26 “Kodwana nanyana ngubani ozwa amezwami la, angawenzi, unjengomuntu osidlhadlha owakha indlwakhe phezu kwetjhwabatjhwaba.
abadudulwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi, iinsekelo zabo zakhukhulwa ziinkhukhula na?
Unokuhlakanipha uzakhela ikumba, kodwana unobudlhadlha uyigiriza ngezandla zakhe.
Abahlakaniphileko bazokuhlaziswa, bazakukhena bebabambeke. Mbala, balahle ilizwi lakaSomnini! Alo, kuhlakanipha bani-ke abanakho?
“Yeke nanyana ngubani ozwa amezwami la, awenze, unjengomuntu ohlakaniphileko owakha indlwakhe phezu kwedwala.
Izulu lawuluka, imilambo yaphuphuma, ummoya waphephetha ngamandla phezu kwendlu leyo. Kodwana azange iwe ngombana yakhiwe phezu kwedwala.
Izulu lawuluka, imilambo yaphuphuma, ummoya waphephetha ngamandla phezu kwendlu leyo, nje-ke yawa. Kwaba kukhulu ukuwa kwayo!”
Kodwana ozwa amezwami angawenzi, unjengendoda eyakha ikumbayo equlwanini ngaphandle kwesisekelo. Kwathi nakufika iinkhukhula zayimadlha, yabhusuka, begodu kwaba kukhulu ukonakala kwayo.”
Wena siyila ndina, ufuna ukutjengiswa bona ukukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kulilize na?
“Nje-ke mina Somnini, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli ngithi ngathembisa bonyana indlwakho nendlu kayihlo nizakusebenza e-aldarini lami ngeenkhathi zoke. Kodwana kwanjesi nginisuthi ngombana ngidumisa abangidumisako nginyaze abanginyazako.