29 Ngobe ngulowo nalowo lonako uyakwengetelwa abe nako kakhulu, kodvwa lowo longenako uyakwemukwa naloko lanako.
Indzawo yakhe yekuhlala uyicitse njengelidlangala lasensimini, uyibhubhisile indzawo yakhe yekuhlangana. Simakadze wente iSiyoni yawakhohlwa emadzili ayo lemisiwe, nemaSabatha ayo. Ngentfukutselo yakhe ukudvube kokubili: inkhosi yayo nemphristi wayo.
“Ngako-ke ngiyawutsatsa lamabele ami nase avutsiwe kanye naleliwayini lami lelisha nase lilungile. Ngiyakumemuka lensontfo yami nalelineni yami, lebeyimiselwe kutsi imbonye bungcunu bakhe.
Ngobe lowo lonako uyawunikwa kube kunyenti, kodvwa lowo lote uyakwemukwa naloko lokuncane lanako.
Bamphendvula batsi: “Uyawutibhubhisa kabi leticashi letimbi, atsatse lesivini sakhe acashise ngaso kuletinye ticashi letiyakumnika titselo ngetikhatsi tato.”
“ ‘Memukeni lelithalenta, nilinike lona lonemathalenta lalishumi!
Lowo lonako uyakwengetelwa; lowo lote uyakwemukwa naloko lokuncane lanako.”
kodvwa yinye kuphela ledzingekile. Mariya ukhetse intfo lengiyo sibili, kunjalo nje angeke ayemukwe ngumuntfu leyo ntfo.”
“Caphelani-ke kutsi niva njani; ngobe lonako uyakwengetelwa, kodvwa longenalutfo uyakwemukwa naloko lokungatsi unako.”
Nasimyekela achubeka ngalendlela, bonkhe bantfu batawukholwa kuye. EmaRoma atawufika abhidlite lendzawo atfumbe nesive sakitsi.”
Onkhe emagala lakimi langatseli titselo uyawajuba. Onkhe emagala latsela titselo uyawatsena, kuze atewutsela kakhulu.
Khumbula-ke lapho uwe khona. Phendvuka wente loko lowawukwenta ekucaleni. Nakungenjalo, ungaphendvuki, ngitawuta kuwe, ngisuse sibane sakho endzaweni yaso.