23 Uyawutsi nase agcwalise umkhaba wakhe, Nkulunkulu ehlisele intfukutselo yakhe etikwakhe, ehlisele nemvula yemijijimeto yakhe etikwakhe.
Simakadze wanisa imvula yesibabule nemlilo, iphuma ezulwini, kwana etikweSodoma neGomora.
naloku angeke akumele nje kuwukhiphela ngephandle, alibele kuvalela lomonakalo emlonyeni wakhe,
kodvwa lokudla kwakhe kutaba munyu esiswini sakhe, kutawugucuka kube sihlungu setinyoka sekungekhatsi ematfunjini akhe.
Lababi uyawubehlisela imvula yemalahle lavutsako nesibabule, abajezise ngemoya lohhusha kabuhlungu.
Mosi waphakamisela indvuku yakhe etulu. Simakadze watfumela kudvuma, nesangcotfo, nembane kwehlela emhlabeni, Simakadze wehlisela sangcotfo eveni laseGibhithe;
Inhlitiyo yami iyaphatamiseka, kwesaba kuyangitfutfumelisa; kuhlwa lebengiloku ngikufisa sekujike kwaba sesabiso kimi.
Emadzili enu enkholo ngiyakuwagucula abe sililo, nako konkhe kuhlabela kwenu kube kukhala. Ngiyawunenta nonkhe nembatse emasaka, nihhule tinhloko tenu. Leso sikhatsi ngiyawusenta sifanane nesekulilela indvodzana letelwe yodvwa kabo. Lelo langa liyawugcina kabuhlungu kakhulu.”
Naningalaleli, futsi naningatimiseli ngenhlitiyo yenu kutsi nihloniphe Libito lami, ngitanitfumelela sicalekiso, netibusiso tenu ngiticalekise. Yebo, vele sengiticalekisile, ngobe anikatimiseli enhlitiyweni yenu kutsi ningihloniphe,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Tjela labantfu utsi: ‘Tihlambululeni nitilungiselele likusasa; kukhona inyama lenitayidla kusasa kona loku. Simakadze univile nanikhala nitsi: “Ngubani longasipha inyama sitekudla? Sasincono eGibhithe.” Manje-ke Simakadze utanipha inyama, futsi vele nitayidla.
Kwatsi naleyo nyama yabo isegcwele umlomo, bangakayihlafuni nekuyihlafuna, lulaka lwaSimakadze lwabavutsela wabashaya ngesifo lesimatima.