21 Nangabe emadvodzana akhe advunyiswa, loko yena akakwati; nangabe ahlaziswa, loko yena akakuboni.
Uva buhlungu bemtimba wakhe, atikhalele yena yedvwa.”
Ngobe unandzabani nemndeni lawushiya ngemuva, nakufika kuphela kwetinsuku tekuphila kwakhe?
Kwesikhashana nje bayaphakanyiswa banotse, emvakwaloko sebayanyamalala, bayatfotjiswa, batsatfwe njengabo bonkhe, basikwe njengesikhwebu eluhlangeni.
Impela, kuphila kwemuntfu kunjengesitfunti. Utihlupha ngelite nje. Ucongelela ingcebo, akabati labatawuyidla.
Uyacaphelisisa kutsi umsebenti wakhe uyayingenisa yini inzuzo, asebente kuze kube ngusebusuku.
Liciniso, labaphilako bayati kutsi batakufa, kodvwa labafile abati lutfo; sebate umvuzo, abasakhunjulwa ngisho nekukhunjulwa.
Kodvwa wena unguBabe wetfu, nome nje Abrahama angasati tsine, na-Israyeli angasemukeli tsine, kodwva wena, Simakadze, unguBabe wetfu, uMhlengi wetfu; kwasemandvulo lelo Libito lakho.
Watsi nase kutawuphuma umphefumulo wakhe, labafati labebambelekisa batsi: “Ungajabhi, sewubeleke umfana.” Kodvwa noko akazange abaphendvule, akazange abanake nome ababuke nekubabuka.