24 Kwekucala kwaletfwa embikwayo lesasiyikweleda emaRandi latigidzi letinyenti.
Yatsi: “Akube njengobe nishito kutsi lowo letfolakala kuye utawuba sigcili sami, nine labanye ningeke nibe nacala.”
Banikelela umsebenti wekwakha lithempeli laNkulunkulu: igolide lengemathani lali-170 nemakhilogremu langema-84, nesiliva lengemathani langema-340, nelitfusi lelingemathani langema-620, nensimbi lengemathani lati-3 400.
ngathandaza ngatsi: “Maye, Nkulunkulu wami, ngijabhile kakhulu futsi nginemahloni kutsi ngingaphakamisela kanjani buso bami kuwe, Nkulunkulu wami, ngobe tono tetfu setiphakeme kakhulu tengama tinhloko tetfu, nebubi betfu sebufikele emazulwini.
Tono tami tingigabhile, ngisesiswa ngumtfwalo wato losindzako.
Ngitungeletwe tinhlupheko letinyenti, licala lekona lingigabhe kangangekutsi angisaboni nekubona. Letinhlupheko tinyenti tendlula tinwele tenhloko yami, sengilahlekelwe litsemba.
Ngako-ke umbuso welizulu ufanana nenkhosi, leyayifuna kutsi tonkhe tisebenti letatiyikweleda tisale setiyikhipha yonkhe imali yayo.
Kepha ngobe sasite lutfo lwekukhokha lesikwelede, lenkhosi yatsi akutsengiswe ngaso, nangemkaso, nangebantfwabaso, kanye nangako konkhe lesasinako, kuze kutewukhokhwa lesikwelede.
Lesinye yasinika emathalenta lasihlanu, lesinye yasinika aba mabili, lesinye laba linye: nguleso njengemandla aso; yesuka ekhaya yahamba.
“Masinyane lesi lesemukela lasihlanu sawatalisa, saze satfola lamanye lasihlanu.
Seta lesisebenti lesasinikwe emathalenta lasihlanu, saletsa lamanye emathalenta lasihlanu, satsi: ‘Nkhosi, wanginika emathalenta lasihlanu; nankha lamanye lasihlanu lengiwatalisile.’
“Seta nalesi lesinye sisebenti lebesemukele emathalenta lamabili, satsi: ‘Nkhosi, wanginika emathalenta lamabili; nankha lamanye lamabili lengiwatalisile.’
“Kwase kungena lesisebenti lesasinikwe lithalenta linye, safike satsi: ‘Nkhosi, ngatile kutsi ungumuntfu lonelulaka. Uvuna lapho ungazange sewuhlanyele khona, ubutse lapho ungazange sewusakate khona.
Nome-ke nicabanga kutsi laba labebali-18 baseSilowama lokwawela kubo umbhoshongo wababulala, bona babebabi kakhulu yini kunabo bonkhe bantfu lababehlala eJerusalema?
“Ngako wabita bonkhe lababekweleda lesicebi ngamunye ngamunye. Kulona wekucala watsi: ‘Uyikweleda malini inkhosi yami?’
Kulomunye watsi: ‘Wena-ke ukweleda malini?’ Waphendvula watsi: ‘Nasi sikwelede, ngikweleda emasaka emmbila lalikhulu.’ Lendvuna yatsi: ‘Nali libhuku lesikwelede sakho. Hlala phansi ubhale ema-80.’