10 Kepha wena, Simakadze, ngihawukele ungiphilise, kuze ngitiphindzisele kubo.
Kwatsi Absalomu asanikela ngemhlatjelo, waphindze watfumela kwalandvwa Ahithofeli, umGilo, edolobheni lakubo laseGilo; Ahithofeli abengulomunye webeluleki baDavide. Ngako loluzungu lwacina, sibalo sebantfu lababelandzela Absalomu sandza.
Bonkhe bangani bami lebengitsi bevakala ekhaleni sebayacansuka ngami; labo labatsandzekako kimi sebangigucukele.
Kodvwa-ke wena, Simakadze, ulihawu lami, nebukhosi bami, uyangisimisa, unginike sibindzi sekuncoba.
Kodvwa nguwe, ntsanga yetfu, lesishuca nawe, nalongumngani wami.
Sasihlalisana kamnandzi nawe sasihamba nawe, nesicumbi, nasiya endlini yaNkulunkulu.
Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele, ngobe wena usiphephelo semphefumulo wami, ngiyawukhosela emtfuntini wemaphiko akho, kuze kwendlule tivunguvungu temashwa.
Ngiva bayahebeta labanyenti batsi: “Sesabiso yonkhe indzawo! Mcebe! Asimcebe!” Bonkhe bangani bami balindzele mine kutsi ngishelele, batsi: “Mhlawumbe utawuyengeka; khona sitawube sesiyamehlula, sitiphindzisele kuye.”
Bonkhe labo bewubambisene nabo bakukhohlisile, batakuhlehlisela emnyeleni welive lakho. Bantfu benihletisene nabo ngekuthula nyalo sebakwehlulile. Bangani bakho bewudla nabo sebakwetsiyele lugibe, badzimate bakhuluma bodvwa ngawe, batsi: ‘Kuphi-ke lokuhlakanipha kwakhe?’ ”
Njengamanje nje, tonkhe letitsa tami betingafuni kutsi ngibe yinkhosi yato, tiletseni la nitibulale embikwami.’ ”