25 “Kodwa uAbraham wathi: ‘Nyana, khumbula ukuba wena ebomini bakho wawufumana izinto ezimnandi, uLazaro yena efumana ezimbi; ngoku yena uyathuthuzelwa apha, kanti wena uyathuthunjelwa.
26 Kodwa ke, ngaphandle kwale nto yonke, phakathi kwethu nani kuthiwe zinzi umsantsa omkhulu, ukuze abathanda ukuwela, besuka apha besiya kuni, bangabi nako, nokuthi abalapho kuni bangabi nakuwelela kuthi.’
27 Sathi ke isityebi: ‘Ndiyakubongoza ke ngoko, bawo, ukuba umthume emzini kabawo,
28 kuba ndinabantakwethu abahlanu. Makabaqononondise ukuze bangàthi nabo beze kule ndawo yentuthumbo.’
29 “Kodwa uAbraham wathi kuso: ‘*Banomthetho kaMosis neencwadi *zabashumayeli bamandulo; mabeve zona.’
30 Sathi ke sona: ‘Hayi, bawo Abraham; ukuba kuthe kwaya kubo ovela kwabafileyo, boguquka.’
31 Wathi kuso: ‘Ukuba bathe ababeva ooMosis nabashumayeli, abayi koyiseka nokuba kuthe kwavuka bani kwabafileyo.’ ”