27 Babefanele bahlale busuku bonkhe batungelete indlu yaNkulunkulu, ngobe phela bekufanele bayigadze; babephetse ngisho nesikhiya sekuyivula njalo nje ekuseni.
Kodvwa bomahlalesangweni labakhulu labane bemaLevi bona bebanikwe umsebenti wekunakekela emakamelo kanye nengcebo endlini yaNkulunkulu.
Umsebenti wemaLevi lamanye bekukuphatsa nekunakekela timphahla letatisetjentiswa ekukhonteni ethempelini. Letimphahla babetibala natingeniswa, baphindze batibale natikhishwa kuyawusetjentiswa.
Dvumisani Simakadze, nine nonkhe tinceku taSimakadze, nine lenima nasebusuku endlini yaSimakadze.
Ngabangenisa endlini yaSimakadze, ekamelweni lemadvodzana aHanana, umsa wa-Igdaliya, umuntfu waNkulunkulu. Laliseceleni kwelikamelo letindvuna, lelalingetulu kwaleli laMaseya, umsa waShalumi, labengumahlalesangweni.
“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.
nakungusenkonzweni yemsebenti, asitinikele kuyo; umfundzisi akasebentise sipho sakhe ekufundziseni.
Samuweli walala kwaze kwasa; kwase kutsi nakusa, wahamba wayakuvula iminyango yendlu yaSimakadze. Wesaba kutjela Eli lombono,