1 “Umoya wami wephukile, emalanga ami ajutjiwe aba mafisha, sengimelwe lithuna.
“Sekusele iminyakana nje lembalwa kutsi yendlule, bese nami ngingenela indlela lekuhanjwa ngayo ungaphindzi ubuye ngayo futsi.”
Emalanga ami asendlulile, tinhloso tami setephukile, kanjalo tifiso tenhlitiyo yami tehlulekile.
Umphefumulo wami sewuyanuka kumfati wami, kubomnaketfu sengiyenyanyeka.
Emvakwaloko, Jobe waphila iminyaka leli-140; waze wabona bantfwabakhe, nebantfwana bebantfwabakhe, kwaze kwayawufika esitukulwaneni sesine.
“Mandlana mani mine lenginawo, kutsi ngisengachubeka ngetsembe? Tsemba lini lengisenalo kutsi ngisengabeketela?
“Emalanga ami agijima njengembane, efike ekugcineni asangasenalo litsemba.
Ngingeke ngihlale ngisola njalonjalo, futsi ngingeke ngihlale ngitfukutsele, ngobe phela umoya wemuntfu ungaze ucaleke embikwami, umphefumulo wemuntfu lengamdala.