17 Ngiwufake emakha emure, nenhlaba, nesinamoni.
Tonkhe tingubo takho titselwe ngemakha emure, newenhlaba, newemphepho. Esigodlweni lesihlotjiswe ngekwematinyo endlovu, kuvakala tintsambo letikhala kamnandzi naletitfokotisako.
Emadvodzakati emakhosi asemkhatsini wetintfombi takho telikhetselo; nangesandleni sakho sangesekudla kume indlovukazi levunule tembatfo tegolide yase-Ofiri.
“Tsatsa tinongo leticolisakele, emakhilogremu langaba sitfupha emure lemanti, nemakhilogremu langaba matsatfu esinamoni lenuka kamnandzi, nemakhilogremu langaba matsatfu ekalamu,
Ake sitijabulise bonkhe lobusuku, sitenelise ngekulalana;
Ngubani loya lokhuphuka achamuka ehlane, lofanana nensika yentfutfu, lotsaphuka emakha emure newemphepho leyakhiwe ngato tonkhe tinongo temhwebi?
“ ‘BakaDani nemaGriki ase-Uzali babetsenga timphahla takho ngensimbi lebunjiwe, nangetinandzisi ikhasiya nekhalamusi.
Nikhodemu, lona loweta kutawubonana naJesu ebusuku, wahamba kanye naJosefa. Nikhodemu abephetse emakha, labeyinhlanganisela yemure nenhlaba, labenesisindvo lesasingaba ngemakhilogremu langema-32.
