5 “Nanithandazako, ningalingisi batentisi; ngobe batsandza kuthandaza bemile emasinagogeni, nasemajikeni etitaladi, kuze batekubonwa bantfu. Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sebavele bawutfolile umvuzo wabo.
Vani livi lekukhala kwami, ungisite, Nkhosi yami naNkulunkulu wami, ngobe ngithandaza kuwe, Simakadze.
Kusihlwa, nasekuseni, nasemini ngiyatikhalela ngibubule kuye, bese uyaliva livi lami.
Imihlatjelo lenikelwa ngulababi isinengiso kuSimakadze; kodvwa imithandazo yebantfu labetsembekile iyamjabulisa.
Umuntfu lotiphakamisako usinengiso kuSimakadze; nome kanjani uyawujeziswa.
Naniphakamisa tandla tenu niteneka, nithandaza, ngiyakuwafihla emehlo ami kini; nome senenta imithandazo leminyenti kangakanani, ngingeke ngiyilalele. Tandla tenu tigcwele ingati;
Niyawube seniyangibita-ke nite nitewuthandaza kimi, mine ngiyawuniva.
Watsi kube Danyela eve kutsi sekubhalwe lomtsetfosimemetelo, wahamba waya ekhaya lakhe ekamelweni lelisetulu, lapho emafasitelo akhona abevulekela ngaseJerusalema. Abeguca ngemadvolo katsatfu ngelilanga, athandaze, abonga Nkulunkulu wakhe, njengobe abevame kwenta ngaphambili.
Konkhe leniyakucela ngekukhuleka nikholwa, niyakukwemukeliswa.”
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Nivimbela bantfu umbuso welizulu, nibe nine ningangeni, nebantfu labafuna kungena anibavumeli kutsi bangene. [
Konkhe labakwentako kwekutiveta kubantfu. Ngobe la etinhloko tabo sebandzise emabhande lanetikhehle temabhokisana letinemavesi emiBhalo, bese belula timvakaza temijiva yabo.
Batsandza tindzawo letingenhla emadzilini, netitulo letisembili emasinagogeni,
“Kepha caphelani ningakwenti kulunga kwenu embikwebantfu ngenhloso yekutsi nibonwe ngibo, funa nibete umvuzo kuYihlo losezulwini.
“Futsi-ke nanizila kudla, ningabunyukumalisi buso benu njengebatentisi, ngobe bona banyukumalisa buso babo, kuze batekubonakalisa kubantfu kuzila kwabo. Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sebawemukele umvuzo wabo.
“Ngako-ke nawupha lutfo kumuntfu loswele, ungamemeteli, njengobe kwenta batentisi emasinagogeni nasetitaladini, khona batewudvunyiswa bantfu. Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sebawemukele umvuzo wabo.
Ngako-ke ncusani eNkhosini yekuvuna kutsi itfumele tisebenti ekuvuneni kwayo!”
Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi nanithandazako, nibobacolela leniphambene nabo, kuze kutsi neYihlo losezulwini anitsetselele tono tenu. [
Ekufundziseni kwakhe Jesu watsi: “Caphelani tati temtsetfo, letitsandza kuhamba tembetse imijiva lemidze, tihambe tibingelelwa bantfu etimakethe.
“Maye kini, baFarisi! Nitsandza titulo letincono emasinagogeni nibingelelwe ngekuhlonishwa nasetimakethe.
Jesu wase ubatjela lomfanekiso abafundzisa kutsi kufanele bathandaze sonkhe sikhatsi bangadzinwa.
“Kodvwa umtselisi eme khashane akazange abhekise ngisho nebuso bakhe ezulwini, kepha ngekutisola wathandaza watsi: ‘Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mine soni!’ ”
tidla tindlu tebafelokati, bese titentisa ngekuthandaza imithandazo lemidze. Tiyakwemukela sijeziso lesikhulu.”
“Kodvwa maye, kubuhlungu kini nine leninjingile manje, ngobe phela seninako konkhe lokunijabulisako.
Sekuze ngunyalo anikaceli lutfo egameni lami. Celani nitawuphiwa, kuze kutfokota kwenu kuphelele.”
Khulekani ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi nikuMoya ngekukhuleka konkhe nekuncenga. Nilindzele ngesineke sonkhe, nangekuncusela labangcwele bonkhe.
Thandazani ningayekeli.
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wephana ngemusa lomkhulu, ngako umBhalo utsi: “Nkulunkulu umelana nalabatigcabhako, kepha labatfobekile ubapha umusa.”