I went to and fro, till at length I reached the spot where my huts had been.

The outer fence of the huts still stood; the fire had not caught it.

I passed through the fence; there within were the ashes of the burnt huts--they lay ankle-deep.

I walked in among the ashes; my feet struck upon things that were sharp.
The moon was bright, and I looked; they were the blackened bones of my wives and children.

I flung myself down in the ashes in bitterness of heart; I covered myself over with the ashes of my kraal and with the bones of my wives and children.