16 Bakhukhuleka, sikhatsi sabo sisengakefiki, netisekelo tabo takhukhuleka.
Kuyawutsi sikhatsi sakhe singakefiki, akhokhelwe ngalokuphelele. Emagala akhe akayiwucwebetela, kodvwa ayawubuna.
Nkulunkulu akazange awuyekele umhlaba wakadzeni, kodvwa wamlondvolota Nowa, umshumayeli wekulunga, kanye nalabanye lababesikhombisa, ngesikhatsi aletsa zamcolo emhlabeni walababengamesabi Nkulunkulu.
Ngemnyaka wema-600 ekuphila kwaNowa, enyangeni yesibili, mhlazana tili-17, tonkhe tiyalu temhlaba tabhoboka, emafasitelo asezulwini avuleka.
Ungatenti umuntfu lomubi kakhulu, kantsi futsi ungatenti silima kakhulu; empeleni ufunelani kufa, sikhatsi sakho sekufa singakefiki?
Ngitsi: “Hhawu, Nkulunkulu wami, ungaphangisi ungitsatse ngisakhula. Iminyaka yakho yetitukulwane netitukulwane.
Wena Simakadze nguwe loyawubajikijela phansi, emgodzini wekufa. Bantfu bengati nenkhohliso bangeke baphile, ngisho nencenye yemphilo yabo. Kodvwa mine ngiyakwetsembela kuwe.
nanjengobe emanti agugisa litje, nesihhuhhula semvula sikhukhula umhlaba, kanjalo nelitsemba lemuntfu wena ulibulala, life nya.
kakhulu kangakanani-ke labo labahlala etindlini letakhiwe ngeludzaka, letitisekelo tato tiselutfulini, labo labapitjiteka kalula njengemiyiyane.
Timphilo tabo baticitsa ngekunaka umcebo, behlela endzaweni yalabafile ngekuthula.
Kukangakhi bafanana netinhlanga emoyeni, babe njengemakhoba lapheshulwa sivunguvungu?
“Bantfu labanjalo bangemagwebu lantanta emantini, sabelo sabo sicalekisiwe eveni, khona kutabate loya etivinini.
Bantfu ubakhukhula njengesihlambi semanti, baphele njengebutfongo, ekuseni bakhula njengeluhlata:
Kwesaba Simakadze kwandzisa kuphila kwemuntfu; kodvwa iminyaka yalomubi iyancishiswa.
Buka la, Simakadze unaye lonemandla nalocinile. Njengesangcotfo nesivunguvungu lesibhubhisako, nanjengemvula lekhukhulako, nesihhuhhula semanti, uyakulisacata phansi emhlabatsini ngemandla lamakhulu.
Bafa basebasha, bafele emkhatsini wetingwadla letindvuna letisetindlini tekukhontela tithico.