24 Livukwa lusinga, litsatse emabanga lamakhulu, nakukhala licilongo, kute longakhona kulimisa.
Ngangitsi nangimamatseka emehlweni abo, bangete bakukholwa kalula loko, kukhanya kwebuso bami kwakuligugu kubo.
Kufanele yini kutsi atjelwe kutsi nami ngifuna kukhuluma? Ukhona yini kambe umuntfu longafuna kumitwa eva?
Umgodla wemicibisholo ukhehletela ecebeni lalo, kukanye nesikhali lesimanyatelako nesikhali lesidze.
Litsi licilongo lingakhala, litsi: ‘Nako-ke!’ Imphi liyiva ngeliphunga isesekhashane, liva netindvuna temphi tidla siga.
Ngisho nome bengingambita avume ete, angiboni kutsi abengangilalela.
Maye, tinhlungu tami, tinhlungu tami! Ngiyashumpha etinhlungwini tami. Maye, kuqaqamba kwenhlitiyo yami! Inhlitiyo yami iyaqaqamba ngekhatsi kwami, ngehluleka nekubindzisa. Ngobe ngikuvile kukhala kwelicilongo, ngikuvile kuhlatjwa kwemkhosi wemphi.
Ngibalalele kahle hle, kodvwa abakhulumi lokulungile. Kute namunye lophendvukako ebubini bakhe, atibute, atsi: “Ngenteni kantsi?” Ngulowo nalowo utihambela ngendlela yakhe njengelihhashi nalihlasela ekulweni.
Nakukhala impalampala edolobheni, abatfutfumeli yini bantfu? Inhlekelele iyalehlela yini lidolobha, ingakatfunyelwa nguSimakadze?
Bajinge bangete bakholwa, ngobe babejabulile, bamangele kakhulu; ngako wase uyababuta utsi: “Kukhona yini lokudliwako lapha?”