14 Ungaphingi.
14 “Ungaphingi.
Ukuganana makuhlonishwe yibo bonke, umbhede mawungangcoliswa, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uyakuzehlulela izifebe nabaphingayo.
“ ‘Ungaphingi.
Lokhu ukuthi: “Ungaphingi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafisi,” noma ngabe ukhona omunye umyalo, kodwa kufingqwe kuleli lizwi elithi: “Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.”
“Kepha amagwala, abangakholwayo, abanengekayo, ababulali, izifebe, abathakathi, abakhonza izithombe, nabo bonke abaqamba amanga, isabelo sabo siyakuba sechibini elivutha umlilo nesibabuli; lokho-ke ngukufa kwesibili.”
“ ‘Umuntu ophinga nomfazi womunye, nomuntu ophinga nomfazi kamakhelwane wakhe, labo abaphingileyo bayakubulawa.
“ ‘Awuyukulala nomkamakhelwane ukuzingcolisa ngaye.
Ziphingi, anazi yini ukuthi ukuthanda izwe kungubutha kuNkulunkulu na? Ngakho-ke lowo othanda ukuba ngumngani wezwe, uzenza isitha sikaNkulunkulu.
Sesiphelile isikhathi sokulila, uDavide wathumela, wayomlanda, wamngenisa esigodlweni sakhe, wamenza umkakhe; wamzalela indodana. Kepha lokho okwenziwa nguDavide kwaba kubi emehlweni kaSimakade.
Wathi kuye: “Miphi na?” UJesu wathi kuye: “Yile: Ungabulali, ungaphingi, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga;
“Ngiyakusondela kini ukuzokwehlulela. Ngiyakushesha ngifakaze ngimelane nabalumbi, iziphingi, abafunga amanga, nababamba umholo womqashwa ngokungafanele, bacindezele abafelokazi nezintandane, babaphathe kabi abafokazi, futhi nami bangangesabi,” kusho uSimakade Wamabandla.
Ngokuba lowo owathi: “Ungaphingi,” wathi futhi: “Ungabulali,” uma-ke ungaphingi, kodwa ubulala, uyisephulamthetho.
“Kanti uSimakade akabenzanga yini baba nyamanye na? Emoyeni nasenyameni bangabakhe. Kungani babe munye na? Wayefuna ulibo olunobuNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke qaphela enhliziyweni yakho, ukuba ungamkhohlisi unkosikazi wobusha benu.
Akamkhulu kule ndlu kunami, futhi akukho angigodlele khona ngaphandle kwakho, ngenxa yokuba ungumkakhe. Ngingakwenza kanjani-ke okubi kangaka, ngone kuNkulunkulu na?”
“Yisho kubantu bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Uma umfazi womuntu ephambuka, angethembeki kuye,