¹ Samuweli watsi kuwo onkhe a Israyeli, "Ngiyelile konkhe lenikukhuluma nakimi, ngibeke inkosi kutsi inibuse. ² Manje, nankhokho inkosi ihamba phambi kwenu; mina sengidala ngaba nemvembe; futsi, bantfwana bami banani. Ngihambile phambi kwenu kusukela ebusheni bami kuze kube namuhla. ³ Nangu; ningifakazele phambi kukaSimakadze naphambi kwanentandweni yakhe. Ngiyitfole inkhombi kabani? Ngiyitfole imbongolo kabani? Ngidlekele munye? Ngicindzetele munye? Ngitfole sipho esandleni sabanjani kutsi ngiphandle tiso tami? Ningifakazele, ngitokubuyisela." ⁴ Batsi, "Awusidlekelanga, awusicindzetelanga, nobe wasitfola lutfo lwanoma ngubani." ⁵ Watsi kubo, "Simakadze ungofakazi ngobe, nentandazo yakhe ingofakazi namuhla, kutsi anitfolanga lutfo esandleni sami." Baphendvula batsi, "Simakadze ungofakazi." ⁶ Samuweli watsi kubantfu, "NguSimakadze lowabeka uMose na Aroni, lowakhuphula bobe nikhokho benu eliveni laseGibhithe. ⁷ Manje ke, nizibonise, ngikholwe nani phambi kukaSimakadze ngetento tonkhe letilungile takaSimakadze, lawaitentele nina nebobe nikhokho benu. ⁸ Lapho Jakobe afika eGibhithe, bobe nikhokho benu babaka kuSimakadze, Simakadze watfumela uMose na Aroni, labahola bobe nikhokho benu eGibhithe basehlala kulelidolobha. ⁹ Kepha bakhohlwa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabo; wabatfumela esandleni sikaSisera, umphatsi wemabutfo eHazori, esandleni samaFilisti, nasesandleni senkhosi yemaMowabi; laba bonkhe balwa nebobe nikhokho benu. ¹⁰ Babaka kuSimakadze batsi, 'Sesile, ngobe sishiye Simakadze sakhonpta oBa ali netimbita taku Ashtorethi. Kepha manje sisindzise esandleni seticaba setfu, sitsetse.' ¹¹ Simakadze watfumela uJerubha ali, uBhedani, uJifeta, naSamuweli, waninika intfo etilweni teticaba tenu tonkhe tindzawo, nahlala nibe nokuphepha. ¹² Nangibona kutsi Nahashi inkhosi yema Amoni ifikile inilwele, natsi, 'Cha, kufanele kube nekosi lesibusayo'—nakuba Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu abeyinkosi yenu. ¹³ Manje nankhokho inkosi leniyikhetsile, leniyifunile futsi Simakadze abeyibeke njengenkosi phezu kwenu. ¹⁴ Nangabe nesaba Simakadze, nimkhonpte, nilalele lizwi lakhe, ningaphikisani nemtsetfo waSimakadze, nonkhe nani nenkosi lenibusayo niyotaba bangalandzeli baSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. ¹⁵ Nangabe ningalali lizwi likaSimakadze, kepha niphikisane nemitsetfo yaSimakadze, isandla sikaSimakadze siyoba ngobe, njengobe sasibabe nikhokho benu. ¹⁶ Manje nizibonise nibone lentfo lenkhulu leSimakadze layentela emehlo enu. ¹⁷ Akusiyini namuhla isivuno sekolive? Ngitodvuma kuSimakadze, atfume simanga nemvula. Niyotati nibona kutsi bubi beni bunkhulu, lenibentile emehleni kaSimakadze, nifuna inkhosi." ¹⁸ Samuweli wadvuma kuSimakadze; ngalelilanga lelifanako Simakadze watfumela simanga nemvula. Bantfu bonkhe basaba kakhulu Simakadze naSamuweli. ¹⁹ Bantfu bonkhe batsi kuSamuweli, "Sicengelele kubakhonpti bakho kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, kutsi singafi. Ngobe sengezelele kuto tonkhe tisono tetfu lobubi lokufuna inkhosi." ²⁰ Samuweli waphendvula watsi, "Ningesabi. Nentile bonkhe lobubi, kepha ningaphenduki kuSimakadze, kodvwa khonptani Simakadze ngentfwalo yenu yonkhe. ²¹ Ningaphenduki nilandzele tintfo letingenasici letingakunilungisi noma kunisindzisa, ngobe atinasito. ²² Ngenca yeligama lakhe lelikhulu, Simakadze ngeke alahle bantfu bakhe, ngobe kumtjandzile Simakadze kukwenta nibe bantfu bakhe. ²³ Ngimi, kungabi kimi kutsi ngishelelele ngone kuSimakadze ngekuyeka kukunitelengela. Ngitokunifundzisa indlela lehle nelungile. ²⁴ Yekani nesaba Simakadze nimkhonpte ngelisho nangentfwalo yenu yonkhe. Cabangani tintfo letinhle lawentile. ²⁵ Kepha nangabe nihubekeka nententa lobubi, nonkhe nani nenkosi yenu niyonobala."