1 “Thulani embikwami, nine tichingi! Tive ativuselele emandla ato! Atiphumele ebaleni tikhulume, asihlangane kanyekanye endzaweni yekwehlulela.
Bhukula-ke njengendvodza; ngitakubuta, wena ungiphendvule.
Yena utsi: “Yekelani kulwa! Kufanele nati kutsi mine nginguNkulunkulu. Ngengamela tive kanye nemhlaba wonkhe.”
Simakadze utsi: “Wotani manje sitewubonisana. Nome tono tenu tibovu njengengati, titawuba mhlophe njengangcocwane, nome tibovu tju, titawuba mhlophe njengeboya bemvu.
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyakwelula sandla sakhe kwesibili atibutsele imisalela yesive sakhe leyawube isasele e-Asiriya, naseGibhithe Lengentansi, neGibhithe Lengenhla, naseKushe, nase-Elamu, naseBhabhulona, naseHamathi, nasemaveni langaselwandle.
Sondzelani, nine tive, nitewulalela; lalelisisani, nine tive! Umhlaba awuve, nako konkhe lokukuwo, umhlaba, nako konkhe lokuphuma kuwo!
kodvwa labo labetsembele kuSimakadze batfola emandla lamasha. Bayawukhuphuka ngemaphiko njengetinsweti, bayawugijima bangadzinwa, bayawuhamba bangaphelelwa ngemandla.
Tichingi tikubonile tesaba, imikhawulo yemhlaba iyatfutfumela, bantfu bayasondzela, baphumela ebaleni.
Asibuyekete loko lese kwentekile, ase sikhulumisane ngalendzaba; beka indzaba yakho yekuba msulwa kwakho.
Tonkhe tive tibutsana ndzawonye, nebantfu bonkhe bayahlangana. Ngusiphi emkhatsini wetithico tabo lesake sakukhuluma kucala loku kungakenteki, samemetela kitsi tintfo takadzeni? Abaletse bofakazi babo, batewusikhombisa kahle kutsi bebasho kona, khona labanye batewuva batsi: “Kuliciniso.”
“Sondzelani edvutane nami, nilalele naku: “Kusukela esimemetelweni sekucala angizange ngikhulume emasitseleni, ngalesikhatsi nakwenteka, mine ngisuke sengikhona.” Manje-ke, iNkhosi Simakadze ingitfumile kanye naMoya wayo.
Lalelani kimi, nine tichingi, vanini loku, nine tive letikhashane, Simakadze wangibita ngisengakatalwa, kusukela ekutalweni walibita libito lami.
Lowo longivikelako sewusedvutane. Ngubani-ke longangibeka emacala? Asibhekane buso nebuso! Ngubani ummangaleli wami? Akangisukele phela!
“Kodvwa Simakadze usethempelini lakhe lelingcwele. Umhlaba wonkhe awuthule embikwakhe.”
“Thulani embikwaSimakadze, nonkhe nine bantfu bemhlaba, ngobe sewuvukile waphuma endzaweni yakhe lengcwele.”