¹ Bantfu lababi bayabeka uma bangagijimiswa ngumuntfu, kodvwa bantfu labalungile banesibindzi njenge libhubesi lelincane. ² Ngenca yetono telive, tinebabusi labanengi, kodvwa ngendvodza yekucondza nelwati, kutawuhlala sikhatsi lesidze. ³ Umuntfu lohluphekile longcindzetela labanye bantfu labahluphekile ufana nemvula leshayako lengashiyi kudla. ⁴ Labo labalahla umtsetfo badvumisa bantfu lababi, kodvwa labo labagcina umtsetfo balwa nabo. ⁵ Bantfu lababi abacondzi kulunga, kodvwa labo labafuna Simakadze bacondza yonkhe intfo. ⁶ Kuncono kwemuntfu lohluphekile lohamba ngekutsembeka kwakhe kunesicebi semuntfu longakatsembeki etindleleni takhe. ⁷ Yena logcina umtsetfo yindvodzana lenekucondza, kodvwa loyo longumngani nebantfu labadla kakhulu uhlazisa babe wakhe. ⁸ Loyo lowenta ingcebo yakhe ngekubita intalo kakhulu uhlanganisa ingcebo yakhe yalomunye lotawuba neluvelo lebantfu labahluphekako. ⁹ Uma umuntfu asusa indlebe yakhe kutsi ive umtsetfo, nemthantazo wakhe uyenyanyeka. ¹⁰ Nomangabe ngubani lodukisa labalungile endleleni lekhohlakele utawuwela emgodzini wakhe, kodvwa labanganakusolwa batawuba nelifa lelihle. ¹¹ Umuntfu locebile angahlakanipha emehlweni akhe, kodvwa umuntfu lophuyile lonekucondza utamutfola. ¹² Nabaphumelela labalungile, kubanendvumiso lenkhulu; kodvwa uma lababi baphakama, bantfu bayabhaca. ¹³ Loyo lofihla tono takhe angeke aphumelele, kodvwa loyo lotivumako futsi atilahle utawukhonjiswa umusa. ¹⁴ Loyo lohlala ngekuhlonipha ubusisekile, kodvwa loyo locinisa inhlitiyo yakhe utawuwela enkingeni. ¹⁵ Njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako noma libhele lelihhongako ungumbusi lomubi tukwe bantfu labahluphekile. ¹⁶ Lombusi lote kucondza ungumgcindzeteli lonesibhuku, kodvwa loyo lotondza kungatsembeki utawandzisa emalanga akhe. ¹⁷ Uma indvodza inelicala ngoba icitse ingati yalomunye umuntfu, utawuhlala abaleka kute kube kufa futsi kute lotawumusita. ¹⁸ Nomangabe ngubani lohamba ngekutsembeka utawugcinwa aphephile, ngoba loyo tindlela takhe tingakatsembeki utawuvele awe. ¹⁹ Loyo losebenta live lakhe utawuba nekudla lokunengi, kodvwa nomangubani lolandzela tintfo letingasho lutfo utawuba nendlala lenengi. ²⁰ Indvodza letsembekile itawuba netibusiso letinkhulu, kodvwa loyo losheshe anjinge angake ahambe angakajeziswa. ²¹ Akusiko kahle kukhombisa incenye, kodvwa ngecenye yesinkhwa indvodza itawenta kabi. ²² Umuntfu lonemona ujakela ingcebo, kodvwa akati kutsi indlala itawufika kuye. ²³ Nomangubani locondzisa umuntfu, emvakwaloko utawutfola umusa lomunengi kuye kunaloyo locamba emanga ngelulwimi lwakhe. ²⁴ Nomangubani lowebela babe wakhe kanye namakwakhe futsi atsi, '' Loko akusiso sono,'' ungumngani waloyo lobhidlitako. ²⁵ Umuntfu lonemona ususa lutfutfuva, kodvwa loyo lotsembela kuSimakadze utawuphumelela. ²⁶ Loyo lotsembela enhlitiyweni yakhe usilima, kodvwa loyo lohamba ngekuhlakanipha utawuhlala khashane nengoti. ²⁷ Loyo loniketako kulabahluphekile angeke aswele lutfo, kodvwa loyo lovala emehlo kubo utawutfola ticalekiso letinengi. ²⁸ Uma lababi bavuka, bantfu bayatifihla; kodvwa uma babhubha, labakungile bayakhula.