4 Ngabadvonsa ngetintsambo temusa webuntfu, ngetibopho telutsandvo; ngaphakamisa lijoko entsanyeni yabo, ngagobondzelela kubo, ngabafunta.
Mine ngiyawuba nguyise wakhe, yena abe yindvodzana yami. Nakenta lokubi, ngiyakumjezisa ngeluswati lwemadvodza, nangemivimba leyentiwa boyise kubantfwana.
Bacela, wabapha tigwaca, wabesutsisa ngesinkhwa lesivela ezulwini.
Mosi wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze ukhulume watsi: ‘Nibolondvolota imana lengagcwala emalitha langaba mabili, niyilondvolotele titukulwane tenu, kuze tibone kudla lenganondla ngako ehlane, nanginikhipha eveni laseGibhithe.’ ”
Ngitsatse ngihambe nawe, asisheshise! Inkhosi ayingingenise esigodlweni sayo. Siyajabula sikutsakasele; sitaludvumisa lutsandvo lwakho, siludvumise kwendlula liwayini. Kufanele kutsi bakutsandze.
Kuko konkhe kukhatsateka kwabo naye abekhatsatekile, ingilosi yebukhona bakhe yabasindzisa, ngelutsandvo lwakhe nangemusa wakhe wabahlenga. Wabatsatsa wabetfwala kuwo onkhe emalanga akadzeni.
Usengakatsandzi kuvuma kutsi kwakungimi lona lowamnika kudla lokutinhlavu, neliwayini lelisha, nemafutsa, lowatfululela kuye isiliva negolide, lababekusebentisa kuBhali.
Mine nginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu, lowanikhipha eGibhithe, kuze ningabe nisaba tigcili temaGibhithe. Ngephula tikeyi telijoko lenu, nganenta nahambela etulu nikhululekile.’ ”
Mine nase ngiphakanyisiwe emhlabeni, bonkhe bantfu ngitabadvonsa bete kimi.”
Lutsandvo lwaKhristu luyasichuba. Sesidzimate sefika kunasi siphetfo sekutsi: Munye lowafela bonkhe; ngako-ke bonkhe bafa.
NguSimakadze kuphela lowamhola; kwakute namunye nkulunkulu wetive labenaye.
Wamkhuluphalisa ngemasi nangelubisi lwemhlambi yetinkhomo netimbuti, nangemazinyane lakhuluphalisiwe etimvu netimbuti, nangetihhanca telikhetselo taseBhashani, nangetinhlavu letikhetsekile takolo. Wanatsa liwayini lelimnandzi kakhulu lelibovu.