22 Joshuwa wabe sewukhuluma utsi: “Nine nibofakazi bekutilahla nine matfupha ngekutsi nitikhetsele kukhonta Simakadze.” Bamphendvula batsi: “Yebo, sibofakazi.”
Awulahlwa ngimi, kodvwa ulahlwa ngumlomo wakho, ulahlwa nguloko lokukhulunywa nguwe lucobo lwakho.
Livi lakho ngililondvolote enhlitiyweni yami, kuze ngingoni kuwe.
Shangatsi sandla sakho singahlala silungele kungisita, ngobe ngitikhetsele kugcina timiso takho.
kodvwa yinye kuphela ledzingekile. Mariya ukhetse intfo lengiyo sibili, kunjalo nje angeke ayemukwe ngumuntfu leyo ntfo.”
Yase itsi lenkhosi kuso: ‘Wena sisebenti lesibi, ngitakulahla ngelicala ngemavi akho! Uyati kutsi ngingumuntfu lonelulaka, ngitsatsa lokungesiko kwami, ngivune lapho ngingazange ngihlanyele khona!
Lamuhla netsembisile natsi Simakadze unguNkulunkulu wenu, nekutsi niyawuhamba endleleni yakhe, nigcine timiso takhe, nemiyalo yakhe kanye nemitsetfo yakhe, nekutsi futsi niyawumlalela.
Kodvwa bantfu bakhuluma kuJoshuwa, batsi: “Cha! Tsine sitawukhonta Simakadze.”