24 “Yeke nanyana ngubani ozwa amezwami la, awenze, unjengomuntu ohlakaniphileko owakha indlwakhe phezu kwedwala.
Wathi emuntwini: “Ukwesaba uSomandla kukuhlakanipha! Ukutjhida ebumbini kukuzwisisa!”
Ukwesaba uSomnini kukuthoma kokuhlakanipha; kunikela ukuzwisisa okuhle kibo boke abahlonipha isivumelwaneso. Idumo lakhe lijame isiphelani!
Isambulo selizwi lakho sikukhanya; sinikela ukuzwisisa kwabanganalwazi.
Nginelwazi ukudlula abafundisi bami ngombana ngizindla ngobufakazi bakho.
Nasele isivunguvungu sidlulile okhohlakeleko uyatjhabalala, kodwana olungileko uyanzinziswa nini nanini.
Ohlakaniphileko engqondweni wamukela imiyalo, kodwana isidlhadlha esipepezako siyabhubha.
Abakhohlakeleko bayaketulwa banyamalale, kodwana ikumba yabalungileko iyadzimelela.
Ukuhlakanipha kovuthiweko kumbonisa indlela, kodwana ubuwiliwili beendlhadlha buyazikhohlisa.
Loyo owenza okufunwa nguBaba osezulwini ungumfowethu, ungudadwethu begodu ungumma.”
Yeke ngithi kuwe unguPitrosi. Phezu kwedwaleli ngizakwakha ibandla lami, ngitjho namasango weHayidesi angeze ajamelana nalo.
“Ngiyiphi-ke inceku ethembekileko nehlakaniphileko umniniyo ayibeke bona yeluse iinsebenzi ekhaya, iziphe ukugoma kwazo ngesikhathi esifaneleko na?
Amahlanu wawo gade aziindlhayela, amahlanu ahlakaniphile.
Kwathi amahlanu ahlakaniphileko akhamba aphethe amafutha ngemijekana.
Ahlakaniphileko aphendula athi, ‘Nilale nilahlile, nathi angahle asitlhayelele nasizawabelana nani. Khambani niye kabathengisako niyozithengela khona.’
Izulu lawuluka, imilambo yaphuphuma, ummoya waphephetha ngamandla phezu kwendlu leyo. Kodwana azange iwe ngombana yakhiwe phezu kwedwala.
“Kodwana nanyana ngubani ozwa amezwami la, angawenzi, unjengomuntu osidlhadlha owakha indlwakhe phezu kwetjhwabatjhwaba.
Waphendula wathi: “Kuhlekuhle ababusisekileko ngilabo abezwa ilizwi lakaZimu bebalilalele!”
Njengombana senazi izintwezi, nizakubusiswa nanizenzako.
“Naningithandako, nizakulonda imiyalwami.
Nanilonda imiyalwami, nizakuhlala ethandweni lami njengombana nami ngilonde imiyalo kaBaba ngahlala ethandweni lakhe.
Niziinini zami nanenza lokho enginiyala ngakho.
Yeke akusibo abezwa umthetho abangabalungileko phambi kwakaZimu, kodwana ngabenza okutjhiwo mthetho, labo-ke ngibo abazokulungisiswa.
Nje-ke ngalokhu siqinisekile bona siyamazi yena nakube silonda imiyalwakhe.