8 Nangabe awati, wena mfati lomuhle kakhulu, landzela etinyatselweni temhlambi wetimvu, uyewudlisa khona emazinyane etimbuti ngasemathendeni ebelusi.
Kodvwa ngalabangcwele labalapha emhlabeni ngitsi: “Batikhulu letincabile lengijabula ngato.”
Lobuhle bakho-ke buyawuyikhanga lenkhosi; uyitfobele, ngobe ingumyeni wakho.
Kucwebetela kodvwa lokusesigodlweni, inkhosatana yembetse tingubo letelukwe ngegolide.
Ubusisiwe umuntfu longilalelako, longilindzela onkhe malanga emasangweni ami, logadza etimphundvwini teminyango yami.
Maye, umuhle, sitsandvwa sami bo! Awu, maye, mahle emehlo akho! Kimi angematuba.
Longitsandzako wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Sukuma, sitsandvwa sami, lotsandzekako wami, wota sambe.
Maye, umuhle, sitsandvwa sami! Maye, umuhle bo! Emehlo akho ngaphansi kweveyili yakho afanana nematuba. Tinwele takho tifanana nemhlambi wetimbuti, yebo, wetimbuti natehla eNtsabeni iGileyadi.
Maye, lumnandzi bo lutsandvo lwakho, dzadzewetfu, makoti wami. Lujabulisa kangakanani-ke lutsandvo lwakho kuneliwayini, neliphunga lemakha akho limnandzi kunelesinongo!
Umuhle wonkhe, sitsandvwa sami; kute nalesincane sici kuwe.
Unjani yena lona lotsandzekako wakho, uncono yini kunalabanye, wena lomuhle kunabo bonkhe besifazane? Kantsi lomkhwenyane wakho muhle kwendlula bonkhe yini, lokwekutsi ungaze usitjele kanjalo?
Uyephi lolokutsandzako wakho, wena lomuhle kunabo bonkhe besifazane? Ujikele ngakuyiphi indlela lona lokutsandzako wakho, khona sitekufunisa yena?
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.’
Batsi sebacedzile kudla, Jesu watsi kuPhetro: “Simoni, msa waJohane, ungitsandza ngetulu kwalaba yini?” Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, Nkhosi, uyati kutsi ngiyakutsandza.” Jesu watsi kuye: “Yondla emawundlu ami.”
Hambani etinyatselweni tami, njengobe nami ngihamba etinyatselweni taKhristu.
khona atetimisela libandla lelinebukhosi, lingabi nabala nome sici nome yini lokunjalo; kodvwa libe ngcwele lingabi nacala.
Khumbulani baholi benu, lababekhuluma kini livi laNkulunkulu, nikhumbule kuphila kwabo nekufa kwabo netitselo tabo, bese niyabalingisa.
Sifisa kutsi ningavilaphi, kodvwa nibe njengabo labo labadla lifa letetsembiso ngekukholwa nangekubeketela.
Khokho wetfu Abrahama ngesikhatsi anikela nga-Isaka, umsa wakhe, elatini, akazange yini emukelwe nguNkulunkulu ngekutsi ulungile ngemisebenti?
Kanjalo-ke naRahabi, ingwadla, akazange yini emukelwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi ulungile ngemisebenti yekwemukela titfunywa wabuye watikhipha ngalenye indlela?
Bazalwane, tsatsani sibonelo sekuhlupheka nekubeketela kwebaphrofethi labebakhuluma egameni leNkhosi.
Abenta njalo-ke naSara, ahlonipha Abrahama, ambita ngekutsi “yinkhosi” yakhe, lese naba bakhe nanenta lokulungile, ningesatjiswa lutfo.