12 Umlindzi uyaphendvula, utsi: “Kuyeta kusa, kodvwa kusesebusuku. Nanifuna kubuta, butani, nibophindze nibuye futsi.”
Kutsi kungahlwa, bahlanyele budlova! Kutsi kusa, babe bangasekho! Lesi sabelo salabo labaphanga tsine, likoyi lalabo labasiphangako.
Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neDuma lelitsi: Kukhona longimemetako kaSeyiri, utsi: “Mlindzi, sekusele kangakanani kutsi kuse? Mlindzi, sekusele kangakanani kutsi kuse?”
Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana ne-Arabiya lelitsi: Nine ludvwendvwe lwemakamela akaDedani, nine lenimisa emavungwini ase-Arabiya,
Lomubi akayiyekele indlela yakhe lembi, nalokhohlakele ayekele imicabango yakhe lemibi. Akaphendvuke abuyele kuSimakadze, uyawuba nemusa kuye, akabuyele kuNkulunkulu wetfu, ngobe uyawumtsetselela ngenkhululeko.
Bulalani tonkhe tinkunzi talo letisetincane: Tehliseleni ekuhlatjweni. Maye kubo! Ngobe lilanga selifikile, sikhatsi sabo sekutsi bajeziswe.
Khuluma kubo utsi: ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwami, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze, angikujabuleli kufa kwalomubi, kodvwa ngitsandza kutsi agucuke etindleleni takhe letimbi aphile. Gucukani! Gucukani etindleleni tenu letimbi! Ningafelani, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli?’
“Lilanga selilapha! Selifikile! Imbhubhiso seyehlile, indvuku seyihlumile, kutidla kwachakaza!
“Sikhatsi sesifikile, lilanga selikhona. Lowo lotsengako akangajabuli, nalowo lotsengisako angadzabuki, ngobe lulaka lusetikwaso sonkhe lesicumbi.
Umbono wa-Obadiya: Loku ngulokwakhulunywa yiNkhosi Simakadze ngesive saka-Edomu: Sivile livi leliphuma kuSimakadze. Utfumele lincusa lakhe etiveni, watsi: “Sukumani, sambe siyekulwa na-Edomu.”