15 Umtsetfo, nemiyalo, nemisimeto wakucitsa khona atewudala kabusha labo lababili: umJuda newetive, babe ngumuntfu munye kuye, kube kuthula.
Ngobe tsine sitalelwe umntfwana, siphiwe indvodzana. Umbuso uyawubasemahlombe akhe. Uyawutsiwa nguMeluleki Lomangalisako, nguNkulunkulu Lonemandla, nguBabe Waphakadze, yiNkhosi Yekuthula.
Ngako-ke nangabe umuntfu akuKhristu, usidalwa lesisha; tintfo letindzala setendlulile, konkhe sekwentiwe kwaba kusha.
Bonkhe labetsembele ekwenteni lokufunwa ngumtsetfo bangephansi kwesicalekiso, ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Bacalekisiwe bonkhe labangagcini konkhe lokubhaliwe emculwini wemtsetfo, kutsi bakwente.”
Kute umJuda nemGriki, kute sigcili nalokhululekile, kute lomdvuna nalomsikati, nonkhe nimunye kuKhristu Jesu.
Ngobe kusoka nekungasoki akusilutfo kodvwa kuphela kudalwa kabusha.
Ngobe tsine singumsebenti waNkulunkulu. Sidalwe ngaJesu Khristu kutsi sente imisebenti lemihle, Nkulunkulu layilungisa kucala.
Ngobe yena ukuthula kwetfu, lowenta lokubili kwaba kunye, ngekufa kwakhe wabhidlita lubondza lwebutsa lolwalwehlukanisa.
Bobabili wabenta kutsi babuyisane naNkulunkulu emtimbeni munye ngesiphambano, ngaloko wacedza bonkhe butsa.
Umtimba wonkhe uhlanganiswe ngaye, ubambene ngekwelekelelana kwemalunga onkhe awo, njengekusebenta lokulinganiselwe lelo nalelo lunga kukhuliswe umtimba, wakhelwe elutsandvweni.
Wesula incwadzi yemacala etfu leyayimelene natsi ngemitsetfo yayo, wayisusa ngekuyibetsela esiphambanweni.
Nangabe nafa kanye naKhristu nakhululwa etimfundzisweni temimoya yemvelo emkhatsini, nentiwa yini kutsi niphile kungatsi nisebantfu baseveni? Nititfobelelani timfundziso tekutsi:
Manje senembetse umuntfu lomusha, kuze nihlale nakhiwa kabusha, nifute Nkulunkulu, nimati ngalokuphelele.
Kulabanjalo kute umehluko emkhatsini wemGriki nemJuda, walosokile nalongakasoki, wetive nemSikithi, sigcili nalokhululekile, kodvwa Khristu ungiko konkhe, futsi ukubo bonkhe.
Kuthula kwaKhristu, lenabitelwa kuko emtimbeni munye, akubuse etinhlitiyweni tenu; futsi netayele kubonga.
Waba ngumphristi, hhayi ngemtsetfo lababebekwa ngawo bantfu, kodvwa ngemandla emphilo lengabhubhi.
Nakakhuluma ngesivumelwane “lesisha”, Nkulunkulu usho kutsi lesi sekucala sesidzala. Loko lese kukudzala kusuke sekugugile, sekutawunyamalala masinyane.
Kuyakhanya-ke kutsi nguleto tintfo kuphela letatingumfutiselo wetasezulwini letatingahlanjululwa ngaleyo ndlela. Kodvwa tintfo tasezulwini tidzinga imihlatjelo lencono kunalena.