22 yebo, live lebumnyama lobukhulukati, live lelitfunti lelikhulu nenhlakanhlaka, lapho kukhanya kwakhona kufanana nebumnyama.”
ngisengakayi eveni lengingasoze ngabuya kulo, lekulive lelusizi nelebumnyama lobuphatsekako,
Sofari, umNama, waphendvula, watsi:
Kube-ke likhaya lami lebekulitsemba lami lekugcina bekulithuna, kube-ke bengendlele licansi lami ebumnyameni,
Ngobe manje ngabe ngitilalele ngekuthula; yebo, ngabe ngitilalele ekuphumuleni.
Shangatsi bumnyama nelitfunti lekufa kungatfumba lelo langa, shangatsi lingambonywa lifu, shangatsi bumnyama bungasibekela kukhanya kwalo.
Kute bumnyama lobumnyama kuye, kute nelitfunti lelimnyama, lapho benti balokubi bangabhaca khona.
Sewuke wakhonjiswa yini emasango ekufa? Sewuke wawabona yini emasango ematfunti ekufa?
Nome ngihamba esigodzini lesinelitfunti lekufa, angesabi lutfo lolubi, ngobe wena unami; intfonga yakho neludvondvolo lwakho kuyangivikela.
noko usipitjitele ehlane letimpungutja, wasembesa ngelitfunti lekufa.
Timangaliso takho tingatiwa yini ebumnyameni? Kulunga kwakho kuyatiwa yini eveni lalabo labangasakhumbuli?
Kodvwa mine, Simakadze, ngikhala kuwe, ngicela lusito, kutsi kusa ube uhlangabetana nemkhuleko wami.
Wonkhe umsebenti losetandleni takho wente ngemandla akho onkhe, ngobe ethuneni lapho uya khona, kute kusebenta, nekucabanga, nelwati kanye nekuhlakanipha.
Mnikeni ludvumo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, asengakabuletsi bumnyama, tinyawo tenu tisengakakhubateli emagcumeni lahwalalisako. Netsembele ekukhanyeni, kodvwa utakugucula, akwente kube bumnyama lobuphatsekako, yebo, akwente kube lusizi lolujulile.
Abazange babute, batsi: ‘Uphi Simakadze lowasikhipha eGibhithe, wasihola sadzabula lihlane lelingenalutfo, sadzabula live lelinetingagadvu nemigedze, live lesomiso nebumnyama, live lelingahanjwa ngumuntfu nalelingahlalwa ngumunfu?’
Nangaphandle kwaloko nje kuneludvonga lolukhulu lapha emkhatsini wetfu, lolusivimbelako kutsi labamshiya ngalo bangakwati kwewelela ngalapho, nalabo labangesheya bangete bakwati kwewelela mshiya ngalo.’