16 “Lowo lokholwako abhajatiswe, uyawusindziswa; kodvwa lowo longakholwa, uyawulahlwa.
Ngako-ke hambani, nente tive tonkhe tibe bafundzi bami, nibabhabhatise egameni leYise, neleNdvodzana, nelaMoya Longcwele,
Abetsi: “Sikhatsi sesifikile, umbuso waNkulunkulu sewusondzele. Phendvukani nikholwe liVangeli.”
Kuhlanyelwa kwaleyo leyawela endleleni kufanekisa labo labalivako livi laNkulunkulu bese kufika Sathane uyalisusa etinhlitiyweni tabo, kuze bangakholwa funa basindziswe.
Leti tibhalelwe kutsi nitewukholwa kutsi Jesu unguKhristu, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, nekutsi ngekukholwa kwenu nibe nekuphila ngelibito lakhe.
Lokholwa yiNdvodzana, unekuphila lokuphakadze; kodvwa longakholwa yiNdvodzana, ute kuphila lokuphakadze; kodvwa lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lulengela etikwakhe.”
Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kuwe: Ngaphandle kwekutsi umuntfu atalwe ngemanti nangaMoya, angeke angene embusweni waNkulunkulu.
“Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lowo lova livi lami akholwe ngulongitfumile, unekuphila lokuphakadze. Akayi ekwehlulelweni, kodvwa sewuphumile ekufeni, wangena ekuphileni.
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Umsebenti waNkulunkulu kutsi nikholwe nguye lamtfumile.”
Jesu watsi kubo: “Mine ngisinkhwa sekuphila, lowo lota kimi, angeke alambe; nalowo lokholwa ngimi, angeke aphindze ome.
Ngobe loko kuyintsandvo yaBabe kutsi, bonkhe lababone iNdvodzana, base bakholwa kuyo, babe nekuphila lokuphakadze; mine-ke ngiyawubavusa ngemhla wekuphela.”
Ngiko nje ngatsi kini: ‘Nitawufela etonweni tenu, naningakholwa kutsi: “Mine Nginguye leNginguye.” ’ ”
Bonkhe baphrofethi bafakaza ngaye, batsi wonkhe umuntfu lokholwa nguye uyawutsetselelwa tono ngelibito lakhe.”
Kepha boPawula naBhanabasi bakhuluma ngesibindzi batsi: “Bekufanele kutsi livi leNkhosi likhulunywe kini kucala. Kepha njengobe ningalifuni, ningaticabangeli nine kutsi nifanelwe kuphila kwaphakadze, bhekani-ke sesiyanishiya siya kubetive.
Phetro wabaphendvula watsi: “Phendvukani nibhajatiswe nonkhe ngamunye ngamunye egameni laJesu Khristu, kuze nitsetselelwe tono tenu nemukeliswe nesipho lesinguMoya Longcwele.
Labo labalemukela livi lakhe babhajatiswa; babengacishe babe ti-3 000 tebantfu letengetelwa kubo ngalelo langa.
Pho, usebanjwe yini? Sukuma ubhajatiswe, utsetselelwe tono takho, ukhuleke egameni lakhe.’ ”
Cha, akunjalo. Pho, nangakalungi Nkulunkulu, angawehlulela kanjani umhlaba?
kodvwa abhalwa nangatsi lesemukelwe ngekutsi silungile, tsine lesikholwa nguye lowavusa Jesu iNkhosi yetfu kulabafile.
INkhosi iyawuvela emalangabini emlilo, ijezise labo labangamati Nkulunkulu, nalabo labangalilaleli liVangeli leNkhosi yetfu Jesu.
Ngako-ke bonkhe labo labangazange balikholwe liciniso, kodvwa baba nenjabulo kuloko lokungakalungi, bayakwehlulelwa ngekulahlwa.
Ngaye loKhristu nakholwa kuNkulunkulu, lowamvusa kulabafile, wamnika bukhosi, kuze kutsi nibheke kuNkulunkulu ngelitsemba nangekukholwa.
Emanti wona emele umbhabhatiso. Umbhabhatiso awusiwo wekususa insila yemtimba, kodvwa wekucela nembeza lomsulwa kuNkulunkulu. Lombhabhatiso uyanisindzisa ngekuvuka kwaJesu Khristu ekufeni.
Lowo libito lakhe lelalingakabhalwa encwadzini yekuphila, wajikwa echibini lelivutsa umlilo.
Kodvwa sabelo semagwala, nalabangakholwa, nalabanengekako, nebabulali, netingwadla, netiphingi, nebatsakatsi, nalabakhonta tithico, nalabacala emanga, kuyawuba lichibi lelivutsa umlilo nesibabule; loku kufa kwesibili.”