Wabeka umfanekiso obaziweyo wesithombe awenzileyo endlini kaNkulunkulu asho ngayo uNkulunkulu kuDavide nakuSolomoni indodana yakhe ukuthi : Kule ndlu naseJerusalema engilikhethile ezizweni zonke zakwa-Israyeli ngiyakubeka igama lami kuze kube phakade;

Njengephupho ekuphaphameni , Nkosi, uyakudelela umfanekiso wabo ekuvukeni kwakho.

Futhi sibadukisa abakhileyo emhlabeni ngezibonakaliso esazinikwayo ukuba sizenze phambi kwesilo , sithi kwabakhileyo emhlabeni mabasenzele umfanekiso isilo, ebesinenxeba lenkemba kepha sasinda.

Sanikwa futhi ukuba siwuphe umfanekiso wesilo umoya, ukuze umfanekiso wesilo ukhulume , senze futhi ukuba bonke aba ngakhuleki kumfanekiso wesilo babulawe.

Ngokuba lokhu umthetho unes ithunzi sezinto ezinhle ezizayo , ungesiwo umfanekiso wazo uqobo , ungeze waba namandla ngemihlatshelo enikelwa njalonjalo iminyaka ngeminyaka ukubenza baphelele labo abasondelayo;

O nina maGalathiya angaqondiyo ! Ngubani oniloyileyo nina enalotshelwa phambi kwamehlo enu umfanekiso kaJesu Kristu ebethelwe esiphambanweni na?

Ngokuba ngithi kini: Baningi abaprofethi namakhosi ababethanda ukubona enikubonayo, abakubonanga, nokuzwa enikuzwayo, abakuzwanga. Umfanekiso womSamariya onesihawu (Math. 22:34; Mark. 12:28)

Wabalandisa umfanekiso , wathi: Izwe lomuntu othile onothileyo lathela kahle.

Wabalandisa abamenyiweyo umfanekiso , ebona ukuzikhethela kwabo izihlalo eziphambili, wathi kubo:

Wabalandisa umfanekiso wokuthi bamelwe ukukhuleka njalo, bangadangali.

Kuthe ukuba bakuzwe lokho , weleka walandisa umfanekiso , ngokuba ebeseduze neJerusalema nangokuba bebethi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakubonakala masinyane.

UJesu wayesethi kubo: Nami-ke anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini. Umfanekiso wabalimi besivini (Math. 21:33; Mark. 12:1)

Wabalandisa umfanekiso wokuthi: Bhekani umkhiwane nemithi yonke.

Umfanekiso yilokhu-ke: imbewu iyizwi likaNkulunkulu.

Fundani umfanekiso emkhiwaneni ; nxa igatsha lawo selithamba , lihlume amaqabunga, niyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze.

Yizwani-ke nina umfanekiso womhlwanyeli.

Omunye umfanekiso wawubeka kubo , wathi: Umbuso wezulu ufaniswa nomuntu owahlwanyela imbewu enhle ensimini yakhe;

Omunye umfanekiso wawubeka kubo , wathi: Umbuso wezulu ufana nenhlamvu yesinaphi ayithatha umuntu, wayihlwanyela ensimini yakhe;

Wabatshela omunye umfanekiso wathi : Umbuso wezulu ufana nemvubelo ayithatha owesifazane, wayifaka ezilinganisweni ezintathu zempuphu, kwaze kwabila konke.

Khona wazishiya izixuku , weza endlini . Basondela kuye abafundi bakhe , bathi: Sichasisele umfanekiso wokhula ensimini.

Ngokuba uJohane weza kini ngendlela yokulunga , anikholwanga nguye ; kepha abathelisi nezifebe bakholwa nguye ; kodwa nina , khona nikubona , aniguqukanga nakamuva, nize nikholwe nguye. Umfanekiso wabalimi besivini (Mark. 12:1; Luk. 20:9)

Yizwani omunye umfanekiso . Kwakukhona umuntu , umninindlu, owatshala isivini , wasibiyela ngothango , wemba khona isikhamo , wakha isiqongo sokulinda, wasiqashisa kubalimi, waya kwelinye izwe.

Fundani umfanekiso emkhiwaneni ; nxa igatsha lawo selithamba , lihlume amaqabunga, niyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze.

Niyakumfanisa uNkulunkulu nobani , nimlinganise namuphi umfanekiso , na?

noma umfanekiso wesilwane esisemhlabeni , noma umfanekiso wenyoni enamaphiko, endizayo emkhathini,

noma umfanekiso wesilwanyana esinwabuzelayo emhlabeni , noma umfanekiso wenhlanzi esemanzini phansi komhlaba,

Phakathi kwakho kwaphuma umfanekiso wezidalwa ezine , nesimo sazo sasiyilesi: zafana nabantu,

Ngalolo suku bayakuphakamisa umfanekiso ngani , bakhale isililo , bathi: Sichithiwe nokuchithwa ; isabelo sabantu bami sinikwa omunye ; yeka ukubuya kwakhe kimi; abahlubuki babelwa amasimu ethu.