23 Emathuna abo asekujuleni kwemgodzi, nemphi yayo ilala itungelete lithuna layo. Bonkhe labo lababange kutfutfumela eveni lalabaphilako bagwaziwe, balahlwa phansi ngenkemba.
Umuntfu akabucondzisisi bumcoka bako, akutfolakali eveni lalabaphilako.
Ngiko nje ngihamba ebukhoneni baSimakadze kulelive lalabaphilako.
Ngikhala kuwe, Simakadze, ngitsi: “Wena usiphephelo sami, nesabelo sami ngisaphila.”
Impela ngiyakholwa nguloku: Buhle baSimakadze ngiyawububona ngisaphila kulomhlaba!
Utsi ngabe nguye lowenta umhlaba lihlane, wabhidlita emadolobha awo, longazange atikhulule tiboshwa takhe kutsi tihambe tibuyele emakhaya ato?’
Ngatsi mine: “Angisayiwuphindze ngimbone Simakadze, ngibone Simakadze eveni lalabaphilako. Angisayikuphindze ngibabuke bantfu, nome-ke ngiphindze ngihlale kanye nalabo labahleti kulomhlaba.
Bengifanana nelizinyane lemvu lelitfobile liyewuhlatjwa; ngangingati kutsi kantsi bese bente lisu lekungenta silo sengubo, batsi: “Asisibhubhise lesihlahla kanye netitselo taso, asimkhweshise eveni lalabaphilako, kuze libito lakhe lingaphindzi likhunjulwe.”
Bayawube sebadzindza sililo macondzana nawe, batsi: “ ‘Awu, dolobha lelidvume kangaka, ubhujiswe kanjani, bewugcwele emadvodza aselwandle! Wawungemandla etikwetilwandle, wena kanye nebantfu labahlala kuwe; wagcwalisa ngekwesaba bonkhe lababehlala lapho.
ngulapho-ke ngiyawukwehlisa nawe kanye nalabo labehlela phansi emgodzini, kubantfu basemandvulo. Ngiyawukuhlalisa endzaweni lengaphansi kwemhlaba, njengasetindzaleni takadzeni kanye nalabo labehlela phansi emgodzini, futsi ngeke ubuye nome utewutsatsa indzawo yakho eveni lalabaphilako.
Lite nome ngamenta wabanga kutfutfumela eveni lalabaphilako, kodvwa Faro nato tonkhe ticumbi tebantfu bakhe bayawulaliswa emkhatsini walabangakasoki, nalabo lababulewe ngenkemba, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
Simakadze sewukhiphe umyalo mayelana nawe, Nineve, lotsi: “Awusayikuba natitukulwane letiyawumisa libito lakho. Ngitawutibhubhisa tonkhe titfombe takho netithico takho letisemathempelini abonkulunkulu bakho. Ngitanilungiselela emathuna, ngobe nibabi kakhulu!”