8 Ithempeli lazala intuthu yephazimulo ebuya ebukhosini nemandleni kaZimu. Begodu bekangekho ongangena ngethempelini zingakapheli iinhlupheko ezilikhomba zeengilozi ezilikhomba.
Ilizwi lakaSomnini lithintitha imithi ye-owuku lenza amahlathi asale awohlokile. Ngesigodlweni sakhe boke bathi: “Iphazimulo!”
Intaba yeSinayi gade ithe kupe ngentuthu ngombana uSomnini wehlela phezu kwayo ngomlilo. Intuthu yakhona yakhuphukela phezulu kwanga yintuthu ye-ondo ekulu. Intaba yoke yahlengezela ngamandla.
Ngomdumo wamezwawo kwagedlezela imikhonywana yomnyango nethempeli lagcwala intuthu.
Yeke uSomnini wathi kimi: “Ngitjho nanyana uMosi noSamyela bebangajama phambi kwami, ummoyami awukho ebantwinaba. Basuse phambi kwamapha! Abakhambe!
Uzembese ngelifu kobana ungafikelelwa mthandazo.
wathi kuye: “Tjela u-Aroni umnakwenu bona angezi ngeenkhathi zoke endaweni ecwenge khulu engemuva kwesiyaya setjhila esiphambi kwesisibekelo somfaji wobufakazi ukuze angafi ngombana mina ngizokubonakala ngelifu phezu kwesisibekelweso.
Maye, uzike kangangani umnono wokuhlakanipha kanye nelwazi lakaZimu! Iingwebo zakhe aziphenyeki, neendlela zakhe azilemukeki.
Bazakuhlunguphazwa ngesibetho sokubhujiswa okungapheliko, basuswe phambi kweKosi nephazimulweni yobukhosi bayo,
Ngabona esinye isibonakaliso esikhulu nesirarako ezulwini: Bekuziingilozi ezilikhomba egade zineenhlupheko ezilikhomba, ekungezokugcina ngombana ngazo ilaka lakaZimu liphelisiwe.
Bewunephazimulo kaZimu nokukhanya okunjengobuphaziphazi obuligugu njengelitje elihle khulu ijasiperi elidarhe njengomabula.