41 “Macondzana newetive longasiye lomunye wesive sakho ema-Israyeli, kodvwa lochamuka eveni lelikhashane ngenca yeLibito lakho,
Ngaloko bantfu bayawuhlala bakwesaba wena bakulalele ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sekuhlala kwabo eveni lowalipha bobabemkhulu.
ngobe bantfu batawuva ngeLibito lakho, lelikhulu kangaka, nangesandla sakho lesinemandla, nangengalo yakho leyelulekile, naketa-ke lona wetive atewuthandaza abheke kulelithempeli,
“Macondzana newetive longasiye lomunye wesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, kodvwa lochamuka eveni lelikhashane ngenca yeLibito lakho lelikhulu, nangesandla sakho lesinemandla nengalo yakho leyelulekile, nakete-ke lowo wetive atewuthandaza abheke kulelithempeli,
Ngalawo malanga iJerusalema bayawuyibita ngekutsi Sihlalo Sebukhosi SaSimakadze, tonkhe tive tiyawubutsana eJerusalema, tiyewuhlonipha Libito laSimakadze. Bangeke basayilandzela inkhani yetinhlitiyo tabo letimbi.
Imitsetfo nemiyalo yenu iyawusebenta ngalokufananako kini nakubetive labasemkhatsini wenu.’ ”
Lowo mtsetfo wekona ngesiphosiso uyawusebenta ngalokufananako, nome ngabe kone um-Israyeli wekutalwa nome ngabe wetive.
Indlovukazi yaseningizimu iyawusukuma kanye nalesitukulwane ekwehlulelweni, isilahle, ngobe yesuka emikhawulweni yemhlaba yatawulalela kuhlakanipha kwaSolomoni; ase nibuke-ke, ngobe lapha kukhona lomkhulu kunaSolomoni!”
Kwatsi kube kutalwe Jesu eBhetlehema esigodzini saseJudiya ngesikhatsi Herodi ayinkhosi, kwefika tati eJerusalema tiphuma emphumalanga,
Kwatsi Jesu asangena eKhaphanawume, wahlangabetwa yindvuna yelikhulu lemasotja, yamncenga
Akatfolakalanga namunye yini, lowabuyela emuva weta kutawubonga Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwalomchamuki?”
Bekukhona nemaGriki latsite emkhatsini walabo lababetewudvumisa kulowo mkhosi.
Ruthe waphendvula watsi: “Ngicela kutsi ungangincengi kutsi ngikushiye. Ngiyekele, ngihambe nawe. Lapho uya khona, nami ngitakuya khona; lapho uyawuhlala khona, nami ngiyawuhlala khona. Sive sakini, kuyawuba sive sami; naNkulunkulu wakho kube nguNkulunkulu wami.
Bowazi waphendvula watsi: “Sebangitjele konkhe lokwentele unyokotala, seloku kwafa indvodza yakho. Bangitjela nangekusuka kwakho kini, washiya uyihlo nenyoko, nelive lakini lemdzabu, weta esiveni lowawungasati.