1Kungani abezizwe benza ugobe, nabantu beceba okuyize na?
2Amakhosi omhlaba ayazihlanganisa, nababusi baceba icebo ngogcotshiweyo kaSimakade, bathi:
3“Asigqabule izibopho zabo, silahle izintambo abasibophe ngazo, zisuke kithi.”
4Yena ohlezi ezulwini uyahleka, iNkosi iyababhuqa.
5Iyakukhuluma nabo ngentukuthelo yayo, ibafake ingebhe ngolaka lwayo, ithi:
6“Mina ngiyibekile inkosi yami, entabeni yami engcwele iZiyoni.”
7Ngizakulanda ngesinqumo sikaSimakade, owathi kimi: “Wena uyindodana yami; namuhla ngikuzele.
8Cela kimi, ngikunike abezizwe babe yifa lakho, nemikhawulo yomhlaba ibe ngeyakho.
9Uyakubaphula ngentonga yensimbi, ubaphihlize njengokhamba lombumbi.”
10Ngakho-ke hlakaniphani nina makhosi; niyaleke nina babusi bomhlaba.
11Khonzani uSimakade ngokwesaba, nithokoze ngokuthuthumela.
12Yangeni indodana, funa ithukuthele, bese nibhubha endleleni, ngokuba ulaka lwayo luvutha masinyane. Kepha babusisiwe bonke abaphephela kuyo.