16 Labantfu laba bati kukhonona nje nekusola yonkhe intfo, bahamba ngetinkhanuko tabo letimbi, bayatigabatisa, bashaya ticetse, khona kutawuphumelela bona.
Kute muntfu lengitamkhetsa, futsi kute lengitamyenga ngelite,
longakhetsi ngisho nakuto tikhulu, ngisho nakulabanjingile nalabamphofu, ngobe phela bonkhe bangumsebenti wetandla takhe?
Bakhonona basemathendeni abo, abazange balilalele livi laSimakadze.
Akamtsandzi losalahlwe nguNkulunkulu, kodvwa uyabatisa labesaba Simakadze. Wenta sifungo, asigcine, nome sekumatima.
Tinhlitiyo tabo atinasihawu, imilomo yabo ikhuluma kutigabatisa kodvwa.
Bayaphukuta bakhulume lokubi; bakhuluma incindzetelo ekutiphakamiseni kwabo.
Kubi kukhetsa bantfu; kodvwa labanye bayona ngekukhetsana ngenca yekudizelwa kancane nje.
Labo labanhlanhlatselako emoyeni bayawuba nelwati, labo labakhononako bayakwetsabela kufundziswa.”
“ ‘Ungehluleli ngekukhetsa, ngekulahla lomphofu ngelicala uvune lomkhulu, kodvwa mehlulele ngekulunga makhelwane wakho.
Ngako lamadvodza labetfunywe nguMosi kuyawuhlola lelive ase abuya afaka umoya wekusola kuso sonkhe sive ngalombiko wawo lomubi ngalelive,
Kuphambene naSimakadze kutsi wena nalabalandzeli bakho nihlangane ngekududana kanje. Ngubani yena lo-Aroni kutsi ningemelana naye nine?”
Kwatsi ngakusasa sive sonkhe sema-Israyeli sabasola boMosi na-Aroni sitsi: “Senibulele bantfu baSimakadze.”
Kodvwa baFarisi netati temtsetfo tahhingatela tatsi: “Lomuntfu wemukela tilahlwa abuye futsi adle nato!”
Bantfu labakubona loko bacala bavungama basola batsi: “Hhawu-u, lomuntfu bekasivakashi emtini walesoni!”
Labanye baFarisi netati temtsetfo telicembu labo tasola bafundzi baJesu. Tabuta tatsi: “Nidlelani nebatselisi kanye netoni nibuye ninatse nato?”
EmaJuda ase acala kukhonona ngaye, ngobe phela abetsite: “Mine ngisinkhwa lesehla ezulwini.”
Kepha Jesu ati enhlitiyweni yakhe kutsi bafundzi bakhe bayakhonona ngalenkhulumo yakhe, watsi: “Kuyanenyanyisa yini loko?
Ningakhononi njengalabanye kubo labakhonona, babhujiswa ngumbhubhisi.
Kodvwa ngitsi: Hambani ngaMoya, khona ningetiwufeza tinkhanuko tenyama.
BaKhristu Jesu bayibetsele esiphambanweni inyama nekushangashanga kwayo kanye netinkhanuko tayo.
Nakhonona emathendeni enu, natsi: ‘Simakadze uyasenyanya; kungako nje asikhipha eveni laseGibhithe, abentela kutasinikela etandleni tema-Amori kutsi atesibhubhisa.
Yentani konkhe ningakhononi, ningaphikisani,
hhayi ngekushisekela kwenkhanuko njengemahedeni langamati Nkulunkulu.
nemsindvo wembango longapheli webantfu labanengcondvo leyonakele, futsi labemukwe neliciniso, bacabange kutsi kwesaba Nkulunkulu yindlela yenzuzo.
Ngobe siyeta sikhatsi lapho bangeyiwuyemukela imfundziso lephilile; kodvwa ngekwenkhanuko yabo bayawutibutsela bafundzisi babo, bafundziswe loko labatsandza kufundziswa kona.
Lalelani Nkulunkulu njengebantfwana bakhe, ningabuswa tinkhanuko tenu letatinibusa nisengakati lutfo ngekukholwa nguJesu Khristu.
Batsandzekako, ngiyanincenga, njengobe nitihambi nalabendlulako kulomhlaba, kutsi nitikhweshele tinkhanuko tenyama letilwa nemphefumulo.
Ngako ngesikhatsi nisesemhlabeni, ningabe nisaphila ngetinkhanuko talelive, kodvwa ngentsandvo yaNkulunkulu.
ikakhulu labo labahamba etinkhanukweni temvelo tekutingcolisa, bedzelela baphatsi. Bangemaphikankhani, bayatigcabha, abesabi nekuhlambalata benkhatimulo;
Bakhuluma emagama lalite, bayenge ngetinkhanuko nangemanyala labo labasandza kuphunyula kulabedukako.
Kwekucala nje yatini kutsi ngemalanga ekugcina kuyawufika baphukuti labahamba ngetinkhanuko tabo, banihleke bulima,
Iyakwehlulela bonkhe bantfu, ibajezise labo labangamesabi Nkulunkulu. Iyawubajezisa ngenca yemisebenti yabo yonkhe yekwedzelela nekungamhloniphi Nkulunkulu, nangawo onkhe emavi lamabi lakhulunywe ngaye toni letingamesabi.”
Batsi kini: “Ngetikhatsi tekugcina kuyawufika labahleka bulima, bantfu labangenandzaba nekukholwa, labahamba ngetinkhanuko tabo.”