¹ ''Maye kulabantfwana labanenkhani,'' loku kukhala kwaSimakadze. "Benta emasu, kodvwa awasuki kimi; benta inhlangano naletinye tive, kodvwa abakakhonjiswa ngumoya, ngako bangeta sono esonweni. ² Bahlela kuya phansi eGibhithe, kodvwa abakaceli kukhonjiswa ngimi. Bafuna kugadvwa nguFaro bakhosele esitfuntini seGibhithe. ³ Ngakoke kugadvwa nguFaro kutawuba lihlazo lenu, nesiphephelo esitfuntini seGibhithe, kuhlazeka kwenu, ⁴ noma emakhosana akhona ase Zoyani, netitfunywa tabo tite eHanesi. ⁵ Batawuhlazeka bonkhe ngenca yebantfu labangakhoni kubasita, ngulabangakasitwa noma labengenalusito, kodvwa emahloni kanye neluhlazo.'' ⁶ Livi ngetilwane tase Negevi: Ekhatsi eveni letinkinga nengoti, lelibhubesi lelisikati nalelidvuna, libululu kanye nenyoka lendizako, baphatsa bunjinga emva kwetimbongolo, nemicebo yabo emakameleni, ebantfwini labangakhoni kutisita. ⁷ Ngoba lusito lweGibhithe alunamsebenti; ngakoke ngibite Rahabi, lohlala ndzawonye. ⁸ Nyalo hamba, bhala ebukhoneni babo esibhelekeceni, ukufake ekugocweni, kute kutawugcinelwa sikhatsi lesitako njengebufakazi. ⁹ Ngoba labantfu laba banenkhani, bantfwana labanemanga, bantfwanalabangeke beve umyalo waSimakadze. ¹⁰ Batsi kulalababoniswako, ''Ungaboni,'' nakubaprofethi, ''Ungaprofethi liciniso kitsi; khuluma emagama emanga, profethani intfo lengekho. ¹¹ Gucukani endleleni,phambukani endleni; Yentani Longcwele waIsrayeli eme kukhuluma phambi kwebuso betfu/ ¹² Ngakoke Longcwele waIsrayeli utsi, "Ngoba ulahla lelivi utsembela ekucindzetelweni nekukhohlisa weyama nakuko, ¹³ ngako lesi sono sitawuba kuwe njengencenye legamukile lelungele kuwa, njenge liwa ebondzeni loludze kuwa kwalo lokutawenteka masinyane,ngekushesha.'' ¹⁴ Utawukuphula njengesitja sembumbi siphukile; angeke akuyekele, kute kutawubabete lokutfolakalako kwemacetu ako ngsiho neludzengelo lwekubutsa umlilo etiko,noma kwekukha emanti emgodzini. ¹⁵ Ngoba nguloku Somandla longuSimakadze,Lobgcwele wakaIsrayeli lakushoko, "Ngekujikisa nekuphunyutwa wena kutawusindziswa; ngekuthula nangekutsemba kutawuba ngemandla akho. Kodvwa wena bewungafuni. ¹⁶ Utsite, 'Cha, angeke sibaleke ngemahhashi,' ngako laqbo labanicoshako batawubaleka. ¹⁷ Inkhulungwane itawubaleka ngekutfuswa kwamunye; ngekutfuswa kwalabasihlanu utawubaleka ute lolosele nako kufane nekwekufakwa kwemjeka etukwe ntsaba, noma njenge mjeka esicongweni. ¹⁸ Kantsi Simakadze umile kutsi abe nemusa kuwe, ngakoke ulungele kukukhombisa umusa. Ngoba Simakadze ungunkulunkulu lonekulunga; babusisiwe labo labamumelako. ¹⁹ Ngoba bantfu lohlala e Zayoni, eJerusalema, nawe angeke niphindze nikhale. Utawucinisekisa kutsi uba nemusa kuwe ngemsindvo wekukhala kwakho. Uma akuva, utakuphendvula. ²⁰ Noma Simakadze akinika sinkhwa sekuhlupheka nemanti ebuhlungu, noma kunjalo, thishela wakho angeke asatifihla, kodvwa utaeubona thishela wakho ngemehlo akho. ²¹ Tindlebe takho titawuva livi emuvakwakho litsi, ''Lena yindlela, hamba kuyo,'' uma ujikela ngasekudla noma ujikela ngasencele.