11 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi: “Jeremiya, ubonani?” Mine ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Ngibona ligala lesihlahla se-alimondi.”
Jakobe watsatsa imizaca leyayisemanti yetihlahla telibhabhabhulomu, ne-alimondi, nepleni, wayebula wayenta imishi, yasala yaba mhlophe.
linjalo-ke nelivi lami leliphuma emlonyeni wami: Lingeke libuye kimi yabayaba, kodvwa liyawukwenta loko lengikuhlosile, liwufeze umgomo walo lengilikhiphele wona.
Simakadze wangibuta watsi: “Ye Jeremiya, ubonani?” Mine ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Ngibona emakhiwa. Lawa lamahle, mahle kakhulu, kodvwa lawa lamabi, mabi kangangekutsi angeke adleke.”
Kodvwa mine, Simakadze, ngiyawukhuluma loko lengikutsandzako, futsi kuyagcwaliseka ngaphandle kwekulibala. Ngobe ngemalanga enu, ninendlu lehlubukako, ngiyawukufeza konkhe lengikukhulumile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
“Ngako-ke khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Kute nalinye lemavi ami leliyawulibala, konkhe lengikushoko kuyawugcwaliseka, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
“Lilanga selilapha! Selifikile! Imbhubhiso seyehlile, indvuku seyihlumile, kutidla kwachakaza!
Simakadze wangibuta watsi: “Ubonani, ye Amose?” Ngatsi: “Silinganiso.” Simakadze watsi: “Buka la! Ngibeka silinganiso kubantfu bami ema-Israyeli; ngingeke ngisabacolela.
Simakadze wase uyangibuta utsi: “Ubonani, ye Amose?” Ngamphendvula ngatsi: “Ngibona libhasikidi lelinetitselo letivutsiwe.” Simakadze wase ukhuluma kimi utsi: “Sikhatsi sesive sami saka-Israyeli sesiphelile, ngingeke ngisasicolela.”
Yangibuta, yatsi: “Ubonani?” Ngaphendvula, ngatsi: “Ngibona lutsi lwetibane luyigolide lonkhe, lunesitja lesinemafutsa ngetulu, netibane letisikhombisa kulo, netimbobo letisikhombisa tetintsambo tetibane talo.
Lengilosi yangibuta, yatsi: “Ubonani?” Ngaphendvula, ngatsi: “Ngibona kundiza incwadzi legocotwako, ingemamitha langaba yimfica budze, nemamitha langaba mane nesigamu bubanti.”
Ngelilanga lelilandzelako Mosi wangena ethendeni lebufakazi, kulelibhokisi lesivumelwane, wakhandza kutsi indvuku ya-Aroni, leyayimele sive semaLevi, yayingakahlumi kuphela kodvwa yaze yaba nemidvumba yachakaza yatsela titselo tema-alimondi.