9. (a) Ngusiphi secwayiso Jesu lasisho mayelana nekwetela? (b) Yini labagcotjiwe labayentile nakutsiwa: “Nangu umkhwenyane”? (Fundza umbhalo longentasi.)

⁹ Tintfombi letihlakaniphile betikulungele kufika kwemkhwenyane ngobe betilindzile. Kodvwa kulomfanekiso, tonkhe letintfombi letilishumi “tetela tase tiyalala” ngesikhatsi tisalindze kufika kwemkhwenyane lobekabonakala shengatsi uyephuta. Ngako-ke kungenteka yini kutsi emaKhristu lagcotjiwe lamuhla ‘etele,’ lokusho kutsi aphatamiseke nakasalindze kufika kwaKhristu? Yebo kungenteka. Jesu bekati kutsi ngisho nemuntfu lotimisele kuhlala alindzile nalonesifiso sekwenta njalo, angaba butsakatsaka futsi aphatamiseke asalindze kufika kwakhe. Ngako-ke emaKhristu lagcotjiwe asebente kamatima kute ahlale alindzile. Ngayiphi indlela? Kulomfanekiso, tonkhe letintfombi letilishumi tavuka nativa kumenyetwa kutsiwa: “Nangu umkhwenyane!” Kodvwa tintfombi letihlakaniphile ngito kuphela letahlala tilindzile. (Matewu 25:5, 6; 26:41) Ngendlela lefanako, kulamalanga ekugcina, emaKhristu lagcotjiwe letsembekile atsetse sinyatselo nakutsiwa: “Nangu umkhwenyane!” Abemukele bufakazi lobunemandla bekutsi sekusele kancane Jesu efike, futsi akulungele kufika kwakhe.a (Fundza umbhalo longentasi.) Asesihlole incenye yekugcina yemfanekiso waJesu, lechaza sikhatsi lesicondzile labekhuluma ngaso.