17 Simakadze wase utsi: “Kodvwa ngingamfihlela yini Abrahama loku lengitakwenta?
ngitakwehla ngiyewubona kutsi ngabe bente njengekusho kwesikhalo lesifike kimi yini. Nangabe akunjalo, ngitakwati.”
Ngako-ke lamadvodza esuka lapho acondza ngaseSodoma; kepha Abrahama wasala embikwaSimakadze.
Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Nangikhandze bantfu labalungile labangema-50 eSodoma, yonkhe leyo ndzawo ngiyawuyisindzisa ngenca yabo.”
Simakadze wanisa imvula yesibabule nemlilo, iphuma ezulwini, kwana etikweSodoma neGomora.
Watsi kube efike kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu entsabeni, wabamba tinyawo ta-Elisha. Gehazi weta kuye wafike wamfuca, amkhweshisa; kodvwa lomuntfu waNkulunkulu watsi: “Myekele! Uselusizini lolukhulu, kodvwa Simakadze ungifihlele loko, futsi nami abesengakangitjeli.”
Awu, Nkulunkulu wetfu, awuzange yini uticoshe letive letatihlala kulendzawo sive sakho ema-Israyeli sisengakefiki, wase uyinika situkulwane sa-Abrahama, umngani wakho, ibe yaso kuze kube phakadze.
Timfihlakalo takhe, Simakadze, utinika labamesabako, abafundzise kwati sivumelwane sakhe.
Ngempela iNkhosi Simakadze kute lekwentako ingakayembuli inhloso yayo etincekwini tayo, baphrofethi.
Kusukela manje angisete nganibita ngekutsi nitisebenti, ngobe phela sisebenti asati kutsi umphatsi waso wentani. Esikhundleni saloko nginibita ngekutsi nitihlobo tami, ngobe senginitjele konkhe lengikuve kuBabe.
Ngako kwagcwaliseka umBhalo lotsi: “Abrahama wakholwa Nkulunkulu; ngenca yekukholwa kwakhe Nkulunkulu wamemukela njengemuntfu lolungile,” wase ubitwa ngekutsi: “Ungumngani waNkulunkulu.”