7 Ematilosi emkhumbi akhuluma odvwana, atsi: “Wotani, sitekwenta inkatho sibone kutsi ngubani lona losidvonsele lomkhokha.” Ngako-ke base benta inkatho; inkatho yadla Jona.
Kwatsi ngenyanga yekucala, yaNisani, ngemnyaka weli-12 wekubusa kwenkhosi Ahashiveroshi, kwentiwa inkatho embikwaHamani yekutfola kutsi kungaba nguliphi lilanga nenyanga lekutsi aphumelelise lelisu lakhe. Ngako kwakhetfwa lilanga leli-13 ku-Adari, inyanga yeli-12.
Ngitawutsi kuNkulunkulu: Ungangilahli, kodvwa ngitjele kutsi cala lini longibeka lona.
Behlukaniselana ngetimphahla tami, bentelane inkatho ngengubo yami.
Bantfu bangayenta inkatho nabafuna intsandvo yaNkulunkulu; kodvwa imphendvulo incunywa nguye, Simakadze.
Kodvwa naningakwenti loko, niyona kuSimakadze, futsi-ke nibociniseka-ke kutsi salakutjelwa sibona ngemopho.
Selimbetsele esiphambanweni, lase lenta inkatho, lehlukaniselana ngetingubo takhe.
Wabulala tive letisikhombisa eveni laseKhenani, walinika bona kutsi libe labo.
Ngako-ke ningacali kwehlulela lutfo sikhatsi singakefiki, neNkhosi ingakefiki. Ngiyo leyawuveta ekukhanyeni lokufihlakele ebumnyameni, ivete ebaleni imicabango yetinhlitiyo. Lapho-ke ngulowo nalowo muntfu uyawutfola kubongwa lokuvela kuNkulunkulu.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Sukuma! Uweleni ngebuso bakho lapho phansi?