19 “Pakhana munthu m'bodzi nyakudala omwe akhabvala nguwo zabwino ndipo zakobiri zizinji ntsiku zentse akhakhala pabwino.
Patsogolo pace adam'bvazika cakubvala cifuira, acikondza nkhata ya minga acimuikha mumsolo.
Pomwe adamala kumsinjirira terepoyo, adamucosa cakubvala cire, acim'bvazika pomwe cakubvala cace. Patsogolo pace adam'tenga, aciyenda naye kuti akam'khomere pam'tanda.
“Zatapita ntsiku zing'ono-ng'ono, mwana m'ng'onoyo adalongedza bzentse bzomwe akhanabzo, ndipo adayenda kudziko la patali. Ndipo kumweko adakadzonga bzinthu bzace bzentse na khalidwe lace lakuipa.
Jezu adauza ateweri wace kuti: “Msunga-cuma wa munthu m'bodzi wakudala, adapasidwa mulandu wakuti akhamudzongera bzinthu bzace.
“Omwe anilamba mkazi wace acikalowola mkazi winango wacita upombo, ndipo mwamuna omwe anilowola mkazi omwe adalambidwa wacita upombo”.
Ndipo patsogolo pa msuwo wace pakhana wakukumbira-kumbira m'bodzi dzina lace Lazalo, iye akhadadzala na bzilonda m'thupi.
Mkazi akhadabvala bza biriwita na bzifuira bza ntsengwa ikulu, ndipo akhadabzidekesa na oro, minyala ya phindu na misanga. Akhadaphata mkombo wa oro, wakudzala na bzinthu bzakunyantsa ndipo bzakuipa bza uputa bwace.
acimbakuwa kuti: “ ‘Tsoka kwa mzinda ukulu, wakubvala nguwo za mbveru-mbveru, bzakubvala bza purupura ndipo na bzakubvala bzifuira, kubzidekesa na bzinthu bza oro, minyala ya phindu na misanga!
Bzibodzi-bodzi ninga iye akhana ukulu, ndipo akhabzidekesa kwakupitiriza, tsapano mum'citise kuti abonere na kuwawidwa caiko ndipo mabvuto mazinji. Mum'tima mwace mkaziyo akhambabzikuza aciti: ‘Ndidakhala ninga mambo wacikazi. Ndine lini masiwa, ndipo nin'dzatsukwala lini pomwe’.