32 Bayawukhihla lesikhulu sililo ngesikhatsi babubula bakhala ngenca yakho, batsi: “Ngubani nje lowake wathuliswa njengeThire, letungeletwe lwandle?”
“Akusho lutfo yini kini, nonkhe nine lenendlula ngendlela? Calatani ndzawo tonkhe nibone. Kukhona yini kuhlupheka lokufanana nekwami kuhlupheka lokwehliselwa kimi, kuhlupheka Simakadze langishaya ngako ngelilanga lekutfukutsela kwakhe lokwesabekako?
Ngingatsini nje ngawe? Ngingakufananisa nani nje, wena Ndvodzakati yaseJerusalema? Yini nje lengingakulinganisa nayo, kuze ngikudvudvute, wena Ntfombi yaseSiyoni? Linceba lakho lishona njengelwandle. Ngubani longakwelapha?
Bayawuphanga bunjinga bakho, batfumbe netimphahla takho letitsengwa titsengiswe, bayawubhidlitela phansi tibondza takho, bahhihlite tindlu takho letinhle, balahle ematje akho, netingodvo leticinile, nayo yonkhe imfuhlululu elwandle.
Bayawube sebadzindza sililo macondzana nawe, batsi: “ ‘Awu, dolobha lelidvume kangaka, ubhujiswe kanjani, bewugcwele emadvodza aselwandle! Wawungemandla etikwetilwandle, wena kanye nebantfu labahlala kuwe; wagcwalisa ngekwesaba bonkhe lababehlala lapho.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, dzindza sililo macondzana neThire.
Bagwedli bakho bemikhumbi bakuvakashisa etilwandle letijulile. Kodvwa umoya wasemphumalanga uyawukucoba ube timvutfu ekhatsi emajukujukwini elwandle.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, dzindza sililo ngenkhosi yaseThire, utsi kuyo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Wena bewusibonelo sekuphelela, ugcwele kuhlakanipha, futsi uphelele ngebuhle.
Bakhala nababona iphakama lentfutfu yekusha kwalelidolobha batsi: ‘Kute lidolobha lelikhulu lelase laba ngangalo!’