17 ‘La marhamncwa axela imibuso emine eya kuvela emhlabeni.
18 Abantu abangcwele bakaPhezukonke ke bona baya kuzuza ulawulo, lube lolwabo kude kube ngunaphakade kanaphakade.’
19 “Kananjalo ke ndafuna ukuqonda ngeli rhamncwa lesine, elo lalingafani namanye – laa ngwanyalala yoyikekayo, le yayitsho ngamazinyo entsimbi neenzipho zobhedu, eyayiwakroboza iwathi nqwam-nqwam amaxhoba, isuke iwanyhashe ngeenyawo amasalela.
20 Ndafuna nokuqonda mayela nezo mpondo zilishumi zazisentlokweni yalo, ngokunjalo nangolo phondo lwaphuma kamva, kwaza kwancothuka iimpondo ezintathu. Nditsho uphondo olwabonakala lulukhulu kunamanye, lunamehlo nomlomo, luthetha izinto ezinkulu kakhulu.
21 Ke kaloku, ndisabukele njalo, olo phondo lwabahlasela abantu abangcwele bakaThixo laboyisa,
22 kwada kwafika iNyange elimihla ingapheliyo, laza labagwebela abo bangabantu abangcwele bakaPhezukonke. Kananjalo ke lasuka lathwasa ixesha lokuba ulawulo lube lolwabantu bakaThixo.
23 “Waqhuba ke endichazela esithi: ‘Eli rhamncwa lesine ngumbuso wesine oya kubakho apha emhlabeni. Wona awuyi kufana neminye. Wona uya kulinqwamza ihlabathi liphela, ulinyhashe, ulikroboze.