18 Kodvwa loko lokuphuma ngemlomo kusuke kusuka enhlitiyweni, futsi nguko lokumngcolisako umuntfu.
Inkhulumo yakhe ikuganga nemacebo; ubuyekele bucotfo bakhe nekwenta lokulungile.
Umlomo wemuntfu lolungile ukhuluma lokufanele; kodvwa emavi esikhohlakali ayakhubana.
Emavi emuntfu lohlakaniphile enta lwati lutsandzeke; kodvwa tilima titfulula bulima ngemlomo wato.
Umuntfu lolungile ucabanga kucala angakaphendvuli; kodvwa bantfu lababi batfulula bubi ngemilomo yabo.
Ngetulu kwako konkhe londvolota inhlitiyo yakho ngekunakekela konkhe, ngobe kuyo kugeleta tiyalu tekuphila.
Sihlangananhloko nome sihlophoyi sitfunguluta yonkhe indzawo sihamba sicala emanga,
Nine, ntalo yetinyoka, ningakukhuluma kanjani lokuhle nine nibabi kangaka nje? Ngobe umlomo ukhuluma loko lokugcwele enhlitiyweni.
Akusiko lokungena emloyeni lokumngcolisako umuntfu, kodvwa ngulokuphuma emlonyeni loku lokumngcolisako.”
Anikaboni nanyalo kutsi konkhe lokungena ngemlomo kuya esiswini, nakhona kufike kwendlule kuphindze kuphume?
Wachubeka watsi: “Nguloko lokuphuma ngekhatsi lokumngcolisako umuntfu.
Yase itsi lenkhosi kuso: ‘Wena sisebenti lesibi, ngitakulahla ngelicala ngemavi akho! Uyati kutsi ngingumuntfu lonelulaka, ngitsatsa lokungesiko kwami, ngivune lapho ngingazange ngihlanyele khona!
Njengobe kusho sisho salabadzala sitsi: ‘Kubenti balokubi kuvela tento letimbi,’ ngako mine ngingeke ngikubeke sandla.