20 Esangweni lemuti wayo bekuhlala umuntfu labechakile, libito lakhe kunguLazaro, abenetilondza wonkhe umtimba,
Ngako Sathane wesuka embikwaSimakadze, wesukela Jobe, wamhlasela ngematfumba labutfukako, kusukela ngaphansi kwelunyawo lwakhe kuze kuyewufika etulu elunweleni lwakhe.
Lolungile uhlala ajingwe tinhlupheko letinyenti, kodvwa Simakadze umkhulula kuto tonkhe,
Ngihlushwa sonkhe sikhatsi, ngitsetsiswe onkhe emalanga.
Kusukela elutwaneni lwelunyawo lwenu kuze kuyewufika enhloko yenu, kute nakunye lokukahle, kugcwele emanceba, nemihuzuko, netilondza letikhamisile, lekungazange kugezwe nome kuboshwe kubuye kugcotjiswe ngemafutsa.
Sekute yini ibhalisamu kulakaGileyadi? Sekute yini inyanga lapho? Kepha sekute leni kuphiliswa kwemanceba ebantfu bami?
Watsi asesukile asatimele eceleni kwemphundvu yesibuya, kwaphindze kwefika lenye intfombatana lesisebenti yambuka yase ikhuluma kulamadvodza labelapho, imkhomba, yatsi: “Nalona abenaye loJesu waseNazaretha.”
“Bekukhona indvodza leyayicebile igcoka timphahla letatidule kakhulu. Yayinekudla lokunyenti idla kahle onkhe emalanga.
abedzinga kondliwa ngetimvutfuluka tekudla letatiwa etafuleni lalesicebi. Netinja tatita timkhotse tilondza.
Bekukhona indvodza lebeyigula, libito layo kunguLazaro. BeyiyaseBhetani, lidolobha lekhaboMariya nadzadzewabo, Mata.
Kwakukhona indvodza letsite leyayisishosha seloku yatalwa. Yayihleti endzaweni lekutsiwa “Intfunja Lenhle”. Yayetfwalwa onkhe emalanga ibekwe ngasentfunjeni yentele kucela kubantfu lababengena ethempelini.
Umzalwane lophansi akatincome ngekuphakanyiswa kwakhe.
Ase nilalele, bazalwane bami labatsandzekako! Nkulunkulu akabakhetsanga yini labaphuyile lapha emhlabeni kutsi babe ngulabacebile ekukholweni, netindlalifa embusweni lawetsembisa labo labamtsandzako?
Uphakamisa labampofu elutfulini, akhuphule labeswele etindvundvumeni temlotsa, atebahlalisa nalabahloniphekile, abente badle lifa lesihlalo sebukhosi. Ngobe tinsika temhlaba taSimakadze, umhlaba uwakhele etikwato.