7 Sirhayile isidiribe sakwethu; sahlikiliza nemithi yakwethu yamakhiwani. Sebule amaqolo, sawaphuphura sawatjhwamadela; satjhiya iimpande zimhlophe twa.
waphohloza isidiribe namakhiwanawo, wephula nemithi yenarhawo.
Yakhithikela phezu kweGibhide yoke beyahlala ngobunengi bayo esifundeneso. Azange khekube nesinyokotho esingakaya samatshwenyeko wentethe phambilini begodu angeze sisaba khona.
Yembatha yoke ihlabathi yaba nzima. Yarhiribidela koke okuhlaza enarheni, kanye neenthelo zoke zemithi yenarha, koke okutjhiywe sinanja. Akunahlaza elasalako kiyo yoke inarha yeGibhide, emithini namkha eentjalweni.
Iwayini liyoma, isidiribe siyatjhwaba, boke abazithokozisako bayabubula.
Thwalani imikhono ehloko ngebanga lamasimu akarisako neendiribe ezithelako,
Ngizosenza bona sibe libhudu, singasahlungwa namkha sihlawulelwe, kukhule iminga nameva; ngizokuyala namafu bona angasanisi izulu phezu kwaso.”
USomnini uthi: “Lokha nangithi ngivuna kibo, kutlhogeka amadiribe esidiribeni namakhiwani emkhiwaneni, ngitjho namakarawo atjhwabile. Nje-ke ngizabanikelela ngabahluli babatshidlhe.
Ngizakutjhabalalisa isidiribe namakhiwanakhe athe ngawo: ‘Yikokhelo iinthandwa zami ezingikhokhela ngayo.’ Ngenze isimakhe ifukufuku bese idliwa ziimbandana zommango.
Isidiribe sibunile, nemithi yamakhiwani ithintithekile. Amarharinadi, amasundu nemithi yama-apula kanye nayo yoke imithi yemmangweni itjhwabile. Kwamambala, ithabo labantu linyelele.
“Ngarhadla iimvande neendiribe zenu ngobubori nangokukghora. Kwafika isikhonyani sarhayila imithenu yamakhiwani neye-oliva. Kodwana azange niphendukele kimi.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Nanyana umuthi wamakhiwani ungatlhurhi, kutlhogeka namadiribe esidiribeni; nanyana isivuno se-oliva singahlomi kutlhogeka nokudla emasimini; nanyana kunganazimvu ngesibayeni kutlhogeka neenkomo ngesibayeni;
Ngizakukhalimela intethe bona ingadli iintjalo zenu ukuze iindiribe emasiminenu zingabhalelwa kuhloma.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.