15 “Ngephandle yinkemba, ngekhatsi sifo lesibulalanako nendlala; labo labasemaphandleni bayakufa ngenkemba, nalabo labasedolobheni bayawudliwa yindlala nesifo lesibulalanako.
Nangingena eveni, ngibona labo lababulewe ngenkemba; nangingena edolobheni, ngibona umonakalo lobangwe yindlala. Umphrofethi nemphristi bahambe kanyekanye, baya eveni labangalati.’ ”
“Awu Simakadze, buka nje kutsi ngihlupheke kangakanani! Ngisemalahleni lapha ngekhatsi, inhlitiyo yami ikhatsatekile, ngobe bengingulelikhulu lihlubuka. Ngephandle, inkemba iyabulala; ngekhatsi ekhaya, kunekufa kodvwa.
Labo lababulawa ngenkemba bancono kunalabo labafa babulawa yindlala; badvutjutwe yindlala, baze baguga baphela ngenca yekweswela kudla emasimini.
Kodvwa ngiyawubaphephisa labambalwa babo enkembeni, nasendlaleni kanye nasesifweni lesibulalanako, kuze kutsi kuleto tive lapho baya khona bativume tonkhe tento tabo letimbi letisinengiso. Ngulapho-ke bayawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.”
Incenye yesitsatfu yebantfu bakho, Jerusalema, itakufa ngesifo lesibulalanako, nome ibhujiswe yindlala ngekhatsi kwakho; incenye yesitsatfu itakufa ngenkemba ngaphandle kwetibondza takho; kutsi lenye incenye yesitsatfu isakateleke emimoyeni, ngiyicoshe ngenkemba leyeluliwe.
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Yetfwalani tandla etinhloko, nishaye ngetinyawo phansi nikhale, nimemete, nitsi: “Maye!” ngenca yato tonkhe letento letimbi tendlu yaka-Israyeli; nyalo sebatawubulawa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako.
Lowo lokhashane kakhulu uyawubulawa sifo lesibulalanako, lowo losedvutane abulawe ngenkemba, kutsi lowo lophunyulile wasala, abulawe yindlala. Ngiyakulufeza kanjalo-ke lulaka lwami etikwabo.