7 “Awu Siyoni! Balekani! Phunyulani, nine lenihlala eBhabhulona!”
Atsi kube abakhiphele ngaphandle, lomunye wawo watsi: “Balekani nitewusindza! Ningasabuki nasemuva, ningemi ndzawo kulelitsafa. Balekani nicondze ngasetintsabeni, ningahle nehlelwe ngulesijeziso.”
Simakadze utsi: “Yehla, uhlale elutfulini, wena Ndvodzakati yaseBhabhulona. Hlala emhlabatsini, ungasahlali esihlalweni sebukhosi, Ndvodzakati yebaseBhabhulona. Awusayikubitwa ngekutsi ungulobutsakatsaka nalotsambile.
Sukani lapha eBhabhulona. Wabalekeleni emaBhabhulona. Kumemeteleni loku ngenjabulo lenkhulu, nikubabate, kutfumeleni emikhawulweni yemhlaba, nitsi: “Simakadze umhlengile Jakobe, inceku yakhe.”
Sukani, sukani, niphume eBhabhulona! Ningatsintsi lutfo lolungcolile ngekwemtsetfo! Phumani kulelo dolobha, nitihlambulule nibe msulwa, nine leniphatsa titja taSimakadze.
Titsintsitse lutfuli lokulo; sukuma, uhlale esihlalweni sebukhosi, wena Jerusalema. Tikhulule etinketaneni letisentsanyeni yakho, wena Ndvodzakati yaseSiyoni letfunjiwe.
“Balekani niphume eBhabhulona; lishiyeni lelive lemaBhabhulona, nibe njengetiphongo letihola umhlambi.
“Phumani kuyo, sive sami! Balekisani timphilo tenu! Balekelani intfukutselo leyesabekako yaSimakadze.
“Phumani nibaleke eBhabhulona! Phephisani timphilo tenu! Ningabhujiswa ngenca yetono tayo. Sesikhatsi sekuphindzisela kwaSimakadze; utayikhokhela ngaloko lokuyifanele.
Shumpani nibubule, bantfu baseJerusalema, nilingise umfati aphetfwe ngumhelo nasatawubeleka, ngobe nyalo senitawuphuma ekhaya niyewuhlala etigangeni. Nitakuya eBhabhulona; noko lapho niyawusindziswa, Simakadze uyakunephula etitseni tenu.
Wasiyala sonkhe sive, watsi: “Khweshani emathendeni aletigangi leti! Ningatsintsi lutfo etintfweni tabo, funa nani nikhukhulwe kanye netono tabo.”
Ekukhaleni kwabo onkhe ema-Israyeli labesedvutane abaleka, amemeta atsi: “Umhlaba utasimita natsi futsi.”
Phetro wafakaza kubo abancenga ngemavi lamanyenti, atsi: “Tisindziseni kulesitukulwane lesiphambene!”
Ngase ngiphindze ngiva lelinye livi liphuma ezulwini litsi: “Sive sami, phumani kuyo, ningahlanganyeli nayo etonweni tayo, funa nehlelwe kuhlushwa kanye nayo.