UNKULUNKULU EZIBONAKALISA KU SHEMBE. Ngolunye usuku kwathi eluse iziklabhu zomlungu wakhe, walamba. Kwabe kusehlobo izithelo eziningi zivuthiwe. Wab’emi eduze kwengadi yezithelo zomlungu wakhe. Kepha wab’ emesaba umlungu njalo wabe esehlala etsheni wakhuleka wathi: “Nkulunkulu sengilambile. ngifuna ukudla lez’ izithelo nginga bonwa.” Akatholanga mpendulo wangena engadini wazidla izithelo ezinye waziwolela “ehiyeni” wali bophela kuye efake zona. Wab’ emi umlungu eduze komuthi wakhuluma wathi: “Kwanga ngingake ngilibone elinye isela eleba izithelo zami. Ngingake ngililungise.” Wathuthumela uShembe kuhle kweqabi lapho ezwa lokho. Kwase kufika izwi kuye lathi: “Mus’ ukubuka umlungu, bheka kimi ukhuleke.” Ameho akhe afuna awomlungu kepha izwi la phikelela lathi: “Bheka kimi okhuleka kuye.” Kunjalo njalo umlungu ukhuluma yedwa uthi: ‘‘Kengiwa bambe nje lamasela ayakuzisola.” Kambonanga uShembe owab’emi ibanga lonyawo phezu kwakhe. Wahamba umlungu. Wakhuleka uShembe wehla emthini waphindela eziklabhini zakhe. Wahlal’ isikhathi eside engazidli izithelo lezi. Wab’ esalokhu eshayekile. Wa khuleka. Kwaba ukuqala ukuba abone ubukhulu buka Nkulunkulu.