Ngakho-ke geza, ugcobe, ugqoke isambatho sakho, wehlele esibuyeni, kepha ungazazisi kulowo muntu, aze aqede ukudla nokuphuza.

Ngase ngibabaza intokozo , ngokuba umuntu a kanakho okuhle phansi kwelanga kunokudla , nokuphuza, nokujabula; lokhu kuyakuhlala kuye emshikashikeni wakhe ezinsukwini zokuphila kwakhe aziphiweyo nguNkulunkulu phansi kwelanga.

Banika nababazi bamatshe imali kanye nababazi bemithi; banika amaSidoni nabaseTire ukudla nokuphuza namafutha ukuba balande imisedari eLebanoni, bayiyise elwandle eJopha ngemvume kaKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya kubo.

Bheka, engikubonile mina ukuthi kuhle futhi kumnandi kumuntu kungukudla, nokuphuza, nokubona okuhle kuwo wonke umshikashika wakhe awushikashikayo phansi kwelanga zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe uNkulunkulu amnika zona; ngokuba lokhu kuyisabelo sakhe.

Ngukulungisa itafula yini ? Ngukwendlala izindwangu , ukudla nokuphuza , na? Hhayi, sukumani, zikhulu, nicobe izihlangu.

kepha bheka , nakhu ukujabula , nokuthokoza, nokubulala izinkabi , nokuhlaba izimvu , ukudla inyama nokuphuza iwayini , ngokuthi: Masidle, siphuze, ngokuba ngomuso sizakufa.

Kuncane kini yini ukuklaba edlelweni elihle nize ninyathele ngezinyawo zenu okuseleyo kwedlelo lenu , nokuphuza amanzi acwebileyo nize nidunge aseleyo ngezinyawo zenu na?

Induna yabathenwa yathi kuDaniyeli : Mina ngiyesaba ukuthi inkosi yami , inkosi, emisile ukudla kwenu nokuphuza kwenu , iyakubona ubuso benu ukuba buxhozekile kunabafana abayintanga yenu , nilifake engozini ikhanda lami enkosini.

Ngokuba unina ufebile, ngokuba wathi : Ngiyakulandela izithandwa zam i ezinginika isinkwa sami namanzi ami , uboya bami bezimvu nefilakisi lami , amafutha ami nokuphuza kwami.

Ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu awusikho u kudla nokuphuza kepha ungukulunga, nokuthula, nokuthokoza eMoyeni oNgcwele,

Asinalungelo yini lokudla nokuphuza na?

kodwa yona kanye nokudla nokuphuza nokugeza okuyizinhlobonhlobo iyizimiso zenyama kuphela ezibekiweyo , kuze kufike isikhathi sokupheleliswa kwezinto. Umsebenzi kaKristu wobupristi obukhulu