12 Bakhuluma kubonina batsi: “Kuphi kudla neliwayini?” ngesikhatsi nabacaleka njengemadvodza lagwaziwe etitaladini telidolobha, ngesikhatsi imiphefumulo yabo iphuma ihamba, basetandleni tabonina.
“Manje kuphila kwami kuyangikhweshela, emalanga eminjunju ayangintfonya.
Nangikhumbula emuva, inhlitiyo yami iyabibitseka ngekhatsi kwami. Ngangihamba nesicuku lesikhulu ngisihola embili ngiya endlini yaNkulunkulu sihlabela ngekujabula lokukhulu.
Nine sive, yetsembelani kuye ngato tonkhe tikhatsi, tfululelani kuye tinhlitiyo tenu, Nkulunkulu usiphephelo setfu. Cabanga.
Emadvodzana akho acalekile, adzindzibele ekugcineni kwato tonkhe titaladi njengenyamatane ibanjwe elugibeni. Emadvodzana akho ehlelwe yintfukutselo yaSimakadze, ahlaselwa kwekhutwa nguNkulunkulu wakho.
Ngako-ke ngiyawuyinika sabelo emkhatsini walabakhulu, iyakwehlukanisa imphango nalabanemandla, ngobe yatfululela kuphila kwayo ekufeni, yabalwa kanye netoni. Ngobe yetfwala tono talabanyenti, yancusela toni.”
Bayawushwabudzela sivuno senu nekudla kwenu, bashwabudzele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu, bashwabudzele imihlambi yenu yetimvu neyetinkhomo, bashwabudzele emavini enu nemikhiwa yenu. Lamadolobha enu labiyelwe lenetsembele kuwo batawabhubhisa ngenkemba.”
Bonkhe bantfu bayo bayabubula ngesikhatsi bafunana kudla bantjintjisa imicebo yabo ngenca yekudla, batsi bentele kutsi batiphilise. “Awu Simakadze, buka unake, ngobe ngibukelwa phansi.”
Ngenca yekoma, lulwimi lwalabamunyako lunamatsela elwangeni; bantfwana bacela kudla, kodvwa kubete lobapha kona.
Ngiyakuyicinisa imikhono yenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngifake inkemba yami esandleni sayo, kodvwa yona imikhono yaFaro ngiyakuyigamula. Uyawububula embikwenkhosi yaseBhabhulona njengemuntfu phaca logwaziwe.