13 “ ‘Simakadze utsi: Ngiyawususa sivuno sabo, kuyawubate emagelebisi emvinini. Kuyawubate emakhiwa esihlahleni semkhiwa, nemacembe aso ayawubuna. Loko lengabanika kona kuyawutsatfwa kubo.’ ”
Sivini lesingalinywa tinkhabi letimbili ngemalanga lalishumi siyawuba nesivuno lesilibhasikidi linye nje lemagelebisi, nelisaka lenhlanyelo liyawuba nesivuno lesiyimbita yinye kuphela.”
Nome bangazila, ngingeke ngikulalele kukhala kwabo; nome banganikela ngeminikelo yekushiswa nangeminikelo yalokutinhlavu, ngingeke ngibemukele. Esikhundleni saloko ngitababhubhisa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako.”
Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngalabaphrofethi labaphrofetha ngelibito lami, utsi: Angizange sengibatfume, noko batsi: ‘Kute inkemba nome indlala letalitsinta lelive.’ Bona labo baphrofethi bayawubhubha ngenkemba nangendlala.
Uyawufanana nesihlahla lesihlanyelwe ngasemfuleni wemanti, lesenabisela timphandze taso ngasemfuleni. Asesabi nakuta kushisa, emacembe aso ahlala aluhlata. Asihlupheki nangemnyaka wesomiso, asihlali singatseli titselo taso.”
Bayawushwabudzela sivuno senu nekudla kwenu, bashwabudzele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu, bashwabudzele imihlambi yenu yetimvu neyetinkhomo, bashwabudzele emavini enu nemikhiwa yenu. Lamadolobha enu labiyelwe lenetsembele kuwo batawabhubhisa ngenkemba.”
“Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Intfukutselo yami kanye nelulaka lwami kutawutfululelwa etikwalendzawo, etikwebantfu netinkhomo, etikwetihlahla tesiganga kanye nasetikwetitselo temhlaba, lutawuvutsa lungaphindzi lucimeke.
Ngako-ke ngiyawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngibagwinye ngentfukutselo yami levutsako, ngikwehlisele etinhloko tabo konkhe loko labakwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
Ngiyawuhliphita imivini yakhe nemikhwa yakhe, latsi: ‘Lena yinkhokhelo yami lenginikwe ngemashende ami;’ ngiyawukwenta kube lihlatsi leliminyene, tilwane tesiganga tikushwabudzele.
Lesive sibhubhise imivini yami, safohlota imikhiwa yami. Sebule emagcolo ayo, sawalahla le khashane, sashiya emagala ato amhlophe.
Konkhe kusebenta kwenu kamatima kungeke kunibuyisele lutfo, ngobe emasimi enu angeke abe nesivuno, netihlahla tingeke titsele titselo.
Nome sihlahla semkhiwa singahlumi, nemagelebisi kute esihlahleni semvini, nome umncumo ungatseli, nemasimi angasatitseli tivuno, nome sekute timvu esibayeni, netinkhomo sekute esibayeni,
Ngehlisela somiso emasimini, nasetintsabeni, nasetikwalokutinhlavu, nakulo liwayini lelisha, nakuwo emafutsa, nakuko konkhe lokuvetwa ngumhlaba, etikwebantfu nemihlambi, nasetikwemisebenti yonkhe yetandla tenu.”
Ngashaya yonkhe imisebenti yetandla tenu ngesikhutsa, nangekuhanguka, nangesangcotfo, noko nine anizange nigucukele kimi,’ kusho Simakadze.
Ngiyawuvimba tilwanyakatana kutsi tingatidli tilimo tenu, nemivini emasimini enu ingasali ite titselo,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Wabona umkhiwa lowawuwodvwa eceleni kwendlela, wenyukela kuwo, kodvwa akatfolanga lutfo kuwo ngaphandle kwemacembe. Ngako wase utsi kuwo: “Akungabe kusavela sitselo kuwe!” Ngekushesha umkhiwa wabuna.
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