15 Nangabe umzalwane nome umzalwanekati bahlubulile beswele nekudla kwemalanga onkhe,
nawutinikela ekondleni labalambile, wenetise tidzingo talabacindzetelwe, ngulapho-ke kukhanya kwakho kuyawuphuma ebumnyameni kukukhanyisele, nebusuku bakho buyawufanana nasemini kala bha.
Akusiko yini kuhlephulelana kudla kwakho nalabalambile, nekulalisa tihambi endlini yakho, nekutsi nawubona lohlubulile umembulele, ungagucukeli labo labayinyama nengati yakho?
Akacindzeteli muntfu, kodvwa ubuyisela sibambiso lasitsatsile nakenta sebolekiso. Akadleleli, kodvwa wephana nangekudla kwakhe kulabalambile, anikele ngekwekwembatsa kulabo labahlubulile.
Labamphofu nihlala nabo onkhe emalanga, nome ngunini nanitsandzako ningabentela lokuhle; kodvwa mine aninawuhlala nami sonkhe sikhatsi.
Waphendula watsi: “Nangabe unemahembe lamabili, nika lomunye longenalo libe linye, lonekudla akacetunele labanye.”
Wakhuluma waphikisana nemaJuda labekhuluma siGriki; kodvwa abefuna kumbulala.
Bagcotjwa ngematje, [bavivinywa] bancunywa ngemasaha, babulawa ngenkemba, bazulazula bembetse tikhumba tetimvu netetimbuti, beswela, bahlushwa, baphatfwa kabi.
Ase nilalele, bazalwane bami labatsandzekako! Nkulunkulu akabakhetsanga yini labaphuyile lapha emhlabeni kutsi babe ngulabacebile ekukholweni, netindlalifa embusweni lawetsembisa labo labamtsandzako?
Nangabe umuntfu anako kwelive bese ubona umzalwane wakhe loswele, angamhawukeli, angasho kanjani kutsi lutsandvo lwaNkulunkulu luhlala enhlitiyweni yakhe?