5 Shisani sinkhwa senu lesinemvubelo kube ngumnikelo wekubonga, tigabatiseni ngeminikelo yenu yesihle. Gungubalani ngayo, nine ma-Israyeli, ngobe nguko loko lenitsandza kukwenta.
Ngako-ke ngabayekelela enkhanini yetinhlitiyo tabo, kuze batihambele ngekutsandza kwabo.
Lona ngumbono lowabonwa ngu-Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, ngebakaJuda nangebaseJerusalema ngesikhatsi kusabusa bo-Uziya, naJothamu, na-Ahazi, naHezekiya, emakhosi akaJuda.
Simakadze utsi: “Lemihlatjelo yenu leminyenti iyini lapha kimi? Sengesutsi ngiminikelo yekushiswa yetihhanca neyemanoni etifuyo letikhuluphalisiwe, futsi angijatjuliswa yingati yetinkunzi, neyemazinyane etimvu neyetiphongo.
bese niyeta nitewuma lapha embikwami kulendlu leneLibito lami, nitsi: “Siphephile,” kambe niphephele kutsi nente tonkhe letintfo letisinengiso?
“ ‘Nisetakweba yini, nibulale, niphinge, nifungele emanga, nitfuncise imphepho kuBhali, nilandzele labanye bonkulunkulu leningazange senibati,
Awu, Israyeli, ungajabuli; ungatsakasi njengaletinye tive. Ngobe nine aniketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wenu. Nitsandza inkhokhelo yebugwadla bekukhonta tithico; nifuna kukhokhelwa kuwo onkhe emabala ekubhulela kolo.
“Ngesikhatsi nangitfola Israyeli, bekungatsi ngitfola emagelebisi elugwadvule; ngesikhatsi ngibona boyihlo, bekungatsi ngibona titselo tekucala esihlahleni semakhiwa. Kodvwa kwatsi nabefika eBhali Pheyori, batehlukanisela leso sithico lesilihlazo, nabo baze benyanyeka njengalentfo bebayitsandza.
Nome ngukuphi lapho nihlala khona, niyawuletsa tinkhwa letimbili letentiwe taba ngemakhilogremu langaba mabili afulaha lobhakwe nembiliso, tibe ngumnikelo wekujikitiswa wetitselo tekucala kuSimakadze.
Simakadze utsi: “Ngiyawatondza, futsi ngiwabukela phansi lamadzili enu enkholo; ngiyehluleka kuyemukela leyo mihlangano yenu.
Ngisho nome ningangiletsela imihlatjelo yekushiswa kanye neminikelo yalokutinhlavu, ngingeke ngiyemukele. Ngisho nome ningaletsa iminikelo yebudlelwane yelikhetselo, ngingeke ngiyinake.
‘Bangikhonta ngelite, ngobe bafundzisa imitsetfo leshaywe bantfu bente shangatsi iphuma kimi.’ ”
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Ngobe nikhipha kwelishumi kwashaladi, napelepele, nelidile, niyekele lokungukona kubalulekile kwemtsetfo: kwehlulela, bubele, nekukholwa; loko benifanele kukwenta ngaphandle kwekuyekela loku.
“Ngako-ke nawupha lutfo kumuntfu loswele, ungamemeteli, njengobe kwenta batentisi emasinagogeni nasetitaladini, khona batewudvunyiswa bantfu. Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sebawemukele umvuzo wabo.
Njengobe abafunanga kumati Nkulunkulu, ngako wababukelela, tingcondvo tabo taba butsakatsaka, netimilo tabo tonakala.