22 Mosi wabuyela kuSimakadze, watsi: “Awu, Simakadze, ubaphatselani ngesihluku labantfu bakho? Wangitfumelani la?
Elija waphendvula watsi: “Benginenshisekelo lenkhulu yekukhonta wena Simakadze, Nkulunkulu Somandla. Kodvwa sive saka-Israyeli sisilahlile sivumelwane sakho, sabhidlita emalati akho, sabulala baphrofethi bakho ngenkemba. Ngimi ngedvwa losasele, kodvwa nami sebafuna kungibulala.”
yena wachubeka wahamba luhambo lolwamtsatsa lilanga lonkhe, aya ekhatsi ehlane. Wefika wahlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla semtsanyelo, wathandazela kutsi asale asafela khona lapho. Wathandaza watsi: “Simakadze, sekwenele, sale utsatsa kuphila kwami; kute lengincono ngakho kunabokhokho bami.”
Ngubani lenginaye ezulwini ngaphandle kwakho? Nanginawe, kute lengikufunako la emhlabeni.
Ngako-ke Mosi wakhala kuSimakadze watsi: “Ngitabatsini nje labantfu? Sebasezingeni lekutsi bangangigcoba ngematje nome ngangunini.”
Yebo Simakadze, wena uhlala ungcwele, nangiletsa indzaba embikwakho. Noko ngifuna kukhuluma nawe macondzana nekwehlulela kwakho. Kwentiwa yini kutsi indlela yalomubi iphumelele? Kwentiwa yini kutsi labangaketsembeki bahlale kahle bakhululekile?
Awu Simakadze, wangiyenga, nami ngayengeka, wangehlula ngemandla, waphumelela. Nyalo sengiyinhlekisa kubantfu lonkhe lilanga, bonkhe bantfu bayangiphukuta.
Ngakhuluma ngatsi: “Yebo, Nkhosi Simakadze, maye, usiyengile lesive kanye nebantfu baseJerusalema, watsi: ‘Niyawuba nekuthula,’ kwabe kungulapho inkemba isemiphinjeni yetfu.”
Ngobe lesembulo silindzele sikhatsi lesimisiwe; sikhuluma ngesiphetfo lesiphutfumako, futsi ngeke sibonakale singemanga. Nome sephutisa nje, silindzele, sona sitawufika nome kanjani, futsi ngeke sephute.
Wabuta kuSimakadze watsi: “Inceku yakho uyiletseleleni lokuhlupheka? Ngenteni lembi kuwe, kutsi ungaze ungeleke ngalomtfwalo wabo bonkhe labantfu?
Joshuwa watsi: “Awu! Somandla Simakadze, lesive useweteleni umfula iJordane kutsi utekusinikela etandleni tema-Amori kutsi atekusibhubhisa? Maye, kube simane seneliswa kuhlala ngale ngesheya kweJordane!
Davide wadzabuka kakhulu, ngobe lamadvodza abesakhuluma ngekumgcoba ngematje. Ngulowo nalowo abemunyu emoyeni wakhe ngemadvodzana nangemadvodzakati akhe. Kodvwa Davide watfola emandla kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe.