38 Emihleni leyo ngaphambi komthwalela, abantu bebagoma, basela, batjhada bebatjhadise, kufikela elangeni uNowa angena ngalo ngemkhunjini.
amadodana kaZimu abona bonyana amadodakazi wabantu mahle, azithathela abafazi abathandekako kiwo.
UZimu wathanyela yoke into egade iphila ebusweni bephasi: Ukusukela ebantwini ukuya eenlwaneni, koke okukhakhabako ngitjho neenyoni kwathanyeleka ephasini. Kwasala kwaphela uNowa nalabo agade anabo ngemkhunjini.
Yena nomkakhe, amadodanakhe kanye nabomalokazana bakhe bangena ngemkhunjini kobana basinde emanzini womthwalela.
Ekuvukeni, abantu angeze bathatha namkha bende ngombana bazokufana neengilozi ezisezulwini.
Alo-ke ngizakuthi emphefumulwenami: Mphefumulo, unepahla enengi engathatha iminyaka. Zigedle, ugome bewusele uthokoze!’
Kodwana akhe sithi inceku leyo izitjela ithi, ‘Ikosami ithatha isikhathi eside ukubuya’, bese ithome ukubetha iinceku neencekukazi ezinye, igome, isele beyidakwe.
“Yelelani, nakungasinjalo, iinhliziyo zenu zizakudisibezwa kurhiribidela, kudakwa kanye neemfiso zepilo. Ilangelo lizanembatha njengesifu ningakatjheji.