20 Jesu wase ucala kusola emadolobha, lekwakwenteke kuwo imisebenti yakhe yemandla leminyenti, ngobe abengaphendvuki.
Ngibalalele kahle hle, kodvwa abakhulumi lokulungile. Kute namunye lophendvukako ebubini bakhe, atibute, atsi: “Ngenteni kantsi?” Ngulowo nalowo utihambela ngendlela yakhe njengelihhashi nalihlasela ekulweni.
Bantfu baseNineve bayakusukuma kanye nalesitukulwane ekwehlulelweni basilahle, ngobe bona baphendvuka ngekushunyayelwa nguJona; ase nibuke-ke, ngobe lapha kukhona lomkhulu kunaJona.
Emvakwaloko Jesu watibonakalisa kubafundzi bakhe labebali-11, wabakhandza basadla. Wabasola ngekungakholwa kwabo nangebulukhuni betinhlitiyo tabo. Phela bebangabakholwa labo lababetsi bambonile kutsi sewuvukile.
Wabaphendvula watsi: “Awu, situkulwane lesingakholwa, kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginani? Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginibeketelela? Mletseni la kimi!”
ngobe usiletsele tindzaba letingazange setingene etindlebeni tetfu. Ngako-ke singatsandza kutsi usichazele kutsi tisho kutsini.”
Ngesaba kutsi nangiphindze ngita lapho futsi, shangatsi Nkulunkulu wami angangitfobisa embikwenu, kutsi ngililele labo labonile labangakaphendvuki ekungcoleni, nasebugwadleni, nasebuphingini, nasenkhanukweni labayentile.
Nangabe emkhatsini wenu kukhona loswele kuhlakanipha, akacele kuNkulunkulu lonika bonkhe bantfu ngekwephana lokungenakufehla, utawuphiwa.
Bacalekisa Nkulunkulu wasezulwini ngenca yebuhlungu babo netilondza tabo, kodvwa bangete baphendvuka emisebentini yabo lemibi.
Bantfu bashiswa kakhulu, badzimate bacalekisa libito laNkulunkulu lonemandla etikwaletinhlupho; kodvwa abazange baphendvuke badvumise nebukhosi bakhe.
Ngimnikile litfuba lekuphendvuka, kodvwa wala kuphendvuka ebugwadleni bakhe.