17 “ ‘Sanidlalela inghwani, kodwana azange nigide! Sarhahlawula, kodwana azange nilile!’
Lokha nabafika eGoreni-Hayathadi ngaphetjheya kweJordani bahlaba umkhosi omkhulu wesililo. Lapho uJosefa wadlulisa amalanga alikhomba wokuzilela uyise.
Boke abantu benyuka bamlandela, babetha amafludu bajekezela bahlaba iinsondo bekwadengezela iphasi ngebanga lomdumo.
Nizakubhina iingoma njengalokha nanizihlambulula ebusuku ngaphambi komnyanya. Kuzakuba nethabo ehliziyweni njengalokha nakubethwa inghwani lekhambo lokukhuphukela entabeni kaSomnini olidwala laka-Israyeli.
Godu ngizakwakha, nje-ke uzakwakheka, wena tlawu Israyeli! Godu uzazikghabisa ngabosotjherere bakho, uphume uyokugida nabathabileko.
“Kodwana ngizasifanisa nani nje isizukulwana sanamhlanjesesi? Sinjengabantwana abahlezi eendaweni zokuthengisa baseze babizana bathi,
“UJwanisi wafika angagomi begodu angaseli, nje-ke bathi, ‘Unedimoni’.
UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Abayeni bomkhwenyana bangazila njani khisibe usesenabo na? Isikhathi sizakufika sokobana umkhwenyana asuswe kibo, ngesikhatheso-ke, bazakuzila ukudla.
Kwathi uJesu nangena ngekumbeni yomphathi wafumana ababethi beempalapala nesiqubuthu ebesenza itjhada,
“Ngesikhatheso indodana ekulu beyisemasimini. Kwathi nayitjhidela ekhaya, yezwa kuvunywa ingoma kugidwa.
Isiqubuthu esikhulu sabantu samlandela, kukhona nabafazi ebebalila bamrhahlawulela.
Banjengabantwana abahlezi endaweni yokuthengisela barhuwelelana basithi, “ ‘Sanibethela inghwani, akhange nigide; sanivumela iingoma zesililo, kodwana akhange nilile.’
Ngesikhatheso boke ebebalapho begade barhahlawula bamlilela. UJesu wathi kibo: “Lisani ukurhahlawula! Akakahlongakali kodwana ulele.”