5 Bantfu labahleti kahle abamnaki lohluphekile, yena lowo lobisha ekuhluphekeni.
Sengiyinhlekisa ngisho nakubangani bami, lite nome Nkulunkulu angiphendvula nangikhala kuye, ngaba yintfo yekuhlekwa nje, lite nome ngilungile futsi ngingenacala.
Emakhaya etigebengu akaphazanyiswa lutfo, nalabo labacunula Nkulunkulu baphephile, yebo, labo labaphetse nkulunkulu wabo ngetandla tabo.
Nami kodvwa empeleni bengingakhuluma kanjalo, kube nine beningimi nami ngingini. Nami bengingakhuluma ngimelane nani ngemavi lamanyenti, ngininikinele inhloko.
“Sibane salomubi sicinyiwe, lilangabi lemlilo wakhe alisavutsi.
Imbongolo yesiganga iyakhonya yini nayiseluhlateni? Yona inkhomo iyabhonsa yini nayiseluhlateni?
Tinyatselo tami tisemikhondvweni yakho, ngiko nje tinyawo tami tingasheleli.
Ngatsi nangifuna kutsi: “Naku sengiwa,” Simakadze wangisekela ngemusa wakhe, ngabuye ngema futsi.
Kukhanya kwalabalungile kukhanya kakhulu; kodvwa sibane salababi siyacima.
Umuntfu localekisa uyise nome unina siphetfo sakhe siyawufanana nekucima kwesibane ebumnyameni lobuphatsekako.
Mnikeni ludvumo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, asengakabuletsi bumnyama, tinyawo tenu tisengakakhubateli emagcumeni lahwalalisako. Netsembele ekukhanyeni, kodvwa utakugucula, akwente kube bumnyama lobuphatsekako, yebo, akwente kube lusizi lolujulile.
Leti letatitilima tatsi kuleti letatihlakaniphile: ‘Sipheni emafutsa kulawa enu, ngobe tibane tetfu tiyacisha.’
bese ngikhuluma ngedvwana ngitsi: Cha, senginetimphahla lengitibekele tona teminyaka leminyenti; angikhululeke, ngidle, nginatse, ngijabule!’
Kuphindzisela kwami; ngimi loyawutibuyiselela. Ngesikhatsi lesikahle lunyawo lwabo luyawushelela. Lilanga labo lekuhlupheka selisedvute, kubhujiswa kwabo kuyabahlasela.”