5 Simakadze-ke yena utsi: “Njengobe timphuya setichwagiwe, nanjengobe tihlupheki timpintjekile, ngitakuta ngimephule lowo lofuna lusito, bese ngimbeka endzaweni lengenangoti.”
Usindzisa labeswele emlonyeni wekufa, abasindzise nasetidladleni talabo labanemandla sebababambile.
Uyawuvikeleka ekushayweni ngemagama, ungesabi nome kufika imbhubhiso.
Sukuma, Simakadze! Awu, Nkulunkulu! Phakamisa sandla sakho! Ungamkhohlwa losekuhluphekeni.
kuze tintsandzane nalabacindzetelwe babonelelwe ngekulunga. Kute umuntfu walomhlaba loyawuphindze abe yingoti.
Lomubi uyaphumelela etindleleni takhe tonkhe ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi. Tehlulelo taNkulunkulu tiphakamele khashane kulomubi, yebo, lomubi uchoshela titsa takhe.
Maye, kuyaphuphuma kulunga kwakho, lokulunga lokugcinele labo labakwesabako, ukwente kulabo labakhosele kuwe, ukubonakalise embikwebantfu.
Ngangingumuntfu losihlupheki, ngakhala kuSimakadze, wangiva, wangisindzisa kuko konkhe kuhlupheka kwami.
Bayaphukuta bakhulume lokubi; bakhuluma incindzetelo ekutiphakamiseni kwabo.
Faro wabuta watsi: “Ungubani yena lowo Simakadze, kutsi mine ngingalalela livi lakhe, ngikhulule ema-Israyeli kutsi ahambe? Angimati lowo Simakadze, futsi ngingeke ngisikhulule sive sema-Israyeli kutsi sihambe.”
Nawucindzetela luphuya, wetfuka uMdali walo; kodvwa nawuphetse kahle loweswele, udvumisa uMdali wakhe.
Lulwimi lunemandla ekuphila newekufa; labo labatsandza kulusebentisa bayakudla titselo talo.
Ngaphindze ngabuka ngabona konkhe kucindzetelana lokwentiwako lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga: Ngabona tinyembeti talabacindzetelwe, bate ngisho nemdvudvuti; emandla abengakubacindzeteli babo, kodvwa labo labacindzetelwe bate ngisho nemdvudvuti.
Nawubona lophuyile acindzetelwe endzaweni letsite, asemukwe emalungelo akhe nekwehlulelwa ngebucotfo, kungakumangalisi loko. Lowo nalowo lophetse unemuntfu longetulu kwakhe, kantsi nalowo longetulu kwakhe unemuntfu longetulu kwabo bonkhe.
Kuyawuba tibonakaliso letikhumbuta ngaSimakadze longuSomandla eveni laseGibhithe. Nase bakhala kuSimakadze ngenca yebacindzeteli babo, uyawubatfumelela umsindzisi nemvikeli, yena loyawufike abephule.
Simakadze utsi: “Nyalo sengitawusukuma, nyalo sengitawuphakanyiswa, nyalo sengitakwenyuselwa etulu.
Kodvwa uyise yena uyakufa ngenca yesono sakhe, ngobe nguye lowenta kuphanga ngebugebengu, wadlelela umnakabo, wenta lokubi kubantfu bakubo.
Abagucukeli kuLongetulu Kwako Konkhe; bafanana nebutjoki lobungakacini. Baholi babo bayawubulawa ngenkemba ngenca yemagama abo langenanhlonipho. Ngenca yaloko bayawuba luhleko nelihlazo eveni laseGibhithe.”
Ase nibuke la, emaholo etisebenti letavuna emasimi enu leniwagodlile ayanimangalela anilahle ngelicala; nekukhala kwebavuni sekungenile etindlebeni teNkhosi Sebawothi.
Base bayabesusa bonkulunkulu betive lababesemkhatsini wabo, bakhonta Simakadze. Inhlitiyo yakhe yase iyatsintseka ngenca yekukhala kwesive sema-Israyeli.