17 Labo labebahlala emtfuntini wawo, tihlobo tawo emkhatsini wetive, nabo behlela nawo ethuneni, bahlangana nalabo lababulewe ngenkemba.
Lababi baya ekufeni, yebo, bonkhe labafulatsela Nkulunkulu.
“Indzawo yalabafile ngaphansi nayo iyanyakata itsakasele kutsi ikuhlangabete nawuta kuyo. Lendzawo ivusa umoya walasebalala kutsi itekuvusela bonkhe labo bebabaholi emhlabeni, ibente basukume etihlalweni tabo tebukhosi bonkhe nalababengemakhosi etive.
Logcotjiwe waSimakadze, lokunguyena angimitsambo yekuphila kwetfu, wabhajwa etingibeni tabo. Besicabanga kutsi siyawukhosela ngaphansi kwematfunti akhe, siphile emkhatsini wetive ngetive.
kwase kutsi tive tangaphandle letinelunya kakhulu tawujuba, tase tiyawushiya. Emagala awo lamakhulu awela etintsabeni nasetigodzini tonkhe; emagala awo asala phansi ephukile kuto tonkhe tihosha telive. Tonkhe tive temhlaba taphuma ngaphansi kwemtfunti wawo, tawushiya.
Cabanga nge-Asiriya, leyake yaba ngumsedari waseLebanoni, lewawunemagala lamahle wengamele lihlatsi; waphakamela etulu kakhulu, sihloko sawo sasingetulu kwemacembe lahlangene.
Tonkhe tinyoni tasemoyeni takhela tidleke tato emagaleni awo lamakhulu, netilwane tonkhe tesiganga tatalela ngaphansi kwemagala awo; tive tonkhe letikhulu tahlala ngaphansi kwemtfunti wawo.
Kepha umuntfu nakayihlanyela emhlabatsini, itsi ingamila, ikhule ibe sihlahla lesikhulu lesiveta emagala lamakhulu lanemtfunti, ngisho netinyoni tesiganga tifike takhe tidleke tato kuso.”