19 Ngobe ubacindzetele labamphofu, wabashiya beswele, ubadle netindlu tabo langazange asatakhe.
Ufike umtjele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: “Awukasontsi umuntfu yini kuze utsatse lomhlaba wakhe?” ’ Bese utsi kuye: ‘Naku lakushoko Simakadze: “Kuleyo ndzawo, lapho tinja tacapha khona ingati yaNabothi, tinja tiyawuphindze ticaphe khona ingati yakho; yebo, yakho ingati.” ’ ”
Ekhaya lakhe sekubusela umlilo, sibabule lesivutsako sisakatwe lapho ahlala khona.
Wafuna sibambiso kubomnakenu ngendlovu yangena ngaphandle kwesizatfu, wahlubula labamphofu tembatfo tabo, wabashiya bangcunu.
“Bantfu bakhala bumayemaye ngaphansi kwemtfwalo wekucindzetelwa, bancusa kukhululwa kuwo umkhono walabanemandla.
kuze tintsandzane nalabacindzetelwe babonelelwe ngekulunga. Kute umuntfu walomhlaba loyawuphindze abe yingoti.
Simakadze-ke yena utsi: “Njengobe timphuya setichwagiwe, nanjengobe tihlupheki timpintjekile, ngitakuta ngimephule lowo lofuna lusito, bese ngimbeka endzaweni lengenangoti.”
Emavi aSimakadze ate sici, endlula isiliva lehlantisisiwe, yahlanjululwa ngemlilo kasikhombisa.
Nawucindzetela luphuya, wetfuka uMdali walo; kodvwa nawuphetse kahle loweswele, udvumisa uMdali wakhe.
Ngaphindze ngabuka ngabona konkhe kucindzetelana lokwentiwako lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga: Ngabona tinyembeti talabacindzetelwe, bate ngisho nemdvudvuti; emandla abengakubacindzeteli babo, kodvwa labo labacindzetelwe bate ngisho nemdvudvuti.
Nawubona lophuyile acindzetelwe endzaweni letsite, asemukwe emalungelo akhe nekwehlulelwa ngebucotfo, kungakumangalisi loko. Lowo nalowo lophetse unemuntfu longetulu kwakhe, kantsi nalowo longetulu kwakhe unemuntfu longetulu kwabo bonkhe.
Kuhlifita ngetinyawo tonkhe tiboshwa eveni,
Bantfu bakulelive baphanga nekuphanga bagcekeze nekugcekeza; bacindzetela labamphofu nalabeswele, babaphatse kabi bekuhamba, bangabaphatsi ngekwemtsetfocotfo.
Nigcobagcoba labamphofu nibacindzetele kutsi baninike kudla. Ngako-ke, nome nakhe tindlu letinkhulu tematje, ningeke nihlale kuto; nome nihlanyele tivini letikhulu, ningeke nilinatse liwayini lato.
Ngobe ngiyati kutsi mangaki emacala enu nekutsi tono tenu tikhulu kangakanani. Niyabacindzetela labalungile, nitsatse imidizo, nemuke labamphofu emalungelo abo etinkhundleni.
Nabafuna emasimi, bavele bawatsatse ngendlovuyangena; nabafuna tindlu, bavele batidle. Kute namunye lonemndeni lovikelekile, nome lonelutfo loluphephile.
Nicosha bafati besive sami emakhaya abo labawatsandzako, nemuke nebantfwababo tibusiso tami taphakadze.
Sive leningasati siyawufika sidle titselo nesivuno selive lenu. Aniyikuba nalutfo, kodvwa niyawucindzetelwa ngelulaka onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwenu.
Ngobe kwehlulela akunabo bubele kulowo longenabo bubele; kodvwa bubele buyawucoloshela kwehlulela.
Kepha nine nimdvumatile lona lophuyile. Akusibo labacebile yini labanicindzetelako? Akusibo yini labo labanimangalela etinkantolo?
Ase nibuke la, emaholo etisebenti letavuna emasimi enu leniwagodlile ayanimangalela anilahle ngelicala; nekukhala kwebavuni sekungenile etindlebeni teNkhosi Sebawothi.