UDeveli Ulinga UJesu

UJesu nakaqeda ukubhajadiswa umoya ocwengileko wamusa emmangweni. Nakafika lapho azange adle litho amalanga ama-40, yeke walamba into erarako. Ngemva kwalokho, uDeveli weza kuJesu wamlinga wathi: ‘Nangabe uyiNdodana kaZimu, tjela amatje la aphenduke uburotho.’ Kodwana uJesu wamphendula ngokudzubhula imiTlolo wathi: ‘Kutloliwe kwathiwa angekhe waphila ngoburotho kwaphela. Ungaphila nangokulalela elinye nelinye ilizwi elivela kuJehova.’

Ngokulandelako, uDeveli walinga uJesu wathi: ‘Nangabe uyiNdodana kaZimu, jama phezu kwethempeli bese uziphosele phasi, ngombana kutloliwe kwathiwa uZimu uzakuthumela iingilozi zakhe zikubambe.’ Kodwana nalapho uJesu wadzubhula imiTlolo wathi: ‘Kutloliwe kwathiwa ungamlingi uJehova.’

Ngemva kwalokho uSathana watjengisa uJesu yoke imibuso yephasi nobukhazikhazi bayo, wathi: ‘Ngizakunikela yoke imibuso le nobukhazikhazi bayo nawungangilotjha kanye nje kwaphela.’ Kodwana uJesu wathi: ‘Suka Sathana! Kutloliwe bona nguJehova kwaphela okufuze umlotjhe.’

Nje-ke, uDeveli wakhamba, kweza iingilozi zanikela uJesu ukudla. Kusukela lapho, uJesu watjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi zomBuso kaZimu. Loyo bekumsebenzi ebekathunyelwe ukuzowenza la ephasini. Abantu bebakuthanda lokho ebebakufundiswa nguJesu begodu bebamlandela nanyana kukuphi lapho aya khona.