20 Umuntfu lowetsembekile uyawuchuma; kodvwa lojaka kuceba uyawutfola sijeziso.
Ngabeka umnaketfu Hanani kutsi engamele iJerusalema abambisane naHananiya, indvuna yenqaba, ngobe Hananiya abeyindvodza leyayetsembekile yesaba Nkulunkulu kwendlula emadvodza lamanyenti.
Ngiyabanconota labo labetsembeke kuNkulunkulu, kulelive, kutsi bangahlala nami. Lowo lohamba ngendlela yebucotfo angaba yinceku yami.
Umuntfu lolungile uphiwa tibusiso letinyenti; kodvwa lomubi ufihla budlova bakhe ngekukhuluma kwakhe lokunyenti.
Umuntfu lotfola ingcebo ngekushesha isheshe imphunyuke; kodvwa loyitfola kancane kancane iyamandzela.
Nawuphukuta luphuya, usuke wetfuka uMdali walo; nawuhhalatisa umuntfu lowehlelwe ngulokubi, nakanjani ungeke uhlale ungajeziswa.
Akukuhle kuba nenshisekelo ungenalo lwati. Umuntfu lonematata ulahlekelwa yindlela.
Ingcebo letfolakale ngekushesha igcina ingenasibusiso.
Banyenti bantfu labatishoko kutsi banelutsandvo sibili; kodvwa ngubani longatfola lowetsembeke ngempela?
Caphela ungatibulali ngekucoshana nebunjinga; tsatsa kuhlakanipha nekutibamba.
Lifelela litimisela ngekutsi licebe; alati kutsi linyonyobelwa buphuya.
“Pho, ngubani losisebenti lesetsembekile nalesihlakaniphile, inkhosi yaso lesimise etikwebendlu yayo, kutsi sibanike kudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele?
Inkhosi yaso yatsi kuso: ‘Wente kahle, sisebenti lesihle nalesetsembekile; wetsembekile etintfweni letincane, ngako ngitakubeka wengamele lokunyenti. Ngena ekujabuleni kwenkhosi yakho!’
INkhosi yaphendvula yatsi: “Ngubani-ke losisebenti lesetsembekile nalesihlakaniphile lesiyawutfunywa kutsi sicize indlu yenkhosi kanye nekunika letinye tisebenti kudla lokutifanele nangesikhatsi lesifanele?
Jesu wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Kwake kwaba khona indvodza leyayisicebi lesasinendvuna. Sase sitjelwe kutsi lendvuna ihlaphata imali yaso.
Ungakwesabi loko lotakuhluphekela. Buka la, Sathane utawufaka labanye benu ejele, kuze nitewuvivinywa; nitawuhlushwa emalanga lalishumi. Yetsembeka kuze kube ngusekufeni, ngiyawukupha umchele wekuphila.
Ngiyati lapho uhlala khona; uhlala lapho Sathane anesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi khona. Libito lami ulibambisisile, awuzange ungihlubuke ngisho namhlazane Antipasi, fakazi wami lowetsembekile, abulawa emkhatsini wenu, lapho kuhlala khona Sathane.
Ahimeleki wayiphendvula inkhosi watsi: “Ngubani kuto tonkhe tinceku takho lowetsembeke kuwe njengaDavide, umkhwenyane wenkhosi, indvuna yemabutfo lagadza wena, umuntfu lohlonishwa kangaka endlini yakho yonkhe?