27 Kwesaba Simakadze kwandzisa kuphila kwemuntfu; kodvwa iminyaka yalomubi iyancishiswa.
Yacela imphilo kuwe, wena wayipha emalanga lamadze phakadze naphakadze.
Wena Simakadze nguwe loyawubajikijela phansi, emgodzini wekufa. Bantfu bengati nenkhohliso bangeke baphile, ngisho nencenye yemphilo yabo. Kodvwa mine ngiyakwetsembela kuwe.
Ngiyawumesutsisa ngebudze bemalanga akhe ngimkhombise emandla ensindziso yami.”
kuze kubonakale kutsi Somandla ulungile, yena ulidvwala lami, yena unguSokulunga.
Kwesaba Simakadze ngumtfombo wekuphila, khona umuntfu atekwati kubalekela tingibe tekufa.
Umuntfu lophila ngekwetsembeka uyawuphepha; kodvwa lophila imphilo legwegwile uyakuwa.
Imphilo lendze isesandleni sako sekudla, kantsi esandleni sako sesancele kunengcebo neludvumo.
ngobe ngiyo letakunika emalanga neminyaka leminyenti ekuphileni kwakho; ikunike nekuchuma.
Mine kuhlakanipha, ngitakwandzisa emalanga akho neminyaka yekuphila kwakho.
Ungatenti umuntfu lomubi kakhulu, kantsi futsi ungatenti silima kakhulu; empeleni ufunelani kufa, sikhatsi sakho sekufa singakefiki?
Njengentsendzele lechobosele emacandza lengakawataleli, unjalo umuntfu lotfola bunjinga ngetindlela letingakalungi. Kuyawutsi nakasekhatsi nekhatsi nemphilo yakhe bumhlamuke, ekugcineni abonakale asasilima.
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu watsi kuso: ‘Silima! Kulobusuku balamuhla umphefumulo wakho uyabitwa kuwe; pho, letintfo lesewutilungisile titawuba tabani?’
nekutsi nitewuphila imphilo lendze kulelo live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, Simakadze lafunga ngalo kubokhokho benu kutsi utalinika bona kanye netitukulwane tabo.