14 Simakadze, banike! Kodvwa utabanikani? Banike titalo letingabambi, ubanike nemabele late lubisi.
Tinkhomati tabo atilatelwa, ngobe tinkunzi tabo tiyatalisa.
Kute umfati lotawuphunyelwa sisu nalotawuba yinyumba eveni lenu, ngitanipha imphilo lendze.
Bukhulu ba-Efrayimu buyawundiza bemuke njengenyoni, kubete kutalwa kwebantfwana, kubete kutetfwala, kubete ngisho nekubamba sisu.
Efrayimu ngimbonile, njengeThire, ahlanyelwe endzaweni lenhle. Kodvwa Efrayimu uyawukhipha bantfwana bakhe, abayise kumbulali.”
Efrayimu uhushekile, imphandze yakhe ibunile, akasatseli titselo. Ngisho nome bangatala bantfwana, ngiyakuyibulala leyo mbewu yabo labayitsandzako.”
Kepha maye kulabayawube batetfwele nakulabayawube bamunyisa ngaleto tikhatsi!
Maye kulabo labayawube batetfwele, nalabo labayawube bamunyisa ngalawo malanga!
“Maye kulabo labayawube bakhulelwe, nakulabo labayakube bamunyisa tinswane kulawo malanga! Kuyakufika lusizi lolukhulu kulelive, nentfukutselo yaNkulunkulu iyakulwa nalesive;
Ngobe ayeta emalanga lapho bayawutsi: ‘Maye, baba nenhlanhla labo bafati labangazange batale bantfwana, nalawo mabele langazange amunyise.’
Ngicabanga kutsi ngenca yekubandzeteleka lokukhona kuhle umuntfu ahlale anjengaloku anjalo.
“Intalo yesisu sakho iyawucalekiswa, nesivuno selive lakho, nemankhonyane emihlambi yetinkhomo takho, nemazinyane emihlambini yetinkhomo takho, nemazinyane emihlambini yetimvu takho.