16 Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, ningedukiswa.
Jesu watsi kubo: “Maye! Nedukile, ngobe aniyati imiBhalo kanye nemandla aNkulunkulu!
Jesu watsi kubo: “Maye, nedukile, kwatisa kutsi nemiBhalo aniyati, futsi nemandla aNkulunkulu aniwati!
Nkulunkulu akasiye walabafile, kodvwa walabaphilako. Nine nje neduke kabi.”
Kulawo malanga kusahlangene emakholwa labengaba li-120 asawonkhe, Phetro wasukuma watsi:
Anati yini kutsi labangakalungi abayikulidla lifa lembuso waNkulunkulu? Ningayengeki: Tingwadla, nalabakhonta tithico, netiphingi, nalabadvuna labalalanako,
Ningayengwa, Nkulunkulu akaphukutwa, ngobe umuntfu uyawuvuna loko lakuhlanyelako.
Batsandzekako bami, benilalele ngetikhatsi tonkhe, kungasiko nangikhona kuphela, kodvwa kakhulu manje nangingekho. Ngako-ke, fezani kusindziswa kwenu ngekwesaba nangekutfutfumela,
Ngako-ke, bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, nalengibalangatelelako, kujabula nemchele wami, manini nisime eNkhosini.
Loku nginitjela khona kutebate muntfu loniyenga ngetinkhulumo temanga.
Caphelani-ke kutsi kubete lonitfumba ngekuhlakanipha, nangekukhohlisa lokulite, aniyenge ngemikhuba yebantfu nangetimfundziso temimoya yemvelo emkhatsini. Konkhe loko kuphambene nendlela yaKhristu.
lese baphambukile ecinisweni batsi kuvuka kulabafile sekwendlula. Bacitsisa labanye kukholwa kwabo.
Hlalani njalo nitsandzana njengebazalwane.
Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, khumbulani naku: Ngulowo nalowo muntfu akasheshe kuva, ephute kukhuluma, ephute nekutfukutsela;
Bazalwane bami, nanehlelwa tinhlobonhlobo tetilingo, nibokutsatsa ngekutsi yinjabulo yodvwa,
Bazalwane bami, nine lenikholwa yiNkhosi yetfu yenkhatimulo, Jesu Khristu, ningabobakhetsa bantfu.
Bazalwane bami, kusitani kutsi umuntfu atsi uyakholwa kodvwa abe angenayo imisebenti? Kungamsindzisa yini lokukholwa kwakhe?
Ase nilalele, bazalwane bami labatsandzekako! Nkulunkulu akabakhetsanga yini labaphuyile lapha emhlabeni kutsi babe ngulabacebile ekukholweni, netindlalifa embusweni lawetsembisa labo labamtsandzako?
Bazalwane bami, akukuhle kutsi linyenti lenu libe bafundzisi, nati kutsi tsine lesifundzisako siyakwemukeliswa kwehlulelwa lokumatima.
Emlonyeni munye kuphuma kubusisa nekucalekisa. Bazalwane bami, akufanele kube njalo.
Bazalwane, ningahlebani. Lowo lohleba umzalwane nome ehlulele umzalwane wakhe, uhleba umtsetfo ehlulele umtsetfo. Nangabe wehlulela umtsetfo, awusiye umenti wemtsetfo, kodvwa ungumehluleli wawo.
Kepha, bazalwane bami, etikwako konkhe ningafungi, nome ngelizulu, nome ngemhlaba, nome ngangusiphi sifungo; kodvwa nanivuma nibotsi: “Yebo” nome-ke nitsi: “Cha” nangabe niyala, kuze ningangeni ekwehlulelweni.
Bazalwane bami, nangabe lomunye emkhatsini wenu eduka ecinisweni, bese lomunye uyambuyisa,