4 Titukulwane tiyefika, titukulwane tiyendlula, kodvwa umhlaba uyakusala unjalo phakadze naphakadze.
Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Iminyaka yami yekuzulazula seyili-130. Leminyaka lembalwa inebulukhuni emphilweni yami. Noko ngisengakabi mdzala ngefika eminyakeni yabokhokho ekuzulazuleni kwabo.”
Wasimisa umhlaba etikwetisekelo tawo, kuze ungatanyatanyiswa, phakadze naphakadze,
Labo labetsembele kuSimakadze bafanana neNtsaba iSiyoni, lengeke itanyatanyiswe, kodvwa leyawuma kuze kube phakadze.
Empeleni ngubani longahle ati kutsi yini lenhle lefanele umuntfu kulokuphila, nakulamalangana lambalwa nalalite lendlula kuwo njengesitfunti? Ngubani nje longatjela lomunye umuntfu kutsi kutakwentekani lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga nangasekho?
Baphi labokhokho benu nyalo? Labaphrofethi benu bona baphila kuze kube nguphakadze yini?
Lizulu nemhlaba kuyakwendlula, kodvwa emavi ami wona angeke endlule.”
“Kwatsi ekugcineni kwafa lomfati.