21 Kunikelwani bantfu labakulangatelelako kufa, kodvwa kungefiki, bakuphenyisise kwendlula umcebo lofihliwe?
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.”
Kodvwa emehlo alababi ayawukwehluleka kubona, ingabikho ngisho nendlela yekubaleka. Litsemba labo seliyawuba kufa.”
Kunikelwani bantfu labakujabulelako kufika ethuneni, batsakase nabafinyelela emadlizeni?
“Awu, shangatsi kucela kwami kungevakala, Nkulunkulu amane angiphe loko lengikufunako.
Kutsi Nkulunkulu amane asale angisila, angihlwitse ngesandla sakhe angijube.
sengize nginconota kwekhanywa ngimane ngife sekunalomtimba wami lengikuwo.
kufunisise njengesiliva, ukumbe njengemcebo lofihliwe.
Ngakhandza kutsi labafile bayajabula; labo lasebalala bancono kunalaba labaphilako.
Yonkhe indzawo lapho ngiyakuyicoshela khona lensali yalesive lesibi iyawucolela kufa kunekuphila, kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.’ ”
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.”
Kulawo malanga bantfu bayawukufuna kufa, kodvwa bangete bakutfola; bayawufisa kutsi bafe, kodvwa kufa kuyakubabalekela.