20 Buyelani kuwo umtsetfo waNkulunkulu nasebufakazini bakhe! Nabangakhulumi njengekwalelivi, abayiwuba nako kukhanya kwekusa.
Manje asente sivumelwane embikwaNkulunkulu wetfu kutsi sitewubancandzekisa bonkhe labafati nalabantfwana, njengobe lomholi wami eluleka kanye nalabo labesaba imiyalo yaNkulunkulu. Loko akwentiwe ngekulandzela umtsetfo.
Kwembuleka kwemavi akho kuveta kukhanya, kuletse kuhlakanipha kulabangenakucondza.
Wamisa bufakazi kubakaJakobe, washaya umtsetfo esiveni saka-Israyeli; wayala ngawo bokhokho betfu kutsi bawufundzise bantfwababo,
Kodvwa indlela yalabalungile ifanana nekukhanya kwentsatsakusa, lokuya ngekuya kuze kube ngusemini.
Lalelani livi laSimakadze, nine babusi baseSodoma; lalelani imfundziso yaNkulunkulu wetfu, nine bantfu baseGomora!
Bophisisa lobufakazi, uvalele umtsetfo wami emkhatsini webafundzi bami.
Bayawube sebabuka phansi emhlabatsini babone inhlupheko yodvwa nebumnyama nelitfunti lelesabekako, nabo bayawulahlelwa ebumnyameni lobesabekako.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Manini emahlanganweni etindlela, nibuke, butani tindlela takadzeni, butani kutsi nguyiphi indlela lelungile, bese nihamba ngayo, niyawutfola kuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu. Kodvwa nine natsi: ‘Singeke sihambe ngayo.’
Labahlakaniphile bayawuhlazeka; bayawujabhiswa, babhajwe elugibeni. Njengobe balilahlile livi laSimakadze nje, banakuphi-ke kuhlakanipha?
Asimhloniphe Simakadze, sitimisele nekumnaka. Impela, njengobe kucinisekile kutsi lilanga liphuma ekuseni, kanjalo naye uyachamuka ete kitsi njengetimvula tasebusika, nanjengetimvula tasentfwasahlobo letinisela umhlaba.”
“Baphrofethi, sekusele kancane kuniphelele; yebo, selinishonele lilanga. Njengobe naku nedukisa sive sami, ningeke niphindze nibe netiphrofetho temibono, futsi ningeke nikwati kukubona lokutako kusengakefiki.”
Kodvwa kini lenilesabako Libito lami, lilanga lekulunga liyawuphuma linekuphilisa etimphikweni talo. Niyawuphuma nitjakadvule njengemankhonyane lakhululwe etisingeni tawo.
Jesu watsi kubo: “Maye! Nedukile, ngobe aniyati imiBhalo kanye nemandla aNkulunkulu!
Kodvwa nangabe liso lakho lingaphili, nemtimba wakho wonkhe uyakubasebumnyameni. Ngako-ke nangabe kukhanya lokukuwe kubumnyama, bukhulu-ke bumnyama lobukuwe.”
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Mosi waniyala watsini?”
Jesu wasiphendvula watsi: “Umtsetfo utsini? Uwufundza njani?”
Niphenya imiBhalo, ngobe nicabanga kutsi nitawutfola kuphila lokuphakadze kuyo, kantsi ngiyo lucobo lefakaza ngami.
Bantfu balapho babencono kakhulu kunebaseThesalonika, ngobe livi balemukela ngalenkhulu inshisekelo. Onkhe emalanga babephenyisisa imiBhalo bahlolisise kutsi kunjalo ngempela yini.
Batsi bahlakaniphile, besuka baba tilima;
Ngaleyo ndlela livi lesiphrofetho laciniswa kancono kitsi. Nani nitawube nente kahle, nanililalele, naliva lakhanya njengesibane lesikhanya ebumnyameni, kuze kube ngusentsatsakusa nenkhanyeti yekusa ibonakale etinhlitiyweni tenu.
Ngobe lowo lote letintfo, uyimphumphutse, uyafifiyela, sewukhohliwe kutsi wahlantwa etonweni takhe takucala.