18 futsi uyayati kahle yonkhe imisebenti yakhe lemihle labetinikele kuyo e-Efesu. Shangatsi iNkhosi ingamhawukela ngalelo langa!
Wase uyakhala kuSimakadze, watsi: “Awu! Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, sewubehliselelani bubi etikwalomfelokati, lesengihlala kakhe, ngekubulala lendvodzana yakhe?”
Watsi utawubonakalisa sihawu kubokhokho betfu, akhumbule sivumelwane sakhe lesingcwele,
ngenca yesihawu setibilini saNkulunkulu kitsi, ngaloko-ke kukhanya kuyawusa kitsi kuvela ngetulu
Jwana umkaKhuza, indvuna yesigodlo saHerodi, naSusana, nalabanye labanyenti bafati lababekhonta Jesu nebafundzi bakhe ngaloko lababenako.
Batsi nabefika e-Efesu, wabashiya lapho boPhrisila na-Akhwila, yena waya wangena esinagogeni waphendvulana nemaJuda.
kodvwa nasabavalelisa watsi: “Ngitawubuye ngite kini, Nkulunkulu nakavuma.” Wantjweza ngemkhumbi losuka e-Efesu.
Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Apolosi aseseKhorinte, Pawula wahamba wadzabula esifundzeni lesingenhla nelive waze wefika e-Efesu. Wakhandza bafundzi labatsite,
Yena uyawunicinisa nani, kudzimate kube ngusekupheleni, nitfolakale nite licala mzukwana welilanga leNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
Kepha ngitawuhlala e-Efesu, kudzimate kufike lilanga lePhentekhoste.
Kepha umsebenti walowo nalowo uyawuvela ebaleni; ngobe lilanga leNkhosi liyakuwuhlakata liwembule ngemlilo. Yebo, kuyawuhlolwa ngemlilo kutsi umsebenti walowo nalowo unjani.
Mayelana nekunikelela bazalwane, asikho sidzingo sekutsi nginibhalele.
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu, locebile ngesihawu sakhe nangebukhulu belutsandvo lwakhe lasitsandza ngalo,
Empeleni liyini litsemba letfu, nome injabulo, nome umchele wemsebenti wetfu lesingatibonga ngawo embikweNkhosi yetfu Jesu ekubuyeni kwayo? Akusini yini?
Njengobe ngakuyala, ngesikhatsi ngiya eMasedoniya, ngicela uhlale lapho e-Efesu, kukhona bantfu labanetimfundziso temanga lapho kuleyo ndzawo. Bancandze ubatjele bakuyekele loko.
kungako nje ngihlupheka nanyalo. Kodvwa ngite emahloni, ngobe ngiyamati lengetsembele kuye, futsi ngineliciniso kutsi yena unawo emandla ekukulondvolota loko lakubeke kimi, kuze kube ngalelo langa.
Shangatsi iNkhosi ingaba nebubele kubaka-Onesiforusi, labevame kungihlumelelisa njalo, ngobe abengenamahloni ngekuboshwa kwami.
Nakefika eRoma, wangifunisisa, wadzimate wangitfola,
Thikhikhusi ngimtfumele e-Efesu.
Manje sengihlalelwe kutfola umchele wekulunga, lengibekelwe wona yiNkhosi, uMehluleli lolungile. INkhosi iyawunginika lowo mchele ngalelo langa, hhayi mine kuphela kodvwa bonkhe labetsabele kubuya kwayo.
Ngobe phela Nkulunkulu akakhetsi, futsi angeke ayikhohlwe imisebenti yenu nelutsandvo lenilukhombise ekusiteni labangcwele, njengobe nenta namanje.
Ngiyo lensindziso lababeyifuna baphrofethi, baphenyisisa ngayo. Babephrofetha ngemusa lebenitawuphiwa wona.
“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla lase-Efesu utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lophetse tinkhanyeti letisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sangesekudla, lohamba emkhatsini wetibane letisikhombisa tegolide, utsi: