3 Ngiyamthokoza uZimu engimlotjha ngesazelo esimsulwa njengombana abokhokho bami gade basenza. Ngikukhumbula njalo emithandazwenami emini nebusuku.
Ngemva kwalapho waba mhlolokazi bewaba neminyaka ematjhumi abunane nane. Azange akhe asuke ethempelini kodwana bekadumisa ubusuku nemini, azila ukudla athandaza.
“Kokwakho mina ngimJuda, ngabelethelwa eTarsusi yeSilisiya, kodwana ngakhulela khona edorobhenelo eenyaweni zakaGamaliyeli, ngafundiswa ngokutjhubileko ngokuya ngomthetho wabokhokho, ngitjhisakalela uZimu njengombana nani noke ninjalo namhlanje.
UPowula waqala thwi phezu kwamadoda wesigungu sabarholi bamaJuda, wathi kiwo: “Bafowethu, ngiphile phambi kwakaZimu ngonembeza omsulwa bekube nanamhlanjesi.”
Kodwana nakhu engikuvumako kuwe kobana ngesaba uZimu wabokhokho bami ngokulandela iNdlela leyo abathi kuqhema, godu ngiyakholwa kizo zoke izinto ezitlolwe emthethweni neencwadini zabaphorofidi.
Yeke ngalinga ngamandlami woke bona ngibe nomkhumbulo otsengileko phambi koZimu nabantu.
“Woke amaJuda ayayazi ipilwami kusukela ngisemncani; iye, ipilo engayiphila kusukela ekuthomeni hlangana nabantu bekhethu nangeJerusalema.
Ebusuku bayizolo kuze ingilozi kaZimu engingowakhe nengimlotjhako yajama ngakimi,
Ngikhuluma iqiniso kuKrestu, angirhwayi amanga; nonembezami uyakuqinisa lokho ngoMoya oCwengileko,
Iye, nakhu ukuzigqaja kwethu: Unembeza wethu uyafakaza bonyana ephasinapha, khulukhulu mayelana nobudlelwano bethu nani, saziphatha ngokucwenga nangokuthembeka okuvela kuZimu. Senza njalo ingasi ngokokuhlakanipha kwephaseli kodwana ngokomusa kaZimu.
Besele nginendima ekulu ebuJudeni, sele ngiphala namaJuda amanengi abontanga begodu bengitjhabatjheka khulu ngamasiko wabobaba.
azange ngilise ukunithokoza, ngihlala nginikhumbula emithandazwenami.
Sithandaza ngamandla imini nobusuku ukuze sibonane nani ubuso nobuso, sivuselele koke okutlhayelako ekukholweni kwenu.
udzimelele ekukholweni nesazelweni esihle; okuthe abanye ngokukudela lokho, umkhumbi wabo wokukholwa waphahlazeka.
Ihloso yomyalo lo lithando elivela ehliziyweni emhlophe nesazelweni esimsulwa kanye nekukholweni okungazenzisiko.
Umhlolokazi onganabani, osele asele yedwa, ubeke ithemba lakhe kuZimu, uhlala ekuncengeni nekuthandazeni ubusuku nemini.
Godu ngikhunjuzwa ukukholwa kwakho kweqiniso, iye, ukukholwa okwathoma kwaba kugogwakho uLowisi nonyoko uYunike, engineqiniso bona kuhlezi kuwe.
Kwebuntwaneni wayazi imitlolo ecwengileko enamandla yokukupha ukuhlakanipha kube kusindiswa ngokukholwa kuKrestu Jesu.
UJesu Krestu unguye izolo, namhlanje nanini nanini.
Mina angizukona phambi kwakaSomnini ngokubhalelwa kunirabhelela. Begodu ngizanifundisa indlela ehle nelungileko.