13 Kepha Ananiyase waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi, bantfu labanyenti sebangitjelile ngalendvodza, nangabo bonkhe budlova lebentile kubantfu bakho eJerusalema.
Moya wangiphakamisela etulu wangisusa, ngahamba ngibuhlungu, umoya wami umunyu; ngobe sandla lesimatima saSimakadze sasisetikwami.
“Lalelani! Nginitfuma njengetimvu emkhatsini wetimphisi. Ngako-ke hlakaniphani njengetinyoka, nibete bucili njengematuba.
Ngangibahlupha kakhulu kuze kubesekufeni bonkhe lababelandzela leNdlela, ngibabophe ngibafake nasemajele bonkhe labadvuna nalabasikati;
Kodvwa Sawula wetama kulibhubhisa libandla, aphuma angena tindlu ngetindlu, awahudvula emakholwa, labadvuna nalabasikati, abafaka ejele.
Ngaso lesikhatsi Sawula abesachubeka ngekusongela nekubulala bafundzi beNkhosi. Waya kumPhristi Lomkhulu.
Bonkhe labamuva bamangala babutana bodvwana batsi: “Akusiyo yini lendvodza lebeyibulala bonkhe lababita lelibito eJerusalema? Khona kantsi nje ayiketi lapha ngalenjongo yekubabopha ibamikise kubaphristi labakhulu yini?”
Phetro asahambahamba emkhatsini wabo bonkhe, waze wehlela kulabangcwele lababehlala eLida.
Phetro wambamba ngesandla wamsukumisa. Wase ubita emakholwa nebafelokati, wabanika yena asaphilile.
Lencwadzi iya kubo bonkhe labatsandzekako baNkulunkulu labaseRoma, lababitelwa kutsi babe ngulabangcwele. Akube kini umusa nekuthula lokuvela kuBabe wetfu Nkulunkulu naseNkhosini Jesu Khristu.
Ngithandazeleni kutsi ngisindze engotini yalabangakholwa baseJudiya, nekutsi inkonzo yami eJerusalema yemukeleke kahle kulabangcwele,
Hambisani boFilologusi naJuliya naNeriyusi nadzadzewabo, na-Olimpasi, nabo bonkhe labangcwele labanabo.
Memukeleni egameni leNkhosi njengalokufanele labangcwele, nimnike lonkhe lusito langahle aludzinge kini, ngobe ube lusito kubantfu labanyenti ngisho nakini lucobo.
Iya ebandleni laNkulunkulu leliseKhorinte, kubo labangcwelisiwe kuKhristu Jesu, babitelwa kuba ngulabangcwele kanye nabo bonkhe, etindzaweni tonkhe, labakhuleka egameni laJesu Khristu, loyiNkhosi yabo neyetfu.
ngobe Nkulunkulu akasiye Nkulunkulu wetiphitsiphitsi kodvwa wekuthula. Njengobe kunjalo kuwo onkhe emabandla alabangcwele,
Macondzana neminikelo lebutselwa kusita labangcwele, njengobe ngayala emabandla aseGalathiya, yentani njalo nani.
Loku ngikusho khona nitewubona lihlazo lenu. Senisho kutsi sekute namunye lapho emkhatsini wenu longaba nekuhlakanipha lokwenele kutsi ehlulele bazalwane bakhe?
Lencwadzi iphuma kuPawula, longumphostoli waKhristu Jesu ngekwentsandvo yaNkulunkulu. Iya kulabangcwele labase-Efesu labakholwa nguKhristu Jesu ngekwetsembeka.
Lencwadzi iphuma kuboPawula naThimothi, tinceku taKhristu Jesu. Iya kubo bonkhe labangcwele baseFiliphi, labakuJesu Khristu, nakubabonisi nebadikhoni:
Bonkhe labangcwele bayanihambisa, kakhulu bendlu yaKhesari.
Iya kubazalwane labangcwele baseKholose, labakholwa nguKhristu Jesu ngekwetsembeka. Akube kini umusa nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu, longuBabe wetfu.
Hambisani bonkhe baholi benu, kanye nabo bonkhe labangcwele. Bazalwane baseTaliyane bayanihambisa.
Batsandzekako bami, bengitimisele kutsi nginibhalele ngikhulume ngalensindziso lesihlanganyele kuyo. Kodvwa ngibone kunesidzingo lesimatima sekutsi nginibhalele nginikhutsate kutsi nilwele kukholwa lokuphiwe bantfu baNkulunkulu kwaba kanye kwenela, sonkhe tsine lesibakhe.
Kodvwa Samuweli watsi: “Ngingahamba kanjani? Sawula utawuva ngaloko, bese uyangibulala.” Simakadze watsi: “Tsatsa sitfokati uhambe naso, ufike utsi: ‘Ngitekwenta umhlatjelo kuSimakadze.’