5 Umhlolokazi onganabani, osele asele yedwa, ubeke ithemba lakhe kuZimu, uhlala ekuncengeni nekuthandazeni ubusuku nemini.
Ukufihla ngeensiba zakhe, ngaphasi kwamaphikwakhe ufunyana ubuphephelo, ubuqotho bakhe busihlangu nomthangala.
Ngambala uZimu uyisindiswami, ngizamethemba ngingesabi. USomnini, iye uSomnini umamandla neenkhwepha zami begodu uyisindiswami.”
Amasango weZiyoni azakulila abibitheke; libe dududu, lihlale phasi ehlabathini.”
Yeke uzazibuza uthi, ‘Ngubani nje owangibelethela laba? Benginganabantwana, ngiyinyumba; bengithunjiwe, ngilahliwe. Bakhuliswe ngubani-ke laba? Qala, ngasala ngingedwa; alo, babuyaphi-ke laba?’ ”
Ngubani phakathi kwenu owesaba uSomnini alalele ilizwi lencekwakhe, ozilungiselele ukukhamba ebumnyameni, kunganamkhanyo; nokho athembele ebizweni lakaSomnini abe adzimelele kuZimakhe na?
“Hlokoma wena mfazi oyinyumba, wena ongazange ubelethe umntwana! Zwakalisa ukuhlokoma, iye, kwakwazela wena ongazange ube nemirhelo, ngombana banengi abantwana botjhiyiweko kunebaloyo onendoda.” Watjho njalo uSomnini.
Wathumela umlilo uvela phezulu, wawehlisela emathanjenami, wendlalela iinyawo zami inede, wangibuyisela emuva. Wangitjhiya nginganabuyo, imini yoke ngibuthakathaka.
Yeke uJesu watjela abafundi bakhe umfanekiso abakhombisa bonyana bafanele bahlale bathandaza njalo bangapheli amandla.
Alo, nithi uZimu angeze abazwela abakhethiweko bakhe, abalilela kuye imini nobusuku na? Uzalokhu abaphayela ngeqadi na?
Ngemva kwalapho waba mhlolokazi bewaba neminyaka ematjhumi abunane nane. Azange akhe asuke ethempelini kodwana bekadumisa ubusuku nemini, azila ukudla athandaza.
iye, isithembiso izizwe zekhethu ezilitjhumi nambili ebezithemba ukusifikelela, njengombana zilotjha imini nobusuku. Kungalo ithembeli, wena ohloniphekileko, ngimangalelwe maJuda!
Kwathi lokha inani labafundi nalisiya lisanda, kwaba khona ukukhalala hlangana namaJuda akhuluma isiGirigi ngamaJuda akhuluma isiHebheru ngombana athi abahlolokazi bawo abatjhejwa ekwabelweni kwangamalanga.
UPitrosi wasikima wakhamba nabo. Nafikako, bamusa ngelawini elingehla. Boke abahlolokazi bamzomba, balila bamkhombisa izambatho neempahla ezinye uDorkasi azithunga asaphila nabo.
UPitrosi wamsiza ngokumsikimisa, wabiza abacwengileko nabahlolokazi wabanikela yena sele aphila.
namkha sikhuthazaneni ekukholweni kwethu, iye ekukholweni kwenu nekukholweni kwami.
esamukela ngaye isisa nobupostoli ukuletha ukulalela ukukholwa hlangana nabatjhili ngebanga lebizo lakhe,
Ngifuna bona ningatshwenyeki ngalitho. Indoda engakathathi ikhathalela iindaba zeKosi, ifuna ukwazi bona ingayithabisa njani iKosi.
Ipilo yayo ihlukene phakathi. Nomfazi ongakendi namkha itlawu likhathalela iindaba zeKosi: Ihloso yalo kuzinikela eKosini ngomzimba nangomphefumulo. Kodwana nakumfazi owendileko ukhathalela iindaba zephaseli, ufuna ukwazi bona angayithabisa njani indoda yakhe.
Thandazani nikuMoya ngeenkhathi zoke ngayo yoke imihlobohlobo yemithandazo kanye neembawo. Nisakhumbule lokho, yelelani begodu ngeenkhathi zoke hlalani nithandazela boke abacwengileko.
Ningakhathazeki ngalitho kodwana kikho koke, iimbawo zenu azaziwe nguZimu ngomthandazo nangokuncenga okunokuthokoza.
Kokuthoma ngiyabawa bona ukuncenga, ukuthandaza, ukubawela abanye nokuthokoza kwenzelwe abantu boke,
Nangabe umfazi okholwako unabahlolokazi emndenini, akabasize; umthwalo ungabi semahlombe webandla, khona lizakwazi ukusiza abahlolokazi abanganabani.
Hlonipha abahlolokazi abanganabani.
Ngiyamthokoza uZimu engimlotjha ngesazelo esimsulwa njengombana abokhokho bami gade basenza. Ngikukhumbula njalo emithandazwenami emini nebusuku.
Mbala, leyo yindlela abafazi bekadeni abacwengileko nebebabeka ithemba labo kuZimu, ebebahloba ngayo. Bebathobela amadodabo,
Kwanga uSomnini angakwandisela ngalokho okwenze kwabanye. Inga ungafumana umvuzo ophuphumako kuSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli okhosele ngaphasi kwamaphikwakhe.”