lakhuluma kuso watsi: “Lena yindzawo yekuphumula, labakhatsele abaphumule kuyo,” nekutsi: “Lena yindzawo yekucambalala,” kodvwa bangeke balalele.
Asa wakhala kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, watsi: “Hawu, Simakadze, kute lofanana nawe ngekusita lote emandla umvikele kulonemandla. Sisite, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, ngobe setsembele kuwe, futsi site kutekulwa nalemphi lenkhulu kangaka, ngobe setsembele ebitweni lakho. Awu, Simakadze, wena unguNkulunkulu wetfu; ungavumeli muntfu kutsi akuncobe.”
Ngalelo langa iMphandze yaJese iyakuma ibe siboniso kubetive, tive tiyawuhlangana kuyo, indzawo yayo yekuphumula ibe neludvumo.
Nome-ke naninganika lomunye longakwati kufundza lencwadzi legocotwako, nitsi: “Fundza naku, tsine,” angaphendvula atsi: “Angikwati kufundza.”
Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, utsi: “Ekuphendvukeni nasekuphumuleni ngulapho kunensindziso yenu khona; ekuthuleni nasekwetsembeni ngulapho kunemandla enu khona; kodvwa ningeke nitsandze lutfo lwako.
Sitselo sekulunga siyawuba kuthula nenhlalakahle, umphumela wekulunga uyawuba kuphumula nekulondvoloteka phakadze naphakadze.
Sive sami siyawuhlala etindzaweni tekuthula, emakhaya laphephile, etindzaweni tekuphumula letite lokuphatamisako.
“Singeke sililalele lelivi lolikhulume kitsi ngelibito laSimakadze.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Manini emahlanganweni etindlela, nibuke, butani tindlela takadzeni, butani kutsi nguyiphi indlela lelungile, bese nihamba ngayo, niyawutfola kuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu. Kodvwa nine natsi: ‘Singeke sihambe ngayo.’
“Kodvwa bala kulalela, bavuka inkhani bafulatsela, bavala tindlebe tabo.
Ngabasakata ngesiwunguwungwana, ngabasa kuto tonkhe tive, lapho bafike baba tihambi khona. Live lasala likhala libhungane emvakwabo, kangangekutsi kute muntfu labengaphuma angene kulo. Balenta kanjalo-ke lelive lelalijabulile kutsi libe ngusehlane kahlongasibi.’ ”
Caphelani ningamali lowo lokhulumako: Nangabe bangaphunyulanga labo labamala lowo abebacaphelisa alapha emhlabeni, natsi-ke singeke siphunyule, nasala kutsatsa tecwayiso talowo lokhuluma asezulwini.