16 Imini yakho, nebusuku bakho, nguwe lowenta kukhanya nelilanga.
Wenta inyanga kutsi yehlukanise tikhatsi, lilanga liyasati sikhatsi salo sekuya kunina.
Wenta bumnyama bube busuku, bese kweluka tonkhe tilwane temahlatsi.
Nangibuka etulu esibhakabhakeni sakho ngibona umsebenti wetandla takho, inyanga netinkhanyeti lotimisile, ngitsi:
Ngenta kukhanya, ngidale bumnyama, ngiletsa lokuhle, ngidale lokubi, mine Simakadze, ngitenta tonkhe letintfo.”
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Kube bengingakasimisi sivumelwane sami nelilanga, nebusuku, ngingakamisi nemitsetfo yelizulu nemhlaba,
kuze nitewuba ngemadvodzana eYihlo losezulwini. Ngobe yena uphumisa lilanga lakhe kulababi nalabahle, anise imvula yakhe kulabalungile nalabangakalungi.