8 luhlobo lwebantfu lababi nalabalihlazo lelingachazeki, bacoshwa bakhishwa eveni.
Wahamba etinyatselweni temakhosi aka-Israyeli, njengobe kwakwenta bendlu yaka-Ahabi, yena-ke washada nendvodzakati ya-Ahabi. Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze.
Wahamba etinyatselweni tebendlu yaka-Ahabi, wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe kwakwenta indlu yaka-Ahabi, ngobe abehlobene nemndeni waka-Ahabi ngekwemshado.
Ahaziya naye wahamba etinyatselweni tebendlu yaka-Ahabi, ngobe unina wamkhutsata ekwenteni lokubi.
Babebhonsa ekhatsi emahlatsini njengetimbongolo tesiganga, bahlangane ngetinhloko phasetihlahla,
“Manje sengiyinhlekisa kumadvodzana abo, sengiyingoma kuwo; ngiyintfo yekudlala.
“Mine angikafanelwa lutfo, pho, ngingaphendvula ngitsini kuwe? Ngibeka sandla sami emlonyeni wami.
Akamtsandzi losalahlwe nguNkulunkulu, kodvwa uyabatisa labesaba Simakadze. Wenta sifungo, asigcine, nome sekumatima.
Kodvwa kwatsi nangikhubeka ngiwa, batsakasa, bahlangana ndzawonye; bahlanganela kumelana nami, tinkhubela lengingatati tingihlanganyela tinginyembenye siphelane.
“Nine leningati lutfo! Niyawuhlala ningati lutfo kuze kube ngunini? Baphukuti bayawuphukuta kuze kube ngunini? Tona tilima titawutondzana nelwati kuze kube ngunini?
Kwesaba Simakadze kusicalo selwati, tilima tiyakwedzelela kuhlakanipha nemiyalo.
Kuhlakanipha kungumtfombo wekuphila kulabo labanako; kodvwa kubulima kwetama kufundzisa silima.
Ngobe silima sikhuluma bulima, ingcondvo yaso ishikaneka ngalokubi, siphila ngekungamesabi Nkulunkulu, sisakate emanga ngaSimakadze; lolambile simshiya angenalutfo, kutsi nalowomile singamniki emanti.
Bantfwana batfota tinkhuni, emadvodza alumekela imililo, bafati badovana nenhlama, babhaka emakhekhe eNdlovukazi yeliZulu. Batfulula iminikelo yetinatfo kulabanye bonkulunkulu bentela kuchukuluta lulaka lwami.
Ngiyawukujikijela ngemanyala, ngikuphatse dlephu, ngikwente ube yinhlekisa.
Batayinikela etandleni tebetive, kuze iphukutwe, bayishaye, bese bayibetsela esiphambanweni; kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu itawuvuswa ekufeni.”
Yaphumela ngephandle intfombatana yaya kuyawubuta kunina yatsi: “Ngingacelani?” Unina watsi: “Cela inhloko yaJohane uMbhabhatisi.”