37 nyalo-ke abengumfelokati waze waba neminyaka lengema-84 budzala. Abehlale ethemphelini, akhonta, azila kudla, athandaza imini nebusuku.
Awu, Nkulunkulu wami! Emini ngiyakhala, kodvwa awungiphendvuli; nasebusuku ngikhale, ngingaphumuli.
Impela, lokuhle nemusa kuyawungilandzela imihla yonkhe yekuphila kwami. Ngiyawuhlala endlini yaSimakadze kuze kube phakadze.
Kunye kuphela lengakucela kuSimakadze, ngiko kodvwa lengikufunako: kutsi ngihlale endlini yaSimakadze onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwami, ngibukisise buhle baSimakadze, ngizindle ngaye ngisethempelini lakhe.
Ngobe lilanga linye etibuyeni tendlu yakho, lincono kunalayinkhulungwane lacitselwe ngaphandle. Ngingamane ngibe ngumlindzi wemnyango wendlu yaNkulunkulu, kunekutsi ngingahlala ngibuse emakhaya alababi.
Babusisiwe labo labahlala endlini yakho, bayawuhlala babonga wena njalo. Cabanga.
Labo-ke banjengetihlahla letihlanyelwe endlini yaSimakadze, bachuma etibuyeni taNkulunkulu wetfu.
Besaleli wakha umgezelo kanye nesibunu sawo, kokubili wakwembesa ngelitfusi; wakwakha ngetibuko tebafati lababekhonta ekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana.
Labanye batsi kuJesu: “Bafundzi baJohane bavame kuzila bathandaze, nebafundzi bebaFarisi nabo benta njalo; kodvwa bafundzi bakho bona bayadla banatse.”
Emvakwekuzila nekuthandaza babeka tandla etikwabo, base bayabatfuma.
Kulelo nalelo bandla babakhetsela babonisi, ngemithandazo nangekuzila babaletsa eNkhosini labayikholwako.
Ngiso lesetsembiso lesasibhekwe tive takitsi letili-12 kutsi sigcwaliseke, njengobe tikhonta Nkulunkulu ngesineke imini nebusuku. Nguleso setsembiso-ke, Nkhosi, langibeke licala ngaso emaJuda.
Kodvwa lowo longumfelokati sibili, longasenabani, litsemba lakhe lonkhe sewulibeke kuNkulunkulu. Uthandaza busuku nemini acela lusito kuNkulunkulu.
“ ‘Loncobako ngiyawumenta insika ethempelini laNkulunkulu wami, angeke aphume kulo, ngiyawubhala kuye libito laNkulunkulu wami, ngibhale nelibito lemuti waNkulunkulu wami, iJerusalema lensha leyehla iphuma ezulwini kuNkulunkulu wami, nelibito lami lelisha ngilibhale kuye.
Kungako nje basembikwesihlalo sebukhosi saNkulunkulu, bamkhonta imini nebusuku ethempelini lakhe; lowo lohlala esihlalweni sebukhosi uyawubasingatsa ngebukhona bakhe.
“Kute longcwele njengaSimakadze, kute nalomunye ngaphandle kwakho, kute lidvwala lelinjengaNkulunkulu wetfu.