13 Awu, Nkulunkulu wami! Bente babe njengesiwunguwungwana, nanjengemakhoba wona apheshulwa ngumoya.
Ungalivisa yini buhlungu licembe leliphephukako? Ungacoshana yini nemakhoba lomile?
Kukangakhi bafanana netinhlanga emoyeni, babe njengemakhoba lapheshulwa sivunguvungu?
Nkulunkulu wami! Nkulunkulu wami! Ungishiyeleni? Ukhashane leni nekungisita? Ukhwesheleni emavini ekukhala kwami?
Ababe njengemakhoba wona apheshulwa ngumoya, ingilosi yaSimakadze isabadvungulula.
Yebo, Nkulunkulu, wena uyiNkhosi yami, yelekelela bakaJakobe ubente bancobe.
Ngekuphakama kwemandla akho ubacitsile labemelene nawe, intfukutselo yakho levutsako uyitfululele kubo, yabalumeka njengetibi.
Batsi basengakahlanyelwa, basengakatjalwa nekutjalwa, basengakasimi ngisho nasemhlabatsini, bese uyabaphuphutsa, babune, kutsi umoya losiwunguwungwane ubaphephule, ubalahle khashane njengemakhoba.
Ngubani lochukulute lomunye kutsi esuke emphumalanga, wambitela ekulungeni kutsi ahlangabetane nekuncoba kuso sonkhe sinyatselo? Tive utinikela kuye, atfobise emakhosi embikwakhe. Ngenkemba yakhe uyabagucula babe lutfuli, nangebutjoki bakhe uyabaphephula njengemakhoba.
“Ngitanisakata njengemakhoba wona lapheshulwa ngumoya wasehlane.
“ ‘Njengobe ukhulume watsi: “Letive letimbili nalamave lamabili kutawuba kwetfu, futsi siyawukutsatsa kube kwetfu,” lite nome mine Simakadze bengikhona lapho,
Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Sitsa sakhuluma ngani, satsi: “Hha! Ticongo takadzeni setilifa letfu.” ’
Sitja sakhe sekwela sisesandleni sakhe; uyawushanelisisa sibuya sakhe abutsele emabele esilulwini sakhe, kepha emakhoba uyawuwashisa ngemlilo longacimeki.”