13 Kodvwa tfokotani, ngobe ninesabelo etinhluphekweni taKhristu, kuze kutsi nitfokote kakhulu nakwembulwa bukhosi bakhe.
Ngalelo langa bayakutsi: “Ngempela, lona nguNkulunkulu wetfu, besetsembela kuye, naye wasisindzisa. Lona nguSimakadze lebesetsembele kuye; asijabule sitfokote ngensindziso yakhe.”
labahlengiwe baSimakadze bayawubuya. Bayawungena eSiyoni ngekuhlabela, nangekujabula kwaphakadze lokuyawuba ngumchele etinhloko tabo. Bayawuhamba ngekutfokota nangekujabula, lusizi nekububula kuyawubaleka.
Labahlawulelwe baSimakadze bayawubuya. Bayawungena eSiyoni ngekuhlabela nangekujabula kwaphakadze lokuyawuba ngumchele etinhloko tabo. Kutfokota nekujabula kuyawuba kubo, lusizi nekububula kubabalekele.
Ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawufika ngenkhatimulo yeYise, ikanye netingilosi tayo, ngulapho-ke iyawukhokhela wonkhe umuntfu njengekwenta kwakhe.
Inkhosi yaso yatsi kuso: ‘Wente kahle, sisebenti lesihle nalesetsembekile; wetsembekile etintfweni letincane, ngako ngitakubeka wengamele lokunyenti. Ngena ekujabuleni kwenkhosi yakho!’
“INdvodzana yeMuntfu nayita ngenkhatimulo yayo netingilosi tayo tonkhe, iyawuhlala esihlalweni sayo sebukhosi,
“Lapho-ke iNkhosi iyawutsi kulabo labangesekudla sayo: ‘Wotani, nine lenibusiswe nguBabe! Wotani nitewudla lifa lembuso, lenawulungiselelwa seloku kwasekelwa umhlaba.
Jabulani nitfokote, ngobe umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini; ngobe nebaphrofethi labanendvulela babatingela babahlupha kanjalo.”
Lowo lonemahloni ngami, nangemavi ami, kulesitukulwane lesonakele nalesiphingako, neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuba nemahloni ngaye, nayifika ebukhosini beYise kanye netingilosi letingcwele.”
Kuyawuba njalo nangelilanga leyiyakwembulwa ngalo iNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
Kwatsi ekhatsi nebusuku boPawula naSilasi bathandaza bahlabela tingoma tekudvumisa Nkulunkulu, tiboshwa letinye tatibalalele.
Baphostoli balishiya Liqoqo, batfokota kakhulu ngekwetfwala lihlazo ngenca yelibito laJesu.
Ngetulu kwaloko siyabonga nasetinhluphekweni tetfu, ngobe siyati kutsi tinhlupheko tiveta kubeketela.
Njengobe sibantfwana bakhe nje, sitindlalifa futsi: Sitindlalifa taNkulunkulu, yebo, sitindlalifa kanye naKhristu; nangabe phela sihlupheka kanye naye siyawukhatimuliswa kanye naye.
Ngiyakholwa kutsi lolusizi lwekuhlupheka lesikulo nyalo lungeke lulinganiswe nenkhatimulo yebukhosi leyakwembulwa kitsi.
Njengaloku tinhlupheko taKhristu tisiphetse kangaka, kanjalo-ke nekudvudvuteka kwetfu kuyaphuphuma ngaKhristu.
Litsemba letfu kini lisimile, sati kutsi njengobe nihlanganyela natsi etinhluphekweni, kanjalo niyahlanganyela natsi nasendvudvutweni.
Solomane setfwala njalo emitimbeni yetfu kufa kwaJesu, kuze kutsi nekuphila kwakhe kubonakaliswe emitimbeni yetfu.
Ngobe lolusizi lwetfu luncane futsi lwesikhashana, lusilungiselela inkhatimulo lengenawulinganiswa, yaphakadze.
Lengikufunako kutsi ngimati yena, nemandla ekuvuka kwakhe, nekuhlanganyela etinhluphekweni takhe, ngimfute ngekufa kwakhe,
Namanje ngijabulela kuhlushwa kwami ngenca yenu, emtimbeni wami ngiphelelisela loko lokwasilela elusizini lwaJesu Khristu, ngenca yemtimba wakhe lolibandla.
Nasicinisela, siyawubusa kanye naye; nasimphika, naye futsi uyawusiphika.
Ngaloko-ke bophani tinkhalo tengcondvo yenu, nititsibe, netsembe ngalokuphelele umusa lenitakwabelwa wona ekwembulweni kwaJesu Khristu.
Ngobe vele, nabitelwa kona loko; ngobe Khristu naye wanihluphekela, wanishiyela sibonelo sekutsi nimlandzele etinyatselweni takhe.
Ngako ngiyabancenga babonisi labasemkhatsini wenu, njengobe nami ngingumbonisi kanye nabo, ngingufakazi wetinhlupheko taKhristu, nemhlanganyeli ebukhosini lobutakwembulwa, ngitsi:
Emvakwekuhlupheka kwalesikhashana Nkulunkulu wemusa wonkhe, lowanibitela kutsi nihlanganyele naKhristu ebukhosini baphakadze, yena matfupha uyawuniphelelisa, anakhe anicinise, anitintise.
Kuye lonemandla ekunigcina, ningete nakhubeka, kuze aniletse ebukhosini bakhe, nite licala, nitfokota kakhulu,
Lalelani la, uyeta ngemafu, onkhe emehlo ayawumbona, ngisho nabo bonkhe labamgwaza, nato tonkhe tive temhlaba tiyawukhala tilile ngaye. Yebo, akube njalo. Amen.
Mine Johane, umzalwane wenu, nginesabelo kanye nani kuJesu ekuhlushweni, nasebukhosini, nasekuciniseleni. Ngangisesichingini, lesibitwa ngekutsi yiPhatmose, ngenca yekushumayela livi laNkulunkulu ngekufakaza ngaJesu.