8 Kuyeta! Nome kanjani kutakwenteka! Kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. Leli ngilo lilanga lengakhuluma ngalo.
Ngimemetela siphetfo kusukela ekucaleni, kusukela etikhatsini takadzeni ngimemetela loko lokutakwenteka. Ngitsi mine: ‘Injongo yami iyakuma, ngiyawukwenta konkhe loko lese ngikuhlelile.’
“Kuyawutsi konkhe loku nase kwenteka, ngobe vele kutakwenteka, ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi umphrofethi abesemkhatsini wabo.”
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Akusiwe yini lona lengakhuluma ngaye ngemalanga akadzeni ngetinceku tami baphrofethi baka-Israyeli? Ngaleso sikhatsi baphrofetha iminyakanyaka kutsi ngitawutfumela wena uyewumelana nabo.’ ”
“ ‘Libito lami lelingcwele ngiyawulenta latiwe emkhatsini wesive sami, ema-Israyeli. Yebo, Libito lami lelingcwele ngingeke ngisaliyekela lihlanjalatwe, netive tiyawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, Longcwele ka-Israyeli.
“ ‘Labo-ke labahlala emadolobheni aka-Israyeli bayawuphuma bayewubutsa tikhali lebetilahlwe ngemabutfo akho batewutibasa. Bayawubasa emahawu lamakhulu nalamancane, nebutjoki, nemicibisholo, netizeze, netikhali. Kuyawuba ngiminyaka lesikhombisa basebentisa tona ekubaseni umlilo.
Kepha, batsandzekako, ningakhohlwa kutsi lilanga lilinye eNkhosini lingangeminyaka leyinkhulungwane, nekutsi iminyaka leyinkhulungwane ingangelilanga linye.
Ingilosi yesikhombisa yatfululela sitja sayo emoyeni, kwevakala livi lelikhulu liphuma ethempelini esihlalweni sebukhosi litsi: “Sekwentekile!”
Wase utsi kimi: “Sekwentekile. Mine ngingu-Alfa na-Omega, sicalo nesiphetfo. Lowo lowomile ngiyawumnika lilungelo lekunatsa mahhala emtfonjeni wemanti ekuphila.