2 Zabuza zathi: “Uphi obelethwe bona abe yikosi yamaJuda na? Sibone ikwekwezakhe lokha nayiphuma ngepumalanga, nje-ke size bona sizomkhothamela.”
“Ngimi obeke ikosi ekungeyami eZiyoni, entabenami ecwengileko.”
Lalela wena ndodakazi! Phosa amehlo ubeke indlebe, ukhohlwe abantu bekhenu nendlu kayihlo.
Izizwe zizakuza ekukhanyeni kwakho namakhosi ekudarheni kwephazimulwakho.
USomnini uthi: “Qalani, isikhathi siyeza lapha ngizakuvusela khona uDavida ingala yangokomthetho, izakubusa njengekosi iphathe ngokuhlakanipha beyenze okulungileko nokufaneleko enarheni.
kodwana uJakopo uzakulotjha uSomnini uZimakhe, asebenzele uDavida ikosakhe engizamvusela yona.”
Jekezela khulu wena ndodakazi yeZiyoni! Rhuwelela wena ndodakazi yeJerusalema! Qala, ikosakho iza kuwe, ilungile begodu iyahlula. Ithobekile begodu ikhwele udumbana, udumbana wamambala.
Ngiyambona yena kodwana ingasi manjesi, ngiyambona kodwana ingasi eduze. Iye, ikwekwezi izakuvumbuka kuJakopo, intonga yobukhosi izakuvela ku-Israyeli; izakuphihliza iindlani zombili zakwaMowabi, neenhloko zamaTjhethi woke.
Kwathi bona ikosi uHerode izwe lokho, yawurubajeka, neJerusalema loke lawurubajeka nayo.
“Yenithi endodakazini yeZiyoni: “Naso ikosakho iza kuwe, ngokuzithoba beyikhwele udumbana, iye, udumbanyana olithole lakadumbana.”
UJesu wajama phambi kombusi, umbusi loyo wambuza wathi: “Uyikosi yamaJuda na?” UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Iye, kunjengombana usitjho.”
sathi: “Ubusisiwe loyo ozako, iye, iKosi eza ebizweni lakaSomnini! Ukuthula ezulwini nephazimulo keliphezulu!”
Khona namhlanjesi ngemzini kaDavida nibelethelwe uMsindisi onguMesiya, iKosi!
UPilatu wambuza wathi: “Uyikosi yamaJuda na?” UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Iye, kunjengombana usitjho.”
Ngehla kwakhe bekutlolwe amezwi la: LE YIKOSI YAMAJUDA.
UNathaniyeli wamphendula wathi: “Mfundisi, uyiNdodana kaZimu! UyiKosi yakwa-Israyeli!”
Sathatha amahlahla womuthi wesundu saphuma sayomhlangabeza sarhuwelela, sathi: “Dumisani uZimu! Ubusisiwe ozako ebizweni lakaSomnini! Iye, ibusisiwe iKosi yakwa-Israyeli!”
UPilatu wambuza wathi: “Alo-ke uyikosi na?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Utjho khona, ngiyikosi, kuhlekuhle ngabelethelwa lokho begodu kungalokho ngeza ephasinapha ukuze ngifakaze iqiniso. Ngabelethwa, ngeza ephasinapha ukuzokukhuluma ngeqiniso. Boke abaseqinisweni bayalilalela ilizwi lami.”
UPilatu bekatlole isaziso, wasiphanyeka esiphambanweni. Sifundeka bunje: “UJesu weNazaretha, ikosi yamaJuda.”
UTomasi wamphendula wathi: “Kosami, Zimami!”
ukuze boke bahloniphe iNdodana njengombana bahlonipha uYise. Ngiloyo naloyo ongahloniphi iNdodana akamhloniphi noYise oyithumileko.
Wathi: “Ngiyakholwa, Kosi!” Waguqa phambi koJesu.
Godu kwathi lokha uZimu nakaletha izibulo lakhe ephasinapha, wathi: “Zoke iingilozi zakaZimu azililotjhe.”
“Ngimi mina Jesu engithumele ingilozi yami kini kobana izokufakaza ngezintwezi emabandleni. Ngimurabhu nomlibo kaDavida, ikhwezi lokusa elinyamazelako.”