23 Wena Simakadze nguwe loyawubajikijela phansi, emgodzini wekufa. Bantfu bengati nenkhohliso bangeke baphile, ngisho nencenye yemphilo yabo. Kodvwa mine ngiyakwetsembela kuwe.
Watsi kube Abneri efike eHebroni, Jowabe wamdvonsela nganhlanye esangweni, kwaba shangatsi kukhona lafuna kutsi akukhulume ngasemasitseleni. Khona lapho, wabe sewumgwaza esiswini, wafa. Ngako Abneri wabulawelwa kutsi naye abebulale Asaheli, umnakaboJowabe.
Kuyawutsi sikhatsi sakhe singakefiki, akhokhelwe ngalokuphelele. Emagala akhe akayiwucwebetela, kodvwa ayawubuna.
Lolungile angeke anyakatiswe; uyawuhlala akhunjulwa phakadze naphakadze.
Angeke avume kutsi lunyawo lwakho lushelele, lowo longumlondvoloti wakho aketeli.
Nkulunkulu wami, ngetsembele kuwe, ngisindzise ehlazweni lekwehlulwa. Titsa tami tingatijabulisi ngami.
Uyababhubhisa labacala emanga. Simakadze uyamenyanya umbulali, futsi uyamenyanya lonemacebo.
Ngekutumeka lokukhulu Nkulunkulu uyawubaphephula bonkhe lababi, ababhubhise, njengelibhodo lelitsi lisandza kubekwa nje etiko, lisengakawuva nalowo mlilo, kufike umoya lomkhulu uphephule letinkhuni, nome tomile nome timanti.
Nguye logcina umphefumulo wetfu uphilile, akativumeli tinyawo tetfu kutsi tishelele.
Ngempela, wena ubabeka endzaweni leshelelako, ubente bawe babhubhe.
Kwesaba Simakadze kwandzisa kuphila kwemuntfu; kodvwa iminyaka yalomubi iyancishiswa.
Kufa nekubola kusemehlweni aSimakadze. Pho, umuntfu angayifihla kanjani imicabango yakhe kuSimakadze?
Njengobe emehlo emuntfu angeke eneliswe, kanjalo lithuna nekufa kungeke kweneliswe.
Ungatenti umuntfu lomubi kakhulu, kantsi futsi ungatenti silima kakhulu; empeleni ufunelani kufa, sikhatsi sakho sekufa singakefiki?
Empeleni wentele kusita mine lokutsi ngive tinhlungu letinje. Elutsandvweni lwakho wangisindzisa emgodzini wembhubhiso, utsatse tonkhe tono tami watilahla emvakwakho.