18 “Kodvwa njengentsaba lekhukhulekako ibhidlike, nanjengelidvwala lelisuswa endzaweni yalo,
Tiphambuko tami uyawutivalela esikhwameni; sono sami uyawusisibekela.
nanjengobe emanti agugisa litje, nesihhuhhula semvula sikhukhula umhlaba, kanjalo nelitsemba lemuntfu wena ulibulala, life nya.
Wena ngobe nguwe lotidzabula ube ticucu ngalokutfukutsela kwakho, usho kutsi sekungalahlwa wonkhe lomhlaba ngenca yakho nje wedvwana? Nome-ke usho kutsi sale kusimuka emadvwala asuswe etindzaweni tawo?
Ngubani lolinganise emanti ngentsendze yesandla sakhe, nome lowatsi ngebubanti besandla sakhe wemisa imikhawulo yemazulu? Ngubani lolinganisa lutfuli lwemhlaba ngembita, nome lowake wakala tintsaba ngesikali, wakala nemagcuma ngesilinganiso?
Nome tintsaba tingatanyatanyiswa nemagcuma esuswe, noko lutsandvo lwami lolungapheli lengikutsandza ngalo, lungeke lutanyatanyiswe, nesivumelwane sami sekuthula singeke sisuswe,” kusho Simakadze lonesihawu kuwe.
Awu, shangatsi ungadzabula emazulu, wehlele phansi. Shangatsi tintsaba tingatfutfumela embikwakho!
Ngabuka tintsaba, nato tatinyikanyika, onkhe emagcuma abeyendza.
Bheka, indvwangu leyayilenga ethempelini yadzabuka ekhatsi, kusukela etulu kuya phansi. Umhlaba watamatama, emadvwala achekeka ekhatsi,
Ngase ngibona lesikhulu sihlalo sebukhosi lesimhlophe, nalohleti kuso. Lizulu nemhlaba kwambalekela kwanyamalala ebusweni bakhe, akuzange kuphindze kutfolakale ndzawo.
Sibhakabhaka sanyamalala njengekugocotwa kwelicansi; tonkhe tintsaba netichingi tesuswa etindzaweni tato.
Ingilosi yesibili yalishaya licilongo layo. Kwabonakala intfo leyayinjengentsaba lenkhulu ivutsa umlilo, ijikijelwa ekhatsi elwandle. Incenye yesitsatfu yelwandle yaba yingati.