10 Lisela litela kweba, nekubulala, nekubhubhisa. Mine ngitele kwekutsi bantfu babe nekuphila; babe nako kuphuphume.
Batinja letitsandza kakhulu kudla, abesutsi. Babelusi labangenakucondza, bonkhe bajikela etindleleni tabo, ngulowo nalowo bese utifunela kwakhe.
nase ngifuna kuphilisa Israyeli, tono ta-Efrayimu tibekwa ebaleni, nemacala eSamariya ayembulwa. Benta emacebo, emasela agcekeze tindlu, tigebengu tibamba inkunzi etitaladini;
“Caphelani ningedzeleli ngisho namunye kulaba labancane; ngobe ngitsi kini: Tingilosi tabo ezulwini tibubona njalo buso baBabe losezulwini. [
“Ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itele kusindzisa lokulahlekile.]
Njengobe neNdvodzana yeMuntfu ayitelanga kukhontwa, kepha yetela kutawukhonta nekunikela ngemphilo yayo, kutsi ibe yinhlawulo yalabanyenti.”
Watsi kubo: “Kubhaliwe kutsi: ‘Indlu yami iyawubitwa ngekutsi yindlu yekuthandaza,’ kepha nine seniyente umgedze wetigelekece.”
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Nivimbela bantfu umbuso welizulu, nibe nine ningangeni, nebantfu labafuna kungena anibavumeli kutsi bangene. [
Wabafundzisa watsi: “Akashongo yini Nkulunkulu emBhalweni wakhe watsi: ‘Indlu yami iyawubitwa ngekutsi yindlu lapho kuthandaza khona tonkhe tive’? Kodvwa nine seniyigucule yaba ngumhume wabosidlani!”
Phela, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itewufuna nekusindzisa lokulahlekile.”
“Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Longangeni ngelisango esibayeni setimvu kodvwa asuke afohle, ekhwele kulenye indzawo, ulisela nemphangi.
“Mine ngingumelusi lolungile. Umelusi lolungile udzela kuphila kwakhe ngenca yetimvu.
Umuntfu nakaweva emavi ami kepha angete awenta, angimehluleli; ngobe angiketeli kutakwehlulela live, kodvwa ngitele kutewulisindzisa.
Abesho loku, hhayi ngobe abevelana netimphuya kodvwa ngobe abelisela, angumgcinisikhwama, eba loko bekufakwa esikhwameni.
Ngobe Nkulunkulu akazange atfumele iNdvodzana yakhe emhlabeni kutsi itewulahla live ngelicala, kodvwa kwekutsi live litewusindziswa ngayo.
Kepha anivumi kuta kimi kuze phela nitewuba nekuphila.
Ngobe sinkhwa laphana ngaso Nkulunkulu nguleso lesehla siphuma ezulwini, lesiletsa kuphila emhlabeni.”
Mine ngisinkhwa lesinekuphila lesehla ezulwini, umuntfu nakadla lesinkhwa uyawuphila ingunaphakadze. Futsi-ke lesinkhwa, lengitasinikelela kuphila kwelive, siyinyama yami.”
Pho, njengobe ufundzisa labanye, wena awutifundzisi ngani? Wena ushumayela kutsi kungebiwa, pho, wena ubelani?
Letsembekile, futsi lifanele kwemukelwa ngibo bonkhe lelivi lelitsi: Khristu Jesu weta emhlabeni kutawusindzisa toni, mine lengingulesikhulu kunato tonkhe.
Kulabo labebafanele kwemukela loko kwakutsenjisiwe, Nkulunkulu watimisela kukukhanyisa kahle kutsi yena ngeke ayigucule injongo yakhe, ngiko nje acinisa tetsembiso takhe ngekufunga.
Ngako-ke unawo emandla ekubasindzisa ngalokuphelele labo labasondzela ngaye kuNkulunkulu, njengobe yena aphilela kubancusela ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
kodvwa niyawunikwa lilungelo leliphelele lekungena embusweni waphakadze weNkhosi neMsindzisi wetfu Jesu Khristu.