11 Libhubesi libulawa kweswela kudla, emawundlu elibhubesi abaleke asabalale.
Juda ufanana neliwundlu lelibhubesi, ndvodzana yami, usukile enyamataneni loyibulele wabuyela esikhundleni sakho, waguca, walala njengelibhubesi nanjengelibhubesikati, ngubani nje longahle akucale?
kwefika umoya lomkhulu uchamuka ngasehlane, wabhidlita lendlu, onkhe emakona ayo lamane. Ivele yawela etikwabo, bafa bonkhe; ngimi kuphela losindzile, ngase ngiyabaleka ngita lapha kuwe kutekwatisa ngaloko!”
Bantfwabakhe kufanele bahlawule kulabamphofu, tandla takhe kufanele tibuyisele umcebo wakhe.
Ngangiwephula ematinyo alababi, ngisindzise labo lasebababambile ngibahlwitse ematinyweni abo.
“Ungalitingelela yini libhubesikati kudla? Ungakwesutsisa yini kulamba kwemabhubesi,
Usindzisa labeswele emlonyeni wekufa, abasindzise nasetidladleni talabo labanemandla sebababambile.
Bantfwabaso bakhashane kabi nekuphepha, kute namunye lobemelelako emacaleni asetinkhundleni.
Ngisho nemabhongwana emabhubesi ayeswela alambe, kodvwa labo labafuna Simakadze bangeke beswele lutfo loluhle.
Wotani, bantfwabami, ningilalele, ngitanifundzisa kumesaba Simakadze.
kuze umphefumulo wami bangawudzabudzabuli njengelibhubesi lelidzabudzabula kubete nalolamulako.
Libhubesi liphumile emhumeni walo; umbhubhisi wetive sewuphumele ngephandle. Selisukile endzaweni yalo, litewuphundla lelive lenu. Emadolobha enu atawuba tindzala, abete bantfu labahlala kuwo.
Bayawulandzela Simakadze; uyawubhodla njengelibhubesi. Nakabhodla, bantfwabakhe bayawuta batfutfumela, bachamuka ngasenshonalanga.
Lesive sivuka njengelibhubesi lelisikati, siphakame njengenkunzi yelibhubesi, lelingaphumuli lingakayidli layicedza inyamatane leliyibambile, linatse nengati yaleto tinyamatane lelitibulele.”
Njengelibhubesi bayahoshoba bacambalale phansi, yebo, nanjengelibhubesi lelisikati, ngubani nje longacala abavuse? “Ababusiswe labo labakubusisako, bacalekiswe labo labakucalekisako!”
Kodvwa iNkhosi yema nami yangicinisa kuze inshumayelo yami ipheleliselwe ngami, nebetive beve. Ngako-ke ngakhululwa emlonyeni welibhubesi.