40 Lesi lesinye sasekhuta, satsi: “Awumesabi yini Nkulunkulu? Naku silapha sonkhe ngesigwebo lesifanako.
Ahazi akazange etsembeke ngisho nakancane nje kuSimakadze ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka kwakhe.
Sono siyakhuluma ekujuleni kwenhlitiyo yalomubi. Yebo, lomubi akamesabi Nkulunkulu.
Awu Simakadze, emehlo akho akafuni lona yini liciniso? Wabashaya, kodvwa abazange babuve buhlungu, wabapitjita, kodvwa bakwala kucondziswa. Benta buso babo baba lukhuni kunelitje, bala kuphendvuka.
“ ‘Ungamtondzi umnakenu enhlitiyweni yakho; yekhuta makhelwane wakho ungamgegi, funa wetfwale licala kanye naye.
Kutsite natifika leti teli-awa lesihlanu entsambama, watiholela denariyo munye sisinye.
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nesabani, nine bekukholwa lokuncane?” Wasukuma wasekhuta lesivunguvungu kanye nelwandle, kwase kuba khona kuthula lokukhulu.
Kodvwa ngitaneluleka ngalenifanele kumesaba. Mesabeni lowo longuYena anemandla ekubulala umtimba aphindze ashisane esihogweni; yebo, nginitjela ngitsi: Yesabani lowo!
Lesinye saletigelekece letatilengisiwe setfuka Jesu satsi kuye: “Awusiye yini Khristu? Tisindzise wena kanye natsi!”
Noko, setfu silungile, ngobe sitfola loko lokusifanele ngalesikwentile; kodvwa yena kute lakonile.”
Ningahlanganyeli emisebentini yebumnyama, lete titselo, kunaloko niboyeneka ebaleni.
Ngubani longayikwesaba advumise libito lakho, Nkhosi? Ngobe nguwe wedvwana longcwele. Tonkhe tive tiyawufika kuwe tikukhonte, ngobe tehlulelo takho letilungile setibonakalisiwe.”
Bacalekisa Nkulunkulu wasezulwini ngenca yebuhlungu babo netilondza tabo, kodvwa bangete baphendvuka emisebentini yabo lemibi.