33 Khenela wacondza kuPawula wambamba, watsi akaboshwe ngetinketane letimbili. Wase uyababuta kutsi ngubani yena lomuntfu, nekutsi wenteni.
Ngebusuku bekugcina Herodi atamkhipha amletse ebantfwini, Phetro abelele emkhatsini webalindzi lababili. Abeboshwe ngetinketane letimbili, kwakunebalindzi lapho emnyango welijele balindzile.
Kepha-ke Moya Longcwele ungatisile kulelo nakulelo dolobha kutsi ngilindzelwe kuboshwa netinhlupheko.
Wefika kitsi watsatsa libhande laPawula walibopha etinyaweni nasetandleni takhe watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguMoya Longcwele: ‘Umnikati walelibhande utawuboshwa ngemaJuda kanje eJerusalema amnikele etandleni tebetive.’ ”
Ngako-ke labo babetawuphenya Pawula ngemibuzo bakhwesha kuye ngekushesha, nakhenela wesaba, nakabona kutsi Pawula ngumRoma ngekutalwa nekutsi abesambophe ngetinketane.
Khenela watsandza kwati kahle-hle kutsi emaJuda abembeka licala lani loPawula. Ngako-ke ngakusasa watsi akatfukululwe tinketane. Wase ubita umhlangano wetikhulu tebaphristi kanye nalo lonkhe Liqoqo. Waletsa Pawula embikwabo.
Ngabaphendvula ngekutsi akusiwo umtsetfo wetfu tsine maRoma kutsi silahle umuntfu ngelicala, angakalitfoli litfuba lekubhekana nebamangaleli bakhe buso nebuso atiphendvulele ngaloko labambeka ngako licala.
Pawula waphendvula watsi: “Nome sikhashana nome sikhatsi lesidze, ngithandaza kuNkulunkulu kutsi kungabi nguwe wedvwa kodvwa bonkhe labangivako lamuhla nabo babe nguloku lengingiko, ngaphandle kwaletinketane.”
Kungako ngicele kunibona nje ngikhulume nani; ngobe ngiboshwe ngaletinketane ngenca yakhe lolitsemba lebantfu baka-Israyeli.”
Ngikhulekeleni-ke, kutsi mine lengilincusa lelisetinketaneni ngenca yeliVangeli, ngilikhulume ngesibindzi njengobe kungifanele.
Kufanele kutsi ngibe nemcondvo lonjalo ngani nonkhe, njengobe nami nginetfwele enhlitiyweni yami. Ngemusa weNkhosi nonkhe nihlanganyele nami ekuboshweni kwami ngenca yeliVangeli, nasekulivikeleni, nasekulisimiseni.
Shangatsi iNkhosi ingaba nebubele kubaka-Onesiforusi, labevame kungihlumelelisa njalo, ngobe abengenamahloni ngekuboshwa kwami.
Ngilo leliVangeli lengilihluphekelako, ngidzimate ngaboshwa nangetinketane, kwaba shangatsi ngisigebengu. Kepha noko livi laNkulunkulu alikaboshwa.
Atsi: “Siyavuma, tsine sitakubopha nje kuphela, bese sikuniketela kumaFilisti. Tsine ngeke size sikubulale.” Ngako Samsoni ambopha ngetindophi letimbili letinsha sha, amkhipha kulelidvwala.
Delila wase utsatsa tindophi letinsha wambopha ngato. Kwakunalamadvodza labewabhacise ekamelweni, wase uyamemeta kakhulu watsi: “Samsoni, nankha emaFilisti asasetikwakho!” Kodvwa Samsoni wadzabula letindophi, kwaba shangatsi bekungumtiyana nje.
EmaFilisti ase ayambamba, akupuluta emehlo akhe, ehla naye, amyisa eGaza. Ambopha ngemaketane elitfusi, amgayisa ekhatsi ejele.
Ngako baholi bemaFilisti bamniketa tintsambo letisikhombisa letisemanti letingakomi, Delila wabopha ngato Samsoni.