24 Kodvwa nibancane kabi kunelite, nemisebenti yenu ilite nje. Lowo lokhetsa nine unengekile.
Laba labatentako bafanana nato, bonkhe labetsembele kuto bafanana nato.
Nangabe umuntfu angafuni kugcina umtsetfo, ngisho nemithandazo yakhe iyenyanyeka kuNkulunkulu.
Ngobe umuntfu losidlova usinengiso kuSimakadze, kodvwa labalungile balitsemba lakhe.
Bajikijele bonkulunkulu bato emlilweni, bababhubhisa, ngobe bebangesibo bonkulunkulu sibili, bekutingodvo nje nematje labatwe tandla tebantfu.
Bukani la, bonkhe balite! Tento tabo tilite; titfombe tabo tingumoya nesiphitsiphitsi.”
“Bayawuphumela ngephandle babuke tidvumbu talabo labangihlubukile; imphetfu lebadlako ngeke ife, kanjalo nemlilo lobashisako ungeke ucinywe, bayakwenyanyeka kubo bonkhe bantfu.”
Bonkhe abanangcondvo, futsi abanalwati, bonkhe babumbi betegolide bahlazekile ngetithico tabo. Titfombe tabo tiyinkhohliso, atinamphefumulo.
Atinamsebenti walutfo, tintfo nje tekuhlekisa, kuyawutsi nakufika kwehlulelwa kwato, tibhubhe.
Njengemlindzansimi esivandzini semajoti, letithico tabo atikwati kukhuluma, kudzingeka tize tetfwalwe, ngobe atikwati kutihambela. Ningatesabi, tingeke tinente lutfo lolubi, kantsi futsi kute naloluhle letingalwenta.”
Tonkhe atinangcondvo tetfwele bulima, tifundziswa tithico letingenamsebenti tetigodvo.
Ngako-ke macondzana nekudla kudla lokuhlatjelwe tithico siyati kutsi: “Kute sithico lesiphilako,” nekutsi: “Nkulunkulu munye kuphela, kute lomunye.”
“ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lobata sitfombe nome ente sithico, intfo lesinengiso kuSimakadze, umsebenti wengcweti yetekubata ngetandla, akubeke ngasense endzaweni lesitsekile.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
Tithico tato niyakutishisa ngemlilo. Ningacali nihawukele isiliva negolide lekuto, ningatitsatseli loko, ngobe nitawubanjwa lugibe lwato, ngobe loko kusinengiso kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.
Ningacali niletse loko lokusinengiso etindlini tenu, funa nani nehlukaniswe nibekwe eceleni, khona nitewubhujiswa njengako. Kufanele nitenyanye letithico, ngobe setivele tehlukaniselwe kubhujiswa.”
Ebuntini lakhe kwakubhalwe libito leliyimfihlakalo litsi: “IBhabhulona lenkhulu, unina wetingwadla nemanyala emhlaba.”