18 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, indlu yaka-Israyeli seyingemanyela kimi; bonkhe sebalitfusi, nemfimfi, nensimbi kanye nemtfofu lokusele ekhatsi embutfumeni yemlilo. Bangemanyela nje esiliva.
Bonkhe lababi bemhlaba ubacitsa njengetibi, kungako ngitsandza timiso takho nje.
Isiliva negolide kuhlolisiswa ngemlilo, kodvwa Simakadze uvivinya tinhlitiyo tebantfu.
Susa kungcola kuyo isiliva, khona lomkhandzi atewukhandza intfo lenhle ngayo;
Isiliva yenu seyigucuke yaba ngemanyela, liwayini lenu selidvungwe ngemanti.
Ngitawugucula sandla sami, ngimelane nani, ngitawacengisisa onkhe emanyela enu, ngisuse konkhe kungcola kwenu.
Inqaba yawo iyawudzilika ngenca yekwesaba, netindvuna tawo tiyawutfutfumela kakhulu ekubonakaleni kwesiboniso semphi,” usho Simakadze, lomlilo wakhe useSiyoni, nembutfuma yakhe yemlilo iseJerusalema.
Bukani la, nginicolisisile, noko hhayi njengesiliva; nginivivinyile ngemlilo wetinhlupheko.
Ngobe nganginati kutsi ninenkhani kangakanani. Imisipha yetintsamo tenu kutinsimbi, nemabunti enu kungewelitfusi.
Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: ‘Njengobe nonkhe seniphendvuke naba ngemanyela, ngitanibutsela eJerusalema.
Njengobe bantfu bacocela ndzawonye isiliva, nelitfusi, nensimbi, nemtfofu, nemfimfi bakufake embutfumeni yemlilo batewukuncibilikisa ngemlilo lovutsako, kanjalo nami ngiyakunigcogcela ndzawonye ngentfukutselo yami nangelulaka lwami, nginifake ekhatsi edolobheni nginincibilikise.
Lowo longawi phansi asikhotsamele, utawujikijelwa masinyane ekhatsi elangabini lemlilo lowesabekako nalohhumako.”