24 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma eveni, utsi: ‘Wena ulive lelingakahlanteki nome linetfwa yimvula ngelilanga lelulaka lwami.’
Ahazi akazange etsembeke ngisho nakancane nje kuSimakadze ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka kwakhe.
Kona nisashayelwani nje? Nisachubekelani nekuhlubuka? Inhloko yenu yonkhe ilimele, nenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe ishayiwe.
Kodvwa bantfu abakaphendvukeli kuye lowo lowabashaya, futsi abakamfunisisi Simakadze longuSomandla.
“Ngajezisa bantfu bakini, kodvwa akukanisiti, abakaphendvuki nasekujezisweni kwabo. Inkemba yenu ishwabudzele baphrofethi benu, njengelibhubesi lelifukutsako.
Awu Simakadze, emehlo akho akafuni lona yini liciniso? Wabashaya, kodvwa abazange babuve buhlungu, wabapitjita, kodvwa bakwala kucondziswa. Benta buso babo baba lukhuni kunelitje, bala kuphendvuka.
Umfutfo uyafutseka kuyesabisa, kutsi utewushisa umtfofu ngemlilo, kodvwa kucengisiselwa lite nje, ngobe laba lababi abakhishwa.
Livi laSimakadze laphindze lefika kimi, latsi:
“ ‘Manje kungcola kwakho luntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko yakho. Ngobe ngetama kukugeza, kodvwa wangete wavuma kugezwa kulokungcola kwakho, ungeke uphindze uhlanteke, luze lubotje lulaka lwami kuwe.
Alihloniphi muntfu, alivumi kucondziswa. Aletsembeli kuSimakadze. alisondzeli kuNkulunkulu walo.