2 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Sitsa sakhuluma ngani, satsi: “Hha! Ticongo takadzeni setilifa letfu.” ’
Wayakha indlu yakhe lengcwele, leyayiphakeme kakhulu njengemhlaba lawusekela, kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.
Awu, Nkulunkulu wami! Bente babe njengesiwunguwungwana, nanjengemakhoba wona apheshulwa ngumoya.
ngulapho uyawutfola khona-ke kujabula kwakho kuSimakadze, ngiyawukwenta ukhuphukele eticongweni telive, ube nenala udle nelifa leyihlomkhulu Jakobe.” Umlomo waSimakadze sewukhulumile.
Macondzana nema-Amoni: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Israyeli akanamadvodzana yini? Ute yini tindlalifa? Kepha kwentiwa yini kutsi Moloki atsatse Gadi amente wakhe? Kwentiwa yini kutsi bantfu bakhe bahlale emadolobheni akhe?”
Khuluma kuwo utsi: ‘Vanini livi leNkhosi Simakadze. Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngobe nakhuluma natsi: “Hha” kuyo indzawo yami lengcwele ngesikhatsi ingcoliswa, nakulo live laka-Israyeli nalicitfwa, nakubo bantfu bakaJuda nabatfunjwa,
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, njengobe iThire seyikhulume ngeJerusalema, yatsi: ‘Hha! Lisango lebetive selephukile, netivalo talo setigedvukele kimi, njengaloku seyibhidlikile iJerusalema, mine Thire sengitawuphumelela.’
“ ‘Njengobe ukhulume watsi: “Letive letimbili nalamave lamabili kutawuba kwetfu, futsi siyawukutsatsa kube kwetfu,” lite nome mine Simakadze bengikhona lapho,
Ngulapho-ke uyawukwati khona kutsi mine Simakadze ngitivile tonkhe letintfo tekwedzelela letimbi lotikhulume ngetintsaba taka-Israyeli. Watsi: “Tentiwe taba lihlane, taniketwa tsine kutsi sitishwabudzele.”
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha kuto tintsaba taka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Awu nine, tintsaba taka-Israyeli, vanini livi laSimakadze.
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngentfukutselo yami levutsako ngikhulume ngemelana nato tonkhe tive letisele, kanye nalo lonkhe laka-Edomu, ngobe batsatsa live lami balenta labo ngekujabula, nangenhlitiyo lembi, bentela kuphanga emadlelo alo.’
Bewungakafaneli kungena emasangweni ebantfu bami ngesikhatsi behlelwa sigemegeme. Bewungakafaneli kubabukela phansi bantfu bami ngelilanga lekuhlupheka kwabo. Bewungakafaneli kuwuphanga umcebo webantfu bami.
Simakadze loyiNkhosi ungemandla ami; wenta tinyawo tami tibe njengetenyamatane, ungenta ngihambe ngiphephile etindzaweni letiphakeme. Lemhlabelisi wetemiculo. Elugujini lwami lolunetintsambo.
“Wamgibelisa eticongweni etindze temhlaba, wamondla ngetitselo tesiganga. Wamkhuluphalisa ngeluju lwemadvwala nangemafutsa asemifantfwini, ematjeni emlilo.