3 Emahawu emabutfo etitsa abovu, emabutfo avunule lokubovu ngalobutopele, tinsimbi letisetincoleni temphi tiyamanyatela ngelilanga lekulungiswa kwato; tikhali tawo tiyamengetela.
Umgodla wemicibisholo ukhehletela ecebeni lalo, kukanye nesikhali lesimanyatelako nesikhali lesidze.
Tingulube tesiganga tiyawuvukuta, tonkhe tilwane tesiganga tiyawudla.
Ngisho tipheshula nemisedari yaseLebanoni nayo seyijabula ngawe, Bhabhulona, itsi: ‘Manje, njengaloku sewalaliswa phansi, sekute ngisho namunye umgawuli lotasijuba.’
Bayakuta batekumelana nawe ngetikhali, nangetincola temphi, nangetinkalishi, nesicumbi sebantfu; bayawutsatsa tindzawo tabo bamelane nawe yonkhe indzawo ngemahawu lamakhulu nalamancane, bafake timphantitje enhloko. Ngiyawukunikela kubo kutsi bakujezise, futsi bayakukujezisa njengekwehlulela kwabo.
“Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngiyawuvusela iThire Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, avela ngasenyakatfo ayinkhosi yemakhosi lenemahhashi, netincola temphi, nebagibeli bemahhashi, nemphi lenkhulu.
Ase nilalele kubhoma kwesiswebhu, nebuklekekleke bemasondvo, nebugidzigidzi bemahhashi, nebunsegensege betincola temphi.
Kwatsi ebusuku ngaba nembono, kwatsi embikwami ngabona indvodza leyayigibele lihhashi lelibovu! Yayime emkhatsini wetihlahla temibomvana, emfudlaneni. Emvakwayo bekunemahhashi labovu, nalabubendze, nalamhlophe.
Awu, sihlahla sesipheshula, khala, ngobe umsedari sewuwile; tihlahla letikhulu letinesitfunti setibhujisiwe! Lilani, ma-okhi aseBhashani; lihlatsi lebelenile seligecwe lonkhe!
Incola yekucala yayinemahhashi labovu, yesibili inemahhashi lamnyama,
Kwavela lesinye sibonakaliso ezulwini. Kwakungunyokangwenya lobovu lomkhulu anetinhloko letisikhombisa, netimphondvo letilishumi, nemichele lesikhombisa etinhloko takhe.
Kwaphindze kwatsi chamu lihhashi lelibovu. Lowo labeligibele wavunyelwa kutsi ayewususa kuthula emhlabeni, kuze bantfu babulalane bodvwana; wanikwa inkemba lenkhulu.