The proverb says: "Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice, that I may make a reply to him that is taunting me."
Kulo mBhalo uNkulunkulu ukhuluma nathi, uthi: "Hlakanipha, ndodana yami [noma, singase sithi, ndodakazi yami], wenze inhliziyo yami ijabule, ukuze ngimphendule ongiklolodelayo."