20 Emavi emuntfu lolungile afanana nesiliva lecengiwe, umcondvo webantfu lababi awunamsebenti.
Simakadze wabona kutsi kukhulu kona kwemuntfu emhlabeni, nekutsi yonkhe imizindlo nemicabango yenhlitiyo yakhe mibi ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
Nkulunkulu waliva leliphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi, watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Ngingeke ngiphindze ngiwucalekise umhlabatsi ngenca yemuntfu, ngobe imizindlo yenhlitiyo yemuntfu mibi kwasebusheni bakhe. Ngingeke ngiphindze ngikubhubhise konkhe lokuphilako, njengobe ngentile.
Tindzebe talolungile tikhuluma inhlakanipho, lulwimi lwakhe lukhuluma loko lokufanele.
Emavi lakhulumeke ngebudlabha ahlaba njengesikhali; kodvwa emavi lakhulumeke ngekuhlakanipha ayaphilisa.
Emavi ekubuyisana angumutsi wekuphila; kodvwa emavi elulaka ephula umphefumulo.
Bantfu labaneliciniso bajatjulelwa ngemakhosi; yebo, emakhosi atsandza bantfu labakhuluma liciniso.
Igolide nematje laligugu lamanyenti ungaba nako; kodvwa umlomo lokhuluma lwati ungetulu kwentsengo yematje laligugu.
Nawukudla lokudla, kuyawukubamba emphinjeni. Ungamuva atsi: “Dlani, unatse,” kantsi inhlitiyo yakhe ayikho lapho.
Labakutfola kimi kuncono kunegolide lecengiwe, sitselo sami sendlula isiliva lecengiwe.
Inhlitiyo iyayengana ngetulu kwato tonkhe tintfo, futsi yonakele ngalokwengcile. Ngubani nje longayicondza?