6 Balekani niphephise imphilo yenu, banini njengesihlahla lesisehlane.
Atsi kube abakhiphele ngaphandle, lomunye wawo watsi: “Balekani nitewusindza! Ningasabuki nasemuva, ningemi ndzawo kulelitsafa. Balekani nicondze ngasetintsabeni, ningahle nehlelwe ngulesijeziso.”
KuSimakadze ngitfole siphephelo. Pho, ngabe ningeluleka njani nanitsi: “Ndizela entsabeni njengenyoni!
Uyawufanana nesihlahla eveni lelingenalutfo; angeke ayibone imphumelelo nayitako. Uyawulibala kuhlala emacwatseni etindzawo tasehlane, eveni lelimunyu, lapho kukhala libhungane khona.
“Phumani nibaleke eBhabhulona! Phephisani timphilo tenu! Ningabhujiswa ngenca yetono tayo. Sesikhatsi sekuphindzisela kwaSimakadze; utayikhokhela ngaloko lokuyifanele.
Ticumbi tebantfu teta kutakubhajatiswa nguJohane. Watsi kubo: “Tinyoka-ndzini! Nitjelwe ngubani kutsi ningalubalekela lolulaka lwaNkulunkulu lolutako?
Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu wasebentisa tintfo letimbili langeke agucuke kuto: setsembiso nesifungo. Tsine-ke lesesitfole kuphepha kuye kufanele sibe nekukhutsatela lokukhulu, siphutfume lelitsemba leselibekwe embikwetfu.