32 Ekugcineni liluma njengenyoka, linhlonhlotse njengesitfozi selibululu.
Utawumunya lesihlungu setinyoka; abulawe ngematinyo elibululu.
Uyawuhamba etikwemabhubesi netinyoka, ugcobagcobe etikwemawundlu emabhubesi kanye nasetikwetinyoka.
Nabo batijika phansi tindvuku tabo, tagucuka taba tinyoka. Kodvwa indvuku ya-Aroni yatimita tonkhe leti letinye tindvuku.
Liwayini lenta umuntfu abe sidvwaladvwala, abange nemsindvo. Kute umuntfu lotiphatsa kahle nasadzakiwe.
Ekupheleni kwemphilo yakho uyawububula ecansini, sekudleka tinyama nemtimba wakho.
Umuntfu lomba umgodzi angahle awele kuwo. Umuntfu lobhidlita lubondza angahle alunywe yinyoka.
Luswane luyawudlala ngasemgodzini wemfeti, kutsi nemntfwana lomncane afake sandla sakhe emgodzini welibululu.
Lowo mchele letitigabatisa ngawo tidzakwa taka-Efrayimu, uyawugcotjwagcotjwa phansi ngetinyawo.
Bachobosela emacandza emabululu, bephotsele bulembu. Bonkhe labadla emacandza awo bayakufa, nakuchamusela linye, kuphuma libululu.
Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga, baphristi baphetse ngeligunya labo, nebantfu bami bakutsandza ngaleyo ndlela. Kodvwa nitakwenta njani ekupheleni?”
“Buka-ke, ngitawutfumela tinyoka letinesihlungu lesibi emkhatsini wenu, tindlondlo letingeke titsetjulwe ngumuntfu titewuniluma,” kusho Simakadze.
Kuyawuba shangatsi ngumuntfu lobalekele libhubesi, wase utitsela etikwelibhele; kube shangatsi ngumuntfu longene endlini yakhe wabeka tandla takhe elubondzeni, kusuke inyoka imlume.
Nome bangatifihla esicongweni sentsaba iKhameli, nakhona lapho ngiyawubatingela ngize ngibabambe. Nome bangangibhacela ekujuleni kwelwandle, nakhona lapho ngiyawutfumela inyoka ibalume.
Natfolani-ke ngekwenta leto tintfo leseninemahloni ngato nyalo? Phela siphetfo saleto tintfo kufa!
Ningadzakwa, ngobe kuvela kuko inkhanuko, kodvwa gcwaliswani ngaMoya.