21 Empeleni, Nkulunkulu uyawutiphohlota, tinhloko tetitsa takhe, aphihlite netinkhakhayi talabaphikelela etonweni.
Uyakwehlulela tive, kuyawulala lucaca lwetidvumbu, aphihlite onkhe emakhosi emhlaba.
Wena Simakadze nguwe loyawubajikijela phansi, emgodzini wekufa. Bantfu bengati nenkhohliso bangeke baphile, ngisho nencenye yemphilo yabo. Kodvwa mine ngiyakwetsembela kuwe.
Wena, Simakadze, wenyukela entsabeni lendze, watfumba labanyenti labatfunjiwe, wemukele tipho kubantfu, watemukela ngisho nakubo labamelene nawe, kuze uhlale khona wena, Simakadze.
Nangabe umuntfu angaphendvuki, Nkulunkulu ulola inkemba yakhe, antsalele kunemba ngebutjoki bakhe,
Nguye-ke Simakadze lotakwephula elugibeni lwebacuphi, akuvikele nasetifeni letitsatselwanako.
Mosi wabaphendvula watsi: “Ningesabi, manini sibindzi, nicine, nitawubona kusindzisa kwaSimakadze latanentela kona lamuhla. LamaGibhithe leniwabonako lamuhla aniseyiwuphindze niwabone futsi.
Impela, Nkulunkulu uyinsindziso yami; ngiyakumetsemba ngingesabi, Simakadze, Simakadze ungemandla ami nengoma yami; nguye loyinsindziso yami.”
Waphumela kutawukhulula bantfu bakho, nekutawusindzisa logcotjiwe wakho. Wambhubhisa umholi waseveni lalababi, wabahlubula kusukela etinweleni tenhloko kuye etintwaneni tetinyawo. Cabanga.
Yaphindza futsi yatfumela lesinye sisebenti, naso basibhobota tindvuma, basihlazisa.
Cha! Nginitjela kutsi, nangabe nani ningashiyi tono tenu, niyawubhubha njengabo.”
Caphelani ningamali lowo lokhulumako: Nangabe bangaphunyulanga labo labamala lowo abebacaphelisa alapha emhlabeni, natsi-ke singeke siphunyule, nasala kutsatsa tecwayiso talowo lokhuluma asezulwini.