9 Tinhloso tesilima tisono, nebantfu bayamtondza umuntfu lowedzelelako.
Simakadze wabona kutsi kukhulu kona kwemuntfu emhlabeni, nekutsi yonkhe imizindlo nemicabango yenhlitiyo yakhe mibi ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
Nkulunkulu waliva leliphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi, watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Ngingeke ngiphindze ngiwucalekise umhlabatsi ngenca yemuntfu, ngobe imizindlo yenhlitiyo yemuntfu mibi kwasebusheni bakhe. Ngingeke ngiphindze ngikubhubhise konkhe lokuphilako, njengobe ngentile.
Ngiyabatondza bantfu labamphacambili, kodvwa umtsetfo wakho ngiyawutsandza.
Ligama lelitsi “sidvwaladvwala” lisho umuntfu longahloniphi nalotigcabhako, nalongabanaki bantfu.
Cosha sedzeleli kutawuphela kuphikisana, nekulwa kanye nenhlamba.
Nawukudla lokudla, kuyawukubamba emphinjeni. Ungamuva atsi: “Dlani, unatse,” kantsi inhlitiyo yakhe ayikho lapho.
Umuntfu lohlose kwenta lokubi uyawuba neludvumo lolubi.
Tedzeleli letingenandzaba nebantfu, tingesusa lutfutfuva kuwo onkhe emadolobha; kodvwa bantfu labahlakaniphile baletsa kuthula nelucolo.
Naweluleka sedzeleli, utilandzela inhlamba; nawucondzisa umuntfu lomubi, utawusuke akulimate.
Lomubi akayiyekele indlela yakhe lembi, nalokhohlakele ayekele imicabango yakhe lemibi. Akaphendvuke abuyele kuSimakadze, uyawuba nemusa kuye, akabuyele kuNkulunkulu wetfu, ngobe uyawumtsetselela ngenkhululeko.
Maye kitsi, ngobe sibhujisiwe. Maye Jerusalema, geza bubi lobusenhlitiyweni yakho, khona utewusindziswa. Uyawuyifukamela kuze kube ngunini lemicabango yakho lemibi?
Ngobe enhlitiyweni kuvela imicabango lemibi, nekubulala, nekuphinga, nebugwadla, nekuba, nekucalemanga, nekuhlambalata.
Kepha mine ngitsi kini: Ngulowo nalowo lobuka lomsikati, bese uyamkhanuka, sewuphinge naye enhlitiyweni yakhe.
Kodvwa Jesu ayati imicabango yabo, watsi: “Yini nicabange lokubi etinhlitiyweni tenu?
Ngako, phendvuka kulelichinga lakho lelibi, uthandaze eNkhosini kutsi ikutsetselele ngekucabanga intfo lembi kangaka.
Tibhidlita konkhe lokuphakamele kuvimbela kwati Nkulunkulu. Titfumba yonkhe imicabango, tiyente itfobele kulalela Khristu.