27 Ikhumini ayibhulwa ngesihliphi, kanjalo nekhumini lemnyama ayibhulwa ngekuhambisa inkalishi etikwayo; kodvwa ikhumini ibhulwa ngesibhulo, kutsi ikhumini lemnyama ibhulwe ngendvuku.
Kwase kute lokwase kusele emabutfweni akaJehoyahazi ngaphandle kwebagibeli bemahhashi lababengema-50, netincola temphi letilishumi, nemasotja labeshuca ngetinyawo labeti-10 000. Inkhosi yemaSiriya yayiwabhubhise onkhe lamanye, yawenta aba njengelutfuli lwanakubhulwako.
Inkhosi lehlakaniphile iyaphenyisisa ize imtfole lowonile, bese imjezisa ngaphandle kwesihe.
Nkulunkulu wakhe uyamtjela amfundzise indlela lelungile.
Lokutinhlavu kufanele kusilwe kutekwentiwa sinkhwa; ngako-ke akulitjalwa kukubhula siphelane. Nome achuba emasondvo enkalishi yakhe yekubhula etikwako, emahhashi akhe akakusili.
“Buka la, ngitakwenta ube sihhudlo sekubhula kolo, lesisha nalesikhaliphako lesinematinyo lamanyenti. Uyawushaya tintsaba utifohlote, wehlise emagcuma abe ngemakhoba.
Awu, Simakadze, ngicondzise, loko ukwente ngemtsetfocotfo wakho kuphela, kungabi ngekwelulaka lwakho, funa ungehlise ngidzimate ngibe lite.
Ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami, ngobe nginawe,” kusho Simakadze. “Noko, nome ngitibhubhisa ngiticedza tonkhe tive, lapho ngikucoshele khona, wena angiyiwukubhubhisa ngikucedze. Ngiyawukujezisa nje kuphela, nako loko ngikwente ngalokufanele umtsetfo, ngobe ngingeke ngikuyekele nje ngingakushayi.”
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseDamaseko bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Baphatse sive sakaGileyadi ngensila nakabuhlungu, basihhudlisa phansi njengetihliphi nanjengetihhudlo.
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Ngobe nikhipha kwelishumi kwashaladi, napelepele, nelidile, niyekele lokungukona kubalulekile kwemtsetfo: kwehlulela, bubele, nekukholwa; loko benifanele kukwenta ngaphandle kwekuyekela loku.