2 Ebusuku likhihla isililo, iinyembezi zehle emihlathinalo. Phakathi kwazo zoke iinthandwa zalo, asikho nesisodwa esiliduduzako. Boke abangani balo balirhwalile, baphenduke izitha zalo.
Abafowethu abathembeki, banjengomlanjana wesikhatjhana, iye, bamilanjana egeleza ebusika:
Ngaleyondlela, nami ngabelwe iinyanga ezinganamvuzo, ngalinganiselwa amatshwenyeko ubusuku nobusuku.
Labo abatjala ngeenyembezi bazakuvuna ngokuhlokoma.
Mbala, ipilwami ihlala iseenhlungwini neminyakami inesibibithwana, amandlami adambile ngebanga lesono sami, iye, nginyefe ummongo.
ngombana akukho ukukulotjha kwabafileko. Ngubani okudumisako endaweni yabafileko na?
Iinhlamba ziyephulile ihliziywami, ayiselapheki. Ngalindela ukutlhuwelwa, kodwana do nokurhawukelwa, kodwana akhange ngikufunyane.
Boke abafo besichaka bayasigega, nakubangani baso babakude khulu naso. Nanyana sesilandelela umbiko, asifunyani litho!
Kodwana naningalaleliko, umphefumulwami uzokulilela ngemsitheleni ngebanga lokuziphakamisa kwenu, amehlwami azakurhahlawula, awuluke iinyembezi, ngombana umhlambi kaSomnini uzabe uthunjiwe.
Mina ngathi, ‘Ungagijimi bewudatjukelwe manyathelo, nomphimbakho bewome.’ Kodwana wena wathi, ‘Akusizi ngalitho! Awa, mina ngizithandela abatjhili nje-ke kumele sengidlhemadlheme ngemva kwabo.’
“Joromiya kufuze uthi kibo, ‘Lokha indoda nayitlhala umkayo, bese uyayitjhiya, ende kenye indoda, kumele indoda leya ibuyele kuye godu na? Inarha ayizukusilaphala khulu ngalokho na? Wena ungwadle neenthandwa ezinengi. Alo, ufuna ukubuyela kimi ije unjalo na?’ ” Kutjho uSomnini.
Zoke iinthandwa zakho zikukhohliwe, azikukhathaleli nakancani. Mbala, ngikubethe iduma lesitha, iye, isibetho sonelunya ngombana icala lakho likhulu, nezono zakho zinengi.
Uzokwenzani, wena ophelisiweko na? Nanyana uzembese ngezitlerebede wafaka nobuphaziphazi begolide, iye, nanyana uzitjhatjhe ngeemonyongo zamehlo uzazikghabisela ilize. Labo abakukhanukako bayakudelela, bafunana nepilwakho.
Maye, thana ihlokwami beyisiyalu samanzi namehlwami amthombo weenyembezi! Bengizakulila ubusuku nemini ngenca yabantu bekhethu abarhayiliweko.
Ngabiza iinthandwa zami kodwana zona zangihlamuka. Abaphristi nabaphathi bami babhubhela ngedorobheni nabasazifunela kokugoma kobana bavuselele umphefumulwabo.
Somnini, yizwa ukububula kwami ngombana anginamduduzi. Zoke izitha zami zezwa ngamatshwenyekwami, zajabula kobana nguwe owangehlisela wona. Ilanga owalimemezelako ulilethile. Nazo azibe njengami.
Ukusilaphala kwalo bekuseemvunulweni zalo, lokha nalonako azange licabange ngekusasa lalo. Ukuwa kwalo bekuphazamisa khulu ngombana belinganamduduzi. Lathi: “Maye Somnini, akhe uqale iinhlungu zami ngombana isitha singihlulile!”
Amehlwami afiphala ngeenyembezi, isisu sami siyasika, inyongwami ichithekela equlwanini ngebanga lokuphodlheka kwabantu bami: Amasana nabantwana baphela amandla, eendledlaneni zedorobho.
ngalokho qala-ke, ngizokubutha zoke iinthandani zakho ozithabisakwezo, iye, zoke ebegade uzithanda nazo zoke ebegade uzizonda. Mbala, ngizozibutha mahlangothi woke bona zijamelane nawe. Ngizokwembula ubuze bakho kizo ukuze zibone boke ububhunubhunu bakho.
Iinthandwa zakhe azilandelelako zingameyami, azifune angazifunyani. Khona-ke uzakuqaquluka athi: ‘Awa-yeke, angibuyele kusobentwana ngombana bekangiphethe kuhle.’
Ungamethembi umakhelwana, ungabeki ithemba lakho emnganinakho; ngitjho nanyana kungaba ngotjhidelene kangangani nawe, ulonde ikulumakho.
Woke anehloso eyodwa, banikela isibandana amandla nelungelo labo lokubusa.
Iimpondo ezilitjhumi ozibonileko, zona kanye nesibandana zizakuzonda ingwadla; zizayenza umonakalo ibe hlubule; zizakudla inyama yayo beziyiqothule ngomlilo.