi!” ngaphandle kwemuntfu lonaMoya Longcwele.
Alekzanda, umkhandzi welitfusi, wenta tintfo letinyenti letimbi kimi, iNkhosi iyawungenanela kuye.