2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lukhuni lwemvini luncono ngani kunelweligala lalesinye nje sihlahla lesisehlatsini?
Sihlahla semkhiwa sesitsela titselo taso tekucala, nemivini lebhahelako itsela liphunga layo lelimnandzi. Sukuma sambe, sitsandvwa sami, sitsandvwa sami lesihle, asambe nawe.”
Sibambeleni timphungutja, timphungutja letincane, ngobe ngito letibhubhisa tivini, yebo, tivini tetfu letibhahelako.
Ngehlela entansi ensimini yemantongomane, kuyawubuka kuhluma lokusha esigodzini, ngiyewubuka kutsi imivini seyidvumbile yini nemahananandza kutsi abesabhahela yini.
Asivuke ekuseni siye etivinini siyewubona kutsi tihlahla temivini atikadvumbi yini, nekutsi imidvumba yato seyichakazile yini, nekutsi emahananandza asabhahele yini wona, ngulapho-ke ngitakunikela khona lutsandvo lwami.
Hlabelani ngekujabula, nine mazulu, ngobe loku kwentiwe nguSimakadze; memetani kakhulu, nine tindzawo temhlaba letijulile. Hlokomani ngengoma, nine tintsaba, nine mahlatsi, nato tonkhe tihlahla tenu. ngobe Simakadze sewuhlenge Jakobe, ubonakalisa bukhosi bakhe ka-Israyeli.
Bengikuhlanyele njengemvini welikhetselo, weluhlobo lolucinile nalolwetsembekile. Pho, ungigucukele kanjani lokutsi bese uba ngumvini lokhohlakele longewesiganga?
Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
Lukhuni luke lutsatfwe yini kuwo kutsi kutekwentiwa ngalo intfo lenelusito? Bayawenta yini emahhuka ngawo ekulengisa timphahla?
Kodvwa sazuphuneka ngenca yelulaka, salahlwa phansi emhlabatsini. Umoya wasemphumalanga wasomisa, saphundleka titselo taso, emagala aso lacinile abuna, umlilo wawadla.
Israyeli abengumvini lowenabako watitselela yena titselo. Satsi sitselo sakhe sisandza, wakha emalati lamanye; latsi live lakhe lisatfutfuka, wahlobisa ematje akhe lakhontwako.
Ngako-ke ngenca yenu, iSiyoni iyawulinywa njengensimi, iJerusalema iyakuba yincumbi yencitsakalo, intsaba yelithempeli ibe lihlatsi.
Awu, sihlahla sesipheshula, khala, ngobe umsedari sewuwile; tihlahla letikhulu letinesitfunti setibhujisiwe! Lilani, ma-okhi aseBhashani; lihlatsi lebelenile seligecwe lonkhe!