Ngokukamathewu 13:5-16 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

5. Kepha enye yawela edwaleni, lapho yayingenamhlabathi omningi khona; yamila masinyane, ngokuba ingenamhlabathi ojulileyo.

6. Kodwa seliphumile ilanga, yahwamuka; nangokuba ingenampande, yabuna.

7. Kepha enye yawela emeveni; ameva akhula, ayiminyanisa.

8. Kepha enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle; yathela isithelo, enye ngekhulu, enye ngamashumi ayisithupha, enye ngamashumi amathathu.

9. Onezindlebe makezwe.”

10. Kwase kufika abafundi bakhe, bathi kuye: “Ukhulumelani kubo ngemifanekiso na?”

11. Waphendula-ke, wathi kubo: “Nina niphiwe ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso wezulu; kodwa bona kabakuphiwanga.

12. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, kuvame; kodwa lowo ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho anakho.

13. Kungalokhu ngikhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, ngokuba noma bebona, kababoni, noma bezwa, kabezwa, kabaqondi.

14. Kugcwaliseka kubo isiprofetho sika-Isaya sokuthi:“ ‘Ngokuzwa niyakuzwa,ningaze naqonda;ngokubona niyakubona,ningaze nabonisisa;

15. ngokuba inhliziyo yalesi sizwe isiyaba lukhuni,bezwa kanzima ngezindlebe,amehlo abo bawacimezile,funa mhlawumbe babone ngamehlo,bezwe ngezindlebe,baqonde ngenhliziyo, baphenduke,ngibaphulukise.’

16. “Kodwa abusisiwe amehlo enu, lokhu ebona, nezindlebe zenu, lokhu zizwa.

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