31 “Ngako-ke ningakhatsateki ngekutsi: ‘Sitawudlani?’ nome: ‘Sitawunatsani?’ nome: ‘Sitakwembatsani?’
Amasiya wabuta lomuntfu waNkulunkulu, watsi: “Kepha sekutakwentiwa njani ngalesiliva lengemakhilogremu lati-3 400 lesengiyikhokhele lamabutfo ema-Israyeli?” Lomuntfu waNkulunkulu waphendvula watsi: “Simakadze angakunika lokunyenti kakhulu kunaloko.”
Ubapha kudla labo labamesabako, sivumelwane sakhe uyasikhumbula phakadze naphakadze.
Tsemba kuSimakadze, wente lokuhle, uhlale eveni, uve bumnandzi bekudla emadlelweni laluhlata.
Lahlela imitfwalo yakho kuSimakadze, yena uyawukusimisa; angeke avume phakadze naphakadze kutsi lolungile wakhe atanyatanyiswe.
Bafundzi bakhe batsi kuye: “Konje lapha ehlane singakutfolaphi nje kudla lokungenela lesicumbi sebantfu lesingaka?”
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Kubhaliwe kutsi: “ ‘Umuntfu angeke aphile ngesinkhwa sodvwa, kodvwa uphila ngawo onkhe emavi laphuma emloyeni waNkulunkulu.’ ”
“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?
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.
Ngako ningakhatsateki ngekufuna leningahle nikudle nikunatse; netingcondvo tenu tingakhatsateki.
Ningakhatsateki ngalutfo. Kepha kuko konkhe ticelo tenu atatiwe nguNkulunkulu, ngekukhuleka nekuncusa kanye nekubonga.
Lahlelani kuye konkhe kukhatsateka kwenu, ngobe yena uyanikhatsalela.