21 Sive sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nencenye yesive sakaManase taphendvula baholi betive tema-Israyeli, tatsi:
Imphendvulo letfobekile icitsa intfukutselo; kodvwa leyedzelelako nalenelulaka iyatfukutselisa.
Umuntfu uhlela tinhloso engcondvweni yakhe; kodvwa kutiphumisela ngelulwimi kuvela kuSimakadze.
Kubulima nelihlazo kuphendvula umbuzo ungakeva kutsi utsini.
Umuntfu lonika imphendvulo leyetsembekile ukhombisa bungani lobungibo sibili.
Simakadze utsi: “Betlehema Efratha, nome ungulomunye wemiti lemincane yakaJuda, kodvwa ngiyawuveta kuwe umbusi loyawubusa sive saka-Israyeli. Lusendvo lwakhe luyawusukela kulolo lwaluvele lukhona kwasekucaleni.”
Ngako-ke Phetro wabalandzisa ngalokwenteka, kusukela ekucaleni, watsi:
Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, khumbulani naku: Ngulowo nalowo muntfu akasheshe kuva, ephute kukhuluma, ephute nekutfukutsela;
Khumbulani Akhani, umsa waZera, lowatsatsa tintfo lebekungakafaneli kutsi atitsatse; lulaka alusehlelanga sonkhe yini sive? Akuzange kufe yena yedvwa ngaleso sono sakhe.’ ”
“Somandla, Nkulunkulu, Simakadze! Somandla, Nkulunkulu, Simakadze! Yena uyati! Na-Israyeli kufanele ati! Nangabe loku bekukuhlubuka nekungalaleli Simakadze, ningacali nisishiye siphila lamuhla.
Kepha mngcweliseni Khristu abe yiNkhosi etinhlitiyweni tenu, nimhloniphe, nihlale nilungele kubaphendvula bonkhe labanibuta ngelitsemba lelikini.