36 Nibosebentisa tilinganiso tebudze, netesisindvo kanye netebunyenti letisemtsetfweni. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu, lowanikhipha eGibhithe.
Babefanele banakekele sinkhwa sekubekwa etafuleni, nafulaha wemnikelo walokutinhlavu, nemacebelengwane langenambiliso kanye nekuphekwa nekubondvwa kwawo kanye nebungako bawo bebunyenti nesisindvo sawo.
“NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lowanikhipha eGibhithe, eveni lebugcili.
Simakadze uyasenyanya sikali lesonakele; kodvwa ujabula ngalabo labasebentisa tikali letisemtsetfweni.
Tikali letikala kahle taSimakadze, tonkhe tisindvo letisesikhwameni tingumsebenti wakhe.
Tisindvo tebucili netilinganiso tebucili, kokubili, Simakadze uyakwenyanya.
“ ‘Kufanele nisebentise tisindvo netikali letetsembekile letisemtsetfweni, kube: yi-efa lengiyo nebhathi lengiyo.
Yebo, nginguSimakadze lowanikhipha eGibhithe kutsi ngitewuba nguNkulunkulu wenu; ngako-ke banini ngcwele njengobe nami ngingcwele.
Nibogcina yonkhe imiyalo yami nemitsetfo yami niyilandzele. NginguSimakadze.’ ”
“Ngingabatsetselela kanjani bantfu labasebentisa tikali ngebucili netisindvo letiphambene nemtsetfo?
Ngabuta, ngatsi: “Kuyini?” Yangiphendvula, yatsi: “Libhasikidi lekukala.” Yaphindze yachubeka yatsi: “Loku bubi bebantfu kuwo wonkhe umhlaba.”