26 “Lombono wemihlatjelo yasebusuku neyasekuseni lowukhonjisiwe uliciniso, kodvwa uwugcine usifuba sakho, ngobe wona umacondzana netikhatsi tekugcina.”
Bayawubutselwa ndzawonye njengetiboshwa letiboshelwe ekhulukuthu, bayawuvalelwa ejele, bajeziswe emvakwemalanga lamanyenti.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, indlu yaka-Israyeli itsi: ‘Lombono lawubonako ngeweminyaka leminyenti kusukela nyalo, futsi uphrofetha ngetintfo letiyakwenteka kadzeni.’
Ngemnyaka wesitsatfu waKhuresi, inkhosi yasePheresiya, kwefika umbono kuDanyela, labebitwa ngekutsi nguBhelteshasari. Emavi awo abeliciniso, futsi abemacondzana nekulwa lokukhulu. Kuwacondzisisa kahle kwakhe kweta ngembono.
Manje-ke sengitele kutakuchazela kutsi kutakwentekani kubantfu bakini ngemalanga letako, ngobe lombono umayelana netikhatsi letiseta.”
“Manje-ke, sengikutjela liciniso: Kusetawuvela lamanye emakhosi lamatsatfu ePheresiya, bese kuba yesine leyawunjinga kakhulu kunawo onkhe lalamanye. Kuyawutsi nase iwatfolile emandla ngebunjinga bayo, bese ivusa wonkhe umhlaba kutsi akuvukelwe iGrisi.
Kodvwa wena Danyela, wavalele uze uwashicilele lamavi alencwadzi legocotwako, kuze kube nguleso sikhatsi sekugcina. Labanyenti bayawukwehla benyuka bafuna kwati kutsi kwentekani.”
Wangiphendvula watsi: “Hamba ngendlela yakho, Danyela, ngobe lamavi asavalelwe ashicilelwa, kuyawudzimate kube sikhatsi sekugcina.
Kwatsi kube kuvakale lokudvuma lokusikhombisa, ngase ngilungiselela kubhala, kodvwa ngeva livi liphuma ezulwini litsi: “Loko lokushiwo kudvuma lokusikhombisa ungakubhali phansi; kugcine kuyimfihlo.”
Yachubeka yatsi kimi: “Ungawafihli lamavi alesiphrofetho salencwadzi, ngobe sikhatsi sesisedvute.