17 Kwatsi ngekushona kwelilanga sekumnyama, kwabonakala litiko lemlilo, nelilangabi lemlilo lendlula emkhatsini waletincetu.
Konkhe loku wakuletsa, wakujuba ekhatsi. Lolo nalolo lucetu walubeka macondzana nalolunye, kodvwa tinyoni akatijubanga.
Emakhala akhe akhafula intfutfu; umlomo wakhe wakhephuta umlilo locotfulako, kuwo kwakhehleka emalahle labovu.
Umlilo waSimakadze wehlela etikwalomhlatjelo, wawushisa wawucedza kanye netinkhuni, nematje, nemhlabatsi, wakhotsisisa onkhe emanti labelapho emseleni.
Davide wase wakha lilati kuSimakadze kuleyo ndzawo, wenta iminikelo yekushiswa neyebudlelwane, wabita Simakadze; Simakadze waphendvula ngemlilo lowehlela elatini lemnikelo wekushiswa, uvela ezulwini.
Yonkhe leNtsaba iSinayi yasibekelwa lifu, ngobe Simakadze abesehlele etikwayo ngemlilo. Intfutfu yenyuka njengentfutfu yembutfuma yemlilo; yonkhe intsaba yatamatama.
Batsi bantfu nabakuva lokudvuma nekukhala kwelicilongo babona nemibane nentfutfu yembese intsaba, bonkhe bantfu betfuka batfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba, bema bucalu.
Ngenca yeSiyoni nje, ngingeke ngibindze, ngenca yeJerusalema ngingete ngathula, kuze kulunga kwayo kukhanye njengekusa, nensindziso yayo ibe njengesidlwane lesivutsako.
timiso lengayala ngato bokhokho benu mhlazane ngibakhipha eGibhithe, embawuleni yemlilo loncibilikisa insimbi.’ Ngatsi: ‘Lalelani mine, nente konkhe lenginiyala ngako, khona niyawuba sive sami, nami ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.
Kodvwa nine, Simakadze wanikhipha eGibhithe, emlilweni lomkhulu loncibilikisa insimbi, kutsi nitekuba sive lesilifa lakhe, njengobe senaba ngilo nje.
Atsi lamalangabi asalanguka esuka lapha elatini acondze ezulwini, lengilosi yaSimakadze yagibela kulamalangabi yenyukela ezulwini. Batsi nabakubona loko, boManowa nemkakhe bawa phansi ngebuso, bakhotsama.
Ngesihloko sendvuku leyayisesandleni sayo, lengilosi yaSimakadze yatsintsa lenyama kanye nalamacebelengwane labengenambiliso. Kwavutsa umlilo kulelidvwala, wadla lenyama nalamacebelengwane. Ingilosi yaSimakadze yanyamalala.