6 Natsengisa bantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema kumaGriki, nentela kutsi batewuba khashane nemikhawulo yelive labo.
“ ‘BaseGrisi, nebaseThubhali kanye nebaseMesheki babetsenga timpahla takho; babeshintjiselana nawe ngetigcili nangetintfo telitfusi ngetimphahla takho.
Sive sami tehlukaniselana ngaso ngenkatho, tatsengisa ngebafana, kuze titewukhokhela tingwadla; tatsengisa ngemantfombatana, kuze kutsi titewutsenga liwayini tinatse.
Ngiyawutsengisa emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu esiveni sakaJuda, bese sibatsengisa esiveni sakaSheba, sive lesikhashane kakhulu.” Simakadze sewukhulumile.
Juda ngiyawumgoba njengobe ngigoba butjoki bami, ngibugcwalise nga-Efrayimu, kutsi abe ngumcibisholo wami. Awu Siyoni, ngiyawukuvusela emadvodzana akho emelane nemadvodzana akho, Grisi, sive sami ngisente inkemba yelichawe.
Emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu ayawutsatfwa aniketelwe kuletinye tive, nine niyawugugelwa ngemehlo solomane niwagolotele imihla ngemihla, ningasenamandla ngisho newekuphakamisa sandla.
Simakadze uyawunincandzekisa ngemikhumbi nibuyele eGibhithe, ngendlela lengangetsembise kutsi ningeke niphindze nibuyele ngayo. Lapho-ke niyawutinikela nine matfupha kutsi nibe yindali etitseni tenu kutsi tinitsenge nibe tigcili netigcilikati tato, kodvwa kute loyawunitsenga.”