25 Livila litsandza kuhlala nje, ngiko loko lokuyawubanga kufa kwalo, ngobe alisebenti.
Sandla lesikhutsele emsebentini sigcina siphetse; kodvwa livila ligcina lisigcili.
Umuntfu lolivila uyalamba; kodvwa lokhutsele ugcina aphumelele.
Umuntfu lolivila ufisa lokunyenti agcine angakatfoli lutfo; kodvwa lokhutsele unikwa lokunyenti.
Indlela yelivila iyena, ivinjwe ngemanyeva; kodvwa indlela yemuntfu locotfo ifanana nemgwaco lomkhulu lokhanyako.
Livila liyasifaka sandla salo ekudleni endishini; kodvwa bese liyavilapha kusimikisa emlonyeni.
Livila liyehluleka kulima ngesikhatsi lesifanele, nase kuvunwa lona alibuyi nalutfo etsafeni.
Livila litsi: “Kunelibhubesi lapha ngaphandle; ngitawutsi ngiyaphuma lingidle.”
Livila liyatitila litsi: “Ngingeke ngiphume, ngobe kunelibhubesi endleleni!” Liphindze litsi: “Kunelibhubesi emgwacweni.”
Livila liyaye licabange kutsi lihlakaniphe kakhulu kwendlula emadvodza lasikhombisa laphendvula ngekuhlakanipha.
“Inkhosi yaso yatsi kuso: ‘Wena sisebenti lesibi nalesivilaphako! Bewati kutsi ngivuna lapho ngingakahlanyeli khona, ngiphindze ngibutse lapho ngingakasakati khona.
Kwatsi nasebabuyile, befika kuJoshuwa batsi: “Asikho sidzingo sekutsi bonkhe bantfu benyuke kuyakulwa ne-Ayi. Tfumela emadvodza lati-2 000 nome lati-3 000 kuyakuyidla, ungabakhatsati bonkhe bantfu ngekuya khona, ngobe bambalwa bantfu labakuleyo ndzawo.”