24 Ngaphandle nje kwemibuto uvele esuse labanemandla, abeke labanye etikhundleni tabo.
“Simakadze utativusela inkhosi yaka-Israyeli letawubhubhisa lonkhe lusendvo lwendlu yakaJerobowamu. Ngilo leli-ke lilanga! Yebo, khona manje.
Wenta baphristi bahambe bate tembatfo, aketule bantfu bebasetikhundleni sikhatsi lesidze.
“Nitangivisa buhlungu kuze kube ngunini, solo ningishushumbisa ngemavi labuhlungu?
ubaphahlate ngentfonga yensimbi, ubaphihlite njengeludziwo lwembumbi.”
Shangatsi ingabavikela bantfu labatimphofana, ikhulule labeswele, ipitjite bacindzeteli!
Simakadze, sive sakho bayasipitjita, balinyatsela phansi lifa lakho.
Emvakwaloko uyawujikela ngasetinqabeni taseveni lakhe, kodvwa uyawukhubatela awe, angasayiwuphindza abonwe.
Ugucula tikhatsi netikhatsi temnyaka; ubeka emakhosi aphindze awehlise. Ubanika kuhlakanipha labahlakaniphile, anike lwati kulabacondzako.
“ ‘Nangabe indvodza ilala nengcuce yesigcili, isengakahlengwa futsi isengakakhululeki, kuyawuba licala, bayawujeziswa. Noko abayiwubulawa, ngobe lentfombatana beyisengakakhululeki.
Samuweli wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Simakadze sewuwuklebhulile umbuso wema-Israyeli kuwe, kusukela lamuhla, sewuwuniketele kulomunye wabomakhelwane bakho; yebo, uwuniketele kuloncono kunawe.