16 “Ngobe lomuntfu akazange akhumbule kwenta umusa, kodvwa labamphofu, nalabandzindzako, nalabanetinhlitiyo letidzabukile wabahlupha kwaze kwabasekufeni kwabo.
Bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Ase nibheke-ke manje sesiyavuna ngalobubi lesabenta kumnaketfu Josefa. Satsi sesikubona kukhatsateka kwemphefumulo wakhe, nasincenga, satsalalisa sangete samlalela. Ngiko nje sesikulenhlupheko manje.”
Kantsi wena uyabona, ngobe tinhlupheko netinsizi uyakunaka, kuze ukufumbatse ngetandla takho. Lohluphekile utinikela kuwe, ngobe wena ungumsiti wetintsandzane.
Ngekuchosha kwalomubi, lomphofu uyahlupheka. Lomubi akabanjwe elugibeni lalwetsiyile.
Simakadze uhlala asedvute nabo labanetinhlitiyo letephukile uyabasindzisa labanemoya lowephukile.
Lababi bahosha inkemba, bantsale imicibisholo ebutjokini, bafuna kucedza labamphofu nalabeswele babulale labo labahamba ngebucotfo.
Lomubi utingela lolungile, ucondze kutsi ambulale.
Babusisiwe labanesihawu, ngobe bayawuhawukelwa.
Ngobe kwehlulela akunabo bubele kulowo longenabo bubele; kodvwa bubele buyawucoloshela kwehlulela.