8 Ngobe umvunya uyawubadla njengengubo, imphetfu iyawubamita njengensontfo. Kodvwa kulunga kwami kuyawukhonsa phakadze naphakadze, nensindziso yami iyakuma titukulwane ngetitukulwane.”
“Ngako umuntfu uyadleka njengentfo lebolako, nanjengendvwangu ledliwa ngumvunya.”
kakhulu kangakanani-ke labo labahlala etindlini letakhiwe ngeludzaka, letitisekelo tato tiselutfulini, labo labapitjiteka kalula njengemiyiyane.
Bonkhe bukhatikhati bakho nekuhlabela kwemahabhu akho sekwehliselwe phansi endzaweni yalabafile; timphetfu setilicansi lakho, netibungu setisembatfo sakho.
Kodvwa Israyeli uyawusindziswa nguSimakadze ngensindziso yaphakadze; ningeke nidliwe ngemahloni nome nihlazeke phakadze naphakadze.
Ngisondzeta kulunga kwami edvutane, akusekho khashane, nekusindzisa kwami kungeke kwephute. Ngitawupha iSiyoni insindziso, nenkhatimulo yami kuma-Israyeli.”
YiNkhosi Simakadze lengisitako. Ngubani-ke lowo longangilahla ngelicala? Bayawuguga bonkhe njengengubo, bayawucedvwa ngimivunya.
Phakamiselani emehlo enu emazulwini, niwubuke nemhlaba phansi; emazulu ayawunyamalala njengentfutfu, nemhlaba uguge njengengubo, nalabahlala kuwo bafe njengetimphungane. Kodvwa insindziso yami iyawukhonsa phakadze naphakadze, kulunga kwami ngeke kuphele.
“Kimi loku kufanana nemalanga aNowa, ngesikhatsi ngifunga kutsi emanti aNowa angeke aphindze awumbonye umhlaba. Ngako-ke manje sengifungile kutsi ngingeke ngiphindze ngikutfukutselele, ngingeke ngiphindze ngikutsetsise.
“Bayawuphumela ngephandle babuke tidvumbu talabo labangihlubukile; imphetfu lebadlako ngeke ife, kanjalo nemlilo lobashisako ungeke ucinywe, bayakwenyanyeka kubo bonkhe bantfu.”
“Tikhatsi letingema-70 timiselwe bantfu bakini, nelidolobha lakini kutsi bayekele kona nekwephula imitsetfo, bacedze tono, bahlawulele bubi, bangenise kulunga kwaphakadze, kuciniselwe umbono netiphrofetho, kugcotjwe lowo Longcwelengcwele.
Ngifanana nemvunya ku-Efrayimu, ngibe njengekubola esiveni sakaJuda.
Ubonakalisa sihawu sakhe kubo bonkhe labamesabako, kusukela esitukulwaneni, kuya esitukulwaneni.