Imithi yayisithi kuwo umkhiwane: Woza wena, ube yinkosi yethu.

Kepha umkhiwane wathi kuyo : Ngiyakubuyeka yini ubumnandi bami nezithelo zami ezinhle, ngiye ngintengantenge phezu kwemithi, na?

Olonda umkhiwane uyakudla izithelo zawo , nolinda inkosi yakhe uyakudunyiswa.

Umkhiwane u thela amakhiwane awo aluhlaza , imivini inezimbali , ithaphuka iphunga layo ; vuka, sithandwa sami , muhlekazi wami ; woza sihambe. Umnyeni:

Sichithile umvini wami , saxebula umkhiwane wami ; siwuxhozile nokuwuxhoza, sawulahla, amagatsha awo sawenza aba mhlophe.

Ningesabi, zilwane zasendle , ngokuba amadlelo asehlane ayahluma , nemithi ithela izithelo, umkhiwane nomvini kuveza amandla akho.

Noma umkhiwane ungakhahleli , kungabikho izithelo emvinini , umsebenzi womnqumo uphuthe , amasimu angavezi ukudla , izimvu zinqunywe esibayeni, kungabikho nkomo ezibayeni,

Wabona umkhiwane owodwa ngasendleleni , weza kuwo ; akafumananga lutho kuwo, amaqabunga odwa. Wayesethi kuwo: Akungabe kusavela sithelo kuwe naphakade. Umkhiwane wabuna khona lapho.

Bekubona lokho abafundi bamangala bathi : Umkhiwane ubune kanjani masinyane na?

Wabona umkhiwane ukude , unamaqabunga, wasondela ethi mhlawumbe angathola utho kuwo ; esefikile kuwo akafumananga lutho , amaqabunga odwa, ngokuba kwakungesiso isikhathi samakhiwane.

Kusasa bedlula babona umkhiwane ubunile kusukela ezimpandeni.

UPetru ekhumbula wathi kuye : Rabi, bheka, umkhiwane owuqalekisileyo ubunile.

Wabalandisa umfanekiso wokuthi: Bhekani umkhiwane nemithi yonke.

Umkhiwane, bazalwane ba mi, ungaba namandla yini okuthela izithelo zomnqumo, noma umvini amakhiwane na ? Amanzi kasawoti angeveze amnandi. Ukuhlakanipha okuvela phezulu