16 Pawula wasukuma waphakamisa sandla kuze batemlalela watsi: “Nine baka-Israyeli, nani lenimesabako Nkulunkulu, lalelani!
Ngaloko bantfu bayawuhlala bakwesaba wena bakulalele ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sekuhlala kwabo eveni lowalipha bobabemkhulu.
Dvumisani Simakadze, nine mndeni wakaLevi, nani nonkhe, lenesaba Simakadze, mdvumiseni!
Nkulunkulu usibusisile, yonkhe imikhawulo yemhlaba ayesabe yena.
Ngempela insindziso yakhe isedvute kulabo labamesabako, kuze live letfu libe neludvumo lwakhe,
Lowo lonendlebe yekuva akeve.
Waphuma angasakwati kukhuluma, ngako bavele bati kutsi wembulelwe umbono ethempelini. Njengobe abesasimungulu, wavele wakhuluma nabo ngetandla.
Ubonakalisa sihawu sakhe kubo bonkhe labamesabako, kusukela esitukulwaneni, kuya esitukulwaneni.
Lesi lesinye sasekhuta, satsi: “Awumesabi yini Nkulunkulu? Naku silapha sonkhe ngesigwebo lesifanako.
Abekholwa, amesaba Nkulunkulu yena nendlu yakhe abesita labanyenti labamphofu bemaJuda, ahlala emkhulekweni ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
kodvwa lowo lomesabako ente lokulungile uyemukeleka kuye, nome angewasiphi sive.
Waphakamisa sandla sakhe wababindzisa, wabachazela kutsi iNkhosi imkhulule njani ejele. Watsi kubo: “Nibotjela Jakobe nebazalwane.” Wase uyabashiya uya encenye.
“Bazalwane, ntalo ya-Abrahama, nani nonkhe lenimesabako Nkulunkulu, lelivi lensindziso litfunyelwe kitsi.
Kepha boPawula naBhanabasi bakhuluma ngesibindzi batsi: “Bekufanele kutsi livi leNkhosi likhulunywe kini kucala. Kepha njengobe ningalifuni, ningaticabangeli nine kutsi nifanelwe kuphila kwaphakadze, bhekani-ke sesiyanishiya siya kubetive.
Ngesikhatsi emaJuda asafucela Alekzanda ngembili, labanye betama kumtjela kutsi kwentekani. Alekzanda-ke waphakamisa sandla afuna kukhuluma ashwelete kulesicumbi.
Kodvwa Phetro wasukuma akanye nebaphostoli labali-11, wakhuluma ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Sive semaJuda, nani nonkhe lenakhile eJerusalema, yatini loku; bekani indlebe ningilalele kahle.
“Madvodza aka-Israyeli, vanini lamavi! Jesu waseNazaretha abeyindvodza leyafakazelwa nguNkulunkulu embikwenu, ngemisebenti lemikhulu yemandla, nangetimangaliso kanye nangetibonakaliso letentiwa nguNkulunkulu ngaye; nani matfupha niyakwati loku, ngobe kwenteka emehlweni enu.
Khenela wamvumela. Pawula wema etitebhisini, waphakamisa tandla wababindzisa, batsi kube babindze wacala wakhuluma kubo ngesiHebheru watsi:
Bantfu babeloku balalele Pawula, waze wefika kuwo lamagama, kodvwa base bamemeta kakhulu batsi: “Msuseni! Umuntfu lonje akafuneki emhlabeni!”
Nakabona labantfu Phetro, watsi kubo: “Madvodza aka-Israyeli, kunimangaliselani loku, nisigolotelelani kangaka? Nicabanga kutsi kungebungcwele betfu yini nome ngemandla etfu yini kutsi sente lomuntfu wahamba?
“ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni! “ ‘Lowo loncobako ngeke kumente lutfo kufa kwesibili.’ ”
“ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni! “ ‘Loncobako ngiyawumnika lokukwemana lefihliwe, ngiphindze ngimnike litje lelimhlophe, nelibito lelisha, lelibhalwe etjeni, lelingatiwa ngumuntfu ngaphandle kwalowo lolemukelako.’ ”
“ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni!’ ”
“ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni! “ ‘Loncobako ngiyawumnika kutsi adle esihlahleni sekuphila, lesisePharadisi yaNkulunkulu.’ ”