13 Manje-ke nayi inkhosi yenu lenitikhetsele yona, lena lenaniyifuna. Bukani-ke, Simakadze sewubeke inkhosi etikwenu.
Ngako ngekutfukutsela kwami nganinika inkhosi, nangelulaka lwami ngaphindze ngayisusa.
Lapho bacela inkhosi, Nkulunkulu wabanika Sawula, indvodzana yaKishi, wesive sakaBhenjamini, waba yinkhosi yabo iminyaka lengema-40.
Samuweli watsi kubantfu: “Niyambona-ke umuntfu lokhetfwe nguSimakadze? Kute namunye lofanana naye kubo bonkhe labanye bantfu.” Sive sonkhe samemeta satsi: “Lunwele loludze! Nkhosi!”
Ngako sonkhe sive saya eGilgali, sayawucinisa khona kubekwa kwaSawula kutsi abe yinkhosi embikwaSimakadze. Ngulapho-ke lapho bafike benta imihlatjelo yekuthula embikwaSimakadze. Sawula naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sajabula kakhulu ngalelo langa.
Akusiso sikhatsi sekuvuna kolo yini nyalo? Ngitawubita Simakadze atfumele kudvuma nemvula. Nitawube seniyabona-ke kutsi nenta intfo lembi kangakanani emehlweni aSimakadze ngalokutsi niticelele inkhosi.”
Bonkhe bantfu bakhuluma kuSamuweli, batsi: “Thandaza kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, uthandazele tinceku takho singete safa, ngobe sesengete kuto tonkhe letono tetfu lesinye sono ngekutsi siticelele inkhosi.”
Bafike bakhuluma kuye, batsi: “Sewumdzala, kantsi nemadvodzana akho akatiphatsi kahle njengawe; manje sale usibekela inkhosi, kuze natsi sibe njengaletinye tive, sibe nenkhosi letasihola.”
Macondzana netimbongolo letinilahlekele kulamalanga lamatsatfu lendlulile, ungakhatsateki ngato; setitfolakele. Sifiso sesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli sijike sacondzana nabani, ngaphandle kwakho nemndeni weyihlo?”