16 Ngiyalila ngezintwezi, ilihlo, iye, ilihlo lami liwuluka iinyembezi; mbala, umduduzi ukude nami, okunguye ongavuselela umphefumulo. Abantwabami abanabuyo ngombana isitha sihlulile.
Izitha zabo zabagandelela, baguqiswa ngaphasi kwesandla sazo.
Amehlwami ageleza iinyembezi, ngombana abantu abalondi umthethwakho.
Wena uyayazi ihlamba engethukwa ngayo, ihlazo nokurhubutjhwa kwami; zoke izitha zami ziyazeka kuwe.
Godu ngaqala ngabona loke igandelelo ebegade lenzeka ngaphasi komthunzi welanga: Qala bekuneenyembezi zabagandelelweko, gade banganamduduzi; amandla alele kubagandeleli, ngalokho abagandelelweko batlhoga umduduzi.
“Wena othotjisiweko, owakhukhulwa ziinrhurhula, wangaduduzwa, qala, sele ngizokubeka amatjakho phezu kwedaka eliphazimako, ngenze iinsekelo zakho ngamatje wesafaya
Kodwana naningalaleliko, umphefumulwami uzokulilela ngemsitheleni ngebanga lokuziphakamisa kwenu, amehlwami azakurhahlawula, awuluke iinyembezi, ngombana umhlambi kaSomnini uzabe uthunjiwe.
Batjele amezwi lawo.” Amehlwami akatshege iinyembezi, ubusuku nemini zingomi ngombana itlawu elibabantu bami lineduma elesabekako, iye, inceba elingalaphekiko.
“Ngubani ozakurhawukela wena Jerusalema; ngubani ozakutlhuwela na? Ngubani ozakuphambukela akubuze amavuko na?
Ngaphandle kokuphiliswa, isizi liqubuka phakathi kwami, iye, ihliziywami iyagula ngaphakathi kwami.
Maye, thana ihlokwami beyisiyalu samanzi namehlwami amthombo weenyembezi! Bengizakulila ubusuku nemini ngenca yabantu bekhethu abarhayiliweko.
Ngizakuthoma ingoma yokukhihla isililo ngililele imibundu; ngizile mayelana namadlelo werhalawumba ngombana sele alifusi. Akusenamuntu odlula lapho; ukulila kweenkomo akusezwakali, iinyoni ngitjho neenlwana sele kumukile.
Mbala, ukufa kungene ngamafesiderethu, kwangena ngemibhotjhongwenethu kwabulala abantwana eendledlaneni namasokana ematatawini.”
Ebusuku likhihla isililo, iinyembezi zehle emihlathinalo. Phakathi kwazo zoke iinthandwa zalo, asikho nesisodwa esiliduduzako. Boke abangani balo balirhwalile, baphenduke izitha zalo.
Ukusilaphala kwalo bekuseemvunulweni zalo, lokha nalonako azange licabange ngekusasa lalo. Ukuwa kwalo bekuphazamisa khulu ngombana belinganamduduzi. Lathi: “Maye Somnini, akhe uqale iinhlungu zami ngombana isitha singihlulile!”
Amehlwami afiphala ngeenyembezi, isisu sami siyasika, inyongwami ichithekela equlwanini ngebanga lokuphodlheka kwabantu bami: Amasana nabantwana baphela amandla, eendledlaneni zedorobho.
Iinhliziyo zabantwana zililela uSomandla. Wena mthangala wendodakazi yeZiyoni wulula iinyembezi, zehle njengomlanjana ubusuku nemini! Ungaziphi ukuphumula, nethoro yelihlo lakho ingaledlhi.
Iye, nabantwana ababakhulisako ngizobamuka bona kungasali ngitjho noyedwa. Bazazizwa mhlana ngibafulathelako.