7 Ngelilanga lema-24 enyangeni yeli-11, lenguShebathi, emnyakeni wesibili wekubusa kwaDariyusi, livi laSimakadze lefika kumphrofethi Zakhariya, umsa waBherekhiya, umsa wa-Ido.
Ngenyanga yesiphohlongo emnyakeni wesibili wekubusa kwaDariyusi, livi laSimakadze lefika kumphrofethi Zakhariya, umsa waBherekhiya, umsa wa-Ido, latsi:
Kodvwa lamavi ami netimiso tami, lengabayala ngako ngemlomo webaphrofethi, tinceku tami, akuzange kufike yini etindlebeni taboyihlomkhulu? Base bayaphendvuka batsi: ‘Simakadze longuSomandla wente kitsi loko lobekusifanele ngekwetindlela tetfu nangalesikwentako, njengobe abesatimisele kukwenta.’ ”
Kwatsi ebusuku ngaba nembono, kwatsi embikwami ngabona indvodza leyayigibele lihhashi lelibovu! Yayime emkhatsini wetihlahla temibomvana, emfudlaneni. Emvakwayo bekunemahhashi labovu, nalabubendze, nalamhlophe.
kuze kwehlele etikwenu yonkhe ingati lelungile leyacitfwa emhlabeni, kusukela engatini ya-Abela labelungile, kuze kube ngusengatini yaZakhariya, umsa waBarakhiya, lenambulala emkhatsini welithempeli nelilati.