9 Nangabe yena alubondza, etikwakhe sitakwakha imibhoshongo yesiliva; nangabe yena asivalo, sitamvalela ngemicabo yemisedari.
Lubondza lwangekhatsi walwakha walwembesa lonkhe ngemapulango emsedari, kusukela phansi esiyilweni kuze kuyewufika etulu eluphahleni kusilingi, siyilo sembeswa ngemapulango esipheshula.
Sitakwentela emacici egolide lahlotjiswe ngesiliva.
Longitsandzako unjengemphala nanjengelitfole lemgankla. Bukela! Nango phela aseme emvakwelubondza lwakitsi, uhlola ngemafasitelo, alungute ngetikhala telutsango.
Bantfu bakini bayakutivusa tindzala takadzeni, bayawumisa tisekelo tasendvulo, wena uyawubitwa ngekutsi unguMvusi Wetindvonga Letiwile, uMlungisi Wetitaladi kutsi tibuye tibe nemakhaya.”
Ngiyawukuletsela igolide esikhundleni selitfusi, nesiliva esikhundleni sensimbi. Esikhundleni selukhuni ngiyawukuletsela litfusi, nensimbi esikhundleni sematje. Kuthula ngiyawukwenta kube ngumbusi wakho, kulunga ngikwente kube ngumholi wakho.
Bayawutakha kabusha tindzala takadzeni, bativusetele tindzawo letabhidlitwa kadzenidzeni; bayawuvusa kabusha emadolobha lahhihlitwa, labhidlitwa etitukulwaneni tasendvulo.
Nami-ke ngitsi: UnguPhetro . Etikwalelidvwala ngiyakulakha libandla lami, nemandla ekufa angeke alehlule.
Lapho sebefike e-Antiyokhi babutsela bantfu belibandla ndzawonye babatjela konkhe Nkulunkulu labekusebentile ngabo, nekutsi nebetive ubavulele indlela yekukholwa.
“ ‘Emvakwaloko ngiyawuncandzeka, ngiyawuvusa indlu yaDavide lewile; ngiyawuvusa tindvonga tayo ngibuye ngitakhe futsi,
“Nawakha indlu lensha, ubocaphela kutsi wakhe lutsango lolutawutungeleta luphahla lwakho, khona indlu yakho ungetiyehlisela licala lengati ngekutsi kube khona longahle awe kuyo.