17 Umphefumulwami awunakuthula nokuhle angisakwazi.
Ngemva kwalokho kuzokuba khona indlala iminyaka elikhomba. Koke ukusutha kuzakulitjalwa eGibhide ngombana indlala izakukhothulula inarha.
“Khumbula bona ipilwami semuphefumulo; amehlwami angeze asabona ubuhle.
Ukusindiswa kukude neenkhohlakali, ngombana azifuni iimiso zakho.
Ngambala, kube nembuyiselo ukobana ngizwe ubuhlungu obungakaya. Ungigcine ethandweni lakho, wangiphephisa emgodini wokubola lokha nawufulathela zoke izono zami.
Nanyana iintaba zinganyamalala nemibundu isikinyeke, nokho ukwethembeka kwami akusoze kwanyamalala kuwe nesivumelwano sami sokuthula angeze sasikinywa.” Watjho njalo uSomnini onesirhawu kuwe.
Soke sibhavumula njengamabhubezi sihumuza ngokuhumuza njengeengwayi. Siqalelela ukulunga kodwana akukho, iye, ukusindiswa, kodwana kukude nathi.
Kiyo yoke imizila yemilandelande erhalawumbeni kuza abatjhabalalisi ngombana isabula kaSomnini irhiribidela ukusukela ehlangothini lenarha ukuya kelinye. Ukuthula akukho ebantwini.
Somnini, ulahle uJuda ngokupheleleko na? Unyaza iZiyoni na? Usihlunguphazeleni kobanyana singasaphola na? Besirhuluphele ukuthula nesikhathi sokupholiswa kodwana akunabuhle obusehleleko, kwaba ziinkathazo kwaphela.
Ngambala, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Ungangeni ngekumbeni yombuthano, ungayi ukuyokulila namkha uyokuzwelana nabo ngombana ngisusile ukuthula nokwethembeka kwami kanye nesirhawu sami ebantwinaba.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Sirhuluphela ukuthula, kodwana akunalitho elihle. Siqalelela isikhathi sokuphiliswa, kodwana lisizi lodwa.’
Ngiyalila ngezintwezi, ilihlo, iye, ilihlo lami liwuluka iinyembezi; mbala, umduduzi ukude nami, okunguye ongavuselela umphefumulo. Abantwabami abanabuyo ngombana isitha sihlulile.
“Ngambala ngaphambi kokuthonywa kokwakhiwa kwethempeli begade kunganakokhelo yabantu nanyana yeembandana. Ngebanga lobujamo obumbi umuntu ozisebenzelako gade anganakuziphilisa. Ngaphendula woke umuntu bona ajamelane nomakhelwanakhe.