8 Lulwimi lwabo lungumcibisholo lobulalanako, lukhuluma emanga odvwana. Ngulowo nalowo uncempheta ngalo kumakhelwane wakhe, kantsi ngenhlitiyo umbekela lugibe.
Watsi kube Abneri efike eHebroni, Jowabe wamdvonsela nganhlanye esangweni, kwaba shangatsi kukhona lafuna kutsi akukhulume ngasemasitseleni. Khona lapho, wabe sewumgwaza esiswini, wafa. Ngako Abneri wabulawelwa kutsi naye abebulale Asaheli, umnakaboJowabe.
Bantfu bayayengana la emhlabeni, tilimi tabo tisheleliswa ngemanga, inkhulumo yabo imphacambili.
Shangatsi Simakadze angatihhumbula letindzebe letitigabatisa kakhulu, ajube lulwimi loluncemphetako.
Nine labacala emanga, Nkulunkulu uyakwentani kini? Uyawunijezisa kanjani?
Ungangilahli kanye nalababi, ungangilahli kanye nalabenta lokubi, labakhuluma kuthula nabomakhelwane babo, kantsi etinhlitiyweni tabo bamumetse bubi.
Abakhulumi lokumele kuthula, kodvwa bacala tindzaba letingemanga ngebantfu labanekuthula eveni.
Inkhulumo yakhe ishelelisa kwelibhotela, noko inhlitiyo yakhe ifukamele imphi, emavi akhe atsambe kwengca emafutsa, noko atinkemba letilindzele kugwaza.
Ngisemkhatsini wemabhubesi, labantfu labashwabudzelanako. Ematinyo awo atikhali nemicibisholo, tilwimi tawo tinkemba letikhaliphako.
Mphefumulo wami, thula kuNkulunkulu, ngobe litsemba lami livela kuye.
Lulwimi lwabo luyawubabhubhisa, bonkhe labababonako bayawunikina tinhloko.
Umuntfu lofakaza emanga ngamakhelwane wakhe uyingoti njengesicwayi, nome njengenkemba, nome njengesikhali lesikhaliphako.
“Emkhatsini wesive sami kukhona emadvodza lamabi labahlala bagadzile njengebantfu labetsiya tinyoni, nanjengalabo lababekela bantfu tingibe tekubabamba.
Akukafaneli yini kutsi ngibajezise ngaloko?” kusho Simakadze. “Akukafaneli yini ngitenanele mine kulesive lesifanana nalesi?
“Balola tilwimi tabo njengebutjoki, bentele kudubula emanga. Abaphumeleli ngalo liciniso eveni. Besuka esonweni baye esonweni, abanginaki nekunginaka,” kusho Simakadze.
“Caphelani bangani benu; ningabetsembi banakenu. Ngobe bonkhe bomnakenu banemanga, nabo bonkhe bangani bayayengana.
Umngani uyenga bangani, kute namunye lokhuluma liciniso. Bafundzise tilwimi tabo kukhuluma emanga; bayatiphuphisa bona ngekwenta sono.
“Bantfu bakini labatinjinga baphanga laba labamphofu, nani nonkhe ningulabacalemanga nalabakhohlisanako.