10 Baholi bakaJuda bafanana nalabo labakhweshisa ematje emnyele. Ngiyawulutfululela kubo lulaka lwami njengetikhukhula temanti.
Ngako-ke wonkhe longcwele uyawuthandaza kuwe ngesikhatsi usenekutfolakala. Ngempela ngesikhatsi emagagasi etinhlupheko adlondlobala, angeke amkhukhule.
Tfululela intfukutselo yakho etikwabo, ubavimbetele ngelulaka lwakho loluvutsako.
Kungitungeleta njengemanti onkhe emalanga, kungitungeleta kanyekanye.
Kususa incabano kufanana nekubhobosa imbobo emantini lavalelwe; kufanele ivalwe lembobo emanti asengakayandzisi.
Ungayiguculi iminyele leyabekwa bokhokho bakho.
Babusi benu babahlubuki, babangani bemasela; bonkhe batsandza imidizo, balandzelana netipho. Ababavikeli labo labate boyise; ngisho nendzaba yemfelokati abayinaki.
Njengesiliva incibilikiswa yimbutfuma yemlilo, kanjalo nani ngiyakunincibilikisela ekhatsi kulo, niyawube seniyati-ke kutsi mine Simakadze ngitfululele lulaka lwami etikwenu.’ ”
Sengitawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwakho, ngifeze intfukutselo yami kuwe; ngitakwehlulela njengekutiphatsa kwakho, ngikukhokhele ngangekwetento takho tonkhe letinengekako.
Kwase kuna imvula, imifula yagcwala, nemimoya yahhusha yayiphephula lendlu, yaze yawa. Maye! Kwaba kukhulu loko kuwa kwayo!”
Kodvwa lona lova emavi ami angawenti, ufanana nemuntfu lowakha indlu yakhe esihlabatsini ngaphandle kwekubeka sisekelo. Yatsi nase ishaywa ngemanti netikhukhula, yasheshe yawa. Yeka kubhidlika kwayo kwaba kukhulu!”
“Ungatikhweshisi tikhonkhwane temnyele wamakhelwane wakho, nawe lowatikhandza setifakwe ngulabo labefika kucala kunawe kulelo live Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lakupha lona kutsi libe lakho.”
“ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lotfutsa akhweshise sikhonkhwane semnyele wamakhelwane wakhe.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’