6 Sifundziso lesiliciniso sasisemlonyeni wakhe, kute inkhohliso leyatfolakala etindzebeni temlomo wakhe. Wahamba nami ngekuthula nangebucotfo, wakhipha labanyenti esonweni.
Kwatsi Abrama nasaneminyaka lengema-99 budzala, Simakadze wabonakala kuye watsi: “NginguNkulunkulu Somandla; hamba entsandvweni yami, ube msulwa.
Nankhu-ke umlandvo ngaNowa. Nowa abelungile amsulwa esitukulwaneni sakhe, ahamba naNkulunkulu.
Kulunga kwakho kukulunga kwaphakadze, nemtsetfo wakho uliciniso.
Kodvwa wena, Simakadze, usedvute nami, nemiyalo yakho iliciniso sibili.
Tindzebe talolungile tikhuluma inhlakanipho, lulwimi lwakhe lukhuluma loko lokufanele.
Ubombekisa lolungile, umcaphelisise locotfo, ngobe umuntfu wekuthula unelikusasa lelihle;
Khona-ke uyawukwati kukhetsa lokufanele, netindzebe temlomo wakho tilulondvolote lwati.
Kodvwa kube bebeme ebandleni lami, ngabe bamemetele emavi ami kubantfu bami, futsi ngabe babancandzile etindleleni tabo letimbi kanye nasetentweni tabo letikhohlakele.”
Labo labahlakaniphile bayawucwebetela njengekumanyatela kwemazulu, nalabo labaholele labanye ekulungeni, bakhanye njengetinkhanyeti kuze kube nguphakadze naphakadze.
bantfu bami bayabhujiswa ngenca yekweswela lwati. “Njengobe nikulahlile kwati mine, nami-ke sengiyanilahla kutsi ningete naba baphristi bami; njengobe niwutsalalisele umtsetfo waNkulunkulu wenu, nami-ke ngiyawubatsalalisela bantfwabenu.
Base batfumela kuye labanye bafundzi babo kanye nemalunga ephathi yemaHerodi. Befike batsi: “Mfundzisi, siyati kutsi wena uneliciniso, ufundzisa indlela yaNkulunkulu ngeliciniso, awunaki muntfu, ngobe awubuki buso bemuntfu.
Bafike batsi kuye: “Mfundzisi, siyati kutsi wena uneliciniso, awuwatsengi emehlo emuntfu ngobe awesatjiswa bunjalo bemuntfu. Ufundzisa indlela yaNkulunkulu ngeliciniso. Kulungile yini kukhipha umtselo kuKhesari, uMbusi wemaRoma, nome cha? Sifanele siwukhiphe yini nome singawukhiphi?”
Bobabili babephila imphilo lengcwele kuNkulunkulu, babeyigcina yonkhe imiyalo nemitsetfo yeNkhosi.
Letimpimpi tase titsi kuJesu: “Mfundzisi, siyati kutsi awunaki simo semuntfu, kodvwa ufundzisa liciniso ngentsandvo yaNkulunkulu ngemuntfu.
Utawuvula emehlo abo, kuze besuke ebumnyameni bagucukele ekukhanyeni besuke nasemandleni aSathane baye kuNkulunkulu, kuze batsetselelwe tono tabo babelwe nendzawo emkhatsini walabahlantwe ngekukholwa kimi.’ ”
Uyawufundzisa imiyalo yakho kuJakobe, nemitsetfo yakho ku-Israyeli. Ushisa imphepho embikwakho, neminikelo yekushiswa yonkhe elatini lakho.
NgaLevi wakhuluma watsi: “IThumimu yakho ne-Urimu yakho ngeyalowo muntfu lowamtsandza. Wamvivinya eMasa; wamelana naye emantini aseMeribha.
Wakhuluma ngeyise nenina watsi: ‘Anginandzaba nabo.’ Akazange abanake bomnakabo, wabatsalalisela bantfwabakhe. Kodvwa walilindza livi lakho, wasilondvolota nesivumelwane sakho.
Akuzange sekutfolakale emanga emilonyeni yabo, abanasici.
Emadvodzana a-Eli abengemadvodza lakhohlakele; abengenandzaba naSimakadze.