8 Kanti beniphumele ukuyokubonani na? Umuntu owembethe izambatho zakanokutjho na? Abantu abambatha njalo bahlala ngeenkumbeni zamakhosi!
Zaphendula zathi: “Bekuyindoda enesambatho soboya nebhetjha edinini lakhe.” Ikosi yathi: “Ngu-Eliya umTitjhibe loyo.”
Ngesikhatheso uSomnini wakhuluma ngo-Isaya umsa ka-Amotsi wathi: “Thukulula isambatho sokuzila edinini lakho bese uhlubula amapatlagwanakho.” Yeke wenza njalo, wakhamba hlubule neenyaweni angakafaki litho.
Mhlokho woke umphorofidi wamala uzakuba neenhloni ngombono wesiphorofido sakhe, angeze embatha inaka lakhe bona ayokuleya amala.
Kwathi abafundi bakaJwanisi nabakhambako, uJesu wakhuluma ngoJwanisi eenqubuthwini, wathi: “Beniphumele ukuyokubonani erhalawumbeni na? Umhlanga udengezeliswa mumoya na?
Kanti beniphumele ukuyokubonani na? Kghani ukubona umphorofidi? Iye, ngiyanitjela nabona okudlula umphorofidi.
Izambatho zakaJwanisi bezenziwe ngoboya bekamela; bekazibophe ngebhande lesikhumba edinini, ukugoma kwakhe kuziintethe neliju lemmangweni.
Kanti beniyokubonani na? Umuntu owembethe izambatho zakanokutjho? Awa, abantu abembatha izambatho ezibizako bebahlale emnonweni bafunyanwa ngeengodlweni!
Bekube ngalesisikhathi siyalamba besibulawe mrhawu, simaratha, siphethwe kumbi, sibozulani,
Ngisebenze nzima ngazikhandla, ngasikhathi ngingalali. Ngiphethwe yindlala nomrhawu, ngahlala nginganakudla. Ngiququdwe makhaza nginganazambatho.
Ngitjho nendoda ephakathi kwenu ethambileko ngombana ikhuliswe ngokutotoswa khulu, mhlokho ayizukutlhuwela umfowayo, umkayo emthanda khulu kanye nomntwanayo esele kusele yena yedwa zwi.
Ngizokunikela abofakazi bami ababili amandla wokuphorofida amalanga ayikulungwana enamakhulu amabili namatjhumi asithandathu.”