38 Phetro wabaphendvula watsi: “Phendvukani nibhajatiswe nonkhe ngamunye ngamunye egameni laJesu Khristu, kuze nitsetselelwe tono tenu nemukeliswe nesipho lesinguMoya Longcwele.
aze Moya wasezulwini atfululelwe etikwetfu, bese kutsi lihlane libe yinsimi levundzile, nensimi levundzile ifanane nelihlatsi.
“Umhlengi uyawufika eSiyoni kulabo bakaJakobe labaphendvukako etonweni tabo,” kusho Simakadze.
Simakadze utsi: “Mine-ke, nasi sivumelwane sami nabo, Moya wami losetikwakho nemavi ami lengiwafake emlonyeni wakho, ngeke esuke emlonyeni wakho, ngisho nasemlonyeni webantfwabakho, kanye nasemlonyeni wetitukulwane takho, kusukela kulesikhatsi kuze kube nguphakadze,” kusho Simakadze.
Angisayikubufihla buso bami kubo, ngobe ngiyawutfululela Moya wami kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
“Ngiyawutfululela etikwendlu yakaDavide nasetikwabo bonkhe labahlala eJerusalema Moya wemusa newekuncusa. Bayakumbuka lowo lebamgwaza, bese bayamlilela njenganakulilelwa umntfwana lotelwe waba yedvwa kabo, bamdzabukele kakhulu, njengemuntfu nakadzabukela indvodzana yematubulo.
Ngako-ke hambani, nente tive tonkhe tibe bafundzi bami, nibabhabhatise egameni leYise, neleNdvodzana, nelaMoya Longcwele,
atsi: “Phendvukani, ngobe umbuso welizulu sewusondzele.”
Wababhabhatisa emfuleni iJordane, bavuma tono tabo.
Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi Jesu wacala kushumayela watsi: “Phendvukani, ngobe umbuso welizulu sewusondzele.”
Abetsi: “Sikhatsi sesifikile, umbuso waNkulunkulu sewusondzele. Phendvukani nikholwe liVangeli.”
“Lowo lokholwako abhajatiswe, uyawusindziswa; kodvwa lowo longakholwa, uyawulahlwa.
nekutsi egameni lakhe kumelwe kushunyayelwe etiveni tonkhe kuphendvuka kube kutsetselelwa kwetono, kucalwe eJerusalema.
Bantfu bambuta batsi: “Kepha kufanele sente njani?”
Bonkhe baphrofethi bafakaza ngaye, batsi wonkhe umuntfu lokholwa nguye uyawutsetselelwa tono ngelibito lakhe.”
Ngako wabatjela kutsi kufanele babhajatiswe egameni laJesu Khristu. Base bayamcela kutsi ahlale nabo emalangana.
“Ngako-ke, bazalwane, akwateke kini kutsi ngaye lowo muntfu kutsetselelwa kwetono kuyashunyayelwa kini; nekutsi ngaye wonkhe lokholwa kuye uyakhululwa etonweni takhe labengeke akhululeke kuto ngemtsetfo waMosi.
Watsi kube abhajatiswe yena nendlu yakhe, wasincenga watsi: “Nangabe niyangibona kutsi ngetsembekile ngempela eNkhosini yami, wotani nitewuhlala endlini kami.” Wasicindzetela saze savuma.
“Nkulunkulu watitsalalisela tikhatsi tekungati kwebantfu, kepha-ke manje sewuyala bantfu bonkhe etindzaweni tonkhe kutsi baphendvuke,
Kuwo emaJuda nemaGriki, ngalokufananako ngayala kakhulu ngiwatjela kutsi akaphendvukele kuNkulunkulu, nekutsi akholwe yiNkhosi yetfu Jesu.
Pho, usebanjwe yini? Sukuma ubhajatiswe, utsetselelwe tono takho, ukhuleke egameni lakhe.’ ”
Utawuvula emehlo abo, kuze besuke ebumnyameni bagucukele ekukhanyeni besuke nasemandleni aSathane baye kuNkulunkulu, kuze batsetselelwe tono tabo babelwe nendzawo emkhatsini walabahlantwe ngekukholwa kimi.’ ”
kodvwa ngashumayela kusukela khona eDamaseko, naseJerusalema, nakulo lonkhe laseJudiya nakubetive ngimemetela kutsi abaphendvuke babuyele kuNkulunkulu bente imisebenti lekhombisa kuphendvuka.
Ngako, phendvukani, nibuyele kuNkulunkulu, kuze esule licala letono tenu,
Nkulunkulu wamenyusela ngasesandleni sakhe sekudla njengeMholi neMsindzisi, kuze anike bantfu baka-Israyeli litfuba lekuphendvuka, kutsetselelwe tono tabo.
Kodvwa kwatsi nase bakholwa yinshumayelo yaFiliphu ngeliVangeli lembuso waNkulunkulu nangelibito laJesu Khristu, babhajatiswa, labadvuna nalabasikati.
Kodvwa Phetro waphendvula watsi: “Wena nemali yakho hamba uyekufa; ucabanga kutsi ungatsenga sipho saNkulunkulu ngemali?
Kantsi anati yini kutsi tsine sonkhe lesabhajatiselwa kuKhristu Jesu, sabhajatiselwa ekufeni kwakhe?
Ngengati yaJesu sinekuhlengwa nekutsetselelwa kwetono, ngekwengcebo yemusa,
wasisindzisa, hhayi ngobe besente imisebenti yekulunga, kodvwa ngesihawu sakhe. Wasisindzisa, wasigeza ngekusitala kabusha nangekusenta busha ngaMoya Longcwele,
Emanti wona emele umbhabhatiso. Umbhabhatiso awusiwo wekususa insila yemtimba, kodvwa wekucela nembeza lomsulwa kuNkulunkulu. Lombhabhatiso uyanisindzisa ngekuvuka kwaJesu Khristu ekufeni.