10 Nanyalo lizembe libekiwe etimphandzeni tetihlahla, ngako-ke sihlahla lesingatseli titselo letihle siyajutjwa sifakwe emlilweni.
Wonkhe lotsintsa emanyeva usebentisa ludlawu lwensimbi, nome siphandla sesikhali; ashiselwa khona lapho alahlelwe khona.”
Unjengesihlahla lesihlanyelwe elusentseni lwemifula, sona sitsela titselo ngesikhatsi sato emacembe aso akabuni. Konkhe lakwentako kuyaphumelela.
Shangatsi emalahle labovu lavutsako angatfululelwa etikwabo, bajikijelwe emgodzini loshonako, bangaphindzi baphume.
Lolungile uhluma njengelisundvu, akhule njengemsedari waseLebanoni.
Kuyawutsi emagala akhona nasomile, ephulwe, kufike bafati bawatfote, bayekuwabasa. Ngobe lesi sive lesingeva emadlebeni, ngako, uMenti waso akasenamunyu ngaso, uMdali waso akasenasihawu ngaso.
labakhala eSiyoni babonelelwe, banikwe umchele webuhle esikhundleni semlotsa, banikwe nemafutsa enjabulo esikhundleni sesililo, banikwe ingubo yekudvumisa esikhundleni semoya lodzabukile. Bayawubitwa ngekutsi batihlahla tekulunga, letihlanyelwe nguSimakadze, kuze kubonakaliswe inkhatimulo yakhe.
Uyawufanana nesihlahla lesihlanyelwe ngasemfuleni wemanti, lesenabisela timphandze taso ngasemfuleni. Asesabi nakuta kushisa, emacembe aso ahlala aluhlata. Asihlupheki nangemnyaka wesomiso, asihlali singatseli titselo taso.”
Samemeta ngelivi lelikhulu, satsi: ‘Sijube leso sihlahla, ucote emagala aso; phundla emacembe aso, usakate titselo taso. Tilwane letingaphansi kwaso atibaleke, netinyoni letisemagaleni aso tindize tisuke kuso.
“Impela lilanga liyeta; liyawushisa njengemlilo lowesabekako nalohhumako. Bonkhe labatigcabhako bangangihloniphi nalabenta lokubi bayawuba tinhlanga, lelo langa lelitako liyawubalumekela ngemlilo,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Kute imphandze nome ligala leliyawusala kubo.
Wabona umkhiwa lowawuwodvwa eceleni kwendlela, wenyukela kuwo, kodvwa akatfolanga lutfo kuwo ngaphandle kwemacembe. Ngako wase utsi kuwo: “Akungabe kusavela sitselo kuwe!” Ngekushesha umkhiwa wabuna.
Sonkhe sihlahla lesingatseli titselo letimnandzi, siyajutjwa, silahlwe emlilweni.
“Ngobe tintfo letinje natentiwa esihlahleni lesiseluhlata, kuyaba njani-ke kulesomile?”
Lizembe selibekwe emphandzeni yetihlahla. Sonkhe sihlahla lesingatseli titselo letimnandzi, sitakugecwa siwe, bese silahlwa emlilweni.”
Onkhe emagala lakimi langatseli titselo uyawajuba. Onkhe emagala latsela titselo uyawatsena, kuze atewutsela kakhulu.
Umuntfu longahlali kimi, uyawulahlwa ngephandle njengeligala, abune, ome, kufike bantfu batfote lamagala bayekuwabasa emlilweni, lapho afike ashe khona.
Caphelani ningamali lowo lokhulumako: Nangabe bangaphunyulanga labo labamala lowo abebacaphelisa alapha emhlabeni, natsi-ke singeke siphunyule, nasala kutsatsa tecwayiso talowo lokhuluma asezulwini.
Kodvwa nangabe umhlaba umilisa emanyeva netinchachabutane, awunamsebenti walutfo, futsi usengotini yekucalekiswa nguNkulunkulu; nesiphetfo sawo kushiswa ngemlilo.