6 Yewelani, niye eThashishi, lilani, nine sive sasesichingini.
Ngako-ke emaMowabi ayawutikhalela; ayawulila ndzawonye ngelakaMowabi. Lilani nidzabuke ngenca yemakhekhe emagelebisi lomisiwe langasatfolakali eKhiri Heresi.
Babalekela tinkemba, yebo, tinkemba letiphakanyisiwe, nebutjoki lobucishiwe, nekushisa kwemphi.
Limani live lenu, nine baseThashishi, njengabaseNayili. Sikhumulo singeke siphindze sibe yindzawo yekutsenga nekutsengisa.
Ukhulumile watsi: “Ungeke uphindze utijabulise, wena Ndvodzakati yaseSidoni, sewupitjitiwe! Sukumani newelele eSiphrosi, nakhona lapho ngeke nikutfole kuphumula.”
Isiliva legcotjiwe iyaletfwa isuka eThashishi, negolide legcotjiwe isuka e-Ufazi. Loko lokubatwe ngumbati nangumbumbi wetegolide, kubese kwembatsiswa letiluhlata njengesibhakabhaka naletibukhwebeletane, konkhe kwakhiwe tingcweti.
Bonkhe labahlala emaveni langaselwandle bayamangala ngawe; emakhosi abo ayatfutfumela ngenca yeluvalo, nebuso bawo sebuhhwabile ngenca yekwesaba.
Kepha Jona wesuka wacondza eThashishi. Wehlela eJopha, lapho afike wakhokha imali yekwekhwela, wagibela umkhumbi, waya eThashishi, abalekela Simakadze.