15 Niyawusebenta emalanga lasitfupha, kodvwa lilanga lesikhombisa liSabatha lekuphumula, lingcwele kuSimakadze; wonkhe umuntfu losebentako ngalo kufanele abulawe.
Ngelilanga lesikhombisa Nkulunkulu abesawucedzile wonkhe umsebenti wakhe labewenta; wase uyaphumula.
wase ukhuluma kubo utsi: “Simakadze uyale watsi: ‘Kusasa lilanga lekuphumula, liSabatha lelingcwele kuSimakadze. Yosani loko lenifuna kukosa, nipheke loko lenifuna kukupheka. Lokusele nikushiyele likusasa.’ ”
Kudla niyakukubutsa emalanga lasitfupha, kodvwa ngelilanga lesikhombisa, lekuliSabatha, kuyawubate.”
“Uyawusebenta emalanga lasitfupha, kodvwa ngelilanga lesikhombisa ungasebenti, kuze kutsi tifuyo takho, netigcili letitalelwe kakho, kanye nebetive labasebenta kakho batewuphumula.
Kufanele nigcine liSabatha ngobe lingcwele kini; wonkhe umuntfu longaligcini kufanele abulawe. Lowo losebenta ngalelo langa kufanele ancunywe kubantfu bami.
Ngako-ke ema-Israyeli leliSabatha kufanele aligcine titukulwane ngetitukulwane kube sivumelwane saphakadze naphakadze.
Liluphawu lwaphakadze naphakadze emkhatsini wema-Israyeli nami, kutsi ngemalanga lasitfupha Simakadze wadala lizulu nemhlaba, kwatsi ngelilanga lesikhombisa waphumula emsebentini wakhe.’ ”
“Uyawusebenta emalanga lasitfupha, kodvwa ngelilanga lesikhombisa uyawuphumula, ngisho nangesikhatsi sekulima nesekuvuna.
Kufanele nente imisebenti yenu emalanga lasitfupha, kodvwa lilanga lesikhombisa nilingcwelise kube liSabatha, lilanga lekuphumula, lilanga lelinikelwe kuSimakadze. Losebenta ngalelo langa kufanele abulawe.
Ningawubasi ngisho nemlilo emitini yenu ngelilanga leSabatha.”
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Lisango langasemphumalanga lelingenela esibuyeni sangekhatsi kufanele lihlale livaliwe kuwo onkhe lamalanga lasitfupha emsebenti, kodvwa kufanele libovulwa ngeliSabatha nangemikhosi yekwetfwasa kwenyanga.
“Lona-ke ngumtsetfo lekufanele niwugcine titukulwane ngetitukulwane: Ngelilanga lelishumi enyangeni yesikhombisa ema-Israyeli, nebetive labasemkhatsini wenu kufanele bazile, bangadli, bangasebenti,
Ninemalanga lasitfupha leningasebenta ngawo nente umsebenti wenu, kodvwa lilanga lesikhombisa liSabatha lekuphumula, lilanga lekukhonta. Akukafaneli nente nome ngumuphi umsebenti lapho nihlala khona. Lelo liSabatha laSimakadze.
Lelo kuyawuba liSabatha kini lekuphumula leniyawutitfoba ngalo; ngelilanga lemfica kuleyo nyanga kusukela nakuhwalalako kuze kube ngunakuhwalalako ngelilanga lelishumi kuyo leyo nyanga, niyawulitsatsa ngekutsi lilanga lekuphumula lelimcoka, ningenti lutfo.”
Siphatsimandla selisinagoge satfukutsela ngekutsi Jesu abesaphilise ngeliSabatha; ngako sakhuluma kubantfu satsi: “Asitfupha emalanga lesifanele sisebente ngawo; ngako-ke nibota ngalawo malanga kutewuphiliswa, kodvwa hhayi ngeliSabatha.”
Base babuyela ekhaya bayawulungisa emakha nemafutsa ekugcobisa sidvumbu. Baphumula ngeliSabatha, njengobe kusho umtsetfo.
“ ‘Gcina liSabatha ngekulenta libe ngcwele, njengobe Simakadze akuyala.
Ngako-ke kuphumula kweliSabatha kusabasalele bantfu baNkulunkulu.