31 Ngako-ke ngiyawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngibagwinye ngentfukutselo yami levutsako, ngikwehlisele etinhloko tabo konkhe loko labakwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
Ngako-ke batawutfola titselo tetindlela tabo, bacunjiswe ngemacebo abo.
“Maye kulo lase-Asiriya, indvuku yelulaka lwami, lelisandla salo sifumbetse sagila selulaka lwami.
Baphuma emaveni lakhashane, lasekugcineni kwemazulu, nguye Simakadze netikhali telulaka lwakhe, utewubhubhisa wonkhe umhlaba.
Noko ngiyakuvimbetela i-Ariyeli, iyawukhala ilile kimi, iyawuba njengelilati lemlilo.
Bukani, Libito laSimakadze lichamuka khashane, lita nelulaka loluvutsako nangelifu lelimnyama lentfutfu, tindzebe temlomo wakhe tigcwele lulaka, nelulwimi lwakhe lungumlilo lodlako.
“ ‘Simakadze utsi: Ngiyawususa sivuno sabo, kuyawubate emagelebisi emvinini. Kuyawubate emakhiwa esihlahleni semkhiwa, nemacembe aso ayawubuna. Loko lengabanika kona kuyawutsatfwa kubo.’ ”
Simakadze ulufeze ngalokuphelele lulaka lwakhe, uyitfululile intfukutselo yakhe levutsako. ESiyoni uphembe umlilo lowadla tisekelo tayo.
Kodvwa-ke labo labanetinhlitiyo letitinikele etitfombeni letingemanyala nakuto tithico letinengekako, ngiyakwehlisela etikwetinhloko tabo loko labakwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
“ ‘Njengobe awuzange uwakhumbule emalanga ebusha bakho, kodvwa wangitfukutselisa ngato tonkhe letintfo, ngempela ngiyawukwehlisela etikwenhloko yakho loku lokwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. Awukabengeti nje lobugwababane bakho kuto tonkhe letindlela takho letinengekako?’ ”
Njengobe bantfu bacocela ndzawonye isiliva, nelitfusi, nensimbi, nemtfofu, nemfimfi bakufake embutfumeni yemlilo batewukuncibilikisa ngemlilo lovutsako, kanjalo nami ngiyakunigcogcela ndzawonye ngentfukutselo yami nangelulaka lwami, nginifake ekhatsi edolobheni nginincibilikise.
Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nangilumeka umlilo eGibhithe nabo bonkhe labasitana nayo bayawupitjitwa.
Siphetfo nyalo sesifikile kuwe, ngiyawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwakho. Ngiyakukwehlulela njengekutiphatsa kwakho, ngikukhokhele ngangekwetento takho tonkhe letinengekako.
Angiyikukubuka ngesihawu, nome ngikushiye, ngempela ngiyakukubuyisela njengekutiphatsa kwakho nangaletinengiso letisemkhatsini wenu. Ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
Ngako ngingeke ngibabuke ngemehlo esihawu, futsi ngeke ngibayekele, kodvwa ngiyakwehlisela etinhloko tabo loko labakwentile.”
Ngase ngiva livi lelikhulu liphuma ethempelini litjela tingilosi letisikhombisa litsi: “Hambani niyewutfululela emhlabeni letitja letisikhombisa letinelulaka lwaNkulunkulu.”