27 Wabaphendvula Johane watsi: “Kute umuntfu longaba nelutfo angakaluphiwa luvela ezulwini.
“Ngisengakakubumbi esitalweni senyoko ngakwati, watsi usengakatalwa, ngavele ngakwehlukanisela; ngakubeka kutsi ube ngumphrofethi etiveni.”
Angikakubalekeli kuba ngumelusi wakho, uyati kutsi angikalilangateleli lilanga lekuphelelwa litsemba. Loko lokwendlula etindzebeni temlomo wami kusebaleni emehlweni akho.
Kodvwa Simakadze wangitsatsa ekweluseni kwami timvu, watsi kimi: ‘Hamba uyewuphrofetha esiveni sami, ema-Israyeli.’
Indvuku yalowo lengimkhetsile itawuhluma, ngitakucedza kanjalo kusola kwalama-Israyeli lakhononako.”
Kubhabhatisa kwaJohane kwavelaphi? KuNkulunkulu nome kubantfu?” Base bakhulumisana bodvwana batsi: “Sitawutsini? Nasitsi: ‘KuNkulunkulu,’ utawutsi: ‘Pho, animkholwanga ngani?’
Lesinye yasinika emathalenta lasihlanu, lesinye yasinika aba mabili, lesinye laba linye: nguleso njengemandla aso; yesuka ekhaya yahamba.
Kufanana nendvodza leyayitawuya khashane; yatsi nase itawusuka ekhaya, yabeka tisebenti tayo etikhundleni tato, nguleso nemsebenti waso lotsite. Yayala umgcini welisango kutsi alindze kahle.
Bantfu labanyenti beta kuye batsi: “Ngempela Johane akazange asente nasinye sibonakaliso, kepha konkhe Johane lakusho ngalomuntfu kuliciniso.”
Wachubeka watsi: “Ngiko nje ngitsite kini: Kute longeta kimi, nangakakuphiwa nguBabe.”
Ngaye loJesu semukele umusa nebuphostoli, kuze kutsi egameni lakhe bantfu etiveni tonkhe sibaholele ekukholweni nasekutfobeleni Nkulunkulu.
Ngako kufanele sisebentise tipho tetfu letehlukene ngekwemusa lesinikwe wona: Nakusekuphrofetha, asisisebentise ngekwesilinganiso sekukholwa kwetfu;
Lencwadzi iphuma kuPawula, lowabitwa ngentsandvo yaNkulunkulu kutsi abe ngumphostoli waKhristu Jesu, kanye nakuSostene, umzalwane.
Konkhe loko kusetjentwa nguye lowo Moya munye, ababela ngulowo nalowo njengekutsandza kwakhe.
Kepha ngemusa waNkulunkulu nginguloku lengingiko, nemusa wakhe kimi awuzange ube lite, kodvwa ngasebenta kakhulu kunabo bonkhe, noko kungesimi, kodvwa kungumusa waNkulunkulu lonami.
Pho, uyini Apolosi? Uyini Pawula? Batisebenti nje taNkulunkulu lenakholwa ngato, letisebenta njengekwaba kweNkhosi kuleso nakuleso sato.
Vele kambe ngubani lokwenta ube ncono kunalabanye? Yini lonayo longazange uyiphiwe? Nangabe-ke waphiwa, utigabatiselani wente shangatsi awuzange uphiwe?
Lencwadzi iphuma kuPawula umphostoli, longatfunywanga bantfu nome ngemuntfu, kodvwa ngaJesu Khristu naNkulunkulu longuYise lowamvusa kulabafile.
Lencwadzi iphuma kuPawula, longumphostoli waKhristu Jesu ngekwentsandvo yaNkulunkulu. Iya kulabangcwele labase-Efesu labakholwa nguKhristu Jesu ngekwetsembeka.
Ngiko lengakhetselwa kuba ngummemeteli nemphostoli wako, ngifundzise betive kukholwa neliciniso; ngikhuluma liciniso, hhayi emanga.
Tonkhe tipho letinhle naletiphelele tivela ngetulu, tiphuma kuBabe uMdali wetibane tasesibhakabhakeni, lote kugucugucuka, njengobe tona tigucuka, tibohle tisishiya ebumnyameni.