4 bakuhlobise ngesiliva nangegolide, bakutsekeletele ngehhamela nangetipikili, kuze kungetiwuntengetela.
Kodvwa tithico tebetive tentiwa ngesiliva nangegolide, tingumsebenti wetandla temuntfu.
Tithico tebetive tiyigolide nesiliva, tingumsebenti wetandla temuntfu.
Umfuli utsatsa lithulusi asebente ngalo emalahleni; abumbe sithico ngetandvo, akubetsele ngemandla akhe onkhe. Uyalamba, aphelelwe ngemandla; anganatsi ngisho emanti, bese uyoma aze acaleke.
Labanye batfulula igolide etikhwameni tabo, balinganise isiliva etikalini tabo, bacashe umbumbi wetegolide kutsi abentele kube sithico, bese baguca kuso basikhonte.
Basibeka emahlombe abo basetfwale, basibeke endzaweni yaso, bese siyema kuleyo ndzawo, asikwati nekutsi khushu. Nome umuntfu angamemeta kanjani kuso atikhalela, asikwati kumphendvula; singeke simsindzise umuntfu etinhluphekweni takhe.
Manje bachubeka nako kona; batentela tithico ngesiliva yabo, titfombe letakhiwe ngekuhlakanipha lokukhulu. Konkhe kungumsebenti wencondzi yetekubata. “Benta imihlatjelo ngebantfu bange letithico letimise kwematfole.”
Nako kulowo muntfu losho esigodvweni atsi: ‘Phila!’ nome etjeni lelingenamphilo atsi: ‘Vuka!’ Lingasinika yini seluleko? Lembeswe ngegolide nangesiliva, kute umphefumulo kulo.