30 “Loyo ongasingakimi ujamelene nami, naloyo ongabutheleli nami uyahlakaza.
Intonga yobukhosi angeze yasuka kuJuda, nentonga yombusi hlangana neenyawo zakhe, bekulethwe isibiko kuye, nezizwe zoke zitjengise ukumlalela.
Ngathi: “Ngubani ozangijamela kabenza okumbi? Ngubani ozangenyela eengilamkhubeni na?”
Omunye unikela ngokutjhaphuluka, nokho azuze khulu, omunye ugodla ngokungakafaneli, kodwana agcine achakile.
Abantu bakwaJuda nebakwa-Israyeli bazakuhlanganiswa, bakhethe umrholi munye bebathumbe inarha. Ngambala lizaba likhulu ilanga leJizriyela.
“Godu umuntu angangena njani ngekumbeni yetsitsirimba abe athathe ipahlayo ngaphandle kobana athome ngokubopha itsitsirimba leyo ntange na? Ngemva kwalapho-ke adlelezele ikumba leyo.
“Akakho ongasebenzela abaphathi ababili. Uzakuzonda omunye athande omunye namkha azinikele ngokupheleleko komunye bese unyaza omunye. Anikwazi-ke ukulotjha uZimu khibe ngapha nilotjhana noMamoni.”
Ngambala, loyo ongakajamelani nathi ungowethu.
“Loyo ongasingakimi ujamelene nami; naloyo ongabutheleli kanye nami, uyahlikiliza.”
Kodwana uJesu wathi: “Ningamkhandeli ngombana loyo ongararani nani ungowenu.”
ingasi isizwe kwaphela kodwana abuthelele ndawonye abantwana abarhatjhekileko bakaZimu.
Nakube anifuni ukulotjha uSomnini, khona-ke khethani namhlanjesi kobana nifuna ukulotjha bani, kungaba bosingazimu ebebalotjhwa boyihlomkhulu ngaphetjheya komlambo iYufrathe, namkha abozinyana bama-Amori enarheni enihlala kiyo le. Kodwana mina nomzami sizakulotjha uSomnini.”
UJotjhuwa waphakamisa amehlwakhe aseJerikho wabona umuntu ajame phambi kwakhe aphethe isabula erhwatjhiweko. UJotjhuwa wanqomba kuye wathi: “Ujame nathi namkha ujame nezitha zethu na?”
Baphuma kithi, kodwana bekungasibo bethu; ngombana nakube bekungabethu bebazokuhlala nathi. Kodwana ngokuphuma kwabo kithi kutjengisa tjhatjhalazi bonyana akakho namunye wabo ogade kungowethu.