33 Wedzelelwa, wehlulelwa ngalokungemtsetfo. Ngubani longachaza imphandze yakhe? Akashiyanga namliba, ngobe imphilo yakhe yesuswa emhlabeni.”
“Kuphila kwaNkulunkulu, lotsetse lilungelo lami, yena unguSomandla lowente kutsi nginambitse lusizi lwemphefumulo wami,
“Jobe utsi: ‘Ngimsulwa, kodvwa Nkulunkulu ungima kulunga.
Emandla ami ome njengeludzengelo, lulwimi lwami lunamatsele elwangeni; wena ungilalisa phansi elutfulini lwekufa.
Titukulwane takusasa titawumkhonta, bantfu bayawusala balandzise ngaSimakadze etitukulwaneni nasetitukulwaneni.
bentele kwemuka labamphofu emalungelo abo, badlelele bantfu bami labacindzetelekile emalungelo abo emtsetfocotfo, batsatse imphango kubafelokati, badlelele labangenaboyise.
labemukela umdizo, khona batawukhulula labo labanelicala, kuze babalahle ngelicala labo labate licala.
Simakadze utsi: “Noko kwaba yintsandvo yaSimakadze kutsi ayinyatsele, ayente ihlupheke, nome Simakadze enta kuphila kwayo kwaba ngumhlatjelo welicala, iyawubona situkulwane sayo, yandzise nemalanga ekuphila kwayo, intsandvo yaSimakadze iyawuphumelela ngesandla sayo.
Ngako-ke ngiyawuyinika sabelo emkhatsini walabakhulu, iyakwehlukanisa imphango nalabanemandla, ngobe yatfululela kuphila kwayo ekufeni, yabalwa kanye netoni. Ngobe yetfwala tono talabanyenti, yancusela toni.”
Yacindzetelwa, yahlushwa, kodvwa ayizange iwuvule umlomo wayo; yaba njengelizinyane lemvu leliyiswa ekuhlatjweni, nanjengemvu lebindzile embikwebahhuli bayo, nayo ayizange iwuvule umlomo wayo.
Yaboshwa, yalahlwa ngelicala, yesuswa. Ngubani nje wesitukulwane sayo labenaka kutsi yancunywa eveni lalabaphilako, yashaywa ngenca yesono sebantfu bami?
Emvakwetikhatsi letingema-62, Logcotjiwe uyawuncanyulwa, akayiwuba nalutfo. Bantfu bembusi lomunye loyawufika, bayawulibhubhisa lelidolobha kanye nelithempeli. Siphetfo siyawufika njengesihhuhhula semvula. Kuyawuchubeka kulwa kuze kube ngusekugcineni, kuyawube kwehle incitsakalo.
Ngako-ke umtsetfo sewuchwale waze waba butsakatsaka, akusehlulelwa ngebucotfo. Lababi behlula labalungile, kuze kutsi bucotfo bemtsetfo buphanjukiswe.
“Awu nkemba, vuka umelane nemelusi wami, umelane nemuntfu longumngani wami,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Shaya umelusi umbulale, timvu tiyawuhlakateka. Ngiyawugucula sandla sami etikwaletincane, ngimelane nato.”
Siphatsimandla satsi kuFiliphu: “Ngiyakubuta ngitsi: Abekhuluma ngabani lomphrofethi la, abetisho yena yini, nome abekhuluma ngalomunye umuntfu?”