4 Umhlaba uyoma ubune, live lonkhe liyahhohhobala libune, labaphakeme bemhlaba nabo bayahhohhobala.
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawujezisa tiphatsimandla tasemazulwini etulu, nemakhosi asemhlabeni phansi.
Umhlaba utawubhidlitwa ube lite, uphangwe nekuphangwa. Simakadze ulikhulumile lelivi.
Maye kulowo mchele letitigabatisa ngawo tidzakwa taka-Efrayimu, nakuleyo mbali lebunako, bukhatikhati bebuhle bakhe lobumiswe enhloko yesigodzi lesivundzile; maye kulelo dolobha, ligcabho lalabo lasebalaliswa phansi liwayini!
Emasango aseSiyoni ayawukhala alile, lidolobha selisiganga, yebo, bantfu balo batawuhlala phantsi emhlabatsini.
Live liyalila ligedvuke, iLebanoni ihlazekile, iyabuna; iSharoni ifanana nelihlane i-Arabha, iBhashani neKhameli kuhhohlota emacembe ayo.
Sonkhe sesifanana nebantfu labangcolile, nato tonkhe tento tetfu letinhle setifanana netidvwedvwe letingcolile. Sonkhe siyabuna njengelicembe, njengemoya tono tetfu tiyasiphephula.
Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini solomane live lihleti ligagadzekile, netjani bawo onkhe emasimi bubunile? Njengobe labo labahlala kulo bakhohlakele, tilwane netinyoni sekubhubhe kwaphela. Ngetulu kwaloko bantfu batsi: “Angeke akubone loko lokwenteka kitsi.”
Ngako-ke umhlaba utawulila, nemazulu ngetulu agucuke abe mnyama, ngobe sengikhulumile, futsi ngingeke ngibuye ngigucuke, sengincumile, futsi ngingeke ngijike.”
Imigwaco leya eSiyoni iyalila, ngobe sekwabate namunye lota emikhosini yayo lemisiwe. Onkhe emasango ayo asasala anesitunge, baphristi bayo bayabubula, emantfombatana ayo ayadzabuka, isebuhlungwini lobumatima kakhulu.
Ngenca yaloku live liyalila, nabo bonkhe labahlala kulo bayahusheka; tilwane tesiganga netinyoni tasemoyeni kanye netinhlanti taselwandle kuyafa.”
Emasimi asonakele, nemhlaba sewomile, ngobe nesivuno sibhujisiwe, neliwayini lelisha sekwabate, nemafutsa akasatfolakali.