21 Belusi abanangcondvo, abambuti naSimakadze; ngako abaphumeleli, nayo yonkhe imihlambi yabo isakatekile.
Bonkhe abanangcondvo, futsi abanalwati, bonkhe babumbi betegolide bahlazekile ngetithico tabo. Titfombe tabo tiyinkhohliso, atinamphefumulo.
Tonkhe atinangcondvo tetfwele bulima, tifundziswa tithico letingenamsebenti tetigodvo.
Belusi labanyenti bayawubhubhisa sivini sami, bagcobagcobe insimi yami. Batayigucula insimi yami lenhle, bayente umhlaba losigagadvu.
Baphristi abazange babute, batsi: ‘Uphi Simakadze?’ Labo labafundzisa ngemtsetfo abazange bangati, nebaholi bangivukela. Baphrofethi baphrofetha ngaBhali, balandzela tithico letingenamsebenti.”
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bhalisa lendvodza njengalete umntfwana, indvodza lengeke ichume emphilweni yayo, ngobe kute lokutalwa ngiyo lokuyawuchuma, kute loyawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide nome aphindze abuse kaJuda.”
“Emakamela abo atsi atawuba yimphango, nemihlambi yabo lemikhulu itawuba yimphango. Ngiyawubasakatela emoyeni labo labasemaveni lakhashane, ngiyawubehlisela tigemegeme letivela ndzawo tonkhe,” kusho Simakadze.
Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga, baphristi baphetse ngeligunya labo, nebantfu bami bakutsandza ngaleyo ndlela. Kodvwa nitakwenta njani ekupheleni?”
“Israyeli unjengemhlambi wetimvu letisakatekile ticoshwe ngemabhubesi. Lekucala lelamudla kwaba yinkhosi yase-Asiriya; lekugcina lelabhoba ematsambo akhe, kwaba nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.”
Labahlakaniphile bayawuhlazeka; bayawujabhiswa, babhajwe elugibeni. Njengobe balilahlile livi laSimakadze nje, banakuphi-ke kuhlakanipha?
Njengemelusi nakeluse umhlambi wetimvu takhe losakatekile, nakanato, kanjalo nami ngiyawutelusela timvu tami. Ngiyawutephula kuto tonkhe tindzawo lapho tisakatelwe khona ngalelo langa lemafu nelebumnyama.
Simakadze utsi: “Intfukutselo yami ivutsela belusi, futsi ngitabajezisa baholi; ngobe Simakadze longuSomandla uyawutinakekela timvu takhe, indlu yakaJuda, abente bafanane nelihhashi lelilichalachala emphini.
“Awu nkemba, vuka umelane nemelusi wami, umelane nemuntfu longumngani wami,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Shaya umelusi umbulale, timvu tiyawuhlakateka. Ngiyawugucula sandla sami etikwaletincane, ngimelane nato.”