20 Kodvwa kuyawufika sikhatsi lapho liyakwemukwa khona umkhwenyane, kulapho-ke liyawuzila khona.
Wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Siyeta sikhatsi lapho niyawufisa shangatsi ningabona linye nje lemalanga eNdvodzana yeMuntfu, kodvwa ningeke nilibone.
Lenye yaletingilosi letisikhombisa letatiphetse titja letatigcwele tinhlupheko tekugcina letisikhombisa yeta kimi, yafike yatsi: “Kota, ngitekukhombisa makoti, umkaWundlu.”
Asitfokote, siyiphakamise, siyinike ludvumo, ngobe umshado weliWundlu sewufikile, namakoti sewutilungiselele.
Ngasebenta kakhulu ngidvonsa matima. Bengike ngicwashe ngingalali, ngilambe, ngome, ngeswele kudla, ngiphatfwe lichwa, ngeswele nekwekwembatsa.
Nginesikhwele ngani, sikhwele saNkulunkulu; ngobe nganendzisa njengentfombi lengenasici, nganetfula kuKhristu, lekunguyona ndvodza yenu leyodvwana.
Ningagodlelani, kuphela kube kwesikhatsi lesitsite nje, kuye ngekuvumelana kwenu kutsi nitfole litfuba lekuthandaza kahle, nibuye nihlangane futsi, kuze Sathane anganilingi ngekwehluleka kwenu kutibamba.
Kulelo nalelo bandla babakhetsela babonisi, ngemithandazo nangekuzila babaletsa eNkhosini labayikholwako.
Kufanele ahlale ezulwini kuze kufike sikhatsi lapho konkhe kuyakwentiwa kube kusha, njengobe Nkulunkulu amemetela emandvulo ngebaphrofethi bakhe labangcwele.
Emvakwekusho loko wenyuselwa ezulwini basambuka, lifu lamsusa emehlweni abo.
“Kodvwa manje sengita kuwe, letintfo ngitikhuluma ngiselapha emhlabeni, khona batewuba nekutfokota lokuphelele etinhlitiyweni tabo.
Manje mine sengita kuwe; angisekho eveni, kodvwa bona baseseveni. Babe Longcwele, bagcine egameni lakho longiphe lona, kuze nabo babe munye, njengobe wena nami simunye.
Ngaphuma kuBabe ngeta emhlabeni; manje sengiyawushiya futsi lomhlaba, sengibuyela kuBabe.”
Kodvwa noko nginitjela liciniso: Kuncono kini kutsi ngihambe, ngobe nangingahambi, angeke ete kini uMeluleki. Kodvwa nangihamba, ngitamtfumela kini.
Bantfwabami, ngisetawuba nani sikhashana. Nitangifuna, kodvwa njengaloku ngasho nakumaJuda nakini ngiyasho ngitsi: Lapho ngiya khona ningeke nine nikhone kuta.
Lowo lonamakoti ungumyeni; kepha umngani wemyeni nakaliva livi lemyeni, ujabula kakhulu. Ngako-ke lenjabulo yami seyiphelele.
Jesu watsi kubo: “Nonkhe nitangihlamuka kulobusuku, ngobe umBhalo utsi: “ ‘Ngitawushaya ngibulale umelusi, umhlambi wetimvu uhlakateke.’
“Awu nkemba, vuka umelane nemelusi wami, umelane nemuntfu longumngani wami,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Shaya umelusi umbulale, timvu tiyawuhlakateka. Ngiyawugucula sandla sami etikwaletincane, ngimelane nato.”
Njengelijaha nalishada nentfombi, kanjalo-ke nemadvodzana akho ayawushada nawe; njengemyeni nakajabula ngamakoti wakhe, kanjalo-ke naNkulunkulu wakho uyawujabula ngawe.
Ngobe uMenti wakho yindvodza yakho, nguSimakadze longuSomandla libito lakhe, Longcwele waka-Israyeli unguMhlengi wakho, ubitwa ngekutsi nguNkulunkulu wemhlaba wonkhe.
Phumani, nine madvodzakati aseSiyoni, nitewubukela inkhosi Solomoni, nasafake umchele wakhe, umchele lawetfweswa ngunina ngelilanga lagidzisa ngalo umfati, mhlazana inhlitiyo yakhe ijabulile.
Lobuhle bakho-ke buyawuyikhanga lenkhosi; uyitfobele, ngobe ingumyeni wakho.
nasekushayweni, nasekufakweni ejele, nasetiphitsiphitsini, nasekukhandlekeni, nasekucwasheni, nasekulaleni ngendlala,
Labamphofu nihlala nabo ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, kepha mine anihlali nami sonkhe sikhatsi.”
Jesu watsi kubo: “Likhetfo lingakhala yini umkhwenyane asenalo? Kodvwa kutawufika sikhatsi lapho umkhwenyane atawususwa kulo, kube ngukhona-ke litawuzila.
Wabaphendvula Jesu watsi: “Likhetfo lingakuzila yini kudla emshadweni umkhwenyane lisamsingatsile? Cha, lingeke likuzile nasoloku umkhwenyane analo.
“Ingubo lendzala ayichitjelwa ngesichibi lesisha. Nakungentiwa njalo, lesichibi lesisha singadzabula lengubo lendzala, kwenteke imbobo lenkhulu kuneyakucala.
Kodvwa sikhatsi siyeta lapho liyakwemukwa khona umkhwenyane walo; liyawuzila-ke lingadli kulawo malanga.”