8 “Buta titukulwane takucala, uvisise kuto kutsi boyisemkhulu babefundzani,
Loko lasebakukhulumile labahlakaniphile labangatange babafihlele kona boyise,
“Khumbulani tikhatsi tasemandvulo, cabangani ngetitukulwane lese tendlula kadzeni. Buta kuboyihlo, batakunitjela, nakubo labadzala, batawunichazela.
“Phenyisisani ngalokwenteka emalangeni akadzeni nisengakatalwa, kusukela ngelilanga Nkulunkulu ladala ngalo umuntfu emhlabeni; phenyisisani kusukela ngale kwemazulu kuye ngale kwawo. Intfo lenkhulu kangaka yake yenteka yini nome intfo lenjengayo yake yevakala yini?
Konkhe kwasendvulo lokusemBhalweni kwabhalelwa kufundzisa tsine, kuze sibe nelitsemba lelingumphumela wekubeketela newekucinisela lesikutfola kulowo mBhalo.
Konkhe loko kwenteka kubo kuze kube sibonelo kitsi. Ngako kwabhalwa phansi njengesecwayiso kitsi tsine lesesifikelwe sikhatsi sekugcina.
Ngulabaphilako, labaphilako bodvwa, labakudvumisako wena, njengaloku ngenta nje nami lamuhla. Bobabe batjela bantfwababo ngekwetsembeka kwakho.
Yebo, Nkulunkulu! Sivile ngetindlebe tetfu bokhokho nabasitekela, tintfo lewawutenta ngemalanga abo, ngemalanga asendvulo.
Timphunga nalabadzala bangakitsi, yebo, emadvodza lamadzala, kwendlula uyihlo.
Kuhlakanipha akutfolakali yini kulabadzala? Imphilo lendze ayikuletsi yini kucondza?
Inkhosi Rehobowamu yahamba yayawutsatsisa kubantfu labadzala lababekadze basebenta neyise Solomoni aseyinkhosi, yafike yabuta yatsi: “Nine ningangeluleka kutsi ngibaphendvule ngitsini labantfu?”
“Empeleni nawe uyati kutsi bekunjani, kwakadzeni nje, kusukela nakubunjwa umuntfu emhlabeni,
Lalelani naku, nine baholi, nani nonkhe lenihlala kulelive. Kwase kwenteka yini loku ngetikhatsi tenu nome ngetikhatsi taboyihlomkhulu?
“Emehlo ami akubonile konkhe loku, netindlebe tami tikuvile takucondza loku.