17 Nome sihlahla semkhiwa singahlumi, nemagelebisi kute esihlahleni semvini, nome umncumo ungatseli, nemasimi angasatitseli tivuno, nome sekute timvu esibayeni, netinkhomo sekute esibayeni,
Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini solomane live lihleti ligagadzekile, netjani bawo onkhe emasimi bubunile? Njengobe labo labahlala kulo bakhohlakele, tilwane netinyoni sekubhubhe kwaphela. Ngetulu kwaloko bantfu batsi: “Angeke akubone loko lokwenteka kitsi.”
Bayawushwabudzela sivuno senu nekudla kwenu, bashwabudzele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu, bashwabudzele imihlambi yenu yetimvu neyetinkhomo, bashwabudzele emavini enu nemikhiwa yenu. Lamadolobha enu labiyelwe lenetsembele kuwo batawabhubhisa ngenkemba.”
“Niyawuhlanyela, kodvwa aniyiwuvuna. Niyawuhluta emafutsa etitselweni tawo, kodvwa aniyikuwasebentisa. Niyawuphisa liwayini, kodvwa ningalinatsi.
Ngiyawuvimba tilwanyakatana kutsi tingatidli tilimo tenu, nemivini emasimini enu ingasali ite titselo,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Sicindzetelwa ndzawo tonkhe, kodvwa asibotfoki; siyacakeka, kodvwa asipheli emandla.
Siyatingelwa, kodvwa Nkulunkulu akasilahli, siyamukulwa siwiswe phansi, kodvwa asibhujiswa.