7 Ngobe Nkulunkulu akasiphanga umoya webugwala, kodvwa wasipha Moya wemandla, newelutsandvo, newekutekhuta.
Shangatsi inhlitiyo yami ingagcina timiso takho, kuze ngingehlelwa ngemahloni, ngihlazeke.
Labacotfo ubabekele kuhlakanipha; ulihawu kulabo labatiphatsa ngekwetsembeka.
Kweluleka lokuhle nekwehlulela kahle kwami, kucondza kanye nemandla kwami.
Moya waSimakadze uyawubasetikwakhe, Moya wekuhlakanipha newekucondza, Moya wekweluleka newemandla, Moya welwati newekwesaba Simakadze,
Kepha mine, Simakadze ungigcwalisa ngaMoya nangemandla akhe, anginike luvelo lwekwenta tintfo ngekulunga, anginike nesibindzi sekutjela Israyeli lapho one khona nekutsi tono takhe ngutiphi.
Ngako yakhuluma kimi, yatsi: “Leli livi laSimakadze leliya kuZerubhabheli, litsi: ‘Akuyi ngetikhwepha nangemandla, kodvwa kuya ngaMoya wami,’ kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Bukani la! Ngininike emandla ekunyatsela tinyoka, nabofecela, nemandla ekuncoba sitsa; kute lokuyawunilimata.
“Sigcino yasanguluka engcondvweni yacabanga yatsi: ‘Tonkhe tisebenti tababe tidla tidzimate titibekele, kepha mine lapha ngilamba kangaka.
Mine-ke ngiyawunitfumelela sipho lesetsenjiswa nguBabe; kodvwa hlalani eJerusalema, nize nemukeliswe emandla lavela ngetulu.”
Bantfu baphuma sebayawubona lokwasekwentekile. Batsi beta kuJesu, bakhandza lomuntfu labenemadimoni ahleti ngasetinyaweni taJesu, embetse kahle, nemcondvo wakhe sewusangulukile; bonkhe bantfu besaba.
“Nginishiya nekuthula. Lokuthula lenginipha kona akufanani nesipho selive. Tinhlitiyo tenu tingabokhatsateka futsi tingesabi.
Kodvwa nine nitawugcwaliswa ngemandla, nasefikile kini Moya Longcwele, niyawuba bofakazi bami eJerusalema, naseJudiya lonkhe, naseSamariya, kuze kube ngusekugcineni kwemhlaba.”
Niyati futsi ngaJesu waseNazaretha, kutsi Nkulunkulu wamgcoba kanjani ngaMoya Longcwele nangemandla nekutsi waya kuyo yonkhe indzawo enta lokuhle aphilisa bonkhe lababecindzetelwe ngemandla aSathane, ngobe Nkulunkulu abenaye.
Kepha ngikhandza kutsi imphilo yami ayisho lutfo kimi, nangabe nje ngingaphumisela indzima yami ngicedze nemsebenti lengawunikwa yiNkhosi Jesu, wekutsi ngifakaze ngeliVangeli lemusa waNkulunkulu.
Kodvwa waphendvula watsi: “Nikhalelani kanjena nize ningidzabukise enhlitiyweni? Angikalindzeli kuphela kutsi ngiboshwe eJerusalema kepha ngilungele nekutsi ngife ngenca yeNkhosi Jesu.”
Ngadlanga ngekubajezisa emasinagogeni ngibacindzetela kutsi bakugceke kukholwa kwabo. Ngangibacansukela kakhulu kangangekutsi ngadzimate ngabalandzela nome sebabalekele kulamanye emadolobha langephandle.”
Kodvwa Pawula waphendvula watsi: “Angihlanyi, Mhlonishwa Festusi! Kodvwa ngikhuluma liciniso leliphilile nalelimsulwa.
Stefano, labegcwele umusa nemandla aNkulunkulu, wenta tibonakaliso netimangaliso emkhatsini webantfu.
Kodvwa Sawula wachubeka kushumayela ngemandla wawadzidza nemaJuda labehlala eDamaseko, awakhombisa ngalokusebaleni kutsi Jesu unguKhristu.
Litsemba alijabhisi, ngobe lutsandvo lwaNkulunkulu selutselwe etinhlitiyweni tetfu ngaMoya Longcwele, lesinikwe yena.
Ngobe anemukelanga umoya webugcili wekutsi nibuye nesabe, kodvwa nemukela Moya losenta emadvodzana, sikhulume ngaye kuNkulunkulu sitsi: “Babe! Babe wami!”
Kukhuluma kwami nekushumayela kwami akuzange kube ngemavi ekuhlakanipha lokuhunganako, kodvwa kwaba sibonakaliso saMoya nesemandla.
Kodvwa titselo taMoya nguleti: lutsandvo, nekujabula, nekuthula, nekubeketela, nebubele, nekulunga, nekwetsembeka,
Seva ngaye ngelutsandvo lwenu leninalo ngaMoya Longcwele.
kuze akhulule bonkhe labo labatsi ngesikhatsi sonkhe sekuphila kwabo baboshelwa ebugcilini ngenca yekwesaba kufa.
Njengobe senihlambulule imiphefumulo yenu ngekulalela liciniso ngaMoya kuze nitsandze bazalwane benu ngelutsandvo lolute kutentisa, tsandzanani ngenhlitiyo lephelele.
Lutsandvo lute kwesaba, kodvwa lutsandvo loluphelele luyakucosha kwesaba. Kwesaba kuhambisana nesijeziso; lowo lowesabako akapheleli elutsandvweni.