14 Yeke thatha ikokhelwakho uye ekhaya. Ngifuna ukukhokhela umuntu oqatjhwe muva lo ngokulingana nalokho engikukhokhele khona.
UJehu wathi: “Namba uzokubona ukutjhisakalela kwami uSomnini uZimu.” Yeke wakhamba naye ngekaranakhe.
“Kodwana waphendula omunye wabo wathi, ‘Mnganami, angikakugalaji. Angithi uvumile bona uzakusebenzela udenariyu na?
Anginalungelo lokwenza engikuthandako ngemalami na? Unomona ngombana nginomusa na?’ ”
“Nanizila ukudla, ningatjhitjhibalisi ubuso njengabazenzisi ngombana banyukubalisa ubuso babo ukubonisa abantu bonyana bazile ukudla. Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona sele bamukele umvuzwabo ngokupheleleko.
“Nje-ke lokha nanipha abadududu, ningamemezeli ngeemporompita njengombana kwenza abazenzisi ngemasinagogini neendledlaneni ukuze bahlonitjhwe babantu. Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona sele bamukele umvuzwabo ngokupheleleko.
Kodwana wena nawuthandazako, ngena ngelawini lakho, uvale umnyango bese uthandaza kuYihlo ongabonwako. Nje-ke uYihlo obona lokho okwenziwa ngemsitheleni, uzakuvuza.
Uyise waphendula wathi, ‘Ndodanami, uhlala unami soke isikhathi begodu koke enginakho ngekwakho.
“Kodwana u-Abrahamu wathi, ‘Ndodana, khumbula bonyana esikhathini sakho sokuphila wanikelwa zoke izinto ezihle, uLazaru yena wafumana okumbi. Nje-ke uyaduduzwa lapha, kodwana wena usebuhlungwini.
Uyinikele amandla phezu kwawo woke umuntu, khona izakunikela ukuphila okungapheliko kibo boke obaphe yona.
Gadesi sele sisazi bona nanyana yini etjhiwo mthetho, imalungana nalabo abangaphasi komthetho ukuze yoke imilomo ithuliswe, nephasi loke libe nokuziphendulela kuZimu.
Nakanye! Nanyana woke umuntu amleyimala, uZimu yena uneqiniso njengombana kutloliwe kwathiwa: “Ukuze uhlanjululwe emezwinakho, uhlule ekugwebeni kwakho.”