15 Kukhanya kwemini kunemandla kulababi, kubavimbela kutsi bangakwenti lokubi.
Titsa tatsi tehlela kubo, Elisha wathandaza kuSimakadze, watsi: “Shaya labantfu ngebumphumphutse.” Simakadze wavele wabashaya ngebumphumphutse njengekucela kwa-Elisha.
Sewucoshiwe ekukhanyeni wayiswa ebumnyameni, ulahliwe futsi lapha kulomhlaba.
“Sibane salomubi sicinyiwe, lilangabi lemlilo wakhe alisavutsi.
“Bakhona labo labamelene nekukhanya, labangatati tindlela tako, nalabangahlali etindleleni tako.
nakunjalo-ke, umkhono wami awumane uncutfuke lapha elungeni lesiphanga, awujubeke elungeni lesiphanga, ulahleke phansi.
Kuphuma kwenhlavu yelilanga kwenta emagcuma netihosha kubonakale njengemitfungo yengubo, kukhanye njengekugcama kweluphawu ebumbeni.
Behlelwa bumnyama lobukhasa phansi emini, litsi libalele lise nga, bona bahambe baphumphutsa njengasebusuku.
Usindzisa labeswele emlonyeni wekufa, abasindzise nasetidladleni talabo labanemandla sebababambile.
Juba sandla salomubi losikhohlakali, jezisa bubi bakhe, kuze kubete lokusalako.
Emandla alababi ayawukwephulwa, kodvwa Simakadze uyabaphasa labalungile.
Indlela yalababi ifanana nebumnyama, lababi abati nalapho bakhubeka bawe khona.
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.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngimelene naFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe. Ngiyakuyephula yomibili imikhono yakhe, wona lona losengakephuki kanye nalona losewephukile, ngidzilite inkemba esandleni sakhe.
“ ‘Kodvwa umuntfu lowona ngemabomu, nome angewemdzabu nome angewetive, uyawuba nelicala lekungahloniphi Simakadze, uyawuncunywa esiveni sakubo.