16 Mine ngekwami ngitamkhombisa konkhe lafanele ahlupheke ngako ngelibito lami.”
Maye kuwe, wena mbhubhisi, wena losengakabhujiswa! Maye kuwe, wena lolimbuka, wena losengakatsengiswa! Nawuyekela kubhubhisa, uyakubhujiswa nawe. Nawuyekela kutsengisa bantfu, uyakutsengiswa nawe.
“Lapho-ke bayawuninikela etinhlungwini, banibulale. Tonkhe tive tiyawunitondza ngenca yelibito lami.
“Nibusisiwe nabanetfuka, banitingele, banihluphe, bakhulume konkhe lokubi ngani, banicalele emanga ngami.
Khumbulani livi lenganitjela lona kutsi: ‘Kute sisebenti lesikhulu kunemcashi waso.’ Nangabe mine bangihlupha, nani futsi bayawunihlupha; nangabe bawagcina emavi ami, newenu bayakuwagcina.
Bacinisa emakholwa bawakhutsata ekubambeleleni ekukholweni. Babafundzisa kutsi: “Sifanele sendlule ekuhluphekeni lokunyenti kuze singene embusweni waNkulunkulu.”
Wefika kitsi watsatsa libhande laPawula walibopha etinyaweni nasetandleni takhe watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguMoya Longcwele: ‘Umnikati walelibhande utawuboshwa ngemaJuda kanje eJerusalema amnikele etandleni tebetive.’ ”
Kodvwa waphendvula watsi: “Nikhalelani kanjena nize ningidzabukise enhlitiyweni? Angikalindzeli kuphela kutsi ngiboshwe eJerusalema kepha ngilungele nekutsi ngife ngenca yeNkhosi Jesu.”
Sakhandza emakholwa, sahlala nawo liviki. Ngemandla aMoya Longcwele batjela Pawula kutsi angayi eJerusalema.
Futsi seyite lapha eDamaseko ngemandla nangemvume yebaphristi labakhulu kutewubopha bonkhe bantfu lababita libito lakho.”
Sukuma-ke uye kulelo dolobha, lapho utawutjelwa khona lokufanele ukwente.”
Esikhundleni saloko konkhe lesikwentako sikwenta sikhombisa kutsi sitisebenti taNkulunkulu ngekutsi konkhe sikumele: ngekucinisela lokukhulu ekuhlushweni, nasebulukhunini, nasekugongonyekeni,
kuze kutsi kubete namunye wenu lohlubukako ngenca yekutanyatanyiswa nguletinhlupheko. Nine ngekwenu niyati kutsi simiselwe loko,
kungako nje ngihlupheka nanyalo. Kodvwa ngite emahloni, ngobe ngiyamati lengetsembele kuye, futsi ngineliciniso kutsi yena unawo emandla ekukulondvolota loko lakubeke kimi, kuze kube ngalelo langa.
nasekutingelweni, nasekuhluphekeni lokwangehlela e-Antiyokhi, nase-Ikhoniyumi, naseListra; ngacinisela kuko konkhe lokutingelwa, futsi iNkhosi yangikhulula kuko konkhe.
Nibusisiwe nanetfukwa ngenca yelibito laKhristu, ngobe loko kukhombisa kutsi Moya webukhosi, lowaNkulunkulu, unifukamele.
Mine Johane, umzalwane wenu, nginesabelo kanye nani kuJesu ekuhlushweni, nasebukhosini, nasekuciniseleni. Ngangisesichingini, lesibitwa ngekutsi yiPhatmose, ngenca yekushumayela livi laNkulunkulu ngekufakaza ngaJesu.