Kwatsi kube kuhlwe, basukuma bahamba bayawungena enkambu yemaSiriya. Batsi nabefika emnyeleni wayo, bakhandza kukhala libhungane, kungasenamuntfu;
Levithikusi 27:8 - Siswati 1996 Bible “ ‘Nangabe lomuntfu amphofu kakhulu angakhoni kukhokha lenhlawulo loyibitako, lomuntfu kufanele aletse umuntfu kumphristi lotawubala inhlawulo yakhe lengakhonwa ngulowo muntfu. |
Kwatsi kube kuhlwe, basukuma bahamba bayawungena enkambu yemaSiriya. Batsi nabefika emnyeleni wayo, bakhandza kukhala libhungane, kungasenamuntfu;
“Kufanele ngani kutsi nginitsetselele? Bantfwabenu bangishiyile mine, bafunga ngemabito abonkulunkulu labangesibo bonkulunkulu. Ngabanika konkhe lababekweswele, noko bachubeka nekuphinga, babutsana etindlini tetingwadla.
“ ‘Nangabe ehluleka kutfola lizinyane lemvu, kufanele aletse emavukutfu lamabili nome ematuba lamabili lasemancane, lelinye libe lemnikelo wekushiswa, lelinye libe lemnikelo wesono. Umphristi utawumentela inhlawulo yekubuyisana kuSimakadze, utawube sewuyahlambuluka.’ ”
Nangabe lomuntfu aneminyaka lengema-60 kuya etulu budzala, nakangulomdvuna, inhlawulo yakhe kuyawuba tinhlavu tesiliva letingaba li-15, kantsi nakangulomsikati, kuyawuba tinhlavu tesiliva letingaba lishumi.
“ ‘Nangabe wetsembise ngesilwane lesingemukeleka kutsi sibe ngumnikelo kuSimakadze, leso silwane lesesinikwe Simakadze sesiyawuba ngcwele.
“ ‘Nangabe lomuntfu angeke akhone kukhokha ematuba lamabili nome emazini lamabili elivukutfu, kufanele aletse imphuphu lengaba yikhilogremu kutsi itewuba ngumnikelo wesono. Kufanele angayifaki emafutsa emncumo nome imphepho, ngobe ingumnikelo wesono.
“ ‘Nangabe lomuntfu angeke akhone kukhipha lizinyane lemvu, uyawuletsa ematuba lamabili nome emazini lamabili elivukutfu kuSimakadze, kube yinhlawulo yesono: linye libe ngumnikelo wesono, lelinye libe ngumnikelo wekushiswa.
Labamphofu nihlala nabo onkhe emalanga, nome ngunini nanitsandzako ningabentela lokuhle; kodvwa mine aninawuhlala nami sonkhe sikhatsi.
Nangabe umuntfu atimisele ngekunikela, akukabhekeki kutsi anikele ngaloko late kona, kodvwa ubhekeke kunikela ngaloko lanako.