Incwadi yokuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu, indodana kaDavide, indodana ka-Abrahama. U-Abrahama wazala u-Isaka; u-Isaka wazala uJakobe; uJakobe wazala uJuda nabafowabo; UJuda wazala uFaresi noZara kuTamari; uFaresi wazala u-Esrom; u-Esrom wazala u-Aramu; U-Aramu wazala u-Aminadaba; u-Aminadaba wazala uNaason; uNahasoni wazala uSalimoni; uSalimoni wazala uBhowazi ngoRahabi; uBhowazi wazala u-Obede kuRuthe; u-Obede wazala uJese; UJese wazala uDavide inkosi; uDavide inkosi wazala uSolomoni ngumka-Uriya; USolomoni wazala uRehobowamu; uRehobowamu wazala uAbhiya; uAbhiya wazala uAsa; U-Asa wazala uJehoshafati; uJehoshafati wazala uJoramu; uJoramu wazala u-Oziya; U-Oziya wazala uJothamu; uJothamu wazala u-Ahazi; u-Ahazi wazala uHezekiya; uHezekiya wazala uManase; uManase wazala u-Amoni; u-Amoni wazala uJosiya; uJosiya wazala uJekoniya nabafowabo, ngesikhathi sokuthunjelwa kwabo eBhabhiloni. Emva kokuthunjelwa eBabele, uJekoniya wazala uSalatiyeli; uSalatiyeli wazala uZorubhabheli; USorobhabheli wazala u-Abiyudi; u-Abiyudi wazala u-Eliyakimi; u-Eliyakimi wazala u-Azore; u-Azore wazala uSadoki; uSadoki wazala uAkimi; u-Akimi wazala u-Eliyudi; u-Eliyudi wazala u-Eleyazare; u-Eleyazare wazala uMathani; uMathani wazala uJakobe; uJakobe wazala uJosefa indoda kaMariya, okwazalwa ngaye uJesu, othiwa uKristu. Zonke izizukulwane ezisukela ku-Abrahama ziye kuDavide ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane; nezisukela kuDavide kuze kube sekuthunjelweni eBabiloni ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane; futhi kusukela ekuthunjelweni eBhabhiloni kuze kufike kuKristu ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane. Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwaba kanje: unina uMariya esemiselwe uJosefa, bengakahlangani wafunyanwa ekhulelwe ngoMoya oNgcwele. Khona uJosefa indoda yakhe, engumuntu olungileyo, engathandi ukumenza ihlazo, waqonda ukumala ngasese. Esacabanga ngalezi zinto, bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuye ngephupho, ithi: “Josefa, ndodana kaDavide, ungesabi ukumthatha uMariya umkakho, ngokuba lokho akukhulelweyo kungokwasezulwini. uMoya oNgcwele. Uyakuzala indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJesu, ngokuba nguye oyakusindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo. Manje konke lokhu kwenzeka, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi: Bheka, intombi iyakukhulelwa, izale indodana, bayiqambe igama lokuthi u-Emanuweli, okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa, uNkulunkulu unathi. UJosefa esevukile ebuthongweni wenza njengalokho imyalile ingelosi yeNkosi, wamthathela umkakhe; Akamazi waze wazala izibulo lakhe; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uJesu. Kwathi uJesu esezelwe eBetlehema laseJudiya emihleni kaHerode inkosi, bheka, kwafika eJerusalema izazi zivela empumalanga, besithi: Ungaphi ozelwe eyinkosi yamaJuda? ngokuba sibonile inkanyezi yakhe empumalanga, size ukukhuleka kuye. UHerode inkosi esekuzwile lokho wakhathazeka, neJerusalema lonke kanye naye. Wayesebutha bonke abapristi abakhulu nababhali besizwe, wababuza ukuthi uKristu uzakuzalelwaphi. Basebesithi kuye: EBetlehema laseJudiya, ngoba kulotshiwe kanje ngomprofethi ukuthi: Nawe, Betlehema ezweni lakwaJuda, awusiye omncinyane phakathi kwezikhulu zakwaJuda, ngokuba kuyakuvela kuwe uMbusi oyakubusa abantu bami u-Israyeli. Khona uHerode, ezibizile izazi ngasese, wabuzisisa kuzo isikhathi inkanyezi eyabonakala ngaso. Wazithuma eBetlehema, wathi: “Hambani nibuzisise ngomntwana; nxa senimtholile, ningitshele, ukuze nami ngize ngikhuleke kuye. Sebeyizwile inkosi, bahamba; bheka, inkanyezi ezayibona empumalanga yahamba phambi kwazo, yaze yafika yema phezu kwalapho umntwana ekhona. Kwathi beyibona inkanyezi, bathokoza ngentokozo enkulu kakhulu. Zase zingena endlini, zabona umntwana noMariya unina, zawa phansi, zakhuleka kuye; igolide, nenhlaka, nomure. Kwathi sezixwayisiwe nguNkulunkulu ephutsheni ukuthi zingabuyeli kuHerodi, zasuka zabuyela elizweni lakibo ngenye indlela. Kwathi sezimukile, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuJosefa ngephupho, ithi: Vuka uthathe umntwana omncane lonina, ubalekele eGibhithe, uhlale khona ngize ngikubikele; izofuna umntwana omncane ukuba ambhubhise. Esevukile wathatha umntwana nonina ebusuku, wamuka waya eGibithe; Wahlala khona kwaze kwaba sekufeni kukaHerode, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi: “Ngayibiza indodana yami iphume eGibithe. Khona uHerode, ebona ukuthi uklolodelwe yizazi, wathukuthela kakhulu; isikhathi ayebuzisise ngaso kwabahlakaniphileyo. Khona kwagcwaliseka okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi uJeremiya, ethi: Kwezwakala izwi eRama, ukulila nokukhala nokulila okukhulu, uRaheli ekhalela abantwana bakhe, engafuni ukududuzwa, ngokuba bengasekho. Kwathi esefile uHerodi, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala ngephupho kuJosefa eGibhithe. ethi: “Vuka, uthabathe umntwana nonina, uye ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba bafile ababefuna ukuphila komntwana; Wavuka-ke, wathatha umntwana nonina, weza ezweni lakwa-Israyeli. Kodwa esezwile ukuthi u-Arkelawu usebusa eJudiya esikhundleni sikaHerodi uyise, wesaba ukuya khona; Wafika wahlala emzini othiwa iNazaretha, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngabaprofethi ukuthi: “Uyakubizwa ngokuthi umNazaretha. Ngalezo zinsuku kwafika uJohane uMbhapathizi, eshumayela ehlane laseJudiya, wathi: Phendukani, ngoba umbuso wezulu ususondele. Ngokuba nguyena okwakhulunywa ngaye u-Isaya umprofethi, ethi: “Izwi lomemeza ehlane, lithi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde.’ Yena uJohane wayenengubo yoboya bekamela, enoqhotho lwesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe; ukudla kwakhe kwakuyizintethe nezinyosi zasendle. Kwaphumela kuye iJerusalema, neJudiya lonke, nesifunda sonke saseJordani. babhapathizwa nguye eJordani, bevuma izono zabo. Kodwa kwathi ebona abanengi babaFarisi labaSadusi besiza ekubhabhathizeni kwakhe, wathi kubo: Nzalo yezinyoka, ngubani olixwayisile ukubalekela ulaka oluzayo? Ngakho vezani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka; Ningacabangi ukusho phakathi kwenu ukuthi: ‘Sinobaba u-Abrahama;’ ngokuba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu angamvusela u-Abrahama abantwana kulawa matshe. Kalokhu izembe selibekiwe empandeni yemithi, ngakho yonke imithi engatheli izithelo ezinhle iyagawulwa, iphonswe emlilweni. Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi kukho ukuphenduka; kepha ozayo emva kwami unamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuthwala izicathulo zakhe; olwelo lwakhe lusesandleni sakhe, aze ahlanze isibuya sakhe, abuthele ukolweni wakhe enqolobaneni; kepha amakhoba uyakuwashisa ngomlilo ongacimekiyo. Khona uJesu wafika eJordani evela eGalile kuJohane ukuba abhapathizwe nguye. Kodwa uJohane wamalela, esithi: Mina ngiswela ukubhabhathizwa nguwe, kanti wena uza kimi yini? UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Vuma kalokhu, ngokuba kusifanele ukugcwalisa kanjalo ukulunga konke. Wase emvumela. UJesu esebhapathiziwe wahle wakhuphuka emanzini; Bheka, kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo engithokozile ngayo. Khona uJesu waholekela nguMoya ehlane ukuba alingwe nguSathane. Esezilile ukudla izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, wagcina walamba. Kwasekufika kuye umlingi wathi: Uba uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, yitsho ukuthi lawa matshe abe yizinkwa. Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Umuntu kayikuphila ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngamazwi wonke aphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu. USathane wayesemthatha wamyisa emzini ongcwele, wammisa esiqongweni sethempeli. Wathi kuye: “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ziphonse phansi, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Uyakuyaleza izingelosi zakhe ngawe; itshe. UJesu wathi kuye: Kulotshiwe futhi ukuthi: Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho. USathane wabuye wamyisa entabeni ende kakhulu, wamkhombisa imibuso yonke yezwe nenkazimulo yayo; Wathi kuye: “Konke lokhu ngizakukunika khona, uma uziwisa phansi, ukhuleke kimi. Khona uJesu wathi kuye: “Suka, Sathane, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Wokhuleka eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, umkhonze yena yedwa. USathane wayesemshiya; bheka, kwafika izingelosi, zamkhonza. Kwathi uJesu esezwile ukuthi uJohane ubotshiwe, wasuka waya eGalili; Wasuka eNazaretha, weza wahlala eKapernawume elisogwini lolwandle, emikhawulweni yakwaZabuloni neyakwaNafetali; ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi uIsaya ukuthi: Izwe lakwaZabuloni nezwe lakwaNafetali ngasendleleni yolwandle ngaphesheya kweJordani, iGalile labezizwe; Abantu ababehlezi ebumnyameni babona ukukhanya okukhulu; nabahlezi ezweni nasethunzini lokufa ukukhanya kuye kwaphumela obala. Kusukela kuleso sikhathi uJesu waqala ukushumayela nokuthi: “Phendukani, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ususondele. UJesu ehamba ngaselwandle lwaseGalile wabona izelamani ezimbili, uSimoni othiwa uPetru, no-Andreya umfowabo, bephonsa inetha olwandle, ngokuba babengabadobi. Wathi kubo: “Ngilandeleni, ngizanenza nibe ngabadobi babantu. Base bewashiya masinyane amanetha, bamlandela. Eqhubeka esuka lapho wabona ezinye izelamani ezimbili, uJakobe kaZebedewu noJohane umfowabo, besemkhunjini kanye noZebedewu uyise, belungisa amanetha abo; wasebabiza. Base beshiya masinyane umkhumbi noyise, bamlandela. UJesu walihamba lonke elaseGalile efundisa emasinagogeni abo, eshumayela ivangeli lombuso, ephulukisa abantu ekuguleni nasekuguleni konke. Udumo lwakhe lwaphumela kulo lonke elaseSiriya, baletha kuye bonke abagulayo ababephethwe yizifo ngezifo nezinhlupheko, nabakhwelwe ngamademoni, nabanesithuthwane, nabafe uhlangothi; wasebasilisa. Kwamlandela izixuku eziningi zivela eGalile, naseDekapholi, naseJerusalema, naseJudiya, nangaphesheya kweJordani. Wathi ebona izixuku wenyukela entabeni; Wasevula umlomo wakhe, wabafundisa, wathi: Babusisiwe abampofu emoyeni, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabo. Babusisiwe abalilayo, ngokuba bayakududuzwa. Babusisiwe abamnene, ngokuba bayakudla ifa lomhlaba. Babusisiwe abalambele, bomele ukulunga, ngokuba bayakusuthiswa. Babusisiwe abanesihawu, ngokuba bayakuhawukelwa. Babusisiwe abahlanzekile enhliziyweni, ngokuba bayakubona uNkulunkulu. Babusisiwe abalamulayo, ngokuba bayakubizwa ngokuthi ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Babusisiwe abazingelwa ngenxa yokulunga, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabo. Nibusisiwe, nxa benithuka, benizingela, bekhuluma konke okubi ngani, beqamba amanga ngenxa yami. Jabulani nithokoze, ngokuba umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini, ngokuba babazingela kanjalo abaprofethi abanandulele. Nina ningusawoti womhlaba, kepha uma usawoti edumele, ubusawoti bovuswa ngani na? kusukela ngaleso sikhathi awusasizi lutho, kuphela ukulahlwa ngaphandle, nokunyathelwa ngabantu. Nina ningukukhanya kwezwe. Umuzi ophezu kwentaba awunakufihlakala. Futhi abantu abasosi isibani basibeke ngaphansi kwesitsha, kodwa basibeke othini; futhi ikhanyisela bonke abasendlini. Kanjalo makukhanye ukukhanya kwenu phambi kwabantu, ukuze babone imisebenzi yenu emihle, badumise uYihlo osezulwini. Ningacabangi ukuthi ngize ukuchitha umthetho noma abaprofethi; angizanga ukuchitha, kodwa ukugcwalisa. Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuze kudlule izulu nomhlaba, akusoze kwadlula gamana linye nasicashana sinye somthetho, kuze kufezeke konke. Ngakho oweqa owodwa kule miyalo emincinyane, afundise abantu kanjalo, uyakuthiwa omncinyane embusweni wezulu; kepha oyigcinayo, ayifundise, lowo uyakuthiwa mkhulu embusweni wezulu. Ngokuba ngithi kini: Uma ukulunga kwenu kungadluli okwababhali nokwabaFarisi, anisoze nangena embusweni wezulu. Nizwile kwathiwa kwabasendulo: Ungabulali; nobulalayo uyakuba necala lokwahlulelwa. Kodwa mina ngithi kini: Loba ngubani othukuthelela umfowabo kungelasizatho uzakuba lecala lokwahlulelwa, njalo loba ngubani othi kumfowabo: Raca, uzakuba lecala lomphakathi; uzakuba sengozini yesihogo somlilo. Ngakho uma uletha umnikelo wakho e-altare, ukhumbula lapho ukuthi umfowenu unokuthile ngawe; Shiya lapho umnikelo wakho phambi kwe-altare, uhambe; qala ubuyisane nomfowenu, andukuba uze unikele umnikelo wakho. Vumelana masinyane nesitha sakho, usesendleleni naso; funa omelene nawe akunikele kumahluleli, umahluleli akunikele esikhonzini, uphonswe etilongweni. Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Kawusoze uphume lapho, uze ukhokhe ifadingi lokugcina. Nizwile kwathiwa kwabasendulo: Ungaphingi; Kepha mina ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo obuka owesifazane, amkhanuke, usephingile naye enhliziyweni yakhe. Uma iso lakho lokunene likukhubekisa, likhiphe, ulilahle; Uma isandla sakho sokunene sikukhubekisa, sinqume, usilahle; Kwathiwa: Loba ngubani owala umkakhe, kamnike incwadi yesehlukaniso; Kepha mina ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe, kungengenxa yokuphinga, umenza ukuba aphinge; “Nizwile kwathiwa kwabasendulo: ‘Ungafungi, kepha ugcwalise izifungo zakho eNkosini; Kepha mina ngithi kini: Ningafungi nakanye; noma ngezulu; ngoba liyisihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu; Noma ngomhlaba; ngoba uyisenabelo senyawo zakhe: loba ngeJerusalema; ngoba kungumuzi weNkosi enkulu. Futhi ungafungi ngekhanda lakho, ngokuba ungeke wenze unwele lube mhlophe noma lube mnyama. Kodwa inkulumo yenu mayibe ngokuthi, Yebo, yebo; Cha, cha, ngokuba noma yini engaphezu kwalokhu ivela komubi. Nizwile kwathiwa: Iso ngelihlo, nezinyo ngezinyo; Kepha mina ngithi kini: Ningamelani nokubi; Uma umuntu ethanda ukukumangalela, akuphuce ingubo yakho, myeke athathe nesambatho sakho; Noma ngubani okuphoqa ukuba uhambe imayela elilodwa hamba naye abe mabili. Muphe ocela kuwe, ungamfulatheli ofuna ukuboleka kuwe. Nizwile kwathiwa: ‘Wothanda umakhelwane wakho, uzonde isitha sakho.’ Kepha mina ngithi kini: Thandani izitha zenu, nibabusise abaniqalekisayo, nenze okuhle kwabalizondayo, nibakhulekele abaniphatha kabi, banizingele; ukuze nibe ngabantwana bakaYihlo osezulwini, ngokuba yena wenza ilanga lakhe liphume phezu kwababi nabahle, nemvula ayinisa kwabalungileyo nabangalungile. Ngokuba uma nithanda abanithandayo, ninamvuzo muni na? Abenzi njalo nabathelisi na? Uma nibingelela abafowenu bodwa, nenza ngani ngaphezu kwabanye na? Abenzi njalo nabathelisi na? Ngakho-ke yibani ngabaphelele, njengoba noYihlo osezulwini ephelele. Xwayani ukuba ukulunga kwenu ningakwenzi phambi kwabantu ukuba nibonwe yibo; uma kungenjalo, aninamvuzo kuYihlo osezulwini. Ngakho-ke nxa wabela izipho, ungakhalisi icilongo phambi kwakho, njengokuba kwenza abazenzisi emasinagogeni nasezitaladini, ukuze badunyiswe ngabantu. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Sebewutholile umvuzo wabo. Kepha wena nxa wabela isipho, isandla sakho sokhohlo masingakwazi esikwenzayo esokunene; ukuze isipho sakho sibe sekusithekeni, noYihlo obona ekusithekeni uyakukuvuza. Nalapho nikhuleka, ningabi njengabazenzisi, ngokuba bathanda ukukhuleka bemi emasinagogeni nasemakhoneni ezindlela ukuba babonwe ngabantu. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Sebewutholile umvuzo wabo. Kepha wena, nxa ukhuleka, ngena ekamelweni lakho, uthi usuvale umnyango wakho, ukhuleke kuYihlo osekusithekeni; futhi uYihlo obona ekusithekeni uzokubuyisela obala. Kepha nxa nikhuleka, ningaphindaphindi njengabezizwe, ngokuba bathi bayakuzwiwa ngokukhuluma kwabo okuningi. Ngakho maningafani nabo, ngokuba uYihlo uyakwazi enikusweleyo ningakaceli kuye. Ngakho anokhuleka kanje: Baba wethu osezulwini, malingcweliswe igama lakho. Umbuso wakho mawufike. mayenziwe intando yakho emhlabeni njengasezulwini. Usiphe lamuhla isinkwa sethu sensuku zonke; Usithethelele amacala ethu, njengalokhu nathi sibathethelela abanamacala kithi. Ungasingenisi ekulingweni, kodwa usikhulule kokubi, ngokuba umbuso ungowakho, namandla, nenkazimulo, kuze kube phakade. Amen. Ngokuba uma nithethelela abantu iziphambeko zabo, noYihlo osezulwini uyakunithethelela nani; Kepha uma ningathetheleli abantu iziphambeko zabo, noYihlo akayikunithethelela iziphambeko zenu. Futhi nxa nizila ukudla, ningabi njengabazenzisi, ubuso obudangeleyo, ngokuba banyakamisa ubuso babo, ukuze babonakale kubantu ukuthi bazilile. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Sebewutholile umvuzo wabo. Kepha wena, nxa uzila, gcoba ikhanda lakho, ugeze ubuso bakho; ukuze ungabonakali kubantu ukuthi uzilile, kodwa kuYihlo osekusithekeni; Ningazibekeleli ingcebo emhlabeni, lapho inundu nokugqwala konakalisa khona, nalapho amasela efohla khona, ebe; Kodwa zibekeleni ingcebo ezulwini, lapho inundu lokuthomba kungoni, lalapho amasela angafohli khona, ebe; Ngokuba lapho kukhona ingcebo yenu, nenhliziyo yenu iyakuba-khona. Isibani somzimba yiso; ngakho uma iso lakho lilihle, umzimba wakho wonke uyakuba nokukhanya. Kepha uma iso lakho lilibi, umzimba wakho wonke uyakuba mnyama. Ngakho uma ukukhanya okukuwe kungubumnyama, bukhulu kangakanani lobo bumnyama! Akakho ongakhonza amakhosi amabili, ngokuba uyakuzonda enye, athande enye; noma ibambelele kwenye, idelele enye. Anikwazi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu noMamona. Ngalokho ngithi kini: Ningakhathazeki ngokuphila kwenu, ukuthi niyakudlani noma niyakuphuzani; nomzimba wenu ukuthi niyakwembathani. Ukuphila kakukhulu yini kunokudla, nomzimba kunesambatho? Bhekani izinyoni zezulu, ngokuba azihlwanyeli, azivuni, azibutheli eziphaleni; nokho uYihlo osezulwini uyazondla. Anizincono kakhulu na? Ngumuphi kini ongathi ngokukhathazeka anezele ingalo eyodwa ebukhulwini bakhe na? Nizikhathazelani ngesambatho na? Cabangani ngeminduze yasendle, ukuthi imila kanjani; azikhandleki, aziphothi; Kepha ngithi kini: NoSolomoni ebukhazikhazini bakhe bonke wayengembathisile okomunye wayo. Ngakho-ke, uma uNkulunkulu embesa kanjalo utshani basendle obukhona namuhla, futhi kusasa buphonswe eziko, akayikunembathisa kakhulu nina eninokukholwa okuncane na? Ngakho ningakhathazeki nithi: Siyakudlani na? noma: Siyakuphuzani na? noma: Siyakwembatha ngani na? Ngokuba konke lokho abezizwe bayakufuna; ngokuba uYihlo osezulwini uyazi ukuthi niyakudinga lokho konke. Kodwa funani kuqala umbuso kaNkulunkulu lokulunga kwakhe; futhi zonke lezi zinto ziyakwenezelwa nina. Ngakho-ke ningakhathazeki ngengomuso, ngokuba ikusasa liyazihlupha ngokwalo. Banele usuku ububi balo. Ningahluleli, ukuze ningahlulelwa. Ngokuba ngokwahlulela enahlulela ngakho nani niyakwahlulelwa ngakho; nesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso. Ubhekelani ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu, kanti ugongolo olukwelakho iso awuluboni na? Noma ungasho kanjani kumfowenu ukuthi: ‘Ake ngikhiphe ucezwana esweni lakho; bheka, kukhona ugongolo kwelakho iso na? Mzenzisi, khipha kuqala ugongolo esweni lakho; khona-ke uyobona kahle ukukhipha ucezwana esweni lomfowenu. Ninganiki izinja okungcwele, ningaphonsi amaparele enu phambi kwezingulube, funa ziwanyathele ngezinyawo zazo, ziphenduke, ziniklebhule. Celani, lizaphiwa; funani, niyakufumana; ngqongqothani, niyakuvulelwa; Ngokuba yilowo nalowo ocelayo uyaphiwa; nalowo ofunayo uyathola; lalowo oqoqodayo uzavulelwa. Noma ngumuphi umuntu kini ongathi, uma indodana yakhe icela isinkwa, ayinike itshe na? Noma icela inhlanzi, ayinike inyoka na? Ngakho-ke uma nina enibabi nikwazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, kakhulu kangakanani uYihlo osezulwini uzakubapha okuhle abacela kuye na? Ngakho-ke zonke izinto enifuna ukuba abantu bakwenze kini, kwenzeni nani kanjalo kubo, ngokuba lokhu kungumthetho nabaprofethi. Ngenani ngesango elincane, ngokuba libanzi isango, nendlela ibanzi eyisa ekubhujisweni, baningi abangena ngayo; Ngokuba isango lincane, nendlela iyingcingo eyisa ekuphileni, bambalwa abayitholayo. Xwayani abaprofethi bamanga abeza kini bembathise okwezimvu, kepha ngaphakathi beyizimpisi eziphangayo. Niyakubazi ngezithelo zabo. Abantu bakha izithelo zomvini emeveni noma amakhiwane emakhakhasini na? Kanjalo yonke imithi emihle ithela izithelo ezinhle; kodwa isihlahla esibi sithela izithelo ezimbi. Umuthi omuhle ungethele izithelo ezimbi, nomuthi omubi ungethele izithelo ezinhle. Yilowo nalowomuthi ongatheli izithelo ezinhle uyanqunywa, uphonswe emlilweni. Ngakho-ke niyakubazi ngezithelo zabo. Akusibo bonke abathi kimi: Nkosi, Nkosi, abayakungena embusweni wezulu; kodwa lowo owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini. Abaningi bayakuthi kimi ngalolo suku: Nkosi, Nkosi, asiprofethanga yini egameni lakho na? ngegama lakho bakhipha amademoni na? futhi ngegama lakho senze izimangaliso eziningi na? Khona ngiyakufakaza kubo ukuthi: Angizange nginazi; sukani kimi nina benzi bokubi. Ngakho yilowo nalowo owezwa lawa mazwi ami, awenze, uyakufaniswa nendoda ehlakaniphileyo eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwedwala; Layithela imvula, kwafika izikhukhula, kwavunguza imimoya, yayishaya kuleyo ndlu; kepha kayiwa, ngokuba yayisekelwe phezu kwedwala. Njalo yilowo nalowo owezwa lawa mazwi ami, angawenzi, uyakufaniswa nendoda eyisiwula eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwesihlabathi; Layithela imvula, kwafika izikhukhula, kwavunguza imimoya, yayishaya kuleyo ndlu; yawa: kwaba kukhulu ukuwa kwayo. Kwathi uJesu eseqedile lawo mazwi, izixuku zamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe. Ngokuba wabafundisa njengonegunya, kungenjengababhali. Esehlile entabeni, zamlandela izixuku eziningi. Bheka, kwafika onochoko, wakhuleka kuye, wathi: “Nkosi, uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula. UJesu welula isandla, wamphatha, wathi: Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka. Masinyane uchoko lwakhe lwahlambuluka. UJesu wathi kuye: “Bheka, ungatsheli muntu; kepha hamba, uziveze kumpristi, unikele umnikelo uMose ayala ngawo, kube ngubufakazi kubo. Kwathi uJesu esengenile eKapenawume, kweza kuye induna yekhulu, yamncenga. ethi: Nkosi, inceku yami ilele endlini ofe uhlangothi, ibuhlungu kakhulu. UJesu wathi kuye: Mina ngizakuza ngimphulukise. Induna yekhulu yaphendula yathi: Nkosi, kangifanele ukuthi ungene ngaphansi kophahla lwami; Ngokuba nami ngingumuntu ophansi kwegunya, nginamasosha phansi kwami; futhi kwenye: Woza, futhi uyeza; nasencekwini yami, Yenza lokhu, ikwenze. UJesu ekuzwa wamangala, wathi kwabamlandelayo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Angizange ngithole ukholo olungaka nakwa-Israyeli. Kepha ngithi kini: Abaningi bayakuza bevela empumalanga nasentshonalanga, bahlale ekudleni no-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe embusweni wezulu. Kepha abantwana bombuso bayakukhishelwa ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo. UJesu wasesithi enduneni yekhulu: Hamba; futhi njengoba ukholiwe, makwenzeke kuwe kanjalo. Futhi inceku yakhe yasinda ngaso leso sikhathi. Kwathi uJesu esengenile endlini kaPetro, wabona umkhwekazi wakhe elele elomkhuhlane. Wathinta isandla sakhe, umkhuhlane wamyeka; wavuka, wabakhonza. Kwathi sekuhlwile, baletha kuye abanengi ababekhwelwe ngamadimoni; ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngoIsaya umprofethi ukuthi: Yena wathatha ubuthakathaka bethu, wathwala izifo zethu. Kwathi uJesu ebona izixuku ezinkulu zimphahlile, walaya ukuthi baye phesheya. Kwasekusiza umbhali othile wathi kuye: Mfundisi, ngizakulandela loba ngaphi lapho oya khona. UJesu wathi kuye: “Izimpungushe zinemigodi, nezinyoni zezulu zinezidleke; kodwa iNdodana yomuntu kayilalapho engaqamelisa khona ikhanda. Omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: Nkosi, ngivumele ngiqale ngiyengcwaba ubaba. Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Ngilandele; futhi abafileyo bayekele abafileyo babo. Esengenile emkhunjini, abafundi bakhe bamlandela. Bheka, kwavuka isiphepho esikhulu elwandle, kangangokuthi umkhumbi wagutyungelwa amagagasi, kodwa yena wayelele. Kwasekusiza kuye abafundi bakhe bamvusa, besithi: Nkosi, sisindise, siyabhubha. Wathi kubo: “Nesabelani nina bokukholwa okuncane na? Wasevuka, wayikhuza imimoya nolwandle; kwaba khona ukuthula okukhulu. Kepha abantu bamangala, bathi: “Umuntu onjani lo ukuthi nemimoya nolwandle kuyamlalela na? Esefike ngaphesheya ezweni lamaGergasi, kwahlangana naye ababili ababenamademoni, bephuma emathuneni, benolaka olukhulu, kwaze kwangadlula muntu ngaleyondlela. Bheka, bamemeza bathi: “Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu na? Uze lapha ukusihlupha singakafiki isikhathi? Kwakukhona khatshana labo umhlambi wezingulube ezinengi usidla. Amademoni amncenga, ethi: “Uma usikhipha, sivumele ukuba siye emhlambini wezingulube. Wasesithi kubo: Hambani. Seziphumile, zangena emhlambini wezingulube; Abelusi babaleka, baya emzini, babika konke, nalokho okwehlele abakhwelwe ngamademoni. Bheka, umuzi wonke waphuma ukumhlangabeza uJesu; bathi bembona, bamncenga ukuba amuke emikhawulweni yabo. Wayesengena emkhunjini, wawela, weza emzini wakubo. Bheka, baletha kuye umuntu ofe uhlangothi elele ohlakeni; uJesu ebona ukukholwa kwabo wathi kofe uhlangothi; Ndodana, yimani isibindi; uthethelelwe izono zakho. Bheka, abanye bababhali bathi phakathi kwabo: “Lo uyahlambalaza; UJesu eyazi imicabango yabo wathi: “Nizindlani okubi ezinhliziyweni zenu na? Ngokuba yikuphi okulula, ukuthi: Uthethelelwe izono zakho; noma ukuthi: Vuka uhambe? Kepha ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela izono,” wayesethi kofe uhlangothi: “Sukuma, uthabathe uhlaka lwakho, uye endlini yakho. Wasesukuma, waya endlini yakhe. Kodwa izixuku sezikubona zamangala, zamdumisa uNkulunkulu onikile abantu amandla angaka. Esadlula lapho uJesu wabona indoda, igama layo linguMathewu, ihlezi endaweni yokuthela, wathi kuyo: “Ngilandele. Wasuka-ke, wamlandela. Kwathi ehlezi ekudleni endlini, bheka, kwafika abathelisi abaningi nezoni, bahlala naye nabafundi bakhe. Kwathi abaFarisi bekubona lokho bathi kubafundi bakhe: Kungani umfundisi wenu esidla labathelisi lezoni? Kodwa uJesu ekuzwa wathi kubo: Abaphilileyo kabadingi melaphi, kodwa abagulayo. Kodwa hambani nifunde ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuthi: ‘Ngithanda isihawu, hhayi umhlatshelo,’ ngokuba angizanga ukubiza abalungileyo kodwa izoni ukuba ziphenduke. Khona beza kuye abafundi bakaJohane, bathi: “Kungani thina nabaFarisi sizila kaningi, kepha abafundi bakho abazili na? UJesu wathi kubo: “Abendlu yomyeni bangalila yini, umyeni enabo na? kodwa ziyakufika izinsuku, lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo, khona-ke bezakuzila. Akakho obekela isiziba sendwangu entsha engutsheni endala; Kanjalo kabatheli iwayini elitsha ezimvabeni ezindala; funa izimvaba ziyaphuka, lichitheke iwayini, nezimvaba zonakale; Esakhuluma lokho kubo, bheka, kwafika umbusi othile, wakhuleka kuye, wathi: “Indodakazi yami isishonile; Wasuka uJesu, wamlandela, nabafundi bakhe. Bheka, kwafika emva kwakhe owesifazane owayenomopho iminyaka eyishumi nambili, wathinta umphetho wengubo yakhe; Ngoba wayesithi phakathi kwakhe: Uba ngingathinta nje isembatho sakhe, ngizasinda. Kepha uJesu waphenduka wambona wathi: “Yima isibindi, ndodakazi; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile. Owesifazane wasinda kusukela kulelo hora. Kwathi uJesu efika endlini yombusi, ebona abezihabhu lexuku lixokozela; Wathi kubo: Sukani, ngokuba intombazana ayifile, kodwa ilele. Bamhleka usulu. Kodwa kwathi ixuku selikhitshiwe, wangena, wayibamba ngesandla, yasivuka intombazana. Udumo lwalokhu lwanda ezweni lonke. UJesu esesukile lapho, izimpumputhe ezimbili zamlandela, zamemeza zathi: “Sihawukele, Ndodana kaDavide! Esengene endlini, izimpumputhe zeza kuye; uJesu wathi kuzo: “Niyakholwa ukuthi ngingakwenza lokhu na? Basebesithi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi. Khona wathinta amehlo azo, wathi: “Makwenzeke kini njengokukholwa kwenu. Asevuleka amehlo abo; uJesu wazilaya kakhulu, wathi: Qaphelani kungaziwa muntu. Kodwa sezihambile zalusakaza udumo lwakhe kulo lonke lelo zwe. Zisaphuma, bheka, kwaletha kuye isimungulu esikhwelwe lidemoni. Kuthe idemoni selikhishiwe, isimungulu sakhuluma, izixuku zamangala zathi: “Akuzange kubonwe okunje kwa-Israyeli. Kepha abaFarisi bathi: “Ukhipha amademoni ngombusi wamademoni. UJesu wayihamba imizi yonke nemizana efundisa emasinagogeni abo, eshumayela ivangeli lombuso, ephulukisa izifo zonke nezifo zonke ebantwini. Kodwa ebona izixuku waba lesihelo ngazo, ngoba zazidiniwe, zihlakazekile njengezimvu ezingelamalusi. Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Ukuvuna kukhulu, kodwa izisebenzi ziyingcosana; Ngakho-ke nxusani eNkosini yokuvuna ukuba ithumele izisebenzi ekuvuneni kwayo. Wabizela kuye abafundi bakhe abayishumi nambili, wabanika amandla phezu kwawomoya abangcolileyo, ukuba babakhiphe, nawokuphulukisa izifo zonke nezifo zonke. Amagama abaphostoli abayishumi nambili yilawa; owokuqala nguSimoni othiwa uPetro, loAndreya umfowabo; uJakobe kaZebedewu, noJohane umfowabo; uFiliphu, loBartolomewu; uTomase, noMathewu umthelisi; uJakobe ka-Alfewu, noLebewu othiwa futhi uThadewu; uSimoni umKhanani, noJudasi Iskariyothe owamkhaphelayo. Laba abayishumi nambili uJesu wabathuma, wabayala wathi: “Ningayi endleleni yabezizwe, ningangeni emzini wamaSamariya; Kodwa yanini kakhulu ezimvini ezilahlekileyo zendlu kaIsrayeli. Ekuhambeni kwenu shumayelani nithi: ‘Umbuso wezulu ususondele.’ Phulisani abagulayo, nihlambulule abanochoko, nivuse abafileyo, nikhiphe amademoni; Ningaphathi golide, nasiliva, nathusi emixhakeni yenu; nasikhwama sohambo, namabhantshi amabili, nazicathulo, naludondolo, ngokuba isisebenzi sifanele ukudla kwaso. “Nakumuphi umuzi noma umuzana eniyakungena kuwo, funani ofaneleyo kuwo; nihlale khona nize nimuke. Nxa ningena endlini, niyibingelele. Uma indlu ifanele, ukuthula kwenu makube phezu kwayo; kepha uma ingafanele, ukuthula kwenu makubuyele kini. Njalo loba ngubani ongayikunamukela engalaleli amazwi enu, nxa liphuma kuleyondlu kumbe kulowomuzi, thintithani uthuli lwenyawo zenu. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kulo izwe laseSodoma nelaseGomora ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunakulowo muzi. Bhekani, ngiyanithuma ninjengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi; ngakho hlakaniphani njengezinyoka, nibe msulwa njengamajuba. Kepha xwayani abantu, ngokuba bayakunikhaphela emiphakathini, banishaye emasinagogeni abo; Niyakuyiswa phambi kwababusi namakhosi ngenxa yami, kube ngubufakazi kubo nakwabezizwe. Kepha nxa benikhaphela, ningakhathazeki ngokuthi niyakukhuluma kanjani nokuthi niyakuthini, ngokuba niyakuphiwa ngaso leso sikhathi eniyakukukhuluma. Ngokuba akuyinina enikhulumayo kodwa uMoya kaYihlo okhuluma kini. Umfowabo uyakukhaphela umfowabo ekufeni, noyise umntwana, nabantwana bavukele abazali babo, bababulale. niyakuzondwa ngabantu bonke ngenxa yegama lami, kepha okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni nguyena oyakusindiswa. Kepha nxa benizingela kulo muzi, balekelani komunye, ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Aniyikuqeda imizi yakwa-Israyeli, ingakafiki iNdodana yomuntu. Umfundi kaphezu komfundisi wakhe, nenceku ayingaphezu kwenkosi yayo. Kumanele umfundi ukuthi abe njengomfundisi wakhe, nenceku ibe njengenkosi yayo. Uma bebizile umninindlu ngokuthi uBelzebule, kakhulu kangakanani abendlu yakhe? Ngakho-ke ningabesabi, ngokuba akukho okumboziwe okungayikwambulwa; lokufihliweyo, okungasoze kwaziwa. Enginitshela khona ebumnyameni, kukhulumeni ekukhanyeni, nalokho enikuzwa endlebeni, kushumayeleni phezu kwezindlu. Ningabesabi ababulala umzimba, bengenamandla okubulala umphefumulo, kepha kakhulu mesabeni onamandla okubhubhisa nomphefumulo nomzimba esihogweni. Akuthengwa yini imizwilili emibili ngendibilishi na? futhi ayisoze yawela phansi enye yazo ngaphandle kukaYihlo. Kodwa nezinwele zekhanda lenu zibaliwe zonke. Ngakho-ke ningesabi; nina nidlula imizwilili eminingi. Ngakho-ke lowo oyakungivuma phambi kwabantu, nami ngiyakumvuma phambi kukaBaba osezulwini. Kepha lowo oyakungiphika phambi kwabantu, nami ngiyakumphika phambi kukaBaba osezulwini. Ningacabangi ukuthi ngize ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni; angizanga ukuletha ukuthula, kodwa inkemba. Ngoba ngize ukuphambanisa umuntu loyise, lendodakazi lonina, lomalokazana loninazala. Nezitha zomuntu kuyakuba ngabendlu yakhe. Othanda uyise noma unina kunami kangifanele; nothanda indodana noma indodakazi kunami kangifanele. Nongasithathi isiphambano sakhe, angilandele, kangifanele. Othola ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho, nolahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyakukufumana. Onamukela nina uyangamukela mina, nowamukela mina wemukela ongithumileyo. Owamukela umprofethi egameni lomprofethi uyakwamukela umvuzo womprofethi; nowamukela olungileyo ngokuba olungileyo uyakwamukela umvuzo wolungileyo. Nalowo ophuzisa omunye walaba abancinyane inkezo yodwa yamanzi abandayo egameni lomfundi, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe. Kwathi uJesu eseqedile ukuyala abafundi bakhe abayishumi nambili, wamuka lapho ukufundisa nokushumayela emizini yakubo. Kwathi uJohane esetilongweni ezwe imisebenzi kaKristu, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe. basesithi kuye: Wena unguye ozayo yini, kumbe silindele omunye? UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Hambani nimtshele uJohane lokho enikuzwayo nenikubonayo; Izimpumputhe ziyabona, nezinyonga ziyahamba, abanochoko bayahlanjululwa, nezithulu ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, nabampofu bayashunyayezwa ivangeli. Futhi ubusisiwe ongayikukhubeka ngami. Sebemuka, uJesu waqala ukukhuluma ezixukwini ngoJohane, wathi: “Naphuma ukuyobonani ehlane na? Umhlanga unyakaziswa ngumoya na? Kodwa laphumela ukuyabonani? Umuntu owembethe ingubo ethambileyo na? bhekani, abembethe ezintofontofo basezindlini zamakhosi. Kodwa laphumela ukuyabonani? Umprofethi? yebo, ngithi kini: Odlula umprofethi. Ngoba lo nguye okulotshwe ngaye ukuthi: Khangela, mina ngiyathuma isithunywa sami phambi kobuso bakho, esizalungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kwabazelwe ngabesifazane akuvelanga omkhulu kunoJohane uMbhapathizi; kepha omncane embusweni wezulu mkhulu kunaye. Kusukela emihleni kaJohane uMbhapathizi kuze kube manje umbuso wezulu uyafuzula, nabafuzulayo bayawuthatha. Ngokuba bonke abaprofethi nomthetho baprofetha kwaze kwafika uJohane. Uma nivuma ukukwamukela, lo unguEliya obezakuza. Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe. Kepha lesi sizukulwane ngiyakusifanisa nani na? Kufana nabantwana abahlezi ezigcawini, bebiza omakhelwane babo; ‘Sinibethele imitshingo, anisinanga; salilisela, anikhalanga.’ Ngokuba uJohane wafika engadli, engaphuzi, bathi: ‘Unedemoni.’ INdodana yomuntu yafika idla, iphuza, bathi: ‘Bhekani, umuntu oyisiminzi nesiphuzi, umngane wabathelisi nezoni. Kodwa ukuhlakanipha kulungisiswa kubantwana bakho. Khona waqala ukusola imizi okwakwenziwe kuyo iningi lemisebenzi yakhe yamandla, ngokuba ingaphendukanga; Maye kuwe Korazini! maye kuwe, Betsayida! ngokuba uma yayenziwe eTire naseSidoni imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kini, ngabe kade baphenduka bembethe amasaka nangomlotha. Kepha ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kulo iTire neSidoni ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunakini. Nawe Kapernawume, ophakanyiselwe ezulwini, uyakwehliselwa esihogweni, ngokuba uma yayenziwe eSodoma imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kuwe, ngabe isekhona nanamuhla. Kepha ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kuzwe laseSodoma ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunawe. Ngalesosikhathi uJesu waphendula wathi: Ngiyakubonga, Baba, Nkosi yezulu lomhlaba, ngoba ukufihlile lezizinto kwabahlakaniphileyo labaqedisisayo, wazambulela izingane; Kunjalo, Baba, ngokuba kube kuhle emehlweni akho kanjalo. Zonke izinto zinikelwe kimi nguBaba; akakho owazi iNdodana, kuphela uBaba; kakho futhi omaziyo uYise, ngaphandle kweNdodana, njalo loba ngubani iNdodana ethanda ukumambulela kuye. Zanini kimi nina nonke enikhatheleyo nenisindwayo, mina ngizakuniphumuza. Bekani ijoka lami phezu kwenu, nifunde kimi; ngokuba ngimnene, ngithobekile ngenhliziyo; niyakufumana ukuphumula emiphefumulweni yenu. Ngokuba ijoka lami lihle, nomthwalo wami ulula. Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wadabula amasimu ngesabatha; abafundi bakhe babelambile, baqala ukukha izikhwebu, badla. Kepha abaFarisi sebekubona bathi kuye: “Bheka, abafundi bakho benza okungavunyelwe ukwenziwa ngesabatha. Kodwa wathi kubo: Anifundanga yini uDavida akwenzayo mhla elambile yena lababelaye; Ukuthi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu, wadla izinkwa zokubukwa, okwakungavunyelwe yena ukuthi azidle, nalabo ababenaye, kubapristi bodwa? Noma anifundanga yini emthethweni ukuthi ngesabatha abapristi bayalona isabatha ethempelini, bangabi nacala na? Kepha ngithi kini: Kukhona lapha omkhulu kunethempeli. Kepha uma benazi ukuthi kuyini lokhu ukuthi: ‘Ngithanda isihawu, hhayi umhlatshelo,’ ngabe anibalahlanga abangenacala. Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi yosuku lwesabatha. Esesukile lapho wangena esinagogeni labo. Bheka, kwakukhona umuntu onesandla esishwabene. Bambuza-ke, bathi: Kuvunyelwe yini ukuphulukisa ngesabatha na? ukuze bambeke icala. Wathi kubo: “Ngumuphi umuntu kini onemvu eyodwa, kuthi uma iwela emgodini ngesabatha, ongayikuyibamba, ayikhiphe, na? Pho, umuntu udlula imvu kangakanani na? Ngakho kuvunyelwe ukwenza okuhle ngesabatha. Wasesithi endodeni: Yelula isandla sakho. Wayeseselula; kwasekusindiswa kwaba kuhle njengenye. Base bephuma abaFarisi, benza icebo ngaye lokuba bambhubhise. Kodwa uJesu ekwazi lokho wamuka lapho; amaxuku amakhulu amlandela; Wabayala ukuthi bangamenzi aziwe; ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi uIsaya ukuthi: Bheka, inceku yami engiyikhethileyo; othandiweyo wami othokoza kuye umphefumulo wami; Akayikuphikisana, noma akhale; njalo kakho ozakuzwa ilizwi lakhe emigwaqweni. Umhlanga ofecekileyo akayikuwuphula, nelineni eliqhumayo akayikuwucima, aze athumele ukwahlulela kube-ngukunqoba. Njalo abezizwe bazathembela ebizweni lakhe. Kwase kulethwa kuye okhwelwe yidemoni, eyimpumputhe nesimungulu; wamphulukisa, kwaze kwakhuluma, wabona nempumputhe nesimungulu. Bamangala bonke abantu, bathi: “Lo akasiyo indodana kaDavide na? Kodwa abaFarisi bekuzwa bathi: Lo kakhiphi amadimoni, kuphela ngoBelezebule umbusi wamadimoni. UJesu eyazi imicabango yabo wathi kubo: “Yilowo nalowombuso owehlukene phakathi uyachitheka; futhi wonke umuzi noma indlu eyehlukene yodwa ayiyikuma. Uma uSathane ekhipha uSathane, uhlukene yedwa; pho, umbuso wakhe uyakuma kanjani na? Uma mina ngikhipha amademoni ngoBelzebule, abantwana benu bawakhipha ngobani na? ngalokho bayakuba ngabahluleli benu. Kepha uma ngikhipha amademoni ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile kini. Noma umuntu angangena kanjani endlini yesiqhwaga, aphange impahla yaso, uma engabophi kuqala isiqhwaga, na? khona-ke uyakuphanga indlu yakhe. Ongenami umelene nami; ongabuthi kanye nami uyahlakaza. Ngalokho ngithi kini: Abantu bayakuthethelelwa zonke izono nokuhlambalaza, kepha ukuhlambalaza uMoya akuyikuthethelelwa. Nalowo okhuluma izwi elibi ngeNdodana yomuntu uyakuthethelelwa; “Yenzani umuthi ube muhle, nesithelo sawo sibe sihle; noma nenze umuthi ube mubi, nesithelo sawo sibe sibi, ngokuba umuthi waziwa ngesithelo sawo. Nzalo yezinyoka, ningakhuluma kanjani okuhle nibabi na? ngokuba umlomo ukhuluma ngokuchichima kwenhliziyo. Umuntu omuhle emfuyweni enhle yenhliziyo ukhipha okuhle, nomuntu omubi emfuyweni embi ukhipha okubi. Kepha ngithi kini: Amazwi onke ayize abawakhulumayo abantu bayakuzilanda ngawo ngosuku lokwahlulelwa. Ngokuba ngamazwi akho uyakuthiwa ulungile, nangamazwi akho uyakulahlwa. Base bephendula abanye bababhali nabaFarisi, bathi: Mfundisi, sithanda ukubona isibonakaliso esivela kuwe. Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Isizukulwana esibi lesiphingayo sifuna isibonakaliso; futhi kasiyikunikwa sibonakaliso, ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sikaJona umprofethi. Ngokuba njengalokho uJona wayesesiswini somkhomo izinsuku ezintathu nobusuku obuthathu; kanjalo iNdodana yomuntu iyakuba senhliziyweni yomhlaba izinsuku ezintathu nobusuku obuthathu. Amadoda aseNineve ayakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, asilahle, ngokuba aphenduka ngokushumayela kukaJona; bhekani, lapha kukhona omkhulu kunoJona. Indlovukazi yaseningizimu iyakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, isilahle; ngokuba yavela emikhawulweni yomhlaba izokuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni; futhi bhekani, lapha kukhona omkhulu kunoSolomoni. Nxa umoya ongcolileyo esephumile kumuntu, uyadabula izindawo ezomileyo efuna ukuphumula, kodwa angakufumani. Khona uthi: ‘Ngiyakubuyela endlini yami engaphuma kuyo; kuthi lapho efika ayithole ingenalutho, ishaneliwe, ihlotshisiwe. Khona uyahamba uthabathe kanye nabanye omoya abayisikhombisa ababi kunaye, bangene bahlale khona; Kuyakuba njalo nakulesi sizukulwane esibi. Esakhuluma nesixuku, bheka, unina nabafowabo bema ngaphandle befuna ukukhuluma naye. Omunye wathi kuye: “Bheka, unyoko nabafowenu bemi ngaphandle befuna ukukhuluma nawe. Kodwa waphendula wathi komtshelayo: Ngubani umame? futhi bangobani abafowethu? Wayeselulela isandla sakhe kubafundi bakhe, wathi: “Bhekani, uma nabafowethu! Ngokuba yilowo nalowo owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini nguye ongumfowethu, nodadewethu, nomame. Ngalolo suku uJesu waphuma endlini, wahlala ngaselwandle. Kwabuthana kuye izixuku eziningi, waze wangena emkhunjini, wahlala; isixuku sonke sema ogwini. Wakhuluma kubo izinto eziningi ngemifanekiso, wathi: “Bhekani, kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela. Kwathi ekuhlanyeleni kwakhe, enye imbewu yawela ngasendleleni, kweza izinyoni zayidla zayiqeda. Enye yawela emadwaleni, lapho yayingenamhlaba omningi khona, yahle yamila, ngokuba yayingenamhlabathi ukujula; Kwathi seliphumile ilanga, zahangulwa; futhi ngenxa yokuthi zazingelampande zabuna. Enye yawela emeveni; ameva akhula, ayiminyanisa. Kepha enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle, yathela isithelo, enye ngekhulu, enye ngamashumi ayisithupha, enye ngamashumi amathathu. Olendlebe zokuzwa makezwe. Base besondela abafundi bakhe, bathi kuye: “Ukhulumelani kubo ngemifanekiso na? Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Ngokuba niphiwe nina ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso wezulu, kepha bona kabakuphiwanga. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, abe nokuchichima; kepha ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho anakho. Ngakho ngikhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, ngokuba bebona ababoni; nokuzwa kabezwa, kabaqondi. Kugcwaliseka kubo isiprofetho sika-Isaya sokuthi: “Ngokuzwa niyakuzwa, ningaqondi; nokubona nizakubona, ningabonisi; Ngoba inhliziyo yalababantu seyaba lukhuni, lendlebe zabo bezwa buthuntu, lamehlo abo bawacimezile; funa noma nini babone ngamehlo, bezwe ngezindlebe, baqonde ngenhliziyo, baphenduke, ngibaphulukise. Kodwa abusisiwe amehlo enu, ngoba ayabona, lezindlebe zenu, ngoba ziyezwa. Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Abaningi abaprofethi nabalungileyo babefisa ukubona enikubonayo, abakubonanga; nokuzwa izinto enizizwayo, anizizwanga. Ngakho-ke zwanini umfanekiso womhlanyeli. Nxa yilowo nalowo olizwa izwi lombuso, engaliqondi, omubi uyeza, ahlwithe okuhlwanyelwe enhliziyweni yakhe. Nguye owahlanyelwa ngasendleleni. Kodwa ohlanyelwe edwaleni, nguye olizwayo ilizwi, ahle alamukele ngentokozo; Kodwa kanampande phakathi kwakhe, kodwa uhlala isikhashana; kuthi sekuvele usizi nokuzingelwa ngenxa yezwi, akhubeke masinyane. Ohlanyelwe emeveni nguye olizwayo izwi; futhi ukukhathazeka kwalesi simiso sezinto, nokukhohlisa kwengcebo kuminyanisa izwi, libe ngongatheli. Kepha ohlanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle nguye olizwayo izwi, aliqonde; ethela isithelo, enye ngekhulu, enye ngamashumi ayisithupha, enye ngamashumi amathathu. Wababekela omunye umfanekiso, wathi: “Umbuso wezulu ufana nomuntu owahlwanyela imbewu enhle ensimini yakhe; Kwathi abantu besalele, kwafika isitha sakhe, sahlwanyela ukhula phakathi kukakolweni, samuka. Kodwa kwathi lapho ikhaba selimile futhi selithela, khona kwabonakala nokhula. Kwase kufika izinceku zomninindlu, zathi kuye: ‘Nkosi, awuhlwanyelanga imbewu enhle ensimini yakho na? Pho, luvelaphi ukhula? Wathi kubo: Lokhu kwenzelwe yisitha. Zathi izinceku kuye: Uyathanda-ke ukuba sihambe siyokubutha na? Kodwa wathi: Hatshi; hlezi nibuthe ukhula, nisiphule namabele kanye nalo. Kuyekeni kukhule kokubili ndawonye kuze kube sekuvuneni; Wababekela omunye umfanekiso, wathi: “Umbuso wezulu ufana nembewu yesinaphi, ayithabatha umuntu, wayihlwanyela ensimini yakhe; yona incinyane kuzo zonke izimbewu, kepha nxa isikhulile, inkulu kunazo zonke phakathi kwemifino, ibe yisihlahla, kuze kufike izinyoni zezulu, zihlale emagatsheni awo. Wakhuluma kubo omunye umfanekiso; Umbuso wezulu ufana nemvubelo, ayithatha owesifazane, wayifaka ezilinganisweni ezintathu zempuphu, kwaze kwabila yonke. Lokho konke uJesu wakukhuluma emaxukwini ngemifanekiso; futhi ngaphandle komfanekiso akakhulumanga kubo; ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi ukuthi: Ngizavula umlomo wami ngemifanekiso; ngizakhuluma izinto ebezifihliwe kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba. Khona uJesu wabamukisa abantu, wangena endlini; abafundi bakhe beza kuye, bathi: “Sitshele umfanekiso wokhula lwensimu. Wasephendula wathi kubo: Ohlanyela inhlanyelo enhle yiNdodana yomuntu; Insimu ngumhlaba; imbewu enhle ngabantwana bombuso; kodwa ukhula lungabantwana bomubi; Isitha esawuhlwanyelayo nguSathane; ukuvuna kungukuphela kwezwe; nabavuni yizingelosi. Ngakho njengalokhu ukhula luyabuthwa lushiswe emlilweni; kuyakuba njalo ekupheleni kwalelizwe. INdodana yomuntu iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo, zibuthe, zikhiphe embusweni wayo konke okukhubekisayo, nabenza okubi; zibaphose esithandweni somlilo; lapho kuyakuba khona ukulila nokugedla amazinyo. Khona abalungileyo bayakukhanya njengelanga embusweni kaYise wabo. Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe. Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nengcebo efihlwe ensimini; okuthi lapho umuntu eseyitholile, wayifihla, futhi ngenxa yokujabula kwayo wahamba wathengisa ngakho konke anakho, wayithenga leyo nsimu. “Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nomthengisi ofuna amaparele amahle; Kwathi eselitholile iparele linye elinenani elikhulu, waya wathengisa ngakho konke anakho, walithenga. Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nenetha elaphonswa olwandle, labutha zonke izinhlobo; Lithe seligcwele, balidonsela ogwini, bahlala phansi, babuthela ezinhle ezitsheni, kodwa ezimbi bazilahla. Kuyakuba njalo ekupheleni kwezwe: ziyakuphuma izingelosi, zihlukanise ababi kwabalungileyo; zibaphonse esithandweni somlilo; lapho kuyakuba khona ukulila nokugedla amazinyo. UJesu wathi kubo: Senikuqondile konke lokhu na? Bathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi. Wayesethi kubo: “Ngakho wonke umbhali ofundisiwe embusweni wezulu ufana nomuntu umninindlu okhipha engcebweni yakhe izinto ezintsha nezindala. Kwathi uJesu eseyiqedile le mifanekiso, wamuka lapho. Esefikile ezweni lakubo wabafundisa esinagogeni labo, baze bamangala bathi: “Lo ukuthathephi lokhu kuhlakanipha nalawa mandla na? Lo akasiyo yini indodana yombazi na? Unina akabizwa ngokuthi uMariya na? nabafowabo oJakobe, noJose, noSimoni, noJuda? Odadewabo abakho yini bonke kithi na? Pho, lo ukuthathaphi konke lokhu na? Basebekhubeka ngaye. Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: “Umprofethi kadelelwa, kuphela ezweni lakubo nasendlini yakubo. Njalo akenzanga lapho imisebenzi yamandla eminengi ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo. Ngalesosikhathi uHerodi umtetrarki wezwa indumela kaJesu. Wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe: Lo nguJohane uMbhabhathizi; uvukile kwabafileyo; ngakho-ke imisebenzi yamandla iyabonakala kuye. Ngokuba uHerode wayembambile uJohane, wambopha, wamfaka etilongweni ngenxa kaHerodiya umkaFiliphu umfowabo. Ngokuba uJohane wathi kuye: “Awuvunyelwe ukuba ube naye. Kwathi esefuna ukumbulala, wesaba isixuku, ngokuba babethi ungumprofethi. Kwathi sekugujwa usuku lokuzalwa kukaHerodi, indodakazi kaHerodiya yasina phambi kwabo, yamthokozisa uHerodi. Wasethembisa ngesifungo ukuyinika loba yini engayikucela. Yayisiyaliwe ngunina yathi: Nginike lapha ngoqwembe ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi. Inkosi yadabuka, nokho ngenxa yesifungo nangalabo ababehlezi nayo ekudleni yayala ukuba inikwe. Wasethuma wamquma uJohane ikhanda entolongweni. Ikhanda lakhe lalethwa ngoqwembe, lanikwa intombazana, yaliyisa kunina. Kwafika abafundi bakhe, basithatha isidumbu, basimbela; bahamba babikela uJesu. UJesu esekuzwile lokho wamuka lapho ngomkhumbi, waya endaweni eyihlane eyedwa. Kwathi izixuku zikuzwile, zamlandela ngezinyawo ziphuma emizini. UJesu esephuma, wabona isixuku esikhulu, waba nesihe ngaso, waphulukisa abagulayo babo. Kwathi sekuhlwile, beza kuye abafundi bakhe, bathi: “Le ndawo iyihlane, isikhathi sesihambile; yekela izixuku zihambe, ukuze ziye emizaneni, zizithengele ukudla. Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: “Akudingeki ukuba bamuke; bapheni nina ukudla. Bathi kuye: Sinazo lapha kuphela izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili. Wathi: Ziletheni lapha kimi. Wayala isixuku ukuba sihlale phansi etshanini, wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili, wabheka ngasezulwini, wazibusisa, wazihlephula, wazinika abafundi izinkwa, abafundi baphakela izixuku. Badla bonke, basutha, babutha imvuthuluka eseleyo, iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili ezigcwele. Lababedlile kwakungamadoda angathi izinkulungwane ezinhlanu ngaphandle kwabesifazane nabantwana. Khona masinyane uJesu wacindezela abafundi bakhe ukuba bangene emkhunjini, bamandulele ukuya phesheya, yena esamukisa izixuku. Esezimukisile izixuku wenyukela entabeni eyedwa ukuyokhuleka; sekuhlwile wayeyedwa lapho. Kepha umkhumbi wawususukile elwandle, unyakaziswa ngamaza, ngokuba umoya wawuphambene. Ngomlindo wesine wobusuku uJesu waya kubo ehamba phezu kolwandle. Kuthe abafundi bembona ehamba phezu kolwandle, bashaywa luvalo, bethi yisithunzi; bakhala ngokwesaba. Kodwa uJesu wakhuluma kubo masinyane, wathi: Manini isibindi; yimina; ningesabi. UPetru wamphendula wathi: “Nkosi, uma kunguwe, yisho ukuba ngize kuwe phezu kwamanzi. Wasesithi: Woza. Futhi lapho uPetru ehla emkhunjini, wahamba phezu kwamanzi, ukuya kuJesu. Kodwa ebona umoya wesaba; eseqala ukutshona wakhala wathi: Nkosi, ngisindise. Khona masinyane uJesu welula isandla, wambamba, wathi kuye: “Wena onokukholwa okuncane, ungabazeleni na? Sebengenile emkhunjini, umoya wanqamuka. Basebesiza ababesemkhunjini, bakhuleka kuye, besithi: Isibili wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Sebewelile, bafika ezweni laseGenesaretha. Kwathi emazi amadoda akuleyondawo, athumela kulo lonke lelo zwe langakhona, aletha kuye bonke ababegula. Bamncenga ukuthi bathinte nje umphetho wengubo yakhe; Kwasekufika kuJesu ababhali nabaFarisi ababevela eJerusalema, bathi: Kungani abafundi bakho beqe isiko labadala na? ngoba abagezi izandla zabo nxa bedla isinkwa. Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Lani kungani leqe umlayo kaNkulunkulu ngesiko lenu? Ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayala ngokuthi: “Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko,” nokuthi: “Othuka uyise noma unina makafe nokufa. Kodwa lina lithi: Loba ngubani othi kuyise kumbe kunina: Kungumnikelo; ingahloniphi uyise noma unina; Kanjalo nenze umyalo kaNkulunkulu ube yize ngesiko lenu. Bazenzisi, waprofetha kahle ngani uIsaya, ethi: Lababantu basondela kimi ngomlomo wabo, bangidumisa ngezindebe zabo; kepha inhliziyo yabo ikude nami. Kepha bangikhonza ngeze, befundisa izifundiso eziyimiyalo yabantu. Wasebiza amaxuku, wathi kuwo: Lalelani, liqedisise; Akusikhona okungena emlonyeni okungcolisa umuntu; kodwa okuphuma emlonyeni, yikho okumngcolisayo umuntu. Base besondela abafundi bakhe, bathi kuye: “Uyazi yini ukuthi abaFarisi bakhubeka sebezwile leli zwi na? Kepha waphendula wathi: “Zonke izithombo ezingatshalwanga nguBaba osezulwini ziyakusishulwa. Bayekeni; bangabaholi abayizimpumputhe. Uma impumputhe ihola impumputhe, ziyakuyela emgodini zombili. UPetro wasephendula wathi kuye: Sichasisele lumfanekiso. UJesu wathi: “Kanti nani anikaqondi na? Anikaqondi yini ukuthi konke okungena emlonyeni kuya esiswini, futhi kulahlelwa ogwini na? Kepha okuphuma emlonyeni kuphuma enhliziyweni; futhi ziyamngcolisa umuntu. Ngokuba enhliziyweni kuphuma imicabango emibi, ukubulala, ukuphinga, ubufebe, ukweba, ukufakaza amanga, ukuhlambalaza; Lezi zizinto ezingcolisa umuntu, kodwa ukudla ngezandla ezingagezwanga akumngcolisi umuntu. Wamuka lapho uJesu, waya emikhawulweni yaseTire naseSidoni. Bheka, kwavela kuleyo mikhawulo owesifazane waseKhanani, wakhala kuye, wathi: “Ngihawukele, Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavide; Indodakazi yami ikhwelwe kabi yidemoni. Kodwa akamphendulanga ngazwi. Abafundi bakhe beza bamncenga bathi: Mmukise; ngokuba uyakhala emva kwethu. Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kangithunywanga kuphela ezimvini ezilahlekileyo zendlu kaIsrayeli. Wasesiza wakhuleka kuye, wathi: Nkosi, ngisize. Kepha waphendula wathi: “Akukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana, siphonse ezinjaneni. Wathi: “Yebo, Nkosi, nokho nezinjana ziyadla imvuthuluka ewa etafuleni labaninizo. UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: O mame, kukhulu ukukholwa kwakho; Indodakazi yakhe yasinda kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Wamuka lapho uJesu, weza ngaselwandle lwaseGalile; wenyukela entabeni, wahlala phansi khona. Kwasekusiza kuye izixuku ezinkulu zinezinyonga, nezimpumputhe, nezimungulu, nezilima, nabanye abaningi, zababeka ngasezinyaweni zikaJesu; wabaphulukisa; baze bamangala izixuku zibona izimungulu zikhuluma, izilima zisindile, izinyonga zihamba, nezimpumputhe zibona, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. UJesu wayesebizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Ngiyasihawukela isixuku, ngokuba sekuyizinsuku ezintathu behlezi nami, bengenalutho lokudla; Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Singazitholaphi izinkwa ezingaka ehlane ukuba sisuthise isixuku esingaka na? UJesu wathi kubo: Zingaki izinkwa eninazo? Basebesithi: Eziyisikhombisa, lezinhlanzana ezimbalwa. Waselaya amaxuku ukuthi ahlale phansi emhlabathini. Wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa nezinhlanzi, wabonga, wazihlephula, wanika abafundi bakhe, abafundi baphakela izixuku. Badla bonke, basutha, babutha imvuthuluka eseleyo, amaqoma ayisikhombisa agcwele. Abadlayo babe ngamadoda ayizinkulungwane ezine ngaphandle kwabesifazane nabantwana. Wayesezimukisa izixuku, wangena emkhunjini, waya emikhawulweni yaseMagdala. Kwafika abaFarisi nabaSadusi, bamlinga bamcela ukuba ababonise isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini. Waphendula wathi kubo: Kusihlwa nithi: Izulu lizokuba sihle, ngokuba izulu libomvu; Futhi ekuseni nithi: ‘Namuhla izulu lizoba mnyama, ngokuba izulu libomvu, lisibekele. Bazenzisi, niyakwazi ukubona ubuso bezulu; kepha aniziqondi izibonakaliso zezikhathi na? Isizukulwane esibi nesiphingayo sifuna isibonakaliso; futhi kasiyikunikwa sibonakaliso, ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sikaJona umprofethi. Wabashiya, wahamba. Kwathi abafundi bakhe sebewelela ngaphesheya, babekhohliwe ukuphatha izinkwa. UJesu wasesithi kubo: Qaphelani liqaphele imvubelo yabaFarisi labaSadusi. Basebekhulumisana bodwa, besithi: Kungoba singaphathanga izinkwa. Ekwazi uJesu wathi kubo: “O nina eninokukholwa okuncane, nikhulumelani phakathi kwenu ngokuthi ningaphathanga izinkwa na? Anikaqondi yini, futhi anikazikhumbuli izinkwa eziyisihlanu zezinkulungwane ezinhlanu nokuthi bangaki obhasikidi enabutha? Nezinkwa eziyisikhombisa zezinkulungwane ezine nokuthi nabutha oqoma abangaki na? Aniqondi kanjani ukuthi angikhulumanga kini ngesinkwa ukuthi nixwaye imvubelo yabaFarisi nabaSadusi na? Base beqonda ukuthi wayengashongo ukuthi baxwaye imvubelo yesinkwa kodwa isifundiso sabaFarisi nabaSadusi. Kwathi uJesu esefikile emikhawulweni yeKesariya yeFiliphi, wabuza abafundi bakhe, wathi: Abantu bathi mina iNdodana yomuntu ngingubani? Basebesithi: Abanye bathi unguJohane uMbhabhathizi; labanye bathi nguJeremiya kumbe omunye wabaprofethi. Wathi kubo: “Nina-ke nithi ngingubani na? USimoni Petru waphendula wathi: “Wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo. UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Ubusisiwe wena Simoni kaJona, ngokuba inyama negazi akukwambulelanga lokhu, kodwa uBaba osezulwini. Nami ngithi kuwe: Wena unguPetru, phezu kwalelidwala ngiyakulakha ibandla lami; futhi amasango esihogo ngeke alinqobe. Ngizakunika izihluthulelo zombuso wezulu, njalo loba yini ozayibopha emhlabeni izakuba kubotshiwe ezulwini, njalo loba yini ozayikhulula emhlabeni izakuba yinto ethukululiwe ezulwini. Wasebalaya abafundi bakhe ukuthi bangatsheli muntu ukuthi yena unguJesu uKristu. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi uJesu waqala ukubonisa abafundi bakhe ukuthi umelwe ukuya eJerusalema, ahlushwe ngokuningi ngamalunga nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, abulawe, avuswe ngosuku lwesithathu. UPetru wayesemthatha, waqala ukumkhuza, ethi: “Makube kude nawe, Nkosi; Kodwa yena waphenduka wathi kuPetro: Suka emva kwami, Sathane; Khona uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Uma umuntu ethanda ukungilandela, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho, kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyakukufumana. Ngokuba kuyakumsizani umuntu, uma ezuza izwe lonke, onakalelwe ukuphila kwakhe, na? Yingabe uyakukhiphani umuntu, kube yisihlengo sokuphila kwakhe, na? Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyakuza ngenkazimulo kaYise kanye nezingelosi zayo; khona-ke iyakuvuza yilowo nalowo ngesenzo sakhe. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Bakhona abanye kwabemi lapha abangayikuzwa ngempela ukufa, baze bayibone iNdodana yomuntu iza embusweni wayo.” Emva kwezinsuku eziyisithupha uJesu wathatha oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane umfowabo, wakhuphukela nabo entabeni ende bebodwa. Waseguqulwa isimo phambi kwabo, ubuso bakhe bakhazimula njengelanga, nezingubo zakhe zaba mhlophe njengokukhanya. Bheka, kwabonakala kubo oMose no-Eliya bekhuluma naye. Wayesephendula uPetru, wathi kuJesu: “Nkosi, kuhle ukuba sibe lapha; elinye libe ngelakho, elinye libe ngelikaMose, elinye libe ngelika-Eliya. Esakhuluma, bheka, ifu elikhanyayo labasithibeza; bheka, kwavela izwi efwini, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo engithokozile ngayo; yizweni. Kwathi abafundi bekuzwa, bawa ngobuso, besaba kakhulu. Wasondela uJesu, wabathinta, wathi: Sukumani ningesabi. Sebephakamisa amehlo abo, ababonanga muntu, kuphela uJesu yedwa. Sebehla entabeni, uJesu wabayala, wathi: “Ningatsheli muntu umbono, ize ivuke kwabafileyo iNdodana yomuntu. Abafundi bakhe basebembuza, besithi: Pho batshoni ababhali ukuthi uEliya umelwe ukufika kuqala? UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nempela u-Eliya uzakufika kuqala, abuyisele zonke izinto. Kepha ngithi kini: U-Eliya usefikile, kepha abamazanga, kepha benza kuye abakuthandayo. Kanjalo neNdodana yomuntu iyakuhlushwa yibo. Khona abafundi baqonda ukuthi ubekhuluma kubo ngoJohane uMbhapathizi. Kwathi sebefikile exukwini, kweza kuye indoda ethile, yaguqa phambi kwakhe, yathi: Nkosi, hawukela indodana yami, ngokuba inosathane, ikhathazekile; ngokuba iwela kaningi emlilweni, kaningi emanzini. Ngiyilethe kubafundi bakho, kepha behlulekile ukuyiphulukisa. UJesu waphendula wathi: “O sizukulwane esingakholwayo nesiphambeneyo, koze kube nini nginani na? koze kube nini nginibekezelela? mletheni lapha kimi. UJesu wamkhuza idemoni; waphuma kuye; umntwana waphulukiswa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Khona abafundi beza kuJesu bebodwa, bathi: “Thina besingemkhiphe ngani na? UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngenxa yokungakholwa kwenu; futhi iyosuka; njalo kakukho okungenzeki kini. Nokho lolu hlobo aluphumi kuphela ngokukhuleka nokuzila ukudla. Kwathi besahlezi eGalili, uJesu wathi kubo: INdodana yomuntu izanikelwa ezandleni zabantu. njalo bazambulala, kodwa ngosuku lwesithathu izavuswa. Basebedabuka kakhulu. Sebefikile eKapernawume, kweza kuPetru abakhokha intela, bathi: “Umfundisi wenu akayitheli yini imali? Wathi: Yebo. Esengenile endlini, uJesu wamandulela, wathi: “Ucabangani, Simoni? Amakhosi omhlaba athatha kubani intela nenkokhiso? kubantwana babo, kumbe kwabafokazi? UPetro wathi kuye: Kwabezizweni. UJesu wathi kuye: Ngakho-ke abantwana bakhululekile. Kodwa-ke ukuba singabakhubekisi, yana elwandle, uphonse udobo, ubambe inhlanzi ephuma kuqala; wothi ukuba uyivule umlomo, uzakufumana imali; yithathe, ubanike, usithelele mina nawe.” Ngaso leso sikhathi abafundi beza kuJesu, bathi: “Ngubani omkhulu embusweni wezulu na? UJesu wayesebizela kuye umntwana, wammisa phakathi kwabo. Wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma ningaphenduki, nibe njengabantwana abancane, anisoze nangena embusweni wezulu. Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo oyakuzithoba njengalo mntwana nguye omkhulu embusweni wezulu. Nalowo owemukela umntwana omncane onje ngegama lami uyangamukela mina. Kodwa okhubekisa abe munye kulaba abancinyane abakholwa kimi, kungcono kuye ukuthi itshe lokuchola ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, acwiliswe ekujuleni kolwandle. Maye kuwo umhlaba ngenxa yezikhubekiso! ngokuba kufanele ukuba kufike izikhubekiso; kodwa maye kulowomuntu esiza ngaye isikhubekiso! Ngakho-ke uma isandla sakho noma unyawo lwakho kukukhubekisa, kunqume, ukulahle; kungcono kuwe ukungena ekuphileni ulunyonga noma ulunyonga kunokuba uphonswe emlilweni ophakade unezandla zombili noma izinyawo zombili. Uma iso lakho likukhubekisa, likhiphe, ulilahle; Xwayani ukuba ningadeleli noyedwa walaba abancinyane; ngokuba ngithi kini: Izingelosi zabo ezulwini zibona njalo ubuso bukaBaba osezulwini. Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukusindisa okulahlekileyo. Nicabangani? Uma umuntu enezimvu eziyikhulu, kuduke enye kuzo, akazishiyi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye, aye ezintabeni, afune edukileyo? Uma eyithola, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uthokoza ngayo kakhulu kunangezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ezingadukanga. Kanjalo akusiyo intando kaYihlo osezulwini ukuba kubhubhe noyedwa kulaba abancinyane. Futhi uma umfowenu ona kuwe, hamba umsole ninodwa naye; uma ekuzwa, umzuzile umfowenu. Kodwa uma engakulaleli, thatha kanye nawe oyedwa noma ababili, ukuze ngomlomo wawofakazi ababili noma abathathu wonke amazwi aqiniswe. Uma engasezwa, tshela ibandla; Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Konke eniyakukubopha emhlabeni koba kuboshiwe ezulwini, nakho konke eniyakukukhulula emhlabeni koba kukhululiwe nasezulwini. Futhi ngithi kini: Uma ababili kini emhlabeni bevumelana nganoma yini abangayicela, bayakuyenzelwa nguBaba osezulwini. Ngokuba lapho kubuthene ababili noma abathathu egameni lami, ngikhona lapho phakathi kwabo. UPetro wasesondela kuye wathi: Nkosi, umfowethu uzangona kangaki, ngimthethelela? kuze kube kasikhombisa na? UJesu wathi kuye: “Angisho kuwe ukuthi kuze kube kasikhombisa, kodwa kuze kube kamashumi ayisikhombisa aphindwe kasikhombisa. Ngakho umbuso wezulu ufaniswa nenkosi eyayifuna ukubalelana nezinceku zayo. Kwathi eqala ukulandisa, kwalethwa kuye enye eyayinecala lamatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi. Kodwa njengoba ingenalutho lokukhokha, inkosi yayala ukuba kuthengiswe ngaye, nomkayo, nabantwana, nakho konke anakho, kukhokhwe. Inceku yawa phansi, yakhuleka kuyo, yathi: ‘Nkosi, ungibekezelele, ngizokukhokhela konke. Inkosi yaleyonceku yayisihawukela, yayikhulula, yayithethelela icala. Kodwa leyonceku yasiphuma, yafica enye inceku kanye layo eyayimkweleda wabodenariyo abalikhulu, yambamba, yayikhama, yathi: Ngikhokhele okukweletayo. Inceku kanye nayo yawa phansi ezinyaweni zayo, yayincenga, yathi: ‘Ake ungibekezelele, ngizokukhokhela konke. Kodwa kayivumanga, kodwa yasuka yamfaka etilongweni, ize ikhokhe isikwelede. Kwathi izinceku ezikanye nayo zibona okwenzekileyo, zadabuka kakhulu, zeza zabikela inkosi yazo konke okwenzekileyo. Inkosi yayo yayisiyibiza, yathi kuyo: ‘Nceku embi, nganithethelela sonke leso sikweletu, ngokuba wangicela; Bekungafanele yini nawe ube nesihawu ngenceku kanye nawe, njengalokho nami ngakuhawukela na? Inkosi yayo yathukuthela, yamnikela kubahlukumezi, ize ikhokhe konke eyayikukweleta. Kanjalo noBaba osezulwini uyakwenza kini, uma ningathetheleli yilowo nalowo umfowabo iziphambeko zakhe ngezinhliziyo zenu. Kwathi uJesu eseqedile lawo mazwi, wamuka eGalile, weza emikhawulweni yaseJudiya phesheya kweJordani; Kwamlandela izixuku eziningi; wabaphulukisa khona. AbaFarisi beza kuye bemlinga, bathi kuye: Kuvunyelwe yini ukuthi indoda ilahle umkayo nganoma yisiphi isizathu? Waphendula wathi kubo: Anifundanga yini ukuthi owabadala ekuqaleni wabenza owesilisa nowesifazane, na? Wathi: Ngenxa yalokhu indoda izatshiya uyise lonina, inamathele kumkayo, labo ababili bazakuba nyamanye? Ngakho abasebabili, kodwa sebenyamanye. Ngakho-ke lokho akuhlanganisileyo uNkulunkulu, makungahlukaniswa muntu. Basebesithi kuye: Pho, uMozisi walayelani ukunika incwadi yesehlukaniso, lokumala? Wathi kubo: “Ngenxa yobulukhuni benhliziyo yenu uMose wanivumela ukwala omkenu, kepha kwasekuqaleni kwakungenjalo. Nami ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe, kungengenxa yokuphinga, aganwe ngomunye, uyaphinga; Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: Uba injalo indaba yendoda lomkayo, akukuhle ukuganwa. Kepha wathi kubo: “Bonke abanakulamukela leli zwi, kuphela abalinikiweyo. Ngokuba kukhona abathenwa, abazalwa benjalo kwasesiswini sikanina; kukhona nabathenwa, abathenwa ngabantu; Lowo okwaziyo ukuwemukela, makawemukele. Kwase kulethwa kuye abantwana abancane ukuba abeke izandla phezu kwabo, akhuleke; abafundi babakhuza. Kepha uJesu wathi: “Vumelani abantwana, ningabenqabeli ukuza kimi, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabanjalo. Wabeka izandla phezu kwabo, wamuka lapho. Bheka, kwasondela omunye, wathi kuye: “Mfundisi Omuhle, ngizakwenzani okuhle, ukuze ngibe nokuphila okuphakade na? Wathi kuye: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle na? akakho omuhle, munye kuphela, okunguNkulunkulu; kepha uma uthanda ukungena ekuphileni, gcina imiyalo. Wathi kuye: Yiphi? UJesu wathi: Ungabulali, ungaphingi, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga; Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko, nokuthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. Insizwa yathi kuye: “Konke lokho ngikugcinile kwasebusheni bami; UJesu wathi kuye: “Uma uthanda ukuphelela, hamba uthengise ngalokho onakho, uphe abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; uze ungilandele. Kodwa ijaha selizwile lelolizwi, lahamba lidabukile, ngoba lalinengcebo enengi. UJesu wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Ocebileyo uyakungena kalukhuni embusweni wezulu. Njalo futhi ngithi kini: Kulula ukuthi ikamela lingene ngentunja yenalithi, kunokuba onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Kwathi sebezwile abafundi bakhe bamangala kakhulu, bathi: Pho kungasindiswa bani? Kodwa uJesu wabakhangela wathi kubo: Kubantu lokhu kakwenzeki; kodwa kuNkulunkulu zonke izinto ziyenzeka. UPetru waphendula, wathi kuye: “Bheka, thina sishiye konke, sakulandela; siyakufumanani na? UJesu wasesithi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lina elingilandelayo, ekuzalweni kutsha, lapho iNdodana yomuntu isihlezi esihlalweni senkazimulo yayo, lani lizahlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi ezilitshumi lambili, lahlulele izizwe ezilitshumi lambili zakoIsrayeli. Nalowo oshiye izindlu, noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo, noma uyise, noma unina, noma abantwana, noma amasimu, ngenxa yegama lami, uyakwamukeliswa okuphindwe kakhulu, adle ifa lokuphila okuphakade. Kepha abaningi abokuqala bayakuba ngabokugcina; futhi abokugcina bayakuba ngabokuqala. Ngokuba umbuso wezulu ufana nomuntu ongumninindlu, owaphuma ekuseni ukuyoqasha izisebenzi esivinini sakhe. Esevumelene nezisebenzi ngodenariyu ngosuku, wazithumela esivinini sakhe. Waphuma ngehora lesithathu, wabona abanye bemi esigcawini, bengenzi lutho; Wasesithi kubo; Yanini nani esivinini, futhi ngizoninika noma yini efanele. Bahamba-ke. Wabuya waphuma futhi ngehora lesithupha nelesishiyagalolunye, wenza njalo. Kwathi sekungaba lihola letshumi lanye waphuma, wafica abanye bemi bengenzi lutho, wathi kubo: Limeleni lapha usuku lonke lingenzi lutho? Bathi kuye: Ngoba akukho muntu osiqashile. Wathi kubo: Hambani nani, niye esivinini; futhi noma yini efanele, lokho niyokwamukela. Kwathi sekuhlwile, umninisivini wathi enduneni yakhe: Biza izisebenzi, uzinike inkokhelo yazo, uqale ngezokugcina kuze kube ngezokuqala. Kwathi befika abaqashiwe ngehora leshumi nanye, bamukela kwaba yilowo nalowo udenariyu. Kodwa sebefikile abokuqala, bacabanga ukuthi bazakwemukela okwengeziwe; bamukela kwaba yilowo nalowo udenariyo, Sebelamukele bakhonona kumninindlu. besithi: Laba bokugcina basebenze ihola elilodwa, usubalinganisile lathi esithwele ubunzima lokushisa kwemini. Kodwa waphendula wathi komunye wabo: Mngane, angikoni; Thatha okwakho, uhambe; Angivunyelwa yini ukwenza engikuthandayo ngokungokwami? Iso lakho libi, ngokuba mina ngimuhle? Kanjalo abokugcina bayakuba ngabokuqala, nabokuqala babe ngabokugcina, ngokuba baningi ababiziweyo, kepha bayingcosana abakhethiweyo. Kwathi uJesu ekhuphukela eJerusalema wathatha abafundi abayishumi nambili ngasese endleleni, wathi kubo: Bheka, sikhuphukela eJerusalema; njalo iNdodana yomuntu izanikelwa kubapristi abakhulu lababhali, njalo bazayigwebela ukufa. Bazamnikela kwabezizwe ukuthi baklolodelwe, babhaxabule, bambethele esiphambanweni, njalo ngosuku lwesithathu izabuya ivuke. Kwase kufika kuye unina wamadodana kaZebedewu namadodana akhe, wakhuleka, ecela into kuye. Wathi kuye: “Ufunani na? Wathi kuye: Vumela lawa madodana ami amabili ahlale, enye ngakwesokunene sakho, nenye ngakwesokhohlo, embusweni wakho. Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi: Kalikwazi enikucelayo. Ningakwazi yini ukuyiphuza indebe engizoyiphuza mina, futhi nibhapathizwe ngobhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngalo na? Bathi kuye: Singakwenza. Wathi kubo: “Impela nizakuphuza indebe yami, nibhapathizwe ngombhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngawo mina; kulabo abakulungiselweyo nguBaba. Kwathi abayishumi bekuzwa bazithukuthelela izelamani ezimbili. Kepha uJesu wababizela kuye, wathi: “Niyazi ukuthi ababusi bezizwe babusa phezu kwazo, nezikhulu zazo ziphethe amandla phezu kwazo. Kodwa kungabi njalo phakathi kwenu, kodwa loba ngubani ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu kabe yisikhonzi senu; Njalo loba ngubani ofuna ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwenu kabe yinceku yenu; njengalokhu iNdodana yomuntu ingezanga ukukhonzwa, kodwa ukukhonza, nokunikela ukuphila kwayo, kube yisihlengo sabaningi. Kwathi sebephuma eJeriko, ixuku elikhulu lamlandela. Bheka, izimpumputhe ezimbili zihlezi ngasendleleni, zizwa ukuthi uJesu uyadlula, zamemeza, zathi: “Sihawukele, Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavide! Isixuku sabakhuza ukuba bathule; kepha bamemeza kakhulu, bathi: “Sihawukele, Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavide! UJesu wema, wawabiza, wathi: Nithanda ukuba nginenzeleni na? Bathi kuye: Nkosi, ukuze amehlo ethu avulwe. UJesu waba nesihe ngazo, wathinta amehlo azo; zase zibona masinyane, zamlandela. Kwathi sebesondele eJerusalema, sebefikile eBetfage, entabeni yeMihlwathi, uJesu wathuma abafundi ababili, Wathi kubo: “Hambani niye emzaneni obhekene nani, nizakufumana masinyane imbongolo ikhulekiwe, nethole linayo; Uma umuntu esho utho kini, anothi: INkosi iyazidinga; njalo uzahle azithumele. Konke lokhu kwenzeka, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi ukuthi: Tshelani indodakazi yaseSiyoni ukuthi: Bheka, iNkosi yakho iza kuwe, imnene, ikhwele imbongolo, nethole lembongolo; Abafundi basebehamba benza njengokulaywa kukaJesu. Baletha imbongolo nethole, babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwazo, bamhlalisa phezu kwazo. Isixuku esikhulu kakhulu sendlala izingubo zaso endleleni; abanye bagawula amagatsha emithini, bawandlala endleleni. Izixuku ezazihamba ngaphambili neziyilandela zamemeza zathi: “Hosana kuyo iNdodana kaDavide! Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi; Hosana kweliphezulu. Esengenile eJerusalema, umuzi wonke wanyakaza, uthi: “Ngubani lo na? Izixuku zathi: “Lo ungumprofethi uJesu waseNazaretha laseGalile. UJesu wangena ethempelini likaNkulunkulu, waxosha bonke ababethengisa nababethenga ethempelini, wagumbuqela amatafula abashintshela imali nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamajuba. Wasesithi kubo: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Indlu yami izabizwa ngokuthi yindlu yokukhuleka; kepha nina niyenze umhume wabaphangi. Kwase kufika kuye izimpumputhe nezinyonga ethempelini; wasebasilisa. Kwathi abapristi abakhulu nababhali bebona izimangaliso azenzayo, nabantwana bememeza ethempelini, bethi: “Hosana kuyo iNdodana kaDavide! babethukuthele kakhulu, Bathi kuye: “Uyakuzwa lokhu abakushoyo laba na? UJesu wathi kubo: Yebo; anikaze nifunde ukuthi: Emlonyeni wezingane nabasancela uphelelisile ukudumisa na? Wabashiya, waphuma emzini, waya eBethaniya; walala khona. Kwathi ebuyela emzini ekuseni, walamba. Wabona umkhiwane ngasendleleni, waya kuwo, akafumananga lutho kuwo, amaqabunga kuphela; Umkhiwane wabuna masinyane. Sebekubona lokho abafundi bakhe bamangala, bathi: “Umkhiwane ubune masinyane kangakanani na? UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uba lilokholo, lingathandabuzi, kaliyikwenza lokhu emkhiwaneni kuphela, kodwa loba lisithi kulentaba: Suka; uphonseke elwandle; kuyakwenziwa. Nakho konke eniyakukucela ngokukhuleka nikholwa, niyakwamukeliswa. Esangena ethempelini, abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe beza kuye esafundisa, bathi: “Lokhu uzenza ngagunya lini na? njalo ngubani okunike leligunya? UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nami ngizakunibuza izwi libe-linye; uma ningitshela khona, nami ngizalitshela ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini. Ubhapathizo lukaJohane lwavelaphi na? ezulwini noma kubantu na? Basebekhulumisana bodwa, besithi: Uba sisithi: Ezulwini; uzakuthi kithi: Pho, anikholwanga nguye ngani na? Kodwa uba sisithi: Kubantu; siyabesaba abantu; ngoba bonke bathi uJohane ungumprofethi. Base bemphendula uJesu, bathi: “Asazi. Wathi kubo: “Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini. Kepha nithini na? Umuntu othile wayenamadodana amabili; waya kweyokuqala, wathi: ‘Mntanami, hamba uyosebenza namuhla esivinini sami. Wasephendula wathi: Kangithandi; kodwa waphenduka wahamba. Wasesiza kowesibili, wakhuluma ngokunjalo. Wasephendula wathi: Ngiyahamba, nkosi; Ngumuphi kulaba ababili owenza intando kayise na? Bathi kuye: Eyokuqala. UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Abathelisi nezifebe bangena phambi kwenu embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba uJohane weza kini ngendlela yokulunga, anikholwanga nguye, kepha abathelisi nezifebe bakholwa nguye; Zwanini omunye umfanekiso: Kwakukhona umninindlu owahlanyela isivini, wasibiyela ngothango, wemba isikhamo sewayini kuso, wakha umbhoshongo, wasiqashisa kubalimi, waya elizweni elikhatshana. Kwathi sekusondele isikhathi sesithelo, wathuma inceku zakhe kubalimi ukuthi bathathe izithelo zazo. Abalimi bazibamba izinceku zakhe, enye bayishaya, enye bayibulala, enye bayikhanda ngamatshe. abuye wathuma ezinye izinceku eziningi kunezokuqala, benze njalo nakuzo. Kodwa ekugcineni wathumela kubo indodana yakhe, ethi: Bayakuyazisa indodana yami. Kodwa abalimi sebeyibonile indodana bakhulumisana besithi: Lo uyindlalifa; wozani siyibulale, sidle ifa layo. Basebembamba, bamkhiphela ngaphandle kwesivini, bambulala. Nxa umninisivini efika, uzabenzani labo balimi? Bathi kuye: “Uyakubabhubhisa kabi labo ababi, isivini sakhe asiqashe kwabanye abalimi, abayakumnika izithelo ngezikhathi zazo. UJesu wathi kubo: “Anizange nifunde yini emibhalweni ukuthi: “Itshe abalinqabayo abakhi lona laba yinhloko yegumbi; Ngakho-ke ngithi kini: Niyakwamukwa umbuso kaNkulunkulu, unikwe isizwe esithela izithelo zawo. Nalowo owela phezu kwaleli tshe uyakuphihlizwa, kepha lowo eliwela phezu kwakhe liyakumcolisa. Abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi beyizwa imifanekiso yakhe baqonda ukuthi ukhuluma ngabo. Kodwa befuna ukumbamba, besaba izixuku, ngoba babethi ungumprofethi. UJesu waphinda wakhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, wathi. Umbuso wezulu ufana nenkosi ethile, eyayenzela indodana yayo umshado; Wathuma izinceku zakhe ukuba zibize abamenyiweyo emtshadweni, kepha abavumanga ukuza. Waphinda wathuma ezinye izinceku, wathi: ‘Tshelani abamenyiweyo ukuthi: Bhekani, sengilungisile isidlo sami, izinkabi zami nokukhuluphalisiweyo sekuhlatshiwe, konke sekulungisiwe; Kodwa kabananzanga, basuka, omunye waya ensimini yakhe, omunye waya entengweni yakhe. Abaseleyo bazibamba izinceku zakhe, baziphatha kabi, bazibulala. Kodwa inkosi yathukuthela yathukuthela, yasithuma amabutho ayo, abhubhisa labobabulali, atshisa umuzi wabo. Khona yathi ezincekwini zayo: “Umshado usulungile, kepha abamenyiweyo bebengafanele. Ngakho hambani niye ezindleleni, nibizele emshadweni bonke eningabafumana; Lezozinceku zaphuma zaya ezindleleni, zabutha bonke ezabafumanayo, ababi nabahle; umshado wagcwala abahlezi ekudleni. Kwathi inkosi ingena ukukhangela ababehlezi ekudleni, yabona khona umuntu owayeyembethe isembatho somtshado. Wasesithi kuye: Mngane, ungene njani lapha ungelasembatho somtshado? Wathula wathula. Inkosi yathi ezincekwini: ‘Mbopheni izinyawo nezandla, nimkhiphe, nimkhiphe ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo. Ngokuba baningi ababiziweyo, kepha bayingcosana abakhethiweyo. Khona abaFarisi basuka benza icebo lokumthiya ekukhulumeni kwakhe. Bathuma kuye abafundi babo kanye nabakaHerode, bathi: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile, ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso, awukhathali ngamuntu, ngokuba awubheki ubuso babantu. Ngakho sitshele ukuthi wena uthini? Kuvunyelwe ukuthela kuKesari noma qha? Kodwa uJesu ebazi ububi babo wathi: Bazenzisi, lingilingelani? Ngiboniseni imali yokuthela. Basebeletha kuye udenariyo. Wasesithi kubo: Ngokabani lomfanekiso lombhalo? Bathi kuye: KaKesari. Wayesethi kubo: “Ngakho-ke nikani uKesari okukaKesari; nakuNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu. Sebezwile lawo mazwi bamangala, bamshiya, bahamba. Ngalolo suku kweza kuye abaSadusi, abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, bambuza. besithi: Mfundisi, uMozisi wathi: Uba indoda isifa ingelamntwana, umfowabo kamngene umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo. Kwakukhona kithi izelamani eziyisikhombisa; owokuqala esethethe umfazi, wafa, engenanzalo, watshiya umkakhe kumfowabo. Kanjalo nowesibili, nowesithathu, kwaze kwaba kowesikhombisa. Ekugcineni kwabo bonke owesifazane wafa naye. Ngakho-ke ekuvukeni uyakuba ngumkabani kwabayisikhombisa na? ngoba bonke babenaye. UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Nidukile, ningayazi imibhalo namandla kaNkulunkulu. Ngoba ekuvukeni kwabafileyo kabathathanga, kabendiswa, kodwa banjengezingilosi zikaNkulunkulu ezulwini. Kodwa mayelana lokuvuka kwabafileyo, kalifundanga yini okwakhulunywa kini nguNkulunkulu, esithi: Mina nginguNkulunkulu kaAbrahama, loNkulunkulu kaIsaka, loNkulunkulu kaJakobe? UNkulunkulu kasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo. Kwathi amaxuku ekuzwa lokho, amangala ngokufundisa kwakhe. Kodwa abaFarisi sebezwile ukuthi uJesu ubathulisile abaSadusi, babuthana ndawonye. Omunye wabo ongumthetho wambuza, emlinga, wathi. Mfundisi, imuphi umyalo omkhulu emthethweni na? UJesu wathi kuye: “Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho. Lona ngumyalo wokuqala nomkhulu. Owesibili ofana nawo uthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. Kuleyo miyalo emibili kubambelela umthetho wonke nabaprofethi. Kwathi sebebuthene abaFarisi, uJesu wababuza wathi: esithi: Licabangani ngoKristu? uyindodana kabani? Basebesithi kuye: INdodana kaDavida. Wathi kubo: Pho uDavida wambiza njani ngoMoya ngokuthi yiNkosi, esithi: INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakho? Ngakho uba uDavida embiza ngokuthi Nkosi, uyindodana yakhe njani? Akwabangakho-muntu owakwazi ukumphendula izwi; Khona uJesu wakhuluma ezixukwini nakubafundi bakhe. esithi: Ababhali nabaFarisi bahlezi esihlalweni sikaMozisi; Ngakho-ke konke abalitshela khona, kugcineni, likwenze; kodwa ningenzi njengemisebenzi yabo, ngokuba bayakhuluma, bangenzi. Ngokuba babopha imithwalo enzima, bayibeke emahlombe abantu; kodwa bona ngokwabo abafuni ukuwanyakazisa nangomunwe wawo. Kodwa yonke imisebenzi yabo bayenza ukuze babonwe ngabantu; bawenza abe banzi amafilakteriyu abo, bandise imiphetho yezingubo zabo; bathanda izihlalo eziphambili ekudleni, lezihlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni; nokubingelelwa ezigcawini, nokubizwa ngabantu ngokuthi Rabi, Rabi. Kepha nina maningabizwa ngokuthi Rabi, ngokuba munye uMfundisi wenu, uKristu; lani lonke lingabazalwane. Ningabizi muntu emhlabeni ngokuthi uyihlo, ngokuba munye uYihlo osezulwini. Futhi ningabizwa ngokuthi abefundisi, ngokuba munye uMfundisi wenu, uKristu. Kodwa omkhulu phakathi kwenu kabe yinceku yenu. Nalowo oziphakamisayo uyathotshiswa; lalowo ozithobayo uzaphakanyiswa. Kodwa maye kini, babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi! ngokuba nivalela abantu umbuso wezulu, ngokuba aningeni nina, nabangenayo anibavumeli ukuba bangene. Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi! ngokuba nidla izindlu zabafelokazi, nangokuzenzisa nenza imikhuleko emide; Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi! ngoba nizungeza ulwandle nomhlaba ukwenza oyedwa ophendukela kumaJuda, futhi lapho esenziwe, nimenza umntwana wesihogo ngokuphindwe kabili kunani. Maye kini, baholi abayizimpumputhe, enithi: Noma ubani ofunga ithempeli akulutho; kodwa ofunga igolide lethempeli, ulomlandu. Ziwula nezimpumputhe, ngokuba yikuphi okukhulu, igolide nethempeli elingcwelisa igolide na? Futhi: Ofunga i-altare akulutho; kepha ofunga umnikelo ophezu kwawo unecala. Ziwula nezimpumputhe, ngokuba yikuphi okukhulu, umnikelo noma i-altare elingcwelisa umnikelo na? Ngakho-ke ofunga i-altare ufunga lona nakho konke okuphezu kwalo. Futhi ofunga ithempeli ufunga lona langaye ohlala kulo. Nalowo ofunga izulu ufunga isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu nohlezi phezu kwaso. Maye kini, babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi! Ngokuba nikhokha okweshumi kweminti, neanise, nekhumini, kepha niyeke okubaluleke kakhulu zomthetho, ukwahlulela, nesihawu, nokukholwa; Bakhokheli abayizimpumputhe, elihluza insensane, liginye ikamela. Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi! ngokuba nihlanza ingaphandle lenkezo nesitsha, kepha ngaphakathi kugcwele ukuphanga nokuxhashazwa. MFarisi oyimpumputhe, hlambulula kuqala okuphakathi kwenkezo noqwembe, ukuze kuhlanzeke nengaphandle lakho. Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi! ngokuba nifana namathuna acakiwe, abonakala emahle ngaphandle, kepha ngaphakathi agcwele amathambo abafileyo nokungcola konke. Kanjalo nani ngaphandle nibonakala kubantu nilungile, kepha ngaphakathi nigcwele ukuzenzisa nobubi. Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi! ngokuba nakha amathuna abaprofethi, nihlobise amathuna abalungileyo; nithi: Uma sasikhona emihleni yawobaba, sasingayikuhlanganyela nabo egazini labaprofethi. Ngakho niyazifakazela nina ukuthi ningamadodana ababulala abaprofethi. Gcwalisani-ke isilinganiso sawoyihlo. Zinyoka, nzalo yamabululu, lingakubalekela njani ukulahlwa kwesihogo? Ngakho-ke, bhekani, mina ngithumela kini abaprofethi, nabahlakaniphileyo, nababhali; abanye kubo niyakubashaya emasinagogeni enu, nibazingele imizi ngemizi; ukuze kwehlele phezu kwenu igazi lonke elilungileyo elachithwa emhlabeni, kusukela egazini lika-Abela olungileyo kuze kufike egazini likaZakariya indodana kaBarakiya enambulala phakathi kwethempeli ne-altare. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Konke lokhu kuyakufika phezu kwalesi sizukulwane. Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi, okhanda ngamatshe abathunywe kuwe, kukangaki ngithanda ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho, njengesikhukhukazi sibuthela amatshwele aso ngaphansi kwamaphiko aso, kodwa anivumanga! Bhekani, indlu yenu isisala nani. Ngokuba ngithi kini: Anisayikungibona kusukela manje, nize nithi: Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi. UJesu waphuma wamuka ethempelini; abafundi bakhe beza kuye ukumbonisa izakhiwo zethempeli. UJesu wathi kubo: “Aniziboni zonke lezi zinto na? ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akuyikushiywa lapha itshe phezu kwetshe elingayikudilizelwa phansi. Esahlezi eNtabeni Yeminqumo, abafundi beza kuye bebodwa, bathi: “Sitshele, kuyakuba nini lokho na? futhi siyakuba yini isibonakaliso sokufika kwakho nesokuphela kwezwe na? UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Qaphelani ningadukiswa muntu. Ngokuba abaningi bayakuza egameni lami, bathi: Mina nginguKristu; njalo bazadukisa abanengi. Niyakuzwa ngezimpi namahemuhemu ezimpi, bhekani ningethuki; Ngokuba isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso, kube khona indlala, nokuzamazama komhlaba izindawo ngezindawo. Konke lokhu kungukuqala kwemihelo. Khona bayakunikhaphela osizini, banibulale; niyakuzondwa yizizwe zonke ngenxa yegama lami. Khona abaningi bayakukhubeka, bakhaphelane, bazondane. Kuyakuvela abaprofethi bamanga abaningi, badukise abaningi. Nangenxa yokwanda kobubi, uthando lwabaningi luyophola. Kepha okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni nguyena oyakusindiswa. Lelivangeli lombuso liyakutshunyayelwa emhlabeni wonke kube ngubufakazi ezizweni zonke; khona-ke ukuphela kuyofika. Ngakho nxa libona amanyala encithakalo, akhulunywa nguDaniyeli umprofethi, emi endaweni engcwele, (ofundayo kaqedisise;) Khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni; Ophezu kwendlu kangehli ukukhupha ulutho endlini yakhe; Nosensimini makangabuyeli emuva ukuyothatha izingubo zakhe. Maye kwabakhulelweyo nakwabancelisayo ngalezo zinsuku! Kodwa khulekani ukuthi ukubaleka kwenu kungabi sebusika, loba ngesabatha; Ngokuba ngaleso sikhathi kuyakuba-khona usizi olukhulu, olungazange lube-khona kwasekuqaleni kwezwe kuze kube manje, nolungasayikuba khona. Uma lezo zinsuku zingafinyezwanga, bekungayikusindiswa nyama, kepha ngenxa yabakhethiweyo lezo zinsuku ziyakufinyezwa. Khona uma umuntu ethi kini: Bhekani, nangu uKristu, noma: Nanguya; ningakholwa. Ngokuba kuyakuvela oKristu bamanga, nabaprofethi bamanga, baveze izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso; ukuze, uma kungenzeka, badukise nabakhethiweyo. Bhekani, nginitshelile ngaphambili. Ngakho-ke uma bethi kini: Bhekani, usehlane; ningaphumi; bheka, usendlini ecashile; ningakholwa. Ngokuba njengonyazi luphuma empumalanga, lukhanye kuze kube sentshonalanga; kuyakuba njalo nokufika kweNdodana yomuntu. Ngokuba lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyakubuthana khona. Njalo masinyane emva kosizi lwalezonsuku ilanga lizafiphazwa, lenyanga kayiyikukhanya, lezinkanyezi zizakuwa ezulwini, lamandla amazulu azazanyazanyiswa. Khona kuyakubonakala ezulwini isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu, khona-ke izizwe zonke zomhlaba ziyakuzila, futhi zibone iNdodana yomuntu iza ngamafu ezulu inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu. Iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo ngokukhala okukhulu kwecilongo, ziqoqe abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni yomine, kusukela emkhawulweni omunye wezulu kuze kube komunye. Fundani umfanekiso emkhiwaneni; nxa igatsha lawo selithambile, lihluma amaqabunga, niyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze; Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona zonke lezi zinto, yazini ukuthi iseduze ngasemnyango. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula, kungakenzeki konke lokhu. Kuyakudlula izulu nomhlaba, kepha amazwi ami awasoze adlula. Kepha lolo suku nalelo hora akakho owazi lutho ngalo, nazingelosi zezulu, naBaba kuphela. Kepha njengokuba zazinjalo izinsuku zikaNowa, kuyakuba njalo nokufika kweNdodana yomuntu. Ngokuba njengasezinsukwini zangaphambi kukazamcolo babedla, bephuza, beshada, bendiswa, kwaze kwafika usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, futhi kabanakanga kwaze kwafika uzamcolo, wabakhukhula bonke; kuyakuba njalo nokufika kweNdodana yomuntu. Khona ababili bayakuba sensimini; omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe. Abesifazane ababili bayakube besila etsheni; omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe. Ngakho lindani, ngokuba anazi ukuthi iNkosi yenu iyakufika ngasiphi isikhathi. Kodwa yazini lokhu, ukuthi uba umninindlu ebesazi ukuthi isela lizafika ngawuphi umlindo, ubezalinda, njalo ubengayikuvuma ukuthi indlu yakhe igqekezwe. Ngakho-ke nani hlalani nilungile, ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iza ngehora eningalicabangi. Pho, ngubani oyinceku ethembekileyo nehlakaniphileyo, inkosi yayo eyimisile phezu kwabendlu yayo ukuba ibanike ukudla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo na? Ibusisiwe leyo nceku okuyakuthi inkosi yayo nxa ifika iyifumane yenze njalo. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Iyakuyibeka phezu kwakho konke enakho. Kodwa uba leyonceku embi ithi enhliziyweni yayo: Inkosi yami ilibele ukufika; uyakuqala ukushaya izinceku kanye naye, nokudla nokuphuza nezidakwa; Inkosi yaleyonceku izafika ngosuku engayibheki ngayo, langehola engasiloyo. iyinqamule kabili, iyimisele isabelo sayo kanye nabazenzisi; kuyakuba khona lapho ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo. Khona umbuso wezulu uyakufaniswa nezintombi eziyishumi ezathatha izibani zazo, zaphuma ukuyohlangabeza umyeni. Ezinhlanu kuzo zazihlakaniphile, ezinhlanu ziyiziwula. Eziyiziwula zathatha izibani zazo, azaphatha amafutha kanye lazo. Kodwa ezihlakaniphileyo zaphatha amafutha ezitsheni kanye nezibani zazo. Kwathi umyeni esalibele, zozela zonke zalala. Kepha phakathi kobusuku kwamenyezwa ukuthi: ‘Nangu umyeni; phumani niyomhlangabeza. Khona zavuka lezo zintombi zonke, zalungisa izibani zazo. Eziyiziwula zasezisithi kwezihlakaniphileyo: Sipheni emafutheni enu; ngoba izibane zethu zicima. Kodwa ezihlakaniphileyo zaphendula zathi: Hatshi; hlezi angasaneli thina lani; kodwa hambani kakhulu kwabathengisayo, lizithengele. Zisaya kothenga, wafika umyeni; lezo ezazilungile zangena laye emshadweni, umnyango wavalwa. Ngasemuva zafika nezinye izintombi, zathi: Nkosi, Nkosi, sivulele. Kodwa waphendula wathi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Anginazi. Ngakho lindani, ngokuba anazi usuku nehora iNdodana yomuntu eza ngayo. Ngokuba umbuso wezulu unjengomuntu owaya ezweni elikude, wabiza izinceku zakhe, wazinika impahla yakhe. Enye wayinika amatalenta ayisihlanu, enye amabili, nenye elilodwa; yilowo nalowo ngokwamandla akhe; wahle wasuka wahamba. Khona obamukele amatalenta ayisihlanu wahamba wasebenza ngawo, wazuza amanye amatalenta ayisihlanu. Kanjalo nobamukele amabili wazuza amanye amabili. Kepha obamukele yanye waya wemba emhlabathini, wayifihla imali yenkosi yakhe. Emva kwesikhathi eside yafika inkosi yalezo zinceku, yalandisana nazo. Weza obamukele amatalenta ayisihlanu, waletha amanye amatalenta ayisihlanu, wathi: ‘Nkosi, wanginika amathalenta ayisihlanu; bheka, ngizuze amanye amatalenta ayisihlanu.’ Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: ‘Kuhle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo! Weza nobamukele amatalenta amabili, wathi: ‘Nkosi, wanginika amatalenta amabili; bheka, ngizuze amanye amatalenta amabili phezu kwawo. Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: ‘Kuhle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo; ubuthembekile ezintweni eziyingcosana, ngizakubeka phezu kwezinengi; ngena entokozweni yenkosi yakho. Khona weza obamukele italenta lalinye, wathi: Nkosi, bengikwazi wena ukuthi ungumuntu olukhuni, uvuna lapho ongahlwanyelanga khona, ubutha lapho ongazange uhlakaze khona; Ngase ngesaba, ngaya ngalithukusa emhlabathini italenta lakho; bheka, usunakho okwakho. Inkosi yayo yaphendula, yathi kuyo: Nceku embi nevilaphayo, ubuwazi ukuthi ngivuna lapho engingahlwanyelanga khona, futhi ngibutha lapho ngingahlwazanga khona; Ngakho-ke ngabe ubeke imali yami kwabahwebi, khona-ke ekufikeni kwami ngabe ngimukele okwami nenzalo. Ngakho mthatheni italenta, nilinike onamatalenta ayishumi. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, abe nokuchichima; Lapho inceku engancediyo yiphoseleni ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho kuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla amazinyo. Nxa iNdodana yomuntu iza ngenkazimulo yayo nezingelosi zonke ezingcwele kanye nayo, khona izakuhlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi. Kuyakubuthelwa phambi kwayo izizwe zonke, ibahlukanise abanye kwabanye, njengomalusi ehlukanisa izimvu nezimbuzi; Iyakumisa izimvu ngakwesokunene sayo, kodwa izimbuzi ngakwesokhohlo. Khona iNkosi izakuthi kwabangakwesokunene sayo: Wozani lina elibusiswe nguBaba, lidle ilifa lombuso eliwulungiselweyo selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba. Ngokuba ngangilambile, nanginika ukudla; ngangomile, nangiphuzisa; Nginqunu, nangembathisa; ngangigula, nangihambela; ngangiboshiwe, neza kimi. Khona bayakuyiphendula abalungileyo, bathi: ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile, sakupha ukudla na? noma womile, sakuphuzisa na? Sakubona nini ungumfokazi, sakungenisa endlini, na? noma uhamba ze, sakwembathisa na? Sakubona nini ugula, noma usetilongweni, seza kuwe na? Inkosi iyakuphendula, ithi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Njengoba nikwenzile komunye walaba bafowethu abancane, nikwenzile nakimi. Khona iyakuthi nakwabangakwesokhohlo: Sukani kimi nina baqalekisiweyo, niye emlilweni ophakade olungiselwe uSathane nezingelosi zakhe; Ngokuba ngangilambile, kepha aninginikanga ukudla; ngangingumfokazi, aningingenisanga; nginqunu, aningigqokisanga; ngigula, ngisetilongweni, aningihambelanga. Khona bayakumphendula nabo, bathi: ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile, noma womile, noma ungowezizwe, noma uhamba-ze, noma ugula, noma usetilongweni, singakukhonzanga? Khona izabaphendula, ithi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Njengoba lingakwenzanga komunye walaba abancinyane, kalikwenzanga kimi. Laba bayakumuka ekujezisweni okuphakade, kepha abalungileyo baye ekuphileni okuphakade. Kwathi uJesu eseqedile onke lawo mazwi, wathi kubafundi bakhe. Niyazi ukuthi emva kwezinsuku ezimbili kungumkhosi wePhasika, futhi iNdodana yomuntu izokhashelwa ukuba ibethelwe esiphambanweni. Khona babuthana abapristi abakhulu, nababhali, namalunga esizwe egcekeni lompristi omkhulu othiwa uKayafase; Bacebisana ukuthi bambambe uJesu ngobuqili, bambulale. Kodwa bathi: Kungabi ngomkhosi, hlezi kube khona isiyaluyalu ebantwini. Kwathi uJesu eseBethaniya endlini kaSimoni onochoko. Kwafika kuye owesifazane ephethe umfuma wealabhaste wamafutha anenani elikhulu, wawathela ekhanda lakhe ehlezi ekudleni. Kodwa abafundi bakhe bekubona bathukuthela, besithi: Ngani lokhu kuchithwa? Ngokuba lawa mafutha abengathengiswa ngemali enkulu, kuphiwe abampofu. UJesu ekwazi wathi kubo: “Nimhluphelani owesifazane na? ngoba wenzé umsebenzi omuhle kimi. Ngokuba abampofu ninabo njalo; kepha mina aninami njalo. Ngokuba ngokuthela lawa mafutha emzimbeni wami, ukwenzele ukungcwatshwa kwami. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nomaphi lapho elizashunyayelwa khona lelivangeli emhlabeni wonke, kuyakuba-khona nalokhu akwenzileyo lona wesifazane, kube yisikhumbuzo ngaye. Khona kwasuka omunye wabayishumi nambili, othiwa uJuda Iskariyothe, waya kubapristi abakhulu, Wasesithi kubo: Lizanginikani, njalo ngimnikele kini? Basebesenza isivumelwano laye ngenhlamvu zesiliva ezingamatshumi amathathu. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi wafuna ithuba elihle lokumkhaphela. Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo abafundi beza kuJesu, bathi kuye: “Uthanda ukuba sikulungisele ngaphi ukuba udle iphasika na? Wathi: “Hambani niye emzini kumuntu othile, nithi kuye: ‘Uthi uMfundisi: Isikhathi sami siseduze; ngizakwenza iphasika kwakho kanye labafundi bami. Abafundi benza njengokusho kukaJesu; basebelungisa iphasika. Kwathi sekuhlwile, wahlala ekudleni nabayishumi nambili. Kwathi besidla wathi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Omunye wenu uzangikhaphela. Basebedabuka kakhulu, basebeqala ukuthi kuye ngulowo lalowo: Nkosi, kayisimi yini? Wasephendula wathi: Ofaka isandla sakhe kanye lami esitsheni nguye ozangithengisa. INdodana yomuntu iyamuka njengokulotshiweyo ngayo, kepha maye kulowo muntu iNdodana yomuntu ekhashelwa ngaye! ngabe kwaba kuhle kulowomuntu ukuba wayengazalwanga. Wasephendula uJudasi owamnikelayo, wathi: Nkosi, kambe? Wathi kuye: “Wena ushilo.” Kwathi besadla, uJesu wathatha isinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wanika abafundi, wathi: Thathani, lidle; lokhu kungumzimba wami. Wasethatha inkezo, wabonga, wabanika, esithi: Selani kuyo lonke; Ngokuba lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano elithululwa ngenxa yabaningi kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono. Kepha ngithi kini: Kusukela manje angisayikuphuza okwesithelo somvini, kuze kufike lolo suku engiyakusiphuza ngalo nani sisisha embusweni kaBaba. Sebehlabelele igama lokubonga, baphuma baya eNtabeni Yeminqumo. Khona uJesu wathi kubo: “Nina nonke niyakukhubeka ngami ngalobu busuku, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “ ‘Ngiyakushaya umalusi, izimvu zomhlambi zihlakazeke. Kodwa emva kokuvuka kwami, ngizanandulela ukuya eGalili. UPetro waphendula wathi kuye: Lanxa bonke bezakukhubeka ngawe, mina kangisoze ngikhubeke. UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Ngalobu busuku, lingakakhali iqhude, uzakungiphika kathathu. UPetro wathi kuye: Lanxa ngingafa lawe, kangisoze ngikuphike. Basho kanjalo bonke abafundi. Khona uJesu wafika nabo endaweni ethiwa iGetsemane, wathi kubafundi: “Hlalani lapha, ngisaya kukhuleka laphaya. Wathatha uPetru namadodana amabili kaZebedewu, waqala ukuba nomunyu nosizi. Khona wathi kubo: “Umphefumulo wami ulusizi kakhulu kuze kube sekufeni; hlalani lapha, nilinde kanye nami. Waqhubeka ingcosana, wawa ngobuso bakhe, wakhuleka wathi: “Baba, uma kungenzeka, makudlule kimi lesisitsha; nokho kungabi njengokuba ngithanda mina, kodwa njengokuba uthanda wena. Wasesiza kubafundi, wabafica belele, wathi kuPetro: Kanti beningelinde lami ihola elilodwa yini? Lindani, nikhuleke, ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni; umoya uyavuma, kepha inyama ibuthakathaka. Wabuye wahamba ngokwesibili, wakhuleka, wathi: “Baba, uma lesi sitsha singedlule kimi ngingasiphuzi, mayenziwe intando yakho. Wasebuya wabafica belele, ngoba amehlo abo ayenzima. Wabashiya, wabuye wahamba, wakhuleka ngokwesithathu, esho wona lawo mazwi. Wayesesiza kubafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Nisalele manje, niphumule; bhekani, isikhathi sesisondele, iNdodana yomuntu isiyakhashelwa ezandleni zezoni. Sukumani, sihambe; bhekani, useseduze ongikhaphelayo. Esakhuluma, bheka, kwafika uJudasi, omunye wabayishumi nambili, enesixuku esikhulu siphethe izinkemba nezinduku, sivela kubapristi abakhulu namalunga abantu. Kepha omkhaphelayo wayebanike isibonakaliso, ethi: “Lowo engiyakumanga, nguye; Wahle waya kuJesu, wathi: Sawubona, Rabi! wamanga. UJesu wathi kuye: “Mngane, uze ngani na? Base besondela, babeka izandla kuJesu, bambamba. Bheka, omunye kwababe noJesu welula isandla, wahosha inkemba yakhe, wagalela inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe. UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Buyisela inkemba yakho endaweni yayo, ngokuba bonke abaphatha inkemba bayakubhubha ngenkemba. Uthi ngingecele kuBaba ukuthi anginike manje amalegiyona ezingelosi angaphezu kweshumi nambili na? Kodwa ingagcwaliseka njani imibhalo yokuthi kumele kube njalo? Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wathi ezixukwini: “Niphumele ukungibamba niphethe izinkemba nezinduku njengokuya kumphangi na? Bengihlezi kini insuku zonke ethempelini ngifundisa, aningibambanga. Kepha konke lokhu kwenzeka ukuba kugcwaliseke imibhalo yabaprofethi. Khona bonke abafundi bamshiya, babaleka. Labo abambamba uJesu bamyisa kuKayafase umpristi omkhulu, lapho kwakubuthene khona ababhali namalunga. Kepha uPetru wamlandela ekude kwaze kwaba segcekeni lompristi omkhulu, wangena, wahlala nezinceku ukuba abone isiphetho. Abapristi abakhulu namalunga nomkhandlu wonke bafuna ubufakazi bamanga ngoJesu ukuze bambulale; Kepha ababufumananga, yebo, nakuba kwafika ofakazi bamanga abaningi, ababufumananga. Ekugcineni kwafika ofakazi bamanga ababili. bathi: “Lo wathi: ‘Nginamandla okudiliza ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, ngilakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu. Kwasekusukuma umpristi omkhulu, wathi kuye: Kawuphenduli lutho yini? kuyini laba abakufakaza ngawe na? Kodwa uJesu wathula. Umpristi omkhulu wasephendula wathi kuye: Ngikufungisa uNkulunkulu ophilayo, ukuthi usitshele ukuthi wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. UJesu wathi kuye: “Wena ushilo; nokho ngithi kini: Kusukela manje nizakubona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene saMandla, iza ngamafu ezulu. Umpristi omkhulu wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Usehlambalazile; sisaswelelani ofakazi na? bhekani, manje senikuzwile ukuhlambalaza kwakhe. Nicabangani? Baphendula bathi: Unecala lokufa. Base bemkhafulela ngamathe ebusweni, bamshaya; abanye bamshaya ngezintende zezandla. besithi: Siprofethe, wena Kristu, ngubani okutshayileyo? Kepha uPetru wayehlezi ngaphandle egcekeni; Kepha waphika phambi kwabo bonke, wathi: “Angikwazi okushoyo. Kwathi ephumela egumeni, enye incekukazi yambona, yathi kwababekhona: Lo muntu ubenoJesu waseNazaretha. Waphinda waphika ngesifungo, wathi: Kangimazi lowomuntu. Kwathi emva kwesikhashana beza kuye ababemi khona, bathi kuPetru: “Nempela nawe ungomunye wabo; ngoba ukukhuluma kwakho kuyakuveza. Waseqala ukuthuka lokufunga, esithi: Kangimazi lumuntu. Lahle lakhala iqhude. UPetru wakhumbula izwi likaJesu, alisho kuye ukuthi: “Iqhude lingakakhali, uzakungiphika kathathu. Waphuma wakhala kamunyu. Kwathi sekusile, bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe benza icebo ngoJesu ukuba bambulale; Sebembophile, bamuka naye, bamnikela kuPontiyu Pilatu umbusi. Khona uJudasi owamkhaphelayo, ebona ukuthi ulahliwe, wazisola, wabuyisela izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu kubapristi abakhulu namalunga; esithi: Ngonile ngokukhaphela igazi elingelacala. Basebesithi: Kuyini kithi lokho? bheka wena. Waziphonsa phansi izinhlamvu zesiliva ethempelini, wamuka, wazilengisa. Abapristi abakhulu basebethatha izinhlamvu zesiliva, bathi: Kakuvunyelwa ukuthi zifakwe emnikelweni, ngoba ziyintengo yegazi. Basebecebisana, bathenga ngayo insimu yombumbi, ibe yindawo yokumbela abezizweni. Ngalokho insimu leyo yabizwa ngokuthi, Insimu Yegazi, kuze kube namuhla. Khona kwagcwaliseka okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi uJeremiya ukuthi: “Bathatha izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu, inani lalowo owalinganiswayo, abamlinganisela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; yazinika insimu yombumbi, njengalokho iNkosi yayingimisele. UJesu wema phambi kombusi; umbusi wambuza wathi: “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na? UJesu wasesithi kuye: Utsho wena. Kwathi emangalelwa ngabapristi abakhulu namalunga, akaphendulanga lutho. UPilatu wasesithi kuye: Kawuzwa yini ukuthi zingaki izinto abazifakaza ngawe? Akamphendula nakancane; waze wamangala kakhulu umbusi. Ngomkhosi umbusi wayejwayele ukukhululela isixuku isiboshwa, esisithandayo. Ngalesosikhathi babenesibotshwa esidumileyo esithiwa nguBarabasi. Ngakho sebebuthene, uPilatu wathi kubo: Lithanda ukuthi ngilikhululele bani? UBarabasi noma uJesu othiwa uKristu? Ngokuba wayekwazi ukuthi bamnikele ngomhawu. Esehlezi esihlalweni sokwahlulela, umkakhe wathumela kuye, wathi: “Ungabi nandaba nalowo muntu olungileyo, ngokuba ngihlupheke kakhulu namuhla ngaye ephusheni. Kepha abapristi abakhulu namalunga bancenga izixuku ukuba zicele uBaraba, zimbulale uJesu. Umbusi waphendula wathi kubo: Nithanda ukuba nginikhululele muphi kulaba ababili na? Bathi: UBaraba. UPilatu wathi kubo: Pho ngimenzeni uJesu othiwa uKristu? Bonke bathi kuye: Kabethelwe esiphambanweni. Umbusi wasesithi: Ngoba enze bubi bani? Kodwa bamemeza kakhulu, besithi: Kabethelwe esiphambanweni. Kwathi uPilatu ebona ukuthi kakusizi lutho, kodwa ukuthi isiyaluyalu sisuka kakhulu, wathatha amanzi, wageza izandla phambi kwexuku, wathi: Anginacala egazini lalumuntu olungileyo; ziboneleni lina. Base bephendula abantu bonke, bathi: Igazi lakhe malibe phezu kwethu naphezu kwabantwana bethu. Khona wabakhululela uBaraba; Khona amasosha ombusi amthatha uJesu amyisa enqabeni, abuthela kuye lonke ibutho. Amhlubula, amembathisa ingubo ebomvu. Eluluka umqhele wameva, awubeka ekhanda lakhe, nomhlanga esandleni sakhe sokunene, aguqa ngamadolo phambi kwakhe, amklolodela, athi: “Bayede, Nkosi yamaJuda! Amkhafulela ngamathe, athatha umhlanga, amshaya ekhanda. Sebemklolodele, bamhlubula ingubo, bamembathisa ezakhe izingubo, bamuka naye ukuyombethela esiphambanweni. Esaphuma, afumana indoda yaseKhurene, nguSimoni igama lakhe; amcindezela ukuba athwale isiphambano sakhe. Sebefikile endaweni ethiwa yiGolgotha, okutsho ukuthi, iNdawo yoKhakhayi. Bamnika uviniga oxutshwe nenyongo ukuba anathe; Ambethela, abelana izingubo zakhe, enzelana inkatho, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi ukuthi: “Babelana izingubo zami, benza inkatho yokuphosa ngesambatho sami. Bahlala phansi bamlinda khona; Babeka phezu kwekhanda lakhe icala lakhe libhaliwe ukuthi: LO NGUJESU INKOSI YABAJUDA. Kwabethelwa kanye naye abaphangi ababili, esinye ngakwesokunene nesinye ngakwesokhohlo. Abadlulayo bamthuka, benikina amakhanda abo. bethi: Wena odiliza ithempeli, ulakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu, zisindise. Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, yehla esiphambanweni. Ngokunjalo labapristi abakhulu bamklolodela kanye lababhali labadala, bathi: Wasindisa abanye; yena ngokwakhe akanakuzisindisa. Uma eyinkosi yakwa-Israyeli, makehle manje esiphambanweni, futhi sizomkholwa. Wathembela kuNkulunkulu; makamkhulule manje, uma emthanda, ngokuba wathi: Mina ngiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Labaphangi ababebethelwe kanye laye, bamluma ngokunjalo. Kusukela ngehora lesithupha kwaba mnyama emhlabeni wonke kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye. Kwathi ngehola lesificamunwemunye uJesu wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu, wathi: Eli, Eli, lama sabaktani? okungukuthi: Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na? Abanye kwababemi khona besizwa bathi: Lo ubiza uEliya. Wasegijima masinyane omunye kubo, wathatha uzipho, walugcwalisa ngoviniga, waluhloma emhlangeni, wamphuzisa. Abanye bathi: Yekelani, sibone ukuthi uEliya uzafika yini ukumsindisa. UJesu esephinde wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wawukhipha umoya. Bheka, isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka kabili, kusukela phezulu kuze kufike phansi; umhlaba wazamazama, amadwala aqhekezeka; Amathuna avuleka; nemizimba eminingi yabangcwele ababelele yavuka; baphuma emathuneni emva kokuvuka kwakhe bangena emzini ongcwele, babonakala kwabaningi. Kwathi induna yekhulu nababe nayo belinda uJesu bebona ukuzamazama komhlaba nalokho okwenzekileyo besaba kakhulu, bathi: “Nempela lo ubeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Kwakukhona lapho abesifazana abanengi, bekhangele bekhatshana, ababelandele uJesu bevela eGalili, bemkhonza; phakathi kwabo kwakukhona uMariya Magdalena, noMariya unina kaJakobe noJose, nonina wamadodana kaZebedewu. Kwathi sekuhlwile, kweza umuntu ocebileyo wase-Arimathiya, ibizo lakhe linguJosefa, naye owayengumfundi kaJesu. yena waya kuPilatu, wacela isidumbu sikaJesu. Khona uPilatu wayala ukuba isidumbu sikhululwe. Kwathi uJosefa esesithathile isidumbu, wasisonga ngendwangu yelineni ehlanzekileyo. Wawubeka ethuneni lakhe elisha abeligubhe edwaleni, wagingqela itshe elikhulu emnyango wethuna, wamuka. Kwakukhona lapho uMariya Magdalena nomunye uMariya, behlezi malungana nethuna. Kwathi ngangomuso, olulandela usuku lokulungisela, abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi babuthana kuPilatu; besithi: Nkosi, siyakhumbula ukuthi umkhohlisi lowo esaphila wathi: Emva kwezinsuku ezintathu ngizavuka. Ngakho yala ukuba liqiniswe ithuna kuze kube lusuku lwesithathu, hlezi abafundi bakhe beze ebusuku, bamebe, bathi ebantwini: Uvukile kwabafileyo; UPilatu wathi kubo: Ninabalindi; Bahamba-ke, baligcina ithuna, bebeka uphawu etsheni, nabalindi. Ekupheleni kwesabatha, ngovivi ngolokuqala lweviki, kwafika uMariya Magdalena nomunye uMariya, bezobona ithuna. Bheka, kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, ngokuba ingelosi yeNkosi yehla ezulwini, yeza yagingqa itshe, yalisusa, yahlala phezu kwalo. Ubuso bakhe babunjengombani, lesembatho sakhe sasimhlophe njengeqhwa. Ngokuyesaba kwayo abalindi bathuthumela, baba njengabafileyo. Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kwabesifazane: “Ningesabi nina, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi nifuna uJesu obebethelwe esiphambanweni. Kakho lapha, ngokuba uvukile njengokusho kwakhe; Wozani nibone indawo lapho iNkosi yayilele khona. Hambani masinyane, nitshele abafundi bakhe ukuthi uvukile kwabafileyo; bhekani, uyanandulela ukuya eGalile; niyakumbona lapho; bhekani, nginitshelile. Base beshesha bamuka ethuneni benokwesaba nokuthokoza okukhulu; wagijima wabikela abafundi bakhe. Kwathi besaya ukubikela abafundi bakhe, bheka, uJesu wabahlangabeza, wathi: “Sanibona! Base besondela, bambamba izinyawo, bakhuleka kuye. UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Ningesabi; hambani nitshele abafowethu ukuthi baye eGalile, futhi bayakungibona khona. Kwathi besahamba, bheka, kwafika abanye kubalindi emzini, babikela abapristi abakhulu konke okwenzekileyo. Sebebuthene lamalunga, benza icebo, banika amabutho imali enengi; besithi: Yishoni ukuthi: Abafundi bakhe beza ebusuku, bameba silele. Uma kuzwakala lokho kumbusi, siyakuncenga thina, sinivikele. Base beyithabatha imali, benza njengalokho befundisiwe; leli zwi lisasakazwa phakathi kwabaJuda kuze kube namuhla. Abafundi abayishumi nanye basuka baya eGalile entabeni lapho uJesu ayebayalile khona. Sebembonile bakhuleka kuye, kodwa abanye bangabaza. UJesu wasondela wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Ngiphiwe amandla onke ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Ngakho hambani nifundise izizwe zonke, nibabhapathize egameni likaYise, neleNdodana, nelikaMoya oNgcwele; nibafundise ukugcina konke enginiyale ngakho; bhekani, mina nginani izinsuku zonke, kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe. Amen. Ukuqala kwevangeli likaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu; njengokulotshiweyo kubaprofethi ukuthi: Khangela, mina ngiyathuma isithunywa sami phambi kobuso bakho, esizalungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho. Izwi lomemezayo ehlane, lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde. UJohane wabhapathiza ehlane, eshumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono. Kwaphumela kuye izwe lonke laseJudiya nabo bonke abaseJerusalema, babhapathizwa nguye emfuleni iJordani, bevuma izono zabo. UJohane wayembethe eyoboya bekamela, enoqhotho lwesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe; wadla izinkumbi nezinyosi zasendle; Washumayela wathi: “Emva kwami kuyeza onamandla kunami, engingafanele ukukhothama ngithukulule umchilo wezicathulo zakhe. Mina nginibhapathize ngamanzi, kepha yena uzakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele. Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku kwafika uJesu evela eNazaretha laseGalile, wabhapathizwa nguJohane eJordani. Wathi ekhuphuka ephuma emanzini, wabona izulu livulekile, noMoya ehlela phezu kwakhe njengejuba. Kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokozile ngayo. Masinyane uMoya wamqhubela ehlane. Wayekhona ehlane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane elingwa nguSathane; futhi wayekanye nezilwane zasendle; izingelosi zamkhonza. Kwathi uJohane esebotshiwe, uJesu wafika eGalili, etshumayela ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu; Wathi: “Isikhathi sigcwalisekile, nombuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele; phendukani, nikholwe ivangeli. Esahamba ngaselwandle lwaseGalile, wabona oSimoni no-Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni bephonsa inetha olwandle, ngokuba babengabadobi. UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngilandeleni, ngiyakunenza nibe ngabadobi babantu. Base bewashiya masinyane amanetha abo, bamlandela. Wathi eqhubeka ingcosana, wabona uJakobe kaZebedewu noJohane umfowabo besemkhunjini belungisa amanetha abo. Wababiza masinyane; base bemshiya uyise uZebedewu emkhunjini kanye nezisebenzi, bamlandela. Bangena eKapernawume; kwathi masinyane ngesabatha wangena esinagogeni, wafundisa. Bamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe, ngokuba wabafundisa njengonegunya, kungenjengababhali. Kwakukhona esinagogeni labo umuntu onomoya ongcolileyo; wakhala. esithi: Ake siyeke; Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu waseNazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ungubani, ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu. UJesu wamkhuza wathi: “Thula, uphume kuye! Umoya ongcolileyo wamdwengula, wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, waphuma kuye. Basebemangala bonke, baze babuzana besithi: Kuyini lokhu? Iyini imfundiso entsha le? ngoba ngegunya uyala lomoya abangcolileyo, bamlalele. Udumo lwakhe lwanda masinyane kuso sonke isifunda saseGalile. Base bephuma esinagogeni bangena masinyane endlini kaSimoni no-Andreya kanye noJakobe noJohane. Kepha umkhwekazi kaSimoni wayelele enomkhuhlane, bahle bamtshela ngaye. Wasondela, wambamba ngesandla, wamsukumisa; umkhuhlane wamyeka masinyane, wabakhonza. Kwathi sekuhlwile, ilanga selishonile, baletha kuye bonke ababegula nababekhwelwe ngamademoni. Umuzi wonke wawubuthene ngasemnyango. Waphulukisa abaningi ababephethwe yizifo ngezifo, wakhipha amademoni amaningi; njalo wayengawavumeli amadimoni ukuthi akhulume, ngoba ayemazi. Ekuseni kusesekuseni kakhulu, wavuka waphuma, waya endaweni eyihlane, wakhuleka khona. USimoni nababe naye bamlandela. Sebemtholile bathi kuye: Bonke bayakufuna. Wathi kubo: “Asihambe siye emizini eseduze, ukuze ngishumayele nakhona, ngokuba ngiphumele lokho. Wayeseshumayela emasinagogeni abo kulo lonke iGalile, ekhipha amademoni. Kwasekusiza kuye onochoko, emncenga, eguqa phambi kwakhe, esithi kuye: Uba uthanda, ungangihlambulula. UJesu waba nesihe, welula isandla, wamphatha, wathi kuye: “Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka. Esakhuluma, basuka masinyane uchoko kuye, wahlanjululwa. Waseyilaya kakhulu, wayimukisa masinyane; Wathi kuye: “Bheka, ungatsheli muntu lutho; Kepha yena waphuma, waqala ukumemezela kakhulu nokuyidalula leyondaba, kwaze kwaba yilapho uJesu engasenakukwazi ukungena emzini obala, kodwa waba ngaphandle ezindaweni eziyihlane; Wabuye wangena eKapernawume emva kwezinsuku ezithile; kwezwakala ukuthi usendlini. Kwase kubuthana abaningi, akwabe kusabakho ndawo nangasemnyango; wakhuluma izwi kubo. Beza kuye bethwele umuntu ofe uhlangothi, ephethwe ngabantu abane. Bengenakusondela kuye ngenxa yesixuku baqaqa uphahla lapho ekhona, bathi sebebhobozile behlisa uhlaka alele kulo ofe uhlangothi. UJesu ebona ukukholwa kwabo wathi kofe uhlangothi: “Ndodana, uthethelelwe izono zakho.” Kepha kwakukhona ababhali abathile behlezi khona, bezindla ezinhliziyweni zabo ngokuthi: “Lo ukhulumelani kanje na? Uyahlambalaza. Ngubani ongathethelela izono, kungeyena uNkulunkulu yedwa na?” UJesu ekwazi masinyane emoyeni wakhe ukuthi bazindla kanjalo phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: “Nizindlelani ngalokhu ezinhliziyweni zenu na? Yikuphi okulula ukuthi kofe uhlangothi: ‘Uthethelelwe izono zakho,’ noma ukuthi: ‘Vuka, uthathe uhlaka lwakho, uhambe,’ na? Kodwa ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela izono,” esho kofe uhlangothi. Ngithi kuwe: Vuka, uthabathe uhlaka lwakho, uye endlini yakho. Wasesukuma masinyane, wathatha uhlaka, waphuma phambi kwabo bonke; baze bamangala bonke, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, besithi: Kasizange sikubone okunje. Wabuye waphuma waya ngaselwandle; ixuku lonke laselisiza kuye, wabafundisa. Esadlula, wabona uLevi ka-Alfewu ehlezi endaweni yokuthela, wathi kuye: “Ngilandele. Wasukuma wamlandela. Kwathi ehlezi ekudleni endlini yakhe, nabathelisi abaningi nezoni babehlezi noJesu nabafundi bakhe, ngokuba babebaningi, bamlandela. Kwathi ababhali labaFarisi bembona esidla labathelisi lezoni, bathi kubafundi bakhe: Kungani esidla lokusela labathelisi lezoni? UJesu ekuzwa wathi kubo: “Abaphilayo abamdingi umelaphi, kodwa abagulayo kuphela. Kepha abafundi bakaJohane nabafundi babaFarisi babezila ukudla, beza bathi kuye: “Kungani abafundi bakaJohane nabafundi babaFarisi bezila ukudla, kepha abafundi bakho abazili na? UJesu wathi kubo: “Abendlu yomyeni bangazila yini ukudla, umyeni esenabo na? inqobo nje uma umyeni ekanye nabo, abanakuzila ukudla. Kodwa zizakufika izinsuku, lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo; yikhona-ke bezakuzila ngalolo suku. Akakho othungela isiziba esingakashukeki engutsheni endala, funa okusha okubekelwayo kuklebhule kwendala, kwande ukuklebhuka. Futhi akakho othela iwayini elisha ezimvabeni ezindala, funa iwayini liqhumise izimvaba, lichitheke iwayini, nezimvaba zonakale; kodwa iwayini elisha lithelwa ezimvabeni ezintsha.” Kwasekusithi edabula amasimu ngesabatha; abafundi bakhe baqala ukuhamba ukukha izikhwebu. AbaFarisi bathi kuye: “Bheka, benzani ngesabatha okungavunyelwe na? Wathi kubo: “Anizange nifunde yini uDavida akwenzayo lapho eswele, elambile, yena nababe naye? Ukuthi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu ezinsukwini zika-Abiyathara umpristi omkhulu, wadla izinkwa zokubukwa, ezingavunyelwe ukudliwa ngabapristi kuphela, wanika nababe naye? Wasesithi kubo: Isabatha lenzelwa umuntu, umuntu kasenzelwanga isabatha. Ngakho iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi leyesabatha. Wabuye wangena esinagogeni; kwakukhona lapho umuntu onesandla esishwabene. Basebemqaphela ukuthi uzamsilisa yini ngesabatha; ukuze bambeke icala. Wathi endodeni enesandla esishwabeneyo: “Sukuma uye phakathi.” Wathi kubo: Kuvunyelwe yini ngesabatha ukwenza okuhle kumbe okubi? ukusindisa impilo, kumbe ukubulala? Kodwa bathula. Wabaqalaza ngokuthukuthela, edabukile ngobulukhuni benhliziyo yabo, wathi kumuntu: Yelula isandla sakho. Waseselula; saphiliswa isandla sakhe saba njengesinye. Base bephuma abaFarisi, bahle bacebisana nabakaHerode ukuthi bangambulala kanjani. Kodwa uJesu wasuka wahamba labafundi bakhe, waya elwandle; naseJerusalema, nase-Idumiya, nangaphesheya kweJordani; nangaseTire naseSidoni, isixuku esikhulu, sesizwile ukuthi kukhulu akwenzayo, seza kuye. Wasekhuluma kubafundi bakhe ukuthi umkhunjana umlinde ngenxa yexuku, hlezi bammpitshe. Ngokuba wayephulukise abaningi; baze bamcindezela ukuba bamthinte bonke ababenezifo. Kwathi omoya abangcolileyo bembona, baziwise phansi phambi kwakhe, bakhale, bathi: “Wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Wasebalaya kakhulu ukuthi bangamenzi aziwe. Wasesenyukela entabeni, wabiza labo ayebathanda; beza kuye. Wasemisa abalitshumi lambili, ukuthi babe laye, lokuthi abathume ukuyatshumayela; nokuba namandla okwelapha izifo, nokukhipha amademoni; USimoni amqamba ngokuthi uPetru; noJakobe kaZebedewu, noJohane umfowabo kaJakobe; wabaqamba ngokuthi uBowanerges, okungukuthi, amadodana okuduma; noAndreya, noFiliphu, noBartolomewu, noMathewu, noTomase, noJakobe ka-Alfewu, noThadewu, noSimoni umKhanani, NoJuda Iskariyothe owamkhaphelayo, bangena endlini. Isixuku sabuye sabuthana, baze bahluleka ngisho nokudla isinkwa. Kwathi abangabakhe bekuzwa baphuma ukuyombamba, ngokuba bathi: Uyahlanya. Nababhali abehla bevela eJerusalema bathi: “UnoBelzebule, ukhipha amademoni ngombusi wamademoni. Wasebabizela kuye, wathi kubo ngemifanekiso: USathane angakhupha njani uSathane? Futhi uba umbuso uhlukene phakathi, lowombuso ungeme. Futhi uba indlu ihlukene phakathi, leyondlu ayinakuma; Futhi uma uSathane ezivukela yena, ehlukene, angema, kodwa uyaphela. Akakho ongangena endlini yesiqhwaga, aphange impahla yaso, uma engabophi kuqala isiqhwaga; khona-ke uyakuphanga indlu yakhe. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Abantwana babantu bazathethelelwa zonke izono lenhlamba loba yini abahlambaza ngayo; Kepha ohlambalaza uMoya oNgcwele akanakuthethelelwa naphakade, kodwa ulecala lokulahlwa okuphakade; ngoba bathi: Unomoya ongcolileyo. Kwase kufika abafowabo nonina, bema ngaphandle, bathumela kuye bembiza. Isixuku sasihlezi simzungezile, sathi kuye: “Bheka, unyoko nabafowenu ngaphandle bayakufuna. Wasebaphendula wathi: Ngubani umame kumbe abafowethu? Wasethalaza ababehlezi bemphahlile, wathi: Khangelani umama labafowethu. Ngokuba owenza intando kaNkulunkulu nguye ongumfowethu nodadewethu nomame.” Wayesebuye waqala ukufundisa ngaselwandle; kwabuthana kuye isixuku esikhulu, waze wangena emkhunjini, wahlala olwandle; isixuku sonke sasiphezu kolwandle emhlabathini. Wabafundisa izinto eziningi ngemifanekiso, wakhuluma kubo ekufundiseni kwakhe. Lalelani; Bheka, kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela; Kwathi ekuhlanyeleni kwakhe, enye yawela ngasendleleni, kweza izinyoni zezulu, zayidla zayiqeda. Enye yawela edwaleni, lapho eyayingenamhlabathi omningi khona; yasihluma masinyane, ngoba yayingelakutshona komhlabathi; Kodwa seliphumile ilanga, lahangulwa; futhi ngenxa yokuthi yayingenampande, yabuna. Enye yawela phakathi kwameva, ameva akhula ayiminyanisa, kodwa ayizange ithele. Enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle, yathela isithelo, yakhula, yanda; yazala, enye ngamashumi amathathu, enye ngamashumi ayisithupha, enye ikhulu. Wasesithi kubo: Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe. Eseyedwa, ababemphahlile kanye nabayishumi nambili bambuza ngomfanekiso. Wathi kubo: “Nina niphiwe ukwazi imfihlakalo yombuso kaNkulunkulu; ukuze bebona babone, bangaboni; nokuzwa, bezwe, bangaqondi; funa noma nini baphenduke, bathethelelwe izono zabo. Wasesithi kubo: Kaliwazi yini lumfanekiso? Pho niyakuyazi kanjani imifanekiso yonke na? Umhlanyeli uhlanyela ilizwi. Laba ngasendleleni, lapho okuhlanyelwe khona ilizwi; kodwa nxa sebezwile, uSathane uyafika masinyane, alisuse izwi elihlwanyelwe ezinhliziyweni zabo. Kanjalo laba ngabahlwanyelwe edwaleni; abathi sebelizwile ilizwi, balamukele masinyane ngokuthokoza; njalo kabanampande phakathi kwabo, bahlala okwesikhathi; kuthi sekuvele ukuhlupheka kumbe ukuzingelwa ngenxa yelizwi, bahle bakhubeke. Laba yilabo abahlanyelwe emeveni; abalizwayo izwi, Kepha iminako yaleli zwe, nokukhohlisa kwengcebo, nezinkanuko zezinye izinto, kungena kuminyanise izwi, lingatheli. Laba yilabo abahlwanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle; abalizwayo izwi, balamukele, bathele isithelo, omunye ngamashumi amathathu, omunye ngamashumi ayisithupha, omunye ngekhulu. Wathi kubo: “Isibani siyalethwa ukuba sibekwe phansi kwesitsha noma ngaphansi kombhede na? futhi hhayi ukuthi ibekwe othini lwesibani? Ngokuba akukho okufihliweyo okungayikubonakaliswa; futhi akukho okufihliwe, ngaphandle kokuthi kuvele obala. Uma ekhona onezindlebe zokuzwa, makezwe. Wathi kubo: “Kuqapheleni enikuzwayo; Ngokuba onakho uyakuphiwa, kepha ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho anakho. Wathi: “Umbuso kaNkulunkulu unjengoba umuntu ephonsa inhlanyelo emhlabathini; Alale, avuke ubusuku nemini, imbewu ihlume, ikhule, yena engazi ukuthi kanjani. Ngokuba umhlabathi uthela isithelo ngokwawo; kuqala ikhaba, kulandele isikhwebu, bese kuba amabele agcwele esikhwebu; Kodwa nxa isithelo sesivuthiwe, alifake masinyane isikela, ngoba ukuvuna sekufikile. Wasesithi: Sizawufanisa lani umbuso kaNkulunkulu? kumbe singakufanisa ngamuphi umfanekiso? Kunjengohlamvu lwesinaphi, okuthi, nxa luhlwanyelwa emhlabathini, lube luncane kuzo zonke izimbewu ezisemhlabeni; Kepha nxa selihlwanyelwe, liyakhula, libe likhulu kunemibhida yonke, kwenze amagatsha amakhulu; ukuze izinyoni zezulu zihlale emthunzini wawo. Walikhuluma izwi kubo ngemifanekiso eminingi enjalo, njengokuzwa kwabo. Kepha akakhulumanga kubo ngaphandle komfanekiso; kepha sebebodwa wabachazela abafundi bakhe zonke izinto. Ngalolo suku sekuhlwile, wathi kubo: “Asiwele siye ngaphesheya. Sebemukisile isixuku, bamthatha esemkhunjini. Kwakukhona neminye imikhumbi emincane kanye naye. Kwavuka isivunguvungu esikhulu somoya, amaza ashaya umkhumbi, waze wasugcwele. Yena wayengemuva emkhunjini elele emqamelweni; bamvusa, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, awukhathali ukuthi siyabhubha na? Wasevuka, wawukhuza umoya, wathi kulo ulwandle: Thula, uthi cwaka. Umoya wanqamuka, kwaba khona ukuthula okukhulu. Wathi kubo: “Nesabani kangaka na? Kanjani ukuba ningabi nalukholo? Basesaba ngokwesaba okukhulu, bathi omunye komunye: “Ubani lo, ukuthi nomoya nolwandle kumlalele? Bafika ngaphesheya kolwandle ezweni lamaGadara. Kwathi esephumile emkhunjini, wahle wamhlangabeza indoda elomoya ongcolileyo ephuma emangcwabeni. owayehlala emangcwabeni; futhi kwakungekho muntu owayengayibopha, cha, nangamaketanga; ngokuba wayeboshwe kaningi ngamaketanga namaketanga, kepha amaketanga ayegqashulwa nguye, nezibopho zazigqashula; Njalo ubusuku nemini wayesezintabeni nasemathuneni ememeza, ezisika ngamatshe. Kodwa wathi ebona uJesu esekhatshana, wagijima wakhuleka kuye. Wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Nginamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Ngikufungisa uNkulunkulu ukuthi ungangihluphi. Ngoba wathi kuye: Phuma kumuntu, moya ongcolileyo. Wasembuza wathi: Ungubani ibizo lakho? Wasephendula wathi: Ibizo lami nginguLegiyoni, ngoba sibanengi. Wamncenga kakhulu ukuthi angabamukisi kulelo zwe. Kwakukhona lapho umhlambi omkhulu wezingulube uklabile entabeni. Amadimoni wonke amncenga, esithi: Sithumele engulubeni, ukuze singene kuzo. Njalo uJesu wahle wawavumela. Omoya abangcolileyo basebephuma, bangena ezingulubeni; umhlambi waphaphatheka, wehla eweni, waya elwandle, zingaba yizinkulungwane ezimbili, zaminza olwandle. Abelusi bezingulube babaleka, babika emzini nasemaphandleni. Base bephuma ukuyobona ukuthi kwenzekeni. Bafika kuJesu, bambona obekhwelwe ngamademoni ehlezi, embethe, esangulukile, owayekhwelwe ngamademoni; base besaba. Lababekubonile babalandisa ukuthi kwenzeke kanjani kowayekhwelwe ngamademoni nangezingulube. Base beqala ukumncenga ukuba amuke emikhawulweni yabo. Kwathi esengenile emkhunjini, obekhwelwe ngamadimoni wamncenga ukuthi abe laye. Kodwa uJesu kamvumelanga, kodwa wathi kuye: Hamba uye ekhaya kwabakini, ubatshele ukuthi kungakanani iNkosi ekwenzele khona, lakuhawukela. Wamuka, waqala ukushumayela eDekapholi ukuthi kungakanani uJesu amenzele khona; bamangala bonke. Kwathi uJesu esephinde wawelela ngaphesheya ngomkhumbi, kwabuthana kuye isixuku esikhulu; Bheka, kwafika omunye wabaphathi besinagoge, nguJayiru igama lakhe; kwathi embona wawa ngasezinyaweni zakhe. Wamncenga kakhulu, esithi: “Indodakazi yami encane isigulela ukufa; njalo uzaphila. UJesu wayesehamba naye; abantu abaningi bamlandela, bamminyezela. Owesifazane othile owayenomopho iminyaka eyishumi nambili. Esehlupheke ngokunengi kubelaphi abanengi, esechithe konke ayelakho, njalo engasizakalanga, kodwa kwaba kubi kakhulu; Kwathi esezwile ngoJesu, weza esixukwini ngemva, wathinta isembatho sakhe. Ngoba wathi: Uba ngingathinta nje izembatho zakhe, ngizasinda. Njalo wahle woma umthombo wegazi lakhe; wezwa emzimbeni ukuthi uphulukisiwe kuleso sifo. UJesu ebona masinyane phakathi kwakhe ukuthi amandla aphumile kuye, waphenduka esixukwini wathi: “Ngubani othinte izingubo zami na? Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: Uyabona ixuku likuminyezela, uthi: Ngubani ongithintileyo? Wasethalaza ukuze abone okwenzileyo lokho. Kodwa owesifazana ngokwesaba lokuthuthumela, ekwazi okwenzekileyo kuye, weza wawa phansi phambi kwakhe, wamtshela iqiniso lonke. Wathi kuye: “Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba ngokuthula, uphile ekuhluphekeni kwakho. Esakhuluma, kwafika abanye bendlu yomphathi wesinagoge, bathi: “Indodakazi yakho isifile; usamkhathazelani uMfundisi na? Kwathi uJesu esezwile ilizwi elishiwoyo, wathi kumphathi wesinagoge: Ungesabi, kholwa kuphela. Akavumelanga muntu ukuba amlandele, kuphela uPetru, noJakobe, noJohane umfowabo kaJakobe. Wafika endlini yomphathi wesinagoge, wabona isiyaluyalu nabakhala nabalila kakhulu. Esengenile wathi kubo: “Kungani niphithizela nikhale na? Intombazana ayifile, kodwa ilele. Basebemhleka usulu. Kepha esebakhiphe bonke, wathatha uyise womntwana nonina nababe naye, wangena lapho bekulele khona intombazana. Wabamba isandla somntwana, wathi kuye: “Thalitha, kumi; okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa: Ntombakazi, ngithi kuwe: Vuka. Yasivuka masinyane intombazana, yahamba; ngoba wayeneminyaka eyishumi nambili. Bamangala ngokumangala okukhulu. Wasebalaya kakhulu ukuthi kungaziwa muntu; walaya ukuthi aphiwe ukudla. Wasemuka lapho, waya ezweni lakubo; labafundi bakhe bamlandela. Kwathi sekufikile isabatha, waqala ukufundisa esinagogeni; abaningi abamuzwayo bamangala, bathi: “Lo ukuthathaphi lokhu na? Yikuhlakanipha kuni lokhu akuphiweyo, ukuthi le misebenzi yamandla enje yenziwa ngezandla zakhe na? Lo akasiye umbazi, indodana kaMariya, nomfowabo kaJakobe, noJose, noJuda, noSimoni? Nodadewabo abakho yini lapha kithi na? Base bekhubeka kuye. Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: “Umprofethi kadelelwa, kuphela ezweni lakubo, nasezihlotsheni zakubo, nasendlini yakubo. Wayengenakwenza khona umsebenzi wamandla lapho, kuphela wabeka izandla phezu kwabagulayo abayingcosana, wabaphulukisa. Wamangala ngokungakholwa kwabo. Wahamba imizi ngemizi efundisa. Wasebiza abayishumi nambili, waqala ukubathuma ngababili; wabanika amandla phezu kwawomoya abangcolileyo; Wabalaya ukuthi bangaphathi lutho lwendlela, ngaphandle kodondolo lodwa; nasikhwama, nasinkwa, namali emixhakeni yabo; Kodwa bagqoke izimbadada; futhi lingagqoki amabhantshi amabili. Wathi kubo: “Nomaphi lapho ningena khona endlini, hlalani khona nize nimuke kuleyo ndawo. Nabaninganamukeli, enganizwa, anothi nimuka lapho, nivuthulule uthuli oluphansi kwezinyawo zenu, kube ngubufakazi kubo. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kulo iSodoma neGomora ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunakulowo muzi. Basebephuma batshumayela ukuthi abantu baphenduke. Bakhipha amademoni amaningi, bagcoba abagulayo abaningi ngamafutha, babaphulukisa. Inkosi uHerode yasizwa ngaye; (ngokuba igama lakhe laduma) wathi: “UJohane uMbhapathizi uvukile kwabafileyo, ngakho-ke imisebenzi yamandla iyabonakala kuye. Abanye bathi: UnguEliya. Abanye bathi: Ungumprofethi, noma unjengomunye wabaprofethi. Kodwa uHerodi esezwile wathi: UJohane engamquma ikhanda; Ngokuba uHerode uqobo wayethumele wambamba uJohane, wambopha etilongweni ngenxa kaHerodiya umkaFiliphu umfowabo, ngokuba wayemthathile. Ngokuba uJohane wayethe kuHerode: “Awuvunyelwe ukuba nomkamfowenu. Ngakho uHerodiya waba nokusola kwakhe, wafuna ukumbulala; kodwa akakwazanga: Ngokuba uHerode wayemesaba uJohane emazi ukuthi uyindoda elungileyo engcwele, wamgcina; kwathi emuzwa, wenza izinto eziningi, wamuzwa ngokuthokoza. Kwathi sekufikile usuku oluhle, uHerode ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakhe wenzela izikhulu zakhe, nezinduna zezikhulu, nezikhulu zaseGalile idili; Kwathi ingena indodakazi kaHerodiya lowo, yasina, yamjabulisa uHerode nababehlezi naye. Wafunga kuye wathi: “Noma yini ongayicela kimi ngiyakukunika yona, kuze kube yinxenye yombuso wami. Wasephuma, wathi kunina: Ngizacelani? Wasesithi: Ikhanda likaJohane uMbhabhathizi. Yangena masinyane enkosini ngokuphangisa, yacela, yathi: “Ngithanda ukuba unginike manje ngoqwembe ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi. Inkosi yadabuka kakhulu; nokho ngenxa yesifungo sakhe nangenxa yabahlezi naye, akathandanga ukumlahla. Khona masinyane inkosi yathuma umlindi, yayala ukuba kulethwe ikhanda lakhe; Letha ikhanda lakhe ngoqwembe, walinika intombazana; intombazana yalinika unina. Kwathi abafundi bakhe bekuzwa, beza bathatha isidumbu sakhe, basibeka ethuneni. Abaphostoli babuthana kuJesu, bambikela ngakho konke ababekwenzile nababekufundisile. Wathi kubo: “Zanini nina nodwa endaweni eyihlane, niphumule isikhashana; Basuka ngomkhumbi baya endaweni eyihlane bebodwa. Isixuku sababona bemuka, abaningi bamazi, bagijimela khona ngezinyawo, bephuma kuyo yonke imizi, babandulela, babuthana kuye. Kwathi ephuma, wabona isixuku esikhulu, waba nesihe ngaso, ngokuba babenjengezimvu ezingenamalusi; wayeseqala ukubafundisa okuningi. Kwathi isikhathi sesihambile, abafundi bakhe beza kuye bathi: “Le ndawo iyihlane, isikhathi sesihambile; bamukise ukuba baye emaphandleni nasezindaweni ezizungezile, bazithengele izinkwa, ngokuba abanakudla. Wasephendula wathi kubo: Bapheni lina ukudla. Basebesithi kuye: Sihambe yini siyethenga izinkwa zabodenariyo abangamakhulu amabili, sibaphe badle? Wathi kubo: Zingaki izinkwa eninazo? hambani nibone. Sebekwazi bathi: Ziyisihlanu, nezinhlanzi ezimbili. Wabalaya ukuthi bonke bahlale phansi ngezigaba etshanini obuluhlaza. Base behlala phansi amaviyo amaviyo, ngamakhulu nangamashumi ayisihlanu. Wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili, wabheka ngasezulwini, wazibusisa, wazihlephula izinkwa, wazinika abafundi bakhe, ukuba bazibeke phambi kwabo; lezinhlanzi ezimbili wababela bonke. Badla bonke, basutha. Babutha imvuthuluka, iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili ezigcwele, nezezinhlanzi. Abadla izinkwa babengamadoda angaba yizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu. Wayesecindezela masinyane abafundi bakhe ukuba bangene emkhunjini, bamandulele ukuya ngaphesheya eBetsayida, yena esamukisa isixuku. Esebamukisile wenyuka waya entabeni ukuyokhuleka. Kwathi sekuhlwile, umkhumbi wawuphakathi nolwandle, yena eyedwa emhlabathini. Wababona beshikashikeka ekugwedleni; ngokuba umoya wawuphambene nabo; kwathi ngomlindo wesine wobusuku weza kubo ehamba phezu kolwandle, efuna ukudlula kubo. Kwathi bembona ehamba phezu kolwandle, bacabanga ukuthi yisithunzi; Ngokuba bonke bambona, bakhathazeka. Washesha wakhuluma nabo, wathi kubo: “Yimani isibindi; ningesabi. Wayesekhuphukela kubo emkhunjini; umoya wanqamuka; bamangala kakhulu phakathi kwabo ngokungenakulinganiswa, bamangala. Ngokuba babenganakanga ngezinkwa, ngokuba inhliziyo yabo yayilukhuni. Sebewelile bafika ezweni laseGenesaretha, bamisa ogwini. Sebephumile emkhunjini bamazi masinyane; Base begijima kuso sonke leso sifunda, baqala ukuthwala abagulayo ngemibhede, babayisa lapho ababemuzwa ukuthi ukhona. Nomaphi lapho engena khona emizaneni, nasemizini, noma emaphandleni, babeka abagulayo emigwaqweni, bamncenga ukuba bathinte noma umphetho wengubo yakhe kuphela; Kwasekubuthana kuye abaFarisi nabanye bababhali ababevela eJerusalema. Sebebona abanye babafundi bakhe bedla isinkwa ngezandla ezingcolileyo, okungukuthi ezingagezwanga, basola. Ngoba abaFarisi lamaJuda wonke kabadli ngaphandle kokuthi bageze izandla kanengi, bebambe isiko labadala. Nxa bevela emakethe, abadli bengakagezi; Kukhona nezinye izinto eziningi abazamukeleyo ukuba bazibambe, njengokugezwa kwezindebe, namabhodwe, nezitsha zethusi, namatafula. AbaFarisi nababhali basebembuza bathi: Kungani abafundi bakho bengahambi ngesiko labadala, kodwa badla isinkwa ngezandla ezingagezwanga? Wasephendula wathi kubo: UIsaya waprofetha kuhle ngani bazenzisi, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Lababantu bangidumisa ngezindebe zabo, kodwa inhliziyo yabo ikude lami. Kepha bangikhonza ngeze, befundisa izifundiso eziyimiyalo yabantu. Ngokuba nidela umyalo kaNkulunkulu, nibambe isiko labantu, njengokugezisa amakhanzi nezindebe, nezinye eziningi ezinjalo niyazenza. Wathi kubo: “Niyakulahla umyalo kaNkulunkulu, ukuze nigcine isiko lenu. Ngokuba uMose wathi: “Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko; nokuthi: “Othuka uyise noma unina makafe nokufa; Kepha nina nithi: “Uma umuntu ethi kuyise noma kunina: ‘YiKorbana, okungukuthi isipho,’ noma yini ebengingabasiza ngayo; uzakuba ngokhululekileyo. Anisayikumvumela ukuba enzele uyise noma unina utho; Nenza izwi likaNkulunkulu libe yize ngesiko lenu enilivezileyo, neziningi ezinjalo niyazenza. Wasebabizela kuye bonke abantu, wathi kubo: Ngizweni lonke, lizwisise; Akukho lutho olungaphandle komuntu olungena kuye olungamngcolisa; Uma ekhona onezindlebe zokuzwa, makezwe. Kwathi esengene endlini evela exukwini, abafundi bakhe bambuza ngomfanekiso. Wathi kubo: Kanjalo nani aniqondi na? Anazi yini ukuthi konke okungaphandle okungena kumuntu akunakumngcolisa; Ngokuba akungeni enhliziyweni yakhe, kodwa kungena esiswini, kuphumele obala, ehlambulula konke ukudla na? Wasesithi: Okuphumayo kumuntu yikho okungcolisayo umuntu. Ngokuba ngaphakathi, enhliziyweni yomuntu kuphuma imicabango emibi, ukuphinga, ubufebe, ukubulala, ubusela, ukufisa, ububi, inkohliso, ukuxhwala, ilihlo elibi, inhlamba, ukuzigqaja, ubuthutha; Zonke lezi zinto ezimbi ziphuma ngaphakathi, zimngcolise umuntu. Wasuka lapho, waya emikhawulweni yaseTire neSidoni, wangena endlini, ethanda ukuba kungaziwa muntu, kepha akakwazanga ukucasha. Ngoba owesifazana othile, ondodakazi yakhe encane inomoya ongcolileyo, yezwa ngaye, weza wawela enyaweni zakhe. Owesifazane wayengumGreki, engumSirofenike ngokuzalwa; wamncenga ukuba akhiphe idemoni endodakazini yakhe. Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Vuma abantwana kuqala, ngokuba akukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana, siphonse ezinjaneni. Waphendula, wathi kuye: “Yebo, Nkosi, nokho nezinjana phansi kwetafula zidla imvuthuluka yabantwana. Wathi kuye: “Ngenxa yalelo zwi hamba; idemoni liphumile endodakazini yakho. Wayesefika endlini yakhe, wafumana idemoni liphumile, nendodakazi ilele embhedeni. Wayesemuka futhi emikhawulweni yaseTire naseSidoni, weza olwandle lwaseGalile edabula phakathi kwezifunda zaseDekapholi. Baletha kuye isithulu, eyisilima; bamncenga ukuthi abeke isandla sakhe phezu kwakhe. Wamsusa esixukwini, wafaka iminwe yakhe ezindlebeni zakhe, wafela amathe, wathinta ulimi lwakhe; Wabheka phezulu ezulwini, wabubula, wathi kuye: “Efatha,” okungukuthi, Vula! Kwase kuvuleka izindlebe zaso masinyane, kwakhululeka ukucushwa kolimi lwaso, wakhuluma kahle. Wabalaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntu; Basebemangala kakhulukazi, besithi: Wenze kuhle konke; uzenza izithulu zizwe, lezimungulu zikhulume. Ngalezo zinsuku isixuku sasisikhulu kakhulu, singenalutho lokudla, uJesu wabizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Ngiyasihawukela ixuku, ngoba sekuyizinsuku ezintathu lihlezi lami lingelakudla; Uma ngibamukisa ezindlini zabo bengadlanga, bayakuphelelwa amandla endleleni, ngokuba abanye babo bavela kude. Abafundi bakhe bamphendula bathi: “Kungavelaphi umuntu ukubasuthisa laba ngesinkwa lapha ehlane na? Wababuza wathi: Zingaki izinkwa eninazo? Basebesithi: Ziyisikhombisa. Wayala isixuku ukuba sihlale phansi emhlabathini; wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa, wabonga, wazihlephula, wanika abafundi bakhe, ukuba bababele; bazibeka phambi kwabantu. Babanezinhlanzana eziyingcosana; wabusisa, wathi mazibekwe phambi kwabo nazo. Badla, basutha, babutha imvuthuluka eseleyo, amaqoma ayisikhombisa. Abadlayo babengaba yizinkulungwane ezine; wayesebamukisa. Wasengena masinyane emkhunjini kanye labafundi bakhe, waya emaphandleni aseDalmanutha. Base bephuma abaFarisi, baqala ukuphikisana naye, befuna kuye isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini, bemlinga. Wabubula kakhulu emoyeni wakhe, wathi: “Lesi sizukulwane sifunelani isibonakaliso na? ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikunikwa sibonakaliso. Wabashiya, wabuye wangena emkhunjini, waya ngaphesheya. Kepha abafundi babekhohliwe ukuphatha izinkwa; Wasebalaya wathi: Qaphelani, lixwaye imvubelo yabaFarisi lemvubelo kaHerodi. Basebekhulumisana bodwa, besithi: Kungoba singelazinkwa. Kwathi uJesu ekwazi wathi kubo: Kungani liphikisana ngokuthi lingelazinkwa? anikaqondi, anikaqondi na? Inhliziyo yenu iselukhuni na? Ninamehlo, aniboni na? Ninezindlebe anizwa na? anikhumbuli na? Mhla ngihlephula izinkwa eziyisihlanu kwabayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu, nabutha iziqabetho ezingaki ezigcwele imvuthuluka na? Bathi kuye: “Ishumi nambili.” Lapho abayisikhombisa kwabayizinkulungwane ezine, nabutha iziqabetho ezingaki ezigcwele imvuthuluka na? Basebesithi: Ziyisikhombisa. Wathi kubo: “Kungani ningaqondi na? Wafika eBetsayida; basebeletha kuye isiphofu, bamncenga ukuthi asithinte. Wayibamba ngesandla impumputhe, wayiyisa ngaphandle komuzi; wafela amathe emehlweni ayo, wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwayo, wayibuza ukuthi ibona utho yini. Yasiphakamisa amehlo, yathi: Ngibona abantu behamba kungathi yizihlahla. Emva kwalokho wabuye wabeka izandla phezu kwamehlo aso, wasiphakamisa, sasisindiswa, sababona bonke kahle. Waseyithuma endlini yayo, esithi: Ungangeni emzini, ungatsheli muntu emzini. UJesu waphuma nabafundi bakhe baya emizini yaseKesariya Filipi; besendleleni wababuza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Abantu bathi ngingubani na? Basebephendula bathi: UJohane uMbhabhathizi; labanye bathi: Ngomunye wabaprofethi. Wasesithi kubo: Lina-ke lithi ngingubani? UPetru waphendula, wathi kuye: “Wena unguKristu. Wabayala ukuthi bangatsheli muntu ngaye. Waqala ukubafundisa ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, ilahlwe ngamalunga, nabapristi abakhulu, nababhali, ibulawe, ibuye ivuke emva kwezinsuku ezintathu. Lelo zwi walikhuluma obala. UPetru wamthatha, waqala ukumkhuza. Esetshibilika, wakhangela abafundi bakhe, wamkhuza uPetro, wathi: Suka emva kwami, Sathane, ngoba kawuqondi okukaNkulunkulu kodwa okwabantu. Wasebizela kuye ixuku kanye labafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Loba ngubani ofuna ukungilandela, kazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yami langevangeli, yena uzakusindisa. Ngokuba kuyakumsizani umuntu, uma ezuza izwe lonke, alahlekelwe umphefumulo wakhe? Kumbe umuntu anganikela ngani kube yisihlengo somphefumulo wakhe? Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo oyakuba namahloni ngami nangamazwi ami kulesi sizukulwane esifebayo nesonayo; nayo iNdodana yomuntu iyakuba namahloni ngaye, lapho iza ngenkazimulo kaYise kanye nezingelosi ezingcwele. Wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Bakhona abanye kwabemiyo lapha abangayikuzwa nokufa, baze bawubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu ufika ngamandla. Emva kwezinsuku eziyisithupha uJesu wathatha oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane, wakhuphukela nabo entabeni ende bebodwa; waguqulwa isimo phambi kwabo. Izingubo zakhe zacwazimula, zaba mhlophe kakhulu njengeqhwa; kangangokuthi akekho umhlanzi emhlabeni ongaba mhlophe. Kwabonakala kubo u-Eliya noMose, bekhuluma noJesu. UPetru waphendula, wathi kuJesu: “Rabi, kuhle ukuba sibe lapha; elinye libe ngelakho, elinye libe ngelikaMose, elinye libe ngelika-Eliya. Ngokuba wayengazi ukuthi athini; ngoba besaba kakhulu. Kwase kuba khona ifu, labasithibeza, kwavela izwi efwini, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; Kwathi masinyane beqalaza, ababe besabona muntu, kuphela uJesu yedwa enabo. Kwathi besehla entabeni, wabalaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntu izinto abazibonileyo, ize ivuke kwabafileyo iNdodana yomuntu. Baligcina lelo zwi phakathi kwabo, bebuzana ukuthi ukuvuka kwabafileyo kuyini. Basebembuza, besithi: Batshoni ababhali ukuthi uEliya umelwe ukufika kuqala? Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nempela u-Eliya uyeza kuqala, abuyisele zonke izinto; nokuthi kulotshiwe kanjani ngeNdodana yomuntu ukuthi imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, idelelwe. Kodwa ngithi kini: UEliya usefikile, basebesenza kuye konke ababekuthanda, njengokulotshiweyo ngaye. Esefikile kubafundi bakhe, wabona isixuku esikhulu sibahaqile, nababhali bephikisana nabo. Kwathi masinyane isixuku sonke simbona samangala kakhulu, sagijimela kuye, sambingelela. Wababuza ababhali, wathi: “Niphikisana ngani nabo na? Omunye wesixuku waphendula wathi: “Mfundisi, ngilethe kuwe indodana yami enomoya oyisimungulu; Nomaphi lapho embamba khona, uyamdwengula, akhihlize amagwebu, agedle amazinyo, ashwaqeke; ngikhulume nabafundi bakho ukuba bawukhiphe; kepha abakwazanga. Wasephendula wathi kuye: O sizukulwane esingakholwayo, koze kube nini nginani? koze kube nini nginibekezelela? mletheni kimi. Basebemletha kuye; kwathi embona, masinyane umoya wamdweba; yawa phansi, yagiqika ikhihliza amagwebu. Wabuza kuyise wathi: “Sekulesikhathi esinganani enze lokhu kuye? Wathi: Kusukela ebuntwaneni. Umphose kaningi emlilweni nasemanzini ukuba umbhubhise; kepha uma unamandla okwenza utho, sihawukele, usisize. UJesu wathi kuye: “Uma ukholwa, zonke izinto zingenzeka kokholwayo. Wahle wamemeza uyise womntwana, wathi ngezinyembezi: Ngiyakholwa, Nkosi; siza ukungakholwa kwami. UJesu ebona ukuthi isixuku sigijima kanyekanye, wawukhuza umoya ongcolileyo, wathi kuwo: “Wena moya oyisimungulu nesithulu, ngiyakuyala: phuma kuye, ungabe usangena kuye. Umoya wakhala, wamdwengula kabuhlungu, waphuma kuye; baze bathi: Ufile. Kodwa uJesu wambamba ngesandla, wamsukumisa; wasukuma. Esengene endlini, abafundi bakhe bambuza bebodwa, bathi: “Thina besingemkhiphe ngani na? Wathi kubo: Loluhlobo alunakuphuma ngalutho, kuphela ngokukhuleka nokuzila ukudla. Basuka lapho, badabula iGalile; futhi wayengafuni ukuthi umuntu akwazi. Ngoba wayefundisa abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: INdodana yomuntu inikelwa ezandleni zabantu, njalo bazayibulala; njalo emva kokuba esebulewe, uzavuka ngosuku lwesithathu. Kodwa kabaliqondanga lelolizwi, besaba ukumbuza. Wayesefika eKapernawume; esesendlini wababuza wathi: “Beniphikisana ngani endleleni na? Kodwa bathula, ngoba endleleni babephikisana bodwa ngokuthi ngubani omkhulu. Wayesehlala phansi, wabiza abayishumi nambili, wathi kubo: “Uma umuntu ethanda ukuba ngowokuqala, uyakuba ngowokugcina kubo bonke nesigqila sabo bonke. Wathatha umntwana, wammisa phakathi kwabo, wamgona, wathi kubo. Loba ngubani owemukela abe munye wabantwana abanje ebizweni lami, uyangemukela mina; njalo loba ngubani ongamukela mina, kamukeli mina, kodwa loyo ongithumileyo. UJohane wamphendula wathi: “Mfundisi, sabona umuntu ongasilandeli ekhipha amademoni ngegama lakho; Kodwa uJesu wathi: Lingamenqabeli, ngoba kakho owenza umsebenzi wamandla ebizweni lami, ongahle akhulume kubi ngami. Ngoba ongamelani lathi ungakithi. Ngoba loba ngubani ozalinathisa inkezo yamanzi ngenxa yebizo lami, ngoba lingabakaKristu, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe. Noma ngubani okhubekisa abe munye kulaba abancinyane abakholwa yimi, kungcono kuye ukuba itshe lokuchola ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, aphonswe olwandle. Njalo uba isandla sakho sikukhubekisa, siqume; lapho impethu yabo ingafi khona, nomlilo ongacimi. Njalo uba unyawo lwakho lukukhubekisa, luqume; lapho impethu yabo ingafi khona, nomlilo ongacimi. Uma iso lakho likukhubekisa, likhiphe; lapho impethu yabo ingafi khona, nomlilo ongacimi. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo uyakutswaywa ngomlilo, futhi wonke umhlatshelo utswaywe ngosawoti. Usawoti muhle, kepha uma usawoti edumele, ningawuthambisa ngani na? Yibani nosawoti phakathi kwenu, nihlalisane ngokuthula. Wayesesuka lapho, weza emikhawulweni yaseJudiya, ngaphesheya kweJordani; wabuye wabafundisa njengokwejwayela. Kwasekusiza kuye abaFarisi, bambuza bathi: Kuvunyelwe yini ukuthi indoda ilahle umkayo? emlinga. Wasephendula wathi kubo: UMozisi walilaya ngani? Basebesithi: UMozisi wavumela ukuloba incwadi yesahlukaniso, lokumala. UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Ngobulukhuni benhliziyo yenu walilobela lowomyalo. Kodwa kusukela ekuqaleni kokudalwa uNkulunkulu wabenza owesilisa nowesifazane. Ngenxa yalokhu indoda izatshiya uyise lonina, inamathele kumkayo; Labo ababili bayakuba nyamanye; ngakho abasebabili, kodwa banyamanye. Ngakho-ke lokho akuhlanganisileyo uNkulunkulu, makungahlukaniswa muntu. Endlwini abafundi bakhe baphinda bambuza ngayo leyo nto. Wathi kubo: “Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe, aganwe ngomunye, uyaphinga kuye. Noma owesifazane elahla indoda yakhe, agane enye, uyaphinga. Baletha kuye abantwana abancane ukuba abathinte; abafundi bakhe babakhuza. Kodwa uJesu ekubona wathukuthela, wathi kubo: Vumelani abantwana abancane beze kimi, lingabenqabeli, ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjalo. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo ongamukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana, kasoze angena kuwo. Wabagona, wabeka izandla phezu kwabo, wababusisa. Kwathi esephumela endleleni, kwagijima omunye, waguqa phambi kwakhe, wambuza wathi: Mfundisi Olungileyo, ngenzeni ukuze ngidle ilifa lempilo elaphakade? UJesu wathi kuye: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle na? akakho omuhle, munye kuphela, uNkulunkulu. Uyayazi imilayo ethi: Ungafebi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, ungadlelezeli, yazisa uyihlo lonyoko. Waphendula wathi kuye: Mfundisi, konke lokho ngikugcinile kwasebusheni bami. Khona uJesu embuka emthanda, wathi kuye: Inye into oyisweleyo: hamba, uthengise ngakho konke onakho, uphe abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; mina. Wadabuka ngalelo zwi, wamuka edabukile, ngokuba wayenengcebo enkulu. UJesu waqalaza, wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Kuyakuba lukhuni kangakanani kwabanengcebo ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu! Abafundi bamangala ngamazwi akhe. Kodwa uJesu waphinda waphendula, wathi kubo: Bantwana, kulukhuni kangakanani kwabathemba inotho ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu! Kulula ukuba ikamela lingene ngentunja yenaliti, kunokuba onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Basebemangala kakhulukazi, bakhulumisana besithi: Pho kungasindiswa bani? UJesu wababheka wathi: “Kubantu akunakwenzeka, kepha kuNkulunkulu akunjalo, ngokuba kuNkulunkulu zonke izinto zingenzeka. UPetro waseqala ukuthi kuye: Khangela, thina sitshiye konke, sakulandela. UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akakho oshiye indlu, noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo, noma uyise, noma unina, noma abantwana, noma amasimu ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli; Kodwa izakwemukeliswa kayikhulu khathesi ngalesisikhathi, izindlu, labafowabo, labodadewabo, labonina, labantwana, lamasimu, kanye lokuzingelwa; nasezweni elizayo ukuphila okuphakade. Kepha abaningi abokuqala bayakuba ngabokugcina; abokugcina kuqala. Babesendleleni bekhuphukela eJerusalema; uJesu wahamba phambi kwabo, bamangala; belandela besaba. Wabuye wathatha abayishumi nambili, waqala ukubatshela okuzakwenzeka kuye. besithi: Khangela, sikhuphukela eJerusalema; njalo iNdodana yomuntu izanikelwa kubapristi abakhulu lababhali; bayakumgwebela ukufa, bamkhaphele kwabezizwe; Bayakuyiklolodela, bayishaye, bayikhafulele, bayibulale, kepha ngosuku lwesithathu izakuvuka. Kwasekusiza kuye uJakobe loJohane, amadodana kaZebedewu, besithi: Mfundisi, sithanda ukuthi usenzele loba yini esizayicela. Wathi kubo: Nithanda ukuba nginenzeleni na? Basebesithi kuye: Siphe ukuthi sihlale, omunye ngakwesokunene sakho lomunye ngakwesokhohlo sakho enkazimulweni yakho. Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: “Anazi enikucelayo; nibhapathizwe ngobhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngalo mina? Basebesithi kuye: Singakwenza. UJesu wasesithi kubo: Isitsha engisinathayo mina lizayinatha; nangombhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngawo mina niyakubhapathizwa ngawo; kodwa ukuhlala ngakwesokunene sami nangakwesokhohlo akusikho okwami ukuphana ngakho; kodwa kuyakunikwa labo abakulungiselweyo. Kwathi abayishumi bekuzwa baqala ukuthukuthelela oJakobe noJohane. Kepha uJesu wababizela kuye, wathi kubo: “Niyazi ukuthi labo okuthiwa babusa izizwe bazenza amakhosi phezu kwazo; nezikhulu zazo ziphethe amandla phezu kwazo. Kodwa kungabi njalo phakathi kwenu, kodwa loba ngubani ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu kabe yisikhonzi senu; njalo loba ngubani ofuna ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwenu kabe yinceku yabo bonke. Ngokuba neNdodana yomuntu ayizanga ukukhonzwa kepha ukukhonza nokunikela ukuphila kwayo, kube yisihlengo sabaningi. Bafika eJeriko; kwathi ephuma eJeriko nabafundi bakhe nesixuku esikhulu, indodana kaThimewu uBartimewu oyimpumputhe, wayehlezi ngasendleleni enxiba. Esezwile ukuthi nguJesu waseNazaretha, waqala ukumemeza, nokuthi: Jesu Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele! Abaningi bamkhuza ukuba athule, kepha wamemeza kakhulukazi, ethi: “Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele! UJesu wema, wayala ukuba abizwe. Bayibiza impumputhe, bathi kuyo: “Yima isibindi; uyakubiza. Yasilahla ingubo yayo, yasukuma, yeza kuJesu. UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Uthanda ukuba ngenzeni kuwe na? Impumputhe yathi kuye: Nkosi, ukuba ngibone. UJesu wathi kuye: “Hamba; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile. Yahle yabona, yamlandela uJesu endleleni. Sebesondele eJerusalema eBetfage naseBethaniya ngaseNtabeni Yeminqumo, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, Wathi kubo: “Hambani niye emzaneni obhekene nani; mthukululeni, nimlethe. Uma umuntu ethi kini: ‘Nenzelani lokhu na? anothi iNkosi iyalidinga; njalo izahle imthumele lapha. Base behamba, bafica ithole likhulekiwe ngasemnyango ngaphandle endaweni yezindlela ezimbili; bamthukulule. Abathile kwababemi khona bathi kubo: Nenzani nilithukulula ithole na? Basho kubo njengokuyala kukaJesu; base bebadedela. Baletha ithole kuJesu, babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwalo; wahlala phezu kwakhe. Abaningi bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni, kepha abanye bagawula amagatsha emithini, bawandlala endleleni. Lababehamba phambili lababelandela bamemeza besithi: Hosana; Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi. Ubusisiwe umbuso kababa wethu uDavida, ozayo ebizweni leNkosi. Hosana kweliphezulu! UJesu wangena eJerusalema, ethempelini, waqalaza zonke izinto, sekuhlwile, waphuma waya eBethaniya nabayishumi nambili. Kwathi ngangomuso sebephumile eBethaniya walamba; Wabona umkhiwane ukude, unamaqabunga, weza ukuthi mhlawumbe angathola utho kuwo; ngoba isikhathi samakhiwane sasingekafiki. UJesu waphendula, wathi kuwo: “Akungabe kusadla muntu isithelo kuwe kuze kube phakade. Abafundi bakhe bezwa lokho. Bafika eJerusalema; uJesu wangena ethempelini, waqala ukuxosha ababethengisa nababethenga ethempelini, wagumbuqela amatafula abashintshela imali, nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamajuba; Wayengavumeli muntu ukuthi adabule ithempeli ethwele isitsha. Wafundisa, wathi kubo: “Akulotshiwe yini ukuthi: ‘Indlu yami iyakubizwa ngokuthi yindlu yokukhuleka yezizwe zonke’? kepha nina niyenze umhume wabaphangi. Ababhali nabapristi abakhulu bezwa lokho bafuna ukuthi bangambulala kanjani, ngokuba babemesaba, lokhu isixuku sonke samangala ngokufundisa kwakhe. Kwathi sekuhlwile waphuma emzini. Kwathi ekuseni bedlula, babona umkhiwane womile kusukela ezimpandeni. UPetru ekhumbula wathi kuye: “Rabi, bheka, umkhiwane owuqalekisileyo ubunile. UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Yibani nokholo kuNkulunkulu. Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo oyakuthi kule ntaba: ‘Suka, uphonseke elwandle;’ engangabazi enhliziyweni yakhe, kodwa ekholwa ukuthi lokho akutshoyo kuyenzeka; uzakuba lalokho akutshoyo. Ngakho-ke ngithi kini: Konke enikucelayo nikhuleka, kholwani ukuthi nikutholile, niyakuba nakho. Nxa nimi nikhuleka, thethelelani, uma ninamagqubu nomunye, ukuze noYihlo osezulwini anithethelele iziphambeko zenu. Kepha uma nina ningathetheleli, noYihlo osezulwini akayikunithethelela iziphambeko zenu. Base befika eJerusalema; kwathi ehamba ethempelini, kwafika kuye abapristi abakhulu, nababhali, namalunga; Bathi kuye: “Lokhu uzenza ngagunya lini na? njalo ngubani okunike leligunya lokwenza lezizinto? UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nami ngizakunibuza umbuzo ube munye, ningiphendule, nami ngizakunitshela ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini. Ubhapathizo lukaJohane lwaluvela ezulwini noma kubantu na? ngiphendule. Basebekhulumisana bodwa, besithi: Uba sisithi: Ezulwini; uzakuthi: Pho, anikholwanga nguye ngani na? Kodwa uba sisithi: Kubantu; besaba abantu, ngokuba bonke bathi uJohane ungumprofethi impela. Base bephendula, bathi kuJesu: “Asazi. UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini. Waseqala ukukhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso. Umuntu othile watshala isivini, wasibiyela ngothango, wemba isikhamo sewayini, wakha umbhoshongo, wasiqashisa kubalimi, waya ezweni elikude. Ngesikhathi esifaneleyo wathumela inceku kubalimi, ukuze yamukele kubalimi esithelweni sesivini. Base bembamba, bamshaya, bammukisa elambatha. Wabuye wathuma kubo enye inceku; yona bayijikijela ngamatshe, bayilimaza ekhanda, bayimukisa ihlazekile. Wabuye wathuma enye; yena bambulala, nabanye abaningi; abanye batshaya, abanye bebulala. Ngakho-ke esesenendodana eyodwa ethandekayo wakhe, wayithuma kubo ekugcineni, ethi: ‘Bayakuyihlonipha indodana yami.’ Kepha labo balimi bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: ‘Lo uyindlalifa; wozani siyibulale, ifa libe ngelethu. Basebemthatha, bambulala, bamphosela ngaphandle kwesivini. Uzakwenzani-ke umninisivini? uzakuza, ababhubhise abalimi, isivini asinike abanye. Aniwufundanga yini lo mbhalo; Itshe abalinqabayo abakhi laba yinhloko yegumbi; Lokhu kwenziwe yiNkosi, futhi kuyamangalisa emehlweni ethu? Base befuna ukumbamba, kepha besaba isixuku, ngokuba bazi ukuthi uwukhulume ngabo lo mfanekiso; bamshiya, bamuka. Bathumela kuye abanye babaFarisi nabakaHerode, ukuze bambambe ngamazwi akhe. Sebefikile bathi kuye: Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile, kawukhathali ngomuntu, ngoba kawubheki ubuso bomuntu, kodwa ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso: Kuvunyelwe yini ukuthela. kuKesari, noma qha? Siphe, noma singaphi na? Kepha yena ekwazi ukuzenzisa kwabo wathi kubo: “Ningilingelani na? Ngiletheleni udenariyo, ngibone. Base beyiletha. Wathi kubo: Ngokabani lo mfanekiso nombhalo na? Basebesithi kuye: KaKesari. UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: “Nikani uKesari okukaKesari, noNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu. Bamangala ngaye. Khona kweza kuye abaSadusi, abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo; bambuza bathi. Mfundisi, uMose wasilobela ukuthi: “Uma kufa umfowabo womuntu, eshiya umkakhe engashiyi bantwana, umfowabo makamthathe umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo. Kwakukhona izelamani eziyisikhombisa; owokuqala wathatha umfazi, wafa akashiyanga nzalo. Nowesibili wamthatha, wafa, akashiyanga nzalo; nowesithathu ngokunjalo. Bamthatha abayisikhombisa, abashiyanga nzalo; ekugcineni kwabo bonke nowesifazane wafa. Ngakho ekuvukeni kwabafileyo, lapho bevuka, uyakuba ngumkabani kubo na? ngoba abayisikhombisa babenaye engumkabo. UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Aniduki ngalokho, ngokuba ningayazi imibhalo namandla kaNkulunkulu na? Ngoba nxa bevuka kwabafileyo kabathathani, kabendiswa; kodwa banjengezingilosi ezisezulwini. Kepha maqondana nabafileyo ukuthi bayavuswa, anifundanga yini encwadini kaMose esihlahleni ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuye, wathi: “Mina nginguNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe? Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo, kepha unguNkulunkulu wabaphilayo; ngalokho niyaduka kakhulu nina. Kwasekusiza omunye wababhali, ebezwile bebuzana, ebona ukuthiubaphendule kuhle, wambuza wathi: Nguwuphi umlayo wokuqala kuyo yonke? UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Owokuqala kuyo yonke imiyalo ngothi: Yizwa, Israyeli; INkosi uNkulunkulu wethu yiNkosi eyodwa: Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nangawo onke amandla akho. Owesibili ofana nawo uthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. Awukho omunye umyalo omkhulu kunale. Umbhali wasesithi kuye: Kuhle, Mfundisi, ukhulume iqiniso, ngoba munye uNkulunkulu; futhi akakho omunye ngaphandle kwakhe. nokumthanda ngenhliziyo yonke, nangokuqonda konke, nangawo wonke umphefumulo, nangamandla onke, nokuthanda umakhelwane njengalokhu ezithanda yena kudlula yonke iminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo. UJesu ebona ukuthi uphendule ngokuqonda, wathi kuye: “Awukude nombuso kaNkulunkulu. Akwabakho muntu emva kwalokho owaba nesibindi sokumbuza. UJesu efundisa ethempelini waphendula wathi: “Basho kanjani ababhali ukuthi uKristu uyiNdodana kaDavide na? Ngoba uDavida uqobo lwakhe ngoMoya oNgcwele wathi: INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakho. Ngakho uDavide ngokwakhe umbiza ngokuthi iNkosi; Pho uyindodana yakhe? Futhi abantukazana bamuzwa ngokuthokoza. Wasesithi kubo ekufundiseni kwakhe: Xwayani ababhali, abathanda ukuhamba bembethe izembatho ezinde, lokubingelelwa ezigcawini; lezihlalo eziqakathekileyo emasinagogeni lezihlalo eziphambili emadilini. abadla izindlu zabafelokazi, nangokuzenzisa benza imithandazo emide; laba bayakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu. UJesu wayesehlezi maqondana nesitsha somnikelo, wabona ukuthi isixuku siphonsa kanjani imali esitsheni somnikelo; Kwase kufika umfelokazi othile ompofu, waphonsa amafadingi amabili okuyidenariyo. Wabizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lo mfelokazi ompofu ubeke okuningi kunabo bonke abaphonse emnikelweni womnikelo; Ngokuba bonke baphonse kokuchichima kwabo; kepha yena ekusweleni kwakhe ubeke konke abenakho, konke abeziphilisa ngakho. Kwathi ephuma ethempelini, omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, bheka ukuthi amatshe anjani nezakhiwo ezingaka! UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Uyazibona lezi zakhiwo ezinkulu na? akuyikushiywa itshe phezu kwetshe elingayikudilizelwa phansi. Esahlezi eNtabeni Yeminqumo malungana nethempeli, oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane, no-Andreya bambuza ngasese. Sitshele, lezizinto zizakuba nini? futhi siyakuba yini isibonakaliso lapho zonke lezi zinto seziyogcwaliseka na? UJesu wabaphendula waqala ukuthi: “Xwayani ningadukiswa muntu; Ngokuba abaningi bayakuza ngegama lami, bathi: Mina nginguKristu; njalo bazadukisa abanengi. Nxa nisizwa ngezimpi namahemuhemu ezimpi, ningethuki; kodwa ukuphela kungakafiki. Ngokuba isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso, kube khona ukuzamazama komhlaba izindawo ngezindawo, kube khona indlala nezinhlupheko; lokhu kungukuqala kwemihelo. Kepha ziqapheleni nina, ngokuba bayakuninikela emikhandlwini; niyakushaywa emasinagogeni, niyiswe phambi kwababusi namakhosi ngenxa yami, kube ngubufakazi kubo. Ivangeli limelwe ukushunyayelwa kuqala ezizweni zonke. Kodwa nxa benihola, benikhaphela, ningakhathaleli ngaphambili eniyakukukhuluma, ningakucabangi ngaphambili; kodwa lokho eniyakukunikwa ngaleso sikhathi, kukhulumeni; uMoya oNgcwele. Kepha umfowabo uyakukhaphela umfowabo ekufeni, noyise indodana; labantwana bayakuvukela abazali babo, bababulale. Niyakuzondwa ngabantu bonke ngenxa yegama lami, kepha okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni nguyena oyakusindiswa. Kepha nxa nibona amanyala encithakalo, akhulunywa nguDaniyeli umprofethi, imi lapho kungafanele khona, (ofundayo makaqonde), khona-ke abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni; Ophezu kwendlu kangehli aye endlini, futhi angangeni ukuze athathe utho endlini yakhe; Nosensimini makangabuyeli emuva ukuyothatha ingubo yakhe. Kodwa maye kwabakhulelweyo nakwabamunyisayo ngalezo zinsuku! Khulekani ukuba ukubaleka kwenu kungabi sebusika. Ngokuba ngalezo zinsuku kuyakuba-khona usizi olungazange lube khona olunjalo kwasekuqaleni kokudala akudalayo uNkulunkulu kuze kube manje, nolungasayikuba khona. Uma iNkosi ibingazifinyezanga lezo zinsuku, bekungayikusindiswa nyama; Khona uma umuntu ethi kini: Bhekani, nangu uKristu; noma, bheka, ukhona; ningamkholwa; Ngokuba kuyakuvela oKristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga, benze izibonakaliso nezimangaliso, ukuze badukise, uma kungenzeka, nabakhethiweyo. Kepha qaphelani nina; bhekani, nginitshele konke ngaphambili. Kodwa ngalezonsuku, emva kwalokho kuhlupheka, ilanga lizafiphazwa, lenyanga kayiyikukhanya. Nezinkanyezi zezulu ziyakuwa, namandla asezulwini ayakuzanyazanyiswa. Khona-ke bayakubona iNdodana yomuntu iza emafwini inamandla amakhulu nenkazimulo. Khona-ke iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo, ziqoqe abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni yomine, kusukela emkhawulweni womhlaba kuze kube semkhawulweni wezulu. Fundani umfanekiso emkhiwaneni; nxa igatsha lawo selithambile, lihluma amaqabunga, niyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze; Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona lezizinto zisenzeka, yazini ukuthi kuseduze ngaseminyango. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula, zingakenzeki lezi zinto. Kuyakudlula izulu nomhlaba, kepha amazwi ami awasoze adlula. Kepha lolo suku nalelo hora akakho owaziyo ngalo, nazingelosi ezisezulwini, naNdodana, nguBaba kuphela. Qaphelani, nilinde, nikhuleke, ngokuba anazi ukuthi isikhathi sinini. Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu injengomuntu owahambela kude, owashiya indlu yakhe, wanika izinceku zakhe amandla, kwaba yileyo naleyo umsebenzi wayo, yayala umlindisango ukuthi alinde. Ngakho lindani, ngokuba anazi ukuthi inkosi yendlu iza nini, noma kusihlwa, noma phakathi kobusuku, noma ekukhaleni kwezinkukhu, noma ekuseni; funa efika ngokuzuma, anifice nilele. Engikusho kini ngikusho kubo bonke: Lindani. Emva kwezinsuku ezimbili kwakukhona iPhasika nomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo; abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna ukuthi bangambamba kanjani ngobuqili, bambulale. Kodwa bathi: Kungabi ngomkhosi, hlezi kube khona isiyaluyalu ebantwini. Kwathi eseBethaniya endlini kaSimoni onochoko, ehlezi ekudleni, kwafika owesifazane ephethe umfuma we-alabaste wamafutha enadi lodwa elinenani elikhulu; wahlephula umfuma, wamthela ngawo ekhanda. Kwakukhona nabathukuthela phakathi kwabo, bathi: “Kwenzelweni lokho kuchithwa kwamafutha na? Ngokuba la mafutha ngabe athengiswe ngawodenariyu abangaphezu kwamakhulu amathathu, kuphiwe abampofu. Basebekhonona ngaye. UJesu wathi: “Myekeni; nimhluphelani na? Wenze umsebenzi omuhle kimi. Ngokuba abampofu ninabo njalo, futhi noma nini lapho sukuba nithanda, ningabenzela okuhle, kepha mina aninami njalo. Wenze abengakwenza; useze wagcobela umzimba wami ukungcwatshwa. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nomaphi lapho elizashunyayelwa khona lelivangeli emhlabeni wonke, nalokhu akwenzileyo kuyakukhulunywa ngakho, kube yisikhumbuzo ngaye. UJudasi Iskariyothe, omunye wabayishumi nambili, waya kubapristi abakhulu ukuze amkhaphele kubo. Sebezwile bathokoza, bathembisa ukumnika imali. Wasedinga ukuthi angamkhaphela njani ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lwesinkwa esingenamvubelo, lapho kuhlatshwa khona iphasika, abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Uthanda ukuba siye sikulungiselaphi ukuba udle iphasika na? Wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Hambani niye emzini, khona niyakuhlangana nomuntu ethwele imbiza yamanzi; Lapho engena khona, anothi kumninindlu: ‘Uthi uMfundisi: Iphi ikamelo labavakashi, lapho ngingadlela khona iphasika nabafundi bami, na? Yena uzakunikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu, elenziwe lalungiswa; Abafundi bakhe basebephuma, baya emzini, bafumana kunjengokutshilo kwakhe kubo, balilungisa iphasika. Kwathi sekuhlwile wafika nabayishumi nambili. Kwathi behlezi bedla, uJesu wathi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Omunye wenu odla lami uzangithengisa. Base beqala ukudabuka, bathi kuye ngamunye ngamunye: “Kungabe yimi na? omunye wathi: Yimi yini? Wasephendula wathi kubo: Ngomunye wabalitshumi lambili, ocwilisa lami esitsheni. INdodana yomuntu iyamuka impela, njengokulotshiweyo ngayo, kepha maye kulowo muntu iNdodana yomuntu ekhashelwa ngaye! Bekungaba kuhle kulowomuntu ukuba wayengazalwanga. Kwathi besadla, uJesu wathatha isinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wabanika, wathi: Thathani, lidle: lokhu kungumzimba wami. Waseyithatha inkezo, wabonga, wabanika, baphuza kuyo bonke. Wasesithi kubo: Lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano elichithelwa abanengi. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Angisayikuphuza okwesithelo somvini, kuze kufike lolo suku engiyakusiphuza ngalo sisisha embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Sebehlabelele igama lokubonga, baphuma baya eNtabeni Yeminqumo. UJesu wathi kubo: “Nina nonke niyakukhubeka ngami ngalobu busuku, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Ngiyakushaya umalusi, izimvu zihlakazeke. Kodwa emva kokuvuka kwami, ngizanandulela ukuya eGalili. Kodwa uPetro wathi kuye: Lanxa bonke bezakhubeka, mina kangisoze. UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Namuhla, ngalobu busuku, lingakakhali kabili iqhude, uzakungiphika kathathu. Kodwa waqinisa kakhulu wathi: Loba ngingaze ngife lawe, kangisoze ngikuphike. Ngokunjalo babuye bathi bonke. Bafika endaweni ethiwa iGetsemane; wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Hlalani lapha, ngisakhuleka. Wathatha oPetru noJakobe noJohane, waqala ukumangala nokukhathazeka kakhulu; wathi kubo: Umphefumulo wami ulusizi kakhulu kuze kube sekufeni; hlalani lapha, nilinde. Waqhubeka ingcosana, wawa phansi, wakhuleka ukuba, uma kungenzeka, kudlule kuye isikhathi. Wathi: “Aba, Baba, zonke izinto zingenzeka kuwe; susa lesisitsha kimi, kodwa kungabi njengokuba ngithanda mina, kodwa njengokuba kuthanda wena. Wasesiza, wabafica belele, wathi kuPetro: Simoni, ulele yini? Ubungekwazi ukulinda ihora libe linye na? Lindani, nikhuleke, ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni. Umoya ulungile, kepha inyama ibuthakathaka. Wabuye wahamba, wakhuleka, esho wona lawo mazwi. Wasebuya wabafica belele, ngoba amehlo abo ayenzima; babengazi ukuthi bamphendule bathini. Weza ngokwesithathu, wathi kubo: “Nisalele manje, niphumule; kwanele; bheka, iNdodana yomuntu iyakhashelwa ezandleni zezoni. Sukumani, sihambe; bhekani, ongikhaphelayo useduze. Masinyane, esakhuluma, kwafika uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, enesixuku esikhulu siphethe izinkemba nezinduku, sivela kubapristi abakhulu nababhali namalunga. Kepha omkhaphelayo wayebanike isiboniso sokuthi: “Lowo engiyakumanga, nguye; mthathe, nimuke naye ephephile. Esefikile wahle waya kuye, wathi: “Rabhi! wamanga. Basebebeka izandla phezu kwakhe, bambamba. Omunye kwababemi khona wahosha inkemba, wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe. UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Niphumele ukungibamba ninezinkemba nezinduku ukungibamba kungathi nize kumphangi na? Benginani imihla ngemihla ethempelini ngifundisa, aningibambanga, kepha kufanele kugcwaliseke imibhalo. Bamshiya bonke, babaleka. Kwalandela insizwa ethile, yembethe ilembu elicolekileyo emzimbeni onqunu. izinsizwa zambamba. Yayishiya ilineni, yababalekela inqunu. Basebemusa uJesu kumphristi omkhulu, kwasekubuthana kuye bonke abapristi abakhulu labadala lababhali. UPetru wamlandela ekude, waze wangena egcekeni lompristi omkhulu; Abapristi abakhulu nomphakathi wonke bafuna ubufakazi ngoJesu ukuze bambulale; kabatholanga lutho. Ngokuba abaningi bafakaza amanga ngaye, kepha ubufakazi babo abuhlangananga. Kwasekusukuma abathile bafakaza amanga ngaye, besithi. Thina samuzwa ethi: Mina ngizadiliza lelithempeli elenziwe ngezandla, njalo ngensuku ezintathu ngizakwakha elinye elingenziwe ngezandla. Kodwa ngokunjalo ubufakazi babo abuvumelananga. Kwase kusukuma umpristi omkhulu phakathi kwabo, wambuza uJesu, wathi: “Awuphenduli lutho na? kuyini laba abakufakaza ngawe na? Kodwa wathula, kaphendulanga lutho. Umpristi omkhulu waphinda wambuza, wathi kuye: Wena unguKristu, iNdodana yoBongekayo na? UJesu wathi: “Nginguye. Niyakubona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene saMandla, iza ngamafu ezulu. Khona umpristi omkhulu waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Sisabafunelani ofakazi na? Nizwile ukuhlambalaza; nithini na? Base bemlahla bonke ngokuthi unecala lokufa. Abanye baqala ukumkhafulela amathe, nokumboza ubuso bakhe, nokumshaya, nokuthi kuye: “Profetha!” Izinceku zamshaya. Kwathi uPetro esegcekeni ngaphansi, kwafika enye yezincekukazi zomphristi omkhulu. Yabona uPetru esotha, yambheka, yathi: “Nawe ubunoJesu waseNazaretha. Kepha waphika wathi: “Angikwazi, futhi angikuqondi okushoyo. Waphumela emnyango; lakhala iqhude. Incekukazi yaphinda yambona, yaqala ukuthi kwababemi khona: Lo ungomunye wabo. Waphinda waphika. Kwathi emva kwesikhatshana futhi ababemi khona bathi kuPetro: Isibili ungomunye wabo, ngoba ungowaseGalili, lokukhuluma kwakho kuvumelana lakho. Kodwa waqala ukuthuka lokufunga, esithi: Kangimazi lumuntu enikhuluma ngaye. Lakhala ngokwesibili iqhude. UPetru wakhumbula izwi uJesu alisho kuye lokuthi: “Iqhude lingakakhali kabili, uzakungiphika kathathu. Esecabanga, wakhala. Kwathi masinyane ekuseni abapristi abakhulu benza icebo namalunga nababhali nomphakathi wonke, bambopha uJesu bamuka naye, bamnikela kuPilatu. UPilatu wambuza wathi: “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na? Wasephendula wathi kuye: Utsho wena. Abapristi abakhulu bammangalela ngokuningi, kepha akaphendulanga lutho. UPilatu wabuye wambuza, wathi: “Awuphenduli lutho na? bheka ukuthi zingaki izinto abafakaza ngazo ngawe. Kodwa uJesu akaphendulanga lutho; waze wamangala uPilatu. Kepha ngomkhosi wayebakhululela isiboshwa sibe sinye, abasicelayo. Kwakukhona umuntu othiwa nguBarabasi, ebotshiwe kanye lababevukele umbuso laye, ababebulele ekuvukeleni umbuso. Isixuku sase simemeza saqala ukucela ukuba enze njengalokho ebevame ukwenza kubo. Kodwa uPilatu wabaphendula wathi: Lithanda ukuthi ngilikhululele inkosi yabaJuda yini? Ngoba wayesazi ukuthi abapristi abakhulu bamnikele ngomhawu. Kepha abapristi abakhulu babhebhezela isixuku ukuba kungcono abakhululele uBaraba. UPilatu waphinda waphendula, wathi kubo: Pho-ke nithanda ukuba ngimenzeni enithi uyinkosi yabaJuda na? Basebememeza futhi, besithi: Mbethele! UPilatu wasesithi kubo: Ngoba enze ububi bani? Basebememeza kakhulukazi, besithi: Mbethele esiphambanweni! Ngakho uPilatu ethanda ukukholisa ixuku, wabakhululela uBaraba; Amasosha amyisa egcekeni elithiwa iPretorio; balibizela ndawonye iviyo lonke. Bamembathisa okububende, baluka umqhele wameva, bawubeka ekhanda lakhe. Basebeqala ukumbingelela besithi: Bayede, Nkosi yabaJuda! Amshaya ekhanda ngomhlanga, amkhafulela, aguqa ngamadolo, akhuleka kuye. Sebemklolodele, bamhlubula okububende, bamgqokisa ezakhe izingubo, amkhiphela phandle ukuyombethela esiphambanweni. Base becindezela odlulayo othile, uSimoni waseKhurene, evela endle, uyise ka-Aleksandru noRufu, ukuba athwale isiphambano sakhe. Bamyisa endaweni yaseGolgotha, okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa, Indawo Yokhakhayi. Amnika iwayini elixutshwe nemore ukuba aliphuze; Sebembethele esiphambanweni, babelana izingubo zakhe, benza inkatho yokuphosa ngazo, ukuthi yilowo nalowo uyakuthathani. Kwakuyihora lesithathu bambethela esiphambanweni. Umbhalo wecala lakhe wawulotshiwe phezu kokuthi: INKOSI YABAJUDA. Kwabethelwa kanye naye abaphangi ababili; omunye ngakwesokunene, lomunye ngakwesokhohlo sakhe. Kwasekugcwaliseka umbhalo othi: Wabalwa kanye lezoni. Labadlulayo bamthuka, benikina amakhanda abo, besithi: Hawu, wena odiliza ithempeli, ulakhe ngensuku ezintathu! Zisindise, wehle esiphambanweni. Kanjalo nabapristi abakhulu bambhinqa kanye nababhali, bathi: “Abanye wabasindisa; yena ngokwakhe akanakuzisindisa. UKristu iNkosi yakoIsrayeli akehle khathesi esiphambanweni, ukuze sibone sikholwe. Nababebethelwe kanye naye bamthuka. Kwathi sekufikile ihola lesithupha, kwaba lobumnyama emhlabeni wonke kwaze kwaba lihola lesificamunwemunye. Ngehora lesishiyagalolunye uJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabaktani? okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa: Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na? Labanye kwababemi khona besizwa bathi: Khangelani, ubiza uEliya. Wasegijima omunye, wagcwalisa uzipho ngeviniga, waluhloma emhlangeni, wamnika ukuthi anathe, esithi: Yekelani; ake sibone ukuthi uEliya uzakuza ukumehlisa yini. UJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, waphuma. Iveyili lethempeli ladabuka kabili, kusukela phezulu kuze kufike phansi. Kwathi induna yekhulu eyayimi maqondana laye ibona ukuthi wakhala ngokunjalo wafa, yathi: Ngeqiniso lumuntu ubeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Kwakukhona nabesifazane bebukele bekude, phakathi kwabo kwakukhona uMariya Magdalena, noMariya unina kaJakobe omncinyane nokaJose, noSalome; labo labo, eseGalile, bamlandela, bemkhonza, labanye abesifazana abanengi abenyukela laye eJerusalema. Manje sekuhlwile, ngoba kwakulilungiselelo, okungukuthi, usuku olwandulela isabatha. kweza uJosefa wase-Arimathiya, ilunga elidumileyo, naye owayelindele umbuso kaNkulunkulu, wangena ngesibindi kuPilatu, wacela isidumbu sikaJesu. UPilatu wamangala ngokuthi wayesefile yini, wabiza induna yekhulu, wayibuza ukuthi usenesikhathi efile yini. Esekwazi enduneni yekhulu, wamnika uJosefa isidumbu. Wathenga ilineni elicolekileyo, wamehlisa, wamsonga ngelineni elicolekileyo, wambeka ethuneni elaliqoshwe edwaleni, wagingqela itshe emnyango wethuna. UMariya Magdalena noMariya unina kaJose babona lapho ayebekwe khona. Selidlulile isabatha, oMariya Magdalena, noMariya unina kaJakobe, noSalome bathenga amakha ukuba beze bamgcobe. Ekuseni kakhulu ngolokuqala lweviki bafika ethuneni seliphumile ilanga. Basebekhulumisana besithi: Ngubani ozakusigingqela ilitshe lisuke emnyango wengcwaba? Sebebheka, babona ukuthi itshe seligingqiwe, ngokuba lalilikhulu kakhulu. Sebengena ethuneni, babona insizwa ihlezi ngakwesokunene yembethe ingubo ende emhlophe; besaba. Wathi kubo: “Ningethuki; nifuna uJesu waseNazaretha obebethelwe esiphambanweni; kakho lapha; bhekani indawo lapho ababembeke khona. Kodwa hambani nitshele abafundi bakhe noPetru ukuthi uyanandulela ukuya eGalile; Base bephuma masinyane, babaleka ethuneni; ngokuba babethuthumela, bamangala; ngoba babesaba. Kwathi uJesu esevukile ekuseni ngolokuqala lweviki, wabonakala kuqala kuMariya Magdalena, ayekhuphe kuye amadimoni ayisikhombisa. Waya wabikela ababe naye, belila bekhala. Kodwa bona sebezwile ukuthi uyaphila lokuthi ubonwe nguye, kabakholwanga. Emva kwalokho wabonakala ngesinye isimo kwababili kubo behamba beya emaphandleni. Nabo bahamba babikela abanye; Emva kwalokho wabonakala kwabayishumi nanye behlezi ekudleni, wabasola ngokungakholwa kwabo nobulukhuni benhliziyo, ngokuba bengakholwanga yilabo ababembonile esevusiwe. Wathi kubo: “Hambani niye ezweni lonke, nishumayele ivangeli kukho konke okudaliweyo. Okholwayo abhapathizwe uyakusindiswa; kodwa ongakholwayo uyakulahlwa. Lalezizibonakaliso zizakubalandela abakholwayo; Ngegama lami bayokhipha amademoni; bayakukhuluma ngezilimi ezintsha; Bayakuphatha izinyoka; futhi uma bephuza okubulalayo, akusoze kwabalimaza; bayakubeka izandla phezu kwabagulayo, futhi bayakusinda. Khona emva kokuba iNkosi isikhulumile kubo, yenyuselwa ezulwini, yahlala ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. Base bephuma, bashumayela ezindaweni zonke, iNkosi isebenza nabo, iqinisa izwi ngezibonakaliso ezilandelayo. Amen. Njengoba abanengi sebebambele isandla ukuhlela isimemezelo sezinto ezikholwayo phakathi kwethu, njengalokho basinikela bona, ababengofakazi bokuzibonela kwasekuqaleni nezikhonzi zezwi; Kwabonakala kukuhle kimi nami, sengikwazi kahle zonke izinto kusukela ekuqaleni, ukukubhalela ngokulandelana, Theyofilu odumileyo, ukuze wazi iqiniso lezinto ozifundisiweyo. Emihleni kaHerode inkosi yaseJudiya kwakukhona umpristi othile ogama lakhe linguZakariya, owesigaba sika-Abiya, nomkakhe engowamadodakazi ka-Aroni, igama lakhe kungu-Elisabethe. Babelungile bobabili phambi kukaNkulunkulu, behamba ngayo yonke imiyalo nezimiso zeNkosi bengasoleki. Babengenamntwana, ngokuba u-Elisabethe wayeyinyumba, futhi base bekhulile bobabili. Kwasekusithi esenza inkonzo yobupristi phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngehlelo lesigaba sakhe. Njengomkhuba wobupristi, kwaba yinkatho yakhe ukushisa impepho, lapho engena ethempelini leNkosi. Isixuku sonke sabantu sasikhuleka ngaphandle ngesikhathi sempepho. Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi yeNkosi imi ngakwesokunene se-altare lempepho. UZakariya eyibona wethuka, novalo lwamehlela. Kepha ingelosi yathi kuye: “Ungesabi, Zakariya, ngokuba ukukhuleka kwakho kuzwakele; umkakho u-Elisabethe uzakukuzalela indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJohane. Wena uyakuba nokujabula nokuthokoza; nabaningi bayakujabula ngokuzalwa kwakhe. Ngokuba uyakuba mkhulu phambi kweNkosi, angaphuzi wayini naphuzo oludakayo; futhi uyogcwaliswa ngoMoya oNgcwele kusukela esizalweni sikanina. Abaningi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli uyakubaphendulela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabo. Iyakuhamba phambi kwayo emoyeni nangamandla ka-Eliya ukuphendulela izinhliziyo zawoyise kubantwana, nabangalaleliyo ekuhlakanipheni kwabalungileyo; ukulungisa isizwe esilungiselwe iNkosi. UZakariya wathi engelosini: “Ngiyakwazi ngani lokhu na? ngokuba mina sengimdala, nomkami usekhulile. Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kuye: “Mina nginguGabriyeli, omayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu; ngithunyiwe ukuba ngikhulume kuwe, ngikubikele lezi zindaba ezinhle. Bheka, uyakuba yisimungulu, ungakwazi ukukhuluma, kuze kufike usuku okuyakwenzeka ngalo lokho, ngokuba ungakholwanga ngamazwi ami ayakugcwaliseka ngesikhathi sawo. Abantu babemlindile uZakariya, bamangala ngokulibala kwakhe ethempelini. Esephumile wahluleka ukukhuluma labo, basebeqonda ukuthi ubone umbono ethempelini, wasebaqhweba, wahlala eyisimungulu. Kwathi seziphelile izinsuku zokukhonza kwakhe, wamuka waya endlini yakhe. Emva kwalezo zinsuku u-Elisabethe umkakhe wakhulelwa, wazifihla izinyanga eziyisihlanu, wathi: Yenze njalo kimi uJehova ezinsukwini eyangibheka ngazo ukususa ihlazo lami phakathi kwabantu. Ngenyanga yesithupha ingelosi uGabriyeli yathunywa nguNkulunkulu emzini waseGalile othiwa iNazaretha. Entombini eyayimiselwe indoda egama layo linguJosefa wendlu kaDavide; lebizo lentombi nguMariya. Ingelosi yangena kuye, yathi: “Sawubona, wena ophiwe umusa, uJehova unawe; ubusisiwe wena phakathi kwabesifazane. Kwathi eyibona wethuka ngezwi layo, wacabanga ukuthi kungaba kubingelela bani lokhu. Ingelosi yathi kuye: “Ungesabi, Mariya, ngokuba ufumene umusa kuNkulunkulu. Bheka, uzakukhulelwa, uzale indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJesu. Yena uyakuba mkhulu, ibizwe ngokuthi iNdodana yoPhezukonke, futhi iNkosi uNkulunkulu iyakumnika isihlalo sobukhosi sikayise uDavide. Uyakubusa phezu kwendlu kaJakobe kuze kube phakade; nombuso wakhe awuyikuba nakuphela. UMariya wayesethi engelosini: “Lokhu kuyakwenzeka kanjani, lokhu ngingayazi indoda na? Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kuye: “UMoya oNgcwele uzakuza phezu kwakho, namandla oPhezukonke akusibekele; Bheka, u-Elisabethe umzala wakho, naye ukhulelwe indodana esebudaleni bakhe; Ngokuba akukho lutho olungenzeke kuNkulunkulu. UMariya wathi: “Bheka, ngiyincekukazi yeNkosi; makube kimi njengezwi lakho. Ingelosi yamuka kuye. Ngalezo zinsuku uMariya wasuka waya ngokushesha ezintabeni, emzini wakwaJuda; Wangena endlini kaZakariya, wabingelela u-Elisabethe. Kwathi u-Elisabethe ezwa ukubingelela kukaMariya, umntwana waxhuma esizalweni sakhe; u-Elisabethe wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele; Wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Ubusisiwe wena phakathi kwabesifazane, futhi sibusisiwe isithelo sesisu sakho. Kuzuzeni lokhu ukuba unina weNkosi yami eze kimi na? Ngokuba bheka, kuthe izwi lokubingelela kwakho lizwakala ezindlebeni zami, umntwana waxhuma esizalweni sami ngokujabula. Ubusisiwe owakholwayo, ngokuba kuyakuba khona ukugcwaliseka kwalokho akutshelwa yiNkosi. UMariya wasesithi: Umphefumulo wami uyayitusa iNkosi. Nomoya wami uyathokoza kuNkulunkulu uMsindisi wami. Ngokuba ubhekile ubuphansi bencekukazi yakhe, ngokuba bheka, kusukela manje izizukulwane zonke ziyakuthi ngibusisiwe. Ngoba uSomandla ungenzele izinto ezinkulu; lingcwele igama lakhe. Futhi umusa wakhe uzizukulwane ngezizukulwane kulabo abamesabayo. Wenzile amandla ngengalo yakhe; ubachithile abazidlayo ekucabangeni kwezinhliziyo zabo. Wehlise abanamandla ezihlalweni zabo zobukhosi, wabaphakamisa abaphansi. Ubasuthisile abalambileyo ngezinto ezinhle; nabacebile wabamukisa bengenalutho. Uyisizile inceku yakhe u-Israyeli, ekhumbula umusa wakhe; njengalokho yakhuluma kokhokho bethu ku-Abrahama nenzalo yakhe kuze kube phakade. UMariya wahlala naye kungathi izinyanga ezintathu, wabuyela endlini yakhe. Saphelela-ke isikhathi sika-Elisabethe sokuba abelethe; wazala indodana. Omakhelwane bakhe nabazala bakhe bezwa ukuthi iNkosi yenze isihawu esikhulu kuye; basebethokoza kanye laye. Kwathi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili beza ukuzosoka umntwana. bambiza ngegama likayise uZakariya. Unina waphendula wathi: “Qha; kodwa uzakuthiwa uJohane. Bathi kuye: “Akakho ezihlotsheni zakho obizwa ngaleli gama. Basebeqhweba uyise ukuthi ufuna iqanjwe njani. Wacela isibhebhe, waloba ukuthi: NguJohane igama lakhe. Bamangala bonke. Kwase kuvuleka umlomo wakhe khona lapho nolimi lwakhe, wakhuluma, wambonga uNkulunkulu. Bonke abakhelene nabo behlelwa ngukwesaba, futhi zonke lezi zindaba zezwakala ezweni lonke lezintaba laseJudiya. Bonke abazizwayo bakubeka ezinhliziyweni zabo, bethi: “Lo mntwana uyakuba yini na? Futhi isandla sikaJehova sasinaye. Uyise uZakariya wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele, waprofetha, wathi: Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; ngokuba ubahambele, wabahlenga abantu bakhe; Usivusele uphondo lwensindiso endlini kaDavide inceku yakhe; Njengoba akhuluma ngomlomo wabaprofethi bakhe abangcwele, ababekhona kusukela endulo. ukuze sisindiswe ezitheni zethu nasesandleni sabo bonke abasizondayo; Ukwenzela obaba umusa nokukhumbula isivumelwano sakhe esingcwele; Isifungo asenza kubaba u-Abhrahama. ukuze asinike, ukuthi sikhululwe esandleni sezitha zethu, siyikhonze singesabi; ngobungcwele nokulunga phambi kwakhe zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwethu. Nawe, mntwana, uyakuthiwa umprofethi woPhezukonke, ngokuba wena uyakuhamba phambi kobuso beNkosi ukulungisa izindlela zayo; ukuze anike abantu bakhe ulwazi lwensindiso ngokuthethelelwa kwezono zabo, Ngomusa kaNkulunkulu wethu; okwasihambela ngalo ukuntwela kokusa okuvela phezulu. ukubakhanyisela abahlezi ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa, ukuqondisa izinyawo zethu endleleni yokuthula. Umntwana wakhula, waba namandla emoyeni; wayesezinkangala kwaze kwaba lusuku lokubonakaliswa kwakhe kuIsrayeli. Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku kwaphuma isimemezelo kuKesari Awugustu sokuba kubalwe izwe lonke. (Lokhu kubalwa okokuqala kwenziwa uKhureniyu engumbusi waseSiriya.) Basebehamba bonke ukuyabhaliswa, ngulowo lalowo emzini wakubo. Laye uJosefa wakhuphuka eGalile emzini waseNazaretha, waya eJudiya, emzini kaDavide othiwa iBetlehema; (ngokuba wayengowendlu nozalo lukaDavide;) eyakubhaliswa kanye noMariya owayemthembise umshado, esekhulelwe. Kwathi beselapho, zaphelela izinsuku zokuba abelethe. Wazala izibulo lakhe, wayisonga ngezindwangu, walilalisa emkhombeni; ngoba kwakungelandawo yabo endlini yezihambi. Kwakukhona abelusi kulelo zwe ababehlezi endle, belinda umhlambi wabo ebusuku. Bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yaba phezu kwabo, nenkazimulo yeNkosi yabakhanyisa nxazonke, besaba kakhulu. Ingelosi yathi kubo: “Ningesabi; Ngokuba nizalelwe namuhla uMsindisi onguKristu iNkosi emzini kaDavide. Lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kini; Niyakufumana umntwana esongwe ezindwangu, elele emkhombeni. Njalo kwahle kwaba khona kanye lengilosi ixuku lebutho lasezulwini, lidumisa uNkulunkulu, lisithi: Udumo kuNkulunkulu kweliphezulu, nokuthula emhlabeni kubantu abathakazelelwayo. Kwathi izingelosi sezimuka kubo zisiya ezulwini, abelusi bakhuluma omunye komunye, bathi: “Masiye eBetlehema, sibone lokhu okwenzekileyo, uJehova esisazise khona. Basebesiza ngokuphangisa, bafica uMariya, loJosefa, losane lulele emkhombeni. Sebekubonile balandisa izwi ababelitshelwe ngalo ngomntwana. Bonke abezwayo bamangala ngalokho ababekukhulunywe ngabelusi kubo. Kodwa uMariya wagcina zonke lezizinto, ezindla ngakho enhliziyweni yakhe. Babuya abelusi, bemdumisa, bembonga uNkulunkulu ngakho konke ababekuzwile nabakubonile, njengalokho kwakukhulunyiwe kubo. Kwathi seziphelile izinsuku eziyisificaminwembili zokuba umntwana asokwe, igama lakhe lathiwa uJesu, eliqanjwe ingelosi ngaphambi kokuba akhulelwe. Kwathi seziphelele izinsuku zokuhlanjululwa kwakhe ngokomthetho kaMose, bamyisa eJerusalema ukuba bamethule phambi kweNkosi; (njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni weNkosi ukuthi: Wonke owesilisa ovula isizalo uyakuthiwa ungcwele eNkosini;) nokunikela ngomhlatshelo njengokushiwo emthethweni weNkosi ukuthi: Amahobhe amabili noma amaphuphu amabili amajuba. Bheka, kwakukhona eJerusalema indoda, igama layo linguSimeyoni; futhi lo muntu wayelungile futhi esaba uNkulunkulu, elindele induduzo ka-Israyeli, futhi uMoya oNgcwele wayephezu kwakhe. Kwambulelwa kuye ngoMoya oNgcwele, ukuthi akayikubona ukufa, engakamboni uKristu weNkosi. Wasengena ethempelini ngoMoya; Wasembamba wamgona, wabonga uNkulunkulu, wathi: Manje, Nkosi, uyayiyeka inceku yakho ihambe ngokuthula njengezwi lakho. Ngokuba amehlo ami abonile insindiso yakho, Owulungisileyo phambi kobuso babantu bonke; ukukhanya kokukhanyisa abezizwe, nenkazimulo yabantu bakho u-Israyeli. UJosefa nonina bamangala ngalokho okukhulunywa ngaye. USimeyoni wababusisa, wathi kuMariya unina: “Bheka, lo umiselwe ukuwa nokuvuka kwabaningi kwa-Israyeli; futhi kube yisibonakaliso esiyophikiswa; (Yebo, nowakho inkemba iyakudabula umphefumulo wakho), ukuze kwambulwe imicabango yezinhliziyo eziningi. Kwakukhona umprofethikazi uAna, indodakazi kaFanuweli, owesizwe sika-Asheri, esemdala kakhulu, ebehlala nendoda iminyaka eyisikhombisa kusukela ebuntombini bakhe. Engumfelokazi okungathi iminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nane, ongasuki ethempelini, ekhonza uNkulunkulu ngokuzila ukudla nangokukhuleka ubusuku nemini. Naye weza ngaso leso sikhathi, wayibonga iNkosi, wakhuluma ngayo kubo bonke ababebheke ukukhululwa eJerusalema. Sebefeze konke ngokomthetho weNkosi, babuyela eGalile emzini wakubo eNazaretha. Umntwana wakhula, waba namandla, egcwala ukuhlakanipha; nomusa kaNkulunkulu wawuphezu kwakhe. Abazali bakhe baya eJerusalema iminyaka ngeminyaka ngomkhosi wePhasika. Kwathi eseneminyaka eyishumi nambili, bakhuphukela eJerusalema njengomkhuba womkhosi. Sebeziqedile izinsuku, ekubuyeni kwabo, umntwana uJesu wasala eJerusalema; uJosefa lonina babengazi. Kepha bona babethi uphakathi kwesixuku bahamba ibanga losuku; bamdinga phakathi kwezihlobo nezihlobo zabo. Kuthe bengamtholi, babuyela eJerusalema, bemfuna. Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu bamfumana ethempelini, ehlezi phakathi kwabafundisi, ebazwa, ebabuza. Bonke ababemuzwa bamangala ngokuqonda kwakhe nezimpendulo zakhe. Sebembonile bamangala; unina wathi kuye: Mntwana, usenzeleni okunje? bheka, uyihlo nami besikufuna silusizi. Wathi kubo: Beningifunelani na? beningazi yini ukuthi ngifanele ukuba kokukaBaba na? Kepha bona abakuqondanga lokho abekusho kubo. Wehla nabo, wafika eNazaretha, wabathobela, kepha unina wawagcina onke lawo mazwi enhliziyweni yakhe. UJesu waqhubeka ekuhlakanipheni nasekukhuleni nasekuthandeni uNkulunkulu nakubantu. Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nanhlanu wokubusa kukaTiberiyu Kesari, uPontiyu Pilatu engumbusi waseJudiya, noHerode engumbusi wesifunda saseGalile, noFiliphu umfowabo engumbusi wesifunda sase-Itureya nasesifundeni saseTrakoniti, noLisaniya engumtetrarki wase-Abilene, U-Anase noKayafase bengabapristi abakhulu, izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kuJohane indodana kaZakariya ehlane. Weza ezweni lonke laseJordani, eshumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono; njengokulotshiweyo egwalweni lwamazwi kaIsaya umprofethi ukuthi: Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala, lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde. Zonke izigodi ziyakugcwaliswa, zonke izintaba namagquma kuyakwehliswa; nezimangelengele ziyakuqondiswa, izindlela ezimazombezombe zibe bushelelezi; Futhi yonke inyama iyakubona insindiso kaNkulunkulu. Khona wathi ezixukwini ezaziphumela ukubhapathizwa nguye: “Nzalo yezinyoka, ubani onibonise ukubalekela ulaka oluzayo na? Ngakho vezani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka, ningaqali ukuthi phakathi kwenu: ‘Sinobaba u-Abrahama;’ ngokuba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu unamandla okumvusela u-Abrahama abantwana kulawa matshe. Kalokhu izembe selibekiwe empandeni yemithi; ngakho yonke imithi engatheli izithelo ezinhle iyagawulwa, iphonswe emlilweni. Amaxuku ambuza athi: Pho-ke sizakwenzani? Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Onezingubo ezimbili akabele ongenalutho; nalowo odlayo makenze ngokunjalo. Kwasekufika nabathelisi ukuba babhapathizwe, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, siyakwenzani na? Wathi kubo: Ningabizi okungaphezu kwalokho enikumiselweyo. Namasosha ambuza, ethi: “Thina-ke siyakwenzani na? Wasesithi kubo: Lingaphambanisi muntu, lingaqambi amanga; neneliswe yinkokhelo yenu. Kwathi abantu besalindile, bezindla bonke ezinhliziyweni zabo ngoJohane ukuthi unguKristu yini, kumbe hatshi; UJohane waphendula, wathi kubo bonke: Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi; kodwa uyeza onamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuwuthukulula umchilo wezicathulo zakhe; olwelo lwakhe lusesandleni sakhe, aze ahlanze isibuya sakhe, abuthele ukolweni enqolobaneni yakhe; kepha amakhoba uyakuwashisa ngomlilo ongacimekiyo. Esikhundleni sakhe nangezinye izinto eziningi washumayela ivangeli kubantu. Kodwa uHerodi umtetrarki, esolwa nguye ngoHerodiya umkaFiliphu umfowabo langakho konke okubi uHerodi abekwenzile; Wenezela nalokhu phezu kwakho konke, ukuthi wavalela uJohane etilongweni. Kwathi sebebhabhathiziwe abantu bonke, uJesu laye esebhabhathiziwe, ekhuleka, izulu lavuleka; UMoya oNgcwele enesimo somzimba njengejuba wehlela phezu kwakhe, kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; ngiyathokoza ngawe. UJesu yena waqala eneminyaka engaba ngamashumi amathathu (njengoba kwakucatshangwa) indodana kaJosefa, indodana kaHeli, eyayiyindodana kaMathathi, eyayiyindodana kaLevi, eyayiyindodana kaMelki, eyayiyindodana kaJana, eyayiyindodana kaJosefa, owayeyindodana kaMathathiya, indodana ka-Amose, indodana kaNawume, indodana ka-Esli, indodana kaNagi, owayeyindodana kaMahathi, indodana kaMathathiya, indodana kaShimeyi, indodana kaJosefa, indodana kaJuda, owayeyindodana kaJowana, indodana kaResa, indodana kaSorubabele, indodana kaSalatiyeli, indodana kaNeri, owayeyindodana kaMelki, indodana ka-Adi, indodana kaKosamu, indodana ka-Elimodamu, indodana ka-Eri, owayeyindodana kaJose, indodana kaEliyezeri, indodana kaJorimi, indodana kaMathati, indodana kaLevi, owayeyindodana kaSimeyoni, indodana kaJuda, indodana kaJosefa, indodana kaJonan, indodana ka-Eliyakimi, owayeyindodana kaMeleya, indodana kaMenani, indodana kaMatatha, indodana kaNathani, indodana kaDavide, owayeyindodana kaJese, indodana ka-Obede, indodana kaBhowazi, indodana kaSalimoni, indodana kaNashoni, eyayiyindodana ka-Aminadaba, indodana ka-Aramu, indodana ka-Eziromu, indodana kaPheresi, indodana kaJuda, owayeyindodana kaJakobe, indodana ka-Isaka, indodana ka-Abrahama, indodana kaThara, indodana kaNahori, eyayiyindodana kaSaruki, eyayiyindodana kaRagawu, eyayiyindodana kaPhaleki, eyayiyindodana kaHebhere, indodana kaSala, Owayeyindodana kaKhayinan, indodana ka-Arpakishadi, indodana kaSemi, indodana kaNowa, indodana kaLameka, owayeyindodana kaMathusela, indodana ka-Enoke, indodana kaJarede, indodana kaMalaleli, indodana kaKhenani, Owayeyindodana ka-Enoshe, owayeyindodana kaSeti, owayeyindodana ka-Adamu, owayeyindodana kaNkulunkulu. UJesu egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wabuya eJordani, waholekela ngoMoya ehlane. elingwa nguSathane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane. Ngalezo zinsuku akadlanga lutho, kwathi seziphelile walamba. USathane wathi kuye: “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, yisho kuleli tshe ukuba libe yisinkwa. UJesu wamphendula wathi: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Umuntu kayikuphila ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngawo wonke amazwi kaNkulunkulu. USathane wayesemthatha wamyisa entabeni ende, wambonisa imibuso yonke yezwe ngokuphazima kweso. USathane wathi kuye: “Amandla onke lawa ngiyakukunika wona, nenkazimulo yawo, ngokuba inikwe mina; lalowo engithanda ukumnika wona. Ngakho-ke uma ungikhonza, konke kuyakuba ngokwakho. UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Suka emva kwami, Sathane, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Wokhuleka eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, umkhonze yena yedwa. Wamyisa eJerusalema, wammisa esiqongweni sethempeli, wathi kuye: “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ziphonse phansi usuka lapha; Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Uyakuyaleza izingelosi zakhe ngawe, ukuba zikugcine; Ezandleni zabo bayakukuthwala, funa noma nini uqhuzuke ngonyawo lwakho etsheni. UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Kuthiwa: Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho. USathane eseqedile ukulinga konke, wamuka kuye isikhathi. UJesu wabuyela eGalile ngamandla kaMoya; udumo lwakhe lwanda kuso sonke leso sikhathi. Wafundisa emasinagogeni abo, edunyiswa yibo bonke. Wafika eNazaretha, lapho akhulele khona; njengokwenza kwakhe wangena esinagogeni ngosuku lwesabatha, wasukuma ukuba afunde. Wanikwa incwadi ka-Isaya umprofethi. Eseyivula incwadi, wafumana indawo okulotshwe kuyo ukuthi. UMoya weNkosi uphezu kwami, ngokuba ingigcobile ukuba ngishumayele ivangeli kwabampofu; ingithumile ukuba ngiphulukise abadabukileyo, ngishumayele ukukhululwa kwabathunjwa, nokubona kwabayizimpumputhe, ngikhulule abachotshoziweyo; ukutshumayela umnyaka omuhle weNkosi. Wayigoqa incwadi, wayibuyisela encekwini, wahlala phansi. Amehlo abo bonke ababesesinagogeni ayethe njo kuye. Waseqala ukuthi kubo: Lamuhla lumbhalo ugcwalisekile ezindlebeni zenu. Bonke bafakaza ngaye, bamangala ngamazwi omusa aphuma emlonyeni wakhe. Basebesithi: Lo kayisiyo indodana kaJosefa yini? Wathi kubo: “Niyakusho kimi lesi saga sokuthi: ‘Nyanga, zelaphe wena;’ Wasesithi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakho umprofethi owamukelwa elizweni lakibo. Kepha ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kwakukhona kwa-Israyeli abafelokazi abaningi emihleni ka-Eliya, lapho izulu lalivaliwe iminyaka emithathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha, kwaba khona indlala enkulu ezweni lonke; Kepha u-Eliya akathunyelwanga nakoyedwa kubo, kuphela eSarepta yaseSidoni kowesifazane ongumfelokazi. Kwakukhona abanochoko abaningi kwa-Israyeli ngesikhathi sika-Elisha umprofethi; kepha akuhlanjululwanga namunye kubo, kuphela uNahamani umAramu. Bonke ababesesinagogeni bekuzwa lokho bagcwala ulaka. Base besukuma, bamkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, bamqhubela phezu kwentaba umuzi wabo owakhiwe phezu kwayo, ukuze bamjikijele phansi. Kodwa yena edabula phakathi kwabo wahamba. Wehlela eKapernawume umuzi waseGalile, wabafundisa ngesabatha. Bamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe, ngokuba izwi lakhe lalinamandla. Kwakukhona esinagogeni umuntu onomoya wedemoni elingcolileyo, wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu. esithi: Ake siyeke; Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu waseNazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ungubani; oNgcwele kaNkulunkulu. UJesu wamkhuza wathi: Thula, uphume kuye. Idemoni selimjikijele phakathi, laphuma kuye, alimlimazanga. Basebemangala bonke, bakhulumisana besithi: Lilizwi lini leli? ngokuba ngegunya nangamandla uyala omoya abangcolileyo, baphume. Udumo lwakhe lwaphumela kuzo zonke izindawo zangakhona. Wayesesuka esinagogeni, wangena endlini kaSimoni. Umkhwekazi kaSimoni wayenomkhuhlane omkhulu; bamncenga. Wema phezu kwakhe, wawukhuza umkhuhlane; wamyeka; wavuka masinyane, wabakhonza. Kwathi selishona ilanga, bonke ababe nabagulayo izifo ngezifo babaletha kuye; wabeka izandla phezu kwabo bonke, wabaphulukisa. Kwaphuma namademoni kwabaningi, ememeza ethi: “Wena unguKristu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Wasezikhuza kazange azivumele ukuthi zikhulume, ngoba zazimazi ukuthi unguKristu. Kwathi sekusile, wamuka, waya endaweni eyihlane; Wathi kubo: “Ngimelwe ukushumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu nakweminye imizi, ngokuba ngithunyelwe lokho. Wayeseshumayela emasinagogeni aseGalile. Kwathi isixuku simcindezela ukuba sizwe izwi likaNkulunkulu, wayemi ngaselwandle lwaseGenesaretha. Wabona imikhumbi emibili imi ngaselwandle, kepha abadobi babephumile kuyo, begeza amanetha abo. Wasengena komunye wemikhumbi, owawungokaSimoni, wamcela ukuthi awususe kancane emhlabathini. Wahlala phansi, wafundisa abantu esemkhunjini. Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma, wathi kuSimoni: Qhubekela ekujuleni, lehlise amanetha enu, libambe. USimoni waphendula wathi kuye: “Rabi, sishikile ubusuku bonke, asibambanga lutho; Sebekwenzile lokho babamba izinhlanzi eziningi kakhulu, lagqabhuka inetha labo. Baqhweba abalingane babo ababekomunye umkhumbi, ukuba beze babasize. Beza, bayigcwalisa imikhumbi yomibili, yaze yaqala ukucwila. USimoni Petru ekubona, wawa phansi emadolweni kaJesu, wathi: “Suka kimi; ngoba ngingumuntu oyisoni, Nkosi. Ngokuba wamangala yena nabo bonke ababe naye ngokubanjiswa kwezinhlanzi ababezibambile. Ngokunjalo noJakobe noJohane, amadodana kaZebedewu, ababengabambisene noSimoni. UJesu wasesithi kuSimoni: Ungesabi; kusukela khathesi uzakubamba abantu. Sebeyifikisile imikhumbi emhlabathini, bashiya konke, bamlandela. Kwasekusithi esemzini othile, khangela, indoda egcwele ubulephero, yathi imbona uJesu yawa ngobuso, yamncenga yathi: Nkosi, uba uthanda, ungangihlambulula. Waseselula isandla, wamphatha, wathi: Ngiyathanda, hlambuluka. Masinyane uchoko lwasuka kuye. Wamlaya ukuthi angatsheli muntu, kodwa hamba uziveze kumpristi, unikele ngokuhlanjululwa kwakho, njengokulaya kukaMozisi, kube ngubufakazi kubo. Kodwa kwayikhona udumo lwakhe lwanda, kwabuthana izixuku ukuzolalela nokuphulukiswa nguye ezifweni zazo. Wayesesuka waya ehlane wakhuleka. Kwathi ngolunye usuku efundisa, kwakuhlezi khona abaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho ababephuma kuyo yonke imizi yaseGalile, naseJudiya, naseJerusalema, namandla eNkosi. khona ukubaphulukisa. Bheka, amadoda ethwele ngohlaka umuntu ofe uhlangothi, efuna ukumngenisa, ambeke phambi kwakhe. Kuthe bengafumani indlela yokumngenisa ngenxa yesixuku, bakhwela phezu kwendlu, bamehlisa othayela ngohlaka, bamehlisa phakathi phambi kukaJesu. Ebona ukukholwa kwabo wathi kuye: “Ndoda, uthethelelwe izono zakho. Ababhali nabaFarisi baqala ukuzindla, bathi: “Ngubani lo okhuluma inhlamba na? Ngubani ongathethelela izono ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu yedwa? Kepha uJesu eyazi imicabango yabo waphendula wathi kubo: “Nizindlani ezinhliziyweni zenu na? Yikuphi okulula, ukuthi: ‘Uthethelelwe izono zakho; noma ukuthi: Vuka uhambe? Kepha ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela izono,” wathi kofe uhlangothi: “Ngithi kuwe: Vuka, uthathe uhlaka lwakho, uye endlini yakho. Wasukuma masinyane phambi kwabo, wathatha lokho abelele kukho, wamuka waya endlini yakhe, ekhazimulisa uNkulunkulu. Basebemangala bonke, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, bagcwala ukwesaba, besithi: Sibone izimanga lamuhla. Emva kwalokho waphuma, wabona umthelisi ogama lakhe linguLevi ehlezi endaweni yokuthela, wathi kuye: “Ngilandele. Waseshiya konke, wasukuma, wamlandela. ULevi wamenzela idili elikhulu endlini yakhe, kwakukhona isixuku esikhulu sabathelisi nabanye ababehlezi nabo ekudleni. Kodwa ababhali babo labaFarisi bakhonona ngabafundi bakhe, besithi: Kungani lisidla linatha labathelisi lezoni? UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Abaphilileyo abadingi melaphi; kodwa abagulayo. Angizanga ukubiza abalungileyo, kodwa izoni ekuphendukeni. Basebesithi kuye: Kungani abafundi bakaJohane bezila ukudla kanengi, bakhuleka, ngokunjalo labafundi babaFarisi; kepha abakho bayadla, baphuze na? Wathi kubo: Ningabazilisa yini abantwana bomyeni, umyeni esenabo na? Kodwa zizafika insuku, lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo; Wayesebalandisa nomfanekiso; Akakho obekela isiziba sengubo entsha engutsheni endala; uma kungenjalo, esitsha siyaklebhuka, nesiqeshana esikhishwe kwesitsha asihambisani nendala. Akakho othela iwayini elisha ezimvabeni ezindala; uba-ke iwayini elitsha lizaqhuma izimvaba, lichitheke, lezimvaba zonakale. Kodwa iwayini elisha limelwe ukuthelwa ezimvabeni ezintsha; futhi zombili ziyalondolozwa. Akakho othi ephuze iwayini elidala ahle afune elisha, ngokuba uthi: Elidala lingcono; Kwathi ngesabatha lesibili ngesabatha lokuqala, wadabula amasimu; abafundi bakhe bakha izikhwebu, badla, bezihlikihla ngezandla. Abanye babaFarisi bathi kubo: “Nenzelani okungavunyelwe ukwenziwa ngesabatha na? UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Anifundanga yini nalokhu akwenzayo uDavide mhla elambile yena nababe naye; Ukuthi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu, wathatha izinkwa zokubukwa, wadla, wanika nababe naye; okungavunyelwe ukudliwa ngaphandle kwabapristi bodwa? Wasesithi kubo: INdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi leyesabatha. Kwathi futhi ngelinye isabatha wangena esinagogeni, wafundisa; kwakukhona umuntu osandla sakhe sokunene sasishwabene. Ababhali nabaFarisi bamqaphela ukuthi uyakwelapha ngesabatha; ukuze bathole ukumbeka icala. Kodwa yena wayeyazi imicabango yabo, wathi endodeni enesandla esishwabeneyo: “Sukuma, ume phakathi.” Wasukuma wema. UJesu wasesithi kubo: Ngizalibuza ilizwi libe linye; Kuvunyelwe ngesabatha ukwenza okuhle noma okubi na? ukusindisa ukuphila, noma ukukubhubhisa? Wasebaqalaza bonke, wathi endodeni: Yelula isandla sakho. Wenze njalo: saphiliswa isandla sakhe, saba njengesinye. Base begcwala ukuhlanya; basebekhulumisana bodwa ukuthi bangamenzani uJesu. Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku waphuma waya entabeni ukuyokhuleka; wahlala ubusuku bonke ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu. Kwathi sekusile, wabizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wakhetha kubo abayishumi nambili, wabaqamba futhi ngokuthi abaphostoli; uSimoni owaqamba laye ngokuthi nguPetro, loAndreya umfowabo, uJakobe, loJohane, loFiliphu, loBartolomewu, uMathewu loTomasi, uJakobe kaAlfewu, loSimoni othiwa nguZelote, noJuda umfowabo kaJakobe, noJuda Iskariyothe owamkhaphelayo. Wehla nabo, wema ethafeni, nesixuku sabafundi bakhe, nesixuku esikhulu sabantu abavela kulo lonke elaseJudiya neJerusalema, nasogwini lolwandle lwaseTire neSidoni, abeza ukuzomuzwa, bamlalele. ukuphulukiswa ezifweni zabo; Lababekhathazwa omoya abangcolileyo, basiliswa. Isixuku sonke safuna ukumthinta, ngokuba kwaphuma amandla kuye, abaphulukisa bonke. Waphakamisela amehlo akhe kubafundi bakhe, wathi: “Manibusiswe nina bampofu, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowenu. Nibusisiwe nina enilambile manje, ngokuba niyakusuthiswa. Nibusisiwe nina enikhalayo manje, ngokuba nizakuhleka. Nibusisiwe, nxa abantu benizonda, nalapho benihlukanisa, benithuka, belahla igama lenu ngokungathi libi, ngenxa yeNdodana yomuntu. Thokozani ngalolo suku, nigxumagxume, ngokuba bhekani, umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini; ngokuba benze njalo oyise kubaprofethi. Kodwa maye kini lina elicebileyo! ngokuba seniyitholile induduzo yenu. Maye kini enisuthi! ngoba nizakulamba. Maye kinina enihlekayo manje! ngokuba niyakulila, nikhale. Maye kini, nxa bonke abantu bekhuluma kahle ngani! ngoba oyise babo benza njalo kubaprofethi bamanga. Kepha ngithi kini enizwayo: Thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle kwabalizondayo; Babusiseni abaniqalekisayo, nibakhulekele abaniphatha kabi. Okushaya esihlathini mnike nesinye; nokwephuca ingubo yakho, ungamaleli nengubo yakho. Muphe wonke umuntu ocela kuwe; nokwaphuca impahla yakho, ungabuyi uyicele kuye. Nalokho enithanda ukuba abantu benze kini, yenzani kanjalo nani kubo. Ngokuba uma nithanda abanithandayo, ninakubongwa kuni na? ngoba nezoni zithanda abazithandayo. Uma nenza okuhle kwabanenzela okuhle, ninakubongwa kuni na? ngoba nezoni zenza njalo. Futhi uma nitsheleka enithemba ukwemukela kubo, ninakubongwa kuni na? ngokuba nezoni zitsheleka izoni ukuba zamukele lokho. Kepha thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle, nitsheleke ningathembi lutho; umvuzo wenu uyakuba mkhulu, nibe-ngabantwana boPhezukonke, ngokuba yena unomusa kwabangabongiyo nababi. Ngakho yibani-nesihawu, njengalokhu noYihlo enesihawu. Ningahluleli, khona aniyikwahlulelwa; ningalahli, khona aniyikulahlwa; Yiphani, khona niyakuphiwa; isilinganiso esihle, esigxishiwe, esigxishiwe, esichichimayo, bayakuninika esifubeni senu. Ngokuba ngesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso. Wasebatshela umfanekiso wokuthi: Isiphofu ingahola impumputhe na? Kabayikuwela emgodini bobabili yini? Umfundi kaphezu komfundisi wakhe, kepha yilowo nalowo opheleleyo uyakuba njengomfundisi wakhe. Ubhekelani ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu, kanti ugongolo olukwelakho iso awuluboni na? Ungasho kanjani kumfowenu ukuthi: ‘Mfowethu, ake ngikhiphe ucezwana olusesweni lakho,’ wena ungaluboni ugongolo olukwelakho iso, na? Mzenzisi, khipha kuqala ugongolo esweni lakho, khona-ke wobona kahle ukukhipha ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu. Ngokuba akusimuthi omuhle othela isithelo esibi; futhi kawukho umuthi omubi othela isithelo esihle. Ngokuba yilowo nalowomuthi waziwa ngesithelo sawo. Ngokuba abantu abawakhi amakhiwane emeveni, nababutha izithelo zomvini esihlahleni esihlahleni. Umuntu omuhle emfuyweni enhle yenhliziyo yakhe uveza okuhle; nomuntu omubi emfuyweni embi yenhliziyo yakhe ukhipha okubi, ngokuba umlomo wakhe ukhuluma ngokuchichima kwenhliziyo. Ningibizelani ngokuthi: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ kodwa ningakwenzi engikushoyo na? Loba ngubani oza kimi, ezwe amazwi ami, awenze, ngizalitshengisa ukuthi ufana lobani; Ufana nomuntu owakha indlu, wemba washonisa, wabeka isisekelo phezu kwedwala; Kepha ozwayo, angakwenzi, ufana nomuntu owakha indlu emhlabathini ingenasisekelo; umfula washaya ngamandla, yawa masinyane; futhi ukubhidlika kwaleyondlu kwaba kukhulu. Kwathi eseqedile amazwi akhe zonke ezindlebeni zabantu, wangena eKapernawume. Kepha inceku yenduna yekhulu ethile ethandekayo kuyo yayigula, isizakufa. Kwathi isizwile ngoJesu, yathuma kuye amalunga abaJuda, imcela ukuthi eze asilise inceku yayo. Esefikile kuJesu amncenga masinyane, esithi: Ufanele ukuthi amenzele lokhu; Ngokuba uyasithanda isizwe sakithi, wasakhela nesinagoge. Khona uJesu wahamba nabo. Esengasekude nendlu, induna yekhulu yathuma kuye abangani, bathi kuye: “Nkosi, ungazihluphi, ngokuba angifanele ukuba ungene phansi kophahla lwami; Ngakho angizibonanga ukuthi ngifanele ukuza kuwe, kodwa yisho ngezwi, khona inceku yami iyakusinda. Ngokuba nami ngingumuntu ophansi kwegunya, nginamasosha phansi kwami, ngithi kwelinye: ‘Hamba,’ lihambe; futhi kwenye: Woza, futhi uyeza; nasencekwini yami, Yenza lokhu, ikwenze. Kwathi uJesu ekuzwa lokho wamangala ngayo, waphenduka, wathi ezixukwini ezazimlandela: Ngithi kini: Angitholanga ukholo olungaka nakwaIsrayeli. Ababethunyiwe sebebuyela endlini bafica inceku isisindile. Kwathi ngangomuso waya emzini othiwa iNayini; abaningi babafundi bakhe bahamba naye nesixuku esikhulu. Esesondela ngasesangweni lomuzi, bheka, kwakukhona ofileyo ekhishelwa phandle, indodana eyodwa kanina, yena engumfelokazi, nabantu abaningi bomuzi babe naye. Yathi iNkosi imbona, yamhawukela, yathi kuye: “Ungakhali. Wasesondela wathinta uhlaka; abaluthweleyo bema. Yathi: Nsizwa, ngithi kuwe: Vuka. Ofileyo wavuka wahlala, waqala ukukhuluma. Wamnikela kunina. Ukwesaba kwehlela phezu kwabo bonke, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, bathi: “Kuvele umprofethi omkhulu phakathi kwethu; nokuthi, UNkulunkulu ubahambele abantu bakhe. Leli zindaba ngaye laphumela kulo lonke iJudiya nakulo lonke izwe langakhona. Abafundi bakaJohane bamtshela ngazo zonke lezizinto. UJohane esebizele kuye ababili kubafundi bakhe, wabathuma kuJesu ukuthi: “Wena unguye ozayo na? noma sifuna omunye? Kwathi efika kuye amadoda athi: UJohane uMbhabhathizi usithumile kuwe esithi: Wena unguye ozayo yini? noma sifuna omunye? Ngaleso sikhathi waphulukisa abaningi ezifweni zabo, nasezifweni, nasemoyeni ababi; nezimpumputhe eziningi wazipha ukubona. UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: “Hambani nimtshele uJohane lokho enikubonile nenikuzwile; ukuthi izimpumputhe ziyabona, izinyonga ziyahamba, abanochoko bayahlanjululwa, izithulu ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, abampofu bayashunyayelwa ivangeli. Futhi ubusisiwe ongayikukhubeka ngami. Zathi sezimukile izithunywa zikaJohane, waqala ukukhuluma ezixukwini ngoJohane, wathi: “Naphumela ukuyobonani ehlane na? Umhlanga unyakaziswa ngumoya na? Kodwa naphumela ukuyabonani na? Umuntu owembethe ingubo ethambileyo na? Bhekani, abembethe eziwubukhazikhazi, bephila kamnandi, basezindlini zamakhosi. Kodwa naphumela ukuyabonani na? Umprofethi? Yebo, ngithi kini, nodlula umprofethi. Nguye okulotshwe ngaye ukuthi: “Bheka, ngiyathuma isithunywa sami phambi kobuso bakho, esiyakulungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho. Ngokuba ngithi kini: Kwabazelwe ngabesifazane akakho umprofethi omkhulu kunoJohane uMbhapathizi, kepha omncinyane embusweni kaNkulunkulu mkhulu kunaye. Nabo bonke abantu abamuzwayo nabathelisi bathi uNkulunkulu ulungile, bebhapathizwa ngobhapathizo lukaJohane. Kepha abaFarisi nezazimthetho bala icebo likaNkulunkulu eliqondene nabo, bengabhapathizwa nguye. Yathi iNkosi: Pho abantu balesi sizukulwane ngiyakubafanisa nani na? futhi bafana nani? Bafana nabantwana abahlezi esigcawini, bememezana bethi: “Sinishayele imitshingo, kepha anisinanga; sililile kini, kodwa anikhalanga. Ngokuba uJohane uMbhapathizi wafika engadli sinkwa, engaphuzi wayini; nithi: ‘Unedemoni.’ INdodana yomuntu ifikile idla, inatha; nithi: ‘Bhekani, umuntu oyisiminzi nesiphuzi, umngane wabathelisi nezoni. Kodwa ukuhlakanipha kulungisiswa ngabantwana bakho bonke. Omunye wabaFarisi wamcela ukuthi adle laye. Wangena endlini yomFarisi, wahlala ekudleni. Bheka, owesifazane emzini, oyisoni, ekwazi ukuthi uJesu uhlezi ekudleni endlini yomFarisi, waletha umfuma wealabhaste wamafutha. Wema ngasezinyaweni zakhe emva kwakhe ekhala, waqala ukugeza izinyawo zakhe ngezinyembezi, wazesula ngezinwele zekhanda lakhe, wanga izinyawo zakhe, wazigcoba ngamafutha. Kwathi ekubona lokho umFarisi owayembizile, wakhuluma phakathi kwakhe, wathi: “Lona, ukuba ubengumprofethi, ngabe uyazi ukuthi ungubani nokuthi unjani owesifazane omthintayo, ngokuba uyisoni. UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Simoni, ngilelizwi kuwe. Wathi: “Khuluma, Mfundisi. Kwakukhona umtshelekisi othile owayenezikweletu ezimbili; Kwathi bengenanto yokukhokha, wabathethelela bobabili. Ngitshele-ke, yimuphi kubo oyakumthanda kakhulu na? USimoni waphendula wathi: Ngithi ngulowo amthethelela kakhulu. Wathi kuye: Wahlulele kahle. Wayesephendukela kowesifazane, wathi kuSimoni: Uyambona lona wesifazane? Ngingene endlini yakho, awunginikanga amanzi ezinyawo zami, kepha yena uzigezile izinyawo zami ngezinyembezi, wazesula ngezinwele zekhanda lakhe. Awunganganga, kepha lona wesifazane, selokhu ngingenile, akayekanga ukwanga izinyawo zami. Ikhanda lami awuligcobanga ngamafutha, kepha lona wesifazane ugcobe izinyawo zami ngamafutha. Ngakho-ke ngithi kuwe: Izono zakhe eziningi zithethelelwe; ngokuba wayethanda kakhulu, kepha othethelelwa okuncane, uthanda kancane. Wathi kuye: “Izono zakho zithethelelwe. Labo ababehlezi naye ekudleni baqala ukukhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Ngubani lo othethelela nezono na? Wathi kowesifazane: “Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba ngokuthula. Kwathi ngasemuva wahamba imizi ngemizi nemizana, eshumayela ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu, nabayishumi nambili babenaye. Nabesifazane abathile, ababephulukiswe kubomoya ababi nasezifweni, uMariya othiwa Magdalena, okwaphuma kuye amademoni ayisikhombisa. noJowana umkaKhuza inceku kaHerode, noSusana, nabanye abaningi, ababemkhonza ngempahla yabo. Kwasekubuthene ixuku elikhulu, leza kuye livela emizini yonke, wakhuluma ngomfanekiso. Kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela imbewu yakhe; yanyathelwa, izinyoni zezulu zayidla zayidla. Enye yawela edwaleni; kwathi nje imila yabuna, ngoba yayintula umswakama. Enye yawela emeveni; ameva akhula kanye nayo, ayiminyanisa. Enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle, yamila, yathela ngekhulu. Esetshilo lezizinto wamemeza wathi: Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe. Abafundi bakhe basebembuza besithi: Ungaba uyini lumfanekiso? Wathi: “Niphiwe nina ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso kaNkulunkulu, kepha kwabanye ngemifanekiso; ukuze bebona bangaboni, lokuzwa bangaqedisisi. Umfanekiso yilokhu: Imbewu iyizwi likaNkulunkulu. Abasendleleni yilabo abezwayo; bese kufika uSathane, alisuse izwi ezinhliziyweni zabo, funa bakholwe, basindiswe. Labasedwalani yilabo abathi, lapho belizwa, balamukele izwi ngokuthokoza; kepha laba kabanampande, abakholwa isikhashana, kuthi ngesikhathi sokulingwa bawa. Leyo eyawela emeveni yilabo abathi sebezwile, bahambe baminyaniswe yizinkathazo nengcebo nezinjabulo zalokhukuphila, bangathelisithelo. Kodwa esemhlabathini omuhle, yilabo abathi belizwile izwi, baligcine ngenhliziyo enhle nelungileyo, bathele izithelo ngokubekezela. Akakho othi esokhela isibani, asimboze ngesitsha, noma asibeke ngaphansi kombhede; kodwa ulubeka othini lwesibane, ukuze abangenayo babone ukukhanya. Ngokuba akukho okusithekile okungayikubonakaliswa; futhi okufihliweyo okungayikwaziwa nokuphumela obala. Ngakho qaphelani ukuthi nizwa kanjani, ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa; futhi lowo ongenakho uyothathwa kuye ngisho nalokho angathi unakho. Kwase kufika kuye unina nabafowabo, kepha behluleka ukufinyelela kuye ngenxa yesixuku. Wabikelwa ukuthi: “Unyoko nabafowenu bemi ngaphandle befuna ukukubona. Wasephendula wathi kubo: Umama labafowethu yilaba abalizwayo ilizwi likaNkulunkulu balenze. Kwathi ngolunye usuku wangena emkhunjini kanye nabafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Asiwele siye ngaphesheya kolwandle. Base bephuma. Kwathi besahamba ngomkhumbi walala ubuthongo; basebegcwaliswa ngamanzi, baba sengozini. Basebesondela bamvusa, besithi: Nkosi, nkosi, siyabhubha. Wasevuka, wawukhuza umoya lokuzanyaza kwamanzi; Wathi kubo: “Kuphi ukukholwa kwenu na? Besaba bamangala, bathi omunye komunye: “Umuntu onjani lo? ngoba uyala ngisho imimoya namanzi, futhi kuyamlalela. Bafika ezweni lamaGadara, elibhekene neGalile. Esephumele emhlabathini, kwamhlangabeza indoda ethile evela emzini, eyayinamademoni isikhathi eside, ingagqoki, ingahlali endlini, kodwa emathuneni. Yathi imbona uJesu, yamemeza yawa phansi phambi kwakhe, yathi ngezwi elikhulu: “Nginamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? ngiyakuncenga, ungangihluphi. (Ngokuba wayeyalile umoya ongcolileyo ukuba uphume kumuntu, ngokuba wawumbambe kaningi, eboshiwe ngamaketanga nangamaketanga, wazigqabula izibopho, waqhutshelwa nguSathane ehlane.) UJesu wambuza wathi: “Ungubani igama lakho na? Wathi: “ILegiyoni, ngokuba amademoni amaningi abengene kuye. Zamncenga ukuthi angazilaya ukuthi ziphumele ekujuleni. Kwakukhona lapho umhlambi wezingulube eziningi ziklabile entabeni, zamcela ukuba azivumele zingene kuzo. Futhi wabavumela. Khona aphuma amademoni kumuntu, angena ezingulubeni; Kwathi ababezalusa bebona okwenzekileyo, babaleka, babika emzini nasemaphandleni. Base bephuma ukuyobona okwenzekileyo; bafika kuJesu, bamfumana umuntu okwakuphume kuye amademoni ehlezi ngasezinyaweni zikaJesu embethe, esangulukile; Lababekubonile babatshela ukuthi okhwelwe ngamadimoni usiliswe njani. Isixuku sonke sesifunda samaGadara samncenga ukuba amuke kubo; ngoba babebanjwe ngukwesaba okukhulu; wasekhwela emkhunjini, wabuya. Kodwa indoda okwakuphume kuyo amadimoni yamncenga ukuthi abe laye; kodwa uJesu wayimukisa, esithi. Buyela endlini yakho, ulandise ukuthi kungakanani uNkulunkulu akwenzele khona. Wamuka, washumayela emzini wonke ukuthi kungakanani uJesu akwenzile kuye. Kwathi ekubuyeni kukaJesu, isixuku samamukela ngokuthokoza, ngokuba bonke babemlindele. Bheka, kwafika indoda, nguJayiru igama layo, ingumphathi wesinagoge, yaziphonsa phansi ngasezinyaweni zikaJesu, yamncenga ukuba angene endlini yayo. Ngoba wayelendodakazi eyodwa, eyayileminyaka elitshumi lambili, yona isigulela ukufa. Kepha ekuhambeni kwakhe abantu bamminyezela. Owesifazana owayelomopho iminyaka elitshumi lambili, esechithe konke abephila ngakho ezinyangeni, engelakwelatshwa lamunye. Weza emva kwakhe, wathinta umphetho wengubo yakhe; kwanqamuka masinyane ukopha kwakhe. UJesu wasesithi: Ngubani ongithintileyo? Kwathi bonke bephika, uPetro lababelaye bathi: Nkosi, ixuku likucindezele, likucindezele, uthi: Ngubani ongithintileyo? UJesu wathi: “Ukhona ongithintileyo, ngokuba mina ngibonile ukuthi amandla aphumile kimi. Owesifazane ebona ukuthi akacashile, weza ethuthumela, wawa phansi phambi kwakhe, walandisa phambi kwabantu bonke ukuthi ubemthintile ngani, nokuthi usinde kanjani masinyane. Wathi kuye: “Yima isibindi, ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba ngokuthula. Esakhuluma, kwafika omunye evela kwamphathi wesinagoge, wathi kuye: “Indodakazi yakho isifile; ningamkhathazi uMfundisi. Kepha uJesu ekuzwa, wamphendula wathi: “Ungesabi, kholwa kuphela, khona uzakusindiswa. Esengenile endlini, kavumelanga muntu ukuthi angene, ngaphandle kukaPetro, loJakobe, loJohane, loyise wentombazana, lonina. Bakhala bonke, beyililela, kepha wathi: “Ningakhali; kafile, kodwa ulele. Bamhleka usulu, bazi ukuthi ifile. Wayesebakhiphela phandle bonke, wayibamba ngesandla, wabiza, wathi: “Ntombazana, vuka! Wabuya umoya wayo, yavuka masinyane; Abazali bayo bamangala, kepha wabayala ukuba bangatsheli muntu okwenzekileyo. Wasebizela ndawonye abafundi bakhe abayishumi nambili, wabanika amandla negunya phezu kwamademoni onke, nokuphulukisa izifo. Wabathuma ukuthi bashumayele umbuso kaNkulunkulu, baphulukise abagulayo. Wathi kubo: “Ningaphathi lutho lwendlela, naludondolo, nasikhwama, nasinkwa, namali; futhi ningabi namabhantshi amabili. Nakuyiphi indlu eningena kuyo, hlalani khona, nimuke lapho. Lalowo ongayikunamukela, anothi niphuma kulowo muzi, nivuthulule nothuli ezinyaweni zenu, kube ngubufakazi kubo. Base bemuka, badabula imizi, beshumayela ivangeli, bephulukisa ezindaweni zonke. Kepha uHerode umtetrarki wezwa konke okwenziwa nguye, wasambatheka, ngokuba abanye bathi uJohane uvukile kwabafileyo; labanye ukuthi uEliya ubonakele; labanye ukuthi kwavuka omunye wabaprofethi abadala. UHerodi wathi: “UJohane ngamnquma ikhanda; wasefisa ukumbona. Sebebuyile abaphostoli bamtshela konke ababekwenzile. Wabathatha, wamuka nabo bebodwa endaweni eyihlane yomuzi othiwa iBetsayida. Kwathi isixuku sekwazi lokho, samlandela; Kwathi sekuqala ukuhwalala, kwafika abalitshumi lambili, bathi kuye: Yekisa ixuku lihambe, ukuze baye emizaneni lesemaphandleni, balale, bathole ukudla; ngoba lapha sisenkangala. indawo. Kodwa wathi kubo: Bapheni lina ukudla. Base bethi: “Asisenazinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili; ngaphandle kokuthi sihambe sibathengele bonke lababantu inyama. Ngokuba kwakungamadoda angathi izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu. Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Bahlaliseni phansi ngamaviyo ngamatshumi amahlanu. Benza njalo, babahlalisa bonke. Wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili, wabheka ngasezulwini, wazibusisa, wazihlephula, wanika abafundi ukuba babeke phambi kwesixuku. Badla, basutha bonke, kwabuthwa imvuthuluka eseleyo kubo, iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili. Kwathi ekhuleka yedwa, abafundi bakhe babenaye, wababuza, wathi: “Isixuku sithi ngingubani na? Basebephendula bathi: UJohane uMbhabhathizi; kodwa abanye bathi: UEliya; labanye bathi: Kuvukile omunye wabaprofethi abadala. Wathi kubo: “Nina-ke nithi ngingubani na? UPetro waphendula wathi: UKristu kaNkulunkulu. Wabalaya kakhulu, wabalaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntu lokho; esithi: INdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, ilahlwe ngamalunga nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, ibulawe, futhi ivuswe ngosuku lwesithathu. Wathi kubo bonke: “Uma umuntu ethanda ukungilandela, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe imihla ngemihla, angilandele. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho, kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyakukusindisa. Ngokuba kuyakumsizani umuntu, uma ezuza izwe lonke, kodwa ezilahlekele noma alahlwe? Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onamahloni ngami nangamazwi ami, iNdodana yomuntu iyakuba namahloni ngaye, lapho iza ngenkazimulo yayo, nekaYise, neyezingelosi ezingcwele. Kodwa ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Bakhona abanye kwabemiyo lapha, abangayikukuzwa ukufa, baze babone umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Kwathi emva kwalawo mazwi kungathi izinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili, wathatha oPetru noJohane noJakobe, wakhuphukela entabeni ukuyokhuleka. Kwathi ekhuleka, isimo sobuso bakhe saguquka, nengubo yakhe yaba mhlophe, yabenyezela. Bheka, kwakhuluma naye amadoda amabili, oMose no-Eliya; ababonakala ngenkazimulo, bakhuluma ngokumuka kwakhe abezakufeza eJerusalema. Kepha uPetru nababe naye babesindwa ubuthongo; sebevukile babona inkazimulo yakhe namadoda amabili ayemi naye. Kwathi ekwahlukaneni kwawo kuye, uPetru wathi kuJesu: “Rabi, kuhle ukuba sibe lapha; elinye libe ngelakho, elinye libe ngelikaMose, elinye libe ngelika-Eliya, engakwazi akushoyo. Esakhuluma lokho, kwafika ifu, labasithibeza; besaba lapho bengena efwini. Kwavela izwi efwini, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; Kwathi izwi seliphumile, uJesu wafunyanwa eyedwa. Bakugcina, abatshela muntu ngalezo zinsuku lutho lwalezo zinto ababezibonile. Kwathi kusisa sebehlile entabeni, ixuku elikhulu lamhlangabeza. Bheka, kwamemeza indoda esixukwini, yathi: “Mfundisi, ngiyakucela ukuba ubheke indodana yami, ngokuba yiyo yodwa kimi; Bheka, umoya uyambamba, akhale masinyane; wamdwengula, aze akhihlize amagwebu, asuke kalukhuni kuye ukumlimaza. Ngabancenga abafundi bakho ukuthi bawukhiphe; kepha abakwazanga. UJesu waphendula wathi: “O sizukulwane esingakholwayo nesiphambeneyo, koze kube nini nginani, nginibekezelela na? Letha lapha indodana yakho. Kwathi eseza, idimoni layiwisela phansi, layihlukumeza kakhulu. UJesu wamkhuza umoya ongcolileyo, wamphulukisa umntwana, wambuyisela kuyise. Basebemangala bonke ngamandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulu. Kwathi bonke bemangala ngakho konke akwenzayo uJesu, wathi kubafundi bakhe. Bekani la mazwi endlebeni zenu, ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyakukhashelwa ezandleni zabantu. Kodwa kabaliqondanga lelilizwi, njalo lalifihlakele kubo, ukuze bangaliqondi; basebesesaba ukumbuza ngalelolizwi. Kwase kuba khona ukuphikisana phakathi kwabo kokuthi ngubani ongaba mkhulu kubo. UJesu ebona izizindlo zenhliziyo yabo, wathatha umntwana, wammisa eduze kwakhe. Wathi kubo: “Yilowo nalowo owamukela lo mntwana egameni lami uyangamukela mina; UJohane waphendula wathi: “Mfundisi, sabona umuntu ekhipha amademoni ngegama lakho; sasesimenqabela, ngoba engasilandeli. UJesu wathi kuye: “Ningamnqabeli, ngokuba ongamelene nathi ungakithi. Kwathi sesifikile isikhathi sokuthi anyuswe, waqinisela ubuso bakhe ukuya eJerusalema. Wathuma izithunywa phambi kwakhe, zahamba, zangena emzaneni wamaSamariya ukuba amlungisele. Kodwa kabamemukelanga, ngoba ubuso bakhe babunjengokuya eJerusalema. Kwathi abafundi bakhe oJakobe noJohane bekubona bathi: “Nkosi, uyathanda ukuba sibize umlilo wehle ezulwini, ubaqothule, njengokuba no-Eliya enza na? Kodwa watshibilika, wabakhuza wathi: Kalikwazi ukuthi lingabomoya onjani. Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ayizanga ukubhubhisa imiphefumulo yabantu, kodwa ukuyisindisa. Bahamba baya komunye umuzi. Kwathi besahamba endleleni, umuntu othile wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngiyakukulandela noma ngaphi lapho oya khona. UJesu wathi kuye: “Izimpungushe zinemigodi, nezinyoni zezulu zinezidleke; kodwa iNdodana yomuntu kayilalapho engaqamelisa khona ikhanda. Wasesithi komunye: Ngilandele. Kodwa wathi: Nkosi, ngivumele ngiye kuqala ngingcwabe ubaba. UJesu wathi kuye: “Yeka abafileyo bembele abafileyo babo; Nomunye wathi: “Nkosi, ngiyakukulandela; kodwa ngivumele ngiqale ngiyevalelisa labo abasekhaya. UJesu wathi kuye: “Akakho othi esebeké isandla sakhe egejeni, abuke emuva, ofanele umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Kamora tseo, Morena a bea ba bang ba mashome a supileng, mme a ba roma ka bobedi, hore ba mo etelle pele metseng yohle le nqalong tsohle moo yena a neng a tla ya teng. Yaba o re ho bona: Kotulo e kgolo ruri, empa basebetsi ha ba bakae; Eyang tseleng ya lona: bonang, ke le roma jwaloka dikonyana hara diphiri. Le se ke la nka mokotlana wa ditjhelete, leha e le mokotla, kapa dieta, mme le se ke la dumedisa motho tseleng. Ntlo efe le efe eo le kenang ho yona, le qale ka ho re: Kgotso e be tlung ena! Mme ha mora wa kgotso a le teng, kgotso ya lona e tla dula hodima hae; ha ho se jwalo, e tla boela ho lona. Le dule ka tlung yona eo, le ntse le ja, le ntse le nwa dintho tseo ba fanang ka tsona; hobane ya sebetsang o lokelwa ke moputso wa hae. Le se ke la ya ka ntlo le ntlo. Motseng ofe le ofe oo le kenang ho wona, mme ba le amohela, le je seo le se beang. Le fodise ba kulang ba teng, le re ho bona: Mmuso wa Modimo o atametse ho lona. Empa leha le kena motseng ofe kapa ofe, mme ba sa le amohele, le tswele diterateng tsa wona, le re: Le lona lerole la motse wa lona le kgomaretseng rona re le hlohlorela hodima lona; Empa ke re ho lona: Ho tla ba bonolo ho Sodoma ka tsatsi leo, ho feta motse oo. Ho malimabe uena, Korazine! Ho malimabe uena, Bethsaida! hobane mehlolo e entsweng ho lona, hoja e ka be e etsahetse Tire le Sidone, e ka be e sa le kgale e bakile, ba apere lesela le mahwashe le moloreng. Empa kahlolo e tla ba bonolo bakeng sa Tire le Sidone ho feta bakeng sa lona. Le wena Kapernauma, o phahamiseditsweng lehodimong, o tla diheloa diheleng. Ya le utlwang o a nkutlwa; mme ya le nyatsang, o a nyedisa nna; mme ya nnyatsang, o nyedisa ya nthomileng. Ba mashome a supileng ba kgutla ka thabo, ba re: Morena, le bona batemona ba re ikokobeletsa ka lebitso la hao. A re ho bona: Ke bone Satane a theoha lehodimong jwaloka lehadima. Bonang, ke le neile matla a ho hata dinoha le diphepheng, le matla ohle a sera; Leha ho le jwalo, le se ke la thabela hoo, ha meya e le tlasa lona; le mpe le thabe, hobane mabitso a lona a ngodilwe lehodimong. Ka yona nako eo Jesu a ipela moyeng, a re: Ke a o leboha, Ntate, Morena wa lehodimo le wa lefatshe, kahobane taba tsena o di patetse ba bohlale le ba kelello, mme o di senoletse masea; gonne go ne go le molemo mo matlhong a gago jalo. Tsohle ke di neilwe ke Ntate; mme ha ho ya tsebang Mora ke mang, haese Ntate; le hore na Ntate ke mang, haese Mora, le eo Mora a ratang ho mo senolela yena. A retelehela ho barutuwa ba hae, a re ho bona boinotshing: “Ho lehlohonolo mahlo a bonang tseo le di bonang! Hobane ke a le bolella: Baporofeta ba bangata le marena ba lakaditse ho bona tseo le di bonang, mme ha ba ka ba di bona; le ho utlwa tseo le di utlwang, mme ha le a ka la di utlwa. Jwale, ramolao e mong a ema, a mo leka, a re: Moruti, ke tla etsa eng hore ke rue bophelo bo sa feleng? A re ho yena: Ho ngodilwe eng molaong? o bala jwang? Yena a araba, a re: O tla rata Jehova, Modimo wa hao, ka pelo ya hao yohle, le ka moya wa hao wohle, le ka matla a hao wohle, le ka kgopolo ya hao yohle. le wa heno jwalokaha o ithata. A re ho yena: O arabile hantle; etsa hoo, mme o tla phela. Empa yena, ka ho rata ho itokafatsa, a re ho Jesu: Moahelani wa ka ke mang? Jesu a araba, a re: “Monna e mong o ne a theohile Jerusalema a ya Jeriko, mme a wela hara dinokwane, tsa mo hlobodisa, tsa mo ntsha maqeba, tsa tloha, tsa mo siya a le makhatheng a ho shwa. Ha etsahala hore moprista e mong a theohe ka tsela eo, mme yare ha a mmona, a mo kwela. Le Molevi le eena, ha a fihla sebakeng seo, a tla me a mo talima, a mo tšelela ka mose oane. Empa Mosamaria e mong ya neng a eta, a fihla moo a neng a le teng, mme ha a mmona, a mo utlwela bohloko. A tla ho yena, a tlamisa maqeba a hae, a a tshela ka ole le ka veine, mme a mo palamisa pelesa ya hae, a mo isa tlung ya baeti, mme a mo oka. Ka hosasane, ha a tloha, a ntsha didenari tse pedi, a di nea monga ntlo, a re ho yena: Mo hlokomele; mme seo o tla se ntsha ho feta moo, ke tla o buseletsa mohla ke kgutlang. Ke ofe ho ba bararo bao, eo o nahanang hore e ne e le wa habo ya wetsweng hara mashodu? A re: Ke ya mo etseditseng mohau. Yaba Jesu o re ho yena: Eya, o etse jwalo le wena. Yare ha ba ntse ba tsamaya, a kena motsaneng o mong, mme mosadi e mong ya bitswang Maretha a mo amohela tlung ya hae. O ne a na le kgaitsedi e bitswang Maria, ya dutseng maotong a Jesu, a utlwa lentswe la hae. Empa Maretha o ne a tshwenyehile ke tshebeletso e kgolo, a tla ho yena, a re: “Morena, na ha o tsotelle ha ngwaneso a ntlohela ke sebeletsa ke le mong? ka baka leo, mmolelle hore a nthuse. Jesu a araba, a re ho yena: Maretha, Maretha, o itshwenya, o tshwenyehile ka tse ngata; Empa ho hlokeha ntho e le nngwe: mme Maria o ikgethetse kabelo e molemo, eo a ke keng a e amohuwa. Kwasekusithi ekhuleka endaweni ethile, eseqedile, omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: Nkosi, sifundise ukukhuleka, njengoba uJohane laye wafundisa abafundi bakhe. Wathi kubo: “Nxa nikhuleka, anothi: ‘Baba wethu osezulwini, malingcweliswe igama lakho. Umbuso wakho mawuze. mayenziwe intando yakho emhlabeni njengasezulwini. Usiphe isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla; Usithethelele izono zethu; ngoba lathi sibathethelela bonke abalecala kithi. Ungasingenisi ekulingweni; kodwa usikhulule kokubi. Wathi kubo: “Ngumuphi kini ongathi enomngane, aye kuye phakathi kobusuku, athi kuye: ‘Mngane, ngiboleke izinkwa ezintathu; Ngokuba kufike kimi umngane wami ohambweni, kepha ngingenalutho engingambeka phambi kwakhe na? Ophakathi aphendule athi: Ungangihluphi; anginakuvuka ngikunike. Ngithi kini: Noma engazukuvuka amnike, ngokuba engumngane wakhe, nokho ngenxa yokuphikelela kwakhe uyakuvuka amnike konke akudingayo. Lami ngithi kini: Celani, lizaphiwa; funani, niyakufumana; ngqongqothani, lizavulelwa. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo ocelayo uyaphiwa; nalowo ofunayo uyathola; lalowo oqoqodayo uzavulelwa. Uma indodana icela isinkwa kunoma ubani kini onguyise, ayinike itshe na? noma icela inhlanzi, ayinike inyoka esikhundleni senhlanzi na? Noma uma icela iqanda, ayinike ufezela na? Ngakho-ke uma nina enibabi nikwazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, kakhulu kangakanani uYihlo osezulwini uzakubapha abacela kuye uMoya oNgcwele na? Wayekhipha idemoni, elaliyisimungulu. Kwasekusithi seliphumile idimoni, isimungulu sakhuluma; bamangala abantu. Kepha abanye kubo bathi: “Ukhipha amademoni ngoBelzebule inkosi yamademoni. Abanye bemlinga, bafuna kuye isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini. Kodwa yena eyazi imicabango yabo wathi kubo: Wonke umbuso owehlukene phakathi uyachitheka; nendlu ehlukene nendlu iyawa. Uma noSathane ehlukene yedwa, umbuso wakhe uyakuma kanjani na? ngokuba nithi ngikhipha amademoni ngoBelzebule. Uma mina ngikhipha amademoni ngoBelzebule, amadodana enu awakhipha ngobani na? ngalokho bayakuba ngabahluleli benu. Kepha uma ngikhipha amademoni ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu, umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile kini. Nxa isiqhwaga sihlomile silinda isigodlo saso, impahla yaso ihlezi ngokuthula; Kepha nxa onamandla kunaso esisukela, asinqobe, uyasephuca izikhali zaso zonke ebesizithembile, ayabe impango yaso. Ongenami umelene nami, nongabuthi kanye nami uyahlakaza. Nxa umoya ongcolileyo esephumile kumuntu, uyadabula izindawo ezomileyo efuna ukuphumula; engakutholi uthi: Ngizabuyela endlini yami engaphuma kuyo. Esefikile ayifice ishaneliwe, ihlotshisiwe. Khona uyahamba uzithathele abanye omoya abayisikhombisa ababi kakhulu kunawo; bangene bahlale khona; isimo sokugcina salowo muntu sibe sibi kunesokuqala. Kwasekusithi ekhuluma lezizinto, owesifazana othile esixukwini waphakamisa ilizwi, wathi kuye: Sibusisiwe isibeletho esakuthwalayo, lamabele owawancelayo. Kodwa yena wathi: Yebo kodwa kakhulu babusisiwe abalizwayo ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, baligcine. Kwathi sesibuthene izixuku, waqala ukuthi: “Lesi sizukulwane esibi, sifuna isibonakaliso; futhi kasiyikunikwa sibonakaliso, ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sikaJona umprofethi. Ngokuba njengalokho uJona waba yisibonakaliso kwabaseNineve, iyakuba njalo iNdodana yomuntu kulesi sizukulwane. Indlovukazi yaseningizimu iyakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nabantu balesi sizukulwane, ibalahle; ngokuba yavela emikhawulweni yomhlaba izokuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni; futhi bhekani, lapha kukhona omkhulu kunoSolomoni. Amadoda aseNineve ayakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, asilahle; ngokuba aphenduka ngokushumayela kukaJona; bhekani, lapha kukhona omkhulu kunoJona. Akakho othi esokhela isibani, asibeke endaweni ekusithekileyo, noma ngaphansi kwesitsha, kodwa usibeka othini lwesibani, ukuze abangenayo babone ukukhanya. Ukukhanya komzimba yisehlo; ngakho-ke nxa iso lakho lilihle, nomzimba wakho wonke uyakukhanya; kepha nxa iso lakho lilibi, nomzimba wakho ubumnyama. Ngakho qaphela ukuba ukukhanya okukuwe kungabi ngubumnyama. Ngakho uma umzimba wakho wonke ugcwele ukukhanya, ungenandawo emnyama, uyakuba nokukhanya wonke, njengalapho ukukhanya kwesibani sikukhanyisela. Esakhuluma, umFarisi othile wamncenga ukuba adle naye; Kwathi ekubona lokho umFarisi wamangala ngokuthi kazange aqale ageze engakadli. INkosi yathi kuye: “Manje nina baFarisi nihlambulula ingaphandle lenkezo nojeke; kepha ingaphakathi lakho ligcwele ukuphanga nobubi. Ziwula, yena owenza okungaphandle akakwenzanga nengaphakathi na? Kepha yiphani abampofu lokho eninakho; futhi bhekani, zonke izinto zihlanzekile kini. Kodwa maye kini baFarisi! Ngokuba ninikela okweshumi kweminti neruwe nemifino yonke, ningakunaki ukwahlulela nothando lukaNkulunkulu; Maye kinina baFarisi! ngoba lithanda izihlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni, lokubingelelwa emidangeni. Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi! ngokuba ninjengamathuna angabonakali, nabantu abahamba phezu kwawo bengawazi. Esinye sezazimthetho saphendula, sathi kuye: “Mfundisi, usho njalo uyasihlambalaza nathi. Wathi: “Maye kinina zazimthetho! Ngokuba nithwesa abantu imithwalo enzima, kepha nina ngokwenu aniyithinti imithwalo nangomunye weminwe yenu. Maye kini! ngokuba nakha amathuna abaprofethi, kepha oyihlo bababulala. Impela niyafakaza ukuthi niyavumelana nezenzo zaboyihlo, ngokuba bona bababulala, nina nakha amathuna abo. Ngakho futhi ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu yathi: Ngizabathumelela abaprofethi labaphostoli, labanye kubo bazakubabulala, babazingele; ukuze igazi labaprofethi bonke elachithwa kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba libizwe kulesisizukulwana; Kusukela egazini lika-Abela kuze kufike egazini likaZakariya owafela phakathi kwe-altare nethempeli. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Liyakubizwa kulesi sizukulwane. Maye kinina zazimthetho! ngokuba nithathe isihluthulelo sokwazi; aningenanga nina, nabangenayo nabavimbela. Esakhuluma lokho kubo, ababhali nabaFarisi baqala ukumncenga kakhulu nokumcunula ukuba akhulume izinto eziningi. bemqamekela, befuna ukubamba utho oluphuma emlonyeni wakhe, ukuze bambeke icala. Kusenjalo sekubuthene ixuku labantu, baze banyathelana, waqala ukuthi kubafundi bakhe kuqala: “Xwayani imvubelo yabaFarisi engukuzenzisa. Ngokuba akukho okumboziwe, okungayikwambulwa; nokufihliweyo, okungasayikwaziwa. Ngakho-ke konke enikukhulume ebumnyameni kuyakuzwakala ekukhanyeni; nalokho enikukhulume endlebeni emakamelweni kuyakumenyezelwa phezu kwezindlu. Kepha ngithi kini bangane bami: Ningabesabi ababulala umzimba, bengenakwenza okunye emva kwalokho. Kepha ngiyakunibonisa eniyakumesaba: Mesabeni lowo othi esebulele abe namandla okuphonsa esihogweni; yebo, ngithi kini: Mesabeni yena. Akuthengwa yini imizwilili eyisihlanu ngamasentimitha amabili, kanti akukho namunye kubo olibalekayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu na? Kodwa nezinwele zekhanda lenu zibaliwe zonke. Ngakho-ke ningesabi: nina nibaluleke kunondlunkulu abaningi. Futhi ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo oyakungivuma phambi kwabantu, neNdodana yomuntu nayo iyakumvuma phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu; Kepha ongiphika phambi kwabantu uyakuphikwa phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu. Nalowo okhuluma izwi elibi ngeNdodana yomuntu uyakuthethelelwa, kepha ohlambalaza uMoya oNgcwele kayikuthethelelwa. Nxa beniyisa emasinagogeni, nasezinduneni nakubabusi, ningakhathazeki ngokuthi niyakuphendula ngani, ngokuthini, nangalokho eniyakukukhuluma; Ngokuba uMoya oNgcwele uyakunifundisa ngaso leso sikhathi enifanele ukukusho. Omunye wesixuku wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, khuluma kumfowethu abelane nami ifa. Wasesithi kuye: Ndoda, ngubani ongibeke umahluleli lomahlukanisi phezu kwenu? Wathi kubo: Qaphelani, nixwaye ukuhaha, ngokuba ukuphila komuntu akumi echichimeni lempahla yakhe. Wasebatshela umfanekiso, esithi: Insimu yomuntu othile onothileyo yathela kakhulu; Wazindla phakathi kwakhe, wathi: Ngizakwenzani, lokhu kangilandawo lapho engingabuthela khona izithelo zami? Wasesithi: Lokhu ngizakwenza: ngizadiliza izinqolobane zami, ngakhe ezinkulu; ngizabuthela khona zonke izithelo zami lempahla yami. Ngizakuthi kuwo umphefumulo wami: Mphefumulo, ulempahla enengi ebekelelwe iminyaka eminengi; khululeka, udle, uphuze, ujabule. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: Siphukuphuku, ngalobubusuku umphefumulo wakho uzakubizwa kuwe; Unjalo oziqongelelela ingcebo, engacebile kuNkulunkulu. Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Ngakho ngithi kini: Lingakhathaleli impilo yenu, ukuthi lizakudlani; noma ngomzimba ukuthi niyakwembathani. Ukuphila kungaphezu kokudla, nomzimba mkhulu kunesambatho. Bhekani amagwababa, ngokuba awahlwanyeli, awavuni; elingenazinqolobane nanqolobane; uNkulunkulu uyazondla; nina nizidlula kangakanani izinyoni na? Ngumuphi kini ongathi ngokukhathazeka anezele ubude bakhe ingalo eyodwa na? Ngakho-ke uma ningenakukwenza lokho okuncane kakhulu, nizikhathazelani ngokunye na? Bhekani iminduze ukuthi imila kanjani; ayikhandleki, ayiphothi; kodwa ngithi kini: USolomoni enkazimulweni yakhe yonke wayengavunule njengomunye wayo. Uma uNkulunkulu embesa kanjalo utshani basendle obukhona namuhla, kusasa buphonswe eziko; kakhulu kangakanani anigqokisa nina eninokukholwa okuncane na? Futhi ningafuni eniyakudlani noma niyakuphuza, futhi ningabi ngabangabaza. Ngokuba konke lokho izizwe zomhlaba ziyakudinga; uYihlo uyazi ukuthi niyakudinga lokho. Kodwa funani kakhulu umbuso kaNkulunkulu; futhi zonke lezi zinto ziyakwenezelwa nina. Ningesabi, mhlambi omncane; ngoba kuyintokozo kuYihlo ukulinika umbuso. Thengisani ngempahla yenu, niphe izipho; zilungiseleni izikhwama ezingagugiyo, ingcebo engapheli ezulwini, lapho kungasondeli sela, kungoni nundu. Ngokuba lapho kukhona ingcebo yenu, nenhliziyo yenu iyakuba-khona. Izinkalo zenu mazibe ziboshiwe, nezibani zenu zivutha; Nani nibe njengabantu abalindele inkosi yabo, lapho ibuya emshadweni; ukuze kuthi nxa efika engqongqotha, bamvulele masinyane. Zibusisiwe lezozinceku, okuyakuthi inkosi, nxa ifika, izifumane zilindile; Futhi uma ifika ngomlindo wesibili, noma ifika ngomlindo wesithathu, izifica zinjalo, zibusisiwe lezozinceku. Yazini lokhu, ukuthi uba umninindlu ebesazi ihola isela elizakuza ngalo, ubezalinda, njalo ubengavumanga ukuthi indlu yakhe ifohlwe. Ngakho-ke nani hlalani nilungile, ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iza ngehora eningalicabangiyo. UPetru wayesethi kuye: “Nkosi, lo mfanekiso uwukhuluma kithi noma kubo bonke na? INkosi yasisithi: Pho, ngubani umphathi othembekileyo lohlakaniphileyo, inkosi yakhe eyakumbeka phezu kwabendlu yayo, ukuze abaphe isabelo sabo sokudla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo? Ibusisiwe leyo nceku okuyakuthi inkosi yayo nxa ifika iyifumane yenze njalo. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Izayibeka phezu kwakho konke elakho. Kodwa uba leyonceku ithi enhliziyweni yayo: Inkosi yami ilibele ukuza; aqale ukushaya izinceku nezincekukazi, nokudla, nokuphuza, nokudakwa; Inkosi yaleyo nceku iyakufika ngosuku engayibhekile ngayo nangehora engalazi, iyinqume phakathi, iyimisele isabelo sayo nabangakholwayo. Leyo nceku ebiyazi intando yenkosi yayo ingalungisi, ingenzanga njengentando yayo, iyakushaywa imivimbo eminingi; Kepha obengazi, wenza okufanele imivimbo, uyakushaywa imivimbo eyingcosana. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo ophiwe okuningi, kuyakubizwa okuningi kuye; Ngize ukuphonsa umlilo emhlabeni; ngiyakuthini uma sekubasiwe na? Kepha nginombhapathizo engizakubhapathizwa ngawo; futhi yeka indlela engicindezelekile ngayo kuze kufezeke! Nithi ngize ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni na? Ngithi kini, Cha; kodwa kunalokho ukwahlukana. Ngokuba kusukela manje kuyakuba khona abayisihlanu endlini inye behlukene, abathathu nababili, nababili nabathathu. Uyise uyakwehlukana nendodana, nendodana noyise; unina nendodakazi, nendodakazi nonina; uninazala amelane lomalokazana wakhe, lomalokazana amelane loninazala. Wayesethi nakuzo izixuku: “Nxa nibona ifu livela entshonalanga, masinyane nithi: ‘Kuyeza imvula;’ futhi kunjalo. Nxa nibona umoya waseningizimu uphephetha, nithi: ‘Kuzoba ukushisa;’ futhi kwenzeka. Bazenzisi, niyakwazi ukubona ubuso bezulu nomhlaba; kodwa kungani lingaqedisisi lesisikhathi? Yebo, kungani nina ngokwenu ningazahluleli okulungile na? Nxa uya enkosini nomelene nawe, nisesendleleni, qiniseka ukuthi ukhululwe kuye; funa akudonsele kumahluleli, umahluleli akunikele esikhonzini, iphoyisa likuphonse etilongweni. Ngithi kuwe: Kawusoze usuke lapho, uze ukhiphe imadlana yokugcina. Kwakukhona ngaleso sikhathi abathile abamtshela ngabaseGalile igazi labo uPilatu ayelixubanise nemihlatshelo yabo. UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: “Nithi labo baseGalile babeyizoni kunabaseGalile bonke ngokuba behlushwe ngalezi zinto na? Ngithi kini: Qha, kepha uma ningaphenduki, niyakubhubha ngokunjalo nonke. Nalabo abayishumi nesishiyagalombili owawela phezu kwabo umbhoshongo waseSilowama, wababulala, nithi bona babeyizoni kunabo bonke abantu abakhileyo eJerusalema na? Ngithi kini: Qha, kepha uma ningaphenduki, niyakubhubha ngokunjalo nonke. Wasekhuluma lomfanekiso; Umuntu othile wayenomkhiwane utshalwe esivinini sakhe; weza wadinga isithelo kuwo, kodwa akasitholanga. Wayesethi kuso isisebenzi sesivini: ‘Bheka, sekuyiminyaka emithathu ngiza ngifuna isithelo kulo mkhiwane, ngingasifumani; uwuthelelelani umhlabathi? Yaphendula yathi kuye: “Nkosi, wuyeke nangalo nyaka, ngize ngimbe emaceleni awo, ngithele umquba; Uma uthela isithelo, kuhle; uma kungenjalo, wowugawula emva kwalokho. Wayefundisa kwelinye lamasinagoge ngesabatha. Bheka, kwakukhona owesifazane onomoya wobuthakathaka iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili, eqhothile engakwazi nokusukuma. Kwathi uJesu embona, wambiza, wathi kuye: Mame, ukhululiwe ebuthakathakeni bakho. Wasebeka izandla phezu kwakhe; njalo wahle waqonda, wadumisa uNkulunkulu. Umphathi wesinagoge waphendula ngokuthukuthela, ngokuba uJesu esilisa ngesabatha, wathi kubantu: Zikhona izinsuku eziyisithupha okufanele kusetshenzwe ngazo; ngakho wozani ngazo, niphulukiswe, kungabi ngesabatha. usuku. INkosi yasiphendula yathi kuye: Mzenzisi, ngulowo lalowo wenu kayithukululi yini ngesabatha inkabi yakhe kumbe imbongolo yakhe esibayeni, ayiyise ukuyiphuzisa? Nalo wesifazane oyindodakazi ka-Abrahama, uSathane ambophile, bheka, le minyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili bekungafanele yini akhululwe kulesi sibophelelo ngosuku lwesabatha na? Eseshilo lokho, bajabha bonke ababemelene naye; Wasesithi: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ufana lani? futhi ngiyakulifanisa nani? Unjengohlamvu lwesinaphi, aluthatha umuntu, waluphonsa ensimini yakhe; yamila, yaba ngumuthi omkhulu; izinyoni zezulu zahlala emagatsheni awo. Wabuye wathi: “Ngingawufanisa nani umbuso kaNkulunkulu na? Ufana nemvubelo, ayithatha owesifazane, wayifaka ezilinganisweni ezintathu zempuphu, kwaze kwabila konke. Wasedabula imizi lemizana efundisa, elibangise eJerusalema. Omunye wasesithi kuye: Nkosi, balutshwana abasindiswayo yini? Wathi kubo. Phikelelani ukungena ngesango elincane; ngokuba ngithi kini: Abaningi bayakufuna ukungena, kodwa bahluleke. Nxa umninindlu esesukumile wavala umnyango, seliqala ukuma ngaphandle lokungqongqotha emnyango, lisithi: Nkosi, Nkosi, sivulele; uyakuphendula athi kini: Anginazi lapho nivela khona; Khona niyakuqala ukuthi: ‘Sadla, saphuza phambi kwakho, wafundisa emigwaqweni yakithi.’ Kodwa uzakuthi: Ngithi kini: Kangilazi lapho elivela khona; sukani kimi nina nonke benzi bokubi. Lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo, nxa senibona o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, nabaprofethi bonke embusweni kaNkulunkulu, kepha nina nikhishelwe ngaphandle. Bayakuza bevela empumalanga, nasentshonalanga, nasenyakatho, naseningizimu, bahlale ekudleni embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Bhekani, bakhona abokugcina abayakuba ngabokuqala, kukhona abokuqala abayakuba ngabokugcina. Ngalolo suku kwafika abaFarisi abathile, bathi kuye: “Phuma, umuke lapha, ngokuba uHerode ufuna ukukubulala. Wathi kubo: “Hambani niyitshele leyo mpungushe ukuthi: ‘Bheka, ngikhipha amademoni, ngiphulukisa abantu namuhla nakusasa, kuthi ngosuku lwesithathu ngipheleliswe. Nokho ngimelwe ukuhamba namuhla nakusasa nangomuso, ngokuba akunakwenzeka ukuba umprofethi abhubhe ngaphandle kweJerusalema. Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi, okhanda ngamatshe abathunywe kuwe! Bengithanda kangakanani ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho njengesikhukhukazi sibuthela amazinyane aso ngaphansi kwamaphiko aso, kodwa anivumanga! Bhekani, indlu yenu isisala nani; ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Aniyikungibona, kuze kufike isikhathi eniyakusho ngaso ukuthi: ‘Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi.’ Kwathi ngesabatha engena endlini yomunye wabaphathi babaFarisi ukuba adle isinkwa, bona bamqaphela. Bheka, kwakukhona phambi kwakhe indoda ethile eyayinochoko. UJesu waphendula wakhuluma kuzo izazimthetho nabaFarisi, wathi: Kuvunyelwe yini ukuphulukisa ngesabatha na? Basebethula. Wamthatha, wamphulukisa, wamkhulula; Wabaphendula wathi: “Ngumuphi kini ongathi imbongolo noma inkabi iwele emgodini, angayikhiphi masinyane ngosuku lwesabatha na? Abazange besamphendula ngalezo zinto. Wayesebatshela umfanekiso kwabamenyiweyo, ebona ukuthi babekhetha izindlu eziphambili; ethi kubo. Nxa umenywe ngumuntu emshadweni, ungahlali esigcawini; hlezi omunye ohloniphekayo kulawe abizwe nguye; beseza okumemileyo laye, athi kuwe: Khipha lo; bese uqala ukuhlala endaweni ephansi ngokunamahloni. Kodwa nxa umenyiwe, hamba uhlale endaweni esekucineni; ukuze kuthi nxa efika okumemileyo athi kuwe: Mngane, yenyukela enhla; Ngokuba yilowo nalowo oziphakamisayo uyakuthotshiswa; lalowo ozithobayo uzaphakanyiswa. Wayesethi nakumemileyo: “Nxa usenza isidlo sakusihlwa noma sakusihlwa, ungabizi abangane bakho, nabafowenu, noma izihlobo zakho, noma omakhelwane bakho abanothile; funa nabo babuye bakumeme, kube nembuyiselo kuwe. Kepha nxa wenza idili, mema abampofu, nezinyonga, nezinyonga, nezimpumputhe; Wena uyakubusiswa; ngokuba abanakukubuyisela, ngokuba uyakuvuzwa ekuvukeni kwabalungileyo. Kwathi omunye wababehlezi naye ekudleni esizwa lezizinto, wathi kuye: Ubusisiwe odla isinkwa embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Wasesithi kuye: Umuntu othile wenza idili elikhulu, wamema abanengi; Wathuma inceku yakhe ngesikhathi sokudla ukuba ithi kwabamenyiweyo: Wozani; ngoba konke sekulungile. Basebeqala ukuzilandulela bonke nganhliziyonye. Owokuqala wathi kuye: Ngithenge isiqephu sensimu, ngimelwe ukuyosibona; “Omunye wathi: ‘Ngithenge izinkabi ezingaba yisihlanu, ngisaya ukuzivivinya; ngicela ungixolele. Lomunye wathi: Ngithethe umfazi, ngakho ngingeze. Yafika leyo nceku, yabikela inkosi yayo lokho. Khona umninindlu wathukuthela, wathi encekwini yakhe: Phuma masinyane, uye emigwaqweni nasemigwaqweni yomuzi, ungenise lapha abampofu, nezilima, nezinyonga, nezimpumputhe. Inceku yasisithi: Nkosi, sekwenziwe njengokulaya kwakho, kodwa indawo isekhona. Yathi inkosi encekwini: ‘Phuma uye ezindleleni nasezintangweni, ubacindezele ukuba bangene, ukuze igcwale indlu yami. Ngoba ngithi kini: Kakho kulawomadoda abemenyiwe ozakuzwa ukudla kwami kwakusihlwa. Kwasekuhamba laye amaxuku amakhulu, wasetshibilika wathi kuwo. Uma umuntu eza kimi, engazondi uyise, nonina, nomkakhe, nabantwana, nabafowabo, nawodadewabo, yebo, nokuphila kwakhe futhi, angebe ngumfundi wami. Nalowo ongathwali isiphambano sakhe, angilandele, angebe ngumfundi wami. Ngoba ngumuphi kini othi efuna ukwakha umbhoshongo, angahlali phansi kuqala, abale izindleko, ukuthi unakho ukuwuqeda na? Hleze, esesibekile isisekelo, engakwazi ukusiqeda, bonke abakubonayo baqale ukumhleka usulu; besithi: Lomuntu waqala ukwakha, kodwa kabanga lamandla okuqeda. Noma iyiphi inkosi, ethi iyakulwa nenye inkosi, ingahlali phansi kuqala, ibuze ukuthi inamandla yini ngezinkulungwane eziyishumi ukuhlangabeza oza kuyo enezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili na? Uma kungenjalo, esekude lowo, uthuma amanxusa, acele imibandela yokuthula. Kanjalo-ke, noma ubani kini ongashiyi konke anakho, angebe ngumfundi wami. Usawoti muhle, kepha uma usawoti edumele, ubusawoti bovuzwa ngani na? Awuwulungele umhlabathi, noma umquba; kodwa abantu bayawukhipha. Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe. Kwase kusondela kuye bonke abathelisi nezoni ukumuzwa. AbaFarisi nababhali bakhonona, bathi: “Lo wamukela izoni, adle nazo. Wasebatshela lumfanekiso, esithi. Ngumuphi umuntu kini onezimvu eziyikhulu, kuthi uma elahlekelwa ngenye yazo, angazishiyi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ehlane, alandele elahlekileyo, aze ayithole, na? Athi eseyitholile, ayibeke emahlombe akhe ethokoza. Esefikile ekhaya, abizele ndawonye abangani bakhe nomakhelwane, athi kubo: “Thokozani nami; ngoba ngiyitholile imvu yami ebilahlekile. Ngithi kini: Kanjalo kuyakuba khona ukuthokoza ezulwini ngesoni sisinye esiphendukayo, kunabalungileyo abangamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye abangadingi kuphenduka. Noma ngumuphi owesifazane onezinhlamvu zesiliva eziyishumi, kuthi uma elahlekelwa uhlamvu lunye, angalumeki isibani, ashanele indlu, adingisise, aze aluthole? Athi eseyitholile, abizele ndawonye abangane bakhe nomakhelwane, athi: ‘Thokozani nami; ngokuba ngilutholile ucezu ebengingilahlekele. Kanjalo, ngithi kini: Kukhona ukuthokoza phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu ngesoni sisinye esiphendukayo. Wathi: “Umuntu othile wayenamadodana amabili; Encane yawo yathi kuyise: ‘Baba, nginike isabelo sempahla esiqondene nami.’ Futhi wabahlukanisela impahla yakhe. Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezingeziningi indodana encane yayisibutha konke, yamuka, yaya ezweni elikude; Esechithe konke, kwaba khona indlala enkulu kulelo zwe; waqala ukuswela. Wasehamba wazihlanganisa nesakhamuzi salelo zwe; Wayithumela emadlelweni akhe ukuba yaluse izingulube. Wayesefisa ukugcwalisa isisu sakhe ngamakhoba adliwa yizingulube, kepha kwakungekho muntu owamnikayo. Kwathi lapho isanguluka yathi: ‘Bangaki abaqashwa bakababa abanesinkwa esanele, kanti mina ngifa indlala. Ngiyakusuka, ngiye kubaba, ngithi kuye: Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho; Angisafanele ukuthiwa indodana yakho; ngenze ngibe njengomunye wabaqashwa bakho. Yasuka, yaya kuyise. Kuthe isekude, uyise wayibona, waba nesihe, wagijima, wawa entanyeni yakhe, wayanga. Indodana yathi kuye: ‘Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho, angisafanele ukuthiwa indodana yakho.’ Kodwa uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe: Khuphani nikhiphe ingubo enhle kunazo zonke, niyembathise; wafaka indandatho esandleni sakhe, nezicathulo ezinyaweni zakhe; Nilethe ithole elikhuluphalisiwe, nilihlabe; futhi asidle, sijabule; Ngokuba le ndodana yami ibifile, isiyaphila futhi; ubelahlekile, usetholakele. Basebeqala ukujabula. Indodana yakhe enkulu yayisensimini; yathi isiza isondela endlini, yezwa ukuhlabelela nokusina. Yabiza enye yezinceku, yabuza ukuthi ziyini lezi zinto. Wathi kuye: “Umfowenu ufikile; uyihlo uhlabile ithole elikhuluphalisiwe, ngokuba umamukele ephilile. Wathukuthela, akavumanga ukungena; wayesephuma uyise, wamncenga. Wasephendula wathi kuyise: Khangela, leminyaka eminengi ngikukhonza, kangizange ngeqe umlayo wakho; Kodwa kuthe ifika le ndodana yakho, edle ukudla kwakho lezifebe, uyihlabele ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo. Wathi kuye: “Mntanami, wena uhlezi unami, nakho konke enginakho kungokwakho. Bekufanele ukuthi sijabule sithokoze, ngokuba umfowenu lo ubefile, wabuye waphila; yayilahlekile, yafunyanwa. Wayesethi nakubafundi bakhe: “Kwakukhona umuntu othile onothileyo owayenomphathi; yona yabekwa icala lokuthi ichithe impahla yayo. Wambiza wathi kuye: “Kuyini lokhu engikuzwa ngawe na? landisa ngobuphathi bakho; ngoba ungabe usaba ngumphathi. Wasesithi umphathi phakathi kwakhe: Ngizakwenzani? ngokuba inkosi yami ingaphuca ubuphathi; ukuncenga nginamahloni. Sengikwazi engizakwenza, ukuze, nxa ngikhutshwa ebuphathini, bangamukele ezindlini zabo. Wababizela kuye bonke abanamacala enkosini yakhe, wathi kowokuqala: ‘Unecala elingakanani enkosini yami na? Wasesithi: Izilinganiso eziyikhulu zamafutha. Wathi kuye: Thatha incwadi yakho, uhlale phansi masinyane, ulobe amashumi ayisihlanu. Wasesithi komunye: Wena-ke unecala elingakanani? Wathi: Izilinganiso eziyikhulu zikakolweni. Wathi kuye: Thatha incwadi yakho, ulobe amashumi ayisishiyagalombili. Inkosi yamtusa umphathi ongalungile, ngokuba wenze ngokuhlakanipha; ngokuba abantwana balesi sikhathi bahlakaniphile esizukulwaneni sabo kunabantwana bokukhanya. Nami ngithi kini: Zenzeleni nina abangane ngoMamona ongalungile; ukuze kuthi, nxa niphela, banamukele ezindlini eziphakade. Othembekile kokuncinyane uthembekile nakokukhulu, nongalungile kokuncane kakhulu akalungile nakokukhulu. Ngakho-ke uma ningathembekanga kokukaMamona ongalungile, ngubani oyakuniphathisa okuqinisileyo na? Njalo uba lingathembekanga kokukomunye, ngubani ozalinika okungokwakho? Ayikho inceku engakhonza amakhosi amabili, ngokuba iyakuzonda enye, ithande enye; noma ibambelele kwenye, idelele enye. Anikwazi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu noMamona. NabaFarisi abahahayo bezwa konke lokho, bamklolodela. Wathi kubo: “Nina ningabazishaya abalungileyo phambi kwabantu; kepha uNkulunkulu uyazazi izinhliziyo zenu, ngokuba lokho okuphakeme phakathi kwabantu kuyisinengiso emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. Umthetho nabaprofethi kwakukhona kwaze kwafika uJohane; kusukela ngaleso sikhathi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uyashunyayelwa, wonke umuntu ufukamela kuwo. Kepha kulula ukuba kudlule izulu nomhlaba kunokuba kuphele ichashana elilodwa lomlayo. “Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe, aganwe ngomunye, uyaphinga; Kwakukhona umuntu othile onothileyo, owayegqoka ezibubende nezelineni elicolekileyo, ezijabulisa imihla ngemihla etamasa. Kwakukhona isinxibi esithile, nguLazaru, esasibekwe esangweni laso sigcwele izilonda; Ifisa ukusuthiswa ngemvuthuluka ewa etafuleni lesicebi, phezu kwalokho kwafika nezinja zayikhotha izilonda zaso. Kwasekusithi wafa ompofu, wathwalwa yizingilosi esifubeni sikaAbrahama; Esihogweni saphakamisa amehlo aso, sisebuhlungwini, sabona u-Abrahama ekude, noLazaru esesifubeni sakhe. Samemeza sathi: ‘Baba Abrahama, ngihawukele, uthume uLazaru, agcobhoze isihloko somunwe wakhe emanzini, aphozise ulimi lwami; ngoba ngiyahlushwa kulelilangabi. Kepha u-Abrahama wathi: “Ndodana, khumbula ukuthi wamukela okuhle kwakho usesekuphileni, noLazaru ngokunjalo nokubi; Futhi phezu kwakho konke lokhu phakathi kwethu lani kubekiwe umhosha omkhulu, ukuze abafuna ukuwela besuka lapha besiya kini bangabi; futhi abanakuwelela kithi abafuna ukuvela khona. Wasesithi: Ngakho ngiyakucela, baba, ukuthi umthume endlini kababa; Ngokuba nginabafowethu abayisihlanu; ukuze afakaze kubo, hlezi nabo beze kulendawo yokuhlupheka. U-Abrahama wathi kuye: “BanoMose nabaprofethi; mabezwe. Sathi: ‘Qha, baba Abrahama, kepha uma omunye kwabafileyo eya kubo, bayakuphenduka. Wasesithi kuso: Uba bengalaleli uMozisi labaprofethi, kabayikuvunyiswa, loba kuvuka omunye kwabafileyo. Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Akunakwenzeka ukuba kufike izikhubekiso, kepha maye kulowo eziza ngaye! Bekungaba ngcono kuye ukuba itshe lokuchola ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, aphonswe olwandle, kunokuba akhubekise abe munye kulaba abancinyane. Ziqapheleni nina; uma umfowenu ona, mkhuze; uma ephenduka, mthethelele. Futhi uma ona kuwe kasikhombisa ngosuku, abuye kuwe kasikhombisa ngosuku, ethi: Ngiyaphenduka; umthethelele. Abaphostoli bathi eNkosini: Yandisa ukukholwa kwethu. Yathi iNkosi: “Uma beninokholo olungangohlamvu lwesinaphi, beningathi kulesi sihlahla somthombe: ‘Siphuna, utshalwe elwandle;’ futhi kufanele ikulalele. “Ngumuphi kini onenceku elimayo noma eyelusa izinkomo oyakuthi kuyo masinyane ibuya ensimini: ‘Hamba uhlale phansi, udle?’ Futhi kayikutsho kuye ukuthi: Lungisa engizakudla ngakho, ubhince, ungikhonze, ngize ngidle, ngidathe; andukuba udle, uphuze na? Ingabe iyayibonga leyo nceku ngokuba yenze lokho eyalelwe yona na? Angilahli. Kanjalo nani, nxa nenze konke enikuyaliwe, anothi: ‘Siyizinceku ezingasizi; Kwasekusithi ekuhambeni kwakhe eJerusalema, wadabula phakathi kweSamariya leGalili. Esangena emzaneni othile, kwamhlangabeza amadoda ayishumi anochoko, amela kude. Basephakamisa amazwi abo, bathi: Jesu, Nkosi, sihawukele! Ewabona wathi kuwo: “Hambani nizibonakalise kubapristi. Kwathi besahamba bahlanjululwa. Enye yawo isibonile ukuthi iphulukisiwe, yabuya, imdumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu. Wawa ngobuso ezinyaweni zakhe embonga; futhi yena wayengumSamariya. UJesu waphendula wathi: “Akuhlanjululwanga abayishumi na? kodwa baphi abayisishiyagalolunye? Kabafunyanwanga ababuyela ukuzokhazimulisa uNkulunkulu, ngaphandle kwalo wezizwe. Wathi kuye: “Sukuma, uhambe; Kwathi ebuzwa ngabaFarisi ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakufika nini, wabaphendula wathi: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu awufiki ubonwa. futhi kabayikusho ukuthi: Khangelani nanku! noma, bheka, lapho! ngoba bhekani, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kwenu. Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Kuyakufika izinsuku, lapho niyakufisa ukubona lube lunye lwezinsuku zeNdodana yomuntu, kepha aniyikulubona. Bazakuthi kini: Khangelani lapha; noma, bheka laphaya: ungawalandeli, ungabalandeli. Ngokuba njengonyazi, onyazima kwenye indawo phansi kwezulu, ukhanyisa kwenye indawo phansi kwezulu; iyakuba njalo iNdodana yomuntu ngosuku lwayo. Kodwa kuqala imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, yaliwe yilesi sizukulwane. Njengoba kwenzeka emihleni kaNowa, kuyakuba njalo nasemihleni yeNdodana yomuntu. Babedla, bephuza, beganwa, bendiswa, kwaze kwafika usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, kwafika uzamcolo, wababhubhisa bonke. Kanjalo futhi njengoba kwenzeka emihleni kaLoti; babedla, bephuza, bethenga, bethengisa, betshala, bakha; Kodwa ngosuku uLoti aphuma ngalo eSodoma kwana umlilo nesibabule kuvela ezulwini, kwababhubhisa bonke. Kuyakuba njalo ngosuku eyakwambulwa ngalo iNdodana yomuntu. Ngalolo suku, ophezu kwendlu, impahla yakhe isendlini, makangehli ukuyithatha; nosentsimini makangabuyeli emuva. Khumbulani umkaLoti. Yilowo nalowo ofuna ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; njalo loba ngubani olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe uzayilondoloza. Ngithi kini: Ngalobobusuku kuzakuba khona ababili embhedeni munye; omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe. Abesifazane ababili bayakube besila ndawonye; omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe. Amadoda amabili ayakuba sensimini; omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe. Basebephendula bathi kuye: Kungaphi, Nkosi? Wayesethi kubo: “Lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyakubuthana khona. Wayesebatshela nomfanekiso wokuthi kufanele bakhuleke njalo, bangadangali; esithi: Kwakukhona emzini othile umahluleli owayengamesabi uNkulunkulu, enganaki muntu; Kwakukhona futhi kulowo muzi umfelokazi; weza kuye, wathi: Ngiphindisele esitheni sami. Kwaba yisikhathi engavumi, kodwa ngasemuva wathi phakathi kwakhe: “Nakuba ngingamesabi uNkulunkulu, nginganaki muntu; nokho ngokuba lo mfelokazi engikhathaza, ngiyakumphindisela, funa angidinise ngokuza kwakhe njalo. Yathi iNkosi: Zwanini akushoyo umahluleli ongalungile. Futhi uNkulunkulu kayikuphindisela yini abakhethiweyo bakhe abakhala kuye imini lebusuku, lanxa ebabekezelela? Ngithi kini: Uzabalungisela masinyane. Nokho nxa ifika iNdodana yomuntu, iyakufumana ukukholwa emhlabeni na? Wasekhuluma lumfanekiso kwabathile ababezithemba ukuthi balungile, bedelela abanye; Amadoda amabili enyukela ethempelini ukuyokhuleka; omunye engumFarisi, omunye engumthelisi. UmFarisi wema wazikhulekela ngokuthi: “Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubonga ngokuba ngingenjengabanye abantu, abaphangi, abangalungile, iziphingi, nanjengalo mthelisi. Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeviki, nginikela okweshumi kwakho konke enginakho. Kodwa umthelisi emi khatshana wayengathandi lokuphakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini, kodwa watshaya isifuba sakhe, esithi: Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mina soni. Ngithi kini: Lo wehlela endlini yakhe elungisisiwe kulomunye; lalowo ozithobayo uzaphakanyiswa. Baletha kuye nabantwana abancane ukuba abathinte; kepha abafundi sebekubona babakhuza. Kepha uJesu wababizela kuye, wathi: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi, ningabenqabeli, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjalo. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo ongamukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana kasoze angena kuwo. Umbusi othile wambuza, wathi: “Mfundisi omuhle, ngenzeni ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na? UJesu wathi kuye: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle na? kakho omuhle, ngaphandle koyedwa, uNkulunkulu. Uyayazi imilayo ethi: Ungafebi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, yazisa uyihlo lonyoko. Wathi: “Konke lokho ngikugcinile kwasebusheni bami. UJesu ekuzwa lokho wathi kuye: “Usasilalelwe into eyodwa; thengisa ngakho konke onakho, wabele abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; uze ungilandele. Ekuzwa lokho wadabuka kakhulu, ngokuba wayecebile kakhulu. UJesu ebona ukuthi wayelusizi kakhulu wathi: “Kuyakuba lukhuni kangakanani kwabanengcebo ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu! Ngokuba kulula ukuba ikamela lingene ngentunja yenaliti, kunokuba onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Abezwayo bathi: Pho kungasindiswa bani? Wathi: Izinto ezingenzekiyo kubantu ziyenzeka kuNkulunkulu. UPetro wasesithi: Khangela, thina sitshiye konke, sakulandela. Wasesithi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakho otshiye indlu, kumbe abazali, kumbe abafowabo, kumbe umkakhe, kumbe abantwana, ngenxa yombuso kaNkulunkulu; ongayikwamukeliswa okuphindwe kaningi kulesi sikhathi, nasezweni elizayo ukuphila okuphakade. Wayesethatha abayishumi nambili, wathi kubo: “Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema, futhi konke okulotshwe ngabaprofethi ngeNdodana yomuntu kuyakufezeka. Ngokuba iyakukhashelwa kwabezizwe, iklolodelwe, iphathwe kabi, ikhafulelwe; bayakuyishaya, bayibulale, kepha ngosuku lwesithathu izakuvuka. Kodwa bona kabaqedisisanga lutho lwalezozinto, lelizwi lalifihlakele kubo, njalo kabakwazi okwakhulunywayo. Kwathi esondela eJeriko, impumputhe ethile yayihlezi ngasendleleni inxiba; Isizwa isixuku sidlula yabuza ukuthi kuyini. Base beyitshela ukuthi uJesu waseNazaretha uyadlula. Samemeza sathi: Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele! Ababehamba phambili bamkhuza ukuba bathule; UJesu wema, wayala ukuba silethwe kuye; Esithi: Uthanda ukuthi ngenzeni kuwe? Wasesithi: Nkosi, ukuze ngibone. UJesu wathi kuye: “Bona! Khona masinyane yabona, yamlandela, idumisa uNkulunkulu; nabantu bonke bekubona badumisa uNkulunkulu. UJesu wangena wadabula iJeriko. Bheka, kwakukhona indoda igama layo linguZakewu, iyinhloko yabathelisi, inothile; Yayifuna ukumbona uJesu ukuthi ungubani; wahluleka ngenxa yexuku, ngoba wayemude. Wasegijimela phambili, wakhwela esihlahleni somthombe ukuthi ambone, ngoba wayezadlula ngaleyondlela. Kwathi uJesu efika kuleyo ndawo, wabheka phezulu, wayibona, wathi kuyo: “Zakewu, shesha wehle; ngoba lamuhla ngimele ukuhlala endlini yakho. Waseshesha wehla, wamamukela ngokuthokoza. Sebekubonile bonke bakhonona, besithi: Ungene ukuvakatshela indoda eyisoni. UZakewu wema wathi eNkosini; Bheka, Nkosi, inxenye yempahla yami ngiyipha abampofu; futhi uma ngithathe utho kumuntu ngamanga, ngimbuyisela ngokuphindwe kane. UJesu wathi kuye: “Namuhla insindiso isifikile kule ndlu, lokhu naye eyindodana ka-Abrahama. Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukufuna nokusindisa obekulahlekile. Kwathi bekuzwa lokho, wanezela, wakhuluma umfanekiso, ngokuba wayeseduze neJerusalema, nangokuba babethi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakuvela masinyane. Wathi-ke: “Umuntu othile wobukhosi waya ezweni elikude ukuyozithathela umbuso, abuye. Wabiza izinceku zakhe eziyishumi, wazinika omina abayishumi, wathi kuzo: ‘Hhwebani ngize ngibuye. Kepha izakhamuzi zakhe zazimzonda, zathuma amanxusa emva kwakhe, zithi: “Asithandi ukuba lo abuse phezu kwethu. Kwathi esebuyile esewamukele umbuso, wayala ukuba kubizelwe kuye lezo zinceku abezinike imali, ukuze azi ukuthi yilowo nalowo ube zuzile kangakanani ngokuhweba. Yafika eyokuqala, yathi: ‘Nkosi, umina wakho uzuze omina abayishumi. Yathi kuyo: “Kuhle, nceku enhle; ngokuba ubuthembekile kokuncane, yiba namandla phezu kwemizi eyishumi. Yafika neyesibili, yathi: ‘Nkosi, umina wakho uzuze omina abayisihlanu. Wasesithi kuye: Lawe yiba phezu kwemizi eyisihlanu. Kwasekusiza nenye, yathi: Nkosi, bheka, nangu umina wakho, ebengiwubeke eqhiyeni. Ngokuba bengikwesaba, lokhu ungumuntu olukhuni; uthatha ongakubekanga, uvune ongakuhlwanyelanga. Wathi kuyo: “Ngizakwahlulela ngokuphuma emlonyeni wakho, nceku embi. Ubuwazi ukuthi ngingumuntu olukhuni, othabatha engingakubekanga, avune engingakuhlwanyelanga; Pho, awufakanga ngani imali yami ebhange, ukuze ekufikeni kwami ngiyibize nenzalo na? Wathi kwababemi khona: “Mthatheleni umina, nimnike onawomina abayishumi. Bathi kuye: Nkosi, unomina abayishumi. Ngokuba ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa; lalowo ongelakho, lalokho alakho uzakwemukwa. Kodwa lezozitha zami ezazingathandanga ukuthi ngibuse phezu kwazo, ziletheni lapha, lizibulale phambi kwami. Eseshilo lokho wandulela, wenyukela eJerusalema. Kwasekusithi esesondele eBetfage leBethaniya entabeni ethiwa yiNtaba Yemihlwathi, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe. esithi: Hambani liye emzaneni okhangelene lani; ekungeneni kwenu nizafica ithole lembongolo likhulekiwe, okungake kuhlale muntu kulo; Uma umuntu enibuza ethi: ‘Nilithukululelani na? nizakusho kuye ukuthi: ‘INkosi iyalidinga.’ Basuka ababethunyiwe, bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo. Kuthe besalithukulula ithole, abaninilo bathi kubo: Nilithukululelani ithole? Bathi: “INkosi iyalidinga. Baliyisa kuJesu, babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwethole, bamkhwelisa uJesu. Esahamba, bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni. Esesondele ekwehleni kweNtaba Yeminqumo, isixuku sonke sabafundi saqala ukuthokoza nokudumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu ngayo yonke imisebenzi yamandla ababeyibonile; besithi: Kayibusiswe iNkosi ezayo ebizweni leNkosi: ukuthula ezulwini, lenkazimulo kweliphezulu. Abanye kubaFarisi exukwini bathi kuye: Mfundisi, khuza abafundi bakho. Wasephendula wathi kubo: Ngithi kini: Uba bengathula laba, amatshe azakhala masinyane. Esesondele wawubona umuzi, wawukhalela; esithi: Aluba ubusazi lawe ngalolusuku lwakho, izinto zokuthula kwakho! kepha manje zifihliwe emehlweni akho. Ngokuba izinsuku ziyakufikela, lapho izitha zakho ziyokubiyela ngomsele, zikuhaqe, zikuvimbezele nxazonke; Ziyakuwisa phansi wena nabantwana bakho phakathi kwakho; kabayikutshiya ilitshe phezu kwelinye; ngoba ubungasazi isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwakho. Wangena ethempelini, waqala ukuxosha ababethengisa kulo nabathengayo; wathi kubo: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Indlu yami yindlu yokukhuleka; Wayefundisa ethempelini imihla ngemihla. Kepha abapristi abakhulu nababhali nezikhulu zabantu bafuna ukumbulala; Kodwa babengatholi abangakwenza, ngoba ixuku lonke lalilalela ukumuzwa. Kwathi ngolunye lwalezo zinsuku efundisa abantu ethempelini, eshumayela ivangeli, kwafika kuye abapristi abakhulu nababhali kanye namalunga; Bakhuluma kuye, bathi: “Sitshele, lezi zinto uzenza ngagunya lini na? kumbe ngubani okunike leligunya? Wasephendula wathi kubo: Lami ngizalibuza ilizwi libe linye; futhi ungiphendule: Ubhapathizo lukaJohane lwaluvela ezulwini noma kubantu na? Basebekhulumisana bodwa, besithi: Uba sisithi: Ezulwini; uzakuthi: Pho, anikholwanga nguye ngani na? Kepha uma sithi: Kubantu; abantu bonke bazosikhanda ngamatshe, ngokuba bakholiwe ukuthi uJohane ungumprofethi. Base bephendula ngokuthi abazi lapho livela khona. UJesu wathi kubo: “Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini. Waseqala ukukhuluma ebantwini lumfanekiso; Umuntu othile watshala isivini, wasiqashisa kubalimi, waya ezweni elikude isikhathi eside. Ngesikhathi esifaneleyo wathuma inceku kubalimi, ukuthi bamnike ezithelweni zesivini; kodwa abalimi bayitshaya, bayimukisa ze. Wabuye wathuma enye inceku; nayo bayishaya, bayiphatha kabi, bayimukisa ze. Wabuye wathuma neyesithathu; nayo bayilimaza, bayikhiphela ngaphandle. Wasesithi umninisivini: Ngizakwenzani? Ngiyakuthuma indodana yami ethandekayo; mhlawumbe bayoyihlonipha, lapho beyibona. Kodwa kwathi abalimi beyibona bakhulumisana besithi: Lo uyindlalifa; wozani siyibulale, ukuze ilifa libe ngelethu. Base beyikhiphela ngaphandle kwesivini, bayibulala. Uzakwenzani-ke umninisivini? Uzakuza, ababhubhise laba balimi, isivini asinike abanye. Sebezwile bathi: Kakube njalo. Wababheka wathi: “Pho, kuyini lokhu okulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Itshe abalinqabayo abakhi lona laba yinhloko yegumbi? Loba ngubani ozakuwa phezu kwalelotshe uzaphahlazwa; kodwa lowo eliwela phezu kwakhe lizamcola. Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna ukumbamba ngaso leso sikhathi; besaba abantu, ngokuba baqonda ukuthi uwukhulume lo mfanekiso ngabo. Basebemqaphela, bathuma izinhloli ezizenza abalungileyo ukuze babambe amazwi akhe, ukuze bamnikele emandleni lakulandleni wombusi. Bambuza-ke, bathi: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi ukhuluma ufundise kahle, awukhethi buso bamuntu, kodwa ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso; Kuvunyelwe yini kithi ukuthela kuKesari, noma qha? Kodwa ebazi ubuqili babo wathi kubo: Lingilingelani? Ngikhombiseni udenariyu. Inomfanekiso nombhalo kabani? Baphendula bathi: KaKesari. Wathi kubo: “Ngakho-ke nikani uKesari okukaKesari, noNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu. Abakwazanga ukubamba amazwi akhe phambi kwabantu; bamangala ngokuphendula kwakhe, bathula. Kwase kufika kuye abathile kubaSadusi, abaphika ukuthi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo; bambuza. bathi: “Mfundisi, uMose wasilobela ukuthi: “Uma kufa umfowabo womuntu enomfazi, kepha engenabantwana, umfowabo makamthathe umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo. Kwakukhona izelamani eziyisikhombisa; owokuqala wathatha umfazi, wafa engenabantwana. Nowesibili wamthatha, wafa engenamntwana; Nowesithathu wamthatha; kanjalo-ke abayisikhombisa, bafa bengashiyanga mntwana. Ekugcineni kwabo bonke nowesifazane wafa. Ngakho-ke ekuvukeni uyakuba ngumkabani kubo na? ngokuba abayisikhombisa babe naye engumkabo. UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Abantwana balumhlaba bayathatha, bayendiswa; Kodwa labo okuthiwa bafanele ukuthola lelolizwe lokuvuka kwabafileyo kabathathani, kabendiswa; futhi kabasayikufa, ngoba banjengezingilosi; futhi bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, bengabantwana bokuvuka. Kepha ukuthi abafileyo bayavuswa, noMose wakubonakalisa esihlahleni, lapho eyibiza iNkosi ngokuthi uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe. Ngokuba kasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo, kodwa owabaphilayo, ngokuba bonke baphilela yena. Abanye bababhali basebephendula bathi: Mfundisi, ukhulume kuhle. Emva kwalokho ababanga nasibindi sokumbuza nokumbuza. Wasesithi kubo: Batsho njani ukuthi uKristu uyindodana kaDavida? UDavida uqobo lwakhe uthi egwalweni lwamaHubo: INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami; ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakho. Ngakho uDavide umbiza ngokuthi iNkosi, pho uyindodana yakhe kanjani na? Kwathi sezilalele ixuku lonke wathi kubafundi bakhe. Xwayani ababhali, abathanda ukuhamba bembethe izingubo ezinde, nokubingelelwa ezigcawini, nezihlalo eziphakeme emasinagogeni, nezihlalo eziphambili ekudleni; abadla izindlu zabafelokazi, nangokuzenzisa benza imithandazo emide; labo bayakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu. Wasephakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona abanothileyo bephosela izipho zabo endaweni yomnikelo. Wabona nomfelokazi othile ompofu ephonsa khona amafadingi amabili. Wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lo mfelokazi ompofu ubeke okuningi kunabo bonke; Ngokuba bonke laba baphosele eminikelweni kaNkulunkulu kokuchichima kwabo, kepha yena ekusweleni kwakhe ubeke konke abephila ngakho. Kwathi abanye besakhuluma ngethempeli, ukuthi lihlotshiswe ngamatshe amahle lezipho, wathi: Ngokuqondene nalezi zinto enizibonayo, kuyeza izinsuku okungayikushiywa ngazo itshe phezu kwetshe elingayikudilizelwa phansi. Basebembuza besithi: Mfundisi, kodwa lezizinto zizakuba nini? futhi siyakuba yini isibonakaliso lapho lezi zinto zizokwenzeka na? Wathi: “Xwayani ningadukiswa; nesikhathi sisondele; ngakho-ke ningabalandeli. Kepha nxa nizwa ngezimpi neziyaluyalu, ningethuki; kepha ukuphela akusikho masinyane. Wasesithi kubo: Isizwe sizavukela isizwe, lombuso uvukele umbuso. Kuyakuba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu ezindaweni ngezindawo, nendlala, nezifo eziwumshayabhuqe; kuyakuba khona izinto ezesabekayo nezibonakaliso ezinkulu ezivela ezulwini. Kepha ngaphambi kwakho konke lokho bayakunibamba, banizingele, baninikele emasinagogeni nasematilongweni, niyiswe phambi kwamakhosi nababusi ngenxa yegama lami. Kuzaphendukela kini kube ngubufakazi. Ngakho kugcineni ezinhliziyweni zenu ukuba ningacabangi ngaphambili eniyakuziphendulela ngakho; Ngokuba ngiyakuninika umlomo nokuhlakanipha, abangayikuphika noma ukumelana nabo bonke abamelene nani. Niyakukhashelwa nangabazali, nabafowenu, nezihlobo, nabangane; abanye benu bayakubabulala. niyakuzondwa ngabantu bonke ngenxa yegama lami. Kodwa kakuyikubhubha unwele lwekhanda lenu. Ekubekezeleni kwenu niyazuza imiphefumulo yenu. Lapho nibona iJerusalema lihaqwe amabutho, yazini-ke ukuthi sekusondele ukuchithwa kwalo. Khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni; nabaphakathi kwawo mabaphume baphume; nabasemaphandleni bangangeni kuwo. Ngoba lezi kuyizinsuku zokuphindisela, ukuze kugcwaliseke konke okulotshiweyo. Kodwa maye kwabakhulelweyo nabancelisayo ngalezo zinsuku! ngokuba kuyakuba-khona ukuhlupheka okukhulu ezweni nolaka phezu kwalaba bantu. Bayakuwa ngosiko lwenkemba, bathunjelwe ezizweni zonke, iJerusalema liyakunyathelwa phansi ngabezizwe, kuze kugcwaliseke izikhathi zabezizwe. Kuyakuba khona izibonakaliso elangeni nasenyangeni nasezinkanyezini; nasemhlabeni usizi lwezizwe, zididekile; kuhlokoma ulwandle namagagasi; Izinhliziyo zabantu ziphela amandla ngokwesaba nangokubheka izinto ezizayo emhlabeni, ngokuba amandla ezulu ayakuzanyazanyiswa. Khona-ke bayakubona iNdodana yomuntu iza ngeyezi inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu. Nxa lezi zinto seziqala ukwenzeka, sukumani niphakamise amakhanda enu; ngoba ukukhululwa kwenu sekusondele. Wasebatshela umfanekiso; Bhekani umkhiwane nemithi yonke; nxa isihluma, niyabona, nazi ngokwenu ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze. Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona lezizinto zenzeka, yazini ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu useduze. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula, kungakenzeki konke. Kuyakudlula izulu nomhlaba, kepha amazwi ami awasoze adlula. Ziqapheleni nina, funa izinhliziyo zenu zisindwe ukuminza, nokudakwa, nezinkathazo zalokhu kuphila, lunifike lolo suku kungazelelwe. Ngokuba njengogibe liyakufika phezu kwabo bonke abahlezi ebusweni bomhlaba wonke. Ngakho lindani njalo, likhuleke, ukuze kuthiwe lifanele ukuphunyuka kuzo zonke lezizinto eziyakwenzeka, lokuma phambi kweNdodana yomuntu. Emini wayefundisa ethempelini; ebusuku waphuma wayahlala entabeni ethiwa iNtaba Yeminqumo. Bonke abantu babesiza kuye ekuseni kakhulu ethempelini ukuba bamzwe. Kwase kusondela umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo othiwa iPhasika. Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna ukuthi bangambulala kanjani; ngoba babesaba abantu. Khona uSathane wangena kuJuda othiwa u-Iskariyothe engowabayishumi nambili. Wasuka wahamba, wakhuluma nabapristi abakhulu nezinduna, ukuthi angamkhaphela kanjani kubo. Base bejabula, bavumelana naye ukumnika imali. Wavuma, wafuna ithuba elihle lokumkhaphela kubo singekho isixuku. Lwase lufika usuku lwesinkwa esingenamvubelo, okufanele kuhlatshwe ngalo iphasika. Wasethuma uPetro loJohane, esithi: Hambani lisilungisele iphasika, ukuze sidle. Bathi kuye: “Uthanda ukuba sikulungiselephi na? Wathi kubo: “Bhekani, seningena emzini, niyakuhlangana nomuntu ethwele imbiza yamanzi; mlandeleni ningene endlini angena kuyo. Niyakusho kumninindlu ukuthi: ‘Uthi uMfundisi kuwe: Iphi indlu yezihambi, lapho ngingadlela khona iphasika nabafundi bami, na? Yena uzakunikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu, elenziwe; Bahamba-ke bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo; balilungisa iphasika. Selifikile ihora, wahlala phansi, nabaphostoli abayishumi nambili kanye naye. Wathi kubo: “Nginxanele nokunxanela ukudla nani leli phasika ngingakahlupheki. Ngokuba ngithi kini: Angisayikuphinda ngiyidle, ize igcwaliseke embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Waseyithatha inkezo, wabonga, wathi: Thathani le, lihlukaniselane; Ngokuba ngithi kini: Angisayikuphuza okwesithelo somvini, uze ufike umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Wasethatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wabanika, esithi: Lokhu kungumzimba wami onikelwa lina; lokhu kwenzeni ukungikhumbula. Kanjalo nenkezo emva kokudla kwakusihlwa, ethi: Le ndebe iyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami elithululwa ngenxa yenu. Kodwa bhekani, isandla songikhaphelayo sinami etafuleni. Nempela iNdodana yomuntu iyahamba njengokumisiweyo, kepha maye kulowo muntu ekhashelwa ngaye! Base beqala ukubuzana bodwa ukuthi kungaba ngubani kubo ozakukwenza lokho. Kwase kuba khona nokuphikisana phakathi kwabo kokuthi ngubani kubo ongathiwa mkhulu. Wathi kubo: “Amakhosi abezizwe azenza amakhosi phezu kwazo; lalabo abanegunya phezu kwazo babizwa ngokuthi ngabasizi. Kepha aninjalo; kodwa omkhulu phakathi kwenu makabe njengomncinyane; futhi oyinhloko makabe njengokhonzayo. Ngokuba yimuphi omkhulu, ohlezi ekudleni noma okhonzayo? Akusiye ohlezi ekudleni na? kodwa mina ngiphakathi kwenu njengokhonzayo. Nina ningabo abaye bahlala nami ekulingweni kwami. Nami nginimisela umbuso, njengalokho uBaba engimisele wona; ukuze nidle, niphuze etafuleni lami embusweni wami, nihlale ezihlalweni zobukhosi, nahlulele izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli. INkosi yasisithi: Simoni, Simoni, khangela, uSathane unifunile, ukuze anihlunge njengokolweni; Kepha mina ngikukhulekele ukuba ukukholwa kwakho kungapheli; wena-ke, nxa usuphendukile, uqinise abafowenu. Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, sengilungele ukuya nawe nasetilongweni nasekufeni. Wathi: “Ngiyakutshela, Petru, iqhude aliyikukhala namuhla, ungakaphiki kathathu ukuthi uyangazi. Wathi kubo: “Mhla nginithuma ningenasikhwama, nasikhwama, nazicathulo, naswela utho na? Basebesithi: Lutho. Wasesithi kubo: Kodwa khathesi lowo olomxhaka kawuthathe, njalo lesikhwama sakhe; Ngokuba ngithi kini: Lokhu okulotshiweyo kusamelwe kufezeka kimi, kokuthi: Wabalwa kanye nezelelesi, ngokuba okuqondene nami kunesiphelo. Bathi: “Nkosi, bheka, nazi izinkemba ezimbili. Wasesithi kubo: Kwanele. Wasephuma, waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo njengokwejwayela; labafundi bakhe bamlandela. Esefikile kuleyo ndawo wathi kubo: “Khulekani ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni. Yena wahlehla kubo okungaba yibanga lokuphonswa kwetshe, waguqa ngamadolo, wakhuleka. Ethi: “Baba, uma uthanda, susa lesisitsha kimi; Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi ivela ezulwini imqinisa. Esosizini olunzima wakhuleka eqinisela, izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamathonsi egazi, aconsela emhlabathini. Wasukuma ekukhulekeni, weza kubafundi bakhe, wabafica belele ngosizi. Wathi kubo: “Nilaleleni na? sukumani nikhuleke, ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni. Esakhuluma, bheka, isixuku, naye othiwa uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, wayehamba phambi kwabo, wasondela kuJesu ukumanga. Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Judasi, uthengisa iNdodana yomuntu ngokuyanga? Labo ababemphahlile bebona okuzakwenzeka, bathi kuye: Nkosi, sigadle ngenkemba yini? Omunye wabo wayigawula inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene. UJesu waphendula wathi: “Musani; Wathinta indlebe yakhe, wamphulukisa. UJesu wayesethi kubapristi abakhulu nezinduna zethempeli namalunga ababeze kuye: “Niphume niphethe izinkemba nezinduku kungathi nize kumphangi na? Benginani imihla ngemihla ethempelini, anelulanga izandla kimi, kepha lesi kuyisikhathi senu, namandla obumnyama. Base bemthatha, bamhola, bamusa endlini yompristi omkhulu. UPetru walandela ekude. Sebebasile umlilo phakathi kwegceke, sebehlezi phansi ndawonye, uPetru wahlala phakathi kwabo. Kepha incekukazi ethile imbona ehlezi emlilweni, yambheka, yathi: “Lona naye ube naye. Wamphika wathi: “Mame, angimazi. Kwathi emva kwesikhatshana omunye wambona wathi: Lawe ungowabo. UPetro wasesithi: Ndoda, kangisuye. Kwathi emva kwehora elilodwa omunye waqinisa, wathi: “Nempela nalo ube naye, ngokuba ungowaseGalile. UPetro wasesithi: Ndoda, kangikwazi okutshoyo. Masinyane, esakhuluma, iqhude lakhala. INkosi yaphenduka, yambheka uPetru. UPetro wasekhumbula ilizwi leNkosi, ukuthi itshilo kuye ukuthi: Iqhude lingakakhali, uzangiphika kathathu. Waphumela phandle uPetru, wakhala kamunyu. Amadoda abebambe uJesu amklolodela, amshaya. Esembozile, amshaya ebusweni, ambuza, athi: “Profetha; ngubani okushayileyo na? Nezinye izinto eziningi zamhlambalaza. Kwathi sekusile, kwabuthana amalunga esizwe nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, bamyisa emphakathini wabo, bathi: Wena unguKristu na? Sitshele. Wathi kubo: “Uma nginitshela, anisoze nakholwa; Futhi noma nginibuza, aniyikungiphendula, futhi aniyikungikhulula. Kusukela manje iNdodana yomuntu izakuhlala ngakwesokunene samandla kaNkulunkulu. Base bethi bonke: “Pho, uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu na? Wathi kubo: “Nina nisho ukuthi nginguye. Bathi: “Sisabufunelani ubufakazi na? ngoba thina ngokwethu sizwile ngomlomo wakhe. Kwase kusuka isixuku sabo sonke, samyisa kuPilatu. Base beqala ukumthwesa icala, besithi: Simfumene lo edukisa isizwe, enqabela ukuthela kuKesari, esithi yena unguKristu iNkosi. UPilatu wambuza wathi: “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na? Wasephendula wathi kuye: Utsho wena. UPilatu wayesethi kubapristi abakhulu nasezixukwini: “Angitholi cala kulo muntu. Baqinisa kakhulu, bethi: “Uvusa abantu, efundisa kulo lonke iJudiya, eqala eGalile waze wafika lapha. UPilatu esezwile ngeGalile wabuza ukuthi lowomuntu ungowaseGalile yini. Kwathi esekwazi ukuthi ungowombuso kaHerodi, wamthumela kuHerodi, owayekhona laye eJerusalema ngalesosikhathi. UHerode embona uJesu wajabula kakhulu, ngokuba kwase kuyisikhathi eside efuna ukumbona, lokhu ebezwile ngaye; wayethemba ukuthi uzobona isibonakaliso senziwa nguye. Wasembuza ngamazwi amaningi; kodwa akamphendulanga lutho. Abapristi abakhulu nababhali babemi bemmangalela kakhulu. UHerodi lamabutho akhe bameyisa, bamklolodela, bamgqokisa isembatho esikhazimulayo, bambuyisela kuPilatu. Ngalolo suku oPilatu noHerode baba ngabangane, ngokuba ngaphambili babenobutha phakathi kwabo. Kwathi uPilatu esebizele ndawonye abapristi abakhulu lababusi labantu. Wathi kubo: “Nilethe kimi lo muntu njengophambukisa abantu; Qha, noHerode, ngokuba nginithumele kuye; bheka, akenzanga lutho olufanele ukufa kuye. Ngakho-ke ngiyakumshaya, ngimkhulule. (Ngokuba kufanele abakhululele oyedwa ngomkhosi.) Basebememeza kanyekanye, besithi: Susa lumuntu, usikhululele uBaraba; owaphonswa etilongweni ngenxa yesiyaluyalu esithile esasenzeka emzini, nangenxa yokubulala. Ngakho uPilatu ethanda ukumkhulula uJesu, wabuye wakhuluma kubo. Kodwa bamemeza, besithi: Mbethele, mbethele! Wasesithi kubo ngokwesithathu: Ngoba enze ububi bani? Kangitholanga kuye icala lokufa; ngakho ngizamtshaya, ngimyeke ahambe. Base beqinisa amazwi amakhulu befuna ukuba abethelwe. Futhi amazwi abo nawabapristi abakhulu aphumelela. UPilatu wanquma ukuthi kwenziwe njengokucela kwabo. Wayesebakhululela owayefakwe etilongweni ngenxa yesiyaluyalu nokubulala, ababemcelile; kodwa wamnikela uJesu entandweni yabo. Kwathi bemuka naye, babamba uSimoni waseKhurene evela endle, bambethela isiphambano, ukuba asithwale emva kukaJesu. Kwamlandela isixuku esikhulu sabantu, nabesifazane ababemkhalela, bemlilela. Kodwa uJesu ephendukela kubo wathi: Madodakazi aseJerusalema, lingangikhaleli mina, kodwa zikhaleleni lina labantwana benu. Ngokuba bhekani, ziyeza izinsuku abayakusho ngazo ukuthi: ‘Zibusisiwe izinyumba, nezizalo ezingazalanga, namabele angamunyisanga. Khona bayakuqala ukuthi ezintabeni: Welani phezu kwethu; nasezintabeni: Sisibekele. Ngokuba uma benza lokho esihlahleni esiluhlaza, kuyakwenziwani kowomileyo na? Kwakukhona-ke nezinye izelelesi ezimbili, zasiwa kanye laye ukuze zibulawe. Sebefikile endaweni ethiwa uKhalvari, bambethela khona kanye nezelelesi, esinye ngakwesokunene, nesinye ngakwesokhohlo. UJesu wayesethi: “Baba, bathethelele; ngoba kabakwazi abakwenzayo. Babelana izingubo zakhe, benza inkatho yokuphosa. Abantu bema bebukela. Nababusi bamhleka usulu, bathi: “Wasindisa abanye; akazisindise, uma enguKristu, okhethiweyo kaNkulunkulu. Namasosha amklolodela, eza kuye, amnika uviniga. besithi: Uba wena uyinkosi yabaJuda, zisindise. Kwakukhona nombhalo phezu kwakhe ngezinhlamvu zesiGreki, nesiLatini, nesiHeberu, othi: LO UYINKOSI YABAJUDA. Nesinye sezelelesi ezaziphanyekiwe samthuka, sithi: “Uma wena unguKristu, zisindise wena nathi. Kepha omunye wamkhuza, wathi: “Awumesabi uNkulunkulu, njengokuba ukulokhu kulahlwa na? Kepha thina ngokweqiniso; ngoba thina samukela umvuzo wezenzo zethu; kodwa yena lo akenzanga lutho olubi. Yathi kuJesu: “Nkosi, ngikhumbule, nxa usufike embusweni wakho. UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Namuhla uzakuba nami eParadisi. Kwathi kungaba yihora lesithupha, kwaba khona ubumnyama phezu komhlaba wonke kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye. Ilanga laba mnyama, iveli lethempeli ladabuka phakathi. UJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Baba, ezandleni zakho ngiyawubeka umoya wami.” Eseshilo lokho wafa. Induna yekhulu isibonile okwenzekileyo, yamdumisa uNkulunkulu, ithi: “Nempela lo ubengumuntu olungileyo. Isixuku sonke esasibuthene kulowo mbono, sibona okwenzekileyo, sabuyela emuva, sishaya izifuba. Bonke abazana naye, nabesifazane ababemlandela bevela eGalile, bema kude, bebuka lezo zinto. Bheka, kwakukhona indoda, igama layo linguJosefa, engumeluleki; futhi wayeyindoda elungileyo, elungile; Yena wayengavumelananga necebo nesenzo sabo; wayengowase-Arimathiya umuzi wamaJuda, naye owayelindele umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Yona yaya kuPilatu, yacela isidumbu sikaJesu. Yasehlisa, yasisonga ngelineni, yasibeka ethuneni eliqoshwe etsheni, okungakabekwa muntu kulo. Ngalolo suku kwakuwukulungiselela, nesabatha lase lisondela. Nabesifazane abeza naye bevela eGalile balandela, balibona ithuna, nokubekwa kwesidumbu sakhe. Base bebuya, balungisa amakha namafutha; waphumula ngosuku lwesabatha ngokomthetho. Kwathi ngolokuqala lweviki, kusesekuseni kakhulu, bafika ethuneni bephethe amakha ababewalungisile, labanye kanye labo. Bafica itshe ligingqiwe lasuswa ethuneni. Sebengenile, abasifumananga isidumbu seNkosi uJesu. Kwathi besasambathekile yilokho, bheka, nanko amadoda amabili emi ngakubo, enezingubo ezicwebezelayo; Besaba bekhothamele phansi ngobuso, bathi kubo: “Nifunelani ophilayo kwabafileyo na? Kakho lapha, kodwa uvukile; khumbulani ukuthi wakhuluma njani kini eseseGalili. esithi: INdodana yomuntu imele ukunikelwa ezandleni zabantu abayizoni, ibethelwe, ibuye ivuke ngosuku lwesithathu. Bawakhumbula amazwi akhe. Base bebuya ethuneni, babika konke lokho kwabayishumi nanye nakubo bonke abanye. KwakunguMariya Magdalena, noJowana, noMariya unina kaJakobe, nabanye besifazane ababe nabo, babatshela lokho abaphostoli. Namazwi abo aba njengeze nje kubo, kabaze bakholwa yibo. Khona uPetru wasuka, wagijimela ethuneni; wakhothama, wabona izindwangu zelineni zikhona zodwa; Bheka, ababili babo babehamba ngalona lolo suku, beya emzaneni othiwa i-Emawuse, ukude neJerusalema amastadiyu angamashumi ayisithupha. Babexoxa bodwa ngazo zonke lezo zinto ezenzekileyo. Kwathi besakhuluma bebuzana, uJesu uqobo wasondela, wahambisana nabo. Kodwa amehlo abo ayebanjiwe ukuthi bangamazi. Wathi kubo: Zindaba zini lezi enikhuluma ngazo omunye komunye nihamba, nilusizi na? Omunye wabo, ogama lakhe linguKleyophase, waphendula wathi kuye: “Ingabe nguwe wedwa umfokazi eJerusalema, ongakwaziyo okwenzekileyo khona ngalezi zinsuku na? Wasesithi kubo: Izinto zini? Basebesithi kuye: EzingoJesu waseNazaretha, obengumprofethi elamandla ngesenzo langelizwi phambi kukaNkulunkulu labantu bonke; lokuthi abapristi abakhulu lababusi bethu bamnikela njani ukuthi agwetshelwe ukufa, basebembethela esiphambanweni. Kepha besethemba ukuthi nguye obezakuhlenga u-Israyeli; futhi phezu kwakho konke lokho sekulusuku lwesithathu lezo zinto zenzekile. Yebo, nabesifazane abathile bakithi basethusile, abeze ethuneni ekuseni; kuthe bengasifumani isidumbu sakhe, beza, bathi babone nombono wezingelosi ezithi uyaphila. Abanye babakithi baya ethuneni, bakufumana kunjengokusho kwabesifazane, kepha yena abambonanga. Wayesethi kubo: “O nina ziwula enilibele enhliziyweni ukukholwa yikho konke abakushilo abaprofethi! UKristu ubengafanele yini ukuba ahlupheke ngalezizinto, aze angene enkazimulweni yakhe? Eqala kuMose nakubaprofethi bonke, wabachasisela emibhalweni okuqondene naye. Base besondela emzaneni ababeya kuwo; yena wenza sengathi udlulela phambili. Kepha bamcindezela, bathi: “Hlala nathi, ngokuba sekuzakuhlwa, nemini isiyadlula. Wangena ukuba ahlale nabo. Kwasekusithi ehlezi labo ekudleni, wathatha isinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wabanika. Asevuleka amehlo abo, bamazi; wasenyamalala emehlweni abo. Base bethi omunye komunye: “Inhliziyo yethu ibingavuthi yini phakathi kwethu, lapho ekhuluma kithi endleleni, nalapho esivulela imibhalo, na? Basebesuka ngalesosikhathi, babuyela eJerusalema, bafica abalitshumi lanye bebuthene ndawonye lalabo ababelabo. besithi: Isibili iNkosi ivukile, ibonakele kuSimoni. Base belandisa okwenzekileyo endleleni, nokuthi waziwa kanjani kubo ekuhlephuleni isinkwa. Kwathi besakhuluma lokho, uJesu uqobo wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: Ukuthula makube kini. Kepha bethuka, bethuka, bethi babone ithongo. Wathi kubo: Nikhathazekeleni na? Kuvelelani izizindlo ezinhliziyweni zenu na? Bhekani izandla zami nezinyawo zami ukuthi yimina uqobo; ngokuba ithongo alinanyama namathambo, njengokuba ningibona nginakho. Esekushilo lokho wababonisa izandla nezinyawo. Kodwa bengakakholwa ngenxa yentokozo bemangala, wathi kubo: Lilokudla lapha yini? Bamnika iqatha lenhlanzi eyosiweyo neqa lezinyosi. Wakuthatha, wadla phambi kwabo. Wathi kubo: Lawa angamazwi engawakhuluma kini ngisenani, ukuthi kumele kugcwaliseke konke okulotshiweyo emlayweni kaMozisi, lakubaprofethi, lemahutsheni, mina. Wayesevula ingqondo yabo, ukuze baqonde imibhalo; Wathi kubo: Kulotshiwe kanje, lokuthi uKhristu umelwe ukuhlupheka, njalo avuke kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu. Kutshunyayelwe ebizweni lakhe ukuphenduka lokuthethelelwa kwezono ezizweni zonke, kuqalwe eJerusalema. Nina-ke ningofakazi balezi zinto. Bhekani, ngiyathumela kini isithembiso sikaBaba, kepha hlalani emzini waseJerusalema, nize nembathiswe amandla avela phezulu. Wabahola, baze bafika eBethaniya, waphakamisa izandla zakhe, wababusisa. Kwathi esababusisa, wahlukana nabo, wenyuselwa ezulwini. Bakhuleka kuye, babuyela eJerusalema benokuthokoza okukhulu. Babekhona ethempelini njalo bemdumisa uNkulunkulu. Amen. Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayekuNkulunkulu, uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu. Yena lowo wayekhona ekuqaleni kuNkulunkulu. Zonke izinto zenziwa nguye; ngaphandle kwakhe akubangakho lutho olwenziwe. Kuye kwakukhona ukuphila; futhi ukuphila kwakungukukhanya kwabantu. Ukukhanya kukhanya ebumnyameni; ubumnyama abukwamukelanga. Kwavela umuntu ethunyiwe nguNkulunkulu, igama lakhe linguJohane. Yena wezela ubufakazi, ukuze afakaze ngokukhanya, ukuze bonke bakholwe ngaye. Yena wayengesikho ukukhanya, kepha wayengofakazi bokukhanya. Kwakungukukhanya okuqinisileyo okukhanyisa wonke umuntu, okwase kuza ezweni. Wayekhona ezweni, izwe lenziwa ngaye, kepha izwe alimazanga. Weza kokwakhe, abakhe abamamukelanga. Kepha bonke abamamukelayo wabapha amandla okuba babe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, labo abakholwa egameni lakhe; Abazalwa kungengagazi, noma ngentando yenyama, noma ngentando yomuntu, kodwa nguNkulunkulu. ULizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu, sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo njengeyozelwe yedwa kuYise, egcwele umusa neqiniso. UJohane wafakaza ngaye, wamemeza wathi: “Nguyena lo ebengisho ngaye ukuthi: ‘Lowo ozayo emva kwami mkhulu kunami, ngokuba wayekhona kuqala kunami. Ekugcwaleni kwakhe samukele sonke umusa phezu komusa. Ngokuba umthetho wanikezwa ngoMose, umusa neqiniso kwavela ngoJesu Kristu. Akakho oke wabona uNkulunkulu; iNdodana ezelwe yodwa esesifubeni sikaYise yiyona embonakalisile. Lokhu kungubufakazi bukaJohane mhla abaJuda bethuma abapristi namaLevi bephuma eJerusalema ukuba bambuze ukuthi: “Wena ungubani na? Wavuma, akaphika; kodwa wavuma wathi: Mina kangisiye uKristu. Basebembuza bathi: Pho? Ungu-Eliya na? Wathi: Kangisuye. Unguye lowomprofethi na? Yaphendula yathi: Hatshi. Base bethi kuye: “Ungubani na? ukuze siphendule abasithumileyo. uthini ngawe? Wathi: “Mina ngiyizwi lomemeza ehlane, ethi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi,’ njengalokho washo u-Isaya umprofethi. Lababethunyiwe babevela kubaFarisi. Bambuza-ke, bathi kuye: “Pho, ubhapathizelani, uma ungesiye uKristu, no-Eliya, noma lowomprofethi na? UJohane wabaphendula wathi: “Mina ngibhapathiza ngamanzi, kepha kumi phakathi kwenu eningamaziyo; nguye oza emva kwami, omi phambi kwami, engingafanele ukuthukulula umchilo wesicathulo sakhe. Lezo zinto zenzeka eBethabara ngaphesheya kweJordani, lapho uJohane wayebhapathiza khona. Ngangomuso wabona uJesu eza kuye, wathi: “Bheka, iWundlu likaNkulunkulu, elisusa izono zezwe. Nguye ebengisho ngaye ukuthi: ‘Emva kwami kuza umuntu owavela ngaphambi kwami, ngokuba wayekhona kuqala kunami. Nami bengingamazi, kodwa ukuze abonakaliswe ku-Israyeli, ngalokho ngizile ngibhapathiza ngamanzi. UJohane wafakaza wathi: “Ngabona uMoya ehla ezulwini njengejuba, wahlala phezu kwakhe. Nami bengingamazi, kodwa owangithuma ukubhapathiza ngamanzi, nguyena wathi kimi: “Lowo ozakubona uMoya ehla ahlale phezu kwakhe, nguyena obhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele. Mina ngibonile, ngafakaza ukuthi lo uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Ngangomuso futhi wayemi uJohane nababili kubafundi bakhe; Ebona uJesu ehamba, wathi: “Bheka, iWundlu likaNkulunkulu! Abafundi ababili bezwa ekhuluma, bamlandela uJesu. UJesu waphenduka, wababona belandela, wathi kubo: Nifunani na? Basebesithi kuye: Rabi, (okutsho ukuthi, Mfundisi,) uhlala ngaphi? Wathi kubo: Wozani nibone. Beza babona lapho ehlala khona, bahlala naye lolo suku, ngokuba kwakungaba yihora leshumi. Omunye wababili abezwa uJohane ekhuluma bamlandela wayengu-Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petru. yena wafumana kuqala umfowabo uSimoni, wathi kuye: “Simfumene uMesiya” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa uKristu. Yamletha kuJesu. UJesu embuka wathi: “Wena unguSimoni kaJona; Ngangomuso wafuna ukuphuma aye eGalile, wafumana uFiliphu, wathi kuye: “Ngilandele. UFiliphu wayengowaseBetsayida, umuzi ka-Andreya noPetru. UFiliphu wafumana uNathanayeli, wathi kuye: “Simfumene lowo aloba ngaye emthethweni uMose kanye nabaprofethi, uJesu waseNazaretha, indodana kaJosefa. UNathanayeli wasesithi kuye: Kambe kukhona into enhle evela eNazaretha? UFiliphu wathi kuye: Woza ubone. UJesu wabona uNathanayeli eza kuye, wathi ngaye: “Bheka, umIsrayeli okungekho nkohliso kuye. UNathanayeli wathi kuye: “Ungazelaphi na? UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: Ngaphambi kokuthi uFiliphu akubize, uphansi komkhiwane, ngakubona. UNathanayeli waphendula, wathi kuye: “Rabi, wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu; wena uyiNkosi yakwa-Israyeli. UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: Uyakholwa ngokuba ngithe kuwe ngikubone uphansi komkhiwane? uzabona izinto ezinkulu kulalezi. Wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Niyakubona izulu livulekile, nezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zenyuka zehla phezu kweNdodana yomuntu. Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu kwakukhona umshado eKhana laseGalile; nonina kaJesu wayelapho. UJesu wayesemenyiwe kanye nabafundi bakhe emshadweni. Seliphelelwe iwayini, unina kaJesu wathi kuye: Kabanalo iwayini. UJesu wathi kuye: “Mame, nginamsebenzi muni nawe? ihora lami alikafiki. Unina wathi ezincekwini: Konke alisho kini, kwenzeni. Kwakukhona lapho izimbiza zamanzi eziyisithupha zamatshe ngokwesimiso samaJuda sokuhlambulula, iyinye ingalingana amashedi amabili nantathu. UJesu wathi kubo: Gcwalisani izimbiza ngamanzi. Base bewagcwalisa kwaze kwafika emlonyeni. Wathi kubo: “Yikhani manje, niyise kumphathi wokudla; Base beyithwala. Kwathi umphathi wokudla esewanambithile amanzi abenziwe iwayini, engazi lapho elivela khona, (kepha izinceku ezaziwakhile amanzi zazisazi), umphathi wokudla wabiza umyeni; Wathi kuye: Wonke umuntu ubeka iwayini elimnandi kuqala; kuthi lapho sebephuzile, kudlule elibi, kepha wena ugcinile elimnandi kuze kube manje. Lokho ukuqala kwezibonakaliso uJesu wakwenza eKhana laseGalile, ebonakalisa inkazimulo yakhe; abafundi bakhe bakholwa kuye. Emva kwalokho wehlela eKapernawume, yena, nonina, nabafowabo, nabafundi bakhe; bahlala khona izinsuku ezingeziningi. Laselisondele iPhasika labaJuda; uJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema. Wafumana ethempelini abathengisa ngezinkomo nezimvu namajuba, nabashintshi bemali behlezi. Esenzile isiswepu sezintambo, wabaxosha bonke ethempelini, nezimvu, nezinkomo; wayichitha imali yabashintshi, wagumbuqela amatafula; Wasesithi kwabathengisa amajuba: Susani lezizinto lapha; ningayenzi indlu kaBaba ibe yindlu yokuthengisela. Abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ukushisekela indlu yakho kungidlile. Base bephendula abaJuda, bathi kuye: “Usibonisa isibonakaliso sini, lokhu wenza lokhu na? UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Dilizani lelithempeli, njalo ngensuku ezintathu ngiyakulivusa. Base bethi abaJuda: “Leli thempeli iminyaka engamashumi amane nesithupha lakhiwa, wena-ke uyakulivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu na? Kodwa yena wayekhuluma ngethempeli lomzimba wakhe. Kuthe esevukile kwabafileyo, abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi wayekushilo lokho kubo; basebekholwa umbhalo lelizwi uJesu alikhulumayo. Kwathi eseJerusalema ngePhasika emkhosini, abaningi bakholwa egameni lakhe bebona izibonakaliso zakhe azenzayo. Kodwa uJesu kazinikelanga kubo, ngoba ebazi bonke; Kwakungasweli muntu ukuthi afakaze ngomuntu, ngoba yena wayekwazi okukumuntu. Kwakukhona umuntu wakubaFarisi, nguNikodemu igama lakhe, isikhulu sabaJuda; Yena weza kuJesu ebusuku, wathi kuye: “Rabi, siyazi ukuthi ungumfundisi ovela kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba akakho ongenza lezi zibonakaliso ozenzayo wena, uma uNkulunkulu engenaye. UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Uma umuntu engazalwa ngokusha, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu. UNikodima wathi kuye: Umuntu angazalwa kanjani esemdala na? Angangena ngokwesibili esiswini sikanina, azalwe, na? UJesu waphendula wathi: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu azalwe ngamanzi langoMoya, angengene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Lokho okuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama; nalokho okuzelwe nguMoya kungumoya. Ungamangali ngokuba ngithe kuwe: Nimelwe ukuzalwa ngokusha. Umoya uphephetha lapho othanda khona, uyawuzwa umsindo wawo, kepha awukwazi lapho uvela khona nalapho uya khona; unjalo wonke ozelwe nguMoya. UNikodima waphendula wathi kuye: Kungenzeka kanjani lokhu na? UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Wena ungumfundisi ka-Israyeli, awuzazi lezi zinto na? Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Sikhuluma esikwaziyo, sifakaza ngesikubonileyo; kepha anibamukeli ubufakazi bethu. Uma nginitshelile okusemhlabeni, ningakholwa, niyakukholwa kanjani, uma nginitshela okwasezulwini na? Akakho nowenyukele ezulwini, kuphela yena owehla ezulwini, iNdodana yomuntu esezulwini. Njengokuba uMose waphakamisa inyoka ehlane, kanjalo iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuphakanyiswa; ukuze yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade. Ngoba uNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni ukuthi ilahle umhlaba; kodwa ukuze umhlaba usindiswe ngaye. Okholwa yiyo akalahlwa, kepha ongakholwayo uselahliwe, ngokuba engakholwanga egameni leNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa. Nakhu ukulahlwa, ukuthi ukukhanya kufikile ezweni, kepha abantu bathanda ubumnyama kunokukhanya, ngokuba imisebenzi yabo yayimibi. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo owenza okubi uzonda ukukhanya, akezi ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ingasolwa. Kodwa owenza iqiniso uyeza ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ibonakaliswe ukuthi yenziwe kuNkulunkulu. Emva kwalokho uJesu nabafundi bakhe baya ezweni laseJudiya; wahlala khona nabo, wabhapathiza. Naye uJohane wayebhapathiza e-Enoni eduze neSalimi, ngokuba amanzi ayemaningi lapho; beza babhapathizwa. Ngokuba uJohane wayengakaphonswa etilongweni. Kwase kuba khona ukuphikisana phakathi kwabafundi bakaJohane nabaJuda ngokuhlambulula. Base beza kuJohane, bathi kuye: “Rabi, lowo owayenawe ngaphesheya kweJordani, owafakaza ngaye, bheka, yena uyabhapathiza, futhi bonke beza kuye. UJohane waphendula wathi: “Umuntu angemukeli lutho, uma engalunikwanga luvela ezulwini. Nani ngokwenu niyangifakazela ukuthi ngathi: Angisuye uKristu mina, kodwa ngithunyiwe ngaphambi kwakhe. Lowo onomakoti ungumyeni; kepha umngane womyeni, omiyo emuzwa, uthokoza kakhulu ngezwi lomyeni; ngakho lokhu kujabula kwami kugcwalisekile. Yena umelwe ukukhula, kepha mina nginciphe. Ovela phezulu uphezu kwabo bonke; ongowomhlaba ungowomhlaba, futhi ukhuluma okomhlaba; Lokho akubonileyo lakuzwayo uyafakaza ngakho; njalo kakho owemukela ubufakazi bakhe. Owamukele ubufakazi bakhe ubeke uphawu lokuthi uNkulunkulu uqinisile. Ngokuba lowo uNkulunkulu amthumileyo ukhuluma amazwi kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu akamniki uMoya ngesilinganiso. UYise uyayithanda iNdodana, njalo unikele zonke izinto esandleni sayo. Okholwa eNdodaneni unokuphila okuphakade; ongakholwa yiNdodana kayikubona ukuphila; kodwa ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luhlezi phezu kwakhe. Ngakho iNkosi isibonile ukuthi abaFarisi sebezwile ukuthi uJesu wenza ebhabhathize abafundi abanengi kuloJohane, (Lanxa uJesu ngokwakhe engabhabhathizanga, kodwa abafundi bakhe,) Wasuka eJudiya, wabuye wamuka, waya eGalile. Kwakumele adabule eSamariya. Wayesefika emzini waseSamariya othiwa iSikhari, eduze nesiqephu sensimu uJakobe asinika uJosefa indodana yakhe. Kwakukhona umthombo kaJakobe. Ngakho uJesu ekhathele ukuhamba wahlala kanjalo ngasemthonjeni. Kwakungaba yihora lesithupha. Kwafika owesifazane waseSamariya ukuzokukha amanzi; uJesu wathi kuye: “Ngiphuzise. (Ngokuba abafundi bakhe babehambile baya emzini ukuyothenga ukudla.) Owesifazane waseSamariya wathi kuye: “Kungani wena ungumJuda ucela ukuphuziswa yimi engingowesifazane waseSamariya na? ngoba amaJuda kawadlelani lamaSamariya. UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Uba ubusazi isipho sikaNkulunkulu, lokuthi ngubani othi kuwe: Nginathisa; ubuyakucela kuye, yena ubeyakukunika amanzi aphilayo. Owesifazane wathi kuye: “Nkosi, kawunalutho lokukha, nomthombo ujulile; uwathathephi lawo manzi aphilayo na? Wena umkhulu yini kunobaba uJakobe owasinika lo mthombo, waphuza kuwo yena, nabantwana bakhe, nezinkomo zakhe, na? UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Yilowo nalowo ophuza lawa manzi uyakubuye ome; Kepha lowo ophuza amanzi engiyakumnika wona kasayikoma naphakade; kodwa amanzi engizamnika wona azakuba kuye umthombo wamanzi aphuphumayo empilweni elaphakade. Owesifazane wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngiphe lawo manzi, ukuze ngingomi, futhi ngingezi ukuzokha lapha. UJesu wathi kuye: “Hamba, ubize indoda yakho, uze lapha. Owesifazana waphendula wathi: Kangilandoda. UJesu wathi kuye: “Usho kahle ukuthi: Anginandoda; Ngokuba ubunamadoda amahlanu; le onayo kalokhu akusiyo indoda yakho; Owesifazane wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngiyabona ukuthi ungumprofethi wena. Okhokho bethu babekhonza kule ntaba; lina-ke lithi iseJerusalema indawo lapho abantu okumele bakhonze khona. UJesu wathi kuye: “Sifazane, kholwa yimi, isikhathi siyeza, lapho ningayikukhuleka kuBaba kule ntaba, noma eJerusalema. Nina nikhuleka eningakwaziyo; thina esimkhonzayo siyakwazi, ngokuba ukusindiswa kuvela kumaJuda. Kodwa isikhathi siyeza, sesikhona namanje, lapho abakhulekayo abaqinisileyo beyakukhuleka kuBaba ngomoya nangeqiniso, ngokuba uBaba ufuna abakhuleka kuye abanjalo. UNkulunkulu unguMoya; abakhuleka kuye bamelwe ukukhuleka ngomoya nangeqiniso. Owesifazane wathi kuye: “Ngiyazi ukuthi uMesiya uyeza, othiwa uKristu; UJesu wathi kuye: Mina engikhuluma lawe nginguye. Ngalokho bafika abafundi bakhe, bamangala ngokuba ekhuluma nowesifazane; kumbe: Ukhulumelani laye? Owesifazana washiya imbiza yakhe, waya emzini, wathi ebantwini: Wozani, libone umuntu, ongitshele konke engakwenzayo; lo kayisuye uKristu yini? Basebephuma emzini, beza kuye. Kusenjalo abafundi bakhe bamncenga, besithi: Rabi, yidla. Kodwa wathi kubo: Mina ngilokudla engikudlayo lina elingakwaziyo. Ngakho abafundi bakhulumisana besithi: Kambe ukhona omlethele ukudla? UJesu wathi kubo: Ukudla kwami kungukwenza intando yongithumileyo, ngiqede umsebenzi wakhe. Anisho yini ukuthi: Kusasele izinyanga ezine, kufike ukuvuna na? bhekani, ngithi kini: Phakamisani amehlo enu, nibuke amasimu; ngoba asemhlophe alungele ukuvunwa. Ovunayo wemukela inkokhelo, abuthe isithelo ekuphileni okuphakade, ukuze ohlwanyelayo athokoze kanye novunayo. Lalokhu liqinisile ilizwi elithi: Omunye uyahlanyela, lomunye uyavuna. Mina ngalithuma ukuvuna lokho eningakusebenzelanga; Abaningi kumaSamariya akulowo muzi bakholwa nguye ngezwi lowesifazane owafakaza ngokuthi: “Ungitshele konke engikwenzileyo. Kwathi esefikile kuye amaSamariya amncenga ukuthi ahlale lawo; wasehlala khona insuku ezimbili. Abaningi abengeziwe bakholwa ngenxa yezwi lakhe; Base bethi kowesifazane: “Manje asisakholwa ngenxa yokusho kwakho, ngokuba sizizwile thina ngokwethu, siyazi ukuthi ngempela lo unguMsindisi womhlaba uKristu. Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezimbili wamuka lapho, waya eGalile. Ngokuba uJesu uqobo wafakaza ngokuthi umprofethi kadunyiswa ezweni lakubo. Kuthe esefikile eGalile, abaseGalile bamamukela, sebebone konke akwenzayo eJerusalema emkhosini, ngokuba nabo babeyile emkhosini. UJesu wabuye weza eKhana laseGalile, lapho enza khona amanzi aba yiwayini. Kwakukhona induna ethile, indodana yayo yayigula eKapernawume. Lathi selizwile ukuthi uJesu usefikile eGalili evela eJudiya, laya kuye, lamncenga ukuthi ehle, asilise indodana yakhe, ngoba yayisigulela ukufa. Khona uJesu wathi kuye: “Uma ningaboni izibonakaliso nezimangaliso, anisoze nakholwa; Isikhulu sathi kuye: “Nkosi, yehla engakafi umntanami. UJesu wathi kuye: “Hamba; indodana yakho iyaphila. Indoda yakholwa yizwi uJesu alishilo kuye, yahamba. Kwathi esehla, izinceku zakhe zamhlangabeza, zamtshela ukuthi: “Indodana yakho iphilile. Wasebabuza ihola aqale ngalo ukululama. Basebesithi kuye: Izolo ngehola lesikhombisa umkhuhlane umyekele. Wasekwazi uyise ukuthi yisona leso sikhathi uJesu asho ngaso kuye ukuthi: “Indodana yakho iphilile.” Wakholwa yena nendlu yakhe yonke. Leso siyisibonakaliso sesibili uJesu asenza ephuma eJudiya, efika eGalile. Emva kwalokho kwakukhona umkhosi wabaJuda; uJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema. Kukhona-ke eJerusalema ngasesangweni lezimvu ichibi elithiwa ngesiHeberu iBethesda, linemipheme eyisihlanu. Kwakulele kuyo isixuku esikhulu sabagulayo, izimpumputhe, nezinyonga, nabashwabeneyo, belindele ukuzanyazanyiswa kwamanzi. Ngokuba ingelosi yayiyehla ngezikhathi ezithile echibini, izamazamise amanzi; Kwakukhona lapho umuntu othile owayesegule iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili. UJesu embona elele, azi ukuthi wayesenesikhathi eside enjalo, wathi kuye: “Uyathanda ukusinda na? Ogulayo wamphendula wathi: Nkosi, kangilamuntu ongangifaka echibini, nxa amanzi ezanyanyiswa; UJesu wathi kuye: Sukuma, uthabathe uhlaka lwakho, uhambe. Wahle wasinda umuntu, wathatha uhlaka lwakhe, wahamba. Base bethi abaJuda kophulukisiwe: Kuyisabatha; Wabaphendula wathi: Ongiphilisileyo, nguyena wathi kimi: Thatha uhlaka lwakho, uhambe. Base bembuza bathi: “Ngubani lowo othe kuwe: ‘Thabatha uhlaka lwakho, uhambe? Owaphulukisiweyo wayengazi ukuthi ungubani, ngokuba uJesu wayesesukile, kukhona isixuku kuleyo ndawo. Ngasemuva uJesu wamfumana ethempelini, wathi kuye: “Bheka, ususindile; Wamuka lowo muntu, watshela abaJuda ukuthi nguJesu omphilisileyo. Ngalokho abaJuda bamzingela uJesu, badinga ukumbulala, ngokuba wakwenza lokho ngesabatha. Kodwa uJesu wabaphendula wathi: UBaba uyasebenza kuze kube khathesi, lami ngiyasebenza. Ngakho-ke amaJuda adinga kakhulu ukumbulala, ngoba wayengaphuli isabatha kuphela, kodwa wabuye wathi uNkulunkulu unguYise, ezenza olingana loNkulunkulu. UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: INdodana ingenze lutho ngokwayo, kuphela lokho ebona uYise ekwenza; Ngokuba uYise uyayithanda iNdodana, uyikhombisa konke akwenzayo yena; uyakuyikhombisa nemisebenzi emikhulu kunale ukuba nimangale. Ngokuba njengalokhu uYise evusa abafileyo, abaphilise; ngokunjalo neNdodana iyabaphilisa labo ethanda ukubaphilisa. Ngokuba uYise akahluleli muntu, kepha ukunikile iNdodana konke ukwahlulela; ukuze bonke bahloniphe iNdodana, njengalokhu bedumisa uYise. Ongayihloniphi iNdodana akamhloniphi uYise oyithumileyo. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Ozwa izwi lami, akholwe ngongithumileyo, unokuphila okuphakade, akayi ekwahlulelweni; kodwa wedlulile ekufeni wangena ekuphileni. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Isikhathi siyeza, sesikhona namanje, lapho abafileyo beyakulizwa izwi leNdodana kaNkulunkulu, abezwayo bayakuphila. Ngokuba njengalokhu uBaba enokuphila ngokwakhe; ngokunjalo uyiphile iNdodana ibe nokuphila kuyo; Uyinikile amandla okwahlulela, ngokuba iyiNdodana yomuntu. Ningamangali ngalokho, ngokuba ihora liyeza, lapho bonke abasemathuneni beyakulizwa izwi layo; Futhi lizaphuma; abenze okuhle baphumele ekuvukeni kokuphila; lalabo abenze okubi, ekuvukeni kokulahlwa. Mina ngingenze lutho ngokwami; ngoba kangifuni intando yami, kodwa intando kaBaba ongithumileyo. Uma ngizifakazela mina, ubufakazi bami abuloqiniso. Ukhona omunye ofakaza ngami; ngiyazi ukuthi ubufakazi afakaza ngami buqinisile. Nathumela kuJohane, walifakazela iqiniso. Kodwa mina kangibamukeli ubufakazi kumuntu, kodwa ngitsho lezizinto ukuze lina lisindiswe. Yena wayeyisibani esivuthayo nesikhanyayo, nina-ke nathanda ukuthokoza isikhashana ekukhanyeni kwakhe. Kepha mina nginobufakazi obukhulu kunobukaJohane, ngokuba imisebenzi uBaba anginike yona ukuba ngiyifeze, yona le misebenzi engiyenzayo, iyangifakazela ukuthi uBaba ungithumile. Naye uBaba ongithumileyo ufakazile ngami. Anikaze nilizwe izwi lakhe, anisibonanga isimo sakhe. Aninalo izwi lakhe elihlezi kini, ngokuba anikholwa nguyena amthumileyo. Hlolani imibhalo; ngokuba nithi ninokuphila okuphakade kuyo; yiyona efakaza ngami. Kodwa anithandi ukuza kimi, ukuze nibe nokuphila. Angilamukeli udumo ebantwini; Kepha ngiyanazi ukuthi aninalo uthando lukaNkulunkulu phakathi kwenu. Mina ngize egameni likaBaba, kepha aningamukeli; uma kuza omunye ngelakhe igama, niyamamukela yena. Ningakholwa kanjani nina enidumisa omunye komunye, ningaludingi udumo oluvela kuNkulunkulu yedwa na? Ningacabangi ukuthi ngiyakunimangalela kuBaba; ukhona onimangalelayo, uMose enimethembayo. Ngokuba uma benikholwa nguMose, beniyakukholwa yimi, ngokuba yena waloba ngami. Kepha uma ningakholwa yimibhalo yakhe, niyakukholwa kanjani amazwi ami na? Emva kwalokho uJesu wamuka waya phesheya kolwandle lwaseGalile olungolwaseTiberiya. Isixuku esikhulu samlandela, ngokuba sasibona izibonakaliso zakhe azenzayo kwabagulayo. UJesu wenyukela entabeni, wahlala phansi khona nabafundi bakhe. Lase liseduze iPhasika labaJuda. Khona uJesu ephakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona isixuku esikhulu siza kuye, wathi kuFiliphu: Singazithenga ngaphi izinkwa, ukuze laba badle na? Wakusho lokho emlinga, ngokuba yena ubekwazi abezakukwenza. UFiliphu wamphendula wathi: Izinkwa zabodenariyo abangamakhulu amabili azibanele, ukuthi yilowo nalowo athathe okuyingcosana. Omunye wabafundi bakhe, u-Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petru, wathi kuye: Kukhona umfana lapha onezinkwa zebhali eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzana ezimbili; UJesu wathi: “Bahlaliseni abantu phansi. Kwakukhona utshani obuningi kuleyo ndawo. Ahlala-ke amadoda, umumo wawo kungathi izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu. UJesu wathatha izinkwa; esebongile wababela ababehlezi phansi; kanjalo nezinhlanzi ngokuthanda kwabo. Sebesuthi, wathi kubafundi bakhe: Buthani imvuthuluka eseleyo, kungachitheki lutho. Base bebutha, bagcwalisa iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili imvuthuluka yezinkwa eziyisihlanu zebhali, ezasala kwabadlileyo. Khona labobantu sebesibonile isimangaliso uJesu asenzayo, bathi: Isibili lo nguye umprofethi obezakuza emhlabeni. Kwathi uJesu esazi ukuthi bazakuza ukumbamba ngamandla, bambeke inkosi, wabuya wasuka waya entabeni yena yedwa. Kwathi sekuhlwile, abafundi bakhe behlela elwandle. Bangena emkhunjini, bawela ulwandle ngaseKapernawume. Kwasekumnyama, uJesu engakafiki kubo. Kwase kuvuka ulwandle ngenxa yokuvunguza komoya omkhulu. Sebegwedlile kungathi amastadiyu angamashumi amabili nanhlanu noma amashumi amathathu, babona uJesu ehamba phezu kolwandle, esondela emkhunjini; Kodwa wathi kubo: Yimi; ningesabi. Base bevuma ukumemukela emkhunjini; umkhumbi wawusufika masinyane ezweni ababeya kulo. Ngangomuso izixuku ezazimi ngaphesheya kolwandle zabona ukuthi kwakungekho sikebhe lapho, ngaphandle kwalowo ababengene kuwo abafundi bakhe, nokuthi uJesu akangenanga nabafundi bakhe emkhunjini, kodwa ukuthi abafundi bakhe. bahamba bodwa; (Kepha kwafika eminye imikhumbi evela eTiberiya eduze nendawo lapho ababedle khona isinkwa, ngemva kokuba iNkosi ibongile.) Kwathi ixuku selibonile ukuthi uJesu labafundi bakhe kakho lapho, labafundi bakhe bangena emikhunjini, beza eKapenawume befuna uJesu. Sebemtholile ngaphetsheya kolwandle, bathi kuye: Rabi, ufike nini lapha? UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Aningifuni ngokuba nabona izibonakaliso, kodwa ngokuba nadla izinkwa nasutha. Ningasebenzeli ukudla okuphelayo, kodwa ukudla okuhlala kuze kube ngukuphila okuphakade, eyonipha khona iNdodana yomuntu; Basebesithi kuye: Sizakwenzani, ukuze senze imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu? UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Lokhu kungumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, ukuba nikholwe kuye amthumileyo. Bathi kuye: “Pho, usenza isibonakaliso bani, ukuze sibone, sikholwe nguwe na? usebenzani? Okhokho bethu badla imana ehlane; njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Wabanika isinkwa esivela ezulwini ukuba badle. UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: UMose akaninikanga leso sinkwa esivela ezulwini; kodwa uBaba unipha isinkwa soqobo esivela ezulwini. Ngokuba isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu singuye owehla ezulwini, onika izwe ukuphila. Base bethi kuye: “Nkosi, sinike lesi sinkwa njalonjalo. UJesu wathi kubo: “Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila; ozayo kimi kasoze alamba; okholwa yimi kasoze oma naphakade. Kepha ngithe kini: Ningibonile nani, anikholwanga. Bonke uBaba anginika bona bayakuza kimi; futhi ozayo kimi angisoze ngamlahlela phandle. Ngoba ngehle ezulwini, kungeyisikho ukuthi ngenze intando yami, kodwa intando yalowo ongithumileyo. Nalokhu kuyintando kaBaba ongithumileyo, ukuba konke anginike khona ngingalahlekelwa lutho kukho, kodwa ngikuvuse ngosuku lokugcina. Le yintando yalowo ongithumileyo, ukuthi wonke obona iNdodana, akholwe kuyo, abe lokuphila okuphakade, lami ngizamvusa ngosuku lokucina. AmaJuda akhonona ngaye, ngokuba wathi: “Mina ngiyisinkwa esehla ezulwini. Basebesithi: Lo kayisuye uJesu yini indodana kaJosefa, uyise lonina esibaziyo? Asho kanjani-ke ukuthi: Ngehle ezulwini na? UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Ningakhononi phakathi kwenu. Akakho ongeza kimi, uma uBaba ongithumileyo emdonsa, mina-ke ngiyakumvusa ngosuku lokugcina. Kulotshiwe kubaprofethi ukuthi: Futhi bonke bayakuba ngabafundiswe nguNkulunkulu. Ngakho wonke umuntu ozwile kuBaba wafunda kuBaba uyeza kimi. Kungesikho ukuthi ukhona oke wabona uBaba, kuphela ovela kuNkulunkulu; Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Okholwa yimi unokuphila okuphakade. Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila. Oyihlo badla imana ehlane, bafa; Lesi yisinkwa esehla ezulwini, ukuba umuntu asidle, angafi. Mina ngiyisinkwa esiphilayo esehle ezulwini; uma umuntu edla lesi sinkwa, uyakuphila phakade; Ngakho abaJuda baphikisana bodwa, besithi: Lo angasinika njani inyama yakhe ukuthi siyidle? UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma ningayidli inyama yeNdodana yomuntu, niphuze igazi layo, aninakuphila kini. Odla inyama yami, aphuze igazi lami, unokuphila okuphakade; futhi mina ngizamvusa ngosuku lokucina. Ngokuba inyama yami ingukudla isibili, negazi lami liyisiphuzo isibili. Odla inyama yami, anathe igazi lami, uhlala kimi, nami kuye. Njengokuba uBaba ophilayo ungithumile, nami ngiphila ngoBaba, kanjalo ongidlayo, naye uyakuphila ngami. Leso yisinkwa esehla ezulwini, kungenjengalokho oyihlo badla imana, bafa; odla lesi sinkwa uyakuphila phakade. Lokho wakukhuluma esinagogeni efundisa eKapernawume. Ngakho abaningi kubafundi bakhe bekuzwa bathi: “Lilukhuni leli zwi; ngubani ongakuzwa na? UJesu ekwazi phakathi kwakhe ukuthi abafundi bakhe bayakhonona ngalokho, wathi kubo: “Lokhu kuyanicasula na? Kuyini-ke nxa libona iNdodana yomuntu yenyukela lapho eyayikhona kuqala? Ngumoya ophilisayo; inyama ayisizi lutho; amazwi engiwakhuluma kini angumoya, angukuphila. Kodwa bakhona abanye kini abangakholwa. Ngokuba uJesu wayazi kwasekuqaleni ukuthi bangobani abangakholwa nokuthi ngubani oyakumkhaphela. Wasesithi: Kungakho ngithe kini: Kakho ongeza kimi, ngaphandle kokuthi ukuphiwe nguBaba. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi abaningi babafundi bakhe babuyela emuva, ababe besahamba naye. Khona uJesu wathi kwabayishumi nambili: “Nani nithanda ukumuka na? USimoni Petru wamphendula wathi: “Nkosi, siyakuya kubani na? amazwi okuphila okuphakade nguwe. Siyakholwa, siyazi ukuthi wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo. UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Mina anginikhethanga nina abayishumi nambili na? Wayekhuluma ngoJudasi Iskariyothe kaSimoni, ngoba nguye owayezamkhaphela, engomunye wabalitshumi lambili. Emva kwalokho uJesu wahambahamba eGalile, ngokuba wayengathandi ukuhamba eJudiya, ngokuba abaJuda babefuna ukumbulala. Umkhosi wabaJuda wamadokodo wawususondele. Base bethi kuye abafowabo: “Muka lapha, uye eJudiya, ukuze nabafundi bakho babone imisebenzi oyenzayo. Ngokuba akakho owenza utho ekusithekeni, yena ngokwakhe efuna ukwaziwa obala. Uma wenza lezizinto, zibonakalise emhlabeni. Ngokuba nabafowabo babengakholwa kuye. Khona uJesu wathi kubo: “Isikhathi sami asikafiki, kepha isikhathi senu sihlezi silungile. Izwe lingenizonde; kodwa mina liyangizonda, ngoba ngifakaza ngalo, ukuthi imisebenzi yalo mibi. Khuphukani nina niye emkhosini; mina angikakhuphukeli kulo mkhosi; ngoba isikhathi sami asikafiki. Eseshilo lokho kubo wahlala eGalile. Kepha abafowabo sebenyukile, naye wenyuka waya emkhosini, kungesobala kodwa kungathi ngasese. AmaJuda amdinga emkhosini, athi: Ungaphi yena? Kwaba khona ukukhonona okukhulu ngaye esixukwini, abanye bathi: “Umuhle;” abanye bathi: “Qha; kodwa udukisa abantu. Kepha kwakungekho muntu owakhuluma ngaye obala ngokwesaba abaJuda. Umkhosi usuphakathi uJesu wenyukela ethempelini, wafundisa. AmaJuda amangala, athi: “Lo wazi kanjani izincwadi engafundanga na? UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Imfundiso yami kayisiyo eyami, kodwa ngeyalowo ongithumileyo. Uma umuntu ethanda ukwenza intando yakhe, uzokwazi ngemfundiso ukuthi ivela kuNkulunkulu noma ngizikhulumela mina ngokwami. Okhuluma okwakhe uzifunela udumo lwakhe, kepha ofuna udumo lwalowo omthumileyo uqinisile, akukho ukungalungi kuye. UMose akaninikanga yini umthetho, kepha akakho kini ogcina umthetho na? Nifuna ukungibulala ngani na? Isixuku saphendula sathi: “Unedemoni wena; UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: “Munye umsebenzi engiwenzile, niyamangala nonke. Ngakho uMose uninikile ukusoka; (kungesikho ukuthi kuvela kuMose kodwa kokhokho), niyakusoka umuntu nangesabatha. Uma umuntu emukela ukusoka ngesabatha, ukuze kungephulwa umthetho kaMose; niyangithukuthelela, ngokuba ngiphilise umuntu ngesabatha na? Ningahluleli ngokubonakala, kodwa yahlulelani ukwahlulela okulungileyo. Ngakho abanye kwabeJerusalema bathi: Lo kayisuye yini abafuna ukumbulala? Kodwa khangela, ukhuluma ngesibindi, kodwa kabatsho lutho kuye. Ingabe ababusi bayazi ngempela ukuthi lo unguKristu? Kodwa lo siyamazi lapho avela khona; Khona uJesu wamemeza efundisa ethempelini, wathi: “Niyangazi, niyazi futhi lapho ngivela khona; Kodwa mina ngiyamazi, ngoba ngivela kuye, njalo nguye ongithumileyo. Base befuna ukumbamba, kepha akubangakho owambeka isandla, ngokuba isikhathi sakhe sasingakafiki. Abaningi esixukwini bakholwa kuye, bathi: “Nxa uKristu esefikile, uyakwenza izibonakaliso eziningi kunalezi azenzileyo lona na? AbaFarisi bezwa ixuku likhonona lezizinto ngaye; abaFarisi nabapristi abakhulu bathuma izikhonzi ukuba zimbambe. Khona uJesu wathi kubo: “Kuseyisikhashana nginani, bese ngiya kongithumileyo. Niyakungifuna, ningangifumani, nalapho ngikhona, ningeze nina. Khona abaJuda bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Uzakuya ngaphi lo ukuba singamfumani na? Uyakuya kwabahlakazekileyo kwabezizwe, afundise abezizwe na? Yizwi lini leli alishoyo lokuthi: Niyakungifuna, ningangifumani, nalapho ngikhona, ningeze nina na? Kwathi ngosuku lokugcina olukhulu lomkhosi uJesu wema wamemeza wathi: “Uma ekhona owomileyo, akeze kimi, aphuze. Okholwa yimi, njengokusho kombhalo, kugobhoza esiswini sakhe imifula yamanzi aphilayo. (Kepha lokhu wakusho ngoMoya ababezakwamukeliswa abakholwa nguye, ngokuba uMoya wayengakafiki, ngokuba uJesu wayengakakhazinyuliswa.) Ngakho abaningi esixukwini sebezwile leli zwi bathi: “Nempela lo ungumProfethi.” Abanye bathi: Lo unguKristu. Kepha abanye bathi: “UKristu angavela eGalile na? Awushongo yini umbhalo ukuthi uKristu uzavela enzalweni kaDavide, naseBetlehema, emzini kaDavide, na? Kwaba khona ukwahlukana ngaye esixukwini. Abanye kubo babethanda ukumbamba; kodwa kakho owambeka izandla. Khona izikhonzi zafika kubapristi abakhulu nakubaFarisi; bathi kubo: “Animlethanga ngani na? Izikhonzi zaphendula zathi: Kakuzange kukhulume muntu njengalo. AbaFarisi basebephendula bathi: Lani lidukisiwe yini? Ukhona yini kubabusi noma kubaFarisi okholwe kuye na? Kepha lesi sizwe esingawazi umthetho siqalekisiwe. UNikodima wathi kubo, yena owafika kuJesu ebusuku engomunye wabo. Umthetho wethu uyamgweba yini umuntu, ungakamuzwa, wazi akwenzayo na? Baphendula, bathi kuye: “Kanti nawe ungowaseGalile na? Phenya, ubone ukuthi akuveli mprofethi eGalile. Basuka, kwaba yilowo nalowo waya endlini yakhe. UJesu waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo. Kwathi kusesekuseni wabuye weza ethempelini, abantu bonke beza kuye; wahlala phansi wabafundisa. Ababhali nabaFarisi baletha kuye owesifazane obanjwe ephinga; sebemmise phakathi. Bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, lo wesifazane ubanjwe esoqotsheni lokuphinga. Emthethweni uMose wasiyala ukuba abanjalo bakhandwe ngamatshe; wena-ke uthini na? Bakusho lokho bemlinga, ukuze babe nokumbeka icala. Kepha uJesu wakhothama, waloba ngomunwe emhlabathini, kungathi akezwanga. Kwathi besambuza njalo, walulama, wathi kubo: Ongenasono phakathi kwenu kaqale amjikijele ngetshe. Waphinda wakhothama, waloba emhlabathini. Labo abakuzwayo belahlwa ngunembeza wabo, baphuma ngamunye ngamunye, beqalela kwabadala kwaze kwaba kwabokugcina; uJesu wasala yedwa, nowesifazane emi phakathi. UJesu wayeseselulama, engaboni muntu ngaphandle kowesifazane, wathi kuye: “Sifazane, baphi labo bamangaleli bakho na? akakho okulahlileyo na? Wathi: Kakho, Nkosi. UJesu wathi kuye: “Nami angikulahli; hamba, ungabe usona.” Khona uJesu wabuye wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Mina ngiwukukhanya kwezwe; Basebesithi kuye abaFarisi: Wena uyazifakazela; umbhalo wakho awusilo iqiniso. UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Noma ngizifakazela mina, ubufakazi bami buqinisile, ngokuba ngiyazi lapho ngavela khona nokuthi ngiyaphi; kodwa lina kalikwazi lapho engivela khona lalapho engiya khona. Nina nahlulela ngokwenyama; mina angihluleli muntu. Nokho uma ngahlulela, ukwahlulela kwami kuqinisile, ngokuba angingedwa, kodwa mina noBaba ongithumileyo. Nasemlayweni wenu kulotshiwe ukuthi ubufakazi babantu ababili buqinisile. Mina ngingozifakazelayo, noBaba ongithumileyo uyafakaza ngami. Base bethi kuye: “Uphi uYihlo na? UJesu waphendula wathi: “Anazi mina noBaba; uma beningazi mina, beniyakumazi noBaba. UJesu wawakhuluma lawo mazwi ngasebhokisini lomnikelo efundisa ethempelini; ngoba ihola lakhe lalingakafiki. Khona uJesu wabuye wathi kubo: “Ngiyahamba, niyakungifuna, nifele ezonweni zenu; Base bethi abaJuda: “Kanti uzakuzibulala na? ngokuba uthi: Lapho ngiya khona, ningeze nina. Wathi kubo: “Nina ningabaphansi; Mina ngingowaphezulu; nina ningabakalumhlaba; mina angisiye owalumhlaba. Ngakho ngathi kini: Niya kufela ezonweni zenu; ngokuba uma ningakholwa ukuthi nginguye, niyakufela ezonweni zenu. Base bethi kuye: “Ungubani na? UJesu wathi kubo: “Lokho enganitshela khona kwasekuqaleni. Nginokuningi engingakusho nokwahlulela ngani; kepha ongithumileyo uqinisile; futhi ngikhuluma emhlabeni lokho engikuzwile kuye. Abaqondanga ukuthi ukhuluma kubo ngoYise. Khona uJesu wathi kubo: “Nxa seniyiphakamisile iNdodana yomuntu, khona nizakwazi ukuthi nginguye nokuthi angenzi lutho ngokwami; kodwa njengoba uBaba engifundisile, ngikhuluma lezizinto. Ongithumileyo unami; uBaba akangishiyanga ngedwa; ngoba mina ngenza njalo okumthokozisayo. Esakhuluma lawo mazwi, abaningi bakholwa nguye. Khona uJesu wathi kumaJuda akholwe kuye: “Uma nimi ezwini lami, ningabafundi bami isibili; Niyakulazi iqiniso, neqiniso liyakunikhulula. Bamphendula bathi: “Siyinzalo ka-Abrahama, asizange sibe yizigqila zamuntu; usho kanjani ukuthi: Niyakukhululwa na? UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo owenza isono uyisigqila sesono. Inceku ayihlali phakade endlini, kepha indodana ihlala phakade. Ngakho-ke uma iNdodana inikhulula, niyakuba ngabakhululekileyo impela. Ngiyazi ukuthi niyinzalo ka-Abrahama; kodwa nifuna ukungibulala, ngokuba izwi lami alinandawo kini. Mina ngikhuluma lokho engikubonile kuBaba; nina nenza lokho enikubonile kuyihlo. Baphendula, bathi kuye: Ubaba wethu uAbrahama. UJesu wathi kubo: Uma ningabantwana baka-Abrahama, benizokwenza imisebenzi ka-Abrahama. Kepha manje nifuna ukungibulala mina, mina muntu onitshele iqiniso, engilizwe kuNkulunkulu; u-Abrahama akakwenzanga lokho. Nina nenza imisebenzi kayihlo. Basebesithi kuye: Thina kasizalwanga ngokuphinga; sinoBaba oyedwa, uNkulunkulu. UJesu wathi kubo: “Uma uNkulunkulu ebenguYihlo, beniyakungithanda mina, ngokuba mina ngaphuma ngivela kuNkulunkulu; futhi angizizelanga ngokwami, kodwa yena ungithumile. Aniqondi ngani ukukhuluma kwami na? ngoba anikwazi ukuzwa izwi lami. Nina ningabakayihlo uSathane, nithanda ukwenza izinkanuko zikayihlo. Yena wayengumbulali wabantu kwasekuqaleni, akemi eqinisweni, ngokuba iqiniso lingekho kuye. Nxa ekhuluma amanga, ukhuluma okungokwakhe, ngokuba ungumqambimanga noyise wawo. Ngokuba nginitshela iqiniso, anikholwa yimi. Ngubani kini ongangisola ngesono na? Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, aningikholwa ngani na? OngokaNkulunkulu uyawezwa amazwi kaNkulunkulu; ngalokho aniwezwa, ngokuba anisibo abakaNkulunkulu. Base bephendula abaJuda, bathi kuye: “Asisho kahle ukuthi wena ungumSamariya nokuthi unedemoni na? UJesu waphendula wathi: “Anginademoni; kodwa mina ngidumisa uBaba, kodwa lina liyangidumaza. Mina-ke mina angizifuneli udumo lwami; Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma umuntu egcina izwi lami, kasoze akubona ukufa naphakade. Base bethi kuye abaJuda: “Manje sesiyazi ukuthi unedemoni. U-Abrahama ufile, nabaprofethi; wena-ke uthi: Uba umuntu egcina ilizwi lami, kasoze ezwe ukufa laphakade. Ingabe wena umkhulu kunobaba u-Abrahama osewafa na? nabaprofethi bafile; uzenza bani na? UJesu waphendula wathi: “Uma ngizidumisa mina, udumo lwami luyize; enisho ngaye ukuthi unguNkulunkulu wenu; Kodwa lina kalimazi; kepha mina ngiyamazi; uma ngithi angimazi, ngiyoba ngumqambimanga njengani; kepha ngiyamazi, ngiyaligcina izwi lakhe. Uyihlo u-Abrahama wajabula kakhulu ngokubona usuku lwami, walubona, wajabula. Base bethi kuye abaJuda: “Awukafiki iminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, kanti usubonile u-Abrahama na? UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: U-Abrahama engakabi khona, mina ngikhona. Base bedobha amatshe ukuba bamjikijele, kepha uJesu wacasha, waphuma ethempelini, edabula phakathi kwabo, wadlula kanjalo. Wathi edlula, wabona umuntu owayeyimpumputhe kwasekuzalweni kwakhe. Abafundi bakhe bambuza bathi: “Rabi, ngubani owonayo, lona noma abazali bakhe, aze azalwe eyimpumputhe na? UJesu waphendula wathi: “Akonanga noma yena noma abazali bakhe, kodwa ukuze kubonakaliswe kuye imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Ngimelwe ukusebenza imisebenzi yongithumileyo kusesemini; Ngisekhona emhlabeni ngiwukukhanya kwezwe. Eseshilo lokho wafela amathe emhlabathini, wenza udaka ngamathe, wagcoba amehlo empumputhe ngodaka. Wathi kuyo: “Hamba ugeze echibini laseSilowama,” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa oThunyiweyo. Wahamba-ke, wageza, weza ebona. Ngakho omakhelwane nababe bembonile ngaphambili ukuthi uyimpumputhe bathi: “Lo akuyena yini obehlezi enxiba na? Abanye bathi: Lo nguye; abanye bathi: Unjengaye; kodwa yena wathi: Nginguye. Bathi kuye: “Avulwe kanjani amehlo akho na? Waphendula wathi: “Umuntu othiwa uJesu wenze udaka, wagcoba amehlo ami, wathi kimi: ‘Hamba echibini laseSilowama, ugeze;’ ngahamba ngageza, ngabona. Base bethi kuye: “Uphi yena na? Wathi: Angazi. Bamletha kubaFarisi lowo owayeyimpumputhe ngaphambili. Kwakuyisabatha mhla uJesu enza udaka, evula amehlo akhe. Khona futhi nabaFarisi futhi bambuza ukuthi ukuthole kanjani ukubona. Wathi kubo: “Waninda udaka emehlweni ami, ngageza, sengiyabona. Ngakho abanye kubaFarisi bathi: Lo kaveli kuNkulunkulu, ngoba kagcini isabatha. Abanye bathi: Umuntu oyisoni angenza njani izibonakaliso ezinje? Kwaba khona ukuhlukana phakathi kwabo. Baphinda bathi kuyo impumputhe: “Wena uthini ngaye, lokhu evule amehlo akho na? Wathi: Ungumprofethi. Kepha abaJuda abakholwanga ngaye, ukuthi ubeyimpumputhe, usebuye wabona, aze abiza abazali bakhe lowo osethole ukubona. Bababuza bathi: “Lo uyindodana yenu enithi ngayo yazalwa iyimpumputhe na? pho, isibona kanjani manje na? Abazali bakhe babaphendula bathi: Siyazi ukuthi lo uyindodana yethu, nokuthi wazalwa eyimpumputhe; Kodwa ukuthi usebona njani khathesi asazi; nokuthi ngubani ovule amehlo akhe, asazi; mbuze: uzakuzikhulumela yena. Abazali bakhe bakusho lokho, ngokuba besaba abaJuda, ngokuba abaJuda base bevumelene ngokuthi, uma umuntu ovuma ukuthi unguKristu, akhishwe esinagogeni. Ngakho abazali bakhe bathi: “Usekhulile; buza kuye. Base bephinda bembiza lowo muntu owayeyimpumputhe, bathi kuye: “Dumisa uNkulunkulu; Yena waphendula wathi: Noma uyisoni angazi; kunye engikwaziyo, ukuthi bengiyimpumputhe, manje sengiyabona. Base bephinda bathi kuye: “Wenzeni kuwe na? uwavule kanjani amehlo akho na? Wabaphendula wathi: “Senginitshelile, kepha anezwa; nifunelani ukuzwa futhi na? nithanda ukuba ngabafundi bakhe nani na? Base bemthuka, bathi: “Nguwe ongumfundi wakhe; kepha thina singabafundi bakaMose. Siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuMose; Umuntu waphendula, wathi kubo: Kungani kulokhu kuyisimangaliso, ukuthi nina anazi lapho avela khona, nokho uvule amehlo ami. Siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu akazizwa izoni; Selokhu kwaqala akuzange kuzwakale ukuthi ukhona owavula amehlo ozelwe eyimpumputhe. Uma lo ebengaveli kuNkulunkulu, ubengenakukwenza lutho. Baphendula, bathi kuye: Wena wazalelwa ezonweni kanye, wena usifundisa yini? Basebemkhiphela phandle. UJesu wezwa ukuthi bamkhiphele ngaphandle; kwathi esemtholile wathi kuye: Wena uyakholwa yini eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu? Yena waphendula wathi: Ungubani, Nkosi, ukuze ngikholwe kuye? UJesu wathi kuye: “Usuyibonile, nguye okhuluma nawe. Wathi: Ngiyakholwa, Nkosi. Wakhuleka kuye. UJesu wasesithi: Mina ngizele ukwahlulela kulumhlaba, ukuze abangaboniyo babone; nokuthi ababonayo babe yizimpumputhe. Abanye kubaFarisi ababe naye bezwa lokho, bathi kuye: “Kanti nathi siyizimpumputhe na? UJesu wathi kubo: “Uma beniyizimpumputhe, ngabe aninasono; ngakho isono senu sihlezi. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Ongangeni ngesango esibayeni sezimvu, kodwa ekhwela ngenye indlela, lowo ulisela nomphangi. Kepha ongena ngesango ungumalusi wezimvu. Umlindisango uyamvulela; nezimvu ziyalizwa izwi lakhe, ubiza ezakhe izimvu ngamagama, aziholele phandle. Nxa esezikhiphile ezakhe izimvu, uhamba phambi kwazo, nezimvu zimlandele, ngokuba ziyalazi izwi lakhe. Nomfokazi aziyikumlandela, kepha ziyakumbalekela, ngokuba azilazi izwi labafokazi. UJesu wakhuluma lo mfanekiso kubo, kepha bona kabaqondanga ukuthi kuyini abekukhuluma kubo. Khona uJesu wabuye wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Mina ngiyisango lezimvu. Bonke abake bafika ngaphambi kwami bangamasela nabaphangi, kepha izimvu azibezwanga. Mina ngiyisango; uma umuntu engena ngami, uyakusindiswa, angene aphume, afumane idlelo. Isela alizi kodwa ukweba nokubulala nokubhubhisa; mina ngize ukuba babe nokuphila, babe nakho kuchichime. Mina ngingumalusi omuhle; umalusi omuhle udela ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yezimvu. Kodwa okhokhelwayo, engesiye umalusi, izimvu ezingezona ezakhe, ebona impisi iza, uyazishiya izimvu, abaleke, impisi izibambe, izihlakaze. Oqashwayo uyabaleka, ngokuba engoqashiwe, engazikhathaleli izimvu. Mina ngingumalusi omuhle, ngiyazazi izimvu zami, nezami ziyaziwa. Njengokuba uBaba uyangazi, nami ngiyamazi uBaba, futhi ngidela ukuphila kwami ngenxa yezimvu. Nezinye izimvu nginazo ezingesizo ezalesi sibaya; nalezo ngimelwe ukuziletha, ziyakuzwa izwi lami; futhi kuyoba mhlambi munye, nomalusi oyedwa. Ngakho uBaba uyangithanda, ngokuba mina ngidela ukuphila kwami, ukuze ngibuye ngikuthabathe. Akakho ongangamuka mina, kodwa mina ngidela ngokwami. nginamandla okukubeka phansi, nginamandla okubuye ngikuthabathe; lomlayo ngiwamukele kuBaba. Kwaphinda kwaba khona ukwahlukana phakathi kwabaJuda ngalawa mazwi. Abaningi kubo bathi: “Unedemoni, uyahlanya; nimlaleleni na? Abanye bathi: “Lawo mazwi akusiwo awonedemoni. Idemoni lingavula amehlo ezimpumputhe na? Kwakungumkhosi wokuhlanjululwa eJerusalema; kwakusebusika. UJesu wayehambahamba ethempelini ekhulusini likaSolomoni. Base bemhaqa abaJuda, bathi kuye: “Koze kube nini usenza singabaze na? Uma unguKristu, sitshele ngokusobala. UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Nginitshelile, kepha anikholwanga; imisebenzi engiyenzayo egameni likaBaba yiyona efakaza ngami. Kepha anikholwa, ngokuba anisibo abezimvu zami, njengalokho ngasho kini. Izimvu zami ziyalizwa ilizwi lami, lami ngiyazazi, futhi ziyangilandela; Mina ngizinika ukuphila okuphakade; azisoze zabhubha naphakade, akakho ongazihlwitha esandleni sami. UBaba onginike zona mkhulu kunabo bonke; futhi akakho ongazihlwitha esandleni sikaBaba. Mina noBaba simunye. AmaJuda abuye athatha amatshe ukuze amkhande. UJesu wawaphendula wathi: Ngilitshengise imisebenzi eminengi emihle evela kuBaba; Yimuphi kule misebenzi eningikhandela yona na? AbaJuda bamphendula bathi: “Asikukhandi ngenxa yomsebenzi omuhle; kodwa ukuhlambalaza; langoba wena ungumuntu uzenza uNkulunkulu. UJesu wabaphendula wathi: Kakulotshiwe yini emthethweni wenu ukuthi: Mina ngathi: Lingonkulunkulu? Uma wababiza ngokuthi ngonkulunkulu, okwafika kubo izwi likaNkulunkulu, nombhalo ungeqiwe; Nina nisho ngaye uBaba amngcwelisayo, wamthuma ezweni, ukuthi: Uyahlambalaza; ngoba ngithe: Mina ngiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu? Uma ngingenzi imisebenzi kaBaba, ningangikholwa; Kepha uma ngiyenza, nakuba ningakholwa yimi, kholwani yimisebenzi, ukuze nazi, nikholwe ukuthi uBaba ukimi, nami ngikuye. Ngakho baphinda bafuna ukumbamba, kodwa waphunyuka esandleni sabo. Wabuye wamuka waya phesheya kweJordani, endaweni uJohane ayebhapathiza kuyo kuqala; wahlala khona. Abaningi beza kuye, bathi: “UJohane akenzanga sibonakaliso, kepha konke uJohane akushoyo ngalo muntu kwakuyiqiniso. Abaningi bakholwa kuye lapho. Kwakukhona ogulayo othile, uLazaru waseBethaniya, umuzi wakubo kaMariya nodadewabo uMarta. (Kwakunguye uMariya owagcoba iNkosi ngamafutha, wesula izinyawo zayo ngezinwele zakhe, omnewabo uLazaru wayegula.) Ngakho odadewabo bathumela kuye, besithi: Nkosi, khangela, omthandayo uyagula. UJesu esekuzwile wathi: Lokhu kugula akusikho okokufa, kodwa kungokwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, ukuze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ikhazinyuliswe ngakho. Kepha uJesu wayebathanda oMarta nodadewabo noLazaru. Khona esezwile ukuthi uyagula, wahlala izinsuku ezimbili kuleyo ndawo ayekuyo. Khona emva kwalokho wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Asibuye siye eJudiya. Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: Rabi, abaJuda sebefuna ukukukhanda ngamatshe; futhi uya khona futhi? UJesu waphendula wathi: Kawakho yini amahola alitshumi lambili emini? Uma umuntu ehamba emini, akakhubeki, ngokuba ubona ukukhanya kwaleli zwe. Kepha uma umuntu ehamba ebusuku, uyakhubeka, ngokuba akukho ukukhanya kuye. Washo lokho, emva kwalokho wathi kubo: “Umngane wethu uLazaru ulele; kodwa ngiyahamba ukuze ngimvuse ebuthongweni. Base bethi abafundi bakhe: Nkosi, uma elele, uyakusinda. Kepha uJesu wayekhuluma ngokufa kwakhe, kepha bona babethi ukhuluma ngokuphumula ebuthongweni. Khona uJesu wathi kubo ngokuchachileyo: “ULazaru ufile; Ngiyathokoza ngenxa yenu ukuthi bengingekho, ukuze nikholwe; nokho asiye kuye. Khona uTomase, othiwa uDidimu, kubafundi abakanye naye: Asihambe nathi, ukuze sife kanye naye. Khona esefikile uJesu, wamfumana esenezinsuku ezine elele ethuneni. IBethaniya laliseduze neJerusalema, kungaba amastadiyu ayishumi nanhlanu. Kwafika abaningi kumaJuda kuMarta noMariya ukuze babaduduze ngomnewabo. Khona uMarta esezwile ukuthi uJesu uyeza, wamhlangabeza; kepha uMariya wahlala endlini. UMarta wayesethi kuJesu: “Nkosi, uma ubukhona, umnewethu nga engafanga. Kodwa ngiyazi lakhathesi ukuthi loba yini ongayicela kuNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uzakunika. UJesu wathi kuye: “Umfowenu uzakuvuka futhi. UMarta wathi kuye: Ngiyazi ukuthi uyakuvuka ekuvukeni ngosuku lokugcina. UJesu wathi kuye: Mina ngingukuvuka nokuphila; okholwa yimi, noma efile, wophila. Nalowo ophilayo ekholwa yimi kasoze afa naphakade. Uyakukholwa lokhu na? Wathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi, ngiyakholwa ukuthi wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu obezakuza emhlabeni. Eseshilo lokho wamuka, wabiza udadewabo uMariya ngasese, wathi: “UMfundisi ufikile, uyakubiza. Wathi ekuzwa lokho wasuka masinyane, weza kuye. Kepha uJesu wayengakafiki emzini, kodwa wayesekuleyo ndawo uMarta amhlangabeza kuyo. AmaJuda ayenaye endlini emduduza, ebona uMariya esukuma masinyane waphuma, amlandela, ethi: “Uya ethuneni ukuyokhala khona. Kwathi uMariya efika lapho uJesu ekhona, embona, wawa phansi ezinyaweni zakhe, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, uma ubukhona, umnewethu nga engafanga. Kwathi uJesu embona ekhala, nabaJuda ababeze naye bekhala, wabubula emoyeni, wakhathazeka; Wathi: “Nimbeke ngaphi na? Basebesithi kuye: Nkosi, woza ubone. UJesu wakhala izinyembezi. Ngakho amaJuda athi: Khangelani ukuthi wayemthanda kangakanani! Abanye kubo bathi: “Lo owavula amehlo empumputhe ubengekwenze yini ukuba nalo angafi na? Ngakho uJesu ebubula futhi phakathi kwakhe wafika ethuneni. lalingumhume, kubekwe itshe phezu kwawo. UJesu wathi: Susani itshe. UMarta, udadewabo wofileyo, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, usenuka, ngokuba usenezinsuku ezine efile. UJesu wathi kuye: “Angishongo yini kuwe ukuthi, uma ukholwa, uzakubona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu na? Balisusa-ke itshe endaweni lapho ofile ayebekwe khona. UJesu waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wathi: “Baba, ngiyakubonga ngokuba ungizwile. Mina bengisazi ukuthi uyangizwa njalo, kodwa ngenxa yexuku elibemi khona ngitshilo, ukuze bakholwe ukuthi wena ungithumile. Esetshilo lokho wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu wathi: Lazaru, phuma. Waphuma ofileyo eboshwe izinyawo nezandla ngezindwangu, nobuso bakhe buboshwe ngeduku. UJesu wathi kubo: Mthukululeni, limyeke ahambe. Ngakho abaningi kubaJuda ababeze kuMariya bebona akwenzileyo uJesu bakholwa nguye. Kepha abanye kubo basuka baya kubaFarisi, babatshela lokho akwenzile uJesu. Khona abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi base bebutha umphakathi, bathi: “Senzenjani na? ngoba lomuntu wenza izibonakaliso ezinengi. Uma simyeka kanjalo, bonke bayakukholwa nguye; futhi amaRoma ayakuza, athathe kokubili indawo yethu nesizwe. Omunye wabo, uKayafase igama lakhe, engumpristi omkhulu ngalowo mnyaka, wathi kubo: Anazi lutho nina. futhi futhi ningacabangi ukuthi kusilungele, ukuthi umuntu oyedwa afele abantu, ukuze isizwe sonke singabhubhi. Akakhulumanga lokho ngokwakhe, kepha engumpristi omkhulu walowo mnyaka, waprofetha ukuthi uJesu uzakusifela leso sizwe; futhi kungabi ngenxa yaleso sizwe sodwa, kodwa futhi ukuba abuthele ndawonye abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abahlakazekile babe munye. Khona kusukela ngalolo suku benza icebo lokuba bambulale. Ngakho uJesu akabange esahamba obala phakathi kwabaJuda; kepha wamuka lapho, waya ezweni eliseduze nehlane emzini othiwa i-Efrayimi, wahlala khona nabafundi bakhe. Lase liseduze iPhasika labaJuda; abaningi abavela emaphandleni bakhuphukela eJerusalema ngaphambi kwePhasika ukuba bazihlambulule. Khona bamfuna uJesu, bekhuluma bemi ethempelini, bethi: “Nithini na? Kepha abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi babekhiphe umyalo wokuthi, uma ekhona owaziyo lapho ekhona, ababikele, ukuze bambambe. Khona ezinsukwini eziyisithupha ngaphambi kwePhasika uJesu wafika eBethaniya, lapho kwakukhona uLazaru owayefile, amvusa kwabafileyo. Bamenzela khona isidlo sakusihlwa; uMarta wayekhonza; kepha uLazaru wayengomunye wababehlezi naye ekudleni. UMariya wayesethatha ilitha lamafutha enadi lodwa elinenani elikhulu, wagcoba izinyawo zikaJesu, wesula izinyawo zakhe ngezinwele zakhe; indlu yagcwala iphunga lamafutha. Khona wathi omunye wabafundi bakhe, uJudasi Iskariyothe, kaSimoni, obezamkhaphela. Kungani lawa mafutha engathengiswanga ngabodenariyo abangamakhulu amathathu, kwaphiwa abampofu na? Wakusho lokho kungesikho ukuthi wayekhathalela abampofu; kodwa ngoba belisela, liphethe isikhwama, lithwala okufakwe kuso. Khona uJesu wathi: “Myekeni; Ngokuba abampofu ninabo njalo; kepha mina aninami njalo. Ngakho ixuku elikhulu labaJuda lakwazi ukuthi ulapho, laselisiza kungengenxa kaJesu kuphela, kodwa lokuthi libone loLazaro ayemvuse kwabafileyo. Kepha abapristi abakhulu benza icebo lokuba babulale noLazaru; ngokuba ngenxa yakhe abaningi babaJuda bamuka, bakholwa nguJesu. Ngangomuso izixuku eziningi ezazize emkhosini zizwa ukuthi uJesu uyeza eJerusalema; Yathatha amagatsha esundu, yaphuma ukumhlangabeza, yamemeza yathi: “Hosana! UJesu esefumene ithole likababhemi, wahlala phezu kwalo; njengoba kulotshiwe, Ungesabi, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni; bheka, iNkosi yakho iyeza, ihlezi etholeni lembongolo. Lezizinto abafundi bakhe abakuqondanga ekuqaleni; Ngakho isixuku esasinaye lapho ebiza uLazaru ukuba aphume ethuneni, emvusa kwabafileyo, safakaza. Ngalokho isixuku samhlangabeza, ngokuba sasizwile ukuthi wenze lesi sibonakaliso. AbaFarisi bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Niyabona ukuthi anisizi lutho na? bheka, umhlaba uyamlandela. Kwakukhona amaGreki athile kwababekhuphukele ukukhuleka emkhosini; Lawo-ke eza kuFiliphu waseBetsayida laseGalile, amcela, athi: “Nkosi, sithanda ukubona uJesu. UFiliphu weza watshela u-Andreya; o-Andreya noFiliphu babuye batshela uJesu. UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Isikhathi sesifikile sokuba iNdodana yomuntu ikhazinyuliswe. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma uhlamvu lukakolweni luwela emhlabathini futhi lufe, luhlala lodwa; kepha uma lufa, luthela isithelo esiningi. Othanda ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; futhi ozonda ukuphila kwakhe kuleli zwe uyokulondela ukuphila okuphakade. Uma umuntu engikhonza, makangilandele; nalapho ngikhona, iyakuba khona nenceku yami; uma umuntu engikhonza, uBaba uyakumdumisa yena. Kalokhu umphefumulo wami ukhathazekile; futhi ngizothini? Baba, ngisindise kulelihora, kodwa ngenxa yalokhu ngize kuleli hora. Baba, khazimulisa ibizo lakho. Kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Ngilikhazimulisile, ngobuye ngilikhazimulise. Ngakho ixuku elalimi khona likuzwa bathi liyaduma; abanye bathi: Ingilosi ikhulume kuye. UJesu waphendula wathi: Lelilizwi kalivelanga ngenxa yami, kodwa ngenxa yenu. Kalokhu kungukwahlulelwa kwalomhlaba; Mina-ke, uma ngiphakanyiswa emhlabeni, ngiyakubadonsela kimi bonke. Wakusho lokho efanekisa ukufa ayezakufa ngakho. Isixuku samphendula sathi: “Sizwile emthethweni ukuthi uKristu uhlala phakade; usho kanjani ukuthi: INdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuphakanyiswa na? ingubani le Ndodana yomuntu na? UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Kuseyisikhashana ukukhanya kukini. Hambani nisenokukhanya, funa ubumnyama bunifikele, ngokuba ohamba ebumnyameni akazi lapho eya khona. Nisenokukhanya kholwani ngukukhanya, ukuze nibe ngabantwana bokukhanya. UJesu wakhuluma lokho, wamuka, wacasha kubo. Kodwa lanxa wayenze izibonakaliso ezingaka phambi kwabo, kabakholwanga kuye; ukuze kugcwaliseke izwi lika-Isaya umprofethi, alishoyo ukuthi: “Nkosi, ngubani okholwe umbiko wethu na? Nengalo yeNkosi yambulelwe bani na? Ngakho kabakholwanga, ngoba uIsaya waphinda wathi: Uphuphuthekisile amehlo abo, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yabo; ukuze bangaboni ngamehlo, baqonde ngenhliziyo, baphenduke, ngibaphulukise. U-Isaya wakhuluma lokho ebona inkazimulo yakhe, wakhuluma ngaye. Nokho nabaningi bababusi bakholwa kuye; kodwa ngenxa yabaFarisi kabavumanga, hlezi baxotshwe esinagogeni; Ngokuba babethanda udumo lwabantu kunodumo lukaNkulunkulu. UJesu wamemeza wathi: “Okholwa yimi, kakholwa yimi, kodwa nakulowo ongithumileyo. Ongibonayo mina ubona ongithumileyo. Mina ngizile njengokukhanya emhlabeni, ukuze yilowo nalowo okholwa yimi angahlali ebumnyameni. Uma umuntu ezwa amazwi ami, engawakholwa, angimahluleli; Ongalayo, engawamukeli amazwi ami, unomahlulelayo; Ngokuba angikhulumanga ngokwami; kodwa uBaba ongithumileyo nguyena onginike umyalo, engizakusho, nokuthi ngiyakukhulumani. Ngiyazi ukuthi umyalo wakhe ungukuphila okuphakade; Kwathi ungakafiki umkhosi wePhasika, uJesu esazi ukuthi ihora lakhe selifikile ukuthi amuke kuleli zwe, aye kuYise, ebathandile abakhe abasezweni, wabathanda kwaze kwaba sekupheleni. Sekudliwe isidlo sakusihlwa, uSathane esefakile enhliziyweni kaJuda Iskariyothe kaSimoni ukuba amkhaphele; UJesu ekwazi ukuthi uYise unikele zonke izinto esandleni sakhe, lokuthi uvela kuNkulunkulu, njalo uye kuNkulunkulu; Wasukuma ekudleni, wabeka izingubo zakhe; wathatha ithawula, wabhinca. Emva kwalokho wathela amanzi endishini, waqala ukugeza izinyawo zabafundi, nokuzesula ngethawula abelibhincele. Wayesefika kuSimoni Petru; wathi kuye: “Nkosi, wena ugeza izinyawo zami na? UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Engikwenzayo kawukwazi khathesi; kodwa uzakwazi emva kwalokhu. UPetro wathi kuye: Kawusoze wageza inyawo zami. UJesu wamphendula wathi: Uba ngingakugezi, kawulasabelo lami. USimoni Petru wathi kuye: “Nkosi, kungabi izinyawo zami zodwa, kodwa nezandla nekhanda lami. UJesu wathi kuye: “Ogeziweyo akasweli lutho ngaphandle kokugezwa izinyawo, kodwa uhlanzekile ngokuphelele; Ngokuba ubemazi ozakumkhaphela; ngakho wathi: Kalihlambulukile lonke. Esezigezile izinyawo zabo, wathatha izembatho zakhe, wabuye wahlala phansi, wathi kubo: Niyakwazi yini engikwenzile kini? Ningibiza ngokuthi, Mfundisi, neNkosi; ngoba nginjalo. Uma-ke mina, iNkosi noMfundisi, nginigezile izinyawo; nani nifanele ukugezana izinyawo. Ngokuba ngininike isibonelo, ukuze nenze njengalokho ngenzile kini. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Inceku ayinkulu kunenkosi yayo; futhi othunyiweyo mkhulu kunalowo omthumileyo. Uma nazi lezizinto, nibusisiwe uma nizenza. Kangikhulumi ngani lonke; ngiyabazi engibakhethileyo, kodwa ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: Odla isinkwa lami ungiphakamisele isithende sakhe. Kalokhu ngiyanitshela kungakenzeki, ukuze, nxa sekwenzeka, nikholwe ukuthi nginguye. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Owamukela engimthumayo uyangamukela mina; nowamukela mina wemukela ongithumileyo. UJesu eseshilo lokho wakhathazeka emoyeni, wafakaza wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Omunye kini uzakungikhaphela. Khona abafundi babukana, bengangabazi ukuthi ukhuluma bani. Kwakukhona omunye wabafundi bakhe uJesu amthandayo, encike esifubeni sikaJesu. USimoni Petru wayesemqhweba ukuthi abuze ukuthi ukhuluma bani. Yena eqamele esifubeni sikaJesu wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngubani na? UJesu waphendula wathi: Nguye engizamnika ucezwana, nxa ngisicwilisile. Eselucwilisile ucezu, walunika uJuda Iskariyothe kaSimoni. Emva kocezu uSathane wangena kuye. UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Okwenzayo, kwenze masinyane. Kepha kwakungekho noyedwa owayehlezi ekudleni owayekwazi ukuthi ukusho ngani lokho kuye. Ngokuba abanye babecabanga ukuthi, ngokuba uJuda wayephethe isikhwama, uJesu wathi kuye: Thenga esikuswele emkhosini; kumbe ukuthi kabele abayanga. Eseluthathile ucezu waphuma masinyane; kwakusebusuku. Ngakho esephumile, uJesu wathi: “Kalokhu iNdodana yomuntu ikhazimulisiwe, noNkulunkulu ukhazinyulisiwe kuyo. Uma uNkulunkulu ekhazimulisiwe kuye, naye uNkulunkulu uyakumkhazimulisa kuye, ahle amkhazimulise. Bantwanyana, kuseyisikhashana nginani. Niyakungifuna, nanjengalokho ngasho kumaJuda ukuthi: Lapho ngiya khona, ningeze nina; ngakho manje ngithi kini. Ngininika umyalo omusha wokuba nithandane; njengalokhu nginithandile, nani nithandane. Ngalokho bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma nithandana. USimoni Petru wathi kuye: “Nkosi, uya ngaphi na? UJesu wamphendula wathi: Lapho ngiya khona, ungengilandele kalokhu; kepha uyakungilandela ngasemuva. UPetro wathi kuye: Nkosi, ngingekulandele khathesi ngani? ngiyakubeka phansi ukuphila kwami ngenxa yakho. UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Uyakudela ukuphila kwakho ngenxa yami na? Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Iqhude aliyikukhala, uze ungiphike kathathu. Izinhliziyo zenu mazingakhathazeki; kholwani nguNkulunkulu, nikholwe nayimi. Emzini kaBaba kukhona izindawo zokuhlala eziningi; uma bekungenjalo, bengiyakunitshela. ngiya ukunilungisela indawo. Futhi uma ngiya nginilungisela indawo, ngobuye ngize, nginemukele kimi; ukuze lapho ngikhona, libe khona lani. Lalapho engiya khona liyakwazi, lendlela liyayazi. UTomasi wathi kuye: Nkosi, asazi lapho oya khona; futhi singayazi kanjani indlela? UJesu wathi kuye: “Mina ngiyindlela, neqiniso, nokuphila; akakho oza kuBaba ngaphandle kwami. Uma beningazile mina, beniyakumazi noBaba; kusukela manje niyamazi, nimbonile. UFiliphu wathi kuye: Nkosi, sikhombise uYihlo, kusanele. UJesu wathi kuye: “Isikhathi esingaka nginani, awukangazi, Filiphu na? ongibonile mina umbonile uBaba; usho kanjani-ke ukuthi: Sibonise uYihlo na? Kawukholwa yini ukuthi mina ngikuBaba, loBaba ukimi? amazwi engiwakhuluma kini angiwakhulumi ngokwami, kepha uBaba ohlezi kimi, nguyena owenza imisebenzi. Kholwani yimi ukuthi ngikuBaba, noBaba ukimi; uma kungenjalo, kholwani yimi ngenxa yayo yona imisebenzi. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Okholwa yimi, imisebenzi engiyenzayo mina naye uyakuyenza; nemikhulu kunale uyakuyenza; ngoba mina ngiya kuBaba. Noma yini eniyakukucela egameni lami ngiyakukwenza ukuba uBaba akhazimuliswe eNdodaneni. Uma nicela utho egameni lami, ngolwenza. Uma ningithanda, gcinani imiyalo yami. Ngiyakucela kuBaba, aninike omunye uMduduzi, ukuze ahlale kini phakade; UMoya weqiniso; izwe elingemamukele, ngokuba lingamboni, lingamazi, kepha nina niyamazi; ngokuba uhlala nani, futhi ukini. Angiyikunishiya niyizintandane; ngiyakuza kini. Kuseyisikhashana izwe lingabe lisangibona; kodwa nina niyangibona, ngokuba ngiphila mina, nani nizakuphila. Ngalolo suku niyakukwazi nina ukuthi ngikuBaba, nani nikimi, nami ngikini. Onemiyalo yami, ayigcine, nguyena ongithandayo; ongithandayo uyakuthandwa nguBaba, nami ngiyakumthanda, ngizibonakalise kuye. UJudasi ongesiye u-Iskariyothe wathi kuye: “Nkosi, kuza kanjani ukuba uzibonakalise kithi, ungazibonakalisi ezweni na? UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Uma umuntu engithanda, uyakugcina amazwi ami, noBaba uyakumthanda; Ongangithandiyo akagcini amazwi ami; nezwi enilizwayo akusilo elami, kodwa ngelikaBaba ongithumileyo. Lezizinto ngizikhulume kini ngisenani. Kepha uMduduzi, uMoya oNgcwele, uBaba ayakumthumela egameni lami uyakunifundisa zonke izinto, anikhumbuze konke enginitshele khona. Ukuthula ngikushiya kini, ukuthula kwami ngininika khona; angininiki njengokupha kwezwe. Inhliziyo yenu mayingakhathazeki, ingesabi; Nizwile ukuthi ngithe kini: Ngiyamuka, futhi ngibuye ngize kini. Uma beningithanda, beniyakujabula, ngokuba ngithé: Ngiya kuBaba, ngokuba uBaba mkhulu kunami. Kalokhu nginitshelile kungakenzeki, ukuze, nxa sekwenzeka, nikholwe. Angisasayikukhuluma okuningi nani, ngokuba uyeza umbusi walumhlaba, kepha akanalutho kimi. Kodwa ukuze umhlaba wazi ukuthi ngiyamthanda uBaba; futhi njengoba uBaba engiyalile, kanjalo ngenza. Vukani, sisuke lapha. Mina ngingumvini weqiniso, noBaba ungumlimi. Amagatsha wonke akimi angatheli isithelo uyawasusa; Nina senihlambulukile ngezwi engilikhulume kini. Hlalani kimi, nami kini. Njengalokhu igatsha lingethele isithelo ngokwalo, ngaphandle kokuthi lihlala emvinini; anisakwazi, uma ningahlali kimi. Mina ngingumvini, nina ningamagatsha; ohlala kimi, nami kuye, lowo uthela izithelo eziningi; ngokuba ngaphandle kwami ningenze lutho. Uma umuntu engahlali kimi, ulahlwa ngaphandle njengegatsha, abune; bawabuthe, bawaphonse emlilweni, ashiswe. Uma nihlala kimi, namazwi ami ehlala kini, niyakucela enikuthandayo, niyakukwenzelwa. UBaba uyakhazinyuliswa ngalokhu ukuba nithele izithelo eziningi; kanjalo niyakuba ngabafundi bami. Njengalokhu uBaba engithandile, nami nginithandile; hlalani othandweni lwami. Uma nigcina imiyalo yami, niyakuhlala othandweni lwami; njengalokhu nami ngigcinile imiyalo kaBaba, ngihlezi othandweni lwakhe. Lezizinto ngizikhulume kini, ukuze intokozo yami ihlale kini, lokuthi intokozo yenu igcwale. Yilo umyalo wami wokuba nithandane, njengalokho nginithandile. Akakho onothando olukhulu kunalolu, lokuba adele ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yabangane bakhe. Ningabangane bami, uma nenza lokhu enginiyala ngakho. Kusukela manje anginibizi ngokuthi izinceku; ngokuba inceku ayikwazi okwenziwa inkosi yayo; ngokuba konke engikuzwile kuBaba nginazisile khona. Aningikhethanga mina, kodwa mina nginikhethile, nganimisela ukuba nihambe, nithele isithelo, nesithelo senu sihlale, ukuze noma yini eniyakukucela kuBaba egameni lami aninike khona. Nginiyala lezi zinto ukuba nithandane. Uma izwe linizonda, niyazi ukuthi langizonda mina ngaphambi kwenu. Uma beningabezwe, izwe belizothanda okwalo, kepha ngokuba ningesibo abezwe, kodwa nganikhetha mina ezweni, ngalokho izwe liyanizonda. Khumbulani izwi engalikhuluma kini: Inceku ayinkulu kunenkosi yayo. Uma bengizingele mina, nani bayakunizingela; uma beligcinile izwi lami, bayakuligcina nelenu. Kepha konke lokhu bayakukwenza kini ngenxa yegama lami, ngokuba bengamazi ongithumileyo. Uma bengingafikanga ngakhuluma kubo, ngabe abanasono; Ongizondayo uzonda noBaba. Uma bengingenzanga phakathi kwabo imisebenzi engenziwanga muntu, ngabe bebengenasono; Kodwa lokhu kwenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke ilizwi elilotshiweyo emthethweni wabo elithi: Bangizonda ngeze. Kodwa nxa esefikile uMduduzi, engizamthuma kini evela kuBaba, uMoya weqiniso, ophuma kuBaba, yena uzafakaza ngami. Nani-ke nizafakaza, ngokuba beninami kwasekuqaleni. Lezizinto ngizikhulume kini, ukuze lingakhubeki. Bazalixotsha emasinagogeni; yebo, isikhathi siyeza, lapho wonke olibulalayo uzakuthi ukhonza uNkulunkulu. Lalokhu bayakukwenza kini, ngokuba bengamazanga uBaba noma mina. Kepha nginitshelile lezizinto, ukuze kuthi lapho kufika isikhathi, nikhumbule ukuthi nganitshela khona. Futhi lezi zinto angishongo kini ekuqaleni, ngoba nganginani. Kepha manje ngiyahamba ngiya kongithumileyo; akakho kinina ongibuzayo ukuthi: Uya ngaphi na? Kodwa ngokuba ngikhulume lokho kini, usizi lugcwele enhliziyweni yenu. Nokho nginitshela iqiniso; kunilungele ukuba ngimuke, ngokuba uma ngingamuki, uMduduzi kayikuza kini; kepha uma ngimuka, ngiyakumthumela kini. Njalo nxa esefikile yena, uzalaya ilizwe ngesono, langokulunga, langokwahlulela; ngesono, ngoba bengakholwa kimi; Ngokulunga, ngokuba ngiya kuBaba, ningabe nisangibona; ngokwahlulela, ngokuba umbusi walumhlaba usegwetshiwe. Ngisenezinto eziningi engizonitshela zona, kodwa ningekuthwale manje. Kepha nxa esefikile yena, uMoya weqiniso, uzakuniholela kulo lonke iqiniso, ngokuba akayikuzikhulumela ngokwakhe; kepha lokho akuzwayo uyakukukhuluma, anibikele okuzayo. Yena uyakungikhazimulisa, ngokuba uyakwamukela okwami, anibikele khona. Konke uBaba anakho kungokwami; Kuseyisikhashana nize ningangiboni, kubuye kube yisikhashana ningibone, ngokuba ngiya kuBaba. Khona abanye kubafundi bakhe bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Kuyini lokhu akusho kithi ukuthi: ‘Kuseyisikhashana nize ningangiboni, kubuye kube yisikhashana ningibone? Bathi-ke: “Kuyini lokhu akushoyo ukuthi: ‘Okuyisikhashana; asazi ukuthi uthini. UJesu wayesekwazi ukuthi babethanda ukumbuza, wathi kubo: “Niyabuzana ngokuthi ngithe: ‘Kuseyisikhashana nize ningangiboni, kubuye kube yisikhashana ningibone, na? Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Niyakukhala nilile, kepha izwe liyakujabula; Owesifazana nxa ebeletha ulobuhlungu, ngoba ihola lakhe selifikile; Nani-ke nilusizi manje, kepha ngobuye nginibone, inhliziyo yenu ijabule; intokozo yenu akakho oniphuca yona. Ngalolosuku kaliyikungibuza lutho. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Noma yini eniyakukucela kuBaba egameni lami uyakuninika khona. Kuze kube manje anikaceli lutho egameni lami; celani, nizakwamukeliswa, ukuze ukuthokoza kwenu kugcwale. “Lezizinto ngizikhulume kini ngemifanekiso; Ngalolosuku lizacela ebizweni lami; Ngokuba uBaba uqobo uyanithanda, ngokuba ningithandile nina, nakholwa ukuthi mina ngaphuma kuNkulunkulu. Ngaphuma kuBaba, futhi ngizile emhlabeni; Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Bheka, manje usukhuluma ngokusobala, awusakhulumi mfanekiso. Kalokhu siyazi ukuthi wazi zonke izinto, futhi awudingi ukuba umuntu akubuze; ngalokho siyakholwa ukuthi waphuma kuNkulunkulu. UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Niyakholwa manje na? Bhekani, isikhathi siyeza, yebo, sesifikile, sokuba nihlakazeke, kube yilowo nalowo aye kowabo, ningishiye ngedwa; nokho angingedwa, ngokuba uBaba unami. Lezizinto ngizikhulume kini ukuze libe lokuthula kimi. Ezweni niyakuba nosizi, kepha yimani isibindi; mina ngilinqobile izwe. UJesu wakhuluma lokho, wayesephakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini, wathi: “Baba, isikhathi sesifikile; khazimulisa iNdodana yakho, ukuze iNdodana yakho ikukhazimulise wena; njengalokhu uyiphile amandla phezu kwenyama yonke, ukuze bonke omnike yona, ibaphe ukuphila okuphakade. Ukuphila okuphakade yilokhu ukuba bazi wena Nkulunkulu wedwa weqiniso, noJesu Kristu omthumileyo. Ngikukhazimulisile emhlabeni, ngiwuqedile umsebenzi onginike wona ukuba ngiwenze. Manje-ke, Baba, ngikhazimulise kuwe ngokwakho ngenkazimulo enganginayo ngikuwe izwe lingakabikho. Ngilibonakalisile igama lakho kubantu onginike bona kwabasezweni; babengabakho, wangipha bona; baligcinile izwi lakho. Khathesi sebesazi ukuthi zonke izinto onginike zona zivela kuwe. Ngokuba amazwi onginike wona ngibanikile bona; futhi bawamukele, futhi bazi isibili ukuthi ngaphuma kuwe, futhi bakholwa ukuthi wena ungithumile. Ngiyabakhulekela bona; angikhulekeli izwe, kodwa labo onginike bona; ngoba bangabakho. Futhi konke okwami kungokwakho, nokwakho kungokwami; futhi ngiyakhazinyuliswa kubo. Kalokhu angisekho ezweni, kepha bona basezweni, mina ngiza kuwe. Baba oNgcwele, bagcine egameni lakho labo onginike bona, ukuze babe munye, njengathi. Ngisenabo ezweni ngabagcina egameni lakho labo onginike bona, ngibagcinile; ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo. Manje ngiza kuwe; lezi zinto ngizikhuluma ezweni, ukuze babe nokuthokoza kwami kugcwaliseke kubo. Mina ngibanikile izwi lakho; nezwe labazonda, ngokuba bengesibo abezwe, njengalokhu nami ngingesiye owezwe. Kangiceli ukuthi ubasuse emhlabeni, kodwa ukuthi ubavikele komubi. Abasibo abezwe, njengalokhu nami ngingesiye owezwe. Bangcwelise ngeqiniso; izwi lakho liyiqiniso. Njengoba wangithuma emhlabeni, lami ngibathumile emhlabeni. Nangenxa yabo ngiyazingcwelisa, ukuze nabo bangcweliswe ngeqiniso. Angiceleli laba bodwa, kodwa nalabo abayakukholwa yimi ngezwi labo; ukuze bonke babe munye; njengalokhu wena, Baba, ukimi, nami ngikuwe, ukuze nabo babe munye kithi, ukuze izwe likholwe ukuthi wena ungithumile. Nenkazimulo onginike yona ngibanikile bona; ukuze babe munye, njengalokhu thina simunye; Mina ngikubo, lawe ukimi, ukuze bapheleliswe ebunyeni; ukuze izwe lazi ukuthi wena ungithumile, nokuthi ubathandile, njengalokho ungithandile mina. Baba, ngithanda ukuba labo onginike bona nabo babe nami lapho ngikhona; ukuze babone inkazimulo yami onginike yona, ngokuba wangithanda kungakasekelwa umhlaba. Baba olungileyo, izwe alikwazanga, kepha mina ngikwazile, nalaba bazi ukuthi wena ungithumile. Ngibazisile igama lakho, futhi ngizakulazisa ukuba uthando ongithande ngalo lube kubo, nami ngibe kubo. UJesu eseshilo lokho waphuma nabafundi bakhe, waya ngaphesheya komfudlana iKidroni, lapho kwakukhona insimu, angena kuyo yena nabafundi bakhe. UJudasi owamkhaphelayo naye wayeyazi leyo ndawo, ngokuba uJesu wayevame ukubuthana khona nabafundi bakhe. Khona uJudasi esethathe isigaba samabutho nezikhonzi kubapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi, wafika khona nezibani nezibani nezikhali. Ngakho uJesu ekwazi konke okuzakwehlela waphuma, wathi kubo: Lidinga bani? Bamphendula bathi: UJesu waseNazaretha. UJesu wathi kubo: Mina nginguye. NoJudasi owamkhaphelayo wayemi nabo. Khona esho kubo ukuthi: “Nginguye,” bahlehla nyovane, bawa phansi. Waphinda wababuza wathi: “Nifuna bani na? Basebesithi: UJesu waseNazaretha. UJesu waphendula wathi: Ngilitshelile ukuthi mina nginguye; ukuze ligcwaliseke ilizwi alikhulumayo elithi: Kulabo onginike bona, kangilahlekelwanga lamunye. USimoni Petru enenkemba wayihosha, wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene. Igama lenceku kwakunguMalkusi. Khona uJesu wathi kuPetru: “Faka inkemba yakho esikhwameni; Khona iviyo nenduna yenkulungwane nezikhonzi zabaJuda bambamba uJesu, bambopha. Bamyisa ku-Anase kuqala; ngokuba wayenguyisezala kaKayafase owayengumpristi omkhulu ngalowo mnyaka. Kepha uKayafase nguye owayala abaJuda ukuthi kubalungele ukuba umuntu oyedwa afele abantu. USimoni Petru walandela uJesu nomunye umfundi. Lowo mfundi wayesaziwa kumpristi omkhulu, wangena noJesu egcekeni lompristi omkhulu. Kodwa uPetro wema ngaphandle emnyango. Khona waphuma lowo omunye umfundi owaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu, wakhuluma nomlindi wesango, wamngenisa uPetru. Incekukazi engumlindisango yathi kuPetru: “Angithi nawe ungomunye wabafundi balumuntu na? Wathi: Kangisuye. Kwakumi izinceku nezikhonzi zibasile umlilo wamalahle; Base besotha, noPetru wayemi nabo otha. Umphristi omkhulu wasebuza uJesu ngabafundi bakhe langemfundiso yakhe. UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Ngikhulume obala emhlabeni; Bengihlala ngifundisa esinagogeni nasethempelini, lapho abaJuda bebuthana khona njalo; futhi ngasese angikhulumanga lutho. Ungibuzani na? buza kwabangizwileyo engikushilo kubo; bhekani, bayakwazi engikushilo. Esetshilo lokho, omunye wabancedisi ababemi khona wamtshaya uJesu ngentende, wathi: “Uphendula njalo umpristi omkhulu na? UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Uma ngikhulume kabi, fakaza ngobubi; UAnase wayesemthumela eboshiwe kuKayafase umpristi omkhulu. USimoni Petru wayemi otha. Basebesithi kuye: Lawe kawusuye omunye wabafundi bakhe? Waphika wathi: Kangisuye. Enye yezinceku zompristi omkhulu, eyisihlobo sakhe uPetru ayinquma indlebe, yathi: “Angikubonanga mina ensimini unaye na? UPetro waphinda waphika; lahle lakhala iqhude. Base bemhola uJesu kuKayafase bamusa endlini yokwahlulela; futhi bona abazange bangene endlini yokwahlulela, funa bangcoliswe; kodwa ukuze badle iphasika. UPilatu wayesephumela kubo, wathi: “Nimbeka cala lini lumuntu na? Baphendula, bathi kuye: “Uma lowo ubengesiye umenzi wobubi, nga singamnikelanga kuwe. UPilatu wayesethi kubo: “Mthatheni nina, nimahlulele ngomthetho wakini. Ngakho amaJuda athi kuye: Kakuvunyelwa kithi ukuthi sibulale umuntu. ukuze ligcwaliseke ilizwi likaJesu alikhulumayo, etshengisa ukuthi kukufa kuni ayezakufa ngakho. UPilatu wayesephinda engena endlini yokwahlulela, wabiza uJesu, wathi kuye: “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na? UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Uzisho lokho wena, noma abanye bakutshele ngami na? UPilatu waphendula wathi: Mina ngingumJuda yini? Isizwe sakini nabapristi abakhulu bakunikele kimi; wenzeni na? UJesu waphendula wathi: “Umbuso wami awusiwo owaleli zwe. UPilatu wasesithi kuye: Ngakho wena uyinkosi yini? UJesu waphendula wathi: Wena uthi ngiyinkosi. Ngazalelwa lokho, futhi ngezela lokho ezweni, ukuze ngifakazele iqiniso. Bonke abeqiniso bayalizwa izwi lami. UPilatu wathi kuye: Liyini iqiniso? Eseshilo lokho wabuye waphuma, waya kumaJuda, wathi kuwo: “Angifumani cala kuye nakanye. Kepha ninomkhuba wokuthi nginikhululele abe munye ngePhasika; Base bephinda bememeza bonke, bathi: “Makungabi lumuntu, kodwa uBarabasi; Manje uBaraba wayengumphangi. Khona uPilatu wamthatha uJesu, wambhaxabula. Amabutho eluka umqhele wameva awubeka ekhanda lakhe, amembathisa ingubo ebubende; Athi: Bayede, Nkosi yabaJuda! bamshaya ngezandla. UPilatu wabuye waphuma, wathi kubo: Bhekani, ngimkhiphela kini, ukuze nazi ukuthi angifumani cala kuye. Khona waphuma uJesu, ethwele umqhele wameva, nengubo ebubende; UPilatu wasesithi kubo: Khangelani umuntu! Kwathi abapristi abakhulu nezikhonzi bembona, bamemeza bathi: “Mbethele, mbethele esiphambanweni! UPilatu wathi kubo: “Mthatheni nina, nimbethele, ngokuba mina angitholi cala kuye. AmaJuda amphendula athi: Thina silomlayo, langokomlayo wethu ufanele ukufa, ngoba uzenze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Kuthe uPilatu esizwa lelo zwi, wesaba kakhulu; Wabuye wangena endlini yokwahlulela, wathi kuJesu: “Ungowaphi na? Kodwa uJesu kamphendulanga. UPilatu wayesethi kuye: “Awukhulumi kimi na? Awazi yini ukuthi nginamandla okukubethela, nginamandla okukukhulula na? UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ungeke ube namandla neze phezu kwami, uma ungawanikwanga evela phezulu; Kusukela lapho uPilatu wafuna ukumkhulula, kepha abaJuda bamemeza bathi: “Uma ukhulula lo, awusiye umngane kaKesari; Kwathi uPilatu ezwa lelo zwi, wamkhiphela ngaphandle uJesu, wahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi, Indawo egandaywe ngamatshe, kodwa ngesiHeberu iGabatha. Kwakulilungiselelo lephasika, kwakungaba yihora lesithupha; wayesethi kubaJuda: “Bhekani inkosi yenu! Kodwa bamemeza bathi: Susa, susa, mbethele esiphambanweni! UPilatu wathi kubo: Ngibethele inkosi yenu na? Abapristi abakhulu baphendula bathi: Kasilankosi ngaphandle kukaKesari. Khona wamnikela kubo ukuba abethelwe. Basebemthatha uJesu, bahamba laye. Yena waphuma ethwele isiphambano sakhe, waya endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi iNdawo Yokhakhayi, ethiwa ngesiHeberu iGolgotha; lapho bambethela khona, labanye ababili kanye laye, omunye ngapha, loJesu ephakathi. UPilatu waloba nombhalo, wasibeka esiphambanweni. Kwakulotshiwe ukuthi: UJESU WENAZARETHA INKOSI YABAJUDA. Leso saziso abaningi kubaJuda basifunda, ngokuba indawo lapho uJesu ayebethelwe khona yayiseduze nomuzi, futhi kulotshiwe ngesiHeberu, nangesiGreki, nangesiLatini. Base bethi abapristi abakhulu babaJuda kuPilatu: “Ungalobi ukuthi: Inkosi yabaJuda; kodwa ukuthi wathi: Mina ngiyiNkosi yabaJuda. UPilatu waphendula wathi: Engikubhalileyo ngikulobile. Khona amasosha esembethele uJesu esiphambanweni, athatha izingubo zakhe, azenza izabelo ezine, kwaba yilelo butho laba nesabelo; nejazi lakhe; ibhantshi lalingenamthungo, lalukiwe lonke kusukela phezulu. Basebekhulumisana besithi: Kasingasidabuli, kodwa kasisenzele inkatho ukuthi sizakuba ngekabani; ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: Babelana izembatho zami, lesambatho sami benza inkatho yokuphosa. Akwenza-ke lokho amasosha. Kwakumi ngasesiphambanweni sikaJesu unina, nodadewabo kanina, noMariya umkaKleyophase, noMariya Magdalena. UJesu ebona unina nomfundi amthandayo bemi khona, wathi kunina: “Mame, bheka indodana yakho! Wasesithi kumfundi: Khangela unyoko! Kusukela kuleso sikhathi lowo mfundi wamthatha wamyisa kwakhe. Emva kwalokho uJesu ekwazi ukuthi zonke izinto seziphelile, ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo, wathi: Ngomile. Kwakubekwe isitsha esigcwele uviniga; bagcwalisa uzipho ngoviniga, baluhloma phezu kwehisopi, balubeka emlonyeni wakhe. Kuthe uJesu eselamukele uviniga, wathi: “Kufeziwe.” Wagebisa ikhanda, wafa. Ngakho abaJuda, njengoba kwakulilungiselelo, ukuba izidumbu zingahlali esiphambanweni ngesabatha, ngokuba lolo suku lwesabatha lwaluwusuku olukhulu, acela kuPilatu ukuba yephulwe imilenze yabo, bathathwe. kude. Khona amabutho afika, aphula imilenze yowokuqala, neyomunye owayebethelwe kanye naye. Kodwa efika kuJesu, ebona ukuthi wayesefile, kawayephulanga imilenze yakhe; Kodwa elinye lamasosha lamgwaza ohlangothini ngomkhonto, kwaphuma masinyane igazi namanzi. Lowo obonileyo ufakazile, nobufakazi bakhe buqinisile, naye uyazi ukuthi ukhuluma iqiniso, ukuze nani nikholwe. Ngoba lezizinto zenziwa ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: Akuyikuphulwa thambo lakhe. Futhi omunye umbhalo uthi: Bazamkhangela abamhlabayo. Emva kwalokho uJosefa wase-Arimathiya, engumfundi kaJesu, kodwa ekusithekeni ngokwesaba abaJuda, wacela kuPilatu ukuba asuse isidumbu sikaJesu; uPilatu wamvumela. Ngakho weza wathatha isidumbu sikaJesu. Kwafika noNikodemu owafika kuJesu kuqala ebusuku, ephethe ingxube yenhlaka nenhlaba, engaba amapondo ayikhulu. Base bethatha isidumbu sikaJesu, basisonga ngezindwangu zelineni kanye namakha, njengomkhuba wabaJuda ukumbela. Kwakukhona insimu endaweni lapho wayebethelwe khona esiphambanweni; nasensimu ithuna elisha, okungakabekwa muntu kulo. Ngakho bamlalisa lapho uJesu ngenxa yosuku lokuLungiselela lwabaJuda; ngoba ithuna laliseduze. Ngolokuqala lweviki uMariya Magdalena wafika ethuneni ekuseni kusemnyama, wabona itshe lisusiwe ethuneni. Wayesegijima, waya kuSimoni Petru nakomunye umfundi uJesu amthandayo, wathi kubo: “Bayisusile iNkosi ethuneni, asazi lapho abayibeke khona. Wayesephuma uPetru nalo omunye umfundi, bafika ethuneni. Base begijima bobabili kanyekanye; kepha omunye umfundi wamgijima kakhulu uPetru, wafