12 “Letimphondvo letilishumi lotibonile tingemakhosi lalishumi lasengakacali kubusa, kodvwa ayakwemukeliswa emandla ekubusa kanye nesilo sikhashana nje.
Ngabuta futsi nangaletimphondvo letatilishumi letatisenhloko yaso, nangalolu lolunye luphonjwana lolwase luyamila, lapho kwatsi letintsatfu takucala tase tiyahhohloka embikwalo, loluphondvo lwalunemehlo nemlomo lowawukhuluma ngekutigabatisa kantsi lwalubukeka lwengama leti letinye.
Letimphondvo letilishumi ngemakhosi lalishumi layawuvela kulombuso. Emvakwawo kuyawuvela lenye inkhosi leyakwehluka kulawa lamanye akucala; iyawutfobisa emakhosi lamatsatfu.
Ngatjelwa kwatsiwa: “Kufanele uphrofethe ngebantfu labanyenti, nangetive, nangetilimi, nangemakhosi.”
Kwavela lesinye sibonakaliso ezulwini. Kwakungunyokangwenya lobovu lomkhulu anetinhloko letisikhombisa, netimphondvo letilishumi, nemichele lesikhombisa etinhloko takhe.
Ngabona silo siphuma elwandle, sasinetimphondvo letilishumi, netinhloko letisikhombisa, kuleyo nakuleyo nhloko kwakuneligama lelihlambalatako.
Letimphondvo letilishumi lotibonile nesilo tiyawuyitondza lengwadla; tiyawukutsatsa konkhe lenako tiyishiye ingcunu, tidle inyama yayo, tiyishise ngemlilo.
Ayawuma bucalu ngobe ayawube esaba kutfoswa kwayo ngetinhlupho, ayawutsi: ‘Maye! Maye! Hhawu, Bhabhulona! Dolobha lelikhulu lelinemandla! Kwehlulelwa kwakho sekwenteke ngesikhashana nje!’ ”
Ngesikhashana nje yonkhe lengcebo seyicitsekile.’ ” “Bonkhe bashayeli bemikhumbi, kanye nalabahamba ngayo, nematilosi ayo, nabo bonkhe labasebenta elwandle bema bucalu.
Batitsela ngetintfuli etinhloko, balila, bakhala, bamemeta batsi: ‘Maye! Maye! Hhawu, yehheni, lelidolobha lelikhulu kangaka lelicebise bonkhe labanemikhumbi elwandle! Ngesikhashana nje lilahlekelwe ngiko konkhe.’ ”