18 “Yehlani ekubabatekeni kwenu nihlale emhlabatsini logagadzekile, awu, nine takhamiti taseDiboni, ngobe lowo lobhubhisa Mowabi utanisukela nani, atewubhidlita emadolobha enu labiyelwe.
Wase uhamba libanga lemjikijelo, wayawuhlala khona acabanga atsi: “Ngingeke ngikumele kubuka umntfwanami afa.” Asahleti phansi afulatsele lomfana, tehla tinyembeti, wakhala kabuhlungu.
Kodvwa bantfu bomela emanti, bakhonona kuMosi batsi: “Yeyi wena! Wawusikhiphelani lena eGibhithe? Kantsi tsine nebantfwabetfu netifuyo tetfu wawusikhiphela kutsi utesibulala ngekoma la?”
IDiboni seyenyukele ethempelini, endzaweni lephakeme yekukhontela, kuyawukhala. Sive sakaMowabi sikhalela iNebo neMedeba. Tonkhe tinhloko tihhuliwe, tonkhe tilevu tihhuliwe.
Simakadze utsi: “Yehla, uhlale elutfulini, wena Ndvodzakati yaseBhabhulona. Hlala emhlabatsini, ungasahlali esihlalweni sebukhosi, Ndvodzakati yebaseBhabhulona. Awusayikubitwa ngekutsi ungulobutsakatsaka nalotsambile.
Ngako-ke lesive sami sitawutfunjwa ngenca yekubate kucondza, emadvodza aso lanetikhundla atakuwa abulawe yindlala, tincumbi taso tiyawuhashulwa komela emanti.
neDiboni, neNebo, neBhethi Diblathayimu,
Nyalo sesihlanyeleke ehlane, eveni lelomile naleligagadzekile.
“Kodvwa sesibancobile, iHeshboni ibhujiswe yonkhe indlela kuze kuyewufika eDiboni. Sibabhubhise saze sayawufika eNofa, kuze kufike eMedeba.”
“I-Atharothe, neDiboni, neJazeri, neNimra, neHeshboni, ne-Eleyale, neSebamu, neNebo, kanye neBheyoni,
kuye eHeshboni kanye nawo emadolobha ayo labesetulu esibebesini labefaka ekhatsi iDiboni, neBhamothi Bhali, neBhethi Bhali Meyoni,
Live labo lalisuka e-Aroyeri emngcengcemeni weMsaho wase-Anoni, nasedolobheni lelisemkhatsini weMsaho, lalifaka sonkhe sibebesi semmango waseMedeba kuze kuyewufika eDiboni,
Ngenca yekutsi abese ome kakhulu, wakhala kuSimakadze watsi: “Unike inceku yakho lokuncoba lokukhulu kangaka, manje sengingafa nje ngibulawe koma, ngifele esandleni salabangasoki?”