46 Labo-ke bayawuhamba baye ekujezisweni kwaphakadze; kodvwa labalungile bayakuya ekuphileni kwaphakadze.”
Ticumbi ngeticumbi lesetalala elutfulini lwemhlaba tiyawuvuka, labanye bavukele ekuphileni kwaphakadze, labanye ehlazweni nasekwedzelelekeni kwaphakadze.
Lapho bantfu baNkulunkulu bayawukhanya njengelilanga embusweni weYise. “Lalelani-ke, naninendlebe yekuva.”
Kwase kufika lijaha lelitsite kuJesu latsi: “Mfundzisi, ngingahle ngenteni lokulungile kuze ngitewuba nekuphila lokuphakadze?”
Wonkhe lodzele tindlu, nome bomnakabo, nome bodzadzewabo, nome uyise, nome unina, nome bantfwana, nome emasimi ngenca yami, uyakwemukela ngalokuphindvwe kanyenti, adle nelifa lekuphila lokuphakadze.
“Iyawutsi kulaba labangesancele: ‘Khweshani kimi, nine labacalekisiwe, niye emlilweni waphakadze lolungiselwe Sathane netingilosi takhe!
INkhosi iyawubaphendvula itsi: ‘Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Loko leningakwentanga kulomunye walaba labancane, anikwentanga kimi.’
Nangaphandle kwaloko nje kuneludvonga lolukhulu lapha emkhatsini wetfu, lolusivimbelako kutsi labamshiya ngalo bangakwati kwewelela ngalapho, nalabo labangesheya bangete bakwati kwewelela mshiya ngalo.’
Ngobe uyiphe emandla ngetulu kwabo bonkhe bantfu, kuze itebapha kuphila lokuphakadze bonkhe labo loyiphe bona.
Lokholwa yiNdvodzana, unekuphila lokuphakadze; kodvwa longakholwa yiNdvodzana, ute kuphila lokuphakadze; kodvwa lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lulengela etikwakhe.”
Kepha lowo loyawunatsa emanti lengiyawumnika wona, angeke aphindze ome naphakadze; ngobe emanti lengiyawumnika wona, ekhatsi kuye ayawuba ngumtfombo wemanti laphuphumako, kube kuphila lokuphakadze.”
“Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lowo lova livi lami akholwe ngulongitfumile, unekuphila lokuphakadze. Akayi ekwehlulelweni, kodvwa sewuphumile ekufeni, wangena ekuphileni.
Labo labente kulunga bayawuvukela ekuphileni, labente lokubi bayawuvukela ekulahlweni.”
Ningabosebentela kudla lokuphelako, kepha nibosebentela kudla lokutawukhonsa kuze kubesekuphileni lokuphakadze leyawunipha kona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu. Ngobe Nkulunkulu uYise ulubekile luphawu kuyo.”
Ngobe loko kuyintsandvo yaBabe kutsi, bonkhe lababone iNdvodzana, base bakholwa kuyo, babe nekuphila lokuphakadze; mine-ke ngiyawubavusa ngemhla wekuphela.”
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.
Lapho betive beva loko, batfokota badvumisa livi leNkhosi; nalabo labebakhetselwe kuphila lokuphakadze bakholwa.
ngekubeka litsemba kuNkulunkulu lababambelele kulo nabo lekutsi bonkhe bantfu, labalungile nalabangakalungi, bayawuvuka ekufeni.
Ngako-ke, njengobe sono sabusa kwaba kufa, ngalokufananako kubusa kwemusa kwaba kulunga lokusiholela ekuphileni kwaphakadze ngaJesu Khristu iNkhosi yetfu.
Inkhokhelo yesono kufa; kodvwa sipho semusa saNkulunkulu sikuphila lokuphakadze ngaKhristu Jesu iNkhosi yetfu.
Ngobe lowo lohlanyela enyameni yakhe, uyawuvuna kubola kuyo; kodvwa lohlanyela kuMoya waNkulunkulu, uyawuvuna kuphila lokuphakadze kulowo Moya.
Bayawujeziswa ngekubhujiswa kwaphakadze balunyulwe ebukhoneni beNkhosi nasenkhatimulweni yemandla ayo.
Nguleso-ke setsembiso Khristu lasinika sona: kuphila lokuphakadze.
Tigcineni elutsandvweni lwaNkulunkulu ngesikhatsi nisalindzele iNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu, kutsi ngemusa wayo ininike kuphila lokuphakadze.
Sathane labedukise leto tive wabanjwa, wajikwa echibini lemlilo lonesibabule, lapho bekukhona khona silo kanye nemphrofethi wemanga. Bayawuhlushwa batfoseke imini nebusuku phakadze naphakadze.
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.”