17 Bamnika incwadzi ya-Isaya, umphrofethi. Wayisombulula watfola indzawana, wayifundza itsi:
“Abrahama watsi: ‘Bomnakenu banemtsetfo waMosi netincwadzi tebaphrofethi letingabatjela, abalalele tona.’
Ngobe encwadzini yeTihlabelelo Davide matfupha utsi: “ ‘INkhosi yatsi eNkhosini yami: Hlala lapha ngesekudla sami,
Jesu waya eNazaretha lapho abekhulele khona, kwatsi ngeliSabatha waya esinagogeni njengaloku abevamisile. Wasukuma asatawufundza imiBhalo.
“UMoya weNkhosi ukimi, ngobe ungigcobile kutsi ngishumayele tindzaba letimnandzi etimphuyeni; ungitfumile kutsi ngimemetele inkhululeko kulabatfunjiwe, nekuvula emehlo etimphumphutseni, nekukhulula labacindzetelekile,
Wase uyayigocota lencwadzi uyinika sikhonti ubuyela phansi uyahlala. Bonkhe bantfu esinagogeni bambukisisa.
Sekufundvwe umtsetfo nemiBhalo yebaphrofethi, baphatsi belisinagoge batfumela livi batsi: “Bazalwane, sicela nikhulume kubantfu nangabe ninawo emavi ekubakhutsata.”
Bantfu labahlala eJerusalema nebaholi babo abazange bati kutsi Jesu unguMsindzisi, abevanga nemavi ebaphrofethi labawafundza njalo ngemaSabatha, kepha bawagcwalisa ngekubulala Jesu.
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wabashiya basale bakhonta tinkhanyeti tasezulwini, njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yebaphrofethi kutsi: “ ‘Bantfu baka-Israyeli! Kwakungimi yini lona lenamhlabela imihlatjelo yetilwane, iminyaka lengema-40 ehlane?