19 Tiyawubuya tonkhe titewubutsana etihosheni letehlelako kanye nasemifantfwini yemadvwala, nasetikwato tonkhe tihlahla temanyeva nasetimbotjeni tonkhe temanti.
Ngako Simakadze wehlisela etikwabo libutfo letindvuna temphi tenkhosi yase-Asiriya, tefika tatfumba Manase, tamfaka lihhuka lapha ekhaleni, tambopha ngetinketane telitfusi, tahamba naye tammikisa eBhabhulona.
Bantfu bayawubalekela emigedzeni yasemadvwaleni, nasemigodzini lesemhlabatsini, babalekele kwesabeka kwaSimakadze nebumengemenge bebukhosi bakhe, nakasukumela kunyakatisa umhlaba.
Bayawubalekela emihumeni lesemadvwaleni kanye naseticongweni tetihhehle, babalekela kwesabeka kwaSimakadze nebumengemenge bebukhosi bakhe, nakasukumela kunyakatisa umhlaba.
Ngitawusenta sibe siganga lesingenalutfo, nemvini longatsenwa, nemhlaba waso awuyikulinywa. Kuyawukwena tinchachabutane nemanyeva. Ngitawuyala nemafu kutsi anganisi imvula kuso.”
Esikhundleni setihlahla temanyeva kuyawukhula tihlahla tesipheshula, esikhundleni senchachabutane kukhule mabovana. Loku kuyawuba sikhumbuto sekudvumisa Simakadze, kube sibonakaliso saphakadze, lesingeke sibhujiswe.”
Emadvodza ayakuya lapho aphetse butjoki bawo nemicibisholo yawo, ngobe lelo live liyawube selene ngetitfwetfwe nangemanyeva.
Mayelana nato tonkhe tintsatjana letake talinywa ngemakhuba etandla, ningeke nisaya kuto, ngenca yekwesaba titfwetfwe nemanyeva; setiyawuba tindzawo lapho kudla khona imihlambi yetinkhomo, kugcobagcobe khona netimvu.
“Kodvwa nyalo sengitawutfumela badwebi babe banyenti, futsi batababamba baka-Israyeli. Emvakwaloko ngitawutfumela batingeli babe banyenti, batawubatingela yonkhe indzawo, ngisho nasetintsabeni, nasemagcumeni, nasemifantfwini yemadvwala,” kusho Simakadze.
Tiyawuhuma phansi elutfulini njengetinyoka; tiyawuphuma etinqabeni tato titfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba. Ngekwesaba tiyawugucukela kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.
“Ngiyawubakhweba ngibabutse bangene. Ngempela ngiyawubahlenga; bayawuba banyenti njengakucala.
Niyawubati ngemisebenti yabo, njengetihlahla tatiwa ngetitselo tato. Emagelebisi angakhiwa yini etihlahleni temanyeva, nome emakhiwa elugaganeni?