11 ngako-ke batjele labo labaluhuca ngemcakaco kutsi lutakuwa lolubondza. Imvula lenkhulu itakuna, futsi ngitawutfumela sangcotfo lesitawutfululekela phansi, kuvungute imimoya lenemandla.
Umoya wangasemphumalanga uyametfwala uhambe naye; uyamphephula umsuse kuleyo ndzawo yakhe.
“Wase wangena yini etingungwini tangcocwane, nome uke watibona yini tingungu tesangcotfo,
lengikugcinele tikhatsi letimatima, lekutinsuku tekulwa kanye netemphi?
Lababi uyawubehlisela imvula yemalahle lavutsako nesibabule, abajezise ngemoya lohhusha kabuhlungu.
Ngako-ke wonkhe longcwele uyawuthandaza kuwe ngesikhatsi usenekutfolakala. Ngempela ngesikhatsi emagagasi etinhlupheko adlondlobala, angeke amkhukhule.
Bewusiphephelo salabamphofu, siphephelo salabeswele elusizini lwabo, siphephelo sekuvikela etivunguvungwini, nemtfunti ekushiseni kwelilanga. Ngobe kuphefumula kwalabanelunya kufanana nesivunguvungu lesitimukula elubondzeni;
Buka la, Simakadze unaye lonemandla nalocinile. Njengesangcotfo nesivunguvungu lesibhubhisako, nanjengemvula lekhukhulako, nesihhuhhula semanti, uyakulisacata phansi emhlabatsini ngemandla lamakhulu.
Simakadze longuSomandla uyakuta ngekudvuma nangekutamatama kwemhlaba, nangemsindvo lomkhulu, nangesikhukhula semoya nesihhushuhhushu, nangemalangabi emlilo lodlako.
Nome sangcotfo singalivitsita lihlatsi, nelidolobha silibhidlite liphele nya,
Ngabuka, ngabona sivunguvungu sichamuka ngasenyakatfo, bekulifu lelikhulukati linebumanyamanya bembane, lalitungeletwe kukhanya lokumengetelako. Ekhatsi enkhabeni yalomlilo kwakukhona lokwakufanana nelitfusi lelimanyatelako,
Nase luwa lolubondza, bantfu bangeke yini banibute batsi: “Uphi lomcakaco beniluhuce ngawo?”
Ngiyawukhipha sigwebo sesifo lesibulalanako nesekucitseka kwengati; ngiyakwehlisela sihhuhhula semvula lenesangcotfo nesibabule lesivutsako etikwakhe nasetikwemabutfo akhe, nasetikwetive letinyenti letikanye naye.
Simakadze akasheshi atfukutsele, kodvwa unemandla lamakhulu. Simakadze angeke ahlale angabajezisi labanelicala. Indlela yakhe isesiwunguwungwini nasesivunguvungwini; emafu alutfuli lwetinyawo takhe.
Kwase kuna imvula, imifula yagcwala, nemimoya yahhusha, yetama kuyiphephula lendlu, kodvwa ayizange iwe, ngobe yayakhelwe esisekelweni lesasilidvwala.
Kwase kuna imvula, imifula yagcwala, nemimoya yahhusha yayiphephula lendlu, yaze yawa. Maye! Kwaba kukhulu loko kuwa kwayo!”