27 Jowabe waphendvula watsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaNkulunkulu, ngitsi kube awukakhulumi, lamadvodza akami abetawuchubeka nekunicosha, kuze kube ngukusasa ekuseni.”
Abneri wakhuluma kuJowabe, watsi: “Ake sivulele lamajaha alwe, embikwetfu sibuka.” Jowabe watsi: “Kulungile, ase balwe.”
Abneri wamemeta Jowabe, watsi: “Kufanele sichubeke nekulwa siphelane yini? Awuboni ngani kutsi loku kuyawugcina sekumunyu? Lamadvodza akakho utawatjela nini kutsi akakuyekele lokucosha bomnakabo ngemuva?”
Ngako Jowabe washaya licilongo lakhe, onkhe emadvodza ema. Akazange achubeke nekuwacosha lamadvodza aka-Israyeli, kantsi futsi akazange aphindze alwe nawo.
“Kuphila kwaNkulunkulu, lotsetse lilungelo lami, yena unguSomandla lowente kutsi nginambitse lusizi lwemphefumulo wami,
Imphendvulo letfobekile icitsa intfukutselo; kodvwa leyedzelelako nalenelulaka iyatfukutselisa.
Kususa incabano kufanana nekubhobosa imbobo emantini lavalelwe; kufanele ivalwe lembobo emanti asengakayandzisi.
Yenta tinhloso takho ngekutfola teluleko letilungile; ungacali uhlasele emphini ungenamasu.
Ungasheshi uye enkantolo ngaloko lokubonile, ngobe nase kuphele lelicala lomunye wafakaza wakwenta silima, utawube sewentani-ke?
Watsi wena: ‘Ngiyawuchubeka ngibe yindlovukazi kokuphela,’ kodvwa awuzange uticaphele letintfo nome sewubone loko lokungahle kwenteke.
“Njengobe Simakadze ukuphephisile wena, nkhosi yami, ekucitseni ingati kanye nasekutikhipheleni sibhongo ngetandla takho, ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze nangekwakho ngitsi, shangatsi tonkhe titsa takho nabo bonkhe labafuna kukwenta silo sengubo bangafanana naNabali.