8 Kodwana nangabe kuthi ngelanga indodakhe ezwa ngalo bese imsole, izakwenza bona isithembiso nekulumo engayi ndawo ayikhulumileko wazibopha ngayo, ibe lilize. USomnini uzamcolela.
Emfazini uZimu wathi: “Ngizokwandisela ubuhlungu ekuzithwaleni kwakho, ubelethe ngobudisi obukhulu. Uzakutjhisakalela indodakho, kodwana yona izakukubusa.”
Abafazi bangezelela ngokuthi: “Iye, besitjhisela indlovukazi yomkayi itjhwalo besiyinikele neminikelo yokuselwako begodu amadodethu bekazi bonyana thina besenza amakhekhe ngomfanekiswayo besiyinikele neminikelo yokuselwako.”
namkha enze isifungo ngamawala, kungaba ngokuhle namkha okumbi kwananyana yini angahle afunge ngayo ngobutjhapho, alemuke ubutjhapho bakhe bese uzizwa anomlandu;
Kodwana nangabe uyise uthi ngokuzwa ngaso bese umsola khona mhlokho, khona-ke akunasithembiso namkha isibopho umntazana azibophe ngaso esizakujama. USomnini uzamcolela ngombana uyise umsolile.
bese umyenakhe ezwe ngalokho, angatjho litho nokho ngelanga ezwa ngalo; khona-ke iinthembiso zakhe neembopho azibophe ngazo zizakujama.
(Mayelana nomhlolokazi namkha ibuya: Koke azibopha ngakho kuzakujama.)
abafazi abathule emabandleni. Abakavunyelwa ukukhuluma kodwana kufanele bazithobe njengombana kusitjho umthetho.
Umfazi akanalo igunya phezu komzimba wakhe, kodwana yindoda enalo; ngokunjalo nendoda ayinalo igunya phezu komzimba wayo, kodwana mfazi onalo.
U-Elikhana umyenakhe wathi kuye: “Yewenze okuhle okubonako. Hlala ubumkhumule. Kwanga uSomnini angakusiza.” Kwabanjalo, umfazi wahlala wakhulisa umtwana bewamkhumula.