24 Kwachamuka umlilo usuka kuSimakadze wacedza lomnikelo wekushiswa kanye nemanoni labesetikwelilati. Satsi kube sive sikubone loku, samemeta sakhotsamisa nebuso baso, sawela phansi.
Kwatsi ngekushona kwelilanga sekumnyama, kwabonakala litiko lemlilo, nelilangabi lemlilo lendlula emkhatsini waletincetu.
Abrama wakhotsamisa buso bakhe, batsintsa phansi, Nkulunkulu watsi kuye:
Hezekiya wase uyathandaza kuSimakadze, watsi: “Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli, wena lohleli emkhatsini wemakherubhi, wena wedvwa unguNkulunkulu etikwayo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba. Wena wadala lizulu nemhlaba.
Davide wase wakha lilati kuSimakadze kuleyo ndzawo, wenta iminikelo yekushiswa neyebudlelwane, wabita Simakadze; Simakadze waphendvula ngemlilo lowehlela elatini lemnikelo wekushiswa, uvela ezulwini.
ngempela sengikwakhele lithempeli lelihle kakhulu, indzawo yakho lapho kutabohlala wena khona phakadze naphakadze.”
Badvumisa, babonga ngekuhlabela kuSimakadze, batsi: “Ulungile; umusa wakhe ku-Israyeli uyakuma kuze kube phakadze.” Bonkhe bantfu bamemeta kakhulu badvumisa Nkulunkulu, ngobe sisekelo sendlu yaSimakadze sasesibekiwe.
Sive, Melusi waka-Israyeli, wena lohola Josefa njengemhlambi wetimvu. Wena lohlala emkhatsini wemakherubhi, bonakala ngekukhatimula kwakho.
Ingilosi yaSimakadze yabonakala kuye iselangabini lemlilo ekhatsi nekhatsi esihlahleni. Watsi uyabuka, wabona lesihlahla sivutsa kodvwa singashi.
Masinyane kwachamuka umlilo kuSimakadze wabadla, bafela khona lapho, ebukhoneni bakhe Simakadze.
Lomlilo kufanele uhlale uvutsa lapha etikwelilati, ungacali ucime.”
BoMosi na-Aroni bakhotsamisa buso babo embikwesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli lesasihlangene lapho.
Kodvwa boMosi na-Aroni bawa phansi ngebuso bakhotsama, batsi: “Awu Nkulunkulu! Nkulunkulu wemimoya yebantfu bonkhe, kungatsi ngekona kwemuntfu munye bese utfukutselela sonkhe sive?”
“Kute emashwa latakwehlela Jakobe, Israyeli angeke abe nelusizi. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, unabo; kumenyetwa nekudvunyiswa kweNkhosi kusemkhatsini wabo.
Yena wachubeka libangana, wawa phansi ngebuso, athandaza atsi: “Babe, nakungenteka, yendlulise kimi lendzebe yelusizi. Kepha hhayi ngekufisa kwami, kodvwa kuye ngentsandvo yakho.”
Njalo nje nangabe letidalwa letine tatibabata bukhosi bakhe, timdvumise, tibonga lowo lohleti esihlalweni sebukhosi, nalophila kuze kube phakadze,
Latsi kube liyitsatse lencwadzi, letidalwa letine kanye nemalunga langema-24 awa phansi embikweliWundlu, lelo nalelo liphetse ihabhu, netitja tegolide tigcwele imphepho lengimithandazo yalabangcwele.
Tonkhe tingilosi tema tatungeleta sihlalo sebukhosi, nemalunga, netidalwa letine, tawa phansi ngebuso embikwesihlalo sebukhosi, takhonta Nkulunkulu,
Kodvwa umkakhe wamphendvula, watsi: “Kube Simakadze abecondze kusibulala, ngabe akawemukeli lomnikelo wekushiswa nemnikelo walokutinhlavu lovela esandleni setfu, ngabe akasikhombisi tonkhe letintfo, wabuye wasitjela naloku.”
Ngesihloko sendvuku leyayisesandleni sayo, lengilosi yaSimakadze yatsintsa lenyama kanye nalamacebelengwane labengenambiliso. Kwavutsa umlilo kulelidvwala, wadla lenyama nalamacebelengwane. Ingilosi yaSimakadze yanyamalala.