3 Kuthi ekuseni nithi, ‘Namhlanje kuzokuba nesiwuruwuru ngombana amafu aguqubele!’ Niyakwazi ukuhlathulula ubujamo bezulu kodwana anikwazi ukuhlathulula amatshwayo weenkhathi.
kebakwa-Isakari, bebaziinduna ezimakhulu amabili zineenhlobo ezingaphasi kwazo; iindunezi bezinelemuko leenkhathi zokwenza izinto;
Iimphofu ziyabona, iinrhurhubi ziyakhamba, abanekhwekhwe bayahlanjululwa, iinthulu ziyezwa, abafileko bayavuswa begodu ivangeli litjhunyayelwa nakilabo abadududu.
Nina bazenzisi ndina! U-Isaya bekaqinisile lokha naphorofida ngani asithi:
Kodwana uJesu ngokwazi kwakhe iqhinga labo elimbi wathi: “Nina bazenzisi ndina! Nilingelani ukungithiya na?
“Maye, kini bafundisi bomthetho nani baFarisi, nina bazenzisi ndina! Nivalele abantu kobana bangangeni embusweni wezulu. Nina ngokwenu aningeni, begodu anivumeli labo abalinga ukungena!
UJesu wadabula iGalile, afundisa ngemasinagogini, atjhumayela ivangeli lombuso, apholisa ebebaphethwe malwelwe ahlukeneko kanye nezifo.
Wena mzenzisi ndina! Thoma ukhuphe isigodokazi esingelihlweni lakho qangi, nje-ke uzakghona ukubona kuhle ukuze ukhuphe itserana engelihlweni lomfowenu.
Maye kini! Nifana namathuna angakabekiswa, abantu abakhamba phezu kwawo bangawaboni.”
Bazenzisi ndina! Nanikghona ukuhlathulula ubujamo bephasi nomkayi, kwenziwa yini-ke ningakghoni ukuhlathulula isikhathi sagadesi na?”
IKosi yamphendula yathi: “Nina bazenzisi ndina! Akwenzeki bona omunye nomunye wenu atjhaphulule ikomakhe namkha udumbanakhe ngesibayeni amdose ayomseza amanzi na?
Kodwana ukudla okuqinileko kungokwabakhulileko, asebajayele ukusebenzisa umkhumbulwabo, iye, labo asebanakho ukuhlukanisa okuhle nokumbi.