Njalo ngonyaka ngemva koMkhosi waseNtwasahlobo, ikakhulukazi ngemva kwekhefu lasebusika, abantu abaningi esibambisene nabo kanye nabantu abaseduze nami bayeka imisebenzi yabo ngokuthanda kwabo, besebenzisa imindeni, abantu abadala, abangane noma izinkinga zabo zomuntu siqu njengezaba.
Ngiyaqonda wonke umuntu ngokuphelele. Akekho umuntu ongenazinkinga empilweni yakhe, nami anginazo izinkinga.
Kodwa ngifuna ukusho into eyodwa ngobuqotho:
Izinto eziningi empilweni zibonakala zinkulu njengamanje, kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, azilutho.
Okukubambile ngempela impilo yakho yonke akukaze kube ngabanye noma umhlaba wangaphandle,
kodwa ikhono lakho, ukuzethemba kanye nenani lakho.
Uma uba namandla, ucebile, unekhono futhi unesibopho,
zonke lezo zinkinga ezibizwa ngokuthi izinkinga zingaxazululwa.
Kodwa uma ulahla kalula ukukhula, ulahla amathuba, uyeka ukwenza imali,
ikusasa lizoba nzima kakhulu, lingalawuleki, futhi lingahlonishwa kakhulu.
Ngiyaqonda wonke umuntu ngokuphelele. Akekho umuntu ongenazinkinga empilweni yakhe, nami anginazo izinkinga.
Kodwa ngifuna ukusho into eyodwa ngobuqotho:
Izinto eziningi empilweni zibonakala zinkulu njengamanje, kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, azilutho.
Okukubambile ngempela impilo yakho yonke akukaze kube ngabanye noma umhlaba wangaphandle,
kodwa ikhono lakho, ukuzethemba kanye nenani lakho.
Uma uba namandla, ucebile, unekhono futhi unesibopho,
zonke lezo zinkinga ezibizwa ngokuthi izinkinga zingaxazululwa.
Kodwa uma ulahla kalula ukukhula, ulahla amathuba, uyeka ukwenza imali,
ikusasa lizoba nzima kakhulu, lingalawuleki, futhi lingahlonishwa kakhulu.
