6 Ungifake emgodzini lojule kunayo yonkhe, etindzaweni letimnyama nasetingungwini.
Nangisekujuleni kwetinhlupheko, ngikhala kuwe, Simakadze.
Sitsa siyangitingela, singicindzetela phansi emhlabatsini singivimbetela ebumnyameni njengalabakadze bafa.
Wangikhipha emgodzini wekufa, wangikhipha eludzakeni lolubishako, wasimisa tinyawo tami etikwelidvwala, wacinisa kuhamba kwami.
Ungativumeli tikhukhula temanti kutsi tingemukise, ungawavumeli emanti kutsi angimite, ungawuvumeli nemgodzi kutsi ungigwinye.
Ngobe umusa wakho mkhulu kimi, uwephulile umphefumulo wami ekujuleni kwekufa.
Indlela yalababi ifanana nebumnyama, lababi abati nalapho bakhubeka bawe khona.
Ungicoshile, wangenta ngahamba ngetinyawo, ngahamba ebumnyameni kungesiko ekukhanyeni.
Ngalibita Libito lakho, Simakadze, ekujuleni kwemgodzi lohlokomako.
Ngase ngitsi: ‘Sengicoshiwe emehlweni akho; noko, ngiyawuphindze ngibuke lithempeli lakho lelingcwele.’
Ngite ngikukhanya emhlabeni, kuze kutsi wonkhe lokholwa ngimi angahlali ebumnyameni.
Ngobe umlilo uphembeke ngentfukutselo yami, umlilo lovutsa ufike phansi ekujuleni endzaweni yalabafile. Uyawudla umhlaba kanye netivuno tawo, ulumeke umlilo etisekelweni tetintsaba.
Bantfu labanjena banjengemagagasi elwandle, bakhephuta emahlazo abo; batinkhanyeti leteduka lese tagcinelwa bumnyama bebumnyama baphakadze.
Nikhumbule phela kutsi netingilosi letingabugcinanga bukhosi bato ngekushiya likhaya lato, watigcina ebumnyameni tiboshwe ngetinketane letingasoze tikhunyulwe. Letingilosi timele lilanga lelikhulu lekwehlulelwa.