Ningathandi izwe nezinto ezisezweni. Uma umuntu ethanda izwe, uthando lukaYise alukho kuye,

Ngokuba osuka ethanda ukuphila nokubona izinsuku ezinhle, makanqande ulimi lwakhe kokubi, nezindebe zakhe zingakhulumi inkohliso,

kepha uma umuntu ethanda uNkulunkulu, yena uyaziwa nguye.

UJonathani waphinda wamfungisa ukumthanda kwakhe , ngokuba wamthanda njengokuba ethanda umphefumulo wakhe.

Ngokuba uDema wangishiya ethanda leli zwe lamanje, waya eThesalonika; uKreste waya eGalathiya, uThithu eDalmathiya;

Inhliziyo yenkosi isesandleni sikaJehova njengemifula yamanzi ; uyayiphendulela lapho ethanda khona.

Kepha uFestu ethanda ukubongwa ngabaJuda , wamphendula uPawulu , wathi: Uyathanda yini ukwenyukela eJerusalema, wahlulelwe khona phambi kwami ngalezi zinto, na? UPawulu ufuna ukwahlulelwa nguKesari

Ngokuba niyazi ukuthi , nokuba ngasemuva ethanda ukudla ifa lesibusiso, waliwa, ngokuba akalitholanga ithuba lokuphenduka , noma ekufunisisa ngezinyembezi.

Kulokhu-ke uNkulunkulu , ethanda kakhulu impela ukubonisa izindlalifa zesithembiso ukungaguquleki kwecebo lakhe, walamula ngesifungo,

Uma, pho, uNkulunkulu, ethanda ukubonakalisa ulaka nokuveza amandla akhe, wathwala ngokubekezela okukhulu izitsha zolaka ezilungiselwe ukubhujiswa

Ngokuba njengalokhu uYise evusa abafileyo, abaphilise, kanjalo neNdodana iyabaphilisa labo ethanda ukubaphilisa.

Uma umuntu ethanda ukwenza intando yakhe , uzakwazi ngemfundiso noma ivela kuNkulunkulu noma ngizikhulumela okwami.

Konke ngikunikelwe nguBaba ; akakho owazi ukuthi iNdodana ingubani , kuphela uYise, nokuthi uYise ungubani, kuphela iNdodana nalowo iNdodana ethanda ukumambulela yena.

Wayesethi kubo bonke : Uma umuntu ethanda ukuza emva kwami , makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe imihla ngemihla, angilandele.

Khona uPilatu ethanda ukudelisa isixuku wasikhululela uBaraba , kepha wamshaya uJesu, wamnikela ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni.

Wayesehlala phansi , wababiza abayishumi nambili , wathi kubo : Uma umuntu ethanda ukuba ngowokuqala , makabe ngowokugcina kubo bonke nesikhonzi sabo bonke.

Konke ngikunikelwe nguBaba ; akakho owazi iNdodana , kuphela uYise ; akakho futhi owazi uYise, kuphela iNdodana nalowo iNdodana ethanda ukumambulela yena.

Khona uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe : Uma umuntu ethanda ukuza emva kwami, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele.

UHamani wathatha -ke isambatho nehhashi , wamembathisa uMoridekayi , wamkhwelisa esigcawin i somuzi , wamemeza phambi kwakhe ngokuthi : Uyakwenzelwa kanjalo umuntu inkosi ethanda ukumdumisa.

Yayisithi inkosi kuye: Umuntu inkosi ethanda ukumdumisa wenzelwani na ? UHamani wathi enhliziyweni yakhe : Ngubani inkosi ebiyakuthanda ukumenzela udumo ngaphandle kwami na?

Wayesethi enkosini: Umuntu inkosi ethanda ukumenzela udumo

isambatho nehhashi makunikez we esandleni sesinye sezikhulu ezidumileyo ukuba zimembathise lowo muntu inkosi ethanda ukumdumisa , zimkhwelise ehhashini esigcawini somuzi , zimemeze phambi kwakhe ngokuthi : Uyakwenzelwa kanjalo umuntu inkosi ethanda ukumdumisa.

Kepha uma ungathokozi ngaye , womyeka ukuba ahambe , aye lapho ethanda khona ; kodwa awuyikuthengisa ngaye neze ngemali , ungamphathi njengesigqila, ngokuba usumonile. Ifa lobuzibulo

UJehova wathi kimi : Hamba futhi , umthande owesifazane othandwa ngumngane wakhe, eyisiphingikazi, njengalokhu uJehova ethanda abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, noma bephendukela kwabanye onkulunkulu , bethanda izigaxa zezithelo zomvini ezomileyo.

Uma oyingcwelisayo ethanda ukuyihlenga indlu yakhe , uyakuthasisela okwesihlanu kwemali yokulinganisa kwakho, ibe ngeyakhe.

Uma ongcwelisa insimu ethanda ngempela ukuyihlenga , uyakuthasisela kuyo okwesihlanu kwemali yokulinganisa kwakho, iqiniswe kuye.

Uma umuntu ethanda ukuhlenga okuthile okokweshumi kwakhe , uyakuthasisela kukho okwesihlanu kwakho.

Uma umfokazi egogobele phakathi kwenu , ethanda ukulenza iphasika kuJehova ngokwesimiso sephasika nangokomthetho walo , uyakwenze njalo; niyakuba nesimiso sinye kumfokazi nakowokuzalwa ezweni. Ifu elaliphezu kwetabernakele*