4 Letigogodvolo tiyawugcumela etikwakho, nasetikwebantfu bakho, nasetikwetiphatsimandla takho tonkhe.’ ”
Inkhosi yakhuluma kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu, yatsi: “Ngicela ungincusele kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, ungithandazele, khona atewuphilisa lomkhono wami.” Kwatsi lomuntfu waNkulunkulu nakamncusela kuSimakadze, umkhono wenkhosi Jerobowamu waphiliswa, waba njengakucala futsi.
watsela kwedzelewa etikwetikhulu, wabazulazulisa ehlane lelite indlela.
Ngiyacela-ke nyalo kutsi ningitsetselele kube kanye nje; ningithandazele kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu, kutsi asisuse la kimi lesishayo lesibulalako.”
Simakadze wavele wakwenta loko. Watfumela lifu letibawu esigodlweni saFaro, nasetindlini tetiphatsimandla takhe, naseveni lonkhe laseGibhithe. Tibawu talibhubhisa live lonkhe laseGibhithe.
Umfula iNayili utawugcwala tigogodvolo, tize tenyukele ngisho nasesigodlweni sakho, nasekamelweni lakho lekulala, nasembhedzeni wakho, nasetindlini tetiphatsimandla takho, nakutakhamiti takho, nakubohhavini bakho, nasetitjeni tenhlama.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Tjela Aroni utsi: ‘Yelula sandla sakho lesinendvuku usibhekise ngasemifuleni, nasemachaphotini, nasetitibeni wente tigogodvolo tiphumele ngaphandle emhlabatsini eveni laseGibhithe.’ ”
Thandazani kuSimakadze. Manje sesidziniwe ngulokudvuma nalesangcotfo. Ngitanikhulula nihambe, akusafuneki nihlale lapha.”
Tiphatsimandla taseSowani atisilo lutfo, kuphela nje, titibhungayeti; beluleki labahlakaniphile bakaFaro beluleka ngeteluleko letingenangcondvo. Ungasho kanjani kuFaro utsi: “Ngingulomunye walabahlakaniphile, intalo yemakhosi akadzeni”?
Simakadze uyawushaya iGibhithe ngesifo lesibulalanako; uyawubashaya ngaso, aphindze abaphilise. Bayawuphendvukela kuSimakadze, naye uyawukuva kuncusa kwabo, bese uyabaphilisa.
NguSimakadze longuSomandla lokuhlelile kutsi entele phansi ligcabho labo bonkhe bukhatikhati, nekutsi atfobise bonkhe labadvumile emhlabeni.
Manje, mine Nebukhadnezari, ngibabata ngiphakamise ngekudvumisa iNkhosi yelizulu, ngobe konkhe lekwentako kulungile, nato tonkhe tindlela tayo tiphelele ngekulunga. Labo labahamba ngekutigcabha, uyakwati kubatfobisa.”
Bantfu beta kuMosi, bafike batsi: “Sonile ngekukhuluma kabi ngaSimakadze nangawe. Thandaza kuSimakadze kutsi esuse letinyoka lapha kitsi.” Ngako-ke Mosi wabathandazela labantfu.