13 Nkulunkulu watsi kuNowa: “Sengincume kutsi ngibacedze bonkhe bantfu; ngobe umhlaba ugcwele budlova ngenca yabo. Ngitawubabhubhisa, ngibesuse bonkhe emhlabeni.
“Simeyoni naLevi nine ningematse nelulwimi, tinkemba tenu tekususa lutfutfuva.
Yakha umkhumbi ngemapulangwe egofari; udzabule emakamelo kulomkhumbi, bese uwupenda ngelitiyela ngekhatsi nangephandle.
Kulawo malanga, nangasemva kwawo, kwakunetichwaga letatitalwa bantfu emhlabeni. Emadvodzana aNkulunkulu nasangene kuletintfombi tebantfu, tawatalela bantfwana. Labantfwabato bekungemachawe asendvulo labenemandla neludvumo.
Konkhe lokuphilako lokwakusemhlabeni kwafa: tinyoni netifuyo, netilwane tesiganga, nako konkhe lokwakugcwalise umhlaba, nebantfu bonkhe.
Simakadze wakucitsa kanjalo-ke konkhe lokwakuphila emhlabeni; wacitsa bantfu, netifuyo netilwane letihamba ngesisu, netinyoni letindiza emoyeni. Kwasala Nowa kanye nalabo abenabo emkhunjini.
Emvakwemalanga lasikhombisa kusukela lamuhla ngitawutfumela imvula emhlabeni, emalanga langema-40 nebusuku bawo; konkhe lokuphilako lengikwentile emhlabeni ngitakubhubhisa.”
Nkulunkulu waliva leliphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi, watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Ngingeke ngiphindze ngiwucalekise umhlabatsi ngenca yemuntfu, ngobe imizindlo yenhlitiyo yemuntfu mibi kwasebusheni bakhe. Ngingeke ngiphindze ngikubhubhise konkhe lokuphilako, njengobe ngentile.
Sondzelani, nine tive, nitewulalela; lalelisisani, nine tive! Umhlaba awuve, nako konkhe lokukuwo, umhlaba, nako konkhe lokuphuma kuwo!
Wena lohlala ngasemantini lamanyenti futsi lonjingile ngemcebo, siphetfo sakho sesifikile, sikhatsi sakho sekutsi uncanyulwe.”
Ngempela iNkhosi Simakadze kute lekwentako ingakayembuli inhloso yayo etincekwini tayo, baphrofethi.
Simakadze wase uyangibuta utsi: “Ubonani, ye Amose?” Ngamphendvula ngatsi: “Ngibona libhasikidi lelinetitselo letivutsiwe.” Simakadze wase ukhuluma kimi utsi: “Sikhatsi sesive sami saka-Israyeli sesiphelile, ngingeke ngisasicolela.”
Ngekukholwa Nowa walalela tecwayiso taNkulunkulu ngetintfo letatingakabonakali letatitakwenteka. Walalela Nkulunkulu ngekwakha umkhumbi wekuphephisa umndeni wakhe. Ngekukholwa wadalula bubi belive, wase uba yindlalifa yekulunga lokutfolakala ngekukholwa.
Siphetfo sato tonkhe tintfo sesisondzele. Ngako-ke tibambeni, nititsibe khona nitekwati kukhuleka.