1 “Seyiyangicansula yona lemphilo yami. Ngako-ke ngitawusola ngenkhululeko, ngikhulume ngiphumisele bumunyu bemphefumulo wami.
yena wachubeka wahamba luhambo lolwamtsatsa lilanga lonkhe, aya ekhatsi ehlane. Wefika wahlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla semtsanyelo, wathandazela kutsi asale asafela khona lapho. Wathandaza watsi: “Simakadze, sekwenele, sale utsatsa kuphila kwami; kute lengincono ngakho kunabokhokho bami.”
“Ngifisa shangatsi ungangifihla ethuneni, ungibhacise khona kuze kwendlule intfukutselo yakho! Nawungamane nje ungincumele sikhatsi, ungikhumbule!
Nangabe kuliciniso phela kutsi ngedukile, lelo phutsa liphutsa lami ngedvwana.
Ngesikhatsi sendlala uyakukusindzisa ekufeni, nasemphini akusindzise enkembeni.
Ngekwenu netama kulungisa loku lengikukhulumako yini? Lamagama emuntfu losaphelelwa litsemba wona niwenta abe ngumoya yini?
“Ngako ngingeke ngithule, ngitawukhuluma ngikuletinhlungu temoya wami, ngikhonone kulobumunyu bemphefumulo wami.
Sengiyayeya imphilo yami. Ngingamane ngingete ngaphila iminyaka leminyenti. Ngiyekele ngisale ngedvwa, emalanga ami akasesilo lutfo kimi.
“Ngisho naloku ngimsulwa nje, ngingenasici, anginandzaba nalomtimba wami. Kwamine ngiyayeya imphilo yami.
Kodvwa ngingatsini nje? Sewungitjelile, futsi yena cobo lwakhe ukwentile loko. Ngitawuhamba ngekubonyabonyeka yonkhe iminyaka yami, ngenca yalobuhlungu bemphefumulo wami.
Empeleni wentele kusita mine lokutsi ngive tinhlungu letinje. Elutsandvweni lwakho wangisindzisa emgodzini wembhubhiso, utsatse tonkhe tono tami watilahla emvakwakho.
Ngako-ke Simakadze, ngiyakuncenga kutsi ukususe kuphila kwami kimi; ngobe kuncono kimi kutsi ngife kunekutsi ngiphile.”
Nakuphuma lilanga, Nkulunkulu walungisa umoya loshisako wasemphumalanga; lilanga lashaya enhloko yaJona, wadzimate waba nesiyeti, wafisa kufa; wase utsi: “Kuncono ngimane ngife kunekutsi ngiphile.”
Nangabe utangiphatsa kanjena, ngiyacela kutsi usale sewungibulala khona manje nje, nangizuze umusa ebusweni bakho, khona ngingasayiwuphindze ngibone lusizi lwami.”