4 Isizukulwana esikhohlakeleko nesihlobongako sifunana namatshwayo wemikarisomraro, kodwana asizukunikelwa ngitjho nasinye ngaphandle kweembonakaliso zakaJona.” UJesu wabatjhiya khonapho.
Yeke uSomnini wathi: “Ummoya engawuphefumulela emuntwini awusoze wahlala ebantwinaba isiphelani ngombana umuntu uyinyama nje. Yeke ipilo yomuntu ayisoze yadlula eminyakeni elikhulu namatjhumi amabili.”
Kodwana nina madodana wesanusi, nzalo yesihlobongi esingwadlako, tjhidelani lapha!
U-Efrayimu uzihlanganise neenthombe ezibunjiweko. Akathuwelele!
Iye, nabantwana ababakhulisako ngizobamuka bona kungasali ngitjho noyedwa. Bazazizwa mhlana ngibafulathelako.
Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuJona indodana ka-Amitayi, lathi:
USomnini waletha ihlambi ekulu eyafika yaginya uJona. UJona wahlala ngemathunjini wehlambi leyo amalanga amathathu nobusuku bakhona.
Baliseni, babahlahli abaphopheleko. Nakube isiphofu sirhola esinye isiphofu, zizokuwela ngemgodini zombili njalo.”
Abafundi nabayamela ngaphetjheya kwelwandle, balibala ukuthatha isikwa.
Wadosa ummoya kabuhlungu wathi: “Kubayini isizukulwanesi sibawa isibonakaliso na? Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona akunasibonakaliso esizakunikelwa sona.”
Nakube umuntu uneenhloni ngami nangamezwami kilesi sizukulwana esihlobongako nesinezonokazesi, iNdodana yoMuntu nayo izakuba neenhloni ngaye nayifikako ephazimulweni kaYise kanye neengilozini ezicwengileko.”
Kuthe lokha nabamphikisako bakhuluma kumbi ngaye, wazibilayeza ngokuthintitha ithuli ezambathweni zakhe, wathi kibo: “Iingazi zenu azibe phezu kweenhloko zenu! Mina anginamlandu. Kusukela kwanjesi, ngizakuya kabatjhili.”
Wafakaza nangamanye amezwi amanengi wabakhalima wathi: “Zisindiseni nina ngokwenu esizukulwaneni esonakelekwesi!”