3 Lendvuna yacabanga yatsi: ‘Inkhosi yami itangicosha emsebentini. Ngitakwente njani? Ngingeke ngikumele kuba simbamgodzi, kantsi nekucela futsi ngiyakwesaba.
Ngako Hamani wangeniswa, inkhosi yakhuluma kuye, yatsi: “Kukhona umuntfu lengifisa kumbonga kakhulu. Wena utsi ngingakukhombisa kanjani loko kumbonga kwami?” Hamani wacabanga watsi: “Konje ngubani nje inkhosi lengafisa kumbonga kakhulu ngaphandle kwami?”
Umuntfu lolivila ufisa lokunyenti agcine angakatfoli lutfo; kodvwa lokhutsele unikwa lokunyenti.
Indlela yelivila iyena, ivinjwe ngemanyeva; kodvwa indlela yemuntfu locotfo ifanana nemgwaco lomkhulu lokhanyako.
Umuntfu lolidlabha emsebentini wakhe ufanana nemuntfu lobhubhisako.
Buvila benta umuntfu adzakwe butfongo, nemuntfu longasebenti uyalamba.
Livila liyehluleka kulima ngesikhatsi lesifanele, nase kuvunwa lona alibuyi nalutfo etsafeni.
Nangabe wetayeta sisebenti ngekusinika konkhe lesikufunako, nase sikhulile sitakwemuka konkhe lokukwakho.
Niyakwenta njani ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa, ngesikhatsi sehlakalo sichamuka khashane? Niyawubalekela kubani nicele lusito? Niyakuwushiya nabani lomcebo wenu?
Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga, baphristi baphetse ngeligunya labo, nebantfu bami bakutsandza ngaleyo ndlela. Kodvwa nitakwenta njani ekupheleni?”
Niyakwente njani ngelilanga lemadzili enu lamisiwe, ngemalanga emadzili aSimakadze?
“Kwatsi entsambama lomniyo wesivini watsi endvuneni yakhe: ‘Bita tonkhe tisebenti, utiholele imali yato, ucale ngaleti tekugcina, ugcine ngaleti tekucala!’
Befika eJerikho. Jesu nase aphuma khona kanye nebafundzi bakhe, nesicuku lesikhulu sebantfu, Bhathimeyosi, imphumphutse, umsa waThimeyosi, abehleti ngasemgwacweni acela kuphiwa.
sase sicabanga enhlitiyweni yaso satsi: ‘Manje sengitakwente njani, ngobe ayisekho indzawo yekugcina lesivuno sami?’
Sayibita lendvuna satsi: ‘Yini loku lengikuvako ngawe? Ngikhombise kutsi imphahla yami uyiphatsa kanjani, ngobe ungeke uchubeke ube yindvuna yami, nawuhamba ngalolunyawo!’
Esangweni lemuti wayo bekuhlala umuntfu labechakile, libito lakhe kunguLazaro, abenetilondza wonkhe umtimba,
“Lendvodza leluphuya yafa yemukelwa tingilosi, tayiyisa edzilini lasezulwini, lapho tefike tayibeka edvute na-Abrahama; nesicebi safa sangcwatjwa.
Sengibonile lengitawukwenta, kuze nase ngiphelelwe ngumsebenti, bangani bami bangemukele, bangihlalise emakhaya abo.’
Kwaba sikhatsi lesidze umehluleli angavumi, kodvwa ekugcineni watsi: ‘Nome ngingamesabi Nkulunkulu ngingahloniphi muntfu,
Ngako bomakhelwane bayo kanye nebantfu nje lababeyibona ihleti icela kuphiwa, babutana batsi: “Lendvodza akusiyo yini lena beyihlalela kucela kuphiwa?”
Kwakukhona indvodza letsite leyayisishosha seloku yatalwa. Yayihleti endzaweni lekutsiwa “Intfunja Lenhle”. Yayetfwalwa onkhe emalanga ibekwe ngasentfunjeni yentele kucela kubantfu lababengena ethempelini.
Sukuma-ke uye kulelo dolobha, lapho utawutjelwa khona lokufanele ukwente.”
Siyeva kutsi labanye emkhatsini wenu abasebenti, abenti lutfo ngaphandle kwekutigaca etindzabeni talabanye bantfu.