9 Uyalala abhace njengelibhubesi, nalibhacela kubamba inyamatane; ubamba labo labehlulako, ahudvule losihlupheki ngelinetha lakhe.
ngesikhatsi abhaca khona emihumeni yawo nome abhace khona etincumatsini?
ngobe ume ngesekudla salomphofu kutsi amsindzise kulabamgwebela intsambo.
Simakadze-ke yena utsi: “Njengobe timphuya setichwagiwe, nanjengobe tihlupheki timpintjekile, ngitakuta ngimephule lowo lofuna lusito, bese ngimbeka endzaweni lengenangoti.”
Bantfu labatigabatisako bangibekele lugibe, bangicuphe ngetintsambo telugibe, bangibophele emafindvo endleleni yami. Cabanga.
Banjengelibhubesi lelifuna kubamba inyamatane; bafana neliwundlwana lelibhubesi lelibhace etindzaweni letisitsele.
Ematsambo onkhe ami ayawutsi: “Yebo, Simakadze, ngubani lofana nawe, wena lokhulula lobutsakatsaka etandleni tesichwaga, ukhulule lobutsakatsaka naloweswele etandleni temcindzeteli?”
Lababi bahosha inkemba, bantsale imicibisholo ebutjokini, bafuna kucedza labamphofu nalabeswele babulale labo labahamba ngebucotfo.
Ase ubheke, ngobe bangilalele endleleni bafuna kungibulala, tichwaga titimisele kungihlasela ngaphandle kwesono sami, Simakadze.
Nawucindzetela luphuya, wetfuka uMdali walo; kodvwa nawuphetse kahle loweswele, udvumisa uMdali wakhe.
Lowo locindzetela lomphofu entela kuticebisa, yena nalowo lopha tipho kulabacebile, bobabili bagcina baphuyile.
Njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako nelibhele lelihhongako, unjalo umbusi lomubi lobusa bantfu labeswele.
Nisho kutsini ngalokupitjita sive sami, nigaye buso balabamphofu?” kusho iNkhosi, Simakadze longuSomandla.
Emasu asidlani mabi, wakha emacebo ebubi ekubhubhisa labamphofu ngemanga, ngisho nome sikhalo saloweswele sicotfo.
“Emkhatsini wesive sami kukhona emadvodza lamabi labahlala bagadzile njengebantfu labetsiya tinyoni, nanjengalabo lababekela bantfu tingibe tekubabamba.
Njengelibhele lelibhacele inyamatane, nanjengelibhubesi lelitifihlile,
Bantfu bakulelive baphanga nekuphanga bagcekeze nekugcekeza; bacindzetela labamphofu nalabeswele, babaphatse kabi bekuhamba, bangabaphatsi ngekwemtsetfocotfo.
Libhubesi liyabhodla yini ehlatsini, lingakabambi inyamatane? Libhubesi lelincane lona lingahhonga yini endzaweni yalo, lingakabambi lutfo?
Kute nome munye umuntfu lowetsembekile losasele eveni, kute losetsembekile kuNkulunkulu. Wonkhe umuntfu ufunana nematfuba ekubulala. Wonkhe umuntfu utingelana newakubo.
BaseBhabhulona babadvonsa bonkhe ngemadweba, bababamba ngemanetha abo, bababutsele ndzawonye, enetheni labo lekuhudvula; bajabula ngaloko, futsi batsakasa.
Wamhlaba ngesakhe sikhali enhloko, ngesikhatsi emabutfo akhe aphutfuma aphuma atsi atesihlakata, asivutela tince shangatsi asatawudla labamphofu lababebhacile.
Lalelani kulila kwebelusi betimvu, emadlelo abo laluhlata asabhujisiwe. Lalelani kubhodla kwemabhubesi; lomenakati welihlatsi laseJordane ubhujisiwe.
Umuntfu locashiwe, longesiye umelusi wetimvu, naletimvu kungesito takhe, nakabona imphisi ita, ushiya letimvu, abaleke, imphisi itisukele itihlakate.
Kodvwa ungavumi, ngobe kukhona emadvodza langetulu kwema-40 latawube amlalele endleleni atembulala. Asente nesifungo kutsi angeke akudle kudla, nekunatsa angeke anatse angakabulali Pawula. Njengamanje nje, asalungele kukwenta loko, aseme ngawe nje kutsi eve kutsi wena utsini.”