17 Sewuke wakhonjiswa yini emasango ekufa? Sewuke wawabona yini emasango ematfunti ekufa?
ngisengakayi eveni lengingasoze ngabuya kulo, lekulive lelusizi nelebumnyama lobuphatsekako,
Kuphakeme kunemazulu; yini nje longayenta? Kujule kwendlula indzawo yalabafile; yini nje longayati?
Wembula tintfo letijulile tebumnyama, aletse ematfunti lamnyama kakhulu ekukhanyeni.
Kufa kungcunu embikwaNkulunkulu; imbhubhiso ayikafihleki kuye.
Shangatsi bumnyama nelitfunti lekufa kungatfumba lelo langa, shangatsi lingambonywa lifu, shangatsi bumnyama bungasibekela kukhanya kwalo.
Kute bumnyama lobumnyama kuye, kute nelitfunti lelimnyama, lapho benti balokubi bangabhaca khona.
Labanye babehleti ebumnyameni nasetfuntini lekufa, baboshwe tinsizi netinketane,
Wabakhipha kulobo bumnyama nakulelo tfunti lekufa, wajuba tibopho letatibabophile.
Tinhlitiyo tabo taba mnyama, behluleka kudla, ngako bondza bacishe bafa.
Tingibe tekufa tangitungeleta, iminjunju yekufa yangihlasela, ngabandzetelwa tinhlupheko nelusizi.
Nome ngihamba esigodzini lesinelitfunti lekufa, angesabi lutfo lolubi, ngobe wena unami; intfonga yakho neludvondvolo lwakho kuyangivikela.
Ngihawukele, Simakadze! Bona kuhlupheka kwami lengikubangelwe titsa tami. Nguwe longephula emasangweni ekufa,
Simakadze lowenta tinkhanyeti, wadala Silimela neMtsentse. Nguye logucula bumnyama abente intsatsakusa, ente imini ibe busuku. Ubita emanti aselwandle, awatsele ebusweni bemhlaba, nguSimakadze libito lakhe.
sive lebesihleti ebumnyameni, nikubonile kukhanya lokukhulu; nine, lebenihleti eveni nasetfuntini lekufa, kuphumele kini kukhanya.”
nalophilako. Ngafa, kodvwa ase ubheke nyalo, sengiyaphila, kuze kube phakadze, futsi nginetikhiya tekufa neteHayidesi.