3 sitsi: “Awu! Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, loku kwentekeleni ka-Israyeli? Kwentiwa yini kutsi kube nesive lesinyamalalako ka-Israyeli lamuhla?”
Awu, Nkulunkulu! Usilahleleni sive sakho siphelane? Intfukutselo yakho ibhunyeleleni timvu telidlelo lakho?
Pho, wena uludziliteleni lolutsango loluwutungeletile lomvini? Manje bonkhe labendlulako bangateba kalula letitselo tawo.
Lomunye umuntfu ulimata imphilo yakhe yonkhe ngebulima bakhe; kodvwa usuka lapho asole Simakadze.
Awu Simakadze, usivumelelani kutsi seduke etindleleni takho, utenteleni kutsi tibe lukhuni tinhlitiyo tetfu, kuze singetikuhlonipha wena? Mane ubuye ngenca yetinceku takho, tive letilifa lakho.
Yebo Simakadze, wena uhlala ungcwele, nangiletsa indzaba embikwakho. Noko ngifuna kukhuluma nawe macondzana nekwehlulela kwakho. Kwentiwa yini kutsi indlela yalomubi iphumelele? Kwentiwa yini kutsi labangaketsembeki bahlale kahle bakhululekile?
Tonkhe tive tiyawubuta titsi: ‘Simakadze wakwentelani loku kulelive? Siyini sizatfu salolulaka loluvutsa kangaka?’
Sive sakhuphukela eBetheli, lapho safike sahlala phansi embikwaSimakadze; laze layawushona solomane simpongoloza sikhala kabuhlungu,
Ekuseni ngakusasa bantfu bavuka bakha lilati, betfula khona iminikelo yekushiswa neminikelo yekuthula.