NgokukaLuka 7:11-35

Kwathi ngakusasa, uJesu waya emzini okuthiwa yiNayini; abafundi bakhe babehamba naye nesixuku esikhulu. Esesondele ngasesangweni lomuzi, wathola kukhona ofileyo owayethwelwe eyongcwatshwa, indodana eyodwa vo kunina, owayengumfelokazi. Kwakunesixuku esikhulu sabantu balowo muzi ababemphelekezela. INkosi yakubona lokho, yaba nesihe, yathi kuye: “Ungakhali.” Yasondela, yathinta uhlaka; ababeluthwele bema. Yayisithi: “Nsizwa, ngithi kuwe: vuka!” Obefile wavuka, wahlala ngezinqe, waqala ukukhuluma. Wayesemnikeza unina. Bonke behlelwa wukwesaba, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, bathi: “Kufike umphrofethi omkhulu phakathi kwethu,” bathi futhi: “UNkulunkulu ubahambele abantu bakhe.” Lezi zindaba ngoJesu zasabalala kulo lonke iJudiya nasezindaweni ezakhelene nalo. Abafundi bakaJohane bambikela ngazo zonke lezi zinto. UJohane wayesebiza ababili kubafundi bakhe, wabathumela eNkosini, wathi: “Unguye yini ozayo, noma silindele omunye na?” Afika kuye lawo madoda, athi: “Sithunyiwe kuwe nguJohane uMbhabhadisi, obuza ukuthi: ‘Unguye yini ozayo, noma silindele omunye na?’ ” Ngaleso sikhathi iNkosi yaphulukisa abaningi ababekhungethwe yizifo, nezinhlungu, nomoya ababi. Wavula namehlo ezimpumputhe eziningi, zabona. UJesu waphendula, wathi kuwo: “Hambani nilandise uJohane ngalokho enikubonileyo nenikuzwileyo, nithi: izimpumputhe ziyabona, izinyonga ziyahamba, abanochoko bayahlanjululwa, izithulu ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, abampofu bayashunyayezwa ivangeli. Ubusisiwe lowo ongayukukhubeka ngami.” Kuthe sezihambile izithunywa zikaJohane, waqala ukukhuluma ezixukwini ngoJohane, ethi: “Naphuma naya ehlane ukuyobonani na? Umhlanga ontengantengiswa ngumoya na? Kanti naphuma ukuyobonani na? Umuntu owembethe izingubo ezintofontofo na? Phela abembethe okukhazimulayo, futhi betamasa, basezigodlweni zamakhosi. Kepha naphuma ukuyobonani na? Umphrofethi? Yebo, ngithi kini: owedlula umphrofethi. Nguye okulotshwe ngaye ukuthi: “ ‘Ngiyathuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho, esiyakulungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.’ “Ngithi kini: akukho namunye kwabazelwe ngowesifazane omkhulu kunoJohane, kepha omncinyane embusweni kaNkulunkulu, mkhulu kunaye.” Abantu bonke, yebo, nabathelisi sebekuzwile lokho bavuma ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulungile, babhabhadiswa ngombhabhadiso kaJohane. Kepha abaFarisi nezazimthetho abayemukelanga inhloso kaNkulunkulu emaqondana nabo, benqaba ukubhabhadiswa nguye. “Ngakho, ngingabafanisa nani abantu balesi sizukulwane na? Bafana nani? Bafana nabantwana abahlezi esigcawini, bememezana bethi: “ ‘Sinishayele imitshingo, kodwa anisinanga; sahlabelela ingoma yesililo, kodwa anililanga.’ “Ngokuba uJohane uMbhabhadisi wafika engadli sinkwa, engaphuzi wayini; nathi: ‘Unedimoni.’ INdodana yomuntu ifike yadla, yaphuza, kepha nithi: ‘Bhekani lo umuntu oyisiminzi nenkolotshe, umngani wabathelisi nezoni.’ Kepha ukuhlakanipha kubonakaliswa kuyiqiniso kulabo abakwemukelayo.”