8 “ ‘Abantwaba bangidumisa ngeembhena zabo, khisibe iinhliziyo zabo zikude nami.
Mntwanami, nginikela ihliziywakho, amehlwakho uwabeke eendleleni zami,
USomandla uthe: “Ngebanga lokobana abantwaba, batjhidela kimi ngemilomabo, bangidumisa ngeembhena zabo, khisibe iinhliziyo zabo zikude nami, nokungilotjha kwabo kungokweemfundiso zabantu,
Ubatjalile, nje-ke bayadzimelela; bayatlhurha bathele iinthelo. Uhlala usemlonyenabo kodwana ukude neenhliziyo zabo.
Beza kuwe njengombana abantu bahlala basenza, bahlale phambi kwakho njengabantu bami, balalele amezwakho kodwana abakwenzi okutjhokokho. Ngemilomabo babonisa inga bayabuka, kodwana iinhliziyo zabo ziphezu kwenzuzwabo.
Nina bazenzisi ndina! U-Isaya bekaqinisile lokha naphorofida ngani asithi:
UJesu waphendula wathi: “U-Isaya bekaqinisile lokha naphorofida ngani bazenzisi ndina njengombana kutloliwe kwathiwa, “ ‘Abantwaba bangidumisa ngeembhena zabo, kodwana iinhliziyo zabo zikude nami.
UJesu wabona uNathaniyeli asiza kuye, wakhuluma ngaye wathi: “Nangu umIsrayeli wamambala, onganamanga.”
ukuze boke bahloniphe iNdodana njengombana bahlonipha uYise. Ngiloyo naloyo ongahloniphi iNdodana akamhloniphi noYise oyithumileko.
Awunangcenye namkha isabelo emsebenzini lo ngombana ihliziywakho ayikalungi phambi kwakaZimu.
Nje-ke bazalwana, tjhejani bona kungabikhona noyedwa wenu onehliziyo embi engakholwako ebangela bonyana ahlubuke kuZimu ophilako.
“Loyo othanda ukuphila nokubona amalanga amahle, akalonde ilimu lakhe ebumbini, neembhena zakhe ekukhulumeni ikohliso.