Ndiqhuba phezu kolwandle olukhulu nolungenasiphelo, ndandingumangaliswa bubuhle bamagagasi alukhazimlayo elangeni angezantsi. Ulwandle lwalusoluleka de kufike esibhakabhakeni, ngumdaniso omangalisayo wokukhanya nentshukumo. Kodwa eyona nto yandibambayo yayikukubona abantu abaninzi bequbha ngokuchasene nomlambo.
Ukusuka kwindawo yam ephezulu esibhakabhakeni, ndababona besokola, isithende ngasinye silwa nomlambo ongapheliyo. Babehamba ngenkalipho, ubuso babo bubhalwe ngokuqinisa, kodwa kwakukho umqondiso ocacileyo wokudinwa phakathi kwabo.
Ndinomdla kwaye ndonwabile, ndabiza kubo, ilizwi lam lihlokoma emoyeni. 'Khangelani phezulu! Kukho indlela elula!' Kodwa amazwi am atyiwa ngumoya, engavakali kwaye engabonwa ngabo bangaphantsi.
ISIQENDU II. AMATYE ENYANISONdizimisele ukufumana ingqalelo yabo, ndaqala ukulahla amatye amancinci emanzini. Amaqhume amancinci ahlangatyezwa ngokuqhwalela kunokuba ngokuqonda. Ngoko, ndathatha amatye amakhulu, ndinethemba lokuba iziphazamiso ezinkulu ziya kubenza beme kwaye bajonge phezulu.
Kodwa endaweni yokubavusa, amatye ongezelela kuphela ekuxakekeni kwabo. Babonakala becaphukile, besoloko bephikisana, impembelelo nganye yomeleza ukuzimisela kwabo ukuqubha ngamandla. Abanye baqala ukunyamekela ukwenzakala, benxibe ubunzima babo njengezazisi, bebona ngathi bangamaxhoba amandla angabonakaliyo.
Abantwana basandul’ ukuzalwa babonakala, amehlo abo evuleka ngobumsulwa, ngokukhawuleza bejoyina isihlwele. Babefunda izenzo zabanye abajikelezileyo, bengazi ukuba ikhona indlela eyahlukileyo.
ISIQENDU III. UKUTSHINTSHA KOKUZINIKELANgamaxesha athile, umqubhi wayefika kwinqanaba lokudinwa kwaye anikezele. Ngelo xesha lokukhulula, umlambo wayetshintsha kubo. Engasokoli, baqala ukuqubha, bethwalwa ngobunono ngumlambo kwicala elichaseneyo.
Aba bantu babumba amaqela amancinci, behamba kude nesihlwele. Babengasavumelani nesihlwele esikhulu, esigxile kumzabalazo ongapheliyo nomlambo. Endaweni yoko, la maqela amancinci achitha ixesha lawo ecamngca, eqonda, kwaye amkela ukuhamba kobomi.
ISIQENDU IV. UKWAZI ISIQITHINgelixa bequbha necala, isiqithi saqala ukuvela esibhakabhakeni, esasingabonakali ngaphambili. Bebhekise kwicala elifanelekileyo, ngoku babenokubona into ebingabonakali kubo ngaphambili.
Isiqithi simela ubunyani babo, injongo yobomi babo. Benemincili kwaye benomdla, baqala ukuqubha besiya kuso, izithende zabo ngoku zihambelana nomlambo oxhasayo.
ISIQENDU V. UKUHAMBA NGENJONGONgelixa umlambo ubanceda kuhambo lwabo, baqubha ngokulula, behamba ngobomi. Imizabalazo yexesha elidlulileyo yayibonakala njengezikhumbuzo ezikude, ithathelwe indawo yinjongo kunye nesikhokelo.
Ndibukele ndiphezulu, intliziyo yam igcwele luqhayiya. Ndibona beyamkela indlela yabo yokwenene, ndabanika isithupha phezulu, umqondiso wokubulisa nokukhuthaza.
ISIQENDU VI. UKUSURFA USIYA KWIJONGANgelixa besondela kwisithili, amagagasi aguqukela kumandla anamandla kodwa athambile, ebakhupha phambili. Baqala ukusurfa kwincopho yamagagasi, behamba ngokonwaba nangemincili ukuya kwinjongo yabo.
Uhambo lwalutshintshile. Into eyayiqala njengomzabalazo nomlambo yaba ngumdaniso ohambelanayo nawo. Babefumene ubunyani babo, injongo yabo, kunye nentsingiselo yobomi.