23 Babengilindzela njengemvula, banatse emavi ami njengemvula yasentfwasahlobo.
Ngangitsi nasengikhulumile, kungaphindzi kukhulume muntfu emvakwami, emavi ami abewela ngebunono etindlebeni tabo.
Ngangitsi nangimamatseka emehlweni abo, bangete bakukholwa kalula loko, kukhanya kwebuso bami kwakuligugu kubo.
Ngimita ematse ngilangatelela kufundza imiyalo yakho.
Shangatsi inkhosi ungayenta ibe njengemvula nayehlela emadlelweni, nanjengemvula nayinisela umhlabatsi.
Ngimi Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu, lowanikhuphula eveni laseGibhithe. Khamisisani imilomo yenu, mine-ke ngitanifunta nginesutsise.
Inkhosi nayimoyitela, kusho imphilo lenhle; sisa sayo sinjengemafu emvula yasehlobo.
Abatekhuti bona batsi: ‘Asesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, lowehlisa timvula tasekwindla netasentfwasahlobo, ngesikhatsi lesifanele; losinika siciniseko ngekutsi sikhatsi sekuvuna sitawufika.’
Asimhloniphe Simakadze, sitimisele nekumnaka. Impela, njengobe kucinisekile kutsi lilanga liphuma ekuseni, kanjalo naye uyachamuka ete kitsi njengetimvula tasebusika, nanjengetimvula tasentfwasahlobo letinisela umhlaba.”
Celani imvula kuSimakadze nakungusentfwasahlobo; nguSimakadze lowenta emafu lanemvula, nguye lowehlisela tihlambi temvula kubantfwana bebantfu, aphe netitselo tesiganga kubo bonkhe bantfu.