2 Ebusuku likhala kabuhlungu, tihlatsi talo tigeleta tinyembeti. Kute namunye longalidvudvuta, kubo bonkhe labalitsandzako. Bonkhe bangani balo balihlamukile, sebagucuke baba titsa talo.
Kodvwa bomnaketfu bangimbulutela njengetibhobhodla temanti, yebo, njengetibhobhodla temanti letiphuphumako tiphindze tome,
kanjalo nami ngabelwe imihla yekuhlupheka kuletinyanga, ngabelwe busuku beminjunju kulamalanga.
Labo labahlanyela ngetinyembeti bayawuvuna ngekujabula.
Sengaba yinhlamba ngenca yalabamelene nami, ikakhulu kubomakhelwane bami; labangatiko sebayangesaba, nangihlangana nabo endleleni bayangibalekela.
Ngikhatsele kububula kwami, ngimantisa umcamelo wami ebusuku, ngimantise nembhedze wami ngetinyembeti.
Bangiphakela inyongo esikhundleni sekudla; ekomeni kwami banginatsisa liwayini lelimunyu.
Nangabe umuntfu alahlwa bomnakabo ngenca yebuphuya bakhe, nakanjani nebangani bakhe batambalekela. Angetama kubawunga ngemavi, kodvwa angeke aphumelele.
Kodvwa naningalaleli, ngiyawukhala emasitseleni ngenca yeligcabho lenu. Emehlo ami ayawukhala kabuhlungu kabi agobhote tinyembeti, ngobe umhlambi waSimakadze uyawube utfunjiwe.
Ungagijimi kuze kudzabuke ticatfulo takho nemphimbo wakho uze wome. Kodvwa wena watsi: ‘Akusiti lutfo! Ngiyatitsandza tithico tebetive, futsi tona ngitatilandzela.’ ”
“Nangabe indvodza ilahla umkayo, bese lomfati wendza kulenye indvodza, lendvodza ingabuyela yini kulomfati? Utsi kepha lelive lingete langcola lonkhe? Kodvwa utiphatsise kwengwababane ngekuphinga nemadvodza lamanyenti; manje sewungabuyela njani kimi?” kusho Simakadze.
Bonkhe bangani bakho sebakukhohliwe, abasanaki lutfo lwakho. Ngikushaye njengesitsa, ngakujezisa njengalonelulaka, ngobe licala lakho lilikhulu kakhulu, netono takho titinyenti.
Wentani wena lobhidlitiwe? Utembatsiselani ngaletibovu klebhu wegabe nebuhlalu begolide? Emehlo akho uwagcobiseleni ngapende? Utihlobisela lite. Emashende akho ayakwedzelela, afuna kukubulala.
Kube mane inhloko yami beyisiyalu semanti nemehlo ami abe ngumtfombo wetinyembeti, bengitawukhala busuku nemini, ngenca yekubulawa ngesihluku kwesive sami!
“Ngabamemeta labo labangakimi, kodvwa bona bangihlamuka. Baphristi bami, nebaholi bami babhubhela edolobheni, ngesikhatsi balibele kuchwandza kudla batsi betama kutiphilisa.
“Bantfu bakuvile kububula kwami, kodvwa kute namunye longidvudvutako. Tonkhe titsa tami tivile ngekuhlupheka kwami. Tiyajabula ngaloko lokwentile. Mane sale uliletsa lelilanga lowalimemetela, kuze nabo batewuba njengami.
Kungcola kwayo kunamatsele etidvwabeni tayo; ayizange ilinakekele likusasa layo. Kuwa kwayo kwakumangalisa, kwabate labengayidvudvuta. “Awu Simakadze, buka kushaywa kwami, ngobe sitsa siyangehlula.”
Emehlo ami aluvitsi ngenca yekukhala. Ngiyasha ngiyabhadla emphefumulweni wami, inhlitiyo yami itfululeleke phansi emhlabatsini, ngobe bantfu bakitsi babhujisiwe, bantfwana netinswane kuyacaleka etitaladini telidolobha.
ngako-ke sengitawabutsa onkhe lamashende akho, lebewutijabulisa ngawo, lawo lebewuwatsandza nalawo lebewuwenyanya. Ngiyakuwabutsa kuyo yonkhe indzawo, akuvukele onkhe ngikungcunule embikwawo, futsi ayakububona bonkhe bungcunu bakho.
Uyawucoshana nemashende akhe, kodvwa ngeke awakhandze; uyakuwafuna, kodvwa angeke awatfole. Uyawube sewutsi: ‘Ngitawuncandzeka ngibuyele endvodzeni yami yakucala, ngobe ngaleso sikhatsi bekukuhle kakhulu kimi kunanyalo.’
Ungamkholwa makhelwane wakho, nome-ke ungametsembi umnganakho. Uwabale emavi akho lowakhulumako, ngisho nakumkakho lomtsandzako imbala.
Onkhe lawa lalishumi acondze intfo yinye: Kutsi anike silo emandla awo neligunya.
Letimphondvo letilishumi lotibonile nesilo tiyawuyitondza lengwadla; tiyawukutsatsa konkhe lenako tiyishiye ingcunu, tidle inyama yayo, tiyishise ngemlilo.