15 Bahwebi baletimphahla labadzimate baceba ngalengwadla, bayawuma bucalu, ngobe bayawube besaba kutfoswa kwayo ngetinhlupho. Bayawukhala, balile
Bayawuhhula tinhloko tabo ngenca yakho, bembatse emasaka. Bayawukukhalela tinyembeti ngemiphefumulo ledzabukile nangekulila lokumunyu.
Batsengi bato bayatihlaba bangete bajeziswa. Labo labatitsengisako, batsi: ‘Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, sesinjingile!’ Ngisho nebelusi bato abanasihawu nato.
Wabafundzisa watsi: “Akashongo yini Nkulunkulu emBhalweni wakhe watsi: ‘Indlu yami iyawubitwa ngekutsi yindlu lapho kuthandaza khona tonkhe tive’? Kodvwa nine seniyigucule yaba ngumhume wabosidlani!”
Kodvwa baniyo bakhe sebabonile kutsi litsemba labo lekutfola imali seliphelile, bababamba boPawula naSilasi babahudvulela enkantolo embikweticumbi tebantfu nebabusi.
imphahla yegolide, neyesiliva, neyematje ladulile, neyemapharele, neyelineni lecolisakele, nalebubendze, neyesilika, nalebovu, neyato tonkhe tihlahla temakha, naletentiwe ngematinyo etindlovu, nato tonkhe letilitfusi, netensimbi, netemabuli,
nesinamoni, netinandzisi, nemphepho, nemakha, nenhlaka, neliwayini, nemafutsa, nafulaha locolisakele, nakolo, netinkhomo, netimvu, nemahhashi, netincola, netigcili kanye nemiphefumulo yebantfu.
Bahwebi bayawutsi kuyo: ‘Tonkhe titselo lebewutifisa atisekho kuwe, konkhe kutamasa nebucwebecwebe bakho abusekho, futsi ngeke uphindze ubutfole!’
Batitsela ngetintfuli etinhloko, balila, bakhala, bamemeta batsi: ‘Maye! Maye! Hhawu, yehheni, lelidolobha lelikhulu kangaka lelicebise bonkhe labanemikhumbi elwandle! Ngesikhashana nje lilahlekelwe ngiko konkhe.’ ”
Ngobe tonkhe tive tilinatsile liwayini lelinenkhanuko yebugwadla bayo. Emakhosi emhlaba aphinga nayo, nebahwebi basemhlabeni bacebile ngekutamasa kwayo.”