26 Wakhuluma nomkhambathi wathi: “Ngiyanibawa, sukani ematendeni wamadoda akhohlakeleko lawo, ningathinti litho lawo ukuze ningathanyelwa ngebanga lazo zoke izono zawo.”
Kuthe bona abakhuphele ngaphandle kwedorobho enye yawo yathi: “Balekani, nisindise ipilwenu! Ningaqali emuva beningajami emrhobeni. Balekelani eentatjaneni, khona ningazukubhujiswa.”
Fulathelani, fulathelani, phumani lapho! Ningathinti okungakahlambuluki! Phumani phakathi kwalo! Nizihlambulule nina eniphethe izitja zakaSomnini.
“Balekani niphume eBhabheli! Omunye nomunye asindise ipilwakhe. Ningabhujiswa ngebanga lezono zalo. Sele kusikhathi sokuzibuyiselela kwakaSomnini; uzalikhokhela lokho okulifaneleko.
Nje-ke uMosi wasikima waya kuDatani no-Abiramu. Abaphathi bakwa-Israyeli bamlandela.
Nakube anamukeleki namezwenu akalalelwa, yenithintithe ithuli eenyaweni zenu, niphume ekhayenelo namkha emzini lowo.
Nje-ke bona babahloboka abantu balapho bathintitha iinyawo zabo, bakhamba baya e-Ikhoniyo.
Kodwana uPitrosi wamphendula wathi: “Kwanga ungabhubha nemadlanakho leyo ngombana ucabanga bona ungathenga isipho sakaZimu ngemali!
Ngalokho-ke: “Phumani phakathi kwabo, nizahlukanise nabo; ningathinti ilitho elisilapheleko, yeke ngizakuza kini. Kutjho uSomnini.
Ningababaleli izinto ekufanele zirhayilwe ukuze uSomnini atjhuguluke ekuthukutheleni kwakhe. Uzakuba nomusa kini, anandise njengombana afunga kiboyihlomkhulu
Ungarhabi ubeke izandla phezu kwananyana ngubani, begodu ungahlanganyeli ezonweni zabanye; hlala umsulwa.
Nje-ke ngezwa elinye ilizwi ezulwini lisithi: “Phumani niphele kilo, bantu bami ukuze ningahlanganyeli nezono zalo, nokobana ningamukeli iinhlungu zalo.