He who kisses the assegai sleeps sound." Thus I spoke, my father, and, indeed, in that hour I desired to die.
The world was empty for me.

Macropha and Nada were gone, Umslopogaas was dead, and my other wives and children were murdered.

I had no heart to begin to build up a new house, none were left for me to love, and it seemed well that I should die also.
The soldiers asked those with me if that tale was true which I told of the death of Umslopogaas and of the going of Macropha and Nada into Swaziland.

They said, Yes, it was true.

Then the soldiers said that they would lead me back to the king, and I wondered at this, for I thought that they would kill me where I stood.