47 “Ngako-ke ngikutjela ngitsi: Tono takhe lebetitinyenti setitsetselelwe, ngobe unelutsandvo lolukhulu, kodvwa lowo lotsetselelwe lokuncane, utsandza kancane.”
Tsine sitsandza, ngobe kwacala yena wasitsandza.
Bantfwabami, asingatsandzi ngemavi nje emlomo kuphela, kodvwa asitsandze ngetento nangeliciniso.
Simakadze utsi: “Wotani manje sitewubonisana. Nome tono tenu tibovu njengengati, titawuba mhlophe njengangcocwane, nome tibovu tju, titawuba mhlophe njengeboya bemvu.
Ngobe kuKhristu Jesu kusoka nekungasoki akunamsebenti, kodvwa kuphela kukholwa lokusebenta ngelutsandvo.
Umtsetfo wefikela kwandzisa siphambuko, kodvwa ngekwandza kwesono nemusa waNkulunkulu wandza kakhulu.
Umusa awube nabo bonkhe labatsandza iNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu ngelutsandvo lolungapheli.
Lomubi akayiyekele indlela yakhe lembi, nalokhohlakele ayekele imicabango yakhe lemibi. Akaphendvuke abuyele kuSimakadze, uyawuba nemusa kuye, akabuyele kuNkulunkulu wetfu, ngobe uyawumtsetselela ngenkhululeko.
Ngobe kutsandza Nkulunkulu kugcina imiyalo yakhe. Imiyalo yaNkulunkulu ayimatima kitsi.
INkhosi yamane yangibabala ngemusa wayo yangipha kukholwa nelutsandvo lolukuKhristu Jesu.
Ngikhulekela loku kutsi lutsandvo lwenu lukhule njalo ekwatini nasekucondzeni konkhe,
Nkulunkulu wamenyusela ngasesandleni sakhe sekudla njengeMholi neMsindzisi, kuze anike bantfu baka-Israyeli litfuba lekuphendvuka, kutsetselelwe tono tabo.
Kodvwa nasihamba ekukhanyeni, njengobe yena asekukhanyeni, sinebudlelwane lomunye nalomunye, nengati yaJesu, iNdvodzana yakhe, iyasihlanta kuko konkhe kona.
Nakabona loko lomFarisi lobekameme Jesu, watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Kube lomuntfu ungumphrofethi ngempela, ngabe uyati kutsi ungubani lomfati lomtsintsako. Ngabe uyati kutsi uphila imphilo leyonakele kangakanani.”
“Lotsandza uyise nome unina kwengca mine, akangifaneli; nalotsandza indvodzana yakhe nome indvodzakati yakhe kwengca mine, akangifaneli.
Lutsandvo lwaKhristu luyasichuba. Sesidzimate sefika kunasi siphetfo sekutsi: Munye lowafela bonkhe; ngako-ke bonkhe bafa.
Uyawuphindze ube nemusa futsi kitsi. Tono tetfu utatigcobagcoba ngetinyawo utigcumukisele tishone ekujuleni kwelwandle!
Ngiyawutsi-ke nase ngikwentele inhlawulo yakho, yako konkhe loku lose ukwentile, bese uyakhumbula udliwe ngemahloni, ungaphindzi uwuvule umlomo wakho ngenca yalokuhlazeka kwakho lokungaka, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
Wena awukayigcobisi ngemafutsa inhloko yami, kodvwa yena sewugcobise tinyawo tami ngemakha.
Wase utsi kulomfati: “Tono takho titsetselelwe.”