53 Zaqeda ipilwami ngemthathamanzini: Zangiphosa ngamatje;
UJoromiya ngambala wagcina angaphakathi komphathamanzi ofulelweko. Ngemva kwesikhathi eside angapho,
Nje-ke kosi, mphathami, ngiyakubawa akhese ulalele! Angendlale nasi isinghonghoyilo sami kuwe: Ungangibuyiseli ngekumbeni kaJonathani usosiba. Angifuni ukufela lapho.”
Yeke zathatha uJoromiya zamfaka ngaphakathi komphathamanzi kaMalikiya ikosana, obegade ungesirhodlweni sabalindi. Zehlisela uJoromiya ngeentambo ngemgodini lowo. Begade unganamanzi, kulidaka kwaphela. UJoromiya wamodza ngedakenapho.
“Kosi, mphathami, amadoda la enze ubukhohlakali ngakho koke akwenzileko kuJoromiya umphorofidi. Bamfake ngemgodini lapha azakubulawa khona yindlala ngombana akusenasikwa ngedorobheni.”
Kwalethwa ilitje labekwa emlonyeni womgodi. Ikosi yaligiba ngesigibo sayo nangesigibo sabaphathi bayo ukuze kungatjhugululwa litho mayelana noDanyela.
Nje-ke ikosi yazikhambela yabuyela esigodlweni, yahlala ubusuku boke ingadli litho. Akhange kulethwe ngitjho nento engayithabisa phambi kwayo nobuthongo akhange ibuthi hluthu.
UJona wathandaza uSomnini uZimakhe angemathunjini wehlambi, wathi:
wasifaka ngethuneni lakhe elitjha aligobhodlha edwaleni. Wageda ilitje elikhulu wavala ngalo umnyango wethuna wakhamba.
Yeke bakhamba bayokuqinisekisa bona ithunelo livikelekile ngokubeka iphawu lokulivala elitjeni, bebatjhiya abalindi lapho.