18 Utsi ungabona lisela, ube ngematse nelulwimi nalo, umdzibi ndzawonye netiphingi.
Jonadabi watsi: “Hamba uyewulala embhedzeni, wente shangatsi uyagula. Utawutsi uyihlo naketa atekubona, umtjele utsi: ‘Ngicela kute dzadzewetfu Thamari, atengipha kudla. Lokudla akulungisele lapha kami khona ngitembuka, ngitawube sengidla loko latanginika kona ngesandla sakhe.’ ”
labemukela umdizo, khona batawukhulula labo labanelicala, kuze babalahle ngelicala labo labate licala.
“ ‘Nangabe indvodza iphinga nemfati walenye indvodza, nome yamakhelwane wayo, bobabili, lesiphingi nalesiphingikati, kufanele babulawe.
Bonkhe batingcweti ekwenteni lokubi. Tiphatsimandla nebehluleli bacela kudizelwa. Umuntfu lomkhulu uvele atjele labantfu loko lakufunako, bese babopha lisu.
bese nitsi: ‘Kube sasiphila ngesikhatsi sabokhokho, sasingayikwenta loko labakwenta ngekubulala baphrofethi.’
Bayawati umtsetfo waNkulunkulu lotsi bantfu labenta tintfo letinje bafanele kufa, kepha bona abagcini ngekutenta kuphela kodvwa besuka bavumelana nalabo labatentako.
Ungasheshi kubeka tandla kunome ngukubani, futsi ungabambisani nemuntfu etonweni takhe; tigcine umsulwa.
Umshado awuhlonishwe ngibo bonkhe; labatsetsene kufanele betsembeke lomunye kulomunye. Nkulunkulu uyawubehlulela bonkhe labagwadlako nalabaphingako.