45 Lapho emaJuda abona ticuku, aba nemona; aphikisa Pawula kuloko abekusho, ametfuka.
Bomnakabo baba nemona, kodvwa uyise wawagcina engcondvweni yakhe lamaphupho.
Ngabona kutsi wonkhe umshikashika nako konkhe kuphumelela kwemuntfu kusukela ekuhawukeleni kwakhe lutfo kumakhelwane wakhe. Nako loko kulite, kufanana nekucosha umoya.
Simakadze, sandla sakho siphakamele etulu, kodvwa noko abasiboni. Bente babone inshisekelo yakho ngesive sakho, batewudliwa ngemahloni. Akutsi umlilo lowugcinele titsa takho udle bona ubacedze.
Mosi wamphendvula, watsi: “Unemona yini ngami? Ngifisa shangatsi sonkhe sive saSimakadze ngabe sibaphrofethi nekutsi Simakadze abeke Moya wakhe kuso.”
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Nivimbela bantfu umbuso welizulu, nibe nine ningangeni, nebantfu labafuna kungena anibavumeli kutsi bangene. [
Abati kahle kamhlophe kutsi Jesu babemletse ngobe babenemona naye.
Kodvwa emaJuda afaka umoya wetikhova ebafatini lababehloniphekile lababephendvukele enkholweni yebuJuda nasemadvodzeni labesembili kulelo dolobha. Bacala bahlupha boPawula naBhanabasi, babacosha kuleyo ndzawo yakubo.
Lamanye emaJuda efika aphuma e-Antiyokhi yasePhisidiya nase-Ikhoniyumi; asasivumisile sicuku, agcoba Pawula ngematje, amhudvulela ngephandle kwelidolobha acabanga kutsi sewufile.
Kepha emaJuda labengakholwa afaka lulwimi lolubi kubetive kuze bavukele bazalwane.
Bantfu belidolobha behlukana ekhatsi, labanye baba ngakumaJuda, labanye baba ngakubaphostoli.
Kwatsi nakusuka siphitsiphitsi emkhatsini webetive, nemaJuda, nebaholi bawo, bafuna kuhlupha nekugcoba baphostoli ngematje,
Kodvwa emaJuda aba nemona ase abutsa tihlophoyi letatitizulela etitaladini atihlanganisa, atsi atisuse umsindvo tihlasele umuti waJasoni, afuna kukhipha boPawula naSilasi abaletse embikwemkhambatsi.
Batsi nabamphikisa bangavumelani naye bametfuka, watsintsitsa lutfuli etingutjeni takhe wase utsi kubo: “Ingati yenu ayibesemahlombe enu, mine sengite licala. Kusukela nyalo sengitakuya kubetive.”
Kodvwa labanye kubo baba lukhuni bangete bavuma kukholwa, bakhuluma kabi ngaleNdlela yeNkhosi embikwabo bonkhe bantfu. Wase uyabashiya Pawula wahamba nebafundzi. Onkhe emalanga waba netinkhulumo aphikisana nabo eHholeni yaThiranusi.
Kwase kutsi umPhristi Lomkhulu nabo bonkhe labenabo, kanye nemalunga lamanye ebaSadusi, baba nemona lomkhulu ngebaphostoli; bavumelana ngekutsi babatsatsele tinyatselo.
Bagcwele tonkhe tinhlobo tebubi: kona, nekuhawukela, nekuzindlekela; bagcwele umona, nekubulala, nekulwa, nemacebo, nebucili, nenhlebo.
Nine nisebantfu benyama; ngobe nangabe nisenemona nekubangisana, anisibo yini benyama? Anilingisi bantfu bemvelo yini?
Eluhambeni lwami ngabasetingotini temifula, nasetingotini tetigelekece, nasetingotini kubantfu bakitsi, nasetingotini kubetive, nasetingotini tasemadolobheni, nasetingotini temaphandleni, nasetingotini telwandle, nasetingotini kubazalwanembumbulu.
nekuhawukela, nekudzakwa, nebudli, naletinye tintfo letifanana naleti lenganitjela ngato kucala, kutsi labo labenta letintfo bangeke balidle lifa lembuso waNkulunkulu.
Adzimate asivimbela nekutsi sishumayele insindziso kubetive. Ngaloko-ke imihla nemalanga atengetela tono. Kodvwa ekugcineni lulaka lwaNkulunkulu seluze lwabehlela.
nasekutingelweni, nasekuhluphekeni lokwangehlela e-Antiyokhi, nase-Ikhoniyumi, naseListra; ngacinisela kuko konkhe lokutingelwa, futsi iNkhosi yangikhulula kuko konkhe.
Nome-ke nicabanga kutsi kulite yini loku lokushiwo ngumBhalo, kutsi: “LoMoya, lambeka kitsi Nkulunkulu uyafutselana, kantsi futsi unesikhwele ngatsi”?
Ayamangala kutsi anisahambisani ngani nawo kulomsindvo wekutiphatsa kabi, ayanetfuka.
Kodvwa labantfu betfuka nome yini labangayicondzi kahle; kantsi letintfo labativa ngekwemvelo yabo, njengetilwane tesiganga, ngito-ke letintfo letibabhubhisako.