29 Qala, barhuwelela bathi: “Usifunani wena Ndodana kaZimu na? Uzele ukuzosihlunguphaza, isikhathi singakafiki na?”
Kodwana ikosi yathi: “Niyithenga ngani indaba le, nina besa bakaTseruya? Ayithukane! Mhlamunye uSomnini uyivumele bona ingithuke. Besibobani-ke thina bonyana singabuza sithi, ‘Ungenwe yini lo?’ ”
UDavida wathi: “Niyithenga ngani indaba le, nina besa bakaTseruya? Namhlanje nijamelene nami! Akunamuntu ozakubulawa kwa-Israyelapha namhlanjesi. Ngimi ikosi kwa-Israyeli, ngiqedile nangitjho njalo.”
Umhlolokazi wathi ku-Eliya: “Akhusuthi uyaqala bona ungenzeleni, wena muntu kaZimu! Uze lapha bona uzongikhumbuza ngesono sami bewubulale indodanami?”
U-Elitjha wathi ekosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Alo, wena-ke ngihlangene ngani nawe? Iya emphorofidini kayihlo nanyana wakanyoko.” Ikosi yakwa-Israyeli yaphendula yathi: “Awa, qala nguZimu osihlanganise sobathathu bonyana asinikele esandleni samaMowabi!”
Kodwana uNeko wathumela iinthunywa kuye wathi: “Kosi yakwaJuda, mina anginamraro nawe! Angilwi nawe namhlanjesi kodwana kunombuso engilwa nawo. UZimu uthe ngirhabe, yeke lisa ukuphikisana noZimu okhamba nami. Nakungasinjalo uzakurhayila.”
“Alo-ke, wena Tirosi neTsidoni, nani noke mfunda zeFilista: Ningifunani na? Nifuna ukuzibuyiselela na? Nangabe nifuna ukuzibuyiselela ngizakurhaba, nginibethe ngeentonga zenu.
Yeke umlingi weza kuye wathi: “Nangabe uyiNdodana kaZimu, tjela amatje la bona aphenduke isikwa.”
Mlenzana nalapho bekukhona umhlambi wezavukazana, udla.
yathi: “Usifunani wena Jesu weNazaretha na? Uze ukuzosibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi bona ungubani, ungoCwengileko kaZimu!”
Bekuthi njalo lokha imimoya emimbi nayimbonako, idusuke phasi phambi kwakhe irhuwelele ithi: “Wena uyiNdodana kaZimu!”
Warhuwelela ngelizwi elikhulu wathi: “Ngikutjhisa ngani wena Jesu Ndodana kaZimu ongoPhezulu na? Funga ngoZimu bonyana awuzukungihlunguphaza!”
“Hlukana nathi! Unandabani nathi wena Jesu weNazaretha na? Uze ukuzosirhayila na? Ngiyakwazi bona ungubani, ungoCwengileko kaZimu.”
Amadimoni aphuma ebantwini abanengi, arhuwelela asithi: “Wena uyiNdodana kaZimu!” Kodwana wawakhalimela, wangawavumela bona akhulume ngombana gade amazi bona unguKrestu.
Kwathi nayibona uJesu yarhuwelela beyaziphosela eenyaweni zakhe, yamemeza yathi: “Utjhiswa yini ngami wena Jesu, Ndodana kaZimu ongoPhezulu na? Ngiyakurabhela ungangihlukumezi!”
UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Umma angakhathazeki ngokuqalene nami, isikhathi sami asikafiki.”
Lalandela uPowula nathi, lirhuwelela lithi: “Amadoda la aziinsebenzi zakaZimu ongoPhezulu; banibikela indlela yokusindiswa!”
Uyakholwa bona uZimu munye na? Wenza kuhle; namadimoni ayakholwa abe ahlengezele.
Ngitjho nakade uZimu azange ababalele iingilozi ezonako, kodwana wazilahlela ngesirhogweni, wazifaka ngemigodini enzima tshu bonyana zilindele ngapho ukugwetjwa kwazo.
Ngitjho neengilozi ezingazange zibulonde ubukhosi bazo, kodwana zatjhiya ikhaya lazo, uzilonde eenketanini zesiphelani ebumnyameni obuzikileko zilindele ilanga elikhulu lokugwetjwa.
UJafta wathumela iinthunywa ekosini yama-Amoni wathi: “Ngigomeni yakho kobana ungabeze uphume ipi uzokulwa nenarhami na?”