8 Ngalokutumako iBhabhulona iyakuwa ibhidlitwe. Yilileleni bo! Yitfoleleni ibhalisamu yekwelapha leminjunju yayo; mhlawumbe ingelapheka.
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!’ ”
Sehlakalo siyawukufikela, futsi awuyikwati kutsi uyawusicosha kanjani. Incitsakalo iyakwehlela etikwakho, ungakwati kuphunyula kuyo ngisho nangenhlawulo. Inhlekelele longasoze wayibona iseta, iyakwehlela kuwe ngekushesha.
Kokubili-ke loko kuyawukukhandza ngesikhashana nje, ngalanga linye, kufelwa bantfwana nebufelokati. Kuyawukufikela ngemandla lamakhulu, ngetulu kwebunyenti bekutsakatsa kwakho, nasemkhatsini webunyenti bemalumbo akho.
“Khuphukela kaGileyadi uyewutfola ibhalisamu, awu, wena ntfombi, Ndvodzakati yaseGibhithe. Kodvwa wandzisa imitsi yakho yekwelapha, wayandzisa mahhala. Yeka, solo awelapheki.
IMowabi seyitseleke ngelihlazo, ngobe seyihhihlitiwe. Lilani nikhale kakhulu! Memetelani ngase-Anoni kutsi iMowabi seyibhujisiwe.
Ngako-ke ngiyamkhalela Mowabi, ngililela bonkhe bakaMowabi. Ngiyawakhalela emadvodza aseKhiri Heresi.
“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.’
“Maye, iyawutfunjwa iSheshaki bo! Yona lebeyiludvumo lwemhlaba wonkhe itawubanjwa. Maye, iyawuba sesabiso iBhabhulona emkhatsini wetive!
Sekute yini ibhalisamu kulakaGileyadi? Sekute yini inyanga lapho? Kepha sekute leni kuphiliswa kwemanceba ebantfu bami?
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Lilani nitsi: “Maye ngalelo langa!”
Ngako-ke utfumele lesandla lesibhale lombhalo.
Dariyusi, umMede, watsatsa umbuso, asaneminyaka lengema-62.
Kute lokungelapha lesilondza sakho, lelinceba lakho linengati yekufa. Bonkhe labo labeva letindzaba takho bagidza batibetsele. Utsi ukhona nje lowase waphunyula wasindza kulolunya lwakho lolungenamkhawulo?
Ingilosi yesibili yalandzela yatsi: “Iwile, iwile iBhabhulona lenkhulu, leyenta tonkhe tive tinatse liwayini lebugwadla bayo!”
Yamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu yatsi: “Iwile, yebo, iwile iBhabhulona lenkhulu! Seyigucuke yaba likhaya lemadimoni, nesihhehle sekubhaca bonkhe bomoya lababi, nesato tonkhe tinyoni letingcolile naletenyanyekako.