2 Futsi-ke baphatsi kufuneka kutsi batfolakale betsembekile.
Labantfu lababengamele lokwakhiwa kabusha kwelithempeli babetsembeke kangangobe akuzange kudzingeke nekutsi babutwe kutsi lemali beyisetjentiswa kanjani nabakhokhela letisebenti.
Lamadvodza akukafaneli alandzise ngalemali lanikwe yona, ngobe asebenta ngekwetsembeka.”
Sitfunywa lesingetsembeki sibanga tinhlupheko; kantsi lincusa leletsembekile liletsa kuphila.
Kodvwa angenti njalo kulenceku yami Mosi. Kuyo yonkhe indlu yami wetsembekile.
Inkhosi yaso yatsi kuso: ‘Wente kahle, sisebenti lesihle nalesetsembekile; wetsembekile etintfweni letincane, ngako ngitakubeka wengamele lokunyenti. Ngena ekujabuleni kwenkhosi yakho!’
INkhosi yaphendvula yatsi: “Ngubani-ke losisebenti lesetsembekile nalesihlakaniphile lesiyawutfunywa kutsi sicize indlu yenkhosi kanye nekunika letinye tisebenti kudla lokutifanele nangesikhatsi lesifanele?
Kufanele satiwe kutsi sitikhonti taKhristu nebaphatsi betimfihlakalo taNkulunkulu.
Ngaloko-ke sengitfumele kini Thimothi, longumntfwanami lengimtsandzako nalowetsembekile eNkhosini. Nguye-ke lotanikhumbuta ngekuhamba kwami lokukuKhristu Jesu, njengobe ngifundzisa etindzaweni tonkhe nasemabandleni onkhe.
Kodvwa-ke mine kimi kuyintfo lencane kutsi ngehlulelwe ngini nome ngekwehlulela kwebantfu, ngobe nami angitehluleli.
Macondzana nalabasengakashadi ngite umyalo weNkhosi, kepha ngitanitjela lengikubonako njengemuntfu lowetsembekile ngekuhawukelwa yiNkhosi.
Tsine-ke asinjengabo bantfu labanyenti labenta livi laNkulunkulu libe yindali; kodvwa tsine lesikuKhristu sikhuluma kwaNkulunkulu ngekuciniseka ebukhoneni bakhe.
Sesiyilahle yonkhe imisebenti yebumnyama neyelihlazo asiphili ngebucili, asiliphambanisi livi laNkulunkulu, kepha sibeka liciniso laNkulunkulu ebaleni, kunembeza webantfu bonkhe embikwaNkulunkulu.
Nafundziswa ngu-Ephafrasi lotsandzekako, losisebenti kanye natsi. Nguye losimelele ngekutsi abesikhonti lesetsembekile saKhristu.
Nitjele Akhipho nitsi: “Caphela kufeza lowo msebenti lowawemukela eNkhosini.”
Thikhikhusi, umzalwane lotsandzekako, nalosikhonti lesetsembekile, lesiyinceku kanye nami eNkhosini, utanatisa konkhe ngami.