Nguye lesimshumayelako, seluleka bonkhe bantfu, sifundzisa bonkhe bantfu ngekuhlakanipha konkhe, kuze sikwati kumisa bonkhe bantfu baphelele kuKhristu Jesu.
“Wena, Ezra, ngenhlakanipho yakho lonikwe yona nguNkulunkulu wakho, beka bomantji nebehluleli kutsi batewuhola behlulele bonkhe labo bantfu labangasenshonalanga nemfula iYufrathe, labayatiko imitsetfo yaNkulunkulu wakho. Nine kufanele nibafundzise bonkhe labo labangayati.
Yeyi nine leningakakhuli engcondvweni, fundzani nikhule ekuhlakanipheni. Nine lenilibele, buyisani tingcondvo tenu.
Wachubeka kanjalo-ke uMshumayeli afundzisa bantfu ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe konkhe lakwatiko naye. Abecabangisisa aphenyisise, aphindze atihlelise kahle taga letinyenti engcondvweni yakhe,
“Ngiyawube sengininika belusi benhlitiyo yami, labayakunihola ngelwati nangekucondza.
Ngubani nje lengingakhuluma kuye ngimecwayise? Ngubani lotangilalela? Tindlebe tabo tivalekile, kuze bangetikuva. Livi laSimakadze lisikhubekiso kubo, abajabuli ngalo.
“Lilanga selilapha! Selifikile! Imbhubhiso seyehlile, indvuku seyihlumile, kutidla kwachakaza!
nibafundzise kugcina konkhe lenginiyale ngako. Nibokwati kutsi mine nginani onkhe emalanga, kuze kube ngusekupheleni kwetikhatsi.”
Kepha watsi nakabona labanyenti bebaFarisi nebaSadusi beta embhabhatisweni, wababuta watsi: “Ntalo yetinyoka, ngubani lonitjele watsi: ‘Balekelani lolulaka lolutako’?
Ngako-ke nani banini ngulabaphelele, njengobe neYihlo losezulwini aphelele.”
Watsi uyehla nje Jesu esikebheni wabona lesikhulu sicumbi sebantfu, wabahawukela ngobe bebanjengetimvu letite umelusi. Wabafundzisa ngetintfo letinyenti.
ngobe phela ngiyawuninika emavi nekuhlakanipha lekuyawubate nome sinye setitsa tenu lesiyawuba nemandla ekumelana nekuphikisana nani.
Niyalati livi lalitfumela kubantfu baka-Israyeli, ashumayela liVangeli lekuthula ngaJesu Khristu, loyiNkhosi yabo bonkhe bantfu.
Labanye babo babengemadvodza aseSiphrosi naseSirene labatsi nabefika e-Antiyokhi batjela nebetive livi leNkhosi, babashumayela liVangeli lekutsi Jesu yiNkhosi.
“Ngako-ke, bazalwane, akwateke kini kutsi ngaye lowo muntfu kutsetselelwa kwetono kuyashunyayelwa kini; nekutsi ngaye wonkhe lokholwa kuye uyakhululwa etonweni takhe labengeke akhululeke kuto ngemtsetfo waMosi.
Letinye tati letitsite tema-Ephikhuri nemaStoyiki taphikisana naye. Letinye tatsi: “Lesibhungayeti setama kutsini?” Letinye tatsi: “Shangatsi ushumayela ngabonkulunkulu labangatiwa.” Takusho loku ngobe Pawula abeshumayela ngaJesu nangekuvuka kwalabafile.
abachazela abakhombisa ngekwemiBhalo kutsi Khristu bekufanele afe aphindze avuke kulabafile, asho nekusho kutsi: “LoJesu lengimshumayelako kini nguye loKhristu.”
Ngako-ke caphelani nikhumbule kutsi ngetinyembeti letinyenti imini nebusuku benginifundzisa ngamunye ngamunye, kwaze kwaphela iminyaka lemitsatfu.
kuze kufike tikhatsi Nkulunkulu ahlumelelise imiphefumulo yenu ngekutfumela Jesu longuKhristu, lanikhetsela yena kucala.
Bachubeka bafundzisa onkhe emalanga ethempelini nasemitini yebantfu bashumayela liVangeli lekutsi Jesu nguKhristu.
Filiphu wakhuluma nalesiphatsimandla, wacala ngalendzawana emBhalweni asitjela liVangeli ngaJesu.
Filiphu waya edolobheni laseSamariya ayawushumayela ngaloKhristu kubantfu bakhona.
Masinyane wacala kushumayela emasinagogeni ngaJesu atsi: “UyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.”
