47 Ngobe ngempela sikhatsi siyawufika, lapho ngiyawujezisa khona tithico taseBhabhulona. Live layo lonkhe liyawuhlazeka, nabo bonkhe labagwaziwe bakhona bayawulala lucaca ekhatsi kuyo.
Asubuke nje, naku kuta umuntfu ugibele incola yakhe yemphi, lenemahhashi laboshelwe ngamabili. Lomuntfu waphendvula watsi: ‘IBhabhulona seyiwile, iwile! Tonkhe titfombe tetithico tayo setibhidlikele phansi emhlabatsini!’ ”
ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Ngitabajezisa. Emajaha abo atawubulawa ngenkemba, emadvodzana nemadvodzakati abo abulawe yindlala.
Uyawutsini-ke ngesikhatsi Simakadze asabeka etikwakho labo lebewubetayeta kutsi babe bangani bakho? Buhlungu bungeke yini bukubambise kwemfati nakabeleka?
Nangabe umphrofethi nome umphristi nome ngubani atisholo atsi: ‘Nasi siphrofetho saSimakadze,’ lowo muntfu ngiyakumjezisa kanye nemndeni wakhe.
“Kodvwa kuyawutsi kungaphela leminyaka lengema-70, bese ngijezisa inkhosi yaseBhabhulona nesive sayo, nelive lemaBhabhulona, ngenca yelicala labo, bese lelive lawo ngilenta liba lihlane phakadze naphakadze,” kusho Simakadze.
“Memetelani nikhulume emkhatsini webetive, phakamisani siboniso semphi, nimemetele, ningafihli lutfo, kodvwa tsanini: ‘IBhabhulona itawutfunjwa, Bheli utawuhlazeka, Maduki yena agcwale kwesaba. Titfombe tayo tiyawuhlazeka netithico tayo tigcwale kwesaba.’
Atinamsebenti walutfo, tintfo nje tekuhlekisa. Tiyawuphela mhlazana kufika kwehlulelwa kwato.
“Embikwemehlo enu ngiyawutiphindzisela kuyo iBhabhulona, nakubo bonkhe labahlala eveni lemaBhabhulona ngako konkhe labona ngako eSiyoni,” kusho Simakadze.
Emadolobha ayo ayawusala akhala libhungane, ibe live lelomile nalelilihlane, live lapho kungahlali muntfu khona, lapho kungahambi muntfu khona.
“Kodvwa ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawujezisa khona tithico tayo, kulo lonkhe live layo labalimele bayawububula,” kusho Simakadze.