17 Nakube nabo akabalaleli, bikela ibandla. Nakube nebandlelo akafuni ukulilalela, khona-ke mphathe njengomrhedeni namkha umthelisi.”
Ladliwa ma-Israyeli agade abuye ekuthunjweni kanye nabo boke ebebazihlukanise emikhubeni esilapheleko yabezizwe enarheni leyo. Labo-ke bazihlanganisa nama-Israyeli ukuze bafune intando kaSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli.
Ngalokho nizakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini. Iye azange nikhambe ngeemiso zami namkha nilandele imithethwami, kodwana nikhambe ngemithetho yabezizwe abanizombelezileko.”
uFlebhe noBharitholomeyusi, uTomasi noMatewu umthelisi; uJakopo umsa ka-Alfiyosi, uThadiyosi;
INdodana yoMuntu yafika igoma begodu isela, bathi, ‘Naso-ke isirhiribideli nesidakwa, umngani wabathelisi nezoni!’ Ubuhlakani bubonakala buliqiniso ngezenzo zabo.”
Yeke nanithanda labo abanithandako, ninomvuzo bani na? Angithi nabathelisi benza njalo?
“Nanithandazako, ningaratharathi njengabangakholwako, abadlumbana bonyana bazakuzwiwa ngebanga lamezwabo amanengi.
Nje-ke abathelisi nezoni boke bebabuthene kuJesu ukuzomuzwa.
“UmFarisi wajama, wazithandazela wathi, ‘Zimu, ngiyakuthokoza ngombana mina angifani nabanye abantu: ababadlelezeli, abenzi bokumbi, iinhlobongi ngitjho naye umthelisi olapha lo.
Encwadini enganitlolela yona nganikhalima bonyana ningajayelani nabantu abaziphatha kumbi ngokwamabhayi.
Nangabe omunye wenu unombango nomunye, vane athathe umbango lowo awuse kabangakholwako esikhundleni sokobana awulethe kabacwengileko na?
Nje-ke siyaniyala bazalwana ebizweni leKosethu uJesu Krestu bona niwagegede amakholwa aphila ngokubherelela, ingasi ngokweemfundiso abazifunyene kithi
iye, ubanga ukulwa phakathi kwalabo abanemikhumbulo eyonakeleko nabalahlekelwe liqiniso, abadlumbana bona ukulotjha uZimu kuyindlela yokuzuza umnotho.
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