2 Emabala ekubhulela kolo nematje ekuhluta liwayini ngeke abondle bantfu; liwayini lelisha bangeke balitfole.
Batsi nabefika ka-Athadi ebaleni lekubhulela emabele ngesheya kwe-Jordane, bakhala kabuhlungu. Josefa wenta imisimeto yekulila emalanga lasikhombisa.
Ngitayicedza yonkhe lemikhosi yakhe: emadzili akhe eminyaka newekwetfwasa kwenyanga, newemaSabatha akhe, nawo onkhe emadzili akhe lamisiwe.
Ngiyawuhliphita imivini yakhe nemikhwa yakhe, latsi: ‘Lena yinkhokhelo yami lenginikwe ngemashende ami;’ ngiyawukwenta kube lihlatsi leliminyene, tilwane tesiganga tikushwabudzele.
“Ngako-ke ngiyawutsatsa lamabele ami nase avutsiwe kanye naleliwayini lami lelisha nase lilungile. Ngiyakumemuka lensontfo yami nalelineni yami, lebeyimiselwe kutsi imbonye bungcunu bakhe.
Nigcobagcoba labamphofu nibacindzetele kutsi baninike kudla. Ngako-ke, nome nakhe tindlu letinkhulu tematje, ningeke nihlale kuto; nome nihlanyele tivini letikhulu, ningeke nilinatse liwayini lato.
“Benilindzele sivuno lesikhulu, kodvwa navuna kuncane. Loko lenikubuyise ekhaya ngikuphuphutsile, kwahamba. Leni?” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Ngenca yendlu yami lesolomane ihleti itindzala, ngalesikhatsi lapho kungulowo nalowo wenu aphishaneke ngeyakhe indlu.
Nakufika nome ngubani endvundvumeni yalokutinhlavu lokutilinganiso letingema-20, tatilishumi kuphela. Nangabe ngunome ngubani aye emphongolweni weliwayini atsi uyewukha tilinganiso letingema-50, betingema-20 kuphela.