33 Tinyoka, ntalo yemabululu! Nitakubalekela njani kulahlwa esihogweni?
Ngitawubeka butsa emkhatsini wakho nemfati, nasemkhatsini wentalo yakho nentalo yemfati. Yona iyawufihlita inhloko yakho, wena uyawuluma sitsendze sayo.”
Ngalelo langa bantfu labahlala kulolugu bayawutsi: ‘Ase nibuke kutsi sekwentekeni kulabantfu lebesetsembele kubo, labo lesabalekela kubo sayawucela lusito nekukhululwa enkhosini yase-Asiriya! Pho-ke, sesitawuphunyula kanjani?’ ”
Nine, ntalo yetinyoka, ningakukhuluma kanjani lokuhle nine nibabi kangaka nje? Ngobe umlomo ukhuluma loko lokugcwele enhlitiyweni.
Chubekani-ke nicedzele loko lokwacalwa bokhokho benu!
Kepha watsi nakabona labanyenti bebaFarisi nebaSadusi beta embhabhatisweni, wababuta watsi: “Ntalo yetinyoka, ngubani lonitjele watsi: ‘Balekelani lolulaka lolutako’?
Kepha mine ngitsi kini: Lowo lotfukutselela umnakabo, uyawulahlwa licala; nalowo lowetfuka umnakabo, uyakuba nelicala emtsetfweni; nalowo lotsi kumnakabo: ‘Silima,’ uyawufanelwa ngumlilo wesihogo.
Ticumbi tebantfu teta kutakubhajatiswa nguJohane. Watsi kubo: “Tinyoka-ndzini! Nitjelwe ngubani kutsi ningalubalekela lolulaka lwaNkulunkulu lolutako?
Nine nibeyihlo Sathane. Nitsandza kwenta tinkhanuko teyihlo. Yena abevele angumbulali webantfu kusukela ekucaleni, akemi ecinisweni, ngobe liciniso kute kuye. Nakakhuluma emanga, ukhuluma intfo yakhe, ngobe ungumcambimanga neyise wawo onkhe emanga.
Kodvwa ngineluvalo ngani, kutsi njengobe inyoka yakhohlisa Eva ngebucili bayo, nani tingcondvo tenu tingahle tedukiswe niyekele kutinikela kuKhristu ngeliciniso nangebumsulwa.
Nicabanga kutsi siyawuba sikhulu kangakanani-ke sijeziso salowo logcobagcoba iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, edzelele ingati yesivumelwane lahlanjululwe ngayo, etfuke Moya wesihawu?
Caphelani ningamali lowo lokhulumako: Nangabe bangaphunyulanga labo labamala lowo abebacaphelisa alapha emhlabeni, natsi-ke singeke siphunyule, nasala kutsatsa tecwayiso talowo lokhuluma asezulwini.
Pho, tsine siyawuphunyula njani, nasingakunaki lokusindziswa lokungaka? Kwakhulunywa yiNkhosi kucala, kwaciniswa kitsi ngulabo labayiva.
Nyokangwenya lomkhulu walahlelwa phansi, leya nyoka yasemandvulo, lebitwa ngekutsi nguMhlebi nome nguSathane, uMkhohlisi wemhlaba wonkhe. Wajikijelwa phansi emhlabeni kanye netingilosi takhe.