23 Simakadze umnika umvuzo wonkhe umuntfu lolungile nalowetsembekile. Lamuhla Simakadze abekunikele esandleni sami, kodvwa angikatsandzi kubeka sandla sami etikwalogcotjiwe waSimakadze.
“Simakadze wangiphatsa njengekulunga kwami, wangivuza njengebumsulwa betandla tami,
Ngako-ke Simakadze ungivuze njengekulunga kwami, wangivuza njengebumsulwa bami emehlweni akhe.
ubova usetulu ezulwini, bese uyenta. Yehlulela emkhatsini wetinceku takho, ulahle leyonile ngelicala, wehlisele etikwayo loko lekwentile, usho kulengenacala kutsi ite licala, ububeke ebaleni bumsulwa bayo.
Awu, Nkulunkulu wami, ngikhumbule ngaloku; ungakwesuli konkhe loku lengikwente ngekwetsembeka, ngikwentela indlu yaNkulunkulu wami nenkonzo yayo.
Umuntfu umkhokhela njengaloku entile, ambuyisele njengalokufanele kutiphatsa kwakhe.
nekutsi umusa wakho, Simakadze. Ngobe wena umuntfu umnika umvuzo njengekwemisebenti yakhe.
Buka, babe wami, buka nasi sicephu sengubo yakho sisesandleni sami! Ngijube umphetfo wengubo yakho, kodvwa wena ngangete ngakubulala. Yati kahle-ke nyalo, ucondzisise kutsi mine anginacala lekwenta bubi nelekumelana nawe. Mine angikakoni ngalutfo, kodvwa nguwe longitfungatsela kutsi utengibulala.
Shangatsi Simakadze angakhipha sigwebo emkhatsini wetfu sobabili. Shangatsi Simakadze angangiphindziselela ngabo bonkhe lobubi lobente kimi; kodvwa mine sandla sami singeke sikutsintse.
Sewukushito manje lokuhle longentele kona, kutsite nome Simakadze asanginikele esandleni sakho, kodvwa wena wangete wangibulala.
Umuntfu nakabamba sitsa sakhe, uyasiyekela yini siphunyule angakasilimati? Shangatsi Simakadze angakuvuza ngalokuhle ngaloku lokwente kimi lamuhla.
Kodvwa Simakadze akangavumi kutsi ngingabeka sandla sami etikwalogcotjiwe waSimakadze. Asitsatse lesikhali sakhe kanye nalelichaga lakhe lemanti lokusedvute nenhloko yakhe, sihambe.”
Davide waphendvula watsi: “Nasi-ke sikhali senkhosi. Lomunye wemajaha lalapho akete atekusitsatsa.
Kodvwa Davide wakhuluma ku-Abishayi, watsi: “Ungacali umbulale! Ngubani nje longabeka sandla kulogcotjiwe waSimakadze ajinge angabi nacala?