1 Bazalwane bami, akukuhle kutsi linyenti lenu libe bafundzisi, nati kutsi tsine lesifundzisako siyakwemukeliswa kwehlulelwa lokumatima.
Mosi wakhuluma ku-Aroni watsi: “Simakadze abesho kona loku-ke ngesikhatsi atsi: ‘Ngiyawutibonakalisa ngingcwele kulabo labasedvute nami; ngiyawukhatimuliswa embikwabo bonkhe bantfu.’ ” Kodvwa Aroni wathula.
Umuntfu lowenta loko, nome ngabe ngubani, shangatsi Simakadze angamsusa emathendeni akaJakobe, lite nome ngabe uyayiletsa iminikelo kuSimakadze longuSomandla.
“Kute umfundzi lomkhulu kunemfundzisi wakhe, futsi kute nenceku lengetulu kwenkhosi yayo.
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Nivimbela bantfu umbuso welizulu, nibe nine ningangeni, nebantfu labafuna kungena anibavumeli kutsi bangene. [
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Ngobe nidla tindlu tebafelokati, nangekutentisa nenta imithandazo lemidze. Ngako niyakwemukeliswa kulahlwa lokukhulu.]
BaFarisi nababona loku, base batsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Kwentiwa yini kutsi lomfundzisi wenu adle kanye nebatselisi netoni?”
Sayibita lendvuna satsi: ‘Yini loku lengikuvako ngawe? Ngikhombise kutsi imphahla yami uyiphatsa kanjani, ngobe ungeke uchubeke ube yindvuna yami, nawuhamba ngalolunyawo!’
“Ningabehluleli labanye bantfu, khona ningetikwehlulelwa nguNkulunkulu; ningabalahli labanye, khona ningetiwulahlwa; tsetselelani, nani niyawutsetselelwa.
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Wena, ungumfundzisi waka-Israyeli. Pho, awukucondzi ngani loku?
Ebandleni lase-Antiyokhi kwakunebaphrofethi nebafundzisi: Bhanabasi, naSimeyoni (lobitwa ngekutsi Mnyama), naLusiyusi waseSirene, naManayeni lowakhula naHerodi, umbusi, naSawula.
Nkulunkulu umise labatsite ebandleni: kucala baphostoli, kwesibili baphrofethi, kwesitsatfu bafundzisi, bese kuba ngulabenta imisebenti yemandla, nalabanetiphiwo temusa tekuphilisa, nebasiti, nebaholi, nalabakhuluma ngetilimi.
Ngobe sonkhe kufanele sime embikwesihlalo saKhristu sekwehlulela, kuze kutsi ngulowo nalowo atekwemukela umvuzo wakhe ngalakwentile, lokuhle nome lokubi, asekulomtimba.
Nguye futsi lowapha labanye kutsi babe baphostoli, labanye babe baphrofethi, labanye babe bavangeli, labanye babe belusi, labanye babe bafundzisi.
bafisa kuba bafundzisi bemtsetfo ngaphandle kwekukucondzisisa kahle loko labakushoko, naloko labakugcizelelako.
Ngiko lengakhetselwa kuba ngummemeteli nemphostoli wako, ngifundzise betive kukholwa neliciniso; ngikhuluma liciniso, hhayi emanga.
Ngamiselwa kutsi ngibe ngummemeteli, nemphostoli, nemfundzisi waleliVangeli,
Hloniphani baholi benu, nilalele imitsetfo yabo, ngobe balindza imiphefumulo yenu bangaphumuli, njengobe bayawulandzisa ngayo. Nanenta njalo, nibasita, umsebenti wabo batawenta ngekujabula, hhayi ngelusizi; ngobe nani kungeke kunisite loko.
Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, ningedukiswa.
Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, khumbulani naku: Ngulowo nalowo muntfu akasheshe kuva, ephute kukhuluma, ephute nekutfukutsela;
Emlonyeni munye kuphuma kubusisa nekucalekisa. Bazalwane bami, akufanele kube njalo.
Ningatenti emakhosi etikwalabo lenibaphetse, kodvwa nibe tibonelo letinhle emhlambini leniwelusile.