1 “Ngesikhatheso umbuso wezulu uzakufana namatlawu alitjhumi athatha iimbani zawo ayokuhlangabeza umyeni.
Ngevunulo kanokutjho ikosazana leyo ilinde ngelawini, ingubayo irutjelwe ngegolide.
Iinthako zamakha wakho zinuka kamnandi; ibizo lakho linjengamakha atsengiweko; akubabali iintombi zikuthanda kangaka!
Umlomaso ubumnandi ngokwawo; sihle koke. Sinjalo-ke isithandwa sami, unjalo umnganami, nina ntombi zeJerusalema.
Ntombi zeJerusalema, ngithembisani bonyana nange ningafunyana isithandwa sami, ngibawa nisitjele bona ngiyagula ngethando.
Mbala, okuthetheko ungumbumbi wakho, ibizo lakhe nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke; umhlengakho ungoCwengileko ka-Israyeli, ubizwa bona nguZimu wephasi loke.
Khona emalangeni wamakhosi lawo, uZimu wezulwini uzakujamisa umbuso ongasoze wapheliswa namkha udluliselwe kabanye abantu. Uzakutshidlha bewuphelise yoke imibuso eminye, kodwana wona uzakujama nini nanini.
UJesu wabatjela umfanekiso omunye wathi: “Umbuso wezulu unjengomuntu owatjala imbewu ehle esiminakhe.
UJesu wabatjela umfanekiso omunye godu wathi: “Umbuso wezulu ufana nembewu yemastadi eyathathwa mumuntu wayitjala esiminakhe.
Isimu liphasi, imbewu ehle madodana wombuso. Ikhula madodana wokhohlakeleko
“Godu umbuso wezulu ufana nenede eyehliselwa ngelwandle, yabamba yoke imihlobo yeenhlambi.
“Umbuso wezulu ufana nomnininarha owaphuma ekuseni wayokuqatjha abantu bona basebenze esidiribeni sakhe.
“Umbuso wezulu ufana nekosi eyalungiselela indodanayo umnyanya womtjhado.
Yeke woke amatlawu alitjhumi avuka, akhanyisa iimbani zawo.
asithi: “Phendukani ngombana umbuso wezulu ubandamele!”
Ngokunjalo akukhanye ukukhanya kwenu phambi kwabantu ukuze babone imisebenzenu emihle, badumise uYihlo osezulwini.”
UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Abayeni bomkhwenyana bangazila njani khisibe usesenabo na? Isikhathi sizakufika sokobana umkhwenyana asuswe kibo, ngesikhatheso-ke, bazakuzila ukudla.
Yeke uJudasi weza esimini, akhamba namabutho wamajoni nezinye zeenkhulu zabaphristi abakhulu nabaFarisi. Bebahlomile baphethe iinhlothi ezivutako, iimbani neenkhali.
Onomlobokazi umyeni; kodwana umngani womkhwenyani ojama amlalele, uyathaba nakezwa ilizwi lomkhwenyani. Yeke ithabo lami seliphelele.
Bekukhona iimbani ezinengi ngelawini elingaphezulu lapha besihlanganele khona.
Ngiyanibuka ngombana ningikhumbula ezintweni zoke begodu nibambelela eemfundisweni njengombana ngazidlulisela kini.
Nginetjhisakalo ngani, iye, nginetjhisakalo kaZimu ngombana nganendisa endodeni eyodwa, enguKrestu ukuze nginethule kuye nilitlawu lakotlawu.
Kwanje sengibekelwe isihlohlo sokulunga iKosi emgwebi olungileko ezanginikela sona mhlokho; kungasingimi kwaphela kodwana nabo boke abalangazelela ukubonakala kwayo.
Iye, lokho sikwenze nasilokhu sisalindele ithemba elibusisiweko nokwambulwa kwephazimulo kaZimethu omkhulu noMsindisi wethu uJesu Krestu,
Laba, ngilabo abangazange bazisilaphaze ngabesifazi ngombana bebasesemsulwa njengamancele. Ngibo-ke abalandela iMvana nanyana kukuphi lapha iya khona. Bebahlengwe ebantwini bafana neenthelo zokuthoma ezisilumo kuZimu nakiyo iMvana
Asithokoze sithabe, siphakamise idumo lakhe ngombana ubukhazi beMvana sebufikile, umlobokazi wayo selazilungisile.
Ngabona umuzi ocwengileko, iJerusalema elitjha, lehla livela kuZimu ezulwini, lilungiswe njengomlobokazi aqobotjhelele umyeni wakhe.
Enye yeengilozi ezilikhomba eziphethe izitja ezilikhomba ezizele iinhlupheko ezilikhomba zokuphela, yeza kimi yafese yathi: “Yiza ngikutjengise umlobokazi, umkaMvana.”
Khona esihlalweni sobukhosi lapho kwabaneka imibani, kwezwakala umdumo neensaba zokuraramba. Phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi leso kwavutha iimbani ezilikhomba ezimimoya elikhomba yakaZimu.
Ingilozi yesithathu yavuthela iporompita, ikwekwezi ekulu yawa ezulwini ibaneka njengesihlothi esivuthako; yawela engcenyeni yesithathu yemilambo nemithonjeni yamanzi.