3 Sitsa siyangitingela, singicindzetela phansi emhlabatsini singivimbetela ebumnyameni njengalabakadze bafa.
Jowabe wakhuluma kulendvodza yayimtjela loko, watsi: “Ini? Umbonile? Awukamgadli ngani wamlahla phansi khona lapho? Mine cobo lwami bengitakunika tinhlavu tesiliva letilishumi kanye nembhenso.”
Waphindza futsi Abneri wecwayisa Asaheli, watsi: “Yekela kungicosha ngemuva! Ungiphocelelelani kutsi ngikugwaze? Ngingambukelwa ngubani umnakenu, Jowabe?”
Vani kukhala kwami, ngobe ngicindzeteleke kakhulu. Ngephule kulabo labangitingelako, ngobe banemandla kunami.
Shangatsi bangajabha, bahlazeke, labo labafuna umphefumulo wami; shangatsi bangahlakateka labo labacondze kungicitsa.
Bafokati bangivukele, bayangihlasela, tidlova letinelunya tifuna kungibulala, atinendzaba naNkulunkulu. Cabanga.
nakunjalo-ke: Sitsa sami asingitingele size singibambe, siyigcobagcobe emhlabatsini imphilo yami, ludvumo lwami luphelele elutfulini. Cabanga.
Simakadze! Sukuma ngentfukutselo yakho. Vuka ungimele elulakeni lwetitsa tami. Nkulunkulu wami, vuka ungisite. Nguwe wedvwa lonesehlulelo lesimsulwa.
Ungihlalise ebumnyameni, nginjengalabo lasebalala kadzeni emadlizeni.
Wase utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lamatsambo lawa, angiyo yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli. Batsi: ‘Ematsambo etfu omile, nelitsemba letfu liphelile; sincanyuliwe saphela nya.’
Titsa tetfu kute letingasicoloshela ngako. Nome sesiwile, sitawuvuka futsi. Nome sesisebumnyameni kwanyalo, kodvwa Simakadze utawuba kukhanya kwetfu.