If the latter was the case, her children would be the members of that congregation and “the children of [her] sister ” would refer to the members of another congregation.
किंवा छळ करणाऱ्‍यांना गोंधळात टाकण्यासाठी तो अलंकारिक भाषेत एखाद्या मंडळीला उद्देशून लिहित असावा.