27 Bantfu lababi bafunana netindlela tekuvisa labanye buhlungu, ngisho nemavi abo avutsa emalangabi ebubi.
Lesinye sichomoketi lesasikhona lapho bekunguSheba, umsa waBikri, wesive sakaBhenjamini. Sona-ke sesuke sashaya impalampala samemetela satsi: “Asinasabelo kuDavide! Ngeke silandzele umsa waJese! Madvodza aka-Israyeli, asambeni emakhaya!”
Ngisemkhatsini wemabhubesi, labantfu labashwabudzelanako. Ematinyo awo atikhali nemicibisholo, tilwimi tawo tinkemba letikhaliphako.
Lutsandvo lwekudla lwemuntfu losisebenti lwenta sisebente ngemandla aso onkhe; ngobe kulamba kwaso kuyasibandzetela kusichubele embili.
Umuntfu loguculela lokuliciniso ususa luchuku nekulwa, umuntfu wenhlebo wehlukanisa bangani labetsembene.
Umuntfu loficelana liso usuke acondze bubi, nemuntfu losinekelana ematinyo usuke ahlose bubi.
Fakazi lomubi wedzelela kulunga; imilomo yalababi imita bubi.
kufunisise njengesiliva, ukumbe njengemcebo lofihliwe.
Sihlangananhloko nome sihlophoyi sitfunguluta yonkhe indzawo sihamba sicala emanga,
Sonkhe sikhatsi sakha emachinga ebubi enhlitiyweni yaso, sisuse nelutfutfuva lwekulwa.
Maye kulabo labahudvula sono ngetintsambo temacebo, badvonse bubi kube shangatsi kungetintsambo tetincola,
Kungabe kambe Simakadze longuSomandla akakumisi yini engcondvweni yakhe kutsi kushikashikeka kwebantfu kungemafutsa nje ekubhebhetela umlilo, nekutsi tive tishikashikeke, titikhandlekele lite?
Lulwimi lungumlilo, lulive lebubi, lulwimi lusitfo lesingcolisa wonkhe umtimba, lokhela yonkhe imphilo ngemlilo lulunyekwa sihogo.
Ase ucabange, ubone kutsi ungahle wenteni, ngobe umnumzane wetfu lona kanye nemndeni wakhe wonkhe ulengela engotini lenkhulu. Unenkhani kangangobe kute lamlalelako, nakhuluma naye.”