30 nalabakhalako babe njengalabangakhali, nalabatfokotako babe njengalabangatfokoti, nalabatsengako babe njengalabangenalutfo,
Ngobe kutfukutsela kwakhe kuba kwesikhashana, kodvwa umusa wakhe uhlala ukhona njalo umuntfu asaphila. Tinyembeti tingaba khona ebusuku, kodvwa ngakusasa ekuseni kube kujabula.
sikhatsi sekukhala nesikhatsi sekuhleka, sikhatsi sekulila nesikhatsi sekugidza,
amite kufa phakadze naphakadze. Somandla longuSimakadze uyawukwesula tinyembeti kubo bonkhe buso; uyawususa lihlazo lesive sakhe emhlabeni wonkhe. Simakadze sewukhulumile.
Awu, bantfu baseSiyoni, nine lenihlala eJerusalema, anisayikubuye nilile. Maye, uyawuba nemusa kini, nanikhala kuye nicela lusito! Uyakwenelela kuva nje, bese uyaniphendvula.
“Sikhatsi sesifikile, lilanga selikhona. Lowo lotsengako akangajabuli, nalowo lotsengisako angadzabuki, ngobe lulaka lusetikwaso sonkhe lesicumbi.
“Kodvwa Abrahama watsi: ‘Khumbula, ndvodzana yami, kutsi usaphila emhlabeni wanikwa konkhe lokuhle, kepha Lazaro abenikwe lokubi kodvwa. Sewuyajatjuliswa-ke lapha, kantsi wena sewusekuhluphekeni.
Nibusisiwe nine lenilambile manje, ngobe niyakwesutsiswa. Nibusisiwe nine lenikhalako manje, ngobe niyawujatjuliswa.
“Maye kini nine lenesutsi manje, ngobe nisetawulamba. Maye kini nine lenihlekako nyalo, ngobe nisetawukhala nilile.
Kunjalo-ke nakini, kwamanje niselusizini, kodvwa ngitawuphindze nginibone futsi, tinhlitiyo tenu tiyawujabula kakhulu. Kute futsi umuntfu loyakunemuka loko kujabula kwenu.
Bazalwane, ngitsi: Sikhatsi sesinciphile; kusukela nyalo nalabanebafati ababe njengalabate bafati,
nalabasebentisa lelive babe njengalabangalisebentisi, ngobe simo salelive siyendlula.
Niyihluphe kakhulu, kutfoswa kwayo ngetinhlupho nelusizi lwayo kube ngangekutiphakamisa kwayo nangangekutamasa kwayo. Ngobe enhlitiyweni yayo itsi: ‘Ngihleti njengendlovukazi! Angisiye umfelokati, ngeke ngifelwe, ngilile.’
Ngobe liWundlu laNkulunkulu lelisenkhabeni yesihlalo sebukhosi, liyawubelusa, libaholele emitfonjeni yemanti ekuphila. Nkulunkulu uyakwesula tonkhe tinyembeti tabo emehlweni abo.”