20 Jesu wabuka bafundzi bakhe watsi: “Nibusisiwe nine timphuya, ngobe umbuso waNkulunkulu wenu.
Lokuhle lokuncane lanako lolungile, kuncono kunemcebo wonkhe walababi.
Kuncono kuhlala nalabacindzetelwe ube phansi, kunekutsi ube nesabelo neticebi.
Kuncono kuba luphuya wetsembeke kunekutsi ube silima lesicalemanga.
Labatfobekile bayawubuye bajabule ngaSimakadze; labeswele bayawujabula ngaLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
Tonkhe letintfo atikentiwa sandla sami yini, kuze kutsi tibe khona?” kusho Simakadze. “Ngulowo-ke mine lengimatisako, lowo lotfobekile nalodzabukile emoyeni, nalolitfutfumelelako livi lami.
Kodvwa ngiyawushiya ekhatsi kuwe labamnene nalabatfobekile, labetsembele kulo libito laSimakadze.
Sacitfwa ngalelo langa, ngako labantfu labatsenga letimvu nalabo labatsengisa ngato babengibukile sebati kutsi lelo bekulivi laSimakadze.
Timphumphutse setiyabona, tinchute netishosha setiyahamba, emalephelo ayahlanteka, tihhulu setiyeva, labafile bayavuswa, neliVangeli seliyashunyayelwa kulabamphofu.
“Lapho-ke iNkhosi iyawutsi kulabo labangesekudla sayo: ‘Wotani, nine lenibusiswe nguBabe! Wotani nitewudla lifa lembuso, lenawulungiselelwa seloku kwasekelwa umhlaba.
Jesu watsi kube abone ticumbi tebantfu, wase wenyukela entsabeni, wefika wahlala phansi. Bafundzi bakhe base beta kuye,
“Ningesabi, mhlambi lomncane, ngobe uYihlo utfokotela kona kutsi aninike umbuso.
“Lapho niyawukhala kudzimate kugedletele ematinyo, nanibona Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe, nabo bonkhe baphrofethi embusweni waNkulunkulu nibe nine nivalelwe ngephandle.
Lomunye walamadvodza bekahleti adla naye nakeva loko, watsi kuJesu: “Maye, ubusisiwe loyawuhlanganyela ekudleni embusweni waNkulunkulu!”
“Kodvwa Abrahama watsi: ‘Khumbula, ndvodzana yami, kutsi usaphila emhlabeni wanikwa konkhe lokuhle, kepha Lazaro abenikwe lokubi kodvwa. Sewuyajatjuliswa-ke lapha, kantsi wena sewusekuhluphekeni.
“UMoya weNkhosi ukimi, ngobe ungigcobile kutsi ngishumayele tindzaba letimnandzi etimphuyeni; ungitfumile kutsi ngimemetele inkhululeko kulabatfunjiwe, nekuvula emehlo etimphumphutseni, nekukhulula labacindzetelekile,
Bacinisa emakholwa bawakhutsata ekubambeleleni ekukholweni. Babafundzisa kutsi: “Sifanele sendlule ekuhluphekeni lokunyenti kuze singene embusweni waNkulunkulu.”
Siviswa buhlungu, kodvwa sitfokota njalonjalo. Siphuyile, kodvwa banyenti lesibanjingisako. Asinalutfo, kodvwa sinako konkhe.
Avivinywa kakhulu ngekuhlupheka, noko emkhatsini wako konkhe loko, kujabula kwawo kwaphuphuma. Nome bekaphuye kakhulu, akhombisa kuceba ngekwephana lokukhulu ekunikeleni kwawo.
Ngobe niyawati umusa weNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu, kutsi nome abecebile, kodvwa ngenca yenu waba luphuya, kuze kutsi ngebuphuya bakhe anente nicebe.
Nani naba balingisi betfu nebeNkhosi; ngobe, nome nanisenhluphekweni lenkhulu, nemukela livi ngenjabulo lenaniyinikwe nguMoya Longcwele,
Loku kusibonelo lesikhanyako ngekwehlulela kwaNkulunkulu lokunekulunga, nize nitfolakale ningulabafanele umbuso waNkulunkulu wona lowo leniwuhluphekelako.
Ubusisiwe umuntfu lociniselako ekulingweni; ngobe nasaphumelele ekuvivinyweni kwakhe, uyakwemukeliswa umchele wekuphila lowetsenjiswa yiNkhosi kulabo labayitsandzako.
Ase nilalele, bazalwane bami labatsandzekako! Nkulunkulu akabakhetsanga yini labaphuyile lapha emhlabeni kutsi babe ngulabacebile ekukholweni, netindlalifa embusweni lawetsembisa labo labamtsandzako?
Ngiyakwati kuhlupheka kwakho; ngiyabati buphuya bakho, kodvwa ube unjingile. Ngiyakwati lokubi lokushiwo ngulabo labatsi bangemaJuda kantsi abasiwo, kodvwa babe balisinagoge laSathane.
Uphakamisa labampofu elutfulini, akhuphule labeswele etindvundvumeni temlotsa, atebahlalisa nalabahloniphekile, abente badle lifa lesihlalo sebukhosi. Ngobe tinsika temhlaba taSimakadze, umhlaba uwakhele etikwato.