8 Tonkhe tintfo tiyadzinana, kute umuntfu longatichaza. Liso alizange leneliswe kubuka, kantsi nendlebe ayigcwali ngekuva.
Umphefumulo wami uyakwesutsiswa kube shangatsi ngidle emanoni nemnkantja, nemlomo wami ukudvumise ngenjabulo.
Njengobe emehlo emuntfu angeke eneliswe, kanjalo lithuna nekufa kungeke kweneliswe.
Yonkhe imifula ingenisa elwandle, noko lwandle alugcwali, lapho ichamuka ngakhona imifula, iphindze ibuyele khona futsi.
Ngako ngesuka lapho ngayibukisisa kahle yonkhe imisebenti yetandla tami, wonkhe umshikashika nekukhandleka kwami bekulite, kufanana nekucosha umoya! Kute lokwaba yinzuzo lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga.
Nkulunkulu uphana ngekuhlakanipha, nangelwati kanye nangenjabulo kumuntfu lotfokotisa yena, kodvwa soni usinika umshikashika wekubutsisa nekucongelela bunjinga, kuze kunikwe lowo lotfokotisa Nkulunkulu. Nako loko kulite, kufanana nekucosha umoya.
Bekunemuntfu labehleti yedvwana, abengenandvodzana ate nemnakabo. Abeshikaneka siphelane ajinge angeneliseki ngebunjinga bakhe, watibuta watsi: “Empeleni ngikhandlekela bani? Ngitemukelani lokujabula?” Nako loko kulite, umsebenti lolusizi!
Yonkhe imitamo yemuntfu ngeyekutfola kudla, noko lutsandvo lwekudla alweneliseki.
“Benilindzele sivuno lesikhulu, kodvwa navuna kuncane. Loko lenikubuyise ekhaya ngikuphuphutsile, kwahamba. Leni?” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Ngenca yendlu yami lesolomane ihleti itindzala, ngalesikhatsi lapho kungulowo nalowo wenu aphishaneke ngeyakhe indlu.
“Wotani kimi, nine nonkhe lenikhatsele nalenisindvwa yimitfwalo, ngitaniphumuta.
Babusisiwe labalambele bomele kulunga, ngobe bayakwesutsiswa.