5 Lohlonipha umyalo wenkhosi, kute lokungamfaka engotini. Umuntfu lohlakaniphile uyati enhlitiyweni yakhe sikhatsi lesilungile nendlela lekahle yekwenta tintfo.
emadvodza aka-Isakhari, labeticondza kahle tikhatsi, ati nekutsi Israyeli kufanele enteni, bekutikhulu letatingema-200, akanye nato tonkhe tinini tawo letatitiphetse;
Nangingayigcina yonkhe imiyalo yakho, ngingeke ngihlazeke.
Kodvwa babelekisi besaba Nkulunkulu, ngako abazange bawente lomyalo wenkhosi, babengatibulali letinswane letibafana.
Labalungile bayawuhlala baphephile etingotini; kodvwa lababi bayawuhlala basetinhluphekweni.
Umuntfu lonekucondza utimisela ngekuhlakanipha, kodvwa emehlo esilima acalata yonkhe indzawo.
Inhlitiyo yalohlakaniphile ibheke ekulungeni, kodvwa yesilima ibuke ebubini.
Konkhe sekuvakele. Nasi-ke siphetfo sendzaba: Yesaba Nkulunkulu, ugcine imiyalo yakhe, kute lokunye lokungetulu kwaloko lokudzingekako kumuntfu.
Umuntfu lohlakaniphile uyabona lapho aya khona, kodvwa silima sona sihamba ebumnyameni; noko ngase ngiyabona kutsi bobabili befikelwa siphetfo lesifananako.
Ngitsi hlonipha umyalo wenkhosi ngenca yesifungo lowasenta kuNkulunkulu.
Efrayimu ucindzetelekile wagcotjwagcotjwa ngekwehlulelwa, ngobe utimisele kulandzela tithico.
Wabaphendvula watsi: “Yebo-ke, khiphani kuKhesari lokukwakhe, nikhiphe kuNkulunkulu lokukwaNkulunkulu.”
Kodvwa boPhetro naJohane babaphendvula batsi: “Nine ngekwenu ake senisho kutsi ngukuphi lokulungile ebusweni baNkulunkulu, kulalela nine yini nome kulalela Nkulunkulu?
Phetro nalabanye baphostoli baphendvula batsi: “Kufanele silalele Nkulunkulu kunekulalela bantfu.
Kanjalo-ke natsi, kusukela mhlazana siva ngani, asizange siyekele kunithandazela, sinincusela kutsi niphelele ekwatini intsandvo yaNkulunkulu ngekuhlakanipha nekucondza konkhe kwaMoya.
Kudla lokucinile kwebantfu lasebakhulile, lasebanemicondvo lehlutekile, leseyikwati kwehlukanisa lokuhle nalokubi.