17 Kodvwa shangatsi sandla sakho singamlondvolota, lowo longasesandleni sakho sekudla. Ngiyo indvodzana lotikhulisele yona.
Simakadze watsi enkhosini yami: “Hlala lapha ngesekudla sami, ngize ngifake titsa takho ngaphansi kwetinyawo takho.”
wona lowo mvini lowawuhlanyela ngesandla sakho sangesekudla, naleligala lotikhulisele lona.
Sandla sami siyawuma naye njalo simcinise, ngempela ingalo yami iyawumcinisa.
Kodvwa yagwazwa ngenca yetiphambuko tetfu, yafihlitwa ngenca yekona kwetfu, sijeziso saba setikwayo, kuze tsine sibe nekuthula; ngemanceba emivimbo yayo siyaphiliswa tsine.
Simakadze wakubita ngekutsi wena usihlahla semncumo lesikhula kahle, lesitsela titselo letihle impela. Kodvwa ngekubhodla kwesivunguvungu lesinemandla uyakusilumeka ngemlilo, emagala aso ayakwephuka.
ukhulume kulo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Ngimelene nawe. Ngitawukhokha inkemba yami emgodleni wayo, ngibabulale ngayo ngibesuse kuwe labalungile nalababi.