Wayesethi kubo : Kodlayo kwaphuma ukudla , konamandla kwavela okumnandi. Babengenakuyiqandela imfumbe ngezinsuku ezintathu.

Abantu bom uzi bathi kuye ngosuku lwesikhombisa , lingakashoni ilanga : Kuyini okumnandi kunezinyosi ? Kuyini okunamandla kunengonyama na ? Wathi kubo: Uma beningalimanga ngesithokazi sami , ngabe ningayiqandelanga imfumbe yami.

Wayesethi kubo : Hambani nidle okunonileyo , niphuze okumnandi , nithumele izabelo kwabangalungiselwanga lutho , ngokuba lolu suku lungcwele kuJehova ; ningadabuki, ngokuba injabulo kaJehova iyinqaba yenu.

Uma belalela , bamkhonze, bayakuqeda imihla yabo ebuhlen i neminyaka yabo kukho okumnandi.

Ngiyazi ukuthi akukho okuhle kubo kunokuba bathokoze , bazenzele okumnandi besekhona.

Isitha selulile isandla sas o phezu kwakho konke okumnandi kwalo , ngokuba sibonile ukuthi abezizwe bangene endlini yalo engcwele, owabayala ukuthi abayikungena ebandleni lakho.

Bonke aban tu balo bayabubula , befuna isinkwa sabo ; banika okumnandi kwabo ngokudla ukuba babuyise umphefumulo . Bheka, Jehova, ubhekisise, ngokuba ngiyadelelwa.

Abadla ukudla kwayo okumnandi bayakuyibhubhisa, impi yayo ikhukhulwe; abaningi bayakuwa phansi begwaziwe.