17 “Buka-ke, ngitawutfumela tinyoka letinesihlungu lesibi emkhatsini wenu, tindlondlo letingeke titsetjulwe ngumuntfu titewuniluma,” kusho Simakadze.
Hhawu, Nkulunkulu, hhohlota ematinyo lasemilonyeni yabo, wephule imihlatsi yelibhubesi, Simakadze.
Nangabe inyoka iluma ingakatfotjiswa, kute inzuzo kulowo mwungi wayo.
“Ningajabuli, nine nonkhe maFilisti, ngobe nitsi lendvuku leyanishaya seyephukile; nanjengobe lokumila kusuka emphandzeni bese kutsela titselo, kanjalo nasenyokeni kuyawuvela libululu lelinesihlungu kabi.
Kuyawuba shangatsi ngumuntfu lobalekele libhubesi, wase utitsela etikwelibhele; kube shangatsi ngumuntfu longene endlini yakhe wabeka tandla takhe elubondzeni, kusuke inyoka imlume.
Nome bangatifihla esicongweni sentsaba iKhameli, nakhona lapho ngiyawubatingela ngize ngibabambe. Nome bangangibhacela ekujuleni kwelwandle, nakhona lapho ngiyawutfumela inyoka ibalume.
Simakadze wase ubatfumelela tinyoka letatinesihlungu; taluma labantfu, labanyenti babo bafa.
Ngiyawubahlasela ngendlala lephundlako, namashaya acotfule wetifo letibulalanako, kanye netijeziso letibulalako. Ngiyawubahlasela ngetidladla tetilwane tesiganga, nangesihlungu setindlondlo letintjuma elutfulini.
Ngobe emandla alamahhashi abesemilonyeni yawo nasemisileni yawo. Imisila yawo yayinetinhloko, ifanana netinyoka. Abelimata ngayo lemisila.