21 Njengobe nitifuca ngemhlubulo nangelihlombe, nitigcubule ngetimphondvo tenu tonkhe timvu letibutsakatsaka, nize niticoshe tihambe,
Batsengi bato bayatihlaba bangete bajeziswa. Labo labatitsengisako, batsi: ‘Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, sesinjingile!’ Ngisho nebelusi bato abanasihawu nato.
Litubulo lakhe lenkunzi linebukhosi, timphondvo takhe tenyatsi. Ngaletimphondvo uyawudvungulula tonkhe tive kanyekanye, kuze kufike emaphetselweni emhlaba. Banjalo baka-Efrayimu, batinkhulungwane tetinkhulungwane. Banjalo nabakaManase, batinkhulungwane.”
“ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze kubo, itsi: Bukani la, mine matfupha ngitakwehlulela emkhatsini wetimvu letikhuluphele netimvu letondzile.
Nigcobagcoba labamphofu nibacindzetele kutsi baninike kudla. Ngako-ke, nome nakhe tindlu letinkhulu tematje, ningeke nihlale kuto; nome nihlanyele tivini letikhulu, ningeke nilinatse liwayini lato.
Bonkhe batingcweti ekwenteni lokubi. Tiphatsimandla nebehluleli bacela kudizelwa. Umuntfu lomkhulu uvele atjele labantfu loko lakufunako, bese babopha lisu.