17 Kwatsi Jesu nasatawuhamba, kwachamuka indvodza ita igijima, yefika yaguca embikwakhe yambuta yatsi: “Mfundzisi lolungile, ngingentani kuze ngitfole kuphila lokuphakadze?”
Watsi kube Danyela eve kutsi sekubhalwe lomtsetfosimemetelo, wahamba waya ekhaya lakhe ekamelweni lelisetulu, lapho emafasitelo akhona abevulekela ngaseJerusalema. Abeguca ngemadvolo katsatfu ngelilanga, athandaze, abonga Nkulunkulu wakhe, njengobe abevame kwenta ngaphambili.
Kwatsi nabefika esicunjini sebantfu, kwefika indvodza yaguca embikwaJesu,
“Lapho-ke iNkhosi iyawutsi kulabo labangesekudla sayo: ‘Wotani, nine lenibusiswe nguBabe! Wotani nitewudla lifa lembuso, lenawulungiselelwa seloku kwasekelwa umhlaba.
Base basheshe bayesuka ethuneni, ngobe babesaba, kantsi futsi babejabule kakhulu, bagijima bayawutjela bafundzi bakhe.
Kwasondzela umuntfu labenebulephelo, wancenga Jesu aguce embikwakhe watsi: “Nkhosi, nawutsandza, ungangihlambulula.”
Jesu watsi kuye: “Ungibitelani ngekutsi ngilungile? Kute lolungile, nguNkulunkulu kuphela.
Bafike batsi kuye: “Mfundzisi, siyati kutsi wena uneliciniso, awuwatsengi emehlo emuntfu ngobe awesatjiswa bunjalo bemuntfu. Ufundzisa indlela yaNkulunkulu ngeliciniso. Kulungile yini kukhipha umtselo kuKhesari, uMbusi wemaRoma, nome cha? Sifanele siwukhiphe yini nome singawukhiphi?”
Jesu watsi kube abone sicumbi sibutsana, wawekhuta lomoya lomubi watsi: “Moya webumungulu nebuhhulu! Ngiyakutjela ngitsi: Phuma kuye! Ungaphindzi futsi ubuye kuye!”
Lesinye sati semtsetfo seta satawulinga Jesu sicondze kumetsiya. Sabuta satsi: “Mfundzisi, kufanele ngenteni kuze ngitewutfola kuphila lokuphakadze?”
Weta kuJesu ngalobunye busuku, wefike watsi: “Mfundzisi, siyati kutsi wena ungumfundzisi lophuma kuNkulunkulu. Ngobe kute umuntfu longenta timangaliso letingaka, nakate Nkulunkulu.”
Niphenya imiBhalo, ngobe nicabanga kutsi nitawutfola kuphila lokuphakadze kuyo, kantsi ngiyo lucobo lefakaza ngami.
Ngobe loko kuyintsandvo yaBabe kutsi, bonkhe lababone iNdvodzana, base bakholwa kuyo, babe nekuphila lokuphakadze; mine-ke ngiyawubavusa ngemhla wekuphela.”
Wase ubakhiphela ngephandle wababuta watsi: “Makhosi, kufanele ngente njani kuze ngisindziswe?”
Kwatsi bantfu nabakuva loku, bahlabeka etinhlitiyweni base batsi kuPhetro nakulabanye baphostoli: “Pho, bazalwane, sitakwenta njani?”
Manje-ke senginibeka esandleni seNkhosi kanye nasevini lemusa wayo, yona lenemandla ekunakha inikhulise ininike lifa labo bonkhe labahlantiwe.
Sukuma-ke uye kulelo dolobha, lapho utawutjelwa khona lokufanele ukwente.”
Labanye bantfu bachubeka benta lokuhle, bafuna tibusiso, neludvumo nekuphila lokungabhubhi; labo-ke Nkulunkulu uyawubanika kuphila lokuphakadze.
Inkhokhelo yesono kufa; kodvwa sipho semusa saNkulunkulu sikuphila lokuphakadze ngaKhristu Jesu iNkhosi yetfu.
Akakhanyise emehlo etinhlitiyo tenu, kuze nati lokulitsemba lanibitela kulo, nekutsi buhle kanganani bukhosi belifa lakhe kubo labangcwele,
Ngako-ke ngemusa wakhe usente semukeleka kuye kutsi silungile, sibe tindlalifa tekuphila lokuphakadze lesetsembele kuko.
Tiyini tona tingilosi? Tingimimoya yekusebentela Nkulunkulu, letfunyelwe kutawusita labo labayawudla lifa lensindziso.
Ngalo lelitsemba sinelifa lelingapheli, lelingenasici, nalelingaphuphi, lenilondvolotelwe lona ezulwini.
Nguleso-ke setsembiso Khristu lasinika sona: kuphila lokuphakadze.