22 Ngiyawubafulatsela, nabo bayawuyonakalisa lendzawo yami leligugu kangaka; bosidlani bayawungena ngekhatsi kuyo bayingcolise.
Lomubi ucabanga enhlitiyweni yakhe utsi: “Nkulunkulu akanendzaba, akanaki, angeke abuke ngakimi kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.”
Nawe, Simakadze, wakubona lokwenteka; ngako-ke phutfuma ungabindzi, ungakhweshi kimi, Simakadze.
Njengemoya wasemphumalanga, ngiyawubasakata embikwetitsa tabo; ngiyawubafulatsela, ngingabheki ngakubo, ngelilanga lesehlakalo sabo.”
Emakhaya laseJerusalema nalawo emakhosi akaJuda, ayawungcola njengalendzawo, iThofethi, yebo, tonkhe tindlu lapho batfuncisele khona imphepho eluphahleni, batfuncisela emabutfo etinkhanyeti tasemazulwini, batfulula iminikelo yetinatfo kulabanye bonkulunkulu!’ ”
Ngobe bangishiyile mine, benta lendzawo yaba yabonkulunkulu betive, bashise imihlatjelo kuyo kubonkulunkulu labangabati, bona kanye naboyisemkhulu, ngisho nemakhosi akaJuda, bagcwalise lendzawo ngengati lengenacala.
‘Khuluma kulendlu yaka-Israyeli, utsi: Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Indzawo yami lengcwele sengitayingcolisa, lenqaba lenitigcabha ngayo, injabulo yemehlo enu, intfo lehawukelwa ngumphefumulo wenu. Emadvodzana nemadvodzakati lenawashiya emuva atawubulawa ngenkemba.