22 “Nibusisiwe, bantfu nabanitondza banishalatela ngekuninyembenya, banetfuka banigceke batsi anikalungi, ngenca yeNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
bese batsi: ‘Suka, ungasondzeli kimi, ngobe ngingcwele kakhulu kunawe!’ Bantfu labanjalo bayintfutfu emakhaleni ami, umlilo lohlala uvutsa lilanga lonkhe.
Vanini livi laSimakadze, nine lenitfutfumeliswa livi lakhe, utsi: “Bomnakenu labanitondzako banikhiphe inyumbazana ngenca yeLibito lami, batsite: ‘Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, kuze sitewubona injabulo yenu!’ Noko bayawutseleka ngelihlazo.
Niyawumiswa embikwebabusi nemakhosi ngelibito lami, kuze kube bufakazi kubo nakubetive.
Niyawutondvwa bantfu bonkhe ngenca yelibito lami; kodvwa lokhutsatelako kuze kubesekupheleni, uyawusindziswa.
Lofuna kutfola imphilo yakhe, uyawulahlekelwa ngiyo; nalolahlekelwa yimphilo yakhe ngenca yami, uyakuyitfola.”
Tamkhiphela ngephandle kwesivini tambulala.” Jesu wase uyabuta utsi: “Manje lomnikati walesivini uyakwente njani kuleticashi?”
Wonkhe umuntfu uyawunitondza ngenca yelibito lami.
Nibusisiwe nine lenilambile manje, ngobe niyakwesutsiswa. Nibusisiwe nine lenikhalako manje, ngobe niyawujatjuliswa.
Noko-ke labanyenti ngisho nakutiphatsimandla bakholwa kuJesu, kodvwa ngenca yekwesaba baFarisi abazange bafakaze ngako, ngobe bebangahle bancunywe esinagogeni.
Bayakunincuma emasinagogeni. Yebo, sikhatsi siyeta, lapho bayawunibulala, bacabange kutsi basebentela Nkulunkulu.
Ngibanikile livi lakho; live labatondza ngobe bangesibo belive, njengobe nami ngingesiye walelive.
Live lingeke linitondze nine, kodvwa mine liyangitondza, ngobe ngifakaza ngalo kutsi imisebenti yalo mibi.
Bayiphendvula batsi: “Wena watalelwa esonweni; wena futsi sewufundzisa tsine?” Base bayincuma esinagogeni labo.
Bantfu babeloku balalele Pawula, waze wefika kuwo lamagama, kodvwa base bamemeta kakhulu batsi: “Msuseni! Umuntfu lonje akafuneki emhlabeni!”
Sikhandze kutsi lomuntfu uyingoti, ngobe ususa tiphitsiphitsi emkhatsini wemaJuda wonkhe umhlaba, kantsi futsi ungumholi walelicembu lekutsiwa ngemaNazaretha.
Mine ngekwami ngitamkhombisa konkhe lafanele ahlupheke ngako ngelibito lami.”
Ubusisiwe umuntfu lociniselako ekulingweni; ngobe nasaphumelele ekuvivinyweni kwakhe, uyakwemukeliswa umchele wekuphila lowetsenjiswa yiNkhosi kulabo labayitsandzako.
Kepha nangabe nihlushwa ngenca yekwenta lokulungile, nibusisiwe. Ningesabi muntfu, ningakhatsateki.