Onkhe ematilosi efikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu, kwaba ngulelo nalelo lakhala kunkulunkulu walo. Batijika elwandle timphahla letatisemkhunjini, batsi betama kuwuphungula umkhumbi. Kepha Jona abewukele ngaphansi ekhatsi nemkhumbi, akulobukhulu butfongo.
Ngako batsatsa lenkunzi lababenikwe yona, bayilungisa. Base babita libito laBhali kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwaba ngusemini. Bamemeta batsi: “Hhawu, Bhali, siphendvule!” Kodvwa kwabate imphendvulo; kute lowaphendvula. Bagidza batungeleta lelilati lababelakhile.
Sathane waphendvula Simakadze, watsi: “Sikhumba esikhunjeni! Umuntfu angalahlekelwa nguko konkhe lanako ngenca yemphilo yakhe.
Wakhuluma kwavuka sivunguvungu, sadlondlobalisa emagagasi elwandle.
nawe mlilo nesangcotfo, nelichwa, netinkhungu, nemoya lonemandla lolalela imiyalo yakhe.
sikhatsi sekufuna nesikhatsi sekuyekela, sikhatsi sekulondvolota nesikhatsi sekulahla,
“Butsanani ndzawonye, nite; hlanganani, nine lenibaleke etiveni. Abati lutfo labo labetfwala tithico tetingodvo, bathandaze etithicweni letingeke tisindzise.
Baphi kantsi labonkulunkulu benu lenatentela bona? Abete phela, nangabe banganisindzisa nanisekuhluphekeni! Maye Juda, ninabonkulunkulu labanyenti ngangemadolobha enu.
Abakhali kimi ngalokusuka etinhlitiyweni tabo, kodvwa balila emibhedzeni yabo. Babutsana ndzawonye babutsanele emabele neliwayini lelisha, kodvwa bangifulatsele mine.
Ngako base bakhala kuSimakadze, batsi: “Awu, Simakadze waJona, siyakuncenga, ungasibhubhisi ngenca yalomuntfu! Ungalibeki etikwetfu licala lengati lengenacala! Nguwe, Simakadze waJona, lowente konkhe loku!”
Loko kwenta lamatilosi esabe Simakadze kakhulu kangangekutsi adzimate amentela umhlatjelo; etsembisa nekumkhonta.
Indvuna yemkhumbi yakhandzanisa Jona alele, yafike yatsi: “Wentani la? Uleleleni? Vuka uthandaze kuNkulunkulu wakho! Mhlawumbe yena utasivela asisindzise singabhubhi!”
Ngenca yekwephuta kwemyeni kufika, tetela tonkhe talala.
Waphindze futsi wabuya, wabakhandza balele, ngobe emehlo abo abesindvwa butfongo.
Jesu wefika kubafundzi bakhe watsi: “Nisalele namanje, niyaphumula? Bukani-ke, sikhatsi sesisondzele, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu seyiniketwe etandleni tetoni.
Kwatsi nase sidle sonkhe sesutsa, kwase kuphungulwa umkhumbi ngekulahla kolo emantini.
Delila walalisa Samsoni ematsangeni akhe, wase ubita lenye indvodza. Lendvodza yamhhula onkhe lamagodza lasikhombisa etinwele takhe. Delila wacala kumhlupha. Emandla aSamsoni esuka kuye.
Wahamba wefika etibayeni tetimvu endleleni, wakhandza kunemhume lapho, Sawula wangena wayawutikhulula kuwo. BoDavide nemabutfo akhe bebasekhatsi kulowo mhume babhacile.