23 Tifiso talabalungile tigcina ebuhleni; kodvwa ematsemba alababi agcina ebubini.
Yebo, Simakadze! Uyativa tifiso talabacotfo, ucinise nenhlitiyo yabo. Indlebe yakho iyabalalela,
Ngikufuna ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami, shangatsi ngingete ngaphambuka emiyalweni yakho.
Shangatsi tindlela tami tingacondza njalo ekutigcineni timiso takho.
Kunye kuphela lengakucela kuSimakadze, ngiko kodvwa lengikufunako: kutsi ngihlale endlini yaSimakadze onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwami, ngibukisise buhle baSimakadze, ngizindle ngaye ngisethempelini lakhe.
Yenta Simakadze abe yinjabulo yakho, yena-ke utakupha lokufiswa yinhlitiyo yakho.
Lokujabulisa bantfu labalungile nguloko labakwetsembako; kodvwa litsemba lalababi liyanyamalala.
Umuntfu lowephana ngemali yakhe wandzisa umcebo wakhe; lomunye uyemana, asuke agcine asaluphuya.
Nakufa lokhohlakele, ufa kanye nematsemba akhe, nekwetsembela kwakhe ebunjingeni kuyashabalala.
Emasu alabalungile mahle; kodvwa teluleko talababi tiyedukisana.
Umuntfu lolungile udla titselo letimnandzi taloko lakushoko; kodvwa bantfu lababi balambela kwenta budlova.
Umphefumulo wami ulangatelela wena ebusuku; ekuseni umoya wami ulangatelela wena. Ngesikhatsi tehlulelo takho tehlela etikwemhlaba, tive temhlaba tifundza kulunga.
Angikakubalekeli kuba ngumelusi wakho, uyati kutsi angikalilangateleli lilanga lekuphelelwa litsemba. Loko lokwendlula etindzebeni temlomo wami kusebaleni emehlweni akho.
Babusisiwe labalambele bomele kulunga, ngobe bayakwesutsiswa.
kodvwa sekusele kutsi ngekwesaba lokukhulu silindzele kwehlulelwa nemlilo loshisa ngelulaka loyawucedza emaphikankhani.