23 Kuhhulukuhlela kwemanti emfula akuyetfusi, idlalisela ngekuntjweza, lite nome iJordane seyigcwele igola tintsetse.
Loti watsi naphakamisa emehlo akhe, wabona litsafa lelinesihlambo semfula iJordane, linemanti lenele yonkhe indzawo, kuze kuyewufika eSowari; lalinjengensimi yaSimakadze nanjengelive laseGibhithe. Ngalesikhatsi Simakadze abesengakayibhubhisi iSodoma neGomora.
Tihlahla temanyeva tiyifihla ematfuntini ato, itungeletwe ngemabhabhabhulomu emfula.
Ukhona yini longahle ayibambe ibukile, nome-ke ayetsiye abhobose likhala layo?”
“Ngabe ngiphutfuma endzawemi yami yekuphepha, ngibe khashane nemoya nesivunguvungu.”
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Buka la, ngibeka litje eSiyoni, litje lelihloliwe, litje leliligugu lekusimisa indlu, lelisisekelo lesetsembekile sendlu; lowo lowetsembele kimi ngeke ajabhe.
Ngimbe imitfombo emaveni etive, nganatsa nemanti ayo khona lapho. Ngetitsendze tetinyawo tami ngomise yonkhe imifula yaseGibhithe.’
IJordane ihlala igcwele nakuvunwako, kodvwa kwatsi kube baphristi lababetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane befike eJordane tinyawo tabo titsintse lusentse lwemanti emfula,