8 Njengeliphupho uyandiza angaphindzi atfolakale, anyamalaliswe njengembono wasebusuku.
Ngako Hamani walengiswa kuleso sigodvo bekasigawulele kulengisa Modekhayi. Kutfukutsela kwenkhosi kwabotja.
Tesabiso timetfusa ndzawana tonkhe, timhleli etitsendzeni.
Sewucoshiwe ekukhanyeni wayiswa ebumnyameni, ulahliwe futsi lapha kulomhlaba.
Kutfutfumela kumgabadzela njengetikhukhula, sivunguvungu simkhukhule sihambe naye ebusuku.
Awuticoleli ngani tiphambuko tami, utsetselele tono tami? Ngobe mine sengitawulala elutfulini masinyane; maye, utase uphenye sewungifuna mine ngingasekho!”
Liso lelingibonako nyalo, alisayiwuphindza lingibone futsi. Uyawungifuna, kodvwa ngiyawube ngingasekho.
Wagibela likherubhi, wandiza, wantjuza asetikwemaphiko emoya.
Simakadze, njengekuphela kweliphupho ekuphaphameni, utawulahla titfunti tabo, nawuvuka.
Iminyaka yekuphila kwetfu ingiminyaka lengemashumi lasikhombisa, nangabe sisacinile iba ngiminyaka lengemashumi lasiphohlongo; noko linyenti laleyo minyaka seliphetse kuhlupheka nelusizi. Kuphila kwetfu kwendlula ngekushesha, yebo, siyandiza sihambe.
Bantfu ubakhukhula njengesihlambi semanti, baphele njengebutfongo, ekuseni bakhula njengeluhlata:
Nase kwendlule sihhushuhhushu, kubate losindzako kulababi; kodvwa lolungile uyawusima phakadze naphakadze.
Emvakwaloko uyawujikela ngasetinqabeni taseveni lakhe, kodvwa uyawukhubatela awe, angasayiwuphindza abonwe.