17 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Ngitakwenta loku lokushito, ngobe uzuze umusa emehlweni ami, futsi ngikwati kahle.”
Abrahama watsi: “Ngicela kutsi iNkhosi ingatfukutseli ngobe sengitawukhuluma kwekugcina-ke manje. Ase ngitsi-ke ukhandza labalungile balishumi?” Wamphendvula watsi: “Ngenca yalabalungile labalishumi ngingeke ngilibhubhise.”
Inceku yakho itfole umusa emehlweni akho, wayentela sihawu lesikhulu ngekusindzisa imphilo yayo; kodvwa ngingeke ngikwati kubalekela etintsabeni, ngobe lesijeziso singahle singijubele ngembili, bese ngiyafa.
Yatsi kuye: “Yebo-ke naloko ngiyakwemukela. Ngingeke ngilibhubhise lelidolobha lokhuluma ngalo.
Kodvwa Nowa watfola umusa kuSimakadze.
Mosi wakhuluma kuSimakadze, watsi: “Wena watsi kimi: ‘Khipha labantfu,’ kodvwa awuzange ungilayele kutsi utangitfuma nabani. Yebo, washo kona kimi watsi: ‘Ngiyalati libito lakho, futsi uzuze umusa emehlweni ami.’
Ngiyawukunika ingcebo yebumnyama, bunjinga lobubekwe etindzaweni letiyimfihlo, khona utewukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, lokubita ngelibito lakho.
Bayawutsi bangakangibiti, ngisabele, bayawutsi basakhuluma, ngive.
“Ngalelo langa aniyiwubuta lutfo kimi. Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nome ngabe yini leniyicela kuBabe, uyawuninika yona egameni lami.
Ngesaba intfukutselo nelulaka lwaSimakadze, ngobe watfukutsela waze wafuna kunibhubhisa anicedze nonkhe. Kodvwa Simakadze waphindza wangilalela.
Ngako-ke vumani tono tenu lomunye kulomunye, nithandazelane, kuze nitewuphiliswa. Kuncusa kwemuntfu lolungile kunemandla kakhulu.