19 Batsi nabefika e-Efesu, wabashiya lapho boPhrisila na-Akhwila, yena waya wangena esinagogeni waphendvulana nemaJuda.
Batsi bayamcela kutsi asahlale nabo sikhashana lesidze wala,
kodvwa nasabavalelisa watsi: “Ngitawubuye ngite kini, Nkulunkulu nakavuma.” Wantjweza ngemkhumbi losuka e-Efesu.
Kwefika liJuda e-Efesu, libito lalo kungu-Apolosi, kungelekudzabuka e-Alekzandriya. Belikwati kukhuluma futsi liyati kakhulu imiBhalo.
Bekavamise kutsi njalo ngemaSabatha aye esinagogeni aphendvulane nemaJuda nemaGriki etama kuwazuza.
Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Apolosi aseseKhorinte, Pawula wahamba wadzabula esifundzeni lesingenhla nelive waze wefika e-Efesu. Wakhandza bafundzi labatsite,
Onkhe emaJuda nebaletinye tive lababehlala e-Efesu nabeva loko, besaba kakhulu, kwatsi libito leNkhosi Jesu ladvunyiswa kakhulu.
Niyatibonela, futsi niyativela konkhe lokwentiwa ngulendvodza lenguPawula. Utsi bonkulunkulu labakhiwe ngetandla abasibo bonkulunkulu sibili, sewugucule bantfu labanyenti, hhayi kuleli lase-Efesu kuphela kodvwa cishe kulo lonkhe lase-Asiya.
Kwatsi kube bantfu bakuve loko, batfukutsela babila, bacala bamemeta batsi: “Lomkhulu nguDiyana webase-Efesu!”
Ekugcineni mabhalane welidolobha waze wabathulisa, watsi: “Madvodza ase-Efesu, nonkhe niyati kutsi lelidolobha lase-Efesu ngulapho kuhlala khona lithempeli laDiyana lomkhulu kanye nelitje lelingcwele lelehla ezulwini.
Pawula bekemise kutsi ufuna kuya e-Efesu, kuze angacitsi sikhatsi eveni lase-Asiya. Bekajake kutsi efike eJerusalema ngelilanga lePhentekhoste nakwenteka.
AseseMilethusi Pawula watfumela umlayeto e-Efesu wacela babonisi belibandla kutsi bamhlangabete.
Bakusho loko ngobe babebone Trofimusi wase-Efesu ahamba naPawula kulo lelidolobha, base bacabanga kutsi ungene naye kulelithempeli.
Nangabe e-Efesu ngalwa nalokutsiwa tilwane, kungisita ngani loko? Nangabe labafile abavuswa: “Kuncono sidle sinatse, ngobe kusasa sitawufa.”
Kepha ngitawuhlala e-Efesu, kudzimate kufike lilanga lePhentekhoste.
Lencwadzi iphuma kuPawula, longumphostoli waKhristu Jesu ngekwentsandvo yaNkulunkulu. Iya kulabangcwele labase-Efesu labakholwa nguKhristu Jesu ngekwetsembeka.
Njengobe ngakuyala, ngesikhatsi ngiya eMasedoniya, ngicela uhlale lapho e-Efesu, kukhona bantfu labanetimfundziso temanga lapho kuleyo ndzawo. Bancandze ubatjele bakuyekele loko.
futsi uyayati kahle yonkhe imisebenti yakhe lemihle labetinikele kuyo e-Efesu. Shangatsi iNkhosi ingamhawukela ngalelo langa!
Thikhikhusi ngimtfumele e-Efesu.
litsi: “Bhala encwadzini loko lokubonako, bese uyitfumela emabandleni lasikhombisa: lase-Efesu, nelaseSmuna, nelasePhegamu, nelaseThiyathira, nelaseSadesi, nelaseFiladelfiya, nelaseLawodisiya.”
“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla lase-Efesu utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lophetse tinkhanyeti letisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sangesekudla, lohamba emkhatsini wetibane letisikhombisa tegolide, utsi: