8 Banetfwa babe manti timvula temagcuma, banamatsele emadvwaleni, ngobe beswele indlu.
Ngenca yekweswela kwekwembatsa, balala bangcunu busuku bonkhe; kute labangakwembatsa nakumakhata.
Umntfwana longenayise uyahlutfulwa ebeleni, luswane lwalomphofu lutsatselwe kubhadala sikwelede.
Ngalala, kodvwa inhlitiyo yami ayizange seyibutsi cutfu butfongo. Lalela! Longitsandzako uyanconcotsa, utsi: “Ngivulele, dzadzewetfu, sitsandvwa sami, tuba lami, wena longenasici wami. Inhloko yami seyinetfwe ngematolo, tinwele tami tinemswakama wasebusuku.”
Labo labake badla kahle batamasa, nyalo sebangimizulane netindzindzi etitaladini. Labo lababekhuliswa ngaletibukhwebeletane, nyalo sebalala emataleni etincunjini temlotsa.
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