8 “Ngubani lowavala emasango ekuvimbela lwandle, naluphuphuma, luphuma esiswini semhlaba,
Nkulunkulu wenta umkhatsi, wehlukanisa emanti labengephansi kwemkhatsi nemanti labengetulu kwemkhatsi. Kwase kuba njalo.
Nkulunkulu watsi: “Emanti langephansi kwelizulu akabutsane ndzawonye, kubonakale umhlaba lowomile.” Kwase kuba njalo.
Watsi nakasungula emandla emoya, akala emanti,
ngesikhatsi ngimisa iminyele yalo, ngibeka iminyango neticabo talo,
ngesikhatsi ngenta emafu aba yingubo yalo ngilugocota ngebumnyama lobukhulukati,
wawembesa ngemanti lamanyenti, njengekwembeswa ngengubo, emanti agcwala adzimate acwilisa tintsaba.
Bayibona imisebenti yaSimakadze, netimangaliso takhe ekujuleni kwalo.
Emanti elwandle wawabutsela ndzawonye, kwaba shangatsi uwagcwalisa embiteni; wenta titiba netitibakati tetilwandle.
“Ngubani lowake waya ezulwini waphindze wabuya? Ngubani lophetse imimoya etandleni takhe? Ngubani logocotele emanti ngengubo yakhe? Ngubani lowamisa yonkhe imikhawulo yemhlaba? Ngubani libito lakhe nelendvodzana yakhe? Ungangitjela nje?
mhlazana asika imincele yetilwandle, kuze emanti angalengci livi lakhe, mhlazana abeka tisekelo temhlaba,
Ngubani lolinganise emanti ngentsendze yesandla sakhe, nome lowatsi ngebubanti besandla sakhe wemisa imikhawulo yemazulu? Ngubani lolinganisa lutfuli lwemhlaba ngembita, nome lowake wakala tintsaba ngesikali, wakala nemagcuma ngesilinganiso?
Kufanele ningangesabi yini mine?” kusho Simakadze. “Akufanele yini nitfutfumele ebukhoneni bami? Ngenta sihlabatsi saba ngumnyele welwandle, umtsangala waphakadze lolungeke luwengce. Emagagasi angakhephuka, kodvwa angeke aphumelele, angabhodla, kodvwa angeke awengce.