32 Kwatsi nabamuva akhuluma ngekuvuka kulabafile, labanye bamhleka bulima, kepha labanye batsi: “Sitawubuye sikuve nawukhuluma ngaloko.”
Ngako-ke Loti waphuma waya kubakhwenyana bakhe lababetawutsatsa emadvodzakati akhe, wefike watsi: “Sheshisani siphume, ngobe Simakadze sewutayibhubhisa lendzawo.” Kepha bamtsatsa njengemuntfu lonamako nje.
Kodvwa baphukuta letitfunywa taNkulunkulu, bawedzelela emavi akhe, babahhalatisa nalabaphrofethi, lwadzimate lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lwavukela bantfu bakhe, futsi kwabate nalobasindzisako.
Kodvwa bonkhe ngalokufananako bacala babeka taba tekungaphumeleli. Wekucala watsi: ‘Ngitsenge lipulazi, kufanele ngiyewulibona; ngicela ufike ungicolisele!’
Lamadvodza abegadze Jesu amenta inhlekisa amshaya;
Herodi nemabutfo akhe bahlekisa ngaJesu bamhhalatisa ngekwedzelela bamembesa umjiva wengubo, bambuyisela kuPhilatu.
Nemasotja amphukuta nawo eta kuye amnika liwayini lelimunyu,
“ ‘Caphelani, nine tedzeleli! Nimangale nife! Ngobe umsebenti lengiwenta emihleni yenu, nguleningeke niwukholwe, ngisho nome lomunye asanichazela ngawo.’ ”
Letinye tati letitsite tema-Ephikhuri nemaStoyiki taphikisana naye. Letinye tatsi: “Lesibhungayeti setama kutsini?” Letinye tatsi: “Shangatsi ushumayela ngabonkulunkulu labangatiwa.” Takusho loku ngobe Pawula abeshumayela ngaJesu nangekuvuka kwalabafile.
ngobe umisile lilanga lapho ayakwehlulela khona umhlaba wonkhe ngeliciniso lelimsulwa ngemuntfu munye lamkhetsile; ngaye sewuvete siciniseko kubantfu bonkhe ngekutsi amvuse kulabafile.”
Ngako Pawula wesuka emkhatsini wabo.
Kodvwa labanye bahlekisa ngawo lamakholwa batsi: “Labantfu badzakiwe.”
Kodvwa asachubeka achaza ngekutiphatsa kahle, kutibamba nangekugwetjwa lokuseta, Feliksi wetfuka watfutfumela wadzimate watsi: “Kwamanje ase uhambe. Ngitawuphindze ngikubite, nase ngitfole lesinye sikhatsi.”
“Kodvwa basuke baphikisana naye ngenkholo yabo nangendvodza letsite lenguJesu lese yafa, lacinisa ngayo Pawula kutsi iyaphila.
Kwentiwa yini lokutsi nine ningakholwa kutsi Nkulunkulu uyabavusa bantfu labafile?
Kodvwa tsine sishumayela Khristu abetselwe esiphambanweni, losikhubekiso kumaJuda nebulima kubetive.
Kepha-ke nangabe kushunyayelwa kutsi Khristu uvusiwe kulabafile, basho kanjani laba labanye emkhatsini wenu kutsi kute lapha kuvuka kulabafile?
Tsine sitilima ngenca yaKhristu, kodvwa nine nihlakaniphile kuKhristu. Tsine sibutsakatsaka ngenca yaKhristu, kepha nine ninemandla. Nine niyadvunyiswa, kepha tsine siyanyembenywa.
Ngobe utsi: “Ngikuvile ngesikhatsi lesifanele; ngakusita ngelilanga lensindziso.” Lalelani la, “sikhatsi lesifanele” ngiso lesi; “lilanga lensindziso” ngilo lona leli.
Labanye baphukutwa, bashaywa, baboshwa ngetinketane ejele.
Ngako-ke asiphumele kuye ngephandle kwenkambu setfwalisane naye lihlazo lakhe;