28 Bantfwana betinceku takho bayawuhlala baphephile, intalo yabo ihlale isimiswe embikwakho.”
Emalanga akho anjengewemuntfu wemhlaba yini? Yona leminyaka yakho injengeyemuntfu wemhlaba yini,
‘Ngiyawumisa intalo yakho phakadze naphakadze, ngikwakhele sihlalo sakho sebukhosi etitukulwaneni ngetitukulwane.’ ” Cabanga.
Ngubani lowente loku wadzimate wakuphumelelisa, wabita titukulwane kusukela ekucaleni? Mine, Simakadze, lengangikhona ekucaleni nalengiyawube ngikhona nasekugcineni, solo nginguye.”
“Yebo, kusukela endvulo solomane Nginguye. Kute longakhulula esandleni sami. Nangenta lutfo, ngubani longakujikisa loko?”
Simakadze utsi: “Noko kwaba yintsandvo yaSimakadze kutsi ayinyatsele, ayente ihlupheke, nome Simakadze enta kuphila kwayo kwaba ngumhlatjelo welicala, iyawubona situkulwane sayo, yandzise nemalanga ekuphila kwayo, intsandvo yaSimakadze iyawuphumelela ngesandla sayo.
Bangeke baphindze bakhe tindlu, bese kuhlala labanye bantfu kuto, nome bahlanyele, bese kudla labanye. Ngobe njengemalanga esihlahla ayawuba njalo-ke nemalanga ebantfu bami. Labakhetsiwe bami bayawutijabulisa sikhatsi lesidze ngemisebenti yetandla tabo.
Simakadze utsi: “Njengobe emazulu lamasha nemhlaba lomusha lengikudalako kuyawuhlala kukhona embikwami, kanjalo libito lakho netitukulwane takho tiyawuhlala tikhona.
“Mine, Simakadze, angigucuki. Ngako nani titukulwane taJakobe, anikabhujiswa.
“Bonani-ke manje kutsi Ngimi leNginguye, kute lomunye nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami. Ngiyisa ekufeni, ngibuyise ekuphileni; ngilimatile ngiyawuphilisa futsi. Kute longakhulula lutfo esandleni sami.