1. Ke kaloku, babesondela kuye bonke ababuthi berhafu naboni, ukuba bamve.
2. Babekrokra ke abaFarisi nababhali, besithi, Lo wamkela aboni, adle nabo.
3. Wathetha ke kubo lo mzekeliso, esithi,
4. Nguwuphi na umntu kuni othi, enekhulu lezimvu, ize kulahleke enye kuzo, angazishiyi ezingamashumi asithoba anesithoba entlango, asinge kuleyo ilahlekileyo, ade ayifumane?
5. Athi ke akuyifumana, ayibeke emagxeni akhe, evuya.
6. Athi akufika ekhaya, ababizele ndawonye abahlobo nabamelwane, esithi kubo, Vuyisanani nam, ngokuba ndiyifumene imvu yam ebilahlekile.
7. Ndithi kuni, ngokukwanjalo kuya kubakho uvuyo emazulwini ngomoni eba mnye oguqukayo, kunamashumi asithoba anesithoba amalungisa, angaswele nguquko.
8. Kanjalo nguwuphi na umfazi eneedrarhima* zilishumi, ongethi, ukuba ithe yalahleka enye idrarhima, alumeke isibane, ayitshayele indlu, afune enyamekile, ade ayifumane?
9. Athi akuyifumana, ababizele ndawonye abahlobo nabamelwane, esithi, Vuyisanani nam, ngokuba ndiyifumene idrarhima ebindilahlekile.
10. Ngokukwanjalo ndithi kuni, kubakho uvuyo emehlweni ezithunywa zikaThixo ngomoni eba mnye oguqukayo.