1 Emihleni leyo kwavela uJwanisi uMbhabhadisi atjhumayela erhalawumbeni leJudiya
Yeke uBhenaya umsa kaJehojada wenyuka wayokurharhabula uJowabi wambulala. Wangcwatjwa endawenakhe emrhuleni.
“Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona akukho noyedwa phakathi kwalabo ababelethwe ngowesifazi owavela waba mkhulu kunoJwanisi uMbhabhadisi. Nanyana kunjalo, omncani embusweni wezulu, mkhulu kunoJwanisi.
Kwathi abafundi bakaJwanisi nabakhambako, uJesu wakhuluma ngoJwanisi eenqubuthwini, wathi: “Beniphumele ukuyokubonani erhalawumbeni na? Umhlanga udengezeliswa mumoya na?
Bamphendula bathi: “Abanye bathi inguJwanisi uMbhabhadisi namkha ingu-Eliya, abanye godu bathi inguJoromiya namkha ingomunye wabaphorofidi.”
UJwanisi weza kini wanitjengisa indlela yokulunga, azange benimkholwe, kodwana abathelisi neengwadla zamkholwa. Kubhale ngitjho nanyana sele nikubonile lokhu, azange beniphenduke nimkholwe.”
Vezani iinthelo ezikhomba ukuphenduka.
wathi: “Isikhathi sesifikile! Umbuso kaZimu sewutjhidele! Tjhugulukani, nikholwe ivangeli!”
Nakhu okutlolwe encwadini yomphorofidi u-Isaya: “Ngizokuthumela isithunywa sami ngaphambi kwakho, esizokulungisa indlelakho;
“Wena mntanami, uzakubizwa bona umphorofidi wongoPhezulu ngombana uzakukhamba phambi kweKosi, uyilungisele indlela,
Ngemva kobana iinthunywa zakaJwanisi sezikhambile, uJesu wathoma ukukhuluma ngoJwanisi esiqubuthwini wathi: “Beniyokubonani lokha naniye erhalawumbeni na? Umhlanga ophephethwa mumoya na?
kusukela ekubhabhadiseni kwakaJwanisi kufikela lapha uJesu enyuselwa khona ezulwini asuswa kithi. Kumele bona enye kiwo ibe ngufakazi kanye nathi wokuvuka kwakaJesu.”
Yeke, qala, uSomnini ungibulungile njengombana watjho eminyakeni ematjhumi amane namihlanu le, ukusuka ngesikhathi akhuluma amazwi lawa kuMosi lokha u-Israyeli nasakhamba erhalawumbeni. Nakhu namhlanje sengineminyaka ematjhumi abunane nahlanu,
Iinzukulwana zomukhwe kaMosi, okutjho amaKheni, zakhuphuka nabantu bakwaJuda zisuka edorobheni lamasundu zaya ngerhalawumbeni lakwaJuda elingesewula yenarha eduze ne-Aradi. Zahlala lapho nabantu bakhona.