41 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Yehheni, nine situkulwane lesonakele nalesingakholwa, ngiyawuhlala nani kuze kube ngunini nginibeketelela? Mletse lapha lomsa wakho.”
Watsi kube Elisha, umuntfu waNkulunkulu, eve kutsi inkhosi iklebhule tingubo tayo, watfumela umlayeto watsi: “Utiklebhuleleni tingubo takho? Letsa lowo muntfu lapha kimi, futsi yena utawukwati kutsi kukhona umphrofethi ka-Israyeli!”
bangenti njengobe kwenta bokhokho lekwakusitukulwane lesinenkhani nalesihlubukako, situkulwane lesite inhlitiyo lenebucotfo, nalesasinemoya longaketsembeki kuSomandla.
Ngako-ke boMosi na-Aroni bahamba baya kuFaro, bafike kuye batsi: “Simakadze, longuNkulunkulu wemaHebheru, utsi: ‘Kutawuze kube ngunini seloku wala kutitfoba kimi? Khulula bantfu bami bahambe, khona batewungikhonta.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi watsi: “Kuyawuze kube ngunini nala kugcina imiyalo nemitsetfo yami?
Maye kitsi, ngobe sibhujisiwe. Maye Jerusalema, geza bubi lobusenhlitiyweni yakho, khona utewusindziswa. Uyawuyifukamela kuze kube ngunini lemicabango yakho lemibi?
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Labantfu batawuchubeka nekungedzelela kuze kube ngunini? Batakwala kukholwa ngimi kuze kube ngunini, etikwaletibonakaliso temimangaliso lengitente kubo?
“Kutawuze kube ngunini lesive lesikhohlakele singisola? Sengikuvile kusola kwalama-Israyeli lakhononako.
“Wotani kimi, nine nonkhe lenikhatsele nalenisindvwa yimitfwalo, ngitaniphumuta.
Kepha yena waphendvula watsi: “Situkulwane lesibi nalesiphingako ngekungetsembeki kuNkulunkulu sifuna sibonakaliso, kepha singeke sisitfole ngisho nasinye, ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso saJona, umphrofethi.
ubese uyahamba ulandze leminye imimoya lesikhombisa lemibi kakhulu kunawo, ite ingene ihlale khona. Ngako siphetfo salowo muntfu siyawuba sibi kakhulu kunesimo sakhe sekucala. Kuyawuba njalo nakulesitukulwane lesibi.”
Situkulwane lesibi nalesiphingako ngekungetsembeki kuNkulunkulu sifuna sibonakaliso, kepha ngeke sisitfole ngisho nasinye ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso saJona.” Wesuka lapho, wahamba.
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Yehheni, situkulwane lesingakholwa nalesiphambene, kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginani? Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginibeketelela? Yiletseni la kimi!”
Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Konkhe loku kuyakwehlela etikwalesitukulwane.”
Kepha watsi nakabona labanyenti bebaFarisi nebaSadusi beta embhabhatisweni, wababuta watsi: “Ntalo yetinyoka, ngubani lonitjele watsi: ‘Balekelani lolulaka lolutako’?
Kodvwa watsi kube akubone loko Jesu, watfukutsela watsi kubo: “Vumelani bantfwana bete kimi, ningabavimbeli, ngobe umbuso waNkulunkulu walabanjalo.
Jesu wema watsi: “Mbiteni.” Bayibita lemphumphutse, batsi: “Ungesabi, sukuma, uyakubita Jesu.”
Wabaphendvula watsi: “Awu, situkulwane lesingakholwa, kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginani? Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginibeketelela? Mletseni la kimi!”
Wase utsi kubo: “Kuphi kukholwa kwenu?” Besaba bamangala, badzimate bakhulumisana bodvwana batsi: “Ngubani kantsi lona, ngobe ukhalimela umoya nemanti kumlalele?”
Ngancenga bafundzi bakho kutsi bawukhiphe lomoya, kodvwa behluleka.”
Watsi naketa lomfana, lidimoni lamjika phansi, waba nesitfutfwane. Jesu wawekhuta lomoya lomubi, wamphilisa lomfana, wase umbuyisela kuyise.
Jesu watsi kuye: “Senginesikhatsi lesidze nginani, kodvwa nanyalo awukangati, Filiphu? Lowo losabone mine, umbonile naBabe. Usho kanjani kutsi: ‘Sibonise uYihlo’?
Jesu watsi kuTomase: “Faka umuno wakho la, ubone tandla tami; welule nesandla sakho, usifake emhlubulweni wami. Khawula kungakholwa, kodvwa bani ngulokholwako!”
Wababeketelela ehlane iminyaka lengema-40.
Phetro wafakaza kubo abancenga ngemavi lamanyenti, atsi: “Tisindziseni kulesitukulwane lesiphambene!”
Kumbe uyayedzelela yini ingcebo yemusa wakhe, nekubeketela kwakhe, nekumela bulukhuni kwakhe? Awati yini kutsi umusa waNkulunkulu nguwo lokuholela ekuphendvukeni?
Bonile kuye, batindlisamahloni. Ngako-ke abasesibo bantfwana bakhe, kodvwa situkulwane lesesigwegwile, nalesintsamo yaso ishwilekile.
Siyabona-ke kutsi abazange bangene kuko ngenca yekungakholwa kwabo.
Ngako-ke asikhutsalele kungena kuloko kuphumula, kubete lowehluleka ngenca yekungalaleli njengabo.
LiVangeli lishunyayelwe kitsi, njengobe lashunyayelwa nakulabo bakadzeni. Kodvwa lelivi labaliva alizange libasite; ngobe naloku baliva ngetindlebe nje abazange balikholwe ngetinhlitiyo.
Ngako-ke unawo emandla ekubasindzisa ngalokuphelele labo labasondzela ngaye kuNkulunkulu, njengobe yena aphilela kubancusela ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.