14 Emadzili enu ekwetfwasa kwenyanga nalawo madzili leniwenta ngetikhatsi tawo umphefumulo wami uyawatondza. Asangumtfwalo kimi; sengidziniwe kuwetfwala.
nangato tonkhe tikhatsi nakwentiwa iminikelo yekushiswa kuSimakadze ngemaSabatha, nangemikhosi yekwetfwasa kwenyanga, nangemikhosi nje leminye lemisiwe. Babefanele kukhonta embikwaSimakadze njalo nje, babe sibalo lesitsite futsi bakhonte ngaleyo ndlela labanikwe yona.
Maye kuwe, Ariyeli, Ariyeli, lidolobha lapho kwafike kwangenisa Davide khona! Yengetani umnyaka ngemnyaka, vumelani umjikeleto wemadzili enu uchubeke.
Noko ngiyakuvimbetela i-Ariyeli, iyawukhala ilile kimi, iyawuba njengelilati lemlilo.
Awukangitsengeli nayinye imphepho letsaphukako, wangete wangenelisa nangemanoni emihlatjelo yakho. Kodvwa wena ungetfwese umtfwalo ngetono takho, wangikhatsata ngetikhubekiso takho.
“Ngobe mine, Simakadze, ngiyakutsandza kwehlulela ngebucotfo. Ngiyakutondza kudlelela nekona, bantfu bami ngiyawubakhokhela njengekwetsembeka kwami, ngente sivumelwane saphakadze naphakadze nabo.
Kusukela ekwetfwaseni kwenyanga kuye kulelandzelako, nekusukela kulelinye liSabatha kuye kulelinye, bonkhe bantfu bayakuta bakhotsame embikwami,” kusho Simakadze.
Isaya wase utsi: “Lalela lapha, wenandlu yakaDavide! Kuyini kini lokube solomane nihluphana netinhlitiyo tebantfu? Nyalo senifuna nekuhlupha Nkulunkulu wami yini kantsi?
Ngitayicedza yonkhe lemikhosi yakhe: emadzili akhe eminyaka newekwetfwasa kwenyanga, newemaSabatha akhe, nawo onkhe emadzili akhe lamisiwe.
Abaketsembeki kuSimakadze; batala emavezandlebe. Manje emadzili abo ekwetfwasa kwenyanga atawubamita bona kanye nemasimi abo.”
“Manje-ke, ngitanipitjita njengekupitjita kwencola nayetfwele umtfwalo lomkhulu walokutinhlavu.
Simakadze utsi: “Ngiyawatondza, futsi ngiwabukela phansi lamadzili enu enkholo; ngiyehluleka kuyemukela leyo mihlangano yenu.
Nganyanga yinye ngesusa labelusi labatsatfu. Umhlambi wangenyanya, nami ngadzinwa nguwo,
Senimkhatsatile Simakadze ngemavi enu. Niyabuta nitsi: “Simkhatsate ngani?” Nimkhatsate ngekukhuluma nitsi: “Bonkhe labenta lokubi bahle emehlweni aSimakadze, futsi uyajabula ngabo,” nome: “Uphi loNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lowehlulela ngebucotfo?”