2 Kodvwa-ke ngenca yebuphingi, akube nguleyo naleyo ndvodza ibe newayo umfati, nalowo mfati abe neyakhe indvodza.
Lowo lotfola umfati utfole intfo lenhle, uzuze umusa kuSimakadze.
Indlu nemcebo lifa lelitfolakala kubatali, kodvwa umfati lohlakaniphile utfolakala kuSimakadze.
Niyabuta nitsi: “Leni?” Kungobe Simakadze abengufakazi emkhatsini wakho nemfati webusha bakho, ngobe awuketsembeki kuye, nome yena usengumkakho, umfati wesivumelwane semshado.
Kepha mine ngitsi: Lowo lolahla umkakhe ngaphandle kwebugwadla, uyamphingisa; nalotsatsa umfati lolahliwe, uyaphinga.”
Balekelani bugwadla nebuphingi. Tonkhe tono latentako umuntfu tingephandle kwemtimba wakhe; kodvwa logwadlako nome lophingako wona umtimba wakhe.
Mayelana naloko lenangibhalela ngako, ngitsi kuhle kutsi lomdvuna angalali nalomsikati.
Indvodza ayenelise umfati wayo, nemfati ente njalo endvodzeni yakhe.
Kodvwa-ke nabangenako kutibamba, kuncono kutsi bashade, ngobe kuhle kutsi umuntfu ashade kunekutsi ashiswe yinkhanuko.
Emadvodza kufanele atsandze bafati bawo, njengobe atsandza imitimba yawo. Indvodza letsandza umfati wayo ititsandza yona.
Noko-ke, akube ngulowo nalowo atsandze umkakhe, njengobe atitsandza yena, nemfati ahloniphe indvodza yakhe.
Ngamunye ngamunye wenu kufanele akwati kutiphatsela yena umtimba wakhe, awuphatse ngebungcwele nangekuhlonipheka;
Bayawuvimbela kushada nekuteka, batsi akuzilwe kudla lokutsite. Phela konkhe kudla kwadalwa nguNkulunkulu lekufanele kutsi labakholwako bakwemukele ngekubonga, njengobe babantfu labalatiko liciniso lonkhe.
Kutawutsi boyise nabomnakabo nabakhala kitsi, tsine sibatjele sitsi: ‘Mane nisentele bubele nibasite, ngobe asizange sibatsatsele bafati ngesikhatsi semphi, futsi-ke nine aninacala, ngobe abakendziselwa ngini lamadvodzakati enu.’ ”