39 Bebangakhathali ngalokho okuzokwenzeka bekwaba kumhlana kufika umthwalela warhurhula boke. Kuzokuba njalo-ke ukuza kweNdodana yoMuntu.
UZimu wathanyela yoke into egade iphila ebusweni bephasi: Ukusukela ebantwini ukuya eenlwaneni, koke okukhakhabako ngitjho neenyoni kwathanyeleka ephasini. Kwasala kwaphela uNowa nalabo agade anabo ngemkhunjini.
Bese uthi: “Ngiduliwe, nokho akhange ngizwe! Ngibethiwe, kodwana angazi bona kwenzeke nini! Kanti ngizakuqaquluka nini na? Ngifuna ukuyoqabula godu!”
ngombana nawuthi, “Qala akhange sazi litho ngalokhu”, nje-ke ohlola iinhliziyo, nguye ozakwazi iqiniso; iye, owelusa ipilwakho, nguye olaziko, uzakubuyiselela umuntu ngalokho akwenzileko.
Olungileko ukhambisana nokuphathwa kuhle kwabachakileko, kodwana okhohlakeleko akanakho ukuyelela okunjalo.
Nje-ke wathululela itukuthelwakhe evuthako phezu kwawo okuyipi esabekako. Amalangabi wepi awaqothula mahlangothi woke, khonapho akhange alemuke; iye, awababula, nalapho azange acabangisise.
Ngambala iNdodana yoMuntu izokuza ngephazimulo kaYise neengilozi zayo, yeke izakuvuza omunye nomunye umuntu ngokwemisebenzakhe.
Kwathi uJesu asahlezi entabeni ye-Oliva, abafundi beza kuye ngasese, bafese bathi: “Akhe usitjele bona izintwezi zizokwenzeka nini? Sizakuba yini isibonakaliso sokuza kwakho nesokuphela kwesikhathi na?”
“Ngesikhatheso isibonakaliso seNdodana yoMuntu sizakuvela emkayini, kuthi zoke izizwe zephasi zilile. Zizakubona iNdodana yoMuntu isiza ngamafu womkayi, ngamandla nangephazimulo ekulu.
Njengombana kwakunjalo emihleni kaNowa, kuzakuba njalo-ke ukuza kweNdodana yoMuntu.
Ngesikhatheso amadoda amabili azabe asebenza esimini; kuzakuthathwa eyodwa kutjhiywe eyodwa.
Zizakumadlha phasi, wena nabantwana abangaphakathi kwemithangalakho. Azizokutjhiya ngitjho nalinye ilitje phezu kwelinye ngombana awuzange ulemuke isikhathi sokuza kwakaZimu kuwe!”
Woke umuntu owenza okumbi, uwuhloyile umkhanyo, akezi emkhanyweni ngombana wesaba bona izenzo zakhe ezimbi zizakudaluleka.
Bathi, “ ‘Qalani nina nyefuli ndina, nizitjhejisise nikakamale benikhungatheke ngombana kunento engizayenza emihleni yenu; eningazukuyikholwa nanyana sele niyitjelwa.’ ”
Njengombana abantwabo bangazange bakhathalele ukumazi uZimu, yeke uZimu wabanikela emikhumbulweni eyonakeleko nezintweni ekungakameli zenziwe.
Yeke bathanda ukukhohlwa lokhu bona kwekadeni amazulu bekavele akhona ngelizwi lakaZimu, nokobana iphasi ladaleka emanzini begodu ngamanzi lanzinza;
endaweni engaphambi kwesango. Gade kumadoda aziinkulungwana ezilitjhumi akhethwe kilo loke lakwa-Israyeli. Ipi eBhali-Tamari beyimanzima, kodwana amaBhenjamini bekangazi bonyana asemlonyeni wehlekelele.