5 Ngulapho-ke bonkhe bantfu bayawukwati khona kutsi mine Simakadze ngiyikhokhile inkemba yami emgodleni wayo; futsi ngingeke ngiphindze ngiyibuyisele.’
Ngitifunge mine, umlomo wami ukhulume ngabo bonkhe bucotfo livi lelingeke liphindze liguculwe, litsi: Emadvolo onkhe ayawukhotsama embikwami; tonkhe tilimi tiyawufunga ngami.
linjalo-ke nelivi lami leliphuma emlonyeni wami: Lingeke libuye kimi yabayaba, kodvwa liyawukwenta loko lengikuhlosile, liwufeze umgomo walo lengilikhiphele wona.
Intfukutselo yaSimakadze ingeke incandzeke, aze akufeze loko lokujongwe yinhlitiyo yakhe. Kulawo malanga letako niyawukucondzisisa kahle loko.
“Uyawubatjela-ke utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Somandla, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Natsani, nidzakwe, nihlante, bese niyawa ningaphindzi nivuke, ngenca yenkemba lengitayitfumela emkhatsini wenu.’
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, beka imfumbe, utjele indlu yaka-Israyeli umfanekiso.
Bonkhe bantfu bayawubona-ke kutsi mine Simakadze ngiwulumekile; ungeke ucisheke.’ ”
Buyisela inkemba emgodleni wayo. Endzaweni lapho wadalelwa khona, eveni labokhokho bakho ngiyawukwehlulela.
“Ngako-ke bubula, ndvodzana yemuntfu! Bubula embikwabo ngenhlitiyo leyephukile nalenelusizi lolukhulu.
Onkhe emacebo labamakhela wona labamelene naSimakadze uyawacedza. Kute labaphindze bamvukele.
Ngiphakamisela sandla sami ezulwini, ngimemetele ngitsi: ‘Njengobe ngiphila kuze kube phakadze,
Ngaleso sikhatsi ngitawumelana na-Eli nendlu yakhe ngako konkhe lengakusho kuye, kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni.