17 kepha labo labashumayela Khristu ngembango, kungesiko ngenhlitiyo lemhlophe, bacabanga kutsi batangivusela kukhatsateka ekuboshweni kwami.
Timiseleni etinhlitiyweni nasetingcondvweni tenu, ngekutsi ningatihluphi ngekucabanga kutsi niyawutivikela kanjani;
“Madvodza, bazalwane, nani bobabe, ase ningilalele sengibeke emavi ekutivikela embikwenu.”
Agripha watsi kuPawula: “Ukhululekile, kutsi ungatikhulumela nawe, utivikele.” Pawula wase uphakamisa sandla sakhe uyatikhulumela ativikela watsi:
Asabeka inkhulumo yekutivikela Pawula, Festusi wamemeta watsi: “Suka Pawula, uyahlanya! Lokufundza kakhulu kwakho kuyakuhlanyisa.”
Labanye bantfu baticabanga bona, bangakwemukeli loko lokuliciniso, bese balandzela loko lokungesiko; kulabo Nkulunkulu uyawutfululela lulaka nentfukutselo yakhe.
Kepha kunani? Nome labanye bashumayela Khristu ngekutentisa, nome labanye bamshumayela ngeliciniso, lokumcoka kimi kutsi Khristu uyashunyayelwa nome nganguyiphi indlela. Loko-ke kuyangitfokotisa, futsi ngiyawuhlala ngitfokota.
Kufanele kutsi ngibe nemcondvo lonjalo ngani nonkhe, njengobe nami nginetfwele enhlitiyweni yami. Ngemusa weNkhosi nonkhe nihlanganyele nami ekuboshweni kwami ngenca yeliVangeli, nasekulivikeleni, nasekulisimiseni.
Ningenti lutfo ngembango nangeludvumo lwelive, kepha ngekutfobeka nishaye kungatsi labanye bakhulu kunani.
Ngiko lengakhetselwa kuba ngummemeteli nemphostoli wako, ngifundzise betive kukholwa neliciniso; ngikhuluma liciniso, hhayi emanga.
Ngilo leliVangeli lengilihluphekelako, ngidzimate ngaboshwa nangetinketane, kwaba shangatsi ngisigebengu. Kepha noko livi laNkulunkulu alikaboshwa.
Ekutiphendvuleleni kwami kwekucala kute ngisho namunye lowangimela, bonkhe bangilahla. Abangabekelwa sono!