15 “Caphelani baphrofethi bemanga, labeta kini banjengetimvu ngaphandle, kodvwa ngekhatsi banjengetimphisi letibukhali.
Nalomphrofethi lomdzala waphendvula, watsi: “Nami futsi ngingumphrofethi njengawe. Ingilosi ikhulume kimi ngelivi laSimakadze, yatsi: ‘Mlandze, ute naye lapha kakho, khona atekudla kudla, anatse nemanti.’ ” Kodvwa abecala emanga.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, mayelana na-Ahabi, umsa waKholaya, nangaSedekiya, umsa waMaseya, labaphrofetha emanga kini egameni lami, utsi: ‘Ngitawubanikela kuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, yena uyawufike ababulale embikwemehlo enu nibuka.
naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze utsi: Ngempela, ngitamjezisa Shemaya waseNehelamu kanye nesitukulwane sakhe. Kute namunye loyawusala kulabantfu laba, futsi akayiwubona nakunye kwetintfo letinhle lengiyawutentela bantfu bami, ngobe yena ushumayele kuhlubuka mine, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
kanye nebaphrofethi baka-Israyeli labaphrofetha kuyo iJerusalema, babona nemibono yekuthula kwayo, kube kona kungekho kuthula, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.” ’ ”
Njengobe nibajabhisile labalungile ngalamanga enu, ngibe mine ngingakabadzabukisi, nangenca yekutsi nikhutsate lababi kutsi bangaphendvuki etindleleni tabo letimbi kuze basindzise timphilo tabo,
Kuneluzungu lwetikhulu talo letisekhatsi kulo njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako nalidladlabula inyamatane yalo lelitayidla, tishwabudzela bantfu, titsatse ingcebo netintfo letingemagugu, tente bafelokati labanyenti ekhatsi kulo.
Tiphatsimandla talo letisemkhatsini welive tifanana netimphisi letidladlabula tinyamatane tato; ticitsa ingati tibulale bantfu, khona titewutfola inzuzo lembi.
Bayawutsi nabawa, batfole lusito loluncane, labanyenti labatentisako bayawutihlanganisa nabo.
Babusi balamadolobha bawabusa ngekudizelwa, kanjalo nebaphristi bayatsengwa kuze bachaze bahumushe nemtsetfo, nebaphrofethi imibono netembulo tabo batichaza ngekudizelwa; noko basajinge bachoshe ngekutsi Simakadze unabo, batsi: “Kute lokutasehlela, ngobe Simakadze unatsi.”
“Ngalelo langa ngulowo nalowo mphrofethi uyawuba nemahloni ngembono wakhe. Angeke aphindze ayembatse ingubo yeboya yebuphrofethi kuze atekukhohlisa.
Kepha nicaphele bantfu, ngobe bayawunibopha banifake etinkantolo, banibhambabule emasinagogeni abo.
Aniboni ngani kutsi bengingakhulumi kini ngesinkhwa? Kepha caphelani imbiliso yebaFarisi nebaSadusi!”
Jesu watsi kubo: “Nibocaphela, ningangenwa yimbiliso yebaFarisi nebaSadusi!”
Kuyakuvela baprofethi bemanga labanyenti, bedukise bantfu labanyenti.
Kepha lisango lincane nendlela yincane leyisa ekuphileni, nebantfu labayitfolako bambalwa.”
Watsi kubo: “Caphelani, nikubalekele konkhe kufisa lokubi; ngobe imphilo yemuntfu ayinconotiswa bunjinga bakhe.”
Maye kini, nangabe wonkhe umuntfu ukhuluma kahle ngani; ngobe bokhokho babo bebenta njalo kubaphrofethi bemanga.”
Umuntfu locashiwe, longesiye umelusi wetimvu, naletimvu kungesito takhe, nakabona imphisi ita, ushiya letimvu, abaleke, imphisi itisukele itihlakate.
Ngako-ke caphelani, kuze kutsi lokwashiwo baphrofethi kungenteki kini:
Bahamba yonkhe indlela lejuba esichingini baya ePhafosi, lapho bahlangana naBhajesu labesangoma, umJuda labengumphrofethi wemanga.
Kodvwa bazalwanembumbulu labaletfwa ngasese, bangena ngekunyelela emkhatsini wetfu, batinhloli tenkhululeko yetfu lesinayo kuKhristu Jesu, khona batesenta tigcili.
Ngako-ke ngeke sisaba bantfwana, sigujuteliswe ngemagagasi, sipheshulwe ngimimoya yonkhe yetimfundziso tekukhohlisa kwebantfu labanebucili bekudukisa.
Ningakhohliswa ngumuntfu ngemavi lalite, ngobe ngenca yaleto tintfo lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lwehlela etikwalabangamlaleli.
Caphelani tinja, nicaphele tisebenti tebubi, nicaphele bekusika umtimba.
Caphelani-ke kutsi kubete lonitfumba ngekuhlakanipha, nangekukhohlisa lokulite, aniyenge ngemikhuba yebantfu nangetimfundziso temimoya yemvelo emkhatsini. Konkhe loko kuphambene nendlela yaKhristu.
kepha lababi nebakhohlisi bayawudlanga ngebubi, bedukise, nabo bedukiswe.
Ngobe siyeta sikhatsi lapho bangeyiwuyemukela imfundziso lephilile; kodvwa ngekwenkhanuko yabo bayawutibutsela bafundzisi babo, bafundziswe loko labatsandza kufundziswa kona.
Kodvwa nine, batsandzekako, seniyakwati loku. Ngako-ke, caphelani, kuze ningedukiswa ngemaphutsa alabangenamtsetfo, bese niyawa ekucineni kwenu.
Batsandzekako, ningabohambe nikholwa ngibo bonkhe bomoya, nibobahlola bomoya kutsi baNkulunkulu yini, ngobe banyenti baphrofethi bemanga labaphumele eveni.
Ngobe kukhona labangene ngekunyelela ebandleni. ImiBhalo kadze yasho ngalabo bantfu kutsi bamiselwe kubhujiswa kwaphakadze. Abamesabi Nkulunkulu; sebaguculele umusa wakhe bawenta siyalu sebugwadla nebuphingi, baphika Jesu Khristu, iNkhosi yetfu, lekunguye yedvwa uMbusi.
Ngase ngibona imimoya lemibi lemitsatfu: Lomunye wawuphuma emlonyeni wanyokangwenya, lomunye uphuma emlonyeni wesilo, lomunye uphuma emlonyeni wemphrofethi wemanga. Lemimoya beyinjengetigogodvolo.
Ngabona kutsi lomfati abesadzakwe yingati yalabangcwele, nengati yalabo labafela kufakaza ngaJesu. Ngatsi nangimbona lomfati, ngamangala kakhulu.
Kodvwa lesilo satfunjwa, kanye nemphrofethi wemanga labenta tibonakaliso tekudukisa labo labaneluphawu lwesilo nalabasikhonta ngekukhotsamela lomfanekiso waso. Bobabili bajikijelwa baphila echibini lemlilo lelivutsa sibabule.
Sathane labedukise leto tive wabanjwa, wajikwa echibini lemlilo lonesibabule, lapho bekukhona khona silo kanye nemphrofethi wemanga. Bayawuhlushwa batfoseke imini nebusuku phakadze naphakadze.