24 Watsi asahamba endleleni, wahlangana nelibhubesi, lambamba lambulala, sidvumbu sakhe sadzilikela phansi emgwacweni, lembongolo nalelibhubesi kwema eceleni kwesidvumbu.
Watsi kube lomuntfu waNkulunkulu acedze kudla nekunatsa, lomphrofethi labemncandzekisile wamlungiselela imbongolo yakhe.
Ngako lomphrofethi watsi: “Njengobe ungakamlaleli Simakadze, utawutsi nawusuka lapha, libhubesi likubulale.” Yatsi lendvodza nayisuka ihamba, yakhandvwa libhubesi lelayibulala.
Wagucuka wababuka; wamemeta, abacalekisa ngelibito laSimakadze. Kwabe sekuchamuka emabhele lamabili aphuma ehlatsini, adladlabula lababengema-42 balabo bafana.
Livila litsi: “Kunelibhubesi lapha ngaphandle; ngitawutsi ngiyaphuma lingidle.”
Livila liyatitila litsi: “Ngingeke ngiphume, ngobe kunelibhubesi endleleni!” Liphindze litsi: “Kunelibhubesi emgwacweni.”
Kuyawuba shangatsi ngumuntfu lobalekele libhubesi, wase utitsela etikwelibhele; kube shangatsi ngumuntfu longene endlini yakhe wabeka tandla takhe elubondzeni, kusuke inyoka imlume.
Lembongolo beyibona mine ingibalekele kulamahlandla lamatsatfu. Kube beyingangibalekeli, ngabe wena sengikubulele nyalo, kodvwa yona bengitayishiya iphila.”