52 Yena wathi kibo: “Yeke woke umfundisi womthetho ofundiswe ngombuso wezulu ufana nomnikazi wekumba okhupha ngebulungelweni lakhe amagugu amatjha namadala.”
U-Ezra lo bekabeke ihliziywakhe ekufundeni umthetho kaSomnini uZimu nokobana awenze begodu bekazimisele ukufundisa iimiso nemiyalwayo kwa-Israyeli.
Nje-ke mina Aritarhitjhasta ikosi, ngiyala boke abaphathi bezomnotho esifundeni sangetjingalanga yomlambo iYufrathe bonyana nanyana yini u-Ezra umphristi osisazi somthetho kaZimu wezulwini azayidinga kini, anikelwe yona ngaphandle kokuriyada.
U-Ezra loyo wakhuphuka asuka eBhabheli. Yena bekamtloli osisazi somthetho kaMosi, okumthetho owanikelwa nguSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli. Ikosi yePheresiya beyimnikele koke agade akubawile ngombana isandla sakaSomnini uZimakhe besiphezu kwakhe.
Isithelo solungileko simumuthi wokuphila; ohlakaniphileko ubuthelela abantu kuye.
Iimbhena zabahlakaniphileko zifafaza ilwazi, kodwana akusinjalo ngengqondo yeendlhadlha.
Amezwi womlomo womuntu amamanzi azikileko nomthombo wokuhlakanipha umlanjana ogobhozako.
Ikofe iphafuza iphunga layo, emasangwenethu kuneenthelo ezimnandi zodwa, kukhona ezitja nezidala engikubekele zona sithandwa sami.
Umuntu olungileko ukhupha okulungileko emnonwenakhe olungileko; nomuntu omumbi ukhupha okumbi emnonwenakhe omumbi.
UJesu wababuza wathi: “Nikuzwisisile lokhu na?” Bamphendula bathi: “Iye.”
Kuthe bona uJesu aqede ukukhuluma imifanekiso le, wasuka endaweni leyo.
Ngalokho nginithumela abaphorofidi, izazi nabafundisi. Abanye babo nizobabulala benibabethele esiphambanweni, abanye nizobaritha ngemasinagogini wenu nibagijimise ukusuka edorobheni ukuya edorobheni.
Ngalokho khambani niye ebantwini boke nanyana kukuphi, nibenze abafundi; babhabhadiseni ebizweni lakaBaba neNdodana noMoya oCwengileko,
Ngebanga lalokho-ke, uZimu ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe wathi, ‘Ngizabathumela abaphorofidi nabapostoli, abanye bazababulala, abanye babaphathe kumbi.’
“Nginipha umyalo omutjha ngithi: Thandanani. Njengombana nginithandile, nje-ke nani nifanele ukuthandana.
Siphathwa njengabantu abanesizi, kodwana sihlala sinamile; sinjengabadududu, kodwana senza abanengi babe ziingwili; sinjengabanganalitho khisibe sinakho koke.
Nanifunda lokhu, ningalemuka umqondo wami mayelana nefihlakalo kaKrestu,
Nanyana mina ngingomncancani kunabo boke abacwengileko, ngaphiwa umusa lo, kobana ngitjhumayele kabatjhili umnono kaKrestu ongaphenyekiko,
Lokhu nakufunda ku-Ephafrasi othandekako noyinceku kanye nathi. Usisebenzi sakaKrestu esithembekileko ngebanga lenu
Ilizwi lakaKrestu alihlale ngaphakathi kwenu ngokupheleleko; fundisanani beniyalane ngakho koke ukuhlakanipha; vumelani uZimu amarhubo, iingoma kanye nomvumo wokukholwa ngokuthokoza eenhliziyweni zenu.
Akungabi mumuntu osanda ukuphenduka, nakanjalo angahle azikhukhumeze bese uwela esigwebeni sinye noSathana.
Kufanele akakarele aqinise elizwini elithembekileko ngokwefundiso ukuze akwazi ukutjhumayela ngefundiso ehle, ahlule abaphikisana nayo,