23 Ngiyakumbetsela njengesipikili esikhundleni sakhe, yena uyawuba njengesihlalo seludvumo emndenini weyise.
“Kodvwa nyalo, kulesikhashana, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu ubenemusa ngekutsi asishiyele insali nekutsi asinike siphephelo endzaweni yakhe lengcwele, ngako Nkulunkulu wetfu ukhanyisa emehlo etfu asinike nekukhululeka lokuncane ekuboshweni kwetfu.
Modekhayi waba siphatsimandla lesaba lisekela lenkhosi Ahashiveroshi. EmaJuda abemhlonipha amatisa, kunjalo nje naye abesebentela kutsi bantfu besive sakubo netitukulwane tabo tihlale tinekuphepha.
Nawuthula manje kulesikhatsi, lusito nenkhululeko yemaJuda iyawuchamuka kulenye indzawo, wena nemndeni weyihlo utawubhujiswa. Empeleni, ngubani nje lowatiko kutsi mhlawumbe wena wentelwa sona lesikhatsi kutsi ube yinkhosikati lenkhulu?”
Emehlo akhe akawesusi kulabalungile, ubabeka kanye nemakhosi etihlalweni tebukhosi, abaphakamise kokuphela.
Taga tebantfu labahlakaniphile tinemavi lakhalipha njengentjumentju yemelusi, nanjengetipikili letishayelwe tacina, tinjalo taga natihlanganiswe ndzawonye, ngobe bavela kumelusi munye.
Kuleso sipikili kuyawuphanyekwa sonkhe sisindvo semndeni weyise, titukulwane takhe nemiliba yakhe, ngisho tonkhe titja letincane takhona, kusukela etindishini kuye emajekeni.”
Simakadze longuSomandla uyakhuluma utsi: “Ngalelo langa lesipikili besiyawushayelwa sishone sisime, siyawuphuma siwe, bese kutsi lomtfwalo bewuphanyekwe kuso udzilikele phansi emhlabatsini.” Simakadze ukhulumile.
KaJuda kuyawuvela litje lesisekelo, kuye kuyawuphuma sikhonkhwane sekusimisa lithende, nebutjoki basemphini, kuvele kuye bonkhe babusi.
“ ‘Lowo loncobako, ngiyawumhlalisa kanye nami esihlalweni sami sebukhosi, njengobe nami ngancoba ngahlala naBabe esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi.
Uphakamisa labampofu elutfulini, akhuphule labeswele etindvundvumeni temlotsa, atebahlalisa nalabahloniphekile, abente badle lifa lesihlalo sebukhosi. Ngobe tinsika temhlaba taSimakadze, umhlaba uwakhele etikwato.