17 Kodvwa nangabalaleli nabo, yonkhe lendzaba yetfule ebandleni. Kantsi, nangabe akalilaleli nelibandla, sale sewumtsatsa njengemfokati nome njengemtselisi.”
Ngako ema-Israyeli labebuye ekutfunjweni alidla, akanye nabo bonkhe lababetehlukanisele batigcina bangete benta tintfo letingcolile letatentiwa ngulaba betive lababebomakhelwane babo, khona batewufunisisa Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, ngobe anikatilandzeli timiso tami, nemitsetfo yami anikayigcini, kodvwa nisuke nalingisa letive letinitungeletile.”
Filiphu naBhatalomewu; Tomase naMatewu, umtselisi; Jakobe, umsa wa-Alfiyose, naThadiyosi;
INdvodzana yeMuntfu yona yefika, yadla yanatsa, base batsi: ‘Ase nibheke, nansi indvodza! Simiti nemnatsi weliwayini, kantsi futsi ungumngani webatselisi netoni!’ Noko, kuhlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu kubonakala kuliciniso ngemiphumela yako.”
Kambe nanitsandza labanitsandzako, ninamvuzo muni? Abenti njalo yini nebatselisi?
“Kodvwa nanithandazako, ningalibali kukhuluma emagama lamanyenti langasho lutfo, njengebetive labacabanga kutsi batawuvakala ngekukhuluma kwabo lokunyenti.
Ngalelinye lilanga kwefika batselisi netilahlwa titewulalela Jesu.
“UmFarisi wakhwesha wema yedvwa wathandaza watsi: ‘Ngiyakubonga, Nkulunkulu, kutsi mine angifanani nalabanye bantfu labatigebengu, nalabangakalungi, netiphingi, nanjengalomtselisi.
Nganibhalela encwadzini yami kutsi ningahlanganyeli netingwadla netiphingi.
Nangabe lomunye wenu anelicala nalomunye, pho, angabe sewuyammangalela yini kubantfu labangakholwa? Yini angayi kulabangcwele?
Siyaniyala, bazalwane, egameni leNkhosi Jesu Khristu kutsi nibagege bazalwane labangemavila nalabangayilandzeli imiyalo lesaninika yona.
nemsindvo wembango longapheli webantfu labanengcondvo leyonakele, futsi labemukwe neliciniso, bacabange kutsi kwesaba Nkulunkulu yindlela yenzuzo.
Lamadvodza efika eGileyadi, esiveni sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi kanye nasencenyeni yesive sakaManase, akhuluma atsi: