12 Tikhulu tilengiswe ngetandla tato; labadzala bangete bahlonishwa.
Ngangisitfukutselele sive sami, ngalilahla lifa lami, ngabanikela esandleni sakho, nawe awuzange ubahawukele ngemusa; ngisho nalasebagugile, wabagaca ngelijoko lelimatima.
Babusi beNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni bahlala phansi bathule, batsele lutfuli etinhloko tabo, bembatse emasaka. Emantfombatana aseJerusalema atfobile, abhekisa tinhloko tawo phansi.
“Buka, Simakadze, unakisise. Ngubani nje lowake wamphatsa ngalendlela? Kufanele yini bafati badle batukulu babo, bantfwana lababongile babakhulisa? Baphrofethi nebaphristi kufanele yini babulawe bafele endlini lengcwele yaSimakadze?
Simakadze cobo lwakhe ubasakatile, akasabelusi. Baphristi abasahlonishwa, nalabadzala abasaphatfwa ngemusa.
“ ‘Niyawutitfoba embikwalasebakhulile, nibahloniphe, nidvumise Nkulunkulu wenu. NginguSimakadze.