43 Kodwana yazini lokhu: Nakube umninikhaya bekasazi bona isela lizakufika ngasiphi isikhathi sobusuku, ubazakuhlala alindile, ubangekhe avumela bonyana indlwakhe ifahlwe.
Ebusuku iinkumba ziyagqekezwa, emini abagqekezi bayazivalela, ngombana abazwani nomkhanyo.
Qala, indodami ayikho ekhayapha, ithethe ikhambo elide.
Phakathi komlindo wesine ebusuku, uJesu waya ebafundini bakhe akhamba phezu kwamanzi.
Sele bamukele ikokhelwabo bathoma ukunghonghoyila kumnininarha,
“Yeke, hlalani nilindile ngombana anazi bona iKosenu izakuza nini.
Nani-ke kumele nihlale nilindile ngombana iNdodana yoMuntu izakufika ngesikhathi eningakayilindeli ngaso.
Kwathi nasesendleleni yokuyokuthenga amafutha lawo, umyeni wafika. Amatlawu ebegade azilungiselele angena naye ngemnyanyeni womtjhado. Umnyango wavalwa.
“Ngalokho hlalani nilindile ngombana ilanga nesikhathi anisazi.”
Ngalokho-ke hlalani niqaphile ngombana anazi bona umninimuzi uzokufika nini, kungaba sentambama, phakathi kobusuku, ngamasa namkha ekuseni.
Wabona abafundi badosa emhlweni ngokuthayisa umkhumbi ngebanga lokobana ummoya bewubakhandela. Ekuseni ngomlindo wesine, weza kibo akhamba phezu kwelwandle. Gade asele azokudlula ngakibo,
Kuzakuba kuhle eencekwinezo, ikosazo ezifumana zizilungiselele, ngitjho nanyana ifika ngomlindo wesibili namkha wesithathu wobusuku.
Kodwana lemukani lokhu: Nakube umninikhaya bekasazi bonyana isela lizakuza ngasiphi isikhathi, ubangekhe avuma bonyana ikhaya lakhe lifahlwe.
Yeke hlalani nilindile, nithandaze njalo ukuze nikghone ukuphunyurha koke okuzokwenzeka nokobana nikghone ukujama phambi kweNdodana yoMuntu.”
Yelela, ngiza njengesela! Ubusisiwe loyo ohlala aphapheme begodu embethe ukuze angazukukhamba bhunubhunu bekubonwe ihlazo lakhe.
Nje-ke khumbula lokho okwamukeleko wakuzwa; kulalele uphenduke. Kodwana nawungaphaphamiko, ngizokukhokhobela njengesela, angekhe wazi bona ngizokufika kuwe ngasiphi isikhathi.