18 Ngobe yena nome angamilisa tilondza, uphindze atipholise, uyalimata aphindze aphilise ngetandla takhe.
Labanetinhlitiyo letephukile uyabaphilisa, abophe emanceba abo.
Simakadze uyawushaya iGibhithe ngesifo lesibulalanako; uyawubashaya ngaso, aphindze abaphilise. Bayawuphendvukela kuSimakadze, naye uyawukuva kuncusa kwabo, bese uyabaphilisa.
Inyanga iyawukhanya njengelilanga, nekukhanya kwelilanga kuyawuphindvwa kasikhombisa, ngangekukhanya kwemalanga lagcwele lasikhombisa, ngesikhatsi Simakadze nakabopha emanceba esive sakhe, elapha tilondza letavetwa nguye.
Kodvwa wena ngiyawukubuyisela emphilweni, ngiphilise emanceba akho, nome ubitwa ngekutsi ungulolahliwe, iSiyoni lenganakwa ngumuntfu,’ kusho Simakadze.
“Wotani, asibuyele kuSimakadze. Sewusidzabule saba ticucu, kodvwa uyawusiphilisa; usilimatile, kodvwa uyakuwabopha emanceba etfu.
“Kodvwa nangabe umphristi utsite nakahlolisisa, wakhandza kutsi lesifo asikandzi nalolubondza emvakwekwakhiwa kabusha, kufanele ayetfule kutsi ihlambulukile, ngobe phela lesifo sesiphelile.
“Bonani-ke manje kutsi Ngimi leNginguye, kute lomunye nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami. Ngiyisa ekufeni, ngibuyise ekuphileni; ngilimatile ngiyawuphilisa futsi. Kute longakhulula lutfo esandleni sami.
Simakadze uyabulala, aphindze aphilise. Wehlisela phansi emadlizeni, aphindze akhuphulele ngetulu.