16 Yayilamba idzimate ifise kudla imidvumba ledliwa tingulube, ngobe yayinganikwa ngumuntfu kudla.
Babehlwatsika titselo letimunyu emahlatsini, kudla kwabo kutimphandze tesihlahla semtsanyelo.
Nangicalata eceleni kwami, ngikhandza kutsi kute namunye longangisita, kute longivikelako, kute nalonginakile.
kwakhandzaniseka kutsi angicondzisisi, nginebulima; mine ngaba nebulwane embikwakho.
Utondla ngemlotsa, edukiswe yinhlitiyo lekhohlisiwe; angeke atisindzise nome atsi: “Lentfo lesesandleni sami sangesekudla ayisiwo yini emanga?”
Niyicitselani imali kuloko lokungesiso sinkhwa? Niyisebentelani intfo lengenelisi? Lalelani, lalelani kimi, nidle loko lokulungile, nemphefumulo wenu uyawujabula ngekudla lokumnandzi kakhulu.
“Kodvwa nine, wotani la, nine madvodzana esangoma lesisikati, nine ntalo yetiphingi neyetingwababane!
Labo labake badla kahle batamasa, nyalo sebangimizulane netindzindzi etitaladini. Labo lababekhuliswa ngaletibukhwebeletane, nyalo sebalala emataleni etincunjini temlotsa.
Efrayimu utondla ngemoya, ucoshana nemoya wasemphumalanga lonkhe lilanga, wandzise emanga nebudlova. Wakha sivumelwane ne-Asiriya, atfumele emafutsa emncumo eGibhithe.
“Ningatiniki tinja lokungcwele, ningawalahli etihhontjini ematje enu laligugu, funa tiwagcobagcobe ngetinselo tato, bese tigucukela kini tiyanidzabudzabula.”
Ngako-ke yahamba yayawufuna umsebenti kumuntfu walelo live, wayitfumela enhlonhleni yakhe kuyakwelusa tingulube.
“Sigcino yasanguluka engcondvweni yacabanga yatsi: ‘Tonkhe tisebenti tababe tidla tidzimate titibekele, kepha mine lapha ngilamba kangaka.