2 “Manje sengimdzala sengineminyaka leli-120, futsi angisakhoni kuchubeka ngibe ngumholi wenu. Simakadze ukhulume kimi, watsi: ‘Ungeke uwewele umfula iJordane.’
Kodvwa Abishayi, umsa waSeruya, welekelela Davide, wagadla lesichwaga wasibulala. Lamadvodza akaDavide afunga kuye atsi: “Ungabobe usaphuma natsi kuyakulwa imphi. Kuze ungasicimi sibane saka-Israyeli.”
“Manje-ke, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, sewubeke inceku yakho kutsi ibe yinkhosi endzaweni yababe Davide. Kodvwa mine ngisengumfanyana nje, ngimncane, angati nekwati kutsi ngitawenta kanjani umsebenti wami.
Iminyaka yekuphila kwetfu ingiminyaka lengemashumi lasikhombisa, nangabe sisacinile iba ngiminyaka lengemashumi lasiphohlongo; noko linyenti laleyo minyaka seliphetse kuhlupheka nelusizi. Kuphila kwetfu kwendlula ngekushesha, yebo, siyandiza sihambe.
Mosi abesaneminyaka lengema-80, kantsi Aroni abesaneminyaka lengema-83, nabakhulumisana naFaro.
Kodvwa Simakadze wabatsetsisa boMosi na-Aroni, watsi: “Njengobe ningakangikholwa kangangekutsi nize ningingcwelise, ningihloniphe embikwalesive sema-Israyeli, anisenawusihola lesive nize nisifikise eveni lengisiphe lona.”
iphume ingene embikwaso, isihole ngekusikhipha nekusingenisa, kuze sive saSimakadze singafani netimvu letingenamelusi.”
“Bengihamba emkhatsini wenu nonkhe ngishumayela ngembuso waNkulunkulu. Manje-ke sengiyati kutsi kute namunye wenu loyawuphindze abone buso bami.
“Nasaneminyaka lengema-40 Mosi watimisela kutsi avakashele bantfu bakubo ema-Israyeli.
Simakadze wangitfukutselela ngenca yenu, waze watsi kimi: ‘Nawe ungeke ungene kulo.
Mosi wesuka lapho wakhuluma nankha emavi esiveni sonkhe sema-Israyeli, watsi:
Mosi abesaneminyaka leli-120 budzala ngesikhatsi afa, noko emehlo akhe abengakacundzeki, kantsi futsi nasemtimbeni abesecinile.