15 Kodvwa bomnaketfu bangimbulutela njengetibhobhodla temanti, yebo, njengetibhobhodla temanti letiphuphumako tiphindze tome,
Nakanjani, kuhlupheka kwakho utakukhohlwa, ukukhumbule njengemanti lake ageleta embikwakho,
Noko, nine ningibhoca ngemanga, nonkhe nifanana netinyanga, kantsi anikwati kwelapha!
Njengobe emanti anyamalala elwandle, nanjengobe nesihlambo semfula siyahamuka some,
“Ungehlukanise nebazalwane bami, bangigucukela, sengehlukene nalabo bengetayelene nabo.
Bonkhe bangani bami lebengitsi bevakala ekhaleni sebayacansuka ngami; labo labatsandzekako kimi sebangigucukele.
tibuye tidvungeke tibe mnyama ngekuncibilika kwangcocwane, tigcwale lapho sitfwatfwa sifihlakele khona.
Bangani bami nebazalwane bami sebangikhweshele, ngenca yemanceba ami; ngisho nebaketfu imbala sebeme lapha khashane.
Ngisho nemngani wami lengangimetsemba, nalengangidla esitjeni sinye naye, sewungidlangele ngebunyoka nebumbulu.
Sihlobo sami nemngani wami ubacoshile, bakhashane nami; bumnyama sebungumngani wami.
Kwetsembela kumuntfu longetsembeki ngesikhatsi lesibucayi kufanana nekwetsemba litinyo lelibolile nome kwetsemba lunyawo lolwenyele.
Bomnakenu nemndeni wakenu nabo futsi bakutsengisile, baphakamisa sililo lesikhulu kakhulu ngekutsi abakufuni. Ungabetsembi nome bakhuluma kahle kuwe.”
Kwentiwa yini kutsi iminjunju yami ingapheli, nelinceba lami libe libibitseka, futsi lingelapheki? Vele, kimi utawuba njengemfula lolite yini nanjengemtfombo lote emanti?
Bonkhe bangani bakho sebakukhohliwe, abasanaki lutfo lwakho. Ngikushaye njengesitsa, ngakujezisa njengalonelulaka, ngobe licala lakho lilikhulu kakhulu, netono takho titinyenti.
Onkhe lamakhosikati lasele esigodlweni senkhosi yakaJuda, atawukhishwa ayiswe kuto tiphatsimandla tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona. Lamakhosikati ayawukhuluma kuwe, atsi: “ ‘Bakwedukisa baze bakwehlula, labo bangani bakho lobetsembako. Tinyawo takho titike ekhatsi eludzakeni; bangani bakho bakulahlile.’
“Angikhulumi ngani nonkhe; ngiyabati labo lengibakhetsile. Kodvwa kufanele kugcwaliseke umBhalo lotsi: ‘Lowo lodla sinkhwa sami, sewungigucukele, waphambana nami.’
Siyeta sikhatsi, nanyalo sesifikile, lapho nonkhe nitawusakateka, ngulowo nalowo abuyele ekhaya lakhe. Nitangishiya ngedvwa; kodvwa noko angingedvwa, ngobe Babe unami.
Bayanonela ekudleni kwenu kwebudlelwane bate emahloni ngekumita kwabo. Babogubhela kwesabo. Banjengemafu lapheshulwa ngumoya, abe wona ate imvula. Batihlahla letingatseli titselo, ngisho nangetikhatsi tato, tihlahla letisishulwe netimphandze tato, yebo, batihlahla lese tafa.