22 Ngako-ke balekela tinkhanuko tebusha, kodvwa hambisana nalabo labakhuleka eNkhosini ngenhlitiyo lehlambululekile, ujonge kulunga, nekukholwa, nelutsandvo, nekuthula.
Umuntfu lomusha angayigcina kanjani imphilo yakhe ihlantekile? Ngekucaphela kuhamba ngelivi lakho.
Awu, Simakadze, ase ulalele kuncusa kwami lokumsulwa. Beka indlebe yakho emthandazweni wami, lophuma emlonyeni lote inkhohliso.
Imihlatjelo lenikelwa ngulababi isinengiso kuSimakadze; kodvwa imithandazo yebantfu labetsembekile iyamjabulisa.
Tisindzise njengenyamatane ibalekela umtingeli, nanjengenyoni lephunyule esandleni semtingeli.
Yayihamba esitaladini eceleni kwelikona, icondzene nendlu yalomfati yaze yayawungena khona.
Nangabe indvodza ilele nemfati kwase kuchitseka sidvodza, bobabili bafanele bageze imitimba yabo ngemanti, babe ngulabangcolile kuze kuhlwe.’ ”
Basachubeka bamgcoba ngematje Stefano, wakhala ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Nkhosi Jesu, yemukela umoya wami.”
Futsi seyite lapha eDamaseko ngemandla nangemvume yebaphristi labakhulu kutewubopha bonkhe bantfu lababita libito lakho.”
Ngobe umbuso waNkulunkulu awusiko kudla nekunatsa, kepha ukulunga, nekuthula, nekujabula kuMoya Longcwele.
Ngako-ke, asilangatelele lokuletsa kuthula nekwakhana.
Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, ngiyanincenga ngelibito leNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu kutsi nivumelane ngantfo yinye nonkhe; kubete kwehlukana emkhatsini wenu, kodvwa nipheleliswe emcondvweni munye nasembonweni munye.
Iya ebandleni laNkulunkulu leliseKhorinte, kubo labangcwelisiwe kuKhristu Jesu, babitelwa kuba ngulabangcwele kanye nabo bonkhe, etindzaweni tonkhe, labakhuleka egameni laJesu Khristu, loyiNkhosi yabo neyetfu.
Ngaloko-ke, batsandzekako bami, balekelani kukhonta tithico.
Jongani lutsandvo, kutsi nilangatelele tiphiwo taMoya, kakhulu kuphrofetha.
Balekelani bugwadla nebuphingi. Tonkhe tono latentako umuntfu tingephandle kwemtimba wakhe; kodvwa logwadlako nome lophingako wona umtimba wakhe.
INkhosi yamane yangibabala ngemusa wayo yangipha kukholwa nelutsandvo lolukuKhristu Jesu.
Empeleni injongo yemyalo wetfu kuvusetela lutsandvo loluphuma enhlitiyweni lemhlophe, nakunembeza lomsulwa, nasekukholweni lokute kutentisa.
Ngako-ke ngifisa shangatsi emadvodza yonkhe indzawo angakhuleka aphakamise tandla letingcwele, ate lulaka nembango.
Ungavumi kutsi busha bakho bedzeleleke kubantfu. Kodvwa bani sibonelo kulabakholwako; ube sibonelo ngekukhuluma, nangesimilo, nangelutsandvo, nangekukholwa, nangekuba msulwa.
Kodvwa wena, muntfu waNkulunkulu, kubalekele loko; jonga kulunga, nekwesaba Nkulunkulu, nekukholwa, nelutsandvo, nekubeketela, nebumnene.
Yetamani kuba nekuthula nabo bonkhe bantfu, nifune kungcweliswa, ngobe kute loyawuyibona iNkhosi angakangcweliswa.
Batsandzekako, ngiyanincenga, njengobe nitihambi nalabendlulako kulomhlaba, kutsi nitikhweshele tinkhanuko tenyama letilwa nemphefumulo.
Akakhweshe kulokubi ente lokulungile; akajonge kuthula ngemandla akhe onkhe.
Wena lotsandzekako, ungasilandzeli sibonelo lesibi, kepha ubolandzela sibonelo lesihle. Umuntfu lowenta lokulungile waNkulunkulu; kepha umuntfu lowenta lokubi akazange asambone Nkulunkulu.