17 Yala labacebile kulelive lamanje kutsi bangatikhukhumeti, bangabeki nematsemba abo kulomcebo lophelako, kodvwa bawabeke kuNkulunkulu losipha konkhe ngalokuphelele, kuze sitfokote ngako.
Abrama abesacebe kakhulu: asanemfuyo, nesiliva, negolide.
Kodvwa kwatsi kube Uziya abe nemandla, kutiphakamisa kwakhe kwamdvonsela ekuweni. Akazange etsembeke kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe; wangena ethempelini laSimakadze washisa imphepho elatini lemphepho.
Utipha kudla tidle, nawuvula sandla sakho, teneliswa ngetintfo letinhle.
“Ase nibuke, naso phela sichwaga lesingazange simente Nkulunkulu abe yinqaba yaso, kodvwa setsembela ebunyentini bengcebo yaso, sifuna kuba nemandla ngebunyoka baso.”
Ungalibeki litsemba lakho ebudloveni, ningatilulati ngematsemba lalite nekugcekeza, nome ngabe ingcebo iyandza, ningatibeki tinhlitiyo tenu kuyo.
Nine sive, yetsembelani kuye ngato tonkhe tikhatsi, tfululelani kuye tinhlitiyo tenu, Nkulunkulu usiphephelo setfu. Cabanga.
Umuntfu loncike ebunjingeni bakhe utakuwa; kodvwa lolungile uyawuhluma njengemacembe laluhlata.
Bunjinga buyawunyamalala emehlweni akho ububuka; buyawushesha bundize njengelusweti.
ngobe ingcebo ayihlali siphelane, iyaphunyula; ngisho nekubusa kwemakhosi akuhlali kukhona siphelane.
Nangingaba nako kube kunyenti, ngingahle ngicabange kutsi wena angisakudzingi, ngidzimate ngitsi: “Ngubani yena loSimakadze?” Nome-ke nangingaba luphuya, ngingahle ngebe, ngaloko ngihlazise Nkulunkulu wami.
Kute lokuncono umuntfu langakwenta ngaphandle kwekutsi adle anatse eneliseke ngemsebenti wakhe. Nako loku futsi ngikubona kuphuma esandleni saNkulunkulu,
“Nine balesitukulwane, zindlani ngelivi laSimakadze lelitsi: Mine bengilihlane yini ku-Israyeli, nome-ke live lebumnyama lobukhulu? Sive sami sisholani kutsi: ‘Sikhululekile kutsi singajangaza, singeke siphindze site kuwe’?
Nitishayelani tifuba ngenca yetigodzi tenu, nitigabatise ngetigodzi tenu letitselako? Awu, ndvodzakati lengaketsembeki, wetsembela ebunjingeni bakho utsi: ‘Ngubani lotangihlasela?’
Wawungeke sewumbite nangelibito dzadzewenu Sodoma ngetikhatsi tekutiphakamisa kwakho,
yatsi: “Lena akusiyo yini iBhabhulona lenkhulu lengiyakhile yaba sigodlo sekuhlala inkhosi, ngemandla ami lamakhulu ngayakhela ludvumo lwebukhosi bami?”
Ngatsi nangibondla emadlelweni lamahle, besutsa; batsi kube besutse, base bayatigabatisa, base bayangikhohlwa.
Wonkhe lokhuluma kabi ngeNdvodzana yeMuntfu uyawutsetselelwa; kodvwa lokhuluma kabi ngaMoya Longcwele, angeke atsetselelwe, kuleli nakulelitako.”
Kepha Jesu watsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kulukhuni kumuntfu lonjinge kakhulu kungena embusweni welizulu.
“Masinyane lesi lesemukela lasihlanu sawatalisa, saze satfola lamanye lasihlanu.
Nakuhwalalako, kwefika Josefa labeyinjinga yase-Arimathiya, naye futsi abengulomunye webafundzi baJesu.
Ngobe nebetive bafuna tona leto tintfo, kantsi uYihlo losezulwini uyati kutsi niyatidzinga tonkhe letintfo.
Bafundzi bakhe bamangala ngalawo mavi akhe. Kodvwa Jesu waphindze watsi kubo: “Bantfwabami, kumatima kungena embusweni waNkulunkulu.
Lapho-ke kwakukhona umtselisi lomkhulu kunguZakewu, futsi anjingile.
Waphendula watsi: “Nangabe unemahembe lamabili, nika lomunye longenalo libe linye, lonekudla akacetunele labanye.”
Kodvwa akayekelanga kutifakazela ngekwenta imisebenti lemihle: Unehlisela imvula nekudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele; uninika kudla agcwalise tinhlitiyo tenu ngenjabulo.”
Lapho sebefike e-Antiyokhi babutsela bantfu belibandla ndzawonye babatjela konkhe Nkulunkulu labekusebentile ngabo, nekutsi nebetive ubavulele indlela yekukholwa.
Futsi akadzingi nalutfo lolungumsebenti webantfu labangamnika lona, ngobe yena nguye loniketa imphilo nekuphefumula nako konkhe kubantfu bonkhe.
Ucinisile kuloko, ajutjwa ngenca yekungakholwa kwawo, kodvwa wena usime ngekukholwa kwakho. Ngako-ke ungatigabatisi, kodvwa mani ngekwesaba.
Nifanele nati, futsi nicondze kahle, kutsi kute umuntfu loyingwadla nome losiphingi nome longcolile, nalobukhali, lokusho kutsi ukhonta tithico, longabuye abe nelifa embusweni waKhristu naNkulunkulu.
Akalibusise ngetipho telikhetselo tetintsaba tasendvulo, nangenala yemagcuma aphakadze.
Wena ungatitjela utsi: ‘Ngemandla ami netikhwepha temikhono yami letingikhitsitele wonkhe lomcebo.’
Livi laKhristu alihlale ngekhatsi kwenu liphuphume. Fundzisanani niyalane ngekuhlakanipha konkhe, nifundzisane ngemahubo nangetingoma, nangemaculo akaMoya. Nihlabelele Nkulunkulu ngekumbonga etinhlitiyweni tenu.
Ngobe bona ngekwabo babika ngatsi kutsi nasemukela kahle kangakanani, nekutsi naphendvukela kanjani kuNkulunkulu, nashiya tithico tenu, kuze nikhonte Nkulunkulu lophilako nalonguye sibili.
Njengobe ngakuyala, ngesikhatsi ngiya eMasedoniya, ngicela uhlale lapho e-Efesu, kukhona bantfu labanetimfundziso temanga lapho kuleyo ndzawo. Bancandze ubatjele bakuyekele loko.
Kodvwa nakwenteka ngephuta, umelwe kwati kutsi umuntfu kufanele atiphatse kanjani endlini yaNkulunkulu, lekulibandla laNkulunkulu lophilako, leliyinsika nesisekelo seliciniso.
Kuze kube manje siyasebenta sishikaneke, ngobe sibeke litsemba letfu kuNkulunkulu lophilako, longuMsindzisi wabo bonkhe bantfu, ikakhulu walabo labakholwako.
Ngiyakuyalisisa, embikwaNkulunkulu, naKhristu Jesu, netingilosi letikhetsiwe, kutsi lemiyalo uyigcine ngebucotfo ungavuni muntfu; ungakhetsi muntfu.
Ngikuyala embikwaNkulunkulu lophilisa konkhe, nasembikwaKhristu Jesu lowavuma sivumo lesihle embikwaPhontiyuse Philatu,
Kodvwa labo labafisa bunjinga bawela ekulingweni, naselugibeni, nasetinkhanukweni letinyenti tebulima, naletiyingoti letigcumukisela bantfu ekufeni nasekubhujisweni.
Demasi sewungibalekele waya eThesalonika, ngenca yekutsandza lelive. Khresensi waya eGalathiya, Thithusi waya eDalmathiya;
Lomusa usifundzisa kutsi sikudzele kungakholwa, nekutsi sitilumule etinkhanukweni telive, bese siphila ngekuzitsa, nangekulunga, nangekumesaba Nkulunkulu kulomhlaba,
lowatfululelwa etikwetfu ngalokuchichimako ngaJesu Khristu uMsindzisi wetfu.
kodvwa niyawunikwa lilungelo leliphelele lekungena embusweni waphakadze weNkhosi neMsindzisi wetfu Jesu Khristu.