17 Ngisho kutsi-ke: Lomtsetfo lowase uyefika emvakweminyaka lengema-430, awusephuli lesivumelwane lesasentiwe nguNkulunkulu, futsi ungeke usicitse lesetsembiso.
Simakadze watsi ku-Abrama: “Yati ngempela kutsi situkulwane sakho siyawuba sihambi eveni lekungesilo laso; siyawuba sigcili sakulelo live, sigcilateke iminyaka lengema-400.
Ngalo lelo langa Simakadze wenta sivumelwane na-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngilinika situkulwane sakho, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni lomkhulu iYufrathe,
Kepha Nkulunkulu watsi: “Cha, Sara, umkakho, utakutalela indvodzana, uyetse libito utsi ngu-Isaka. Ngitawumisa sivumelwane sami naye nentalo yakhe kube sivumelwane saphakadze.
“Ungakukhombisa yini kungalungi kwami? Ungangilahla yini ngelicala mine, khona utetitfola ungenacala wena?
Sivumelwane lasenta na-Abrahama, nesifungo sakhe ku-Isaka,
Simakadze ucitsa emacebo etive; ushabalalisa imicabango yebantfu.
Ngobe Simakadze longuSomandla sewutimisele ngaloko, ngubani nje longamvimbela kuloko? Sandla sakhe selulekile, ngubani nje longasijikisa?
Sivumelwane senu lenisente nekufa siyakwentiwa sibe lite; sivumelwane senu lenisente nelithuna singeke sime. Kuyawutsi sivunguvungu sekushisa nasiphephula sendlula kini, sinishaye sinilahle phansi.
Nkulunkulu akasiye umuntfu kutsi angacala emanga, futsi akasiyo indvodzana yemuntfu legucukako engcondvweni yayo. Uyakhuluma yini angabe asenta? Uyetsembisa yini angabe asasifeza setsembiso sakhe?
Kodvwa nangabe indvodza yayo iyalela kutsi ifeze leso sincumo sayo nayitjelwa ngaso, akukabhekeki kutsi lentfombi isifeze. Simakadze uyakuyikhulula.
Umtsetfo waniketwa ngaMosi; umusa neliciniso kwavela ngaJesu Khristu.
Nkulunkulu watsi kuye: ‘Titukulwane takho tiyawuhlala eveni letive, lapho tiyawuba tigcili khona tiphatseke kabuhlungu, kuze kuphele iminyaka lengema-400.
Nkulunkulu wamnikelela kutsi abe yinhlawulo ngengati yakhe; lenhlawulo-ke yemukeleka ngekukholwa. Ngalendlela Nkulunkulu sewubonakalise kulunga kwakhe ngekutsi ngaJesu ahlawule tono letatentiwa kadzeni Nkulunkulu angakatehluleli,
Pho, nangabe lamanye emaJuda angazange etsembeke-ke, ngabe loko kusho kutsi kungetsembeki kwawo kungacedza kwetsembeka kwaNkulunkulu yini?
Ngisho loku kwekutsi lomunye utsi: “Mine ngiwakaPawula,” lomunye atsi: “Mine ngiwaka-Apolosi,” nalomunye atsi: “Mine ngiwakaKhefase,” nalomunye atsi: “Mine ngiwakaKhristu.”
Ngobe mine Khristu akangitfumelanga kona kuyawubhabhatisa, kodvwa wangitfumela kutsi ngiyewushumayela liVangeli, hhayi ngekuhlakanipha kwemavi, funa sentiwe lite siphambano sakhe.
Ngitsini-ke manje? Ngitsi lokuhlatjelwe tithico kulutfo yini, nome sithico silutfo?
Bazalwane, ngitsi: Sikhatsi sesinciphile; kusukela nyalo nalabanebafati ababe njengalabate bafati,
Kuto tonkhe tetsembiso takhe Nkulunkulu utsi: “Yebo” kuyo. Kungako nje-ke sidvumisa Nkulunkulu sitsi: “Amen,” ngaJesu Khristu.
Khumbulani naku: Lowo lohlanyela kancane, uyawuvuna kancane; lowo lohlanyela kakhulu, uyawuvuna kakhulu.
Ase nginibekisele ngentfo levamile nje, bazalwane: Bantfu lababili lasebente sivumelwane kute longasephula nome engete lutfo, yingci nasebavumelene.
Pho, ngabe kusho kutsi umtsetfo uphambene yini netetsembiso taNkulunkulu? Cha, akunjalo. Ngobe nangabe ubekiwe umtsetfo longaphilisa, nakanjani kulunga bekungatfolakala ngekwenta lokufunwa ngumtsetfo.
Kodvwa ngitsi: Hambani ngaMoya, khona ningetiwufeza tinkhanuko tenyama.
Nine lenifuna kwemukeleka kuNkulunkulu kutsi nilungile ngekwenta lokufunwa ngumtsetfo nitehlukanisile naKhristu, ningephandle kwemusa waNkulunkulu.
Nikhumbule nekutsi ngaleto tikhatsi benehlukanisiwe naKhristu, ningephandle kwembuso waka-Israyeli, nitihambi letite sabelo etivumelwaneni tesetsembiso, nite litsemba, nite naNkulunkulu emhlabeni.
Ngako-ke ngiyasho, ngifakaza eNkhosini ngitsi, ningabe nisahamba njengalabanye betive labanemicondvo lengacabangi.
Loku nginitjela khona kutebate muntfu loniyenga ngetinkhulumo temanga.
Bonkhe laba bafa bakholiwe bangakakwemukeli loko lababetsenjiswe kona, kodvwa bakubona bakwemukela kusekhashane, bavuma kutsi lapha emhlabeni babafokati netihambi.
Umyalo wekucala sewubekwe eceleni ngenca yebutsakatsaka bawo nekungabi nalusito kwawo,
Yena watinchanti, live lisengakasekelwa, kodvwa wabonakaliswa kuletikhatsi tekugcina ngenca yenu.