6 Ngokokutjhisekela, ngingowazumana nebandla, nakukulungisiswa ngokomthetho, ngimsulwa.
(AmaGibiyoni la gade angasiyo ingcenye yama-Israyeli, kodwana bekusiqubutjhwana sabakwa-Amori abasindako. Bakwa-Israyeli bafunga bonyana bazabababalela, kodwana uSawula wasuka wancama khulu ngo-Israyeli noJuda bewazama nokuwabhubhisa). Ikosi uDavida yabiza amaGibiyoni bona ikhulume nawo,
UJehu wathi: “Namba uzokubona ukutjhisakalela kwami uSomnini uZimu.” Yeke wakhamba naye ngekaranakhe.
Ungazenzi olunge khulu, godu ungabi ngohlakaniphe ngokweqileko. Uzibhubhiselani na?
Kodwana nakube isilonda siyabutha bese siba mhlophe, akeze kumphristi,
“Maye, kini bafundisi bomthetho nani baFarisi, bazenzisi ndina! Nihlanza ubungaphandle bekapho nesitja kodwana khibe ngaphakathi zizele ubumarhamaru nokuzazi.
ngombana ngiyanitjela bonyana nakube ukulunga kwenu akudluli kwabafundisi bomthetho nabaFarisi, anisoze nangena embusweni wezulu.”
Bobabili bebalungile phambi koZimu, balandela yoke imiyalo neemiso zakaSomnini.
Kuthe bona bezwe lokho, badumisa uZimu. Nje-ke bathi kuPowula: “Uyabona mfowethu bonyana kuneenkulungwana ezinengi kangangani hlangana namaJuda ezimakholwa, begodu zoke zitjhisakalela umthetho.
njengombana nomphristi omkhulu nomkhandlu woke wabaphathi bangaba nobufakazi ngami. Ngamukela incwadi evela kibo itlolelwe abafowethu okumaJuda weDamaseku; ngaya lapho kobana ngiyokubopha, ngibalethe eJerusalema bona bazokuhlunguphazwa.
Sekusikhathi eside bangazi begodu nabafuna ukufakaza bangatjho bona bengiphila njengelunga lesiqhema esiqinileko ekolweni yekhethu, ngiphila njengomFarisi.
Kodwana uSawula warhayila ibandla, akhamba angena indlu ngendlu arhurhubisa amadoda nabafazi, abadlhunya ngesikhungweni.
Ngakhe ngaphila ngaphandle komthetho. Kodwana kwathi nakufika umyalo, isono savuka,
Ningabangeli namunye bona akhubeke, kungaba mJuda, umGirigi namkha ibandla lakaZimu
Ngitjho ngombana ngingomncancani kubapostoli, nje-ke abengikafaneli nokubizwa bona ngimpostoli ngombana ngahlukumeza ibandla lakaZimu.
ukuze ningasoleki begodu nibe msulwa, nibe bantwana bakaZimu abanganabala hlangana nesizukulwana esiphambeneko nesikhohlakeleko, eniphazima hlangana naso njengeenkwekwezi ephasini.
ngifunyanwe ngimunye naye. Angisenakho ukulunga okungekwami okuvela emthethweni kodwana okuvela ngokukholwa kuKrestu, okukulunga okuvela kuZimu nokudzimelele ekukholweni.
ngitjho nanyana begade ngimhlambalazi, ngimzumi wabantu begodu nginenturhu. Kodwana ngarhawukelwa ngombana ngenza lokho ngokungazi ngesikhathi ngingakholwa.
Yeke amadoda wedorobho athi kuJowatjhi: “Khupha umsanakho loyo! Kumele abulawe ngombana ubhuruze i-aldari lakaBhali bewagawula no-Atjhera ogade ajame eqadi kwalo.”