22 Namanje ngiyanincenga, manini sibindzi. Kute namunye lotawufa, kodvwa umkhumbi wona utakufa uphele nya.
Kwatsi Shekhaniya, umsa waJehiyeli, lomunye wetitukulwane ta-Elamu, wakhuluma ku-Ezra watsi: “Asiketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wetfu ngekutsi siteke bafati baletive letisitungeletile. Kodvwa nome kunjalo, lisekhona litsemba ka-Israyeli.
Sathane waphendvula Simakadze, watsi: “Sikhumba esikhunjeni! Umuntfu angalahlekelwa nguko konkhe lanako ngenca yemphilo yakhe.
Imibiko lemibi ayimesabisi, inhlitiyo yakhe icinile, yetsembele kuSimakadze.
Ngebusuku lobulandzelako iNkhosi yema eceleni kwaPawula yatsi: “Mani sibindzi, njengobe ungifakazele nje la eJerusalema, kufanele wente njalo futsi naseRoma.”
Ngako-ke, madvodza, manini sibindzi, ngobe ngiyametsemba Nkulunkulu kutsi kutawuba njengaloku angitjelile.
Kodvwa Pawula watjela lendvuna yembutfo watsi: “Nangabe labashayeli balomkhumbi babaleka, kute lotawuphila lapha emkhunjini.”
Ngako-ke ngiyanicela kutsi nidle, nidzinga kudla khona nitewuba nemandla. Ngeke kulahleke ngisho nalunye lunwele lwetinhloko tenu.”
Ngako-ke nabo bema sibindzi bacala badla.
Laba labanye batawulandzela ngemuva bahlambe ngekugibela emapulangweni nome etincentwini temkhumbi, baze befike elusentseni.” Sasindza kanjalo-ke sonkhe, sahlamba saze sefika elusentseni, sewela.
Davide wadzabuka kakhulu, ngobe lamadvodza abesakhuluma ngekumgcoba ngematje. Ngulowo nalowo abemunyu emoyeni wakhe ngemadvodzana nangemadvodzakati akhe. Kodvwa Davide watfola emandla kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe.