4 Kuzakufika isikhathi lapha nizakubiza khona uSomnini, nokho akazoniphendula; uzanifulathela ngebanga lekohlakalo yenu.
UZimu uyasilalela isililo sakhe na, lokha nehlelwa matshwenyeko?
Ngambala uZimu akasilaleli isililo esingatjho litho, oSabekako akasinaki.
Wenza izitha zami zifulathele ipi, ngarhayila abangizondako.
“Yeke bazangibiza, ngingabaphenduli, bangifunisise, bangangifumani.
Ofulatheza indlebakhe kobana angezwa umthetho, ngitjho nemithandazwakhe isinyenyiso.
Lokha nanelula izandla zenu nithandaza, Ngizokuvala amehlwami kini nanyana ningenza imithandazo eminengi kangangani angekhe ngiyilalele. Izandla zenu zizele iingazi.
Bazazizwa abakhohlakeleko ngombana kuzabakhambela kumbi. Mbala, bazakubethwa ngeentonga zabo!
Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Qalani, sele ngizobehlisela ihlekelele abangeze baphunyurha kiyo. Nanyana bangalila kimi, angizobalalela.
Nanyana bazila ukudla, angizukulalela isililo sabo, nanyana bangenza imihlabelo yokutjhiswa neminikelo yeenthoro, angizubamukela, kodwana ngizobaqeda ngesabula, ngendlala nangezifo.”
‘AmaKasidi ayangena kobana alwe nalabo abhuruza iinkumba. Azakuzalisa iinkumbezo ngeendumbu zabantu engibarhayile ekuthukutheleni nekusilingekeni kwami. Ngifulathele idorobheli ngebanga labo boke ubukhohlakali babo.
Abaphorofidi baphorofida ngehloso yamanga, abaphristi babusa ngegunya labo; nje-ke abantu bami bathanda khona lokho. Alo-ke, yini okhunye enizokwenza emva kwalokhu na?”
Ngalokho, nami ngizokuphendula ngelaka. Amehlwami angeze ababalela begodu angeze ngaba nezwelo. Nanyana bangapongoloza ngesililo esikhulu phambi kwami, angekhe ngibalalele.”
Abaphorofidabo bazakuba neenhloni; izangoma zenu zitlhuwise. Boke bazakufihla ubuso babo ngombana uZimu angeze abaphendula.”
Inarha izakuba libhudu ngebanga lezenzo zabahlali bayo.
USomnini uMninimandlawoke uthi, ‘Lokha nangibabizako akhange balalele, yeke nami, angizukubezwa nabarhuwelelako.
Mhlokho abanengi bazakuthi kimi, ‘Kosi, Kosi, azange siphorofide ebizweni lakho besaqotjha amadimoni ngalo ibizo lakho senza neemangaliso ezinengi na?’
Nasele umninimuzi asikimile wavala ibadi, nizakujama ngaphandle nikokode benirabhele nithi, ‘Kosi, yewusivulele.’ Kodwana uzakuphendula athi, ‘Anginazi, angazi nokobana nibuyaphi!’
Siyazi bona uZimu akazilaleli izoni kodwana ulalela loyo omlotjhako enze intando yakhe.
ngombana ukugweba akunasirhawu kiloyo ongazange abonise isirhawu, nokho isirhawu siyahlula phezu kwesigwebo.
Ngesikhatheso nizakulilela uSomnini ngebanga lekosi enazikhethela yona, nokho uSomnini akazuniphendula mhlokho.”