48 Amehlwami awuluka imilanjana yamanzi ngebanga lokuphodlheka kwabantu bami.
Amehlwami ageleza iinyembezi, ngombana abantu abalondi umthethwakho.
Ngemiseleni yeBhabheli sahlala phasi, salila lokha nasikhumbula iZiyoni.
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.
Maye iinsizi zami, iinsizi zami! Ngisebuhlungwini! Maye, ukubethela eduze kwehliziywami! Iye, ihliziywami iyathukuza angikwazi ukuthula. Ngizwile ukulila kwepalapala, ngezwa nengoma yepi.
Maye, thana ihlokwami beyisiyalu samanzi namehlwami amthombo weenyembezi! Bengizakulila ubusuku nemini ngenca yabantu bekhethu abarhayiliweko.
Nje-ke umphorofidi wathi: “Iye, abarhabe bathome basililele, amehlwethu abe atshege iinyembezi, kuwuluke amanzi eenkopheni zethu.
Ngiyalila ngezintwezi, ilihlo, iye, ilihlo lami liwuluka iinyembezi; mbala, umduduzi ukude nami, okunguye ongavuselela umphefumulo. Abantwabami abanabuyo ngombana isitha sihlulile.
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.