12 Kepha kulabanye kusho mine, akusho yona iNkhosi, kutsi nangabe umzalwane anemfati longakholwa, yena-ke lomfati avuma kuhlala naye, angabomlahla.
Kepha nangabe ehlukana nayo, akahlale angendzi, nome-ke abuyisane nendvodza yakhe; nendvodza ingamlahli umfati wayo.
Nemfati nangabe anendvodza lengakholwa, kodvwa ivuma lendvodza kuhlala naye, naye-ke angaboyilahla.
Macondzana nalabasengakashadi ngite umyalo weNkhosi, kepha ngitanitjela lengikubonako njengemuntfu lowetsembekile ngekuhawukelwa yiNkhosi.
Uboshelwe yini kumfati? Ungafuni kukhululeka. Ukhululekile yini kumfati? Ungamfuni umfati.
Ngiyaniyala, anginishayeli umtsetfo.
Loko lengikushoko-ke nyalo, angikukhulumi ngemandla nangeligunya leNkhosi, kodvwa njengesilima lesitigabatisa ngesibindzi.