12 Njengelicici legolide, nanjengemhlobiso loligugu, linjalo livi leseluleko kulolivako alente.
“Awu, madvodzakati aka-Israyeli, lilelani Sawula. Wanembatsisa ngaletibovu naleticolisakele, wahlobisa tingubo tenu ngemihlobiso yegolide.
Ingeke ilinganiswe ngisho nanegolide nengilazi, futsi ngeke yenaniswe ngisho nangetintfo letiligugu tegolide.
Bonkhe bomnakabo, nabodzadzewabo, nabo bonkhe lababemati kucala beta kuye badla naye endlini yakhe. Bamkhalela, bamdvudvuta kuko konkhe loko kuhlupheka Simakadze labekuletse etikwakhe; kwatsi lowo nalowo wamupha luhlavu lwesiliva kanye nendandatho yegolide.
Ngingamane ngijeziswe ngumuntfu lolungile, loko kungumusa kimi; angamane angitsetsise, loko kungemafutsa enhloko yami, kodvwa umkhuleko wami uphambene netento letimbi talababi.
Aroni wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Khumulani lamacici egolide lasetindlebeni tebafati benu, netemadvodzana enu, netemadvodzakati enu, niwaletse lapha kimi.”
Beta bonkhe lababenetinhlitiyo letivumako, labadvuna nalabasikati: baletsa tonkhe tinhlobo temhlobiso, letatentiwe ngegolide, baletsa ticobosho temhlobiso, nemacici, netindandatho, nebuhlalu bekwegaba. Bonkhe baletsa igolide yabo, kwaba ngumnikelo wekujikitiswa kuSimakadze.
Silima siyakwedzelela kuyalwa nguyise; kodvwa indvodzana leyemukela kuyalwa inekucondza.
Simakadze usiphe emehlo ekubona netindlebe tekuva: kokubili kwentiwa nguye.
Ungaseluleki sedzeleli, ngobe sitakutondza; yeluleka lohlakaniphile, yena utakutsandza.
Kuncono kulalela nawekhutwa ngumuntfu lohlakaniphile kunekunaka kubongelelwa tilima.
ngakufaka indandatho ekhaleni lakho, nemacici etindlebeni, nemchele lomuhle enhloko yakho.
Umuntfu lolungile ukhipha lokulungile engungwini yakhe lelungile; nemuntfu lomubi ukhipha lokubi engungwini yakhe lembi.