Yaphumela ngephandle intfombatana yaya kuyawubuta kunina yatsi: “Ngingacelani?” Unina watsi: “Cela inhloko yaJohane uMbhabhatisi.”
Jonadabi watsi: “Hamba uyewulala embhedzeni, wente shangatsi uyagula. Utawutsi uyihlo naketa atekubona, umtjele utsi: ‘Ngicela kute dzadzewetfu Thamari, atengipha kudla. Lokudla akulungisele lapha kami khona ngitembuka, ngitawube sengidla loko latanginika kona ngesandla sakhe.’ ”
Bantfu labasekhaya kami abazange sebasho yini batsi: ‘Ngubani longazange asayidle ayesutse inyama yakaJobe?’
Nangihlaselwa ngulababi betama kungimita bangibulale, ngihlaselwe titsa nalabamelene nami, bayawukhubeka, bawele phansi.
Lomubi usongela lolungile, amsinekele ematinyo.
Lababi bahosha inkemba, bantsale imicibisholo ebutjokini, bafuna kucedza labamphofu nalabeswele babulale labo labahamba ngebucotfo.
Yona seyitjelwe ngunina yatsi: “Ngiphe inhloko yaJohane uMbhabhatisi ibekwe emgcwembeni.”
Ngalawo malanga kwavela Johane uMbhabhatisi ashumayela ehlane laseJudiya
Wafunga watsi kuyo: “Nome yini lotayicela kimi, ngitakupha yona, nome ngabe yihhafu yembuso wami.”
Masinyane intfombatana yabuya igijima, yafika enkhosini yacela yatsi: “Ngifuna ungiphe nyalo nje inhloko yaJohane uMbhabhatisi, ibekwe emgcwembeni.”