31 Abantu barareka nababona iimumu zikhuluma, iinrhole ziphiliswa, iinrhurhubi zikhamba, iimphofu zibona; badumisa uZimu ka-Israyeli.
Umuntu wathi: “Ibizo lakho akusazokuba nguJakopo, kodwana uzakuba ngu-Israyeli ngombana uwunawunene nabozinyana nabantu bewahlula.”
Wajamisa lapho i-aldari, walibiza bonyana yi-Eli-Elohe-Israyeli.
Ngibizani ngelanga lembandezeleko, mina ngizanitjhaphulula, nina nizangihlonipha.”
Loyo oletha ukuthokoza njengomnikelwakhe, uyangihlonipha; owenza ngendlela leyo, ngizomambulela isindiso kaZimu.”
bafika babona lapha kujame khona uZimu wakwa-Israyeli: Ngaphasi kweenyawo zakhe gade kunokungathi yindlela egangadwe ngelitje lesafaya, isuleke inga mkayi ngokwawo.
Iinqubuthu ezinengi zeza kuye, zaletha kuye iinrhurhubi, iimphofu, iinrhole, iimumu nabanye abanengi abagulako, zababeka eenyaweni zakhe; wabapholisa boke.
“Nangabe isandla sakho namkha inyawo lakho liyakukhuba, liqunte ulilahle. Kungcono ukungena ekuphileni uyingunwana namkha usirhurhubi kunobana ube nezandla zombili namkha iinyawo zombili kodwana uphoselwe emlilweni wesiphelani.
Iimphofu neenrhole zeza kuye ngethempelini, wazipholisa.
Lokha uJesu nezwa lokhu, warareka bewathi ebantwini ebebamlandela: “Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona azange khengifumane noyedwa kwa-Israyeli onokukholwa okungaka.
Kwathi lokha nabaphumako, kwalethwa kuJesu umuntu ogade anedimoni begodu asimumu.
Ngemva kobana idimoni liqotjhiwe, umuntu obegade asimumu wakhuluma. Isiqubuthu sarareka sabe sathi: “Into enje azange kheyibonwe kwa-Israyeli!”
Kwathi bonyana abantu bakubone lokho, besaba, badumisa uZimu ophe abantu amandla angaka.
Wasikima wadobha umkghadi wakhe, waphuma wakhamba abantu boke bamqalile. Lokhu kwamangaza woke umuntu, nje-ke badumisa uZimu bathi: “Into enje azange khesiyibone!”
Abantu barareka khulu, bathi: “Koke ukwenze kuhle. Wenza ngitjho nabangezwako bona bezwe, nabangakhulumiko bakhulume.”
Nakube isandla sakho sikwenza wenze isono, siquntule. Kungcono ukungena epilweni engapheliko unganasandla, kunobanyana uye esirhogweni nezandla zombili, emlilweni ongacimiko.
Kodwana nawenza umnyanya, mema abadududu, abarholopheleko, abangakwazi ukukhamba neemphofu,
“Ikhoboka labuyela ekosinalo layokubika. Umninikhaya wathukuthela khulu, wayala ikhoboka lakhe wathi, ‘Phuma msinyana ungene eendledlaneni nemikghotheni yedorobho ubize abadududu, abarholopheleko, iimphofu neengoga.’
Khonokho sabona, besalandela uJesu sithokoza uZimu. Kwathi lokha boke abantu nababona lokho, nabo badumisa uZimu.
Boke bafikelwa kukwesaba bebadumisa uZimu, bathi: “Umphorofidi omkhulu ufikile hlangana nathi!” Godu bathi: “UZimu uze ukuzokusiza abantu bakhe!”
Kwesibili godu bambiza umuntu owabelethwa asiphofu, bathi kuye: “Funga phambi koZimu bona uzakhuluma iqiniso! Siyazi thina bona umuntu lo sisoni.”