Wayesekhuphuka u -Ahabi ukuba adle , aphuze. U-Eliya wakhuph ukela esiqongweni saseKarmeli , wakhothamela phansi , wabeka ubuso bakhe phakathi kwamadolo akhe.

Ngokuba uma umuntu ekubona wena onokwazi uhlezi ekudleni ethempelini lesithombe, unembeza walowo osebuthakathaka akayikududeka yini, aze adle okuhlatshelwe isithombe, na?

Kwathi ngelinye ilanga u -Elisha wadlulela eShunemi lapho kwakukhona owesifazane ocebileyo , wamcindezela ukuba adle isinkwa . Kwakuthi njalo nxa edlula, waphambukela khona ukuba adle.

Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni . Onqobayo ngiyakumnika ukuba adle ku wo umuthi wokuphila oseParadisi likaNkulunkulu.

Bheka, ngimi ngasemnyango ngingqongqotha ; uma umuntu ezwa izwi lami, avule umnyango, ngiyakungena kuye, ngidle naye, naye adle nami.

Vuka, moya wasenyakatho , uze wena Ningizimu , uphephethe ensimini yami, ukuze amakha ayo athaphuke; othandiweyo wami makangene ensimini yakhe, adle izithelo zayo ezinqabileyo.

Uma okuzondayo elambile, mnike ukudla, adle; uma omile, muphe amanzi, aphuze.

Lesi siyisinkwa esehla ezulwini ukuba umuntu adle kuso, angafi.

Esakhuluma, umFarisi wammema ukuba adle naye ; wangena, wahlala ekudleni.

Kwathi ekungeneni kwakhe ngesabatha endlini yomunye waba yizikhulu kubaFarisi ukuba adle ukudla, bona uqobo babemqaphele.

AbaFarisi nababhali base bakhonona bethi : Lo muntu wamukela izoni , adle nazo.

Omunye wabaFarisi wammema ukuba adle naye ; esengene endlini yomFarisi wahlala ekudleni.

Khona aba bhali babaFarisi bembona edla nezoni nabathelisi bathi kubafundi bakhe: Yini ukuba adle nabathelisi nezoni na?

Nalowo oshiye izindlu , noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo, noma uyise, noma unina , noma abantwana, noma amazwe ngenxa yeg ama lami , uyakwamukeliswa okuphindwe kaningi, adle ifa lokuphila okuphakade.

AbaFarisi bekubona lokho bathi kubafundi bakhe : Yini ukuba umfundisi wenu adle nabathelisi nezoni na?

Ekukhaleni kwakho izixuku zezithombe zakho mazikop hule, kepha umoya uzakuzisusa zonke, ukuphefumula kuzithathe; kodwa othemba kimi uzakudla ifa lezwe, adle nefa lentaba yami engcwele.

Umuntu uyahlwitha ngakweso kunene, abe esalambile nokho , adle ngakwesokhohlo, kepha angasuthi; bayakudla, kube yilowo nalowo inyama yengalo yakhe,

Abaseningizimu bayakudla ifa lentaba yakwa -Esawu, nabasehlanzeni ifa lamaFilisti, badle ifa lezwe lakwa -Efrayimi nezwe laseSamariya , uBenjamini adle iGileyadi.

uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni omi phambi kwakho uyakungena khona ; mqinise wena, ngokuba uyakumenza u-Israyeli adle ifa lalo.

Kwabekwa phambi kwakhe ukudla ukuba adle , kepha wathi: Angiyikudla ngingakakhulumi indaba yami. Wathi: Khuluma.

wena usiyise kuyihlo, aze adle, akubusise engakafi.

Naye wenza isilovela, wasiyisa kuyise; wathi kuyise: Ubaba makavuke, adle inyamazane yendodana yakhe ukuba umphefumulo wakho ungibusise.

UJehova uNkulunkulu wathi : Bheka, u-Adamu usenjengomunye wethu , uyakwazi okuhle nokubi ; kepha manje makangeluli isandla sakhe , athathe nakuwo umuthi wokuphila, adle, aphile kuze kube phakade.

Omunye ufa enomphefumulo onomunyu, engazange adle okuhle.

Selishonile ilanga uyakuba ngohlambulukile , andukuba adle izinto ezingcwele, ngokuba ziyisinkwa sakhe.

Nanxa umuntu ethinta into engcolileyo, ukungcola komuntu noma isilwane esingcolileyo noma into engcolileyo enengekayo , adle inyama yomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula engekaJehova, lowo muntu uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo.

Ngokuba bheka , ngiyakuvusa umalusi ezweni ongayikuhambela ezilahlekileyo, angafuni ezihlakazekileyo , angazelaphi ezaphukileyo , angaboneleli eziphilayo , kepha adle inyama yezikhulupheleyo , adwebule izinselo zazo.

Akukho okuhle kumuntu kunalokhu kokuba adle , aphuze, abonise umphefumulo wakhe okuhle emshikashikeni wakhe , kepha nalokho ngakubona ukuthi kuvela esandleni sikaNkulunkulu.