Yilabo ababewela iJordani ngenyanga yokuqala, ligcwele liphuphuma zonke izingu zalo ; baxosha bonke abasezigodini ngasempumalanga nangasentshonalanga.

Bengilele, kepha inhliziyo yami ibiphapheme ; kuyizwi lothandiweyo wami elingqongqotha lithi : Ngivulele, dadewethu, sithandwa sami , juba lami , opheleleyo wami, ngokuba ikhanda lami ligcwele amazolo , nesihluthu sami amaconsi asebusuku.

Kwakubekiwe khona isitsha sigcwele uviniga ; khona bachoma ilula ligcwele uviniga othini lwehisopi, baliyisa emlonyeni wakhe.

Wasuka uSimoni Petru , walihudulela emhlabathini inetha . Ligcwele izinhlanzi ezinkulu , ziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nantathu ; noma zingako, inetha alidabukanga.

Yayisithi iNkosi kuye : Manje-ke nina baFarisi nihl ambulula ingaphandle lenkezo nesitsha, kepha ingaphakathi lenu ligcwele ukuphanga nokubi.

Izwe lakubo ligcwele isiliva negolide , akukho ukuphela kwengc ebo yabo ; izwe lakubo ligcwele futhi namahhashi, nokuphela kwezinqola akukho.

Izwe lakubo ligcwele futhi nezithombe ; bakhuleka kokwenziwe yizandla zabo nakwekwenzileyo iminwe yabo.

Yenza iketa nga, ngokuba izwe ligcwele amacala egazi , nomuzi ugcwele ubudlova.

Wathi kimi : Ububi bendlu yakwa -Israyeli neyakw aJuda bukhulu kakhulu impela, nezwe ligcwele igazi , nomuzi ugcwele ukuhlanekezela , ngokuba bathi: UJehova ulishiyile izwe, uJehova akakuboni.

Ngokuba izwe ligcwele iziphingi ; izwe liyadabuka ngenxa yesiqalekiso; amadlelo asehlane omile. Ukuhamba kwabo kubi, namandla abo awalungile.

Ngokuba o -Israyeli noJud a abashiywanga nguNkulunkulu wabo , uJehova Sebawoti, noma izwe labo ligcwele icala koNgcwele ka-Israyeli.