26 Kodvwa nangitsi ngifuna lokuhle, kusuke kufike lokubi; nangitsi ngifuna kukhanya, kusuke kuchamuke bumnyama.
Sewucoshiwe ekukhanyeni wayiswa ebumnyameni, ulahliwe futsi lapha kulomhlaba.
Kukhanya kwasekhaya lakhe sekubumnyama; sibane lesiseceleni kwakhe siyacisha.
Utivalile tindlela tami, entela kutsi ngingakhoni kwendlula, wembatsise tindlela tami ngebumnyama.
Noko bumnyama abukangibindzisi; yebo, bumnyama lobuphatsekako lobungimbonye buso abukangibindzisi.”
“Ngangicabanga ngitsi: ‘Nami ngiyawufela ekhaya lami, emalanga ami manyenti ngangesihlabatsi saselwandle.
Kukhanya kuhlanyelelwa labalungile, nekujabula kuhlanyelelwa labanetinhlitiyo letinhle.
Ngubani emkhatsini wenu lowesaba Simakadze nalolalela livi lenceku yakhe? Lowo lohamba ebumnyameni, longenako kukhanya, aketsembele kulo Libito laSimakadze, asime kuNkulunkulu wakhe.
Ngako kwehlulela ngebucotfo kukhashane natsi, nekulunga akufinyeleli kitsi. Sifuna kukhanya, kodvwa konkhe kumnyama, sifune bucwebecwebe, kodvwa sihambe kulamnyama ematfunti.
Sewumlahle kokuphela yini Juda? Umbukela phansi yini Siyoni? Usishayelani sive singete sakhona kuphiliswa nje? Sasetsemba kutsi kutawuba nekuthula nenhlalakahle, kodvwa kute nakunye lokuhle lokusehlele. Setsemba sikhatsi sekuphiliswa, kodvwa kwaba nekutfutfumela kuphela.
Kwentiwa yini kutsi iminjunju yami ingapheli, nelinceba lami libe libibitseka, futsi lingelapheki? Vele, kimi utawuba njengemfula lolite yini nanjengemtfombo lote emanti?
Besetsembe kuthula, kodvwa kute lokuhle lokufikile, besetsembe sikhatsi sekuphiliswa, kwefika lokwesabisako kodvwa nje.
Ungicoshile, wangenta ngahamba ngetinyawo, ngahamba ebumnyameni kungesiko ekukhanyeni.
Takhamiti taseMarothi timele kusitakala kwato ngekulangatelela lokukhulu, ngobe Simakadze usondzete sigemegeme emasangweni aseJerusalema.