4 Batsi: “Tilungiseleleni imphi yekubhekana nayo! Sukumani nihlasele kusesemini! Kodvwa bukani, kukhanya kwelilanga sekuyafiphala, nematfunti akusihlwa semadze.
Njengesigcili silangatelela ematfunti asentsambama, nanjengemuntfu locashiwe lolindzela ngekulangatelela umholo wakhe,
Kuze kudzabuke kusa, kubaleke titfunti, buya, wena longitsandzako, bani njengemphala nanjengemgankla losemncane nawusemagcumeni langemahhelekehle.
Ngiyakwenta bafelokati babo babe banyenti kwendlula sihlabatsi saselwandle. Emini ngiyawuletsa umbhubhisi loyawucondzana nabonina bemajaha, ngekushesha ngibehlisele buhlungu nekutfutfumela.
Unina webantfwana labasikhombisa uyawucaleka, aphefumule kwekugcina. Lilanga liyawumshonela emini, uyawutseleka ngelihlazo, adliwe ngemahloni. Ngiyawubulala insali yesive sami ngenkemba embikwetitsa tayo,” kusho Simakadze.
“Dzabula tivini taso utone, kodvwa ungatibhubhisi tiphele titsi nya. Waphundle emagala ato, ngobe labantfu abasibo baSimakadze.
Bahlome ngebutjoki nangesikhali; banelulaka, abanamusa. Bevakala njengelwandle loludvumako, nabagijima ngemahhashi abo; beta njengebantfu labavivele imphi, batewuhlasela wena, awu, Ndvodzakati yaseSiyoni.”
“Kuvuna sekwendlulile, lihlobo seliphelile, kodvwa tsine asikasindziswa.”
“Memetelani naku etiveni: “ ‘Tilungiseleleni imphi! Vusani emabutfo! Emasotja akasondzele atewuhlasela.
Umbono wa-Obadiya: Loku ngulokwakhulunywa yiNkhosi Simakadze ngesive saka-Edomu: Sivile livi leliphuma kuSimakadze. Utfumele lincusa lakhe etiveni, watsi: “Sukumani, sambe siyekulwa na-Edomu.”
Sive sami sedukiswa baphrofethi labetsembisa kuthula kulabo lababapha imali, kantsi labo labangabadizeli babetsembisa babasongele ngemphi. Kulabo baphrofethi Simakadze utsi:
IGaza iyawushiywa yodvwa, ne-Ashkeloni iyawusala itindzala. Emini i-Ashdodi iyawucitfwa, kutsi i-Ekroni isishulwe.