32 Kuncono kuba ngumuntfu lobeketelako kunekuba silwi. Uncono umuntfu lotibambako kunemncobi nemtfumbi wemadolobha.
Bo-Abana naboPhaphari akusiyo yini imifula yaseDamaseko lencono kunayo yonkhe imifula yaka-Israyeli? Bengingeke yini ngigeze kuyo, bese ngiyahlambuluka?” Ngako wancandzeka atfukutsele abila.
Simakadze unemusa nesihawu, uyephuta kutfukutsela, andze ngemusa.
Umuntfu lowephuta kutfukutsela unekucondza lokukhulu; kodvwa umuntfu lonenhlitiyo lencane utibonakalisa kutsi usilima.
Umuntfu lonenhlitiyo lencane ususa lutfutfuva; kodvwa umuntfu lobeketelako uletsa kuthula lapho kunembango khona.
Kuncono kuhlala nalabacindzetelwe ube phansi, kunekutsi ube nesabelo neticebi.
Budzala bungumvuzo wemphilo yekulunga; timvu tingumchele walabalungile.
Bantfu bangayenta inkatho nabafuna intsandvo yaNkulunkulu; kodvwa imphendvulo incunywa nguye, Simakadze.
Umuntfu lonekucondza uyakubamba kutfukutsela kwakhe; nangabe umuntfu amkhuba, kuba ludvumo kuye kumtsetselela.
Ngekubeketela umbusi angancengeka aze avume, nelulwimi lolumnandzi lungatsambisa ematje.
Umuntfu lowehluleka kutibamba ufanana nelidolobha lelibhidlikelwe tindvonga talo.
Siphetfo sentfo sincono kunesicalo sayo, nekubeketela kuncono kuneligcabho.
Ungasheshi ucansuke emoyeni wakho, ngobe intfukutselo ihlala esifubeni sesilima.
Ningehlulwa ngulokubi, kodvwa yehlulani lokubi ngalokuhle.
Njengobe nibantfwana baNkulunkulu, futsi naye anitsandza, yetamani kutsi nibe njengaye.
Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, khumbulani naku: Ngulowo nalowo muntfu akasheshe kuva, ephute kukhuluma, ephute nekutfukutsela;
“ ‘Lowo loncobako, ngiyawumhlalisa kanye nami esihlalweni sami sebukhosi, njengobe nami ngancoba ngahlala naBabe esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi.