21 Lihwaya phansi ngendlela leyesabekako, lijabule emandleni alo, lisukeleke naliya ekuhlaseleni emphini.
Likuhleka lunya kwesaba, lingesabi lutfo; alikhweshi futsi aliyibalekeli inkemba.
Lilanga liphuma licatsame njengemyeni, yebo, njengemyeni acwebetela ahlangabeta makoti wakhe; njengemgijimi lotimisele ngemncintiswano.
Nome bantfu emahhashi abo bangawalungiselela imphi, kodvwa kuncoba kusetandleni taSimakadze.
Ngibalalele kahle hle, kodvwa abakhulumi lokulungile. Kute namunye lophendvukako ebubini bakhe, atibute, atsi: “Ngenteni kantsi?” Ngulowo nalowo utihambela ngendlela yakhe njengelihhashi nalihlasela ekulweni.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Lohlakaniphile akangatigabatisi ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe, kanjalo nemuntfu lonemandla akangatigabatisi ngemandla akhe, kanjalo futsi nemuntfu lonjingile angatigabatisi ngebunjinga bakhe.
“Kwadvuma tigi tetinselo temahhashi. Gidzidzidzi! Gidzidzidzi! Aholobha emahhashi akhe lanemandla!
Wabuka Davide wambona kutsi usengumfana, abovana, amuhle, wamedzelela.