8 Ngizabathelekela njengonomrhaso owemukwe abantwabakhe: Ngibatlhatlhamulule iimfutjanezi. Ngizabarhiribidela njengengwenyama; iimpisi zizabarathurathula.
Uyamazi uyihlo namaviywakhe baziingorho, kanti godu banesiwuruwuru njengonomrhaso othathelwe abantwana. Nangaphandle kwalokho, uyihlo yimbilinga ekade izibona, angeze ahlala namabutho bekuse.
“Yelelani indaba le, nina enikhohlwa uZimu, nakungasinjalo ngizanidabula, kutlhogeke nomenyeli.
Kubayini wephule iimbiyelo zaso, kuthi okudlulako kukhe koke na?
Kungcono ukuqalana nonomrhaso othathelwe abantwana, kunokuqalana nesidlhadlha esiduda ebudlhayeleni baso.
Umdumaso unjengokubhodla kwebhubezi, sirora njengamabhubezana, sirhonga bese sibamba inyamazana, siyithwale kusweleke nomenyeli.
“Nina mbandana zommango yizani noke nizokurhiribidela, iye, noke nina mbandana zehlathi!
Ilifa lami likukudla kwepisi namadlanga alibungelele. Khambani nibuthelele zoke iinlwana zommango, nizilethe ekurhiribideleni.
Utjhiye idzaba lakhe njengebhubezi ngombana inarhabo ibe libhudu ngebanga lokuba nesihluku kwesabula, nangebanga letukuthelo evuthako kaSomnini.
Ngizakutjhabalalisa isidiribe namakhiwanakhe athe ngawo: ‘Yikokhelo iinthandwa zami ezingikhokhela ngayo.’ Ngenze isimakhe ifukufuku bese idliwa ziimbandana zommango.
Ngambala mina nginjengengwenyama ku-Efrayimu, nginjengengwenyama enamandla endlini kaJuda. Mina ngiyarathurathula bengikhambe; ngidudula kutlhogeke nomenyeli.