8 Sawula wasukuma phansi, wavula emehlo, kodvwa emehlo ehluleka kubona. Ngako base bambamba ngesandla bamhola baze bayawungena naye eDamaseko.
Kwatsi ebusuku wahlelembisa libutfo lakhe ngeticheme talo. Wawahlasela wawehlula, wawacosha waze wawabeka eHoba, enyakatfo neDamaseko.
Ashaya lamadvodza labesemnyango ngebumphumphutse onkhe lawo labengaphandle kwendlu, lamancane nalamadzala, kangangekutsi abatse ayawufuna umnyango angete awutfola.
Simakadze watsi kuye: “Ngubani lowanika umuntfu umlomo? Ngubani lowenta umuntfu abe simungulu, nome sihhulu? Ngubani lowenta umuntfu abone nome abe yimphumphutse? Akusimi yini, mine Simakadze?
Sandla seNkhosi sitakwehlela etikwakho nyalo; utawuba yimphumphutse, awunakubona kukhanya kwelilanga sikhatsi lesitsite.” Khona lapho Elimasi wehlelwa yinkhungu yebumnyama yavala emehlo akhe, wahambahamba ajikeleta afuna longamhola amdvonse ngesandla.
“Njengobe ngase ngiyimphumphutse ngiphandlwe ngulokukhanya, lamadvodza bengihamba nawo angidvonsa ngesandla saze sayawungena eDamaseko.
Masinyane kwawa tincwencwe letatifanana nenkhwetfu tisuka emehlweni aSawula, waphindze wabona futsi. Wasukuma wabhajatiswa.
Kwaphela emalanga lamatsatfu angakwati kubona, ngaleso sikhatsi abengadli anganatsi lutfo.
EDamaseko Lusibalukhulu labengaphansi kwenkhosi Arethasi wagadza lidolobha lonkhe afuna kungibamba angibophe,
Angizange ngenyukele ngisho naseJerusalema kulabo babebaphostoli kucala kunami; kodvwa ngesuka ngekushesha ngaya e-Arabiya, ngase ngiyancandzeka ngiya eDamaseko.