“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bantfu labahlala kulawo madzibikelo eveni laka-Israyeli, batsi: ‘Abrahama bekunguye yedvwa, noko lonkhe lelive belilakhe. Kodvwa tsine sibanyenti; nakanjani lelive linikwe tsine kutsi libe letfu.’
Matewu 3:9 - Siswati 1996 Bible Ningatiyengi nje nitsi: ‘Sinaye Abrahama longubabe wetfu,’ ngobe ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Nkulunkulu angamvusela Abrahama bantfwana kulamatje. |
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bantfu labahlala kulawo madzibikelo eveni laka-Israyeli, batsi: ‘Abrahama bekunguye yedvwa, noko lonkhe lelive belilakhe. Kodvwa tsine sibanyenti; nakanjani lelive linikwe tsine kutsi libe letfu.’
sase sicabanga enhlitiyweni yaso satsi: ‘Manje sengitakwente njani, ngobe ayisekho indzawo yekugcina lesivuno sami?’
Sase siyamemeta sitsi: ‘Babe Abrahama, ngihawukele ungitfumelele nango Lazaro enye sihloko semuno wakhe emantini atengiphotisa elulwimini, ngobe ngisebuhlungwini lobukhulu, ngiyasha!’
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Nababindza laba, ematje lucobo atawumemeta.”
Vetani titselo letikhombisa kuphendvuka. Ningacali nicabange kutsi: ‘Abrahama ngukhokho wetfu.’ Ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Nkulunkulu angawatsatsa nalamatje awente titukulwane ta-Abrahama!
Jesu wakubona lokubutana kwabo, wabaphendvula watsi: “Yini lena leniyibuta etinhlitiyweni tenu?
Nakabona loko lomFarisi lobekameme Jesu, watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Kube lomuntfu ungumphrofethi ngempela, ngabe uyati kutsi ungubani lomfati lomtsintsako. Ngabe uyati kutsi uphila imphilo leyonakele kangakanani.”
Baphendvula batsi: “Tsine siyintalelwane ya-Abrahama. Asizange sesibe tigcili temuntfu. Usho kutsini-ke nawutsi: ‘Nitawuba ngulabakhululekile’?”
Ngiyati kutsi niyintalelwane ya-Abrahama. Kepha nifuna kungibulala, ngobe livi lami aliyitfoli indzawo etinhlitiyweni tenu.
Wena umkhulu yini kunababe wetfu Abrahama losewafa kanye nebaphrofethi lasebafa? Wena-ke ucabanga kutsi ungubani?”
“Bazalwane, ntalo ya-Abrahama, nani nonkhe lenimesabako Nkulunkulu, lelivi lensindziso litfunyelwe kitsi.
Simoni usandza kuchaza kutsi Nkulunkulu wacala kunakekela betive ngekutitsatsela sive emkhatsini wabo kutsi sibe sakhe.