16 Uticaphele wena nekufundzisa kwakho, ungesuki kuko; ngobe ngekwenta njalo utawube utisindzisa wena kanye nalabakuvako.
Cabangisisa-ke manje, ngobe Simakadze ukhetse wena kutsi umakhele lithempeli libe yindzawo lengcwele. Cina, uwente lowo msebenti.”
wabayala watsi: “Lenikwentako nibokucabangisisa, ngobe lomsebenti wekwehlulela leniwentako aniwenteli umuntfu kodvwa nentela Simakadze, lonani ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi nanikhipha sigwebo.
“Kulalele konkhe loku lengikushito kuwe. Ungawadvumisi emabito alabanye bonkulunkulu, ungawaphatsi ngisho nangemlomo wakho.”
linjalo-ke nelivi lami leliphuma emlonyeni wami: Lingeke libuye kimi yabayaba, kodvwa liyawukwenta loko lengikuhlosile, liwufeze umgomo walo lengilikhiphele wona.
Kodvwa kube bebeme ebandleni lami, ngabe bamemetele emavi ami kubantfu bami, futsi ngabe babancandzile etindleleni tabo letimbi kanye nasetentweni tabo letikhohlakele.”
“Ticapheleni nine, ngobe bayawunimangalela etinkantolo, niyawushaywa emasinagogeni, nimiswe embikwebabusi nemakhosi ngenca yami, nize nibeke bufakazi ngami kubo.
“Ticaphelisiseni! Ningatifaki kakhulu emadzilini nasekunatseni lokudzakanako, nasekunakeni tintfo talomhlaba, funa lelo langa linitume;
Kodvwa kuze kube ngulamuhla Nkulunkulu usangisitile. Ngako-ke namanje lo ngime la ngifakaza kubo bonkhe bantfu, labancane nalabakhulu, hhayi lokunye, kodvwa kona loko lokwashiwo baphrofethi naMosi kutsi kuyakwenteka,
Tsine-ke, sitakutinika sikhatsi lesenele emthandazweni nasemsebentini wekushumayela livi.”
Mhlawumbe ngingabavusela sikhwele bantfu besive sakitsi, ngize ngisindzise labanye babo.
Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane bami, kutsi nicaphele labo lababanga kwehlukana netikhubekiso, baphambane nemfundziso lenayemukela; labo bagegeni.
Labanye bantfu bachubeka benta lokuhle, bafuna tibusiso, neludvumo nekuphila lokungabhubhi; labo-ke Nkulunkulu uyawubanika kuphila lokuphakadze.
Ngobe phela ekuhlakanipheni kwaNkulunkulu live alizange limati Nkulunkulu ngekuhlakanipha kwalo. Kwaba kuhle kuye kusindzisa labakholwako ngenshumayelo lebulima.
Kulababutsakatsaka nami ngaba butsakatsaka, kuze ngizuze lababutsakatsaka. Ngako-ke sengaba ngiko konkhe kubo bonkhe, kuze ngako konkhe ngisindzise labanye.
Kodvwa umtimba wami ngiyawucindzetela ngiwugandzaye, ngiwente sigcili, kuze mine lengishumayela labanye ngingalahlwa.
Ngako-ke ngeke sisaba bantfwana, sigujuteliswe ngemagagasi, sipheshulwe ngimimoya yonkhe yetimfundziso tekukhohlisa kwebantfu labanebucili bekudukisa.
Nitjele Akhipho nitsi: “Caphela kufeza lowo msebenti lowawemukela eNkhosini.”
Adzimate asivimbela nekutsi sishumayele insindziso kubetive. Ngaloko-ke imihla nemalanga atengetela tono. Kodvwa ekugcineni lulaka lwaNkulunkulu seluze lwabehlela.
Njengobe ngakuyala, ngesikhatsi ngiya eMasedoniya, ngicela uhlale lapho e-Efesu, kukhona bantfu labanetimfundziso temanga lapho kuleyo ndzawo. Bancandze ubatjele bakuyekele loko.
Khutsala kakhulu kuloko, khona batewubona kuchubekela kwakho embili.
Utawuba sisebenti saKhristu lesincomekako nawungayendlulisela kubazalwane lemiyalo. Nawe utakondleka emoyeni ngemavi ekukholwa nangemfundziso yeliciniso, lobambelele kuyo.
Ngako-ke ngicinisela kuko konkhe ngenca yalabakhetsiwe, kuze kutsi nabo batekwemukela insindziso lekuKhristu Jesu baphiwe nebukhosi baphakadze.
Kodvwa wena chubeka kuloko lokufundzile wakukholwa, wati kutsi ukufundze kubobani,
Shumayela livi, ulimele nome tikhatsi tivuma nome tingavumi; sola, ucwayise, uyale ngako konkhe kubeketela nekufundzisa.
Kufanele abe ngulobambelele evini leletsembekile njengobe lalifundzisiwe, khona atekwati kuyala ngekwemfundziso lephilile nekubehlula labo labamphikisako.
Khuluma letintfo ngekuyala nekwekhuta ngawo onkhe emandla. Akubete lokubukela phansi.
Wena-ke ube sibonelo lesihle ngato tonkhe tindlela. Ufundzise ngebucotfo nangekutimisela,
Nalu-ke luphawu lwekutsi mine Pawula ngiyakumkhokhela; akudzingeki nekutsi ngibe ngikukhumbuta kutsi kwawena nje ngekwakho ungewami, nginesabelo kuwe.
Nicaphelisise kutsi kubete lophunyulako emseni waNkulunkulu; kubete “imphandze lenashevu” lemila ibange luhlupho, ibulale labanyenti.
Ningedukiswa timfundziso letingatiwa letitinhlobonhlobo. Kuhle kutsi tinhlitiyo tetfu ticiniswe ngemusa, hhayi ngekugcina imitsetfo yekudla, ngobe labo labayigcinako ayibasiti ngalutfo.
yatini kutsi lowo lobuyise soni ekwedukeni kwaso, uyawusindzisa umphefumulo waso ekufeni, asibekele tono letinyenti.