8 Tigcili tibusa etikwetfu, kute namunye longasikhulula etandleni tato.
Watsi: “Akacalekiswe Khenani, abe sigcili setigcili kubomnakabo.”
Kwatsi kube boSanbalati, umHoroni, naThobiya, indvuna yaka-Amoni, kanye naGeshemu, um-Arabu, bakuve loko, basiphukuta basihhalatisa, batsi: “Yini-ke lena lesenicale kuyenta? Senivukela inkhosi yini?”
Bonkhe babusi lababephetse ngembili kwami babengumtfwalo kubantfu, futsi babephocelela kutsi bantfu bakhiphe kudla neliwayini kanye netinhlavu tesiliva letingema-40 ngelilanga. Ngisho netisebenti tabo tatingumtfwalo kubantfu. Noko mine angikwentanga loko ngenca yekwesaba Nkulunkulu.
Nawe wati kahle nje kutsi anginacala, nekutsi kute nalongahle angisindzise esandleni sakho.
Bantfwabaso bakhashane kabi nekuphepha, kute namunye lobemelelako emacaleni asetinkhundleni.
“Caphelani loku nine lenedzelela Nkulunkulu, funa nginiklebhuklebhule, kubete nalongahle aniphephise.
kuze umphefumulo wami bangawudzabudzabuli njengelibhubesi lelidzabudzabula kubete nalolamulako.
Kubekwa kwesigcili kuba yinkhosi, silima nasishaye inala,
“Yebo, kusukela endvulo solomane Nginguye. Kute longakhulula esandleni sami. Nangenta lutfo, ngubani longakujikisa loko?”
Ngako nyalo sengitabungcunula lobubheva bakhe, embikwemashende akhe abuka; kute lotamephula lapha etandleni tami.
“Ngobe ngingeke ngisaba nesihawu kubantfu balelive,” kusho Simakadze. “Ngiyawunikela ngulowo nalowo esandleni samakhelwane wakhe nesenkhosi yakhe. Bayakulicindzetela live, nami futsi ngingeke ngibephule etandleni tabo.”
“Betive labahlala emkhatsini wenu bayawukhula ngetulu kwenu baye ngekuya benyuka, kodvwa nine niyawushona phansi, niye ngekuya, nehle.