9 Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Iminyaka yami yekuzulazula seyili-130. Leminyaka lembalwa inebulukhuni emphilweni yami. Noko ngisengakabi mdzala ngefika eminyakeni yabokhokho ekuzulazuleni kwabo.”
Emvakwekutalwa kwa-Aphakshadi, Shemi waphila iminyaka lengema-500, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
Isaka wafa asaneminyaka leli-180.
Jakobe wahlala eveni laseGibhithe iminyaka leli-17. Iminyaka yekuphila kwaJakobe yaba li-147.
Faro wabuta Jakobe watsi: “Sewuneminyaka lemingakhi budzala?”
Methusela wafa asaneminyaka lengema-969.
Ngako-ke Josefa wafela eGibhithe asaneminyaka leli-110, sidvumbu sakhe somiswa ngemitsi, kuze singaboli, sabe sesiyalondvolotwa.
Tsine sitihambi nebafokati embikwakho, njengabo bonkhe bokhokho betfu. Emalanga etfu lapha emhlabeni afanana nesitfunti, kute litsemba.
“Umuntfu lotelwe ngumfati unemalangana nje lambalwa ekuphila, nawo agcwele lusizi.
Ngisihambi lapha emhlabeni, ungangifihleli imiyalo yakho.
Timiso takho tingumgogodla wetingoma lengitihlabelako, nome kukuphi lapha ngihlala khona.
Hhawu, Simakadze! Lalela umkhuleko wami, ubeke indlebe yakho ekuncuseni kwami, ungatitibi tinyembeti tekukhala kwami. Ngobe mine ngingumfokati lokhosele kuwe, ngisihambi njengabokhokho bami bonkhe.
Ngiyekele! Ungabe uloku ungigolotele, ngobe ngifuna kuphindze ngijabule, ngingakahambi emhlabeni.
Imihla yami ingangemphama yesandla. Kuphila kwami kubukeka kulite kuwe. Impela, kuphila kwemuntfu kunjengenkhungu. Cabanga.
Ngaphindze ngenta sivumelwane sami kanye nabo, ngabetsembisa kutsi ngiyawubanika live laseKhenani, lapho babehlala khona njengetihambi.
Mosi abesaneminyaka lengema-80, kantsi Aroni abesaneminyaka lengema-83, nabakhulumisana naFaro.
Ngako-ke ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sinelitsemba, ngobe siyati kutsi nasisekuwo lomtimba sisekhashane nalelikhaya leliseNkhosini.
Mosi abesaneminyaka leli-120 budzala ngesikhatsi afa, noko emehlo akhe abengakacundzeki, kantsi futsi nasemtimbeni abesecinile.
ngobe lapha site likhaya lelitawuma kuze kube phakadze, kodvwa sifuna likhaya lelitako.
Ningakusho kanjani loko, njengobe ningalati likusasa lekuphila kwenu kutsi litawuba yini? Ngobe kuphila kwenu kunjengenkhungu, lechamuka ibonakale sikhashana, iphindze inyamalale.
Emvakwaloko Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, inceku yaSimakadze, wafa asaneminyaka leli-110 budzala.
Batsandzekako, ngiyanincenga, njengobe nitihambi nalabendlulako kulomhlaba, kutsi nitikhweshele tinkhanuko tenyama letilwa nemphefumulo.