15 Samuweli walala kwaze kwasa; kwase kutsi nakusa, wahamba wayakuvula iminyango yendlu yaSimakadze. Wesaba kutjela Eli lombono,
BoBherekhiya na-Elkhana bona bakhetselwa kutsi babe bomahlalesangweni belibhokisi lesivumelwane.
“Awu, shangatsi lomunye wenu angavala iminyango yelithempeli, kuze ningetikuyokhela imililo lengenamsebenti elatini lami! Angijabuli ngani, futsi ngingeke ngiwemukele umnikelo lophuma etandleni tenu,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Simakadze watsi kubo: “Lalelani la kimi: Nakunemphrofethi lapha emkhatsini wenu, ngimi Simakadze lengitibonakalisa ngemibono kuye ngikhulume naye ngemaphupho.
Ngalesinye sikhatsi batsi kube bacedze kudla nekunatsa eShilo, Hana wasukuma. Eli, umphristi, abehleti esihlalweni eceleni kwemnyango welithempeli laSimakadze.
Simakadze wefika wema khona lapho, wamemeta njengakucala watsi: “Samuweli! Samuweli!” Samuweli wakhuluma watsi: “Khuluma, ngobe inceku yakho ilalele.”
kodvwa Eli wambita, wafike watsi kuye: “Samuweli, ndvodzana yami.” Samuweli wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha.”