Wathi-ke: “Umuntu othile wobukhosi waya ezweni elikude ukuyozithathela umbuso, abuye.
Wabiza izinceku zakhe eziyishumi, wazinika omina abayishumi, wathi kuzo: ‘Hhwebani ngize ngibuye.
Kepha izakhamuzi zakhe zazimzonda, zathuma amanxusa emva kwakhe, zithi: “Asithandi ukuba lo abuse phezu kwethu.
Kwathi esebuyile esewamukele umbuso, wayala ukuba kubizelwe kuye lezo zinceku abezinike imali, ukuze azi ukuthi yilowo nalowo ube zuzile kangakanani ngokuhweba.
Yafika eyokuqala, yathi: ‘Nkosi, umina wakho uzuze omina abayishumi.
Yathi kuyo: “Kuhle, nceku enhle; ngokuba ubuthembekile kokuncane, yiba namandla phezu kwemizi eyishumi.
Yafika neyesibili, yathi: ‘Nkosi, umina wakho uzuze omina abayisihlanu.
Wasesithi kuye: Lawe yiba phezu kwemizi eyisihlanu.
Kwasekusiza nenye, yathi: Nkosi, bheka, nangu umina wakho, ebengiwubeke eqhiyeni.
Ngokuba bengikwesaba, lokhu ungumuntu olukhuni; uthatha ongakubekanga, uvune ongakuhlwanyelanga.
Wathi kuyo: “Ngizakwahlulela ngokuphuma emlonyeni wakho, nceku embi. Ubuwazi ukuthi ngingumuntu olukhuni, othabatha engingakubekanga, avune engingakuhlwanyelanga;
Pho, awufakanga ngani imali yami ebhange, ukuze ekufikeni kwami ngiyibize nenzalo na?
Wathi kwababemi khona: “Mthatheleni umina, nimnike onawomina abayishumi.
Bathi kuye: Nkosi, unomina abayishumi.
Ngokuba ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa; lalowo ongelakho, lalokho alakho uzakwemukwa.
Kodwa lezozitha zami ezazingathandanga ukuthi ngibuse phezu kwazo, ziletheni lapha, lizibulale phambi kwami.