17 Wenza lokhu khona kuzakuzaliseka okwakhulunywa ngomphorofidi u-Isaya nasithi:
Uyabona, izinto zaphambilini sezenzekile, nje-ke ngimemezela izinto ezitja; nginazisa zona ngaphambi kobana zivumbuke.”
Uzalisa ilizwi lencekwakhe aphumelelise ihlelo elamenyezelwa ziinthunywa zakhe, uthi ngeJerusalema, “Izakuhlalwa babantu”; athi ngamadorobho wakwaJuda, “Azakuvuselelwa; iye, ngizakwakha butjha ebekubhuruziwe.”
Wabayelelisa bonyana bangavezi nakoyedwa bonyana ungubani.
“Qala, incekwami engiyikhethileko, engiyithandako nengithokozako ngayo. Ngizakubeka uMoyami phezu kwayo nje-ke izakumemezela iingwebo ezizweni.
Ngalokho kwazaliseka okwakhulunywa mphorofidi nasithi: “Ngizakuvula umlomami ngomfanekiso, ngiphuphume iimfihlakalo zekadeni.”
Lokhu kwenzeka ukuze kuzaliseke okwakhulunywa mphorofidi, nasithi:
Lokhu kwenzeka khona kuzakuzaliseka okwakhulunywa ngomphorofidi u-Isaya, nasithi: “Khonapho yathwala ukugula kwethu, yatjatha iinsizi zethu.”
Ngambala lesi kusikhathi sesibetho nokuzaliseka kwakho koke okutloliweko.
Wathi kibo: “Lezi zizinto enganitjela zona ngisesenani. Zoke izinto ezitlolwe ngami emthethweni kaMosi nemitlolweni yabaphorofidi kanye nakumaRhubo, zimele zizaliseke.”
Nakube labo ilizwi lakaZimu elafika kibo babizwa bona ‘bozimu’, nje-ke imitlolo angekhe yaba lilize.
Lokho bekukuzalisa ilizwi lomphorofidi u-Isaya nakasithi: “Somnini, ngubani owakholwa ngesikuzwileko na? Ingalo kaSomnini yembulelwe bani na?”
Emva kwalokhu uJesu sele asazi bona koke sekuphethekile, nokobana kuzakuzaliseka umtlolo, wathi: “Ngomile.”
Abantu beJerusalema nabarholi babo akhange bamazi uJesu; nje-ke ngokumlahla bazalisa amezwi wabaphorofidi afundwa njalo ngeSabatha.