1 Uyephi lolokutsandzako wakho, wena lomuhle kunabo bonkhe besifazane? Ujikele ngakuyiphi indlela lona lokutsandzako wakho, khona sitekufunisa yena?
Ngitsatse ngihambe nawe, asisheshise! Inkhosi ayingingenise esigodlweni sayo. Siyajabula sikutsakasele; sitaludvumisa lutsandvo lwakho, siludvumise kwendlula liwayini. Kufanele kutsi bakutsandze.
Nangabe awati, wena mfati lomuhle kakhulu, landzela etinyatselweni temhlambi wetimvu, uyewudlisa khona emazinyane etimbuti ngasemathendeni ebelusi.
Njengemnduze emkhatsini wemanyeva, unjalo lotsandzekako wami emkhatsini wetintfombi.
Ngamvulela longitsandzako wami, kodvwa longitsandzako wami abesahambile, angasekho. Inhlitiyo yami yayiphumele kuye ngesikhatsi akhuluma. Ngamfuna, kodvwa angizange ngimtfole. Ngambita, kodvwa akazange asabele.
Unjani yena lona lotsandzekako wakho, uncono yini kunalabanye, wena lomuhle kunabo bonkhe besifazane? Kantsi lomkhwenyane wakho muhle kwendlula bonkhe yini, lokwekutsi ungaze usitjele kanjalo?
Umuhle, sitsandvwa sami, unjengeThisa, umuhle njengeJerusalema, uhlonipheke njengemabutfo laphetse imijekwa yawo.
Kota, wenandlu yakaJakobe, sitewuhamba ekukhanyeni kwaSimakadze.
Awu, Tsemba la-Israyeli, Msindzisi wakhe ngetikhatsi telusizi, wentelani kuba njengemfokati eveni, nanjengesihambi lesihlala busuku bunye nje?
Shangatsi Simakadze angakunika umvuzo ngaloku lose ukwentile. Shangatsi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, angakunika umvuzo lophelele, njengobe naku sewukhosele ngaphansi kwakhe nje.”