16 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngekugadla kanye nje sengitawususa kuwe loko lokuyinjabulo yemehlo akho. Noko ungalili, futsi ungasidzindzi sililo nome ukhale tinyembeti.
“Nalamuhla loku ngisakhala kakhulu, ngobe sandla saNkulunkulu simatima kimi, lite nome ngibubula.
Caphela kutsi kubete lokuhuha ngebunjinga, ungavumi kwedukiswa tinsambansamba temidizo.
Muhle, uyabukeka njengenhlangu, utsandzeka njengemphala; shangatsi emabele akhe angakwenelisa ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, shangatsi nelutsandvo lwakhe lungakuhaca.
Mine ngiwalongitsandzako, naye uyangilangatelela.
Kodvwa naningalaleli, ngiyawukhala emasitseleni ngenca yeligcabho lenu. Emehlo ami ayawukhala kabuhlungu kabi agobhote tinyembeti, ngobe umhlambi waSimakadze uyawube utfunjiwe.
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ungangeni endlini lapho kunekudla kwemngcwabo, ungayi khona kuyawukhala, nome ukhombise kuvelana nabo, ngobe sengisisusile sibusiso sami, nelutsandvo lwami kanye neluvelo lwami kulabantfu,” kusho Simakadze.
Ningayikhaleli lenkhosi lefile, ningakulileli futsi nekulahlekelwa ngiyo, lokungenani, mkhaleleni kakhulu lowo lotfunjiwe, ngobe angeke aphindze abuye futsi, angeke aphindze alibone live lakhe latalelwa kulo.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngaJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, utsi: “Bangeke bamlilele, batsi: ‘Awu, mnaketfu! Awu, dzadzewetfu!’ Bangeke bamlilele, batsi: ‘Awu, nkhosi yami! Awu, buhle bakhe!’
Kube mane inhloko yami beyisiyalu semanti nemehlo ami abe ngumtfombo wetinyembeti, bengitawukhala busuku nemini, ngenca yekubulawa ngesihluku kwesive sami!
Abefike masinyane, batesikhihlela sililo, emehlo etfu adzimate aphophote tinyembeti; kugobhote imifula yemanti etinkhopheni tetfu.
Tinhlitiyo tebantfu tikhala kuSimakadze. Awu, wena lubondza lweNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, tinyembeti takho atigobhote njengemfula busuku nemini, ungatiniki kuphumula, emehlo akho angaphumuli.
Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
Ngako ngakhuluma kubantfu ekuseni, kwatsi entsambama umkami wafa. Ngakusasa ekuseni ngenta njengobe ngangitjeliwe.
Akukafaneli atingcolise ngenca yekufa kwalahlobene naye ngemshado.
Asitsandzi, bazalwane, kutsi ningete nati ngalabo labafile, kuze ningadzabuki njengalabo labate litsemba.