9 Khotsamani nikhuleke kuSimakadze, nembatse bungcwele, nitfutfumele embikwakhe, mhlaba wonkhe.
Lonkhe libandla lakhonta ngekukhotsama, bahlabeli basahlabela nebashayi bemacilongo basawashaya. Konkhe loku kwachubeka kwaze kwaphela umnikelo wekushiswa.
Yatsi kube iminikelo iphele, inkhosi nabo bonkhe lababenayo baguca phansi bakhonta.
Inkhosi Hezekiya kanye netiphatsimandla takhe bayala emaLevi kutsi advumise Simakadze ngemavi aDavide kanye newa-Asafa, umboniswa. Ngako bahlabela tingoma tekudvumisa bajabulile, bakhotsamisa tinhloko tabo bakhonta.
Ezra wakhuluma watsi: “Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabobabe, lokubekile enhlitiyweni yenkhosi kutsi kuhlonishwe indlu yaSimakadze eJerusalema ngalendlela,
Sive sakho siyawutinikela mhlazana ulwa netitsa takho, emabutfo akho ayawuta kuwe ahlobe ngemvunulo lengcwele, ayawuvela njengematolo asentsatsakusa.
Mhlaba, tfutfumela embikwaSimakadze, yebo, embikwaNkulunkulu waJakobe.
Libito laSimakadze linikeni bukhosi lobulifanele. Khontani Simakadze ngetembatfo tebungcwele.
Umhlaba wonkhe awumesabe Simakadze, bonkhe labasemhlabeni abatfutfumele embikwakhe.
Yentani tetsembiso netifungo tenu kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu, nitigcwalise. Bonkhe labasedvute naye abaletse tipho kulowo lofanele kwesatjwa.
Kodvwa uyesabeka, ngubani nje longema embikwakho, nase utfukutsele uvutsa lulaka?
Simakadze uyabusa! Tive atitfutfumele! Uhleti etikwemakherubhi. Umhlaba awutfutfumele!
Babetigabatisa ngetimvunulo tabo nangekwekugaba kwabo lokuhle lababekusebentisa ekubumbeni kwabo letithico tabo letisinengiso, netitfombe letingenamsebenti. Ngako-ke ngiyawutigucula ngitente tingcole tingabi namsebenti.
Iyawumisa emathende ayo ebukhosi emkhatsini wetilwandle entsabeni lenhle nalengcwele. Noko iyawufika esiphetfweni sayo, futsi kute namunye loyawuyilamulela.”