5 Bantfu ubakhukhula njengesihlambi semanti, baphele njengebutfongo, ekuseni bakhula njengeluhlata:
Njengeliphupho uyandiza angaphindzi atfolakale, anyamalaliswe njengembono wasebusuku.
Bakhukhuleka, sikhatsi sabo sisengakefiki, netisekelo tabo takhukhuleka.
Babhujiswa emkhatsini wekusa nekuhwalala, babhubha kokuphela kubete nalokunakako loko.
Endlula ngelihubo njengemikhumbi yetitfombo tephaphira, nanjengelusweti lusukela kudla kwalo lokuphansi luphatima njengembane.
Simakadze, njengekuphela kweliphupho ekuphaphameni, utawulahla titfunti tabo, nawuvuka.
Njengelithende lemelusi, indlu yami ihhihlitelwe phansi yesuswa kimi. Njengemeluki imphilo yami uyisongile, ungincamulile emculwini webudze bemphilo, busuku nemini wetamana nekungicedza.
Ngilindzile ngekubeketela kwaze kwadzabuka kusa; kodvwa yena njengelibhubesi uwabhobabhobe onkhe ematsambo ami. Busuku nemini wetamana nekungicedza.
Livi litsi: “Memeta.” Mine ngitsi: “Ngimemete kutsini?” “Bonkhe bantfu banjengetjani, nako konkhe kudvuma kwabo kunjengembali yesiganga.
Tjani buyabuna netimbali tiyahhohloka, ngobe umoya waSimakadze uhhusha etikwako. Ngempela bantfu batjani.
Ngobe umBhalo utsi: “Wonkhe umuntfu ufanana netjani; nebukhosi bakhe bunjengembali yesiganga; tjani buyabuna, nembali yabo iyahhohloka.