28 “Nitihluphelani ngetimphahla? Bukani timbali temhlaba kutsi tikhula njani, atikhandleki, futsi atitfungi.
Ngiyawufanana nematolo ku-Israyeli; uyawuchakaza njengembali. Njengemsedari waseLebanoni uyawutishonisa phansi timphandze takhe;
Ningaphatsi ngisho nemgodla wendlela wekucela, nemabhantji lamabili, neticatfulo, nentfonga, ngobe sisebenti sifanelwe kudla kwaso.
“Ngako-ke ngitsi kini: Ningakhatsateki ngetimphilo tenu kutsi nitakudlani ninatseni, nangemitimba yenu kutsi nitakwembatsani. Imphilo ayiyinkhulu yini kunekudla, nemtimba kunekwekwembatsa?
Kukhona yini emkhatsini wenu longatengetela umzuzwana ebudzeni bemphilo yakhe ngekutihlupha kwakhe?
“Ngako-ke ningakhatsateki ngekutsi: ‘Sitawudlani?’ nome: ‘Sitawunatsani?’ nome: ‘Sitakwembatsani?’
INkhosi yamphendvula yatsi: “Mata, ye Mata! Utikhatsata ngetintfo letinyenti,
“Nabaniletsa kutenigweba emasinagogeni, nome embikwebabusi nemakhosi, ningakhatsateki ngekutsi niyawutsini nitiphendvulele njani.
Jesu wase utjela bafundzi bakhe utsi: “Ngako-ke nginitjela kutsi: Ningakhatsateki ngemphilo yenu, nekutsi nitawudlani, nangekutsi nitakwembatsani emitimbeni yenu.
“Ase nibheke kutsi timbali tikhula njani! Atisebenti nome tititfungele timphahla. Kodvwa nginitjela kutsi, naSolomoni, labenjinge kangaka, abete timphahla letatihlotjiswe kwendlula ngisho nayinye yaletimbali.
Waphendula watsi: “Nangabe unemahembe lamabili, nika lomunye longenalo libe linye, lonekudla akacetunele labanye.”
Ningakhatsateki ngalutfo. Kepha kuko konkhe ticelo tenu atatiwe nguNkulunkulu, ngekukhuleka nekuncusa kanye nekubonga.
Lahlelani kuye konkhe kukhatsateka kwenu, ngobe yena uyanikhatsalela.