7 Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Kulalele konkhe loko lokukhulunywa ngulesive kuwe; akusiwe labamlahlile, kodvwa sebalahle mine kutsi ngibe yinkhosi yabo.
Mosi wachubeka watsi: “Simakadze utanipha inyama kusihlwa, ekuseni aniphe sinkhwa lesenele, ngobe sewukuvile kukhonona kwenu. Tsine siyini nje? Phela anikhononi ngatsi, kodvwa nikhonona ngaSimakadze.”
Ngako-ke nami ngiyawukhetsa kubaphatsa ngesandla lesicinile, ngehlisele etikwabo loko labakwesabako. Ngobe ngatsi nangimemeta, kwabate losabelako; ngatsi nangikhuluma, kwabate lolalelako. Benta lokubi emehlweni ami, bakhetsa loko lokungangijabulisi.”
‘Njalo nje ngemnyaka wesikhombisa ngulowo nalowo wenu kufanele akhulule sigcili sakhe lesingumHebheru lotitsengise yena. Nasakusebentele iminyaka lesitfupha, kufanele umkhulule.’ Noko boyihlo abazange bangilalele, futsi abanginakanga nekunginaka.
Watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngikutfumela kuma-Israyeli, esiveni lesihlubukako nalesingihlubukile; bona naboyise solomane bayangihlubuka kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Kodvwa indlu yaka-Israyeli ayikatimiseli kukulalela, ngobe ayikatimiseli nekulalela mine, ngobe yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli inenhloko lelukhuni nenhlitiyo lelitje.
Ngalobo busuku Nkulunkulu wefika kuBhalamu, watsi: “Njengobe lamadvodza akulandzile, hamba nawo, kuphela wente loko lengikutjela kona.”
“Lonemukelako nine, wemukela mine; nalowemukela mine, wemukela longitfumile.
Wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Lonilalelako, ulalela mine; longanemukeli, akemukeli mine; nalowo longangemukeli, akamemukeli nalowo longitfumile.”
Kantsi takhamiti tatimtondza, ngako tase titfumela tigijimi kutsi tiyewubika tifike titsi: ‘Asimfuni lowo muntfu abe yinkhosi yetfu.’
Njengamanje nje, tonkhe letitsa tami betingafuni kutsi ngibe yinkhosi yato, tiletseni la nitibulale embikwami.’ ”
Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sisebenti asisikhulu kunemcashi waso, nalowo lotfunyiwe akamkhulu kunalowo lamtfumile.
Kodvwa Gideyoni wawatjela watsi: “Ngingeke nginibuse, ngisho nemsa wami imbala. NguSimakadze lotanibusa.”
Kodvwa nyalo senimlahlile Nkulunkulu wenu lowanisindzisa kuto tonkhe tinhlupheko tenu netinhlungu tenu, nase nitsi: ‘Hhayi, sibekele inkhosi.’ Ngako-ke tetfuleni nine cobo lwenu embikwaSimakadze ngetive tenu, nangemindeni yenu.”
Samuweli wakhuluma esiveni sonkhe sema-Israyeli, watsi: “Ngikulalele konkhe lenikukhulumile kimi, ngase nginibekela inkhosi letanibusa.
“Kodvwa nine nitsite kube nibone kutsi Nahashi, inkhosi yema-Amoni, uyanisukela, nase nitsi kimi: ‘Hhayi; tsine sesifuna inkhosi letawubusa etikwetfu.’ Kodvwa noko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu abeyinkhosi yenu.
Simakadze waphendvula watsi: “Balalele, bese ubanika inkhosi.” Ngako Samuweli wakhuluma kulamadvodza aka-Israyeli, watsi: “Ngulowo nalowo akabuyele edolobheni lakubo.”
Njengobe bebenta kusukela mhlazana ngibakhipha eGibhithe kuze kube ngulamuhla, bangilahla base bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu, namanje-ke sebenta kona loko nakuwe.