10 Inkhosi yatsi kuHamani: “Phutfuma, utsatse ingubo yebukhosi nelihhashi njengobe ushito, konkhe loko ukwente kuModekhayi, liJuda. Utamkhandza ahleti emphundvwini yendlunkhulu.”
Yatini-ke kutsi kute nalinye livi lalikhulumile Simakadze ngendlu ya-Ahabi leliyakuwela phansi. Simakadze ukwentile loko lakwetsembisa ngenceku yakhe Elija.”
Ngako Hamani watsatsa lengubo yebukhosi wembatsisa Modekhayi, wamekhweta ehhashini lebukhosi, walihambela embili, ahamba amemetela atsi: “Ase nibuke-ke kutsi inkhosi imentelani umuntfu lefisa kumbonga!”
Lesinye setikhulu tayo letetsembekile asimembatsise lowo muntfu inkhosi letsandza kumbonga, bese sihamba embikwalo lelihhashi, lidzabule licotfote ekhatsi nelidolobha. Lesikhulu asihambe simemetela, sitsi: ‘Ase nibuke-ke kutsi inkhosi imentelani lowo muntfu lefisa kumbonga!’ ”
Cinani, tinhlitiyo tenu tibe nesibindzi, nonkhe nine lenilindzele Simakadze.
Manje, mine Nebukhadnezari, ngibabata ngiphakamise ngekudvumisa iNkhosi yelizulu, ngobe konkhe lekwentako kulungile, nato tonkhe tindlela tayo tiphelele ngekulunga. Labo labahamba ngekutigcabha, uyakwati kubatfobisa.”
Ngobe wonkhe umuntfu lotiphakamisako uyawutfotjiswa, nalotitfobako uyawuphakanyiswa.”
Niyihluphe kakhulu, kutfoswa kwayo ngetinhlupho nelusizi lwayo kube ngangekutiphakamisa kwayo nangangekutamasa kwayo. Ngobe enhlitiyweni yayo itsi: ‘Ngihleti njengendlovukazi! Angisiye umfelokati, ngeke ngifelwe, ngilile.’