Mathewu 12:38-50

Base bephendula abanye bababhali nabaFarisi, bathi: Mfundisi, sithanda ukubona isibonakaliso esivela kuwe. Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Isizukulwana esibi lesiphingayo sifuna isibonakaliso; futhi kasiyikunikwa sibonakaliso, ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sikaJona umprofethi. Ngokuba njengalokho uJona wayesesiswini somkhomo izinsuku ezintathu nobusuku obuthathu; kanjalo iNdodana yomuntu iyakuba senhliziyweni yomhlaba izinsuku ezintathu nobusuku obuthathu. Amadoda aseNineve ayakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, asilahle, ngokuba aphenduka ngokushumayela kukaJona; bhekani, lapha kukhona omkhulu kunoJona. Indlovukazi yaseningizimu iyakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, isilahle; ngokuba yavela emikhawulweni yomhlaba izokuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni; futhi bhekani, lapha kukhona omkhulu kunoSolomoni. Nxa umoya ongcolileyo esephumile kumuntu, uyadabula izindawo ezomileyo efuna ukuphumula, kodwa angakufumani. Khona uthi: ‘Ngiyakubuyela endlini yami engaphuma kuyo; kuthi lapho efika ayithole ingenalutho, ishaneliwe, ihlotshisiwe. Khona uyahamba uthabathe kanye nabanye omoya abayisikhombisa ababi kunaye, bangene bahlale khona; Kuyakuba njalo nakulesi sizukulwane esibi. Esakhuluma nesixuku, bheka, unina nabafowabo bema ngaphandle befuna ukukhuluma naye. Omunye wathi kuye: “Bheka, unyoko nabafowenu bemi ngaphandle befuna ukukhuluma nawe. Kodwa waphendula wathi komtshelayo: Ngubani umame? futhi bangobani abafowethu? Wayeselulela isandla sakhe kubafundi bakhe, wathi: “Bhekani, uma nabafowethu! Ngokuba yilowo nalowo owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini nguye ongumfowethu, nodadewethu, nomame.