6 Mine matfupha ngikhetse labazalwane bakho labangemaLevi emkhatsini wema-Israyeli kutsi babe sipho kini, banikelwe kuSimakadze kutsi bente umsebenti welithende lekuhlangana.
Ngitawuletsa zamcolo emhlabeni, utawufika abulale yonkhe inyama lenemoya wekuphila, lengaphansi kwelizulu. Konkhe lokusemhlabeni kutawubhubha.
“Ase nibuke la, mine ngimisa sivumelwane sami nani netitukulwane tenu letiyawunilandzela,
Tinhlitiyo temaGibhithe ngitente taba lukhuni kangangekutsi atanilandzela, kodvwa ngitatentela ludvumo ngekuncoba Faro, nemabutfo akhe, lanemahhashi netincola temphi.
Ngetulu kwaloko ngikhetse na-Oholiyabi, umsa wa-Ahisamaki, wesive sakaDani, kutsi asebente naye. Bonkhe laba labanelikhono nabo ngibengetele, khona batewukwati kwenta loku lengikuyale ngako:
Mine, yebo mine ngekwami, sengishito, yebo sengimbitile, ngitamletsa, futsi utawuphumelela kulomsebenti wakhe.
“Mine, mine ngekwami, nginguye lonidvudvutako. Benibobani-ke nine kutsi ningesaba bantfu lababhubhako, emadvodzana ebantfu, latjani nje,
“ ‘Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Mine ngekwami ngitatifunela letimvu tami, ngitelusele.
“ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze kubo, itsi: Bukani la, mine matfupha ngitakwehlulela emkhatsini wetimvu letikhuluphele netimvu letondzile.
“Sive semaLevi ngisikhetse emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli esikhundleni sematubulo awo onkhe lavula sitalo semadvodzakati ema-Israyeli. EmaLevi ngewami,
ngobe onkhe ematubulo ngewami. Mhlazana ngishaya onkhe ematubulo aseGibhithe, ngatehlukanisela onkhe ematubulo aka-Israyeli, ebantfu newetifuyo. Ayawuba ngewami. NginguSimakadze.”
“Ngitsatsele emaLevi esikhundleni sawo onkhe ematubulo esive sema-Israyeli kanye nematubulo etifuyo tawo, ninikele ngetifuyo temaLevi esikhundleni sematubulo etifuyo taka-Israyeli. EmaLevi ayawuba ngewami. NginguSimakadze.
“Letsa sive semaLevi usetfule ku-Aroni, umphristi, kutsi sitemsita.
Uyawunikela emaLevi ku-Aroni nakumadvodzana akhe njengemnikelo wakhe lophelele lovela esiveni saka-Israyeli.