8 Kwathi bonyana abantu bakubone lokho, besaba, badumisa uZimu ophe abantu amandla angaka.
Soke isiqubuthu sarareka, sabuza sathi: “Kungaba yiNdodana kaDavida le na?”
Abantu barareka nababona iimumu zikhuluma, iinrhole ziphiliswa, iinrhurhubi zikhamba, iimphofu zibona; badumisa uZimu ka-Israyeli.
Yeke uJesu watjhidela kibo wathi: “Nginikelwe woke amandla ezulwini nephasini.
Ngokunjalo akukhanye ukukhanya kwenu phambi kwabantu ukuze babone imisebenzenu emihle, badumise uYihlo osezulwini.”
Umuntu loyo wasikima waya ekhaya.
Wasikima wadobha umkghadi wakhe, waphuma wakhamba abantu boke bamqalile. Lokhu kwamangaza woke umuntu, nje-ke badumisa uZimu bathi: “Into enje azange khesiyibone!”
Abantu barareka khulu, bathi: “Koke ukwenze kuhle. Wenza ngitjho nabangezwako bona bezwe, nabangakhulumiko bakhulume.”
Wambeka izandla, khonokho wathabuluka wadumisa uZimu.
Enye yawo yathi ingabona bonyana ipholile, yabuya idumisa uZimu ngelizwi elikhulu.
Azange kufunyanwe namunye obuyako kobana azokudumisa uZimu ngaphandle komqhamuka lo na?”
Khonokho sabona, besalandela uJesu sithokoza uZimu. Kwathi lokha boke abantu nababona lokho, nabo badumisa uZimu.
Abelusi babuyela emva, badumisa, baphakamisa uZimu ngakho koke abakuzwileko nabakubonileko; okwaba njengombana bebatjeliwe.
Umphathimabutho wathi nabona okwenzekileko, wadumisa uZimu, wathi: “Kwamambala umuntu lo bekalungile!”
Boke bafikelwa kukwesaba bebadumisa uZimu, bathi: “Umphorofidi omkhulu ufikile hlangana nathi!” Godu bathi: “UZimu uze ukuzokusiza abantu bakhe!”
UBaba uphazimuliswa kuthela kwenu iinthelo ezinengi, khona nizakuba bafundi bami.
Kwathi bona bezwe lokho, balisa ukusola, badumisa uZimu basithi: “Yeke uZimu selabaphile abatjhili ithuba lokutjhugulukela ekuphileni!”
Kuthe bona bezwe lokho, badumisa uZimu. Nje-ke bathi kuPowula: “Uyabona mfowethu bonyana kuneenkulungwana ezinengi kangangani hlangana namaJuda ezimakholwa, begodu zoke zitjhisakalela umthetho.
Ngemva kobana sele babakhalimele, babatjhaphulula bona bakhambe ngombana akhange bakwazi ukubabhambalalisa ngesizathu sokobana woke umuntu bekadumisa uZimu ngokwenzekileko:
Ngebanga lomsebenzi enizibonakalise ngawo lo, abantu bazakudumisa uZimu ngokuzithoba okukhambisana nokutjhumayela kwenu ivangeli lakaKrestu kanye nomusa wenu omkhulu ekwabelaneni nabo kanye nabantu boke.
Yeke badumisa uZimu ngebanga lami.
Philani ipilo elungileko hlangana nabangakholwako ukuze kuthi nanyana banisola ngokwenza okumbi, babone imisebenzenu emihle badumise uZimu ngelanga lamatlhuwo.