17 Empeleni wentele kusita mine lokutsi ngive tinhlungu letinje. Elutsandvweni lwakho wangisindzisa emgodzini wembhubhiso, utsatse tonkhe tono tami watilahla emvakwakho.
“Ngangicabanga ngitsi: ‘Nami ngiyawufela ekhaya lami, emalanga ami manyenti ngangesihlabatsi saselwandle.
ibe nemusa kuye itsi: ‘Mane umvikele angayi emgodzini. Sengimtfolele inhlawulo,’
Ngekuchosha kwalomubi, lomphofu uyahlupheka. Lomubi akabanjwe elugibeni lalwetsiyile.
Njengobe imphumalanga yehlukene nenshonalanga utikhweshise kangako-ke tono tetfu kitsi.
Ungitsetselela lonkhe licala letono tami angelaphe tonkhe tifo tami.
Ungihlenga ngiphephe ekufeni, enhloko yami ungifaka umchele longumusa nesihawu.
Yebo, Simakadze, ungikhiphile endzaweni yalabafile, waphephisa kuphila kwami emkhatsini walababange ekufeni.
Wangikhipha emgodzini wekufa, wangikhipha eludzakeni lolubishako, wasimisa tinyawo tami etikwelidvwala, wacinisa kuhamba kwami.
Wena Simakadze nguwe loyawubajikijela phansi, emgodzini wekufa. Bantfu bengati nenkhohliso bangeke baphile, ngisho nencenye yemphilo yabo. Kodvwa mine ngiyakwetsembela kuwe.
Watsetselela emacala esive sakho, wambombota tonkhe tono tabo. Cabanga.
Ngobe umusa wakho mkhulu kimi, uwephulile umphefumulo wami ekujuleni kwekufa.
Kodvwa ngingatsini nje? Sewungitjelile, futsi yena cobo lwakhe ukwentile loko. Ngitawuhamba ngekubonyabonyeka yonkhe iminyaka yami, ngenca yalobuhlungu bemphefumulo wami.
“Mine, ngimi, losusa tiphambuko takho ngenca yami, tono takho angiphindzi ngitikhumbule.
Sekuyawubate umuntfu loyawufundzisa makhelwane wakhe, nome indvodza ifundzise umnakabo, itsi: ‘Yati Simakadze,’ ngobe bonkhe sebayawungati kusukela kulomncane kuye kulomkhulu,” kusho Simakadze. “Ngobe ngiyawubatsetselela bubi babo, tono tabo ngingasaphindzi ngitikhumbule.”
Ngehlela emajukujukwini emhlaba, live lelimasango alo ahlala akhiyiwe kuze kube phakadze; kodvwa imphilo yami wayenyula emgodzini, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami.
Ngesikhatsi umphefumulo wami uphelelwa ngemandla ngakukhumbula wena, Simakadze. Umthandazo wami wafinyelela kuwe, ethempelini lakho lelingcwele.