Asimdvumise Nkulunkulu! Nguye lonemandla ekunicinisa ngeliVangeli lami nangetinshumayelo ngaJesu Khristu, ngekwesembulo semfihlakalo yeliciniso lelalifihlakele kusukela phakadze,
Kodvwa tsine sishumayela Khristu abetselwe esiphambanweni, losikhubekiso kumaJuda nebulima kubetive.
Yena ungumtfombo wemphilo yenu kuJesu Khristu, lamenta waba kuhlakanipha kwetfu, nekulunga, nekungcweliswa, kanye nekuhlengwa.
Lomunye uphiwa ngaMoya livi lekuhlakanipha, kepha lomunye livi lekwati, ngaye yena lowo Moya,
Kepha-ke nangabe kushunyayelwa kutsi Khristu uvusiwe kulabafile, basho kanjani laba labanye emkhatsini wenu kutsi kute lapha kuvuka kulabafile?
Kepha umuntfu lonaMoya waNkulunkulu uphenyisisa konkhe, kantsi kute muntfu longamphenyisisa yena.
Kodvwa sikhuluma inhlakanipho kubantfu lasebakhulile eNkhosini. Kepha lenhlakanipho akusiyo yalesikhatsi nome yebabusi lababhubhako balesikhatsi.
Anginibhaleli loku ngobe ngicondze kunidlisa ngemahloni, kodvwa ngiyaneluleka njengebantfwabami lengibatsandzako.
Ngitsi lesefika kini kucala neliVangeli laKhristu; ngako-ke nasitigabatisa ngani, sisengekhatsi kwemaphetselo etfu.
Nginesikhwele ngani, sikhwele saNkulunkulu; ngobe nganendzisa njengentfombi lengenasici, nganetfula kuKhristu, lekunguyona ndvodza yenu leyodvwana.
Asitishumayeli tsine, kodvwa sishumayela kutsi Khristu Jesu uyiNkhosi, tsine-ke sitisebenti tenu ngenca yakhe.
Mine, nome ngingulomncane kunabo bonkhe labangcwele, ngaphiwa lowo musa wekushumayela kubetive liVangeli lemcebo waKhristu longenawuphenyeka.
khona atetimisela libandla lelinebukhosi, lingabi nabala nome sici nome yini lokunjalo; kodvwa libe ngcwele lingabi nacala.
“Nginifundzise yonkhe imiyalo nemitsetfo, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami angitfumile kutsi ngente, kuze nihambe ngayo nakulelo live leniyakungena kulo niyekulidla.
Kodvwa nyalo Nkulunkulu sewubuyisene nani ngekucitsa ingati yaJesu esiphambanweni, kuze kutsi animise ningcwele, ningenasici, ningenacala embikwakhe.
Nani-ke seniphelelisiwe kuye, yena loyinhloko yemibuso neyemandla onkhe.
Kuye kutfukuswe emagugu onkhe ekuhlakanipha newekwati.
Livi laKhristu alihlale ngekhatsi kwenu liphuphume. Fundzisanani niyalane ngekuhlakanipha konkhe, nifundzisane ngemahubo nangetingoma, nangemaculo akaMoya. Nihlabelele Nkulunkulu ngekumbonga etinhlitiyweni tenu.
Uyanihambisa na-Ephafrasi longulomunye wakini, inceku yaKhristu Jesu, lonilwela ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi emkhulekweni, kuze nime, niphelele nisime ekwenteni intsandvo yaNkulunkulu.
Akubete lowonako aphambe umzalwane wakhe nome ngani, ngobe Nkulunkulu ungumphindziseli kuto tonkhe letintfo, njengobe saniyalisisa nje.
Siyavuma kutsi yinkhulu kakhulu imfihlakalo yenkholo yetfu yekutsi: Wabonakaliswa angumuntfu, wafakazelwa nguMoya, wabonwa tingilosi, washunyayelwa kubetive, wakholeka emhlabeni, wenyukela enkhatimulweni.
Umbonisi kufanele kube yindvodza lengasoleki, lenemfati munye, letibambako, lezitsile, lehloniphekile, lephatsa kahle tihambi, lenemasu ekufundzisa,
Ngobe ngamnikelo munye ubahlante bonkhe, wabenta baphelela kuze kube phakadze.
anganiphelelisa kuko konkhe lokuhle, kuze nente intsandvo yakhe, asebente kini ente ngaJesu Khristu loko lokujabulisako emehlweni akhe. Ludvumo alube kuKhristu phakadze naphakadze. Amen.
Kubeketela kweNkhosi nibokutsatsa ngekutsi kunentela ematfuba ekusindziswa, njengobe nemzalwane wetfu lotsandzekako longuPawula anibhalele ngekuhlakanipha laphiwe kona.