¹ Livi laSimakadze liyefika kimi, latsi, ² ''Ndvodzana yemuntfu, tsani kumholi waseTyre, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze: Inhlitiyo yakho inekuticabha! Ushito, ''nginguNkulunkulu! ngiyohlala esihlalweni sabo nkululunkulu emkhatsini welwandle! Ungumuntfu hhayi nkulunkulu, wenta inhlitiyo yakho ifane neyankulunkulu; ³ ucabanga kutsi uhlakaniphile kuna Daniel, kute timfihlo lengakhanyi kuwe! ⁴ Utente waceba ngenhlakanipho kanye nangekucondza kwakho, watfola ligolide nesiliva etinguwini takho! ⁵ Ngekuhlakanipho yakho ekutsengiseni kwakho, utalise umcebo wakho, ngako inhlitiyo yakho inekuticabha ngenca yemcebo wakho ^{6 7} Ngako ke, Inkhosi Simakadze utsi: Ngoba wente inhlitiyo yakho ngatsi inhlitiyo yankulunkulu, ngako ngiyoletsa betive bakuvukele, bantfu labanelulaka.Bayawuletsa tinkemba timelane nebuhle benhlakanipho yakho, babulale bukhatikhati neludvumo lwakho. ⁸ Bayakutfumela phansi emgodzini, uyofa kufa lukufiwa ngulabo labafela emkhatsini wetilwandle. ⁹ Uyokusho yini ngeliciniso utsi, ''''ngingunkulunkulu'' ebukhoneni balabo labakubukako? Ungumuntfu hhayi nkulunkulu, futsi uyoba setandleni talabo labayakubulala. ¹⁰ Uyofa kufa kwesehluleki etandleni tebetive, sengikhulumile-lona ngumyalelo waSimkadze.'' ¹¹ Livi laSimakadze lifike kimi, litsi ¹² ''Ndvodzana yemuntfu, zila wenetele Inkhosi yaseTyre utsi kuye, 'Inkhosi Simakadze isho loku: Bosibonelo lesihle, ungcwele lwati nekwenta kahle. ¹³ Bosensimini yaseEden, insimu yaNkulunkulu. Lonkhe litje leligugu lakuvala: nemaruby, netopaz, nemaemerald, nechrysolite, nenyx, nejasper, nesapphire, netaurpuoise, kanye neberyl. Kwakulungiswe kahle nekwekuhlobisa bekwakhiwe ngeligolide. Kwakungalelo langa lowatalwa ngalo. ¹⁴ Ngikubeke entsabeni lengcwele yaNkulunkulu njengalolungile logcotjiwe kuhola buntfu. Bosemkhatsini wematje lavutsa lilangabi lapho waphuma khona. ¹⁵ Bonekwetsembeka etindleleni sukela ngelilanga lowadalwa ngalo kube ngulapho kutfolakal kungetsembeki kuwe. ¹⁶ Ekutsengeni kwakho wawugcwele lidlame, wase uyona. Ngako ngakukhiphela ngephandle kwentsaba yaNkulunkulu, njenge ngemuntfu logcolisiwe, ngikubhidlitile, ingelozi lengimholi, ngakukhiphela ematjeni. ¹⁷ Inhlitiyo yakho inekutikhukhumeta ngebuhle bakho: uhliphite inhlakanipho yakho ngenca yeludvumo lwakho. Ngikutfumele emhlabeni. Ngikubeke embikwemakhosi kute akubone. ¹⁸ Ngenca yetono takho letinengi nekutsengisa kwakho lokungetsembeki, sewungcolise indzawo takho letingcwele. Ngako ngikhiphele umlilo tikwakho; uyokudla. Ngiyokugucula ubengumlotsa embikwawo wonkhe loyokubuka. ¹⁹ Bonkhe lebebakwati emkhatsini kwalabantfu uyokwesaba; bayakwetfuka, uyobangekho ingunaphakadze.''' ²⁰ Livi laSimakadze lase liyefika kimi ,latsi, ²¹ ''Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho eSidon uyiphorofethe. ²² Tsani, 'Inkhosi Simakadze isho loku: Buka ngimelane nawe, Sidon! Ngiyodvunyiswa emkhatsisini wakho khona bantfu bakho batakwati kutsi nginguSimakadze nasengikwehlulela. Ngiyobonakala ngingcwele ngawe. ²⁴ Ngiyotfumela kusokola engatini yakho nase titaladini takho, bantfu bayofa emkhatsini wakho. Lapho inkemba seyibhekene nawe yonkhe ndzawo, uyobese uyati kutsi nginguSimakadze. ²³ Kuyoba bete emanyeva labuhlungu kubakaIsrael kubobonkhe lebeba kagcilata bantfu bakhe, ngako bayowati kutsi ngiyiNkhosi Simakadze!' ²⁵ Inkhosi Simakadze itsi, 'Nangihlanganisa indlu yakaIsrael kulabantfu lebebasakatiwe, nasenihlukanisiwe kubo, khona tive tibone, bayobese bakha emakhaya abo endzaweni lengitayinika Jakobe. ²⁶ Bayohlala ngekhatsi kuye bakhe tindlu, bayolima tihlahla, bahlale baphephile nangenta bulungiswa kulabo lababahlukubeta kuyonkhe indzawo; ngako bayakuwati kutsi nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabi!'''