27 Tisebenti talendvodza teta kuyo tatsi: ‘Mnumzane, njengobe wawuhlanyele inhlanyelo lenhle ensimini yakho, pho, lolukhula luphumaphi?’
Kepha ebusuku, bantfu sebalele bonkhe, kwefika sitsa sayo sahlanyela lukhula emkhatsini walamabele, sesuka sahamba.
Latsi kube likhule likhaba litsele titselo, kwase kubonakala lukhula.
Lendvodza yaphendvula yatsi: ‘Loko kwentiwa sitsa.’ Tase tiyabuta titsi: ‘Uyafuna yini siyeluzuphuna lolukhula?’
“Umbuso welizulu ufanana nemnikati wesivini, lowaphuma ekuseni ayawucasha emadvodza ekusebenta esivinini sakhe.
Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane bami, kutsi nicaphele labo lababanga kwehlukana netikhubekiso, baphambane nemfundziso lenayemukela; labo bagegeni.
Nakufika Thimothi lapho kini, nibocaphelisisa kutsi nimemukele, ativele asekhaya, ngobe wenta msebenti munye nami, umsebenti weNkhosi.
Njengobe sibambisene naNkulunkulu emsebentini wakhe, siyanincenga sitsi: Yemukelani umusa waNkulunkulu, ningawenti lite.
Esikhundleni saloko konkhe lesikwentako sikwenta sikhombisa kutsi sitisebenti taNkulunkulu ngekutsi konkhe sikumele: ngekucinisela lokukhulu ekuhlushweni, nasebulukhunini, nasekugongonyekeni,
Aniketsembeki, ninjengetiphingi. Anati yini kutsi kutsandzana nelive kubutsa kuNkulunkulu? Lofisa kuba ngumngani welive, utenta sitsa kuNkulunkulu.