1 Bazalwane bami, nine lenikholwa yiNkhosi yetfu yenkhatimulo, Jesu Khristu, ningabobakhetsa bantfu.
Ngako yesabani Simakadze, nehlulele ngekunakekela lokukhulu, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu akanako kungalungi, akakhetsi muntfu, futsi akadizelwa.”
Nati-ke futsi letinye taga talabahlakaniphile: Kubi nangabe umehluleli ehlulela ngekukhetsa.
Kubi kukhetsa bantfu; kodvwa labanye bayona ngekukhetsana ngenca yekudizelwa kancane nje.
“ ‘Ungehluleli ngekukhetsa, ngekulahla lomphofu ngelicala uvune lomkhulu, kodvwa mehlulele ngekulunga makhelwane wakho.
Base batfumela kuye labanye bafundzi babo kanye nemalunga ephathi yemaHerodi. Befike batsi: “Mfundzisi, siyati kutsi wena uneliciniso, ufundzisa indlela yaNkulunkulu ngeliciniso, awunaki muntfu, ngobe awubuki buso bemuntfu.
Wacala wakhuluma Phetro watsi: “Nembala sengibonile kutsi Nkulunkulu akakhetsi libala lemuntfu,
Kuwo emaJuda nemaGriki, ngalokufananako ngayala kakhulu ngiwatjela kutsi akaphendvukele kuNkulunkulu, nekutsi akholwe yiNkhosi yetfu Jesu.
Emvakwemalangana Feliksi weta nemkakhe Drusila labengumJuda; watfumela kwalandvwa Pawula lafike wamlalela asakhuluma ngekukholwa kuKhristu Jesu.
Stefano waphendvula watsi: “Bazalwane, nani bobabe, lalelani kimi! Nkulunkulu weludvumo wabonakala kukhokho wetfu Abrahama asahlala eMesophothamiya, asengakatfutsi kuyakwakha eHarani,
Maye, ngiyafisa kunibona khona ngitewucetunelana nani sipho saMoya kuze nitewucina.
Ayatiwa ngisho nangumunye webaholi balesikhatsi salamuhla. Ngobe kube bebayati ngabe abayibetselanga iNkhosi yenkhatimulo.
Ningacali nehlulele ngekukhetsa; lalelani lomkhulu nalomncane ngalokufananako. Ningesabi muntfu, ngobe kwehlulela kwaNkulunkulu. Licala lelilukhuni kini niboliletsa lapha kimi, ngitekuliva.’
Kufanele ningawephuli umtsetfo, futsi ningabakhetsi bantfu. Akukafaneli nemukele umdizo, ngobe uphumphutsekisa emehlo alabahlakaniphile, uphambukise nemavi alabalungile.
ngobe sivile ngekukholwa kwenu nguKhristu Jesu kanye nangelutsandvo leninalo kubo bonkhe labangcwele.
ngekubambelela ekukholweni uhlale unanembeza lomsulwa. Labanye batsi ngekungalaleli lonembeza wabo bephukelwa ngumkhumbi wabo wekukholwa.
Ngiyakuyalisisa, embikwaNkulunkulu, naKhristu Jesu, netingilosi letikhetsiwe, kutsi lemiyalo uyigcine ngebucotfo ungavuni muntfu; ungakhetsi muntfu.
Lencwadzi iphuma kuPawula, sisebenti saNkulunkulu, nemphostoli waJesu Khristu. Ngitfunyelwe kwakha kukholwa kwalabakhetsiwe baNkulunkulu ngibafundzise lwati lweliciniso ngekwesaba Nkulunkulu.
ngesikhatsi sisabheke kugcwaliseka kwelitsemba lelibusisekile, kubonakala kwenkhatimulo yebukhosi baNkulunkulu lomkhulu, uMsindzisi wetfu Khristu Jesu.
LeNdvodzana ibonakalisa bukhosi nebunjalo bonkhe baNkulunkulu. Isimise indalo yonkhe ngelivi layo lelinemandla. Yatsi kube yente intsetselelo yetono tebantfu, yahlala ezulwini ngesekudla saNkulunkulu Somandla.
emehlo etfu angesuki kuJesu longumsunguli nemphelelisi wekukholwa kwetfu. Ngenca yekujabula labekubekelwe Jesu wacinisela ngekwetfwala siphambano, wangete walinaka lihlazo laso; wahlala ngesekudla sesihlalo sebukhosi saNkulunkulu.
Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, ningedukiswa.
Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, khumbulani naku: Ngulowo nalowo muntfu akasheshe kuva, ephute kukhuluma, ephute nekutfukutsela;
bese-ke nine ninaka lona logcoke tingubo leticwebetelako ngekutsi: “Hlala lapha, kunasi situlo,” kulona lophuyile nitsi: “Mani lapho,” nome: “Hlala lapha, entinyaweni tami,”
Kodvwa nanikhetsa bantfu, nenta sono, nemtsetfo uyanilahla ngekutsi nitephulamtsetfo.
Kodvwa kuhlakanipha lokuchamuka ngetulu kwekucala kumsulwa, bese kuba nekuthula, nekutfobeka, nekulalela, kugcwele bubele netitselo letihle; akunalo lubandlululo nekutentisa.
Lencwadzi iphuma kuSimoni Phetro, inceku nemphostoli waJesu Khristu. Iya kini lenemukele kukholwa lokuligugu njengekwetfu. Nikwemukele ngekulunga kwaNkulunkulu neMsindzisi wetfu Jesu Khristu.
Labantfu laba bati kukhonona nje nekusola yonkhe intfo, bahamba ngetinkhanuko tabo letimbi, bayatigabatisa, bashaya ticetse, khona kutawuphumelela bona.
Loku kubita kucinisela kwalabangcwele, labo labagcina imiyalo yaNkulunkulu nekukholwa nguJesu.