20 Nangabe indvodza ilala nadzadzewaboyise, seyihlazise umkhwenyewabo. Bayawuba nelicala, bafe bangenamntfwana.
Akasenabantfwana, nabatukulu sewute emkhatsini webantfu bakubo; kute insali lapho ake wahlala khona.
Shangatsi intalelwane yakhe ingaphela nya; libito lakhe lesulwe esitukulwaneni lesitako.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bhalisa lendvodza njengalete umntfwana, indvodza lengeke ichume emphilweni yayo, ngobe kute lokutalwa ngiyo lokuyawuchuma, kute loyawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide nome aphindze abuse kaJuda.”
“ ‘Ungamhlazisi umnakaboyihlo ngekulala nemkakhe; ungunyoko.
Nangabe indvodza ishada nemkamnakabo umnakabo asaphila, leso sento sekungcola, ihlazise umnakabo. Bangeke bamtfole umntfwana.
Wase utsi: “Manje ekugcineni iNkhosi seyingisitile. Seyilisusile lihlazo lami ebantfwini.”
Babete bantfwana, ngobe Elizabethe abengatali, futsi bobabili besebakhulile.
Ngobe ayeta emalanga lapho bayawutsi: ‘Maye, baba nenhlanhla labo bafati labangazange batale bantfwana, nalawo mabele langazange amunyise.’