Indirect speech: the speaker's viewpoint [compare > 15.10-11] A speaker can choose to report a statement or a question using the tenses that match his viewpoint, based on the facts of the situation as he sees them at the time of speaking.
(Mintirho 17:11) Loko u kuma nhlamulo ya xivutiso yi khwatihate kumbe u fungha marito-nkulu kumbe xivulwa eka ndzimana, leswi nga ta ku tsundzuxa nhlamulo ya kona hi nkarhi wa minhlangano.