1 UJesu wabizela abafundi bakhe abalitjhumi nambili kuye, wabanikela amandla wokuqotjha imimoya emimbi nokwelapha woke amalwelwe nezifo.
UJesu wathi kibo: “Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona ephasini elitjha lokha iNdodana yoMuntu nayihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi esiphazimulako, nina ebeningilandela, nani nizokuhlala eenhlalweni zobukhosi ezilitjhumi nambili, nigwebe iinkoro ezilitjhumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli.
Kwathi nakuhlwako, uJesu wahlala nabalitjhumi nambili etafuleni.
Kwathi asakhuluma, uJudasi ongomunye wabalitjhumi nambili, wafika akhamba nesiqubuthu esikhulu sihlome ngeensabula nangeembhuku, sithunywe baphristi abakhulu nabaphathi babantu.
UJesu wadabula iGalile, afundisa ngemasinagogini, atjhumayela ivangeli lombuso, apholisa ebebaphethwe malwelwe ahlukeneko kanye nezifo.
Ungasingenisi ekulingweni, kodwana yewusitjhaphulule kokumbi ngombana umbuso ungowakho, amandla nephazimulo ngokungapheliko. Amen.’
UJesu wadabula imizi nemizana, wafundisa ngemasinagogini wabo, watjhumayela ivangeli lombuso kaZimu, wapholisa abantu abaphethwe mihlobo ngemihlobo yobulwelwe nezifo.
Bawani iKosi yesivuno bona ithumele iinsebenzi esiminayo yesivuno.”
Lalelani-ke, ngininikele amandla wokukhamba phezu kweenyoka nabofezela benehlule woke amandla wesitha. Akunalitho elizanikhubaza.
Ngizonipha amezwi nokuhlakanipha okuzakwenza bona kungabikho noyedwa wabajamelani benu ozakukghona ukuphikisana namkha ukuphambana nakho.
Ngizonithumela lokho uBaba akwethembisileko. Kodwana hlalani ngedorobheni kufikela lapha nembeswa khona ngamandla avela phezulu.”
Kwathi bona kuse, wabizela abafundi bakhe kuye, wakhetha abalitjhumi nambili, wababiza bona babapostoli:
Uyinikele amandla phezu kwawo woke umuntu, khona izakunikela ukuphila okungapheliko kibo boke obaphe yona.
UJwanisi waphendula wathi: “Akakho ongaba nento ngaphandle kobanyana uZimu amuphe ivela ezulwini.
UBaba uyayithanda iNdodanakhe begodu unikele koke esandleni sayo.
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Angithi ngakhetha nina abalitjhumi nambili, kodwana omunye wenu nguSathana!”
Kodwana nizakwamukela amandla lokha uMoya oCwengileko nasele ehlele phezu kwenu. Nizakuba bofakazi bami eJerusalema, kiyo yoke iJudiya neSamariya kufikela emaphethelweni wephasi.”
Kodwana ummoya omumbi wawaphendula wathi kiwo: “Ngiyamazi uJesu begodu ngiyazi ngoPowula, kodwana nina nibobani na?”
Kwavela isibonakaliso esimangazako ezulwini: Umfazi embethe ilanga, inyezi ingaphasi kweenyawo zakhe, ehloko athwele isihlohlo seenkwekwezi ezilitjhumi nambili.