19 Gideyoni wabaphendvula, watsi: “Lawo madvodza bekubomnaketfu, kungemadvodzana amake longitalako. Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, kube anibabulalanga, nami-ke bengingeke nginibulale.”
Inkhosi yenta sifungo yatsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, longikhulule kuto tonkhe tinhlupheko tami,
Umphindziseli losihlobo sengati semufi nasihlangana nalombulali, siyawumbulala.
Wabuta boZeba naSalmuna watsi: “Bekubobani lamadvodza lenawabulala eThabori?” Bamphendvula batsi: “Lamadvodza abefanana nawe ngulowo nalowo abenesimo sebuntfwabenkhosi.”
Wagucukela ngakuJetheri, umsa wakhe lomdzala, watsi: “Babulale.” Kodvwa Jetheri akayihoshulanga inkemba yakhe, ngobe abesengumfana futsi esaba.
Sale ulala kwalamuhla. Kusasa ekuseni ngitawuvukela kuye ngalendzaba. Nangabe uyavuma kukungena, kutabe kulungile. Kodvwa nangabe akafuni, ngetsembisa phambi kwaSimakadze kutsi ngitakungena mine. Ngako lala kuze kuse.”