9 Nine bafati labakhibikile, sukumani nilalele kimi, nine madvodzakati lenitivela niphephile, lalelani naku lengitakusho!
Umphefumulo wetfu ukhatsele kakhulu kweyiwa ngulabanjingile, nakwedzelelwa ngulabatigabatisako.
Lalelani, nive livi lami; linakekeleni, nive kutsi ngitsini.
Simakadze utsi: “Bafati baseSiyoni bayatigcabha; bahamba belule tintsamo, bacwashacwashata ngemehlo abo, nabahambako, bashayela etulu, emacakaleni abo kukhehleta imihlobiso labayigabile.
Umsindvo wesililo sewuvakele uvela eSiyoni, utsi: ‘Maye, likhulu bo lihlazo letfu! Sekufanele silishiye lelive letfu, ngobe tindlu tetfu setiyimfuhlululu.’ ”
Awu, nine labasikati, vanini livi laSimakadze. Vulani tindlebe tenu kuwo emavi laphuma emlonyeni wakhe. Fundzisani emadvodzakati enu kukhihla sililo, fundzisani ngulowo nalowo kulila.
Labo labake badla kahle batamasa, nyalo sebangimizulane netindzindzi etitaladini. Labo lababekhuliswa ngaletibukhwebeletane, nyalo sebalala emataleni etincunjini temlotsa.
Leli lidolobha lelinganaki lutfo, lelaliphila liphephile. Latikhulumela lona, latsi: “Ngimi ngimi, kute futsi lelinye ngaphandle kwami.” Maye, imbhubhiso lese lingiyo, seliyindzawo yekubutsanela tilwane tesiganga! Bonkhe labendlula ngakulo bayalishalatelela, balihheletele ngetandla tabo.
“Lonendlebe yekuva akeve!”
Kanjalo nemfati lonesisa neluvelo kunani nonkhe, loneluvelo nesihawu kangangekutsi angeke asaze alubeke lunyawo lwakhe emhlabatsini, uyawuvundza indvodza yakhe layitsandzako nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati akhe,
Jothamu watsi kube atjelwe ngaloko, wenyuka waya esicongweni seNtsaba iGerizimu, wafike wamemetela khona watsi: “Lalelani kimi, takhamiti taseShekhemu, kuze Nkulunkulu anilalele.