27 Inkhosi yaphendvula, yatsi: “Nangabe Simakadze angakwelekeleli, mine ngingalutsatsaphi lusito lwekwelekelela wena? Ebaleni lekubhulela kolo? Esigayweni sekuhluta emagelebisi?”
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lowetsembela kumuntfu, umuntfu lowencike emandleni alomunye umuntfu, nalonhlitiyo yakhe imfulatsela Simakadze.
Ningetsembeli etikhulwini nakubantfu, kute kubantfu lusito.
Indlu nayingakhiwa nguNkulunkulu, basebentela lite labo labayakhako. Lidolobha nalingagadvwa nguNkulunkulu, basebentela lite labo labaligadzako.
Nine sive, yetsembelani kuye ngato tonkhe tikhatsi, tfululelani kuye tinhlitiyo tenu, Nkulunkulu usiphephelo setfu. Cabanga.
Sisite usephule etitseni tetfu, ngobe lusito lwebantfu lulite.
Ngemalanga ekugcina intsaba yelithempeli laSimakadze iyawucina, ibe ngulephakeme kwendlula tonkhe tintsaba; iyawuphakanyiswa ibe ngetulu kwemagcuma, tonkhe tive tiyawubekelela tiye kuyo tingasakhawuli.
Batsi nabefika ka-Athadi ebaleni lekubhulela emabele ngesheya kwe-Jordane, bakhala kabuhlungu. Josefa wenta imisimeto yekulila emalanga lasikhombisa.
Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yatsi yendlula ngendlela lesetulu elubondzeni, yeva umfati ayimemeta atsi: “Ngelekelele, nkhosi yami, nkhosi!”
Yase iyabuta, yatsi: “Kwente njani?” Lomfati wayiphendvula, watsi: “Ngunangu umfati, utsite kimi itolo: ‘Buyisa indvodzana yakho sidle yona lamuhla, khona kusasa sitewudla lena yami.’