18 “Awu, mhlaba, awusiyigcibedzela ingati yami. Shangatsi kukhala kwami kungete kwathuliswa.
Sewucalekisiwe emhlabatsini lekunguwona ukhamise umlomo wawo wemukela ingati yemnakenu esandleni sakho.
Ungacali ulimbonye licala labo, futsi ungatesuli tono tabo embikwakho, ngobe bajikijele labakhi ngetinhlamba emehlweni.”
Kodvwa noko tandla tami timsulwa ekulweni, nemkhuleko wami uhlobile.
Kodvwa nanyalo ukhona fakazi wami ezulwini, ummeli wami ukulelisetulu live.
Nkulunkulu utakuva yini kukhala kwakhe, nasahlaselwa lusizi nenhlupheko?
Kukhala kwami akufike kuwe, Simakadze, ngiphe kucondza njengekwelivi lakho.
Naniphakamisa tandla tenu niteneka, nithandaza, ngiyakuwafihla emehlo ami kini; nome senenta imithandazo leminyenti kangakanani, ngingeke ngiyilalele. Tandla tenu tigcwele ingati;
Bukani, Simakadze uphumela ngephandle kwendzawo yakhe yekuhlala, utewujezisa tive temhlaba ngenca yetono tato. Umhlaba utawuveta ebaleni yonkhe ingati leyacitsekela kuwo, lababulewe kuwo ungeke usabafihla.
Awu live, live, live, vani livi laSimakadze!
“ ‘Ngobe lengati leliyicitsile isekhatsi kulo: Layitsela edvwaleni lelingenalutfo; alizange liyitsele emhlabatsini, lapho beyitawumbonywa khona lutfuli.