12 Umfuli utsatsa lithulusi asebente ngalo emalahleni; abumbe sithico ngetandvo, akubetsele ngemandla akhe onkhe. Uyalamba, aphelelwe ngemandla; anganatsi ngisho emanti, bese uyoma aze acaleke.
Wawatsatsa wawancibilikisa, wase ubumba litfole lelidvuna legolide. Bantfu bamemeta batsi: “Israyeli! Nangu-ke nkulunkulu wakho lowakukhipha eveni laseGibhithe!”
Sebaphambuke ngekushesha kuloko lengabayala ngako; sebancibilikise igolide benta litfole lelidvuna. Balikhotsamela balikhonta, badzimate batsi: ‘Israyeli! Nangu-ke nkulunkulu wakho lowakukhipha eveni laseGibhithe.’ ”
Sithico-ke sona, intfo lebunjwa yingcweti, umfuli nje usembesa ngegolide, asentele netinketane tesiliva.
Umuntfu lomphofu lowehluleka kunikela ngeminikelo lenjena, ukhetsa lukhuni lolungaboli kalula. Utifunela ingcweti yembumbi lohlakaniphile itemmisela sithico lesingeke siwe.
Kungabe kambe Simakadze longuSomandla akakumisi yini engcondvweni yakhe kutsi kushikashikeka kwebantfu kungemafutsa nje ekubhebhetela umlilo, nekutsi tive tishikashikeke, titikhandlekele lite?
“Sinamsebenti muni sithico, njengaloku sibatwe ngumuntfu nje? Yebo, sisitani sitfombe lesifundzisa emanga? Ngobe lowo losibatako wetsembela emsebentini wetandla takhe, wakha tithico letingeke tize tikhulume.
Simakadze wabe sewungibonisa tincondzi letine kutekubata.
Kuleto tive niyawukhonta tithico letentiwe bantfu ngetingodvo nangematje, letingaboni naletingeva, naletingadli, naletingakwati kunuka.