8 “ ‘Nangabe lomuntfu amphofu kakhulu angakhoni kukhokha lenhlawulo loyibitako, lomuntfu kufanele aletse umuntfu kumphristi lotawubala inhlawulo yakhe lengakhonwa ngulowo muntfu.
Kwatsi kube kuhlwe, basukuma bahamba bayawungena enkambu yemaSiriya. Batsi nabefika emnyeleni wayo, bakhandza kukhala libhungane, kungasenamuntfu;
“Kufanele ngani kutsi nginitsetselele? Bantfwabenu bangishiyile mine, bafunga ngemabito abonkulunkulu labangesibo bonkulunkulu. Ngabanika konkhe lababekweswele, noko bachubeka nekuphinga, babutsana etindlini tetingwadla.
“ ‘Nangabe ehluleka kutfola lizinyane lemvu, kufanele aletse emavukutfu lamabili nome ematuba lamabili lasemancane, lelinye libe lemnikelo wekushiswa, lelinye libe lemnikelo wesono. Umphristi utawumentela inhlawulo yekubuyisana kuSimakadze, utawube sewuyahlambuluka.’ ”
Nangabe lomuntfu aneminyaka lengema-60 kuya etulu budzala, nakangulomdvuna, inhlawulo yakhe kuyawuba tinhlavu tesiliva letingaba li-15, kantsi nakangulomsikati, kuyawuba tinhlavu tesiliva letingaba lishumi.
“ ‘Nangabe wetsembise ngesilwane lesingemukeleka kutsi sibe ngumnikelo kuSimakadze, leso silwane lesesinikwe Simakadze sesiyawuba ngcwele.
“ ‘Nangabe lomuntfu angeke akhone kukhokha ematuba lamabili nome emazini lamabili elivukutfu, kufanele aletse imphuphu lengaba yikhilogremu kutsi itewuba ngumnikelo wesono. Kufanele angayifaki emafutsa emncumo nome imphepho, ngobe ingumnikelo wesono.
“ ‘Nangabe lomuntfu angeke akhone kukhipha lizinyane lemvu, uyawuletsa ematuba lamabili nome emazini lamabili elivukutfu kuSimakadze, kube yinhlawulo yesono: linye libe ngumnikelo wesono, lelinye libe ngumnikelo wekushiswa.
Labamphofu nihlala nabo onkhe emalanga, nome ngunini nanitsandzako ningabentela lokuhle; kodvwa mine aninawuhlala nami sonkhe sikhatsi.
Nangabe umuntfu atimisele ngekunikela, akukabhekeki kutsi anikele ngaloko late kona, kodvwa ubhekeke kunikela ngaloko lanako.