I-Abkhazia iyabukeka, kube sengathi ipendiwe ngamafutha ku-canvas, izwe. Kepha uma ufika kuma-athos amasha, edolobheni elinakudala isikhathi eside asendulo alibuyisi ngesigodlo sezindela, uyakuqonda ukuthi akudingekile ukuthi kuqhubeke. Kuleli dolobha sawa ngengozi, sahlela ukuhlala ePisunde. Kepha bengingazisoli ukuthi bafika kanjani ku-athos entsha. Njalo ekuseni ekuseni kuleli dolobhana laqala ngezinsimbi zezinsimbi. Izikhonzi zezindela ezibizwa ngokuthi abantu bazokhonza. Uphuma endlini, nomoya omusha, iphunga le-cypress nephunga lezihlahla zezimbali ezingaziwa zizokhahlela futhi zihehe. Konke okuzungeza okuluhlaza okukhanyayo, nansi impophoma encane, kodwa enhle kakhulu. Endleleni eya esigodlweni sezindela, ijusi le-tangeine elisanda kuncipha. Ungaphuza amanzi lapha kusuka kuyo yonke indawo, ngoba yiNtabeni, futhi ngenxa yalokho umsulwa ngokweqile futhi omnandi. Amabhishi lapha awanalutho, akazange athintwe yinoma ngubani, ungaphumula ogwini lolwandle futhi ungacabangi lutho. Ama-Atholo amasha ahlukile kwamanye amadolobha ezolile, ukuntuleka kwezivakashi, kanye nesigodlo sezindela, ukupenda ngemuva kwezintaba, kusiza ukuzwa uNkulunkulu eduze kwaNkulunkulu.
