Like Polycarp of Smyrna, the last of the early church fathers to have direct contact with the apostles; when demanded to deny Christ to save his life, boldly testified: "Eighty and six years have I served Him, and He has never done me wrong; how can I blaspheme Him, my King, who has saved me?
"Washo njalo naPolycarp ngalesikhatsi aletfwe embikwelijaji ngalesikhatsi atjelwa kwekutsi akalahle Krestu, ngesibindzi watsi: Iminyaka lengamashumi lasishiyagalombili nalesitfupha bengisebentela Yena, amange sake angente lutfo, pho ngingamlahla njani Krestu, wangisindzisa mine?