16 Kuwa kwaMowabi sekusedvute, sigameko sakhe sesitawufika masinyane.
nanjengenyoni icotfota iya esifini. Yayingati kutsi loko itakukhokhela ngemphilo yayo.
Timphisi tiyawushaya umkhulungwane kuleto tinqaba tayo, kanjalo netimphungutja etigodlweni tayo. Sikhatsi sayo sesisondzele, nemalanga ayo angeke andziswe.”
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ubone kahle impela, ngobe ngicaphele kona kutsi livi lami ligcwaliseke.”
Khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngitasicedza lesaga, bangaphindzi basikhulume lapha ka-Israyeli.’ Khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Emalanga asasondzele lapho yonkhe imibono iyawugcwaliseka.
“Ngako-ke khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Kute nalinye lemavi ami leliyawulibala, konkhe lengikushoko kuyawugcwaliseka, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
Kuphindzisela kwami; ngimi loyawutibuyiselela. Ngesikhatsi lesikahle lunyawo lwabo luyawushelela. Lilanga labo lekuhlupheka selisedvute, kubhujiswa kwabo kuyabahlasela.”
Ngenca yebudli babo bayawutsengiselana ngani ngemavi ebucili. Kusukela emandvulweni kulahlwa kwabo akulibali, nekubhujiswa kwabo akweteli.