23 Yeke lokha nawuletha umnikelwakho e-aldarini, khonapho bese uyakhumbula bona umfowenu unamavundo nawe,
Yeke ihloko yabaphathikapho yathi kuFaro: “Maye mina! Namhlanje ngikhumbula imitjhaphami.
Ikosi yathi godu kuTjhimeyi: “Ehliziywenakho wazi yoke imitjhapho owatjhaphela ngayo ubaba uDavida. Nje-ke uZimu uzokuhlawulisa ngokona kwakho.
Umphefumulwami uhlala ukukhumbula lokhu nommoyami uphasi.
Ngizokwenza lokho ukuze ukhumbule bewube neenhloni begodu ungasakhulumi ngehlazo lakho lokha nangikuthethelela ngakho koke okwenzileko.’ Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.”
ngombana ngilulukela ukwethembeka, ingasi umhlabelo; nokwazi ngoZimu kuneminikelo yokutjhiswa.”
Nina bantu abaphopheleko! Ngikuphi okukhulu: sisipho namkha li-aldari elenza bona isipho sibe ngesikhethekileko na?
tjhiya umnikelwakho lapho phambi kwe-aldari, ukhambe khonokho uyokubuyisana naye bese uyabuya-ke uzokunikela umnikelwakho.
Yeke uJesu wathi kiyo: “Qinisekisa bona awutjeli muntu namunye, kodwana khamba unqophe kumphristi, ukhuphe isipho njengokomyalo kaMosi, kube bufakazi kibo.”
Njalo lokha nanijamako nithandaza, libalelani nanyana ngubani eninamavundo naye ukuze noYihlo osezulwini anilibalele izono zenu.
Kodwana uZakewu wasikima wathi eKosini: “Qala, Kosi! Nginikela abadududu isiquntu selifa lami khona nje, begodu nakube kukhona engimgalaje ngananyana yini, ngizakukhokhela ngokubuyelelwe kane kwalokho.”
Kodwana uSamyela wathi: “USomnini uthabiswa mihlabelo yokutjhiswa neminikelo kunokuthobela ilizwi lakhe na? Ukulalela kungcono kunemihlabelo, begodu nokuyelela kungcono kunamafutha wamaqama.