¹ Ngako Simakadze wakhuluma ku Mose, ''Hamba usuke lapha, wena kanye nalabantfu lobakhiphe eveni lase Gibhithe. Hamba uye kulelive lapha ngenta umnikelo ku Abrahama, ku Isaka, kanye naku Jakobe, uma ngitsi, 'ngitolinika titukulwane tenu.' ² Ngitotfumela ingilosi phambi kwenu, futsi ngitophuma nemakhenani, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, kanye Jebusites. ³ Hamba uye kulelo live lelinelubisi kanye neluju, kepha ngeke nginyuke nawe, ngenca yalabantfu labangafuni kushitja. Nginganibhubhisa endleleni.'' ⁴ Ngesikhatsi labantfu beva lamagama labuhlungu, bazila, futsi bekute lobe afake bucwebe. ⁵ Simakadze watsi kuMose, ''Tsani kulama Israyeli, 'Nibantfu labangakufuni kushitja. Kube bengikhona emkhatsini kwenu ngesikhashana, benginganibhubhisa. Ngako khiphani lobucwebe khona ngito cabanga kutsi ngingentani ngani.'' ⁶ Ngako lama Israyeli bekete bucwebe kusuka eMount Horebkuya phambili. ⁷ Mose wabeka lithende ngaphandle, khashanyana. Walibita ngelithende lemihlangano. Wonkhe muntfu locela Simakadze noma ngabe yini waphuma ethendeni lemihlangano, ngaphandle kwalabahlala khona. ⁸ Ngesikhatsi Mose aphumela ngaphandle kwelithende, bonkhe labantfu bebema eminyango wekungena bese babuka Mose aze angene ngekhatsi. ⁹ Ngesikhatsi Mose angena ethendeni, lifu lelimnyama lehlela phansi futsi lema emnyango walelithende, futsi Simakadze wakhuluma na Mose. ¹⁰ Ngesikhatsi bonkhe labantfu babona lifu lelimnyama lima ngesemnyango welithende, bebasukuma futsi bandvumisa, yonkhe idvondza emnyanga wayo wekungena. ¹¹ Simakadze bekakhuluma na Mose buso nebuso, njengedvondza ikhuluma nemngani wayo. Ngako Mose wabuyela labahlala khona, kepha sisebenti sa Joshuwa idvondzana ya Nun, lijaha lelincane, belihlala lethendeni. ¹² Mose watsi kuSimakadze, ''buka, bosolo utsi kimi, 'Tsatse labantfu bahambe,' kepha awukangatisi kutsi ngubani lotangitfuma naye. Utsite, 'Usati ngemabito entfu, futsi sitfole umusa emehlweni akho.' ¹³ Nyalo njengoba ngitfole umusa emehlweni akho, ngikhombe tindlela takho khona ngitotati ngiphindze nitfole umusa emehlweni akho. Khumbula kutsi lesi sive sakho.'' ¹⁴ Simakadze waphendvula, '' Bukhona bami butohamba nani, futsi ngiyokuniphumuta.'' ¹⁵ Mose watsi kuye, umangabe bukhona bakho bungahambi natsi, kusukela lapha ungasiyisi etulu. ¹⁶ Uma kungenjalo, ngitokwati ngani mine kutsi ngiwutfolile umusa emehlweni akho, Mine kanye nebantfu bakho?Ngeke kube kutsi uma uhamba natsi kutsi mine nebantfu bami sehlukile kunalabanye bantfu labaphila emhlabeni?'' ¹⁷ Simakadze watsi ku Mose, Ngitophindze ngente letintfo loticelile, ngobe utfole umusa emehlweni ami, futsi nginati ngemabito enu.'' ¹⁸ Mose watsi, '''Ngicela ungikhombise inkhatimulo yakho.'' ¹⁹ Simakadze watsi , ''Ngitokwenta lokuhle kwendlule phambi khakho, futsi ngitomemetela libito lami 'Simakadze' uphambi kwakho. Ngitoba nesihawu kuloyo lengitawuba nesihawu kuye, futsi ngiyawutjengisa umusa kuloyo lengiyawutjengisa kuye.'' ²⁰ Kepha Simakadze watsi, ''Ungeke ububone buso bami, ngobe akekho loyongibona aphile.'' ²¹ Simakadze watsi, ''Buka, nayi indzawo ngalangakimi; utokuma etikwa lelidvwala. ²² Uma inkhatimulo yami yendlula, Ngitokubeka emhomeni welelidvwala futsi ngikuvikele ngesandla sami ngizengendlule. ²³ Bese ngisusa sandla sami, futsi utobona lingemuva lami, kepha buso bami bungeke bubonakale.''