30 Umbuso waJehoshafati waba nekuthula, ngobe Nkulunkulu abesamnike kuphumula ndzawana tonkhana letatimtungeletile.
Davide inkhosi watsi nase ahleti kahle, atintile esigodlweni sakhe, Simakadze asamphumutile nekumphumuta etitseni takhe tonkhe letatakhelene naye,
Bonkhe bakaJuda basijabulela lesifungo, ngobe babesifunge ngenhlitiyo yabo yonkhe. Bafunisisa Simakadze, bamtfola. Ngako Simakadze wabanika kuphumula ndzawana tonkhana.
Uyawucambalala phansi kubete lokwesabisako; labanyenti bayawucela lusito kuwe.
Kodvwa kube uthulile, ngubani labengamsola? Nakangafihla buso bakhe, ngubani longambona? Noko ubusa etikwemuntfu netive ngalokufananako,
Usesemazulwini wevakalisa kwehlulela kwakho, umhlaba wesaba, wathula,
Nangabe umuntfu ajabulisa Simakadze ngesimilo sakhe, Simakadze ubese wenta titsa takhe tihlalisane kahle naye.
Nawucambalala phansi, ungeke wesabe; nawulala, uyawutfola butfongo lobumnandzi.
“ ‘Lelive ngiyawulipha kuthula, nicambalale ngekukhululeka ningesatjiswa lutfo. Tonkhe tilwane letiyingoti kini ngiyawutisusa kulelo live, kungabikho timphi eveni lenu.
“Imisalela yaka-Israyeli ingeke ikwente lokubi; ingeke iwakhulume emanga, nenkhohlakalo ingeke itfolakale emilonyeni yayo. Lemisalela iyakudla, icambalale phansi, kute futsi umuntfu loyakuyesabisa.”
“Nginishiya nekuthula. Lokuthula lenginipha kona akufanani nesipho selive. Tinhlitiyo tenu tingabokhatsateka futsi tingesabi.
Kwatsi kube kwendlule sikhatsi lesidze naSimakadze asanike ema-Israyeli kuphumula etitseni tawo tonkhe letatiwatungeletile, Joshuwa, labesamdzala akhulile ngeminyaka,