3 Nasekuseni niye nitsi: ‘Lamuhla litakuna, ngobe sibhakabhaka sibhejile sinemafu.’ Niyakwati kuchaza simo sesibhakabhaka, kepha anikwati kuchaza tibonakaliso tesikhatsi?
emadvodza aka-Isakhari, labeticondza kahle tikhatsi, ati nekutsi Israyeli kufanele enteni, bekutikhulu letatingema-200, akanye nato tonkhe tinini tawo letatitiphetse;
Timphumphutse setiyabona, tinchute netishosha setiyahamba, emalephelo ayahlanteka, tihhulu setiyeva, labafile bayavuswa, neliVangeli seliyashunyayelwa kulabamphofu.
Batentisi, waphrofetha kahle ngani Isaya nakatsi:
Kepha Jesu abati bubi babo watsi: “Batentisi, ningilingelani?
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Nivimbela bantfu umbuso welizulu, nibe nine ningangeni, nebantfu labafuna kungena anibavumeli kutsi bangene. [
Jesu walihamba lonkhe laseGalile, afundzisa emasinagogeni abo, ashumayela liVangeli lembuso, aphilisa bantfu kuto tonkhe tifo nasekuguleni kwabo.
Mtentisi, cala kucala ukhiphe lugodvo lolusesweni lakho, emvakwaloko-ke utakubonisisa kahle kutsi ukhiphe lutsi lolusesweni lwemzalwane wakho.
Maye kini! Ninjengemadliza langasabonakali, nebantfu sebahamba etikwawo ngobe bangasawaboni.”
Batentisi! Ngekubuka umhlaba nesibhakabhaka niyakwati kufundza lesikushoko; pho, nehlulwa yini kufundza inchazelo yaletikhatsi talamuhla?”
INkhosi yasiphendvula yatsi: “Nine batentisi! Lomunye wenu angete ayikhipha yini inkhabi nome imbongolo esibayeni ayeyinatsisa ngeliSabatha?
Kudla lokucinile kwebantfu lasebakhulile, lasebanemicondvo lehlutekile, leseyikwati kwehlukanisa lokuhle nalokubi.