37 “Othanda uyise nonina ukudlula mina, akakangifaneli. Othanda indodanakhe namkha indodakazakhe ukudlula mina, akakangifaneli.
Lokhu kwamtshwenya u-Abrahamu ngombana u-Itjhimayeli naye bekuyindodanakhe.
Nakube nanyana ngiwuphi wabaphorofidaba soloko uyaphorofida, uyise nonina abambelethileko bazakuthi kuye: “Ufanele ufe ngombana ukhuluma amala ebizweni lakaSomnini.” Ababelethi bakhe bazamhlaba lokha nakaphorofidako.
UJesu wamphendula wathi: “ ‘Thanda uSomnini uZimakho ngehliziywakho yoke, ngomphefumulwakho woke nangomkhumbulwakho woke.’
Yathi eencekwini zayo, ‘Umnyanya womtjhado sewulungile, kodwana abamenyiweko azange bafaneleke ukuza.
“Nanyana ngubani oza kimi kodwana angazondi uyise nonina, umkakhe nabantwana, abafowabo nabodadwabo, ngitjho nepilwakhe, angeze aba mfundi wami.
Kodwana labo abazakufunyanwa balungele ukubandakanyeka esikhathineso nekuvukeni kwabafileko, angeze bathatha namkha bende
Yeke hlalani nilindile, nithandaze njalo ukuze nikghone ukuphunyurha koke okuzokwenzeka nokobana nikghone ukujama phambi kweNdodana yoMuntu.”
ukuze boke bahloniphe iNdodana njengombana bahlonipha uYise. Ngiloyo naloyo ongahloniphi iNdodana akamhloniphi noYise oyithumileko.
Abantwabo bathi kiboyise nabonina: Siyabahlubuka! Baphika abafowabo, babeba abantwababo; Kodwana bayelela ilizwi lakho, Somnini, balonda isivumelwano sakho.
Nokho kusesekhona abantu abambalwa eSardisi abangakasilaphazi izambatho zabo; bazokukhamba nami bembethe ezimhlophe ngombana bafanele.
Manjesi niwudelelelani umhlabelwami nomnikelwami engiwujamise endlinami na? Kubayini amadodanakho aqakatheke khulu kuwe kunami? Nikhetha ukuzinonisa ngeminikelo yoke ekhethekileko yabantu bami bakwa-Israyeli abangihlonipha ngayo.’