46 Ningajabhi, futsi ningesabi, nakuvakala emahemuhemu eveni. Lenye indzaba itawufika lonyaka, lenye ifike nyakenye, emahemuhemu ebudlwangudlwangu eveni, newembusi lovukela umbusi.
“Ngitawuchukuluta umGibhithe avukele umGibhithe, umnakabo uyakulwa nemnakabo, makhelwane acabane namakhelwane, lidolobha lihlasele lidolobha, umbuso uvukele umbuso.
Lalelani! Ngitawufaka kuye umoya lotamenta kutsi atsi nakeva umbiko lotsite, ancandzeke abuyele eveni lakhe, ngulapho-ke ngiyawumenta afele khona ngenkemba.’ ”
Nakucala kwenteka letintfo, sukumani niphakamise tinhloko tenu, ngobe insindziso yenu iyawube seyisedvutane.”
Emadvodza aka-Amoni newakaMowabi atselekela lawa aseNtsabeni iSeyiri kutsi atekuwabulala awacedze nya. Atsi kube acedze kubulala lawa aseSeyiri, ajika abulalana odvwa.
Atsi kube lamacilongo langema-300 akhale, Simakadze wasanganisa onkhe lawo madvodza labekuleyo nkambu yemaMidiyani, agucukelana odvwana, agwazana. Imphi yonkhe yesuka yabaleka yacondza eBhethi Shitha kuya eSerera, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni we-Abela Mehola, eceleni kweThabhathi.
“Ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami; ungajabhi, wena Israyeli. Ngempela, ngitakusindzisa usendzaweni lekhashane, netitukulwane takho eveni lato lekutfunjwa. Jakobe uyawuphindze abe nekuthula nekuvikeleka, futsi kute namunye loyawumetfusa.
Nkulunkulu wente inhlitiyo yami yadzinwa; Somandla ungitfutfumelisile.
Nawukhubatela ngesikhatsi lesibucayi, usuke unemandla lamancane.
Ungesabi, ngobe nginawe; bantfwabakho ngitabaletsa kusuka emphumalanga, ngikubutse wena kusukela enshonalanga.
Ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami, ngobe nginawe,” kusho Simakadze. “Noko, nome ngitibhubhisa ngiticedza tonkhe tive, lapho ngikucoshele khona, wena angiyiwukubhubhisa ngikucedze. Ngiyawukujezisa nje kuphela, nako loko ngikwente ngalokufanele umtsetfo, ngobe ngingeke ngikuyekele nje ngingakushayi.”