9 Batsi nabakuva loko baphuma ngamunye ngamunye, kwacala labadzala kwaze kwaba wekugcina. Jesu wasala yedvwa, nalomfati abeseloku eme khona lapho.
Lomfelokati wakhuluma ku-Elija, watsi: “Ngoneni kuwe, muntfu waNkulunkulu? Kantsi lapha kami utele kutangikhumbuta sono sami, ubulale nendvodzana yami.”
Inkhosi yachubeka yakhuluma kuShimeyi, yatsi: “Nawe uyakwati enhlitiyweni yakho konkhe lokubi lowakwenta kubabe Davide. Manje-ke Simakadze utakukhokhela ngaloko lokubi lowakwenta.
Emazulu ayawulenekela lilanga licala lakhe, umhlaba nawo uyawumvukela indlwabane.
kutsi kujabula kwalababi kwesikhashana nje, nekutfokota kwalabangenaNkulunkulu kuba kwesikhashana nje.
Bonkhe bantfu labafuna kungibulala abahlazeke basangane. Bantfu labangifisela lokubi abancandzekiswe bahlazekile.
Loko ukwentile, kodvwa mine ngathula; wenta shangatsi mine ngifanana nawe. Kodvwa sengitakwekhuta, ngitawubeka licala emehlweni akho ubuka.
Shangatsi labo labafuna kuphila kwami bangadliwa ngemahloni babhubhe; shangatsi bangasibekelwa bubi nelihlazo labo labacondze kungilimata.
ngobe ngisho nawe wati kahle enhlitiyweni yakho kutsi kukanyenti kangakanani uhlambalata labanye bantfu.
Lemphendvulo yakhe yenta tonkhe titsa takhe taba nemahloni, kantsi bantfu bonkhe bebajabulela tonkhe timangaliso labetenta.
Jesu waphakamisa inhloko watsi kulomfati: “Hhawu! Mfati, sebaphi kantsi laba bebatekumangalela? Sekute yini lokulahla ngelicala?”
Jesu wakhuluma kubo futsi watsi: “Mine ngikukhanya kwelive. Lowo longilandzelako angeke asahamba ebumnyameni, kodvwa uyawuba nekukhanya kwekuphila.”
Ekuseni ngeluvivi wabuya weta ethempelini. Bantfu bonkhe beta kuye; wase uhlala phansi uyabafundzisa.
Kepha tati temtsetfo nebaFarisi baletsa kuye umfati labebambambe aphinga, beta bamfake ekhatsi.
Waphindza wagobondzela, wabhala phansi emhlabatsini.
Batiphatsa ngendlela lekhombisa kutsi loko lokufunwa ngumtsetfo kubhalwe etinhlitiyweni tabo. Nanembeza wabo uyabafakazela kutsi loko kuliciniso, njengobe nemicabango yabo ngaletinye tikhatsi iyabalahla, nangaletinye tikhatsi iyabavumela.
Utsi akungaphingwa, pho, wena uphingelani? Utondza tithico, kodvwa uwagcekezelani emathempeli?
ngekutsi nangabe nembeza wetfu asilahla, Nkulunkulu mkhulu kunanembeza wetfu, futsi wati konkhe.