2 KuSimakadze ngitsi: “Wena uyiNkhosi yami. Kute lokuhle lengingaba nako ngaphandle kwakho.”
Wena utsite: “Funani buso bami.” Mine-ke enhlitiyweni yami ngitsi: “Buso bakho, Simakadze, ngiyabufuna.”
Kodvwa mine ngetsembele kuwe, Simakadze, ngitsi: “Wena unguNkulunkulu wami.”
Ngubani lenginaye ezulwini ngaphandle kwakho? Nanginawe, kute lengikufunako la emhlabeni.
Maye, Simakadze, Nkhosi yetfu! Libito lakho liyababateka emhlabeni wonkhe! Wena ubeke ludvumo lwebukhosi bakho ngetulu kwemazulu.
Uyawukhala kimi atsi: ‘Wena unguBabe, unguNkulunkulu wami, nelidvwala lensindziso yami.’
Angasho kuSimakadze atsi: “Wena usiphephelo sami nenqaba yami, unguNkulunkulu wami lengetsembele kuye.”
Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, lamanye emakhosi langasiye wena abusile etikwetfu; kodvwa Libito lakho, ngilo lodvwa lesilihloniphako.
Lomunye uyawutsi: ‘Mine ngiwaSimakadze;’ lomunye utatibita ngelibito laJakobe; nalomunye uyawubhala esandleni sakhe, atsi: ‘NgiwaSimakadze,’ atsatse libito la-Israyeli.”
Lencenye yesitsatfu ngiyakuyimikisa emlilweni, ngibacenge njengesiliva, ngibahlolisise njengegolide. Bayakulibita Libito lami, bese mine ngiyabaphendvula; ngiyawutsi: ‘Bona babantfu bami;’ nabo batsi: ‘Simakadze nguNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”
Kanjalo-ke nani nanente konkhe lenitjelwe kutsi nikwente, nibotsi: ‘Sitisebenti letingakafaneli kubongwa, ngobe sente lebesifanele kutsi sikwente.’ ”
Tomase waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami!”
Ngubani lowase wanika Nkulunkulu lutfo kuze naNkulunkulu ambonge ngelutfo?”