Kushisekela kwami kungicedzile, ngobe titsa tami tiwakhohliwe emavi akho.
Elija waphendvula watsi: “Benginenshisekelo lenkhulu yekukhonta wena Simakadze, Nkulunkulu Somandla. Kodvwa sive saka-Israyeli sisilahlile sivumelwane sakho, sabhidlita emalati akho, sabulala baphrofethi bakho ngenkemba. Ngimi ngedvwa losasele, kodvwa nami sebafuna kungibulala.”
Pho, bate yini lwati labantfu labenta lokubi? Badla bantfu bami kube shangatsi badla sinkhwa, bangathandazi nakuNkulunkulu.
Ngakhala emphefumulweni wami, ngazila, kwaba yinhlamba labangetfuka ngayo.
Ngidliwa kushisekela indlu yakho, tinhlamba talabakwetfukako tehlela etikwami.
Watsi kubo: “Kubhaliwe kutsi: ‘Indlu yami iyawubitwa ngekutsi yindlu yekuthandaza,’ kepha nine seniyente umgedze wetigelekece.”
Ngako batsi kuJesu: “Uyeva yini kutsi batsini?” Wabaphendvula watsi: “Yebo, ngiyeva. Anizange nifundze yini kutsi: ‘Emlonyeni webantfwana nakulabamunyako utilungiselele ludvumo’?”
Jesu watsi kubo: “Anizange nifundze yini emiBhalweni kutsi: “ ‘Litje lelaliwa bakhi, ngobe batsi alinamsebenti, ligucuke laba litje lekusimisa indlu? Loko kwentiwa yiNkhosi. Maye, kuyasimangalisa!’
Jesu watsi kubo: “Maye! Nedukile, ngobe aniyati imiBhalo kanye nemandla aNkulunkulu!
Kepha hambani nifundze kutsi kusho kutsini kutsi: ‘Ngifuna sihawu, hhayi umhlatjelo;’ ngobe angiketeli kubita labalungile kepha toni.”
Bafundzi bakhe base bayakhumbula kutsi umBhalo utsi: “Yebo, Nkulunkulu, kushisekela indlu yakho kuvutsa njengemlilo ngekhatsi kwami.”
Bantfu labahlala eJerusalema nebaholi babo abazange bati kutsi Jesu unguMsindzisi, abevanga nemavi ebaphrofethi labawafundza njalo ngemaSabatha, kepha bawagcwalisa ngekubulala Jesu.