22 Shangatsi Simakadze angangibulala, nangingakababulali bonkhe labadvuna kusengakasi lamuhla nje!”
“ ‘Ngenca yaloko indlu yakaJerobowamu ngitayiletsela inhlekelele, ngitawubulala tonkhe titukulwane takho letidvuna, letincane naletindzala. Indlu yakaJerobowamu ngitayishisa njengemuntfu ashisa lilongwe, ishe ize iphele nya.
Watsi kube acale nje kubusa ahleti esihlalweni sebukhosi, wabulala bantfu bonkhe bendlu yakaBhasha, akazange ashiye ngisho namunye lomdvuna lophilako, ngisho sihlobo, nome umngani.
Simakadze utsi: ‘Ngitakwehlisela sigemegeme etikwakho. Ngitawubhubhisa intalelwane yakho, ngijube bonkhe labadvuna ka-Ahabi, ka-Israyeli, labancane nalabadzala.
Yonkhe indlu yaka-Ahabi itawubhubha. Ngitawubhubhisa ka-Ahabi bonkhe labadvuna labasele ka-Israyeli, labakhululekile nalabatigcili.
Lapho uyawufela khona, nami ngiyawungcwatjwa khona. Shangatsi Simakadze angangijezisa kakhulu, nangabe mine ngivumela nome ngabe yini, ngaphandle kwekufa, kutsi kusehlukanise.”
Sawula watsi: “Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angangishaya kamatima, nangabe wena, Jonathani, ungafi.”
Kodvwa nangabe babe afuna kukulimata, shangatsi Simakadze angangijezisa ngekungibulala, nangabe ngingakakwatisi bese ngiyakukhulula kutsi uhambe uphephile. Shangatsi Simakadze angaba nawe, njengobe abenababe.
Ngako Jonathani wenta sivumelwane nendlu yaDavide, watsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angatibeka licala titsa taDavide.”
Eli wabuta watsi: “Yini lena layishito kuwe? Ungangifihleli. Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angakujezisa kakhulu, nakwenteka ungifihlela nome yini lakutjele kona.”