28 Simakadze uyakunishaya ngekuhlanya, nangebumphumphutse, nangekusangana kwengcondvo.
Ashaya lamadvodza labesemnyango ngebumphumphutse onkhe lawo labengaphandle kwendlu, lamancane nalamadzala, kangangekutsi abatse ayawufuna umnyango angete awutfola.
Sive sakho usibonise tintfo letimatima, wasinatsisa liwayini sadzakwa, saba ngumhlaba.
Bukani la, ngenta intfo lensha! Manje seyiyavumbuka, aniyiboni yini? Ngenta indlela ehlane, nemifula eveni leligagadzekile.
Simakadze utsi: “Ngalelo langa, inkhosi netindvuna bayawuphelelwa ngemandla, baphristi bayawukwesaba, nebaphrofethi bayawutfutfumela.”
Nyalo baphrofethi nebaphristi sebadvukuta etitaladini njengemadvodza latimphumphutse. Tingubo tabo setishone ingati, tadzimate tangcola lokwekutsi sekute namunye lofisa nekutitsintsa ngesandla tembatfo tabo.
ngobe kudla nemanti kuyawube kweswelekile. Bayawumangala nababonana, bayawukondza babe tingodvo ngenca yesono sabo.”
“ ‘Caphelani, nine tedzeleli! Nimangale nife! Ngobe umsebenti lengiwenta emihleni yenu, nguleningeke niwukholwe, ngisho nome lomunye asanichazela ngawo.’ ”
Simakadze uyakunishaya ngematfumba aseGibhithe, nangetimila, nangetilondza letincincako, nangelukhwekhwe lolulumako leningasoze nelapheke kuto.
Kuyawutsi emini kala bha, niphumphutse indlela njengemphumphutse ebumnyameni. Aniyiwuphumelela kuko konkhe lenikwentako, imihla ngemihla niyawube nicindzetelekile, niphangwe, kubete nalonephulako.
“Nangabe tonkhe letibusiso naleticalekiso lesengitichazile tinehlela, bese niyawakhumbula lamavi ami nome nisemkhatsini watiphi tive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu latawube anisakatele kuto,
Emvakwaloko Joshuwa wafundza onkhe emavi alowo mtsetfo, tibusiso neticalekiso letikuwo, njengobe kubhaliwe konkhe encwadzini yemtsetfo.
Moya waSimakadze abesasukile kuSawula, umoya lomubi lowavela kuSimakadze wamkhatsata.