24 Mikha wabaphendvula, watsi: “Nitsetse bonkulunkulu lengatentela bona, nemphristi wami nahamba naye. Ngisasele nani-ke? Ningangibuta kanjani nitsi: ‘Kwenteke njani?’ ”
Nyalo-ke njengobe sewuhamba ukhumbule bakini, utebeleni letithico tami?”
Rakheli bekatsetse letithico watifihla ngaphansi kwesihlalo selikamela, wahlala etikwato. Labani, watiphumphutsa lonkhe lithende laRakheli, wangete watitfola.
Lulaka lwaSimakadze lwamvutsela Amasiya, Simakadze watfumela umphrofethi ku-Amasiya, wafike watsi: “Utifunelani letithico talabantfu letehluleke nekusindzisa bantfu bato esandleni sakho?”
Laba labatentako bafanana nato, bonkhe labetsembele kuto bafanana nato.
Kulengela somiso etikwemanti ayo! Ayawukoma, ngobe kulive letithico, bantfu balo bahlanyiswa kwesaba leto tithico.
“Wonkhe umuntfu akanangcondvo, futsi akanalwati; wonkhe umbumbi wetegolide unemahloni ngetithico takhe. Titfombe takhe tiyinkhohliso nje, atinamphefumulo.
“Ohola wangenela bugwababane asewami; wakhanuka emashende akhe, ema-Asiriya, lekwakutihlabani
Niyatibonela, futsi niyativela konkhe lokwentiwa ngulendvodza lenguPawula. Utsi bonkulunkulu labakhiwe ngetandla abasibo bonkulunkulu sibili, sewugucule bantfu labanyenti, hhayi kuleli lase-Efesu kuphela kodvwa cishe kulo lonkhe lase-Asiya.
Emakhosi emhlaba aphingana nayo. Bonkhe bantfu bemhlaba badzakwa kunatsa liwayini lebugwadla bayo.”
Mikha wakhuluma yedvwa watsi: “Manje sengiyati kutsi Simakadze utaba nemusa kimi, njengobe lomLevi asangumphristi wami nje.”
Lendvodza lenguMikha beyinendumba, ngako yenta sidziya sebaphristi, yabumba tithico, yase ibeka lomunye wemadvodzana ayo kutsi abe ngumphristi wayo.
Njengobe bebahambe babamemeta laba bakaDani bagucuka bakhuluma kuMikha, batsi: “Kwenteke njani? Ubabutseleni labantfu kutsi nitesihlasela?”
BakaDani baphendvula batsi: “Ungaphindzilitani natsi, funa kusuke emadvodza lanenhlitiyo lencane akuhlasele, wena kanye nemndeni wakho wonkhe nife.”