12 Siyanincenga, bazalwane, kutsi nibahloniphe labo labasebenta emkhatsini wenu, babaholi benu eNkhosini, labaniyala ngemphilo yebuKhristu.
Hlalani kulendlu, nidle ninatse loko labataninika kona; ngobe sisebenti kufanele sitfole liholo laso. Ningahambi ningena tindlu ngetindlu.
Mine nganitfumela kutsi niyekuvuna loko leningakusebentanga. Labanye basebentile, nine-ke ningene emsebentini wabo.”
Ticapheleni nine kanye nemhlambi wonkhe lobekwe etandleni tenu nguMoya Longcwele, neluse libandla laNkulunkulu latitsengela lona ngengati yeNdvodzana yakhe.
Nginikhombisile kanyenti kutsi ngekusebenta kakhulu kanje kufanele sibasite labeswele, nikhumbule nemavi eNkhosi Jesu lawasho nakatsi: ‘Kubusisiwe kupha kunekwemukela.’ ”
Hambisani boTrayifina naTrayifosa, tisebenti teNkhosi; nihambise naPhesisi lotsandzekako lowasebenta kakhulu eNkhosini.
Hambisani Mariya lowanisebentela kakhulu.
Nkulunkulu umise labatsite ebandleni: kucala baphostoli, kwesibili baphrofethi, kwesitsatfu bafundzisi, bese kuba ngulabenta imisebenti yemandla, nalabanetiphiwo temusa tekuphilisa, nebasiti, nebaholi, nalabakhuluma ngetilimi.
Kepha ngemusa waNkulunkulu nginguloku lengingiko, nemusa wakhe kimi awuzange ube lite, kodvwa ngasebenta kakhulu kunabo bonkhe, noko kungesimi, kodvwa kungumusa waNkulunkulu lonami.
Ngiyanincenga kutsi nibatfobele labanjalo nabo bonkhe labasebentisana nabo bashiphaneka.
Ngobe bawuhlumelele umoya wami newenu; ngako-ke bahlonipheni labanjalo.
Ngobe tsine sitisebenti nje taNkulunkulu letibambisene naye, nine niyinsimi yakhe. Nine futsi niyindlu yaNkulunkulu.
Batisebenti taKhristu yini? Mine ngingulesincono. Loku sengikukhuluma njengeluhlanya. Ngasebenta kakhulu kunabo, ngidvonsa matima, ngaboshwa kanyenti, ngashaywa kanyenti, ngabasengotini yekufa.
Ngako nome sikhona la, nome singekho la, umgomo wetfu kutsi sihlale semukelekile kuyo.
Njengobe sibambisene naNkulunkulu emsebentini wakhe, siyanincenga sitsi: Yemukelani umusa waNkulunkulu, ningawenti lite.
Ngineluvalo ngani, shangatsi konkhe lokukhandleka kwami lapho kini kwaba lite.
nisabapha livi lekuphila. Nanenta njalo-ke, ngiyawuba nekutibonga ngelilanga laKhristu ngekutsi angigijimelanga lite nome-ke angisebentelanga lite.
Kepha ngiyetsemba eNkhosini Jesu kutsi ngitawutfumela Thimothi kini masinyane, kuze nami ngitewujabula nasengive tindzaba tenu letimnandzi.
Ngisebentela loko ngishikashikeka ngekusebenta kwakhe, lokusebenta ngemandla kimi.
Bazalwane, ngiyetsemba kutsi niyayikhumbula imisebenti nemisiphalato yetfu sisebenta emkhatsini wenu busuku nemini sentela kutsi singasindzi ngisho namunye wenu ngesikhatsi sisashumayela kini liVangeli laNkulunkulu.
Bazalwane betfu, nafundza kitsi kutsi nifanele nitiphatse njani kuze nijabulise Nkulunkulu, njengobe besenivele nenta. Ngako-ke ngephetsa ngekunincenga kutsi nichubeke nikhutsale kakhulu kukwenta loko,
Bazalwane, siyanikhutsata kutsi necwayise emavila, nibanike sibindzi labaphelelwa ngemandla emoyeni, ninakekele lababutsakatsaka, babeketeleleni bonkhe.
Ungayikhahli indvodza lendzala, kodvwa uyiyale kube shangatsi uyala uyihlo; labadvuna labasebancane ubaphatse shangatsi uphetse bomnakenu.
Labo labonako ubasole ubekhute embikwabo bonkhe, khona nalabo labanye batewuhlala ngekwesaba.
Ngumlimi losebenta kamatima lekufanele atfole kucala sabelo esivunweni.
Kodvwa ngesikhatsi lesifanele sekubonakaliswe evini lakhe ngekushumayela lengiphatsiswe kona mine ngekwemyalo waNkulunkulu, uMsindzisi wetfu.
Lokwangenta ngikushiye lapho eKhrethe kutsi usale ulungisa tintfo letitsite letifanele kulungiswa, ubeke babonisi kulelo nakulelo dolobha, njengobe ngakuyala.
Khuluma letintfo ngekuyala nekwekhuta ngawo onkhe emandla. Akubete lokubukela phansi.
Hloniphani baholi benu, nilalele imitsetfo yabo, ngobe balindza imiphefumulo yenu bangaphumuli, njengobe bayawulandzisa ngayo. Nanenta njalo, nibasita, umsebenti wabo batawenta ngekujabula, hhayi ngelusizi; ngobe nani kungeke kunisite loko.
Khumbulani baholi benu, lababekhuluma kini livi laNkulunkulu, nikhumbule kuphila kwabo nekufa kwabo netitselo tabo, bese niyabalingisa.
Imfihlakalo yaletinkhanyeti letisikhombisa lotibone esandleni sami sangesekudla, naletibane letisikhombisa ngule: Letinkhanyeti letisikhombisa tingilosi temabandla lasikhombisa; naletibane letisikhombisa ngemabandla lasikhombisa.”
“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla lasePhegamu utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lonenkemba lekhalipha tinhlangotsi totimbili, utsi:
“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla laseThiyathira utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye loyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, lonemehlo lavutsako kube shangatsi ngemalangabi emlilo, nalonetinyawo letifanana nelitfusi lelilolongiwe, utsi:
Ngiyati kutsi uyabubeketelela bulukhuni, uhlupheke kakhulu ngenca yelibito lami; kodvwa awuzange sewudzinwe.
“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla laseSmuna utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lokucala nekugcina, lowafa wabuye waphila, utsi:
“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla laseSadesi utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lonemimoya yaNkulunkulu lesikhombisa, netinkhanyeti letisikhombisa utsi: Ngiyayati imisebenti yakho; unelibito lekutsi uyaphila, kantsi ufile.
“ ‘Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla laseLawodisiya utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye longu-Amen; nguye longufakazi lowetsembekile nalocinisile, ungumtfombo wendalo yaNkulunkulu utsi:
“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla laseFiladelfiya utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye longcwele, loliciniso, lonesikhiya saDavide, lovula kungavali muntfu, avale kungavuli muntfu, utsi: