13 Ningamangali, bazalwane, nanitondvwa live.
Ngibanikile livi lakho; live labatondza ngobe bangesibo belive, njengobe nami ngingesiye walelive.
Wonkhe umuntfu uyawunitondza ngenca yelibito lami.
Aniketsembeki, ninjengetiphingi. Anati yini kutsi kutsandzana nelive kubutsa kuNkulunkulu? Lofisa kuba ngumngani welive, utenta sitsa kuNkulunkulu.
Yebo, bonkhe labafisa kuphila ngekukholwa nguKhristu Jesu bayawutingelwa bahlushwe,
Niyawutondvwa ngabo bonkhe ngenca yeligama lami. Kepha lowo loyawucinisela kuze kube ngusekugcineni, uyakusindziswa.”
Ngako-ke labanaka kwenyama batitsa kuNkulunkulu, ngobe abawutfobeli umtsetfo waNkulunkulu; empeleni bate emandla ekuwutfobela.
Senginitjele loku, kuze nitewuba nekuthula kimi. Eveni niyawuhlupheka nibe nelusizi. Kodvwa manini sibindzi, ngobe mine ngilincobile live.”
Live lingeke linitondze nine, kodvwa mine liyangitondza, ngobe ngifakaza ngalo kutsi imisebenti yalo mibi.
“Nibusisiwe, bantfu nabanitondza banishalatela ngekuninyembenya, banetfuka banigceke batsi anikalungi, ngenca yeNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
“Lapho-ke bayawuninikela etinhlungwini, banibulale. Tonkhe tive tiyawunitondza ngenca yelibito lami.
Niyawutondvwa bantfu bonkhe ngenca yelibito lami; kodvwa lokhutsatelako kuze kubesekupheleni, uyawusindziswa.
Nawubona lophuyile acindzetelwe endzaweni letsite, asemukwe emalungelo akhe nekwehlulelwa ngebucotfo, kungakumangalisi loko. Lowo nalowo lophetse unemuntfu longetulu kwakhe, kantsi nalowo longetulu kwakhe unemuntfu longetulu kwabo bonkhe.
Nakabona labantfu Phetro, watsi kubo: “Madvodza aka-Israyeli, kunimangaliselani loku, nisigolotelelani kangaka? Nicabanga kutsi kungebungcwele betfu yini nome ngemandla etfu yini kutsi sente lomuntfu wahamba?
Bayakunincuma emasinagogeni. Yebo, sikhatsi siyeta, lapho bayawunibulala, bacabange kutsi basebentela Nkulunkulu.
Ungamangali, ngobe naku ngitsi kuwe: ‘Nifanele kutsi nitalwe kabusha.’
Kodvwa ingilosi yangibuta yatsi: “Umangaliswa yini? Ngitakutjela imfihlakalo yalomfati, neyalesilo lesimetfwele lesinetinhloko letisikhombisa netimphondvo letilishumi.
Labalungile bayabatondza lababi; nalababi bayabatondza labalungile.