18 Ngobe sewuke waba nemadvodza lasihlanu, nalena lonayo nyalo akusiyo yakho. Ukhulume liciniso.”
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu weta ku-Abimeleki ngeliphupho ebusuku watsi kuye: “Wena utakufa ngenca yalomfati lomtsetse, ngobe ungumfati walendvodza.”
Shekhemu, umsa waHamori umHivi, labesikhulu saleyo ndzawo, watsi nakambona, wamtsatsa wayakumdlwengula, wamhlazisa.
Kodvwa bamphendvula batsi: “Besingeke sivume kutsi dzadzewetfu entiwe ingwadla.”
Kodvwa njengemfati longaketsembeki endvodzeni yakhe, kanjalo, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli, awuketsembeki kimi,” kusho Simakadze.
“ ‘Wena mfati loyingwadla! Ucolela kuba nemashende esikhundleni sekuba nendvodza yakho!
“ ‘Ngako-ke, wena ngwababane, vani livi laSimakadze!
“ ‘Lona-ke ngumtsetfo locondzene nesikhwele, nangabe umfati aphambukile watingcolisa ngekulala nalenye indvodza, asesesandleni sendvodza yakhe,
Nalowo lodivosa indvodza yakhe bese wendza kulenye indvodza, unelicala endvodzeni yakhe lekuphinga.”
Jesu watsi kuye: “Hamba ubite indvodza yakho, nite lapha.”
Umfati wamphendvula watsi: “Ngite indvodza.” Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Usho sibili nawutsi: ‘Ngite indvodza.’
Umfati watsi: “Nkhosi, sengiyabona kutsi ungumphrofethi.
Ngako-ke, umfati nakahlala nalenye indvodza, kantsi indvodza yakhe isaphila, ubitwa ngekutsi yingwadla. Kodvwa nakufa lendvodza yakhe, ngekwemtsetfo sewungumfati lokhululekile, futsi angeke abitwe ngekutsi yingwadla, nome angendza kulenye indvodza.
Umshado awuhlonishwe ngibo bonkhe; labatsetsene kufanele betsembeke lomunye kulomunye. Nkulunkulu uyawubehlulela bonkhe labagwadlako nalabaphingako.
Ngetulu kwaloko Ruthe, umMowabi, longumfelokati, labetekwe nguMahaloni, naye sengumkami. Loko kutawusita ekugcineni lifa netimphahla temndeni wemufi; umndeni wakhe uyawuchubeka esiveni sakhe, nasedolobheni lakubo. Nine-ke nibofakazi baloko kulelilanga lalamuhla.”