UJehova wathi kuNowa : Ngena emkhunjini , wena nendlu yakho yonke , ngokuba ngikubonile wena ukuthi uqotho phambi kwami kulesi sizukulwane.

UJosefa wafa, nabo bonke abafowabo, naso sonke leso sizukulwane.

Intukuthelo kaJehova yabavuthela abakwa -Israyeli, wabazulisa ehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane , saze saphela sonke leso sizukulwane esasenzile okubi emehlweni kaJehova.

Impela akuyikubona noyedwa walaba bantu balesi sizukulwane esibi izwe elihle engafunga ukubanika lona oyihlo,

Naso sonke leso sizukulwane sabuthelwa koyise ; savela esinye isizukulwane emva kwaso esasingamazi uJeh ova nomsebenzi ayewenzele u - Israyeli.

Wena Jehova uyakubagcina , ubavikele ku lesi sizukulwane kuze kube phakade.

Iminyaka engamashumi amane nganengwa yileso sizukulwane , ngaze ngathi: Bangabantu abanhliziyo zabo zidukile, abazazanga izindlela zami,

Wena sizukulwane, bheka izwi likaJehova. Bengiyihlane ku-Israyeli, noma izwe lesigayegaye , na? Basholoni abantu bami ukuthi : S esidlubulundile, asisayikubuyela kuwe, na?

Kepha lesi sizukulwane ngiyakusifanisa nani na ? Sifana nabantwana abahlezi ezigcawini bememeza abanye bethi:

Amadoda aseNineve ayakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, asilahle; ngokuba aphenduka ngokushumayela kukaJona ; bhekani, kukhona lapha okukhulu kunoJona.

Inkosikazi yaseningizimu iyakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, isilahle; ngokuba yavela emikhawulweni yomhlaba izakuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni ; bhekani, lapha kukhona okukhulu kunoSolomoni.

Abesehamba-ke, abuye nabanye omoya abayisikhombisa ababi kunaye , bangene bahlale khona ; kuthi ukugcina kwalowo muntu kuba kubi kunokuqala. Kuyakuba njalo nakulesi sizukulwane esibi. Izihlobo eziyizo zikaJesu (Mark. 3:31; Luk. 8:19)

UJesu waphendula wathi : O! sizukulwane esingakholwayo nesiphambeneyo, koze kube nini nginani na ? Koze kube nini nginibekezelela na? Yiletheni lapha kimi.

Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Konke lokhu kuyakufika phezu kwalesi sizukulwane.

Ngiqinisile ngithi kini : Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula kungakenzeki konke lokhu.

Wabubula emoyeni wakhe, wathi: Lesi sizukulwane sifunelani isibonakaliso na? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikunikwa sibonakaliso.

Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onezinhloni ngami nangamazwi ami kulesi sizukulwane esiphingayo nesonakeleyo , neNdodana yom untu iyakuba nezinhloni ngaye , lapho iza ngenkazimulo kaYise kanye nezingelosi ezingcwele.

Waphendula wathi: O sizukulwane esingakholwayo, koze kube nini nginani na? Koze kube nini nginibekezelela na? Yiletheni kimi.

Ngiqinisile ngithi kini : Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula , kungakenzeki konke lokhu.

Pho-ke, abantu balesi sizukulwane ngiyakubafanisa nani na ? Bafana nani na?

UJesu waphendula wathi: O sizukulwane esingakholwayo nesiphambeneyo, koze kube nini nginani, nginibekezelela, na? Yilethe lapha indodana yakho.

Sekubuthana kuye izixuku , waqala ukukhuluma , wathi: Lesi sizukulwane siyisizukulwane esibi; sifuna isibonakaliso, kepha asiyikunikwa sibonakaliso, kuphela isibonakaliso sikaJona.

Ngokuba njengalokho uJona waba yisibonakaliso kwabaseNineve , iNdodana yomuntu iyakuba njalo kulesi sizukulwane.

Inkosikazi yaseningizimu iyakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye namadoda alesi sizukulwane , iwalahle; ngokuba yavela emikhawulw eni yomhlaba izakuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni; bhekani, lapha kukhona okukhulu kunoSolomoni.

Amadoda aseNineve ayakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, asilahle; ngokuba aphenduka ngokushumayela kukaJona ; bhekani, lapha kukhona okukhulu kunoJona. Imifanekiso yesibani (Math. 5:15; Mark. 4:21; Luk. 8:16)

ukuze kubizwe kulesi sizukulwane igazi labaprofethi bonke elachithwa kwasekusekelweni komhlaba,

kusukela egazini lika -Abela kuze kufike egazini likaZakariya owabulawa phakathi kwe-altare nethempeli . Yebo, ngithi kini : Lizakubizwa kulesi sizukulwane.

Kepha kuqala imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, yaliwe yilesi sizukulwane.

Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula, kungakenzeki konke.

Wafakaza nangamanye amazwi amaningi , wabayala wathi : Zisindiseni kulesi sizukulwane esiphambeneyo.

ngalokho nganengwa yileso sizukulwane , ngathi: Bayaduka njalonjalo enhliziyweni yabo, abazazanga izindlela zami,