5 Kwatsi kube kuhlwe, basukuma bahamba bayawungena enkambu yemaSiriya. Batsi nabefika emnyeleni wayo, bakhandza kukhala libhungane, kungasenamuntfu;
Nasitsi: ‘Asingene edolobheni,’ sitawufa yindlala. Nome singahlala lapha, sitawufa. Ngako ncono sambe siye enkambu yemaSiriya sitinikele kuwo; nabasiyekela, sitawuphila; nabasibulala-ke, sife.”
ngobe Simakadze wenta emaSiriya eva shangatsi kuta umsindvo walenkhulu imphi yemahhashi netincola tawo, ase acabanga kutsi inkhosi yema-Israyeli seyimeme emakhosi emaHethi newemaGibhithe, nemabutfo awo kutsi atekuwahlasela.
“Lenkhosi lesemkhatsini wabo iyakwetjatsa timphahla tayo ehlombe kusihlwa ihambe, kuyawumbiwa imbobo elubondzeni, imbelwe yona, kutsi itewuphuma kuyo. Iyawumbonya buso bayo, khona ingetilibona lelive.
“ ‘Kufanele kubete lonikela ngelitubulo lesilwane, ngobe phela lona vele laSimakadze: nome lenkhomo, nome lemvu, laSimakadze.
“ ‘Nangabe lomuntfu amphofu kakhulu angakhoni kukhokha lenhlawulo loyibitako, lomuntfu kufanele aletse umuntfu kumphristi lotawubala inhlawulo yakhe lengakhonwa ngulowo muntfu.
“Simakadze uyakwenta kutsi titsa tenu letinivukelako nitehlule. Tiyawuviva titenihlasela, tita ngayinye indlela; kodvwa nase niticosha, tiyawubaleka ngetindlela letisikhombisa.
Esitaladini inkemba iyawubenta babe ngulabangenabantfwana. Emakhaya abo kuyawubusa luvalo. Emajaha netintfombi kuyawubhubha, emakhehla netinswane kuphele.
Kodvwa indvodza yinye ingawacosha kanjani emadvodza layinkhulungwane, nome-ke lamabili acoshe emadvodza latinkhulungwane letilishumi, ngaphandle kwekutsi Lidvwala labo libatsengisile, ngaphandle kwekutsi Simakadze ubanikele kubo?
Davide wabahlasela wabacitsa kusukela nakuhwalalako, kwaze kwaba ngusebusuku bangakusasa solo abaphetse; kwabate ngisho namunye lowaphunyula ngaphandle kwemajaha langema-400 lagibela emakamela awo, zaya.