24 Kwefika liJuda e-Efesu, libito lalo kungu-Apolosi, kungelekudzabuka e-Alekzandriya. Belikwati kukhuluma futsi liyati kakhulu imiBhalo.
“Iphuma ku-Athazeksesi, inkhosi yemakhosi. Iya ku-Ezra, umphristi nemfundzisi wemtsetfo waNkulunkulu losezulwini. Ngiyakubingelela.
Ezra wefika aphuma eBhabhulona. Ezra abeyingcweti kutemtsetfo waMosi, lowawumiswe nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Inkhosi yayimnike konkhe labekucelile, ngobe sandla saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe sasisetikwakhe.
Kodvwa Mosi watsi kuSimakadze: “Awu, Simakadze! Mine angisilo libeka ekukhulumeni; ngiyehluleka kukhuluma kahle seloku ngaba khona, nanyalo seloku ngicalile kukhuluma nawe. Ngikhuluma nginamule, kantsi futsi ngiyangingita.”
indvuna yema-50 nendvodza lenesikhundla, umeluleki nengcweti lenelikhono, kanye nemtsakatsi lohlakaniphile.
Wase utsi kubo: “Ngako-ke wonkhe umfundzisi wemtsetfo loba ngumfundzi embusweni welizulu, unjengemnikati wemuti lokhipha engcebeni yakhe lokusha nalokudzala.”
Wabuta watsi: “Tintfo tini?” Baphendvula batsi: “Loko lokwenteke ngaJesu waseNazaretha, labeyindvodza lengumphrofethi lonemandla ngetento nangemavi, embikwaNkulunkulu nebantfu bonkhe,
Batsi nabefika e-Efesu, wabashiya lapho boPhrisila na-Akhwila, yena waya wangena esinagogeni waphendvulana nemaJuda.
kodvwa nasabavalelisa watsi: “Ngitawubuye ngite kini, Nkulunkulu nakavuma.” Wantjweza ngemkhumbi losuka e-Efesu.
ngobe emaJuda wawehlula eshashalatini ngekuhlakanipha lokukhulu, awakhombisa ngekwemiBhalo kutsi Jesu unguKhristu.
Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Apolosi aseseKhorinte, Pawula wahamba wadzabula esifundzeni lesingenhla nelive waze wefika e-Efesu. Wakhandza bafundzi labatsite,
lapho indvuna yatfola umkhumbi lowawuchamuka e-Alekzandriya nawo lowawucondze eTaliyane, ngako yase isigibelisa kuwo.
Kodvwa labanye bantfu lababemphikisa babengemalunga elisinagoge leBantfu Labakhululiwe, lalilemaJuda labephuma eSirene nase-Alekzandriya. Bona nalamanye emaJuda aseSilisiya nase-Asiya bacala baphikisana naStefano.
Mosi wafundziswa yonkhe inhlakanipho yemaGibhithe, waba lijaha leliyindvodza leyayinemandla ekukhulumeni nasetentweni.
Ngisho loku kwekutsi lomunye utsi: “Mine ngiwakaPawula,” lomunye atsi: “Mine ngiwaka-Apolosi,” nalomunye atsi: “Mine ngiwakaKhefase,” nalomunye atsi: “Mine ngiwakaKhristu.”
Macondzana nemzalwane Apolosi ngamcela kakhulu kutsi ete kini kanye nebazalwane, kepha bekungesiyo intsandvo yakhe kutsi ete kwanyalo, noko utawuta angatfola litfuba.
Loku-ke, bazalwane, ngikucondzise kimi naku-Apolosi ngenca yenu. Fundzani kitsi kutsi ningengcisi kulokubhaliwe, ningagungubali ngalomunye umuntfu nidzele lomunye.
Labanye batsi: “Tincwadzi takhe tinemandla nesisindvo, kodvwa bukhona bakhe abunasitfunti, nenkhulumo yakhe imalula.”
Livi laKhristu alihlale ngekhatsi kwenu liphuphume. Fundzisanani niyalane ngekuhlakanipha konkhe, nifundzisane ngemahubo nangetingoma, nangemaculo akaMoya. Nihlabelele Nkulunkulu ngekumbonga etinhlitiyweni tenu.
Sheshisa utfumele Zenasi, ummeli, na-Apolosi, ucaphele nekutsi bangesweli lutfo.