41 “Yeke izakuthi kilabo abangesinceleni, ‘Sukani kimapha nina enithuwelelisiweko, niye ngemlilweni wesiphelani olungiselwe uSathana neengilozi zakhe.
Sukani kimi nina benzi bobumbi ukuze ngibulunge imiyalo kaZimami!
Uyazikhalimela iindeleli, okutjho abanikelelweko, labo abaphambuka emiyalwenakho.
Nina abomele iingazi, dedani kimi! Zimu, kwanga bewungabhubhisa iinkhohlakali,
Amehlwami avuvukile ngebanga lesizi, ayafiphala ngenca yezitha zami zoke.
“Bazakuphuma, baqale iindumbu zabangihlubukileko: Iimpethu zabo azizukufa nomlilwabo asoze wacima. Bazakuba sinyenyiso kibo boke abantu.”
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Akanikelelwe umuntu othembela ebantwini, owenza inyama ibe mamandlakhe nohliziywakhe ifulathela uSomnini.
Njengombana ikhula liyabuthelelwa belitjhiswe ngemlilweni, kuzokuba njalo-ke ekupheleni kwesikhathi.
Zizabaphosa ngekehleni yomlilo obukhali, lapha kuzakuba khona ukulila nokugedla kwamazinyo.
bese zibaphosela ngekehleni yomlilo obukhali, lapha kunokulila nokugedla kwamazinyo.”
“Nangabe isandla sakho namkha inyawo lakho liyakukhuba, liqunte ulilahle. Kungcono ukungena ekuphileni uyingunwana namkha usirhurhubi kunobana ube nezandla zombili namkha iinyawo zombili kodwana uphoselwe emlilweni wesiphelani.
Bengilambile, azange ningiphe ilitho eligonywako; bengomile, azange beningiseze ilitho.
Yeke bazakukhamba baye ekuhlunguphazweni okungapheliko, kodwana abalungileko bazakuya ekuphileni okungapheliko.”
Unesibhulo sakhe abhulisisa ngaso eselelweni. Uzakubuthelela ikoroyi yakhe ngesilulwini sakhe, kodwana uzakutjhisa iinhluba ngemlilweni ongacimiko!”
Yeke uJesu waphendula wathi: “Suka, Sathana ngombana kutloliwe kwathiwa, “ ‘Lotjha uSomnini uZimakho ukhothamele yena kwaphela.’ ”
Kodwana kwanjesi ngithi kini ngiloyo naloyo othukuthelela umfowabo uzokugwetjwa. Godu nanyana ngubani othi kumfowabo, ‘Nto ndina!’, uzokudoselwa ebandla. Godu nothi kumfowabo, ‘Sidlhadlha ndina!’, uzokuba sengozini yokuphoselwa emlilweni wesirhogo.
Yeke ngizabatjela emehlweni ngithi kibo, ‘Azange khenginazi. Sukani kimapha, nina nkhohlakali ndina!’ ”
“Kodwana uzakuphendula athi, ‘Anginazi, abengazi nokobana nibuyaphi. Sukani kimapha noke nina benzi bokumbi!’
Sarhuwelela sathi, ‘Baba Abrahamu! Yewungirhawukele, uthumele uLazaru azokutlubhuza umunwakhe ngemanzini apholise ilimu lameli ngombana ngisebuhlungwini obukhulu ngemlilwenapha.’
Nibantwana bakayihlo uSathana, nithanda ukwenza iinkanuko zakayihlo. Kusukela ekuthomeni bekambulali, azange akhabe neqiniso ngombana akukho iqiniso kuye. Nakaleya amanga, ukhuluma lokho okuyimvelo yakhe ngombana ungusomalakazi noyise wamanga.
aphumuze abahlunguphaziweko kanye nathi. Lokho uyokwenza mhlana iKosi uJesu Krestu yembulwa, ivela ezulwini, ikanye neengilozi zayo ezinamandla,
Bazakuhlunguphazwa ngesibetho sokubhujiswa okungapheliko, basuswe phambi kweKosi nephazimulweni yobukhosi bayo,
Kodwana nangabe kumila kiyo ameva nekhula, ayinamsebenzi walitho begodu isengozini yokobana inikelelwe nguZimu nesiphelo sayo kutjhiswa ngomlilo.
Ngitjho nakade uZimu azange ababalele iingilozi ezonako, kodwana wazilahlela ngesirhogweni, wazifaka ngemigodini enzima tshu bonyana zilindele ngapho ukugwetjwa kwazo.
Ngalokho abantwana bakaZimu nebakaSathana babonakala ngalokhu: Loyo ongenzi okulungileko naloyo ongathandi umzalwana akasuye umntwana kaZimu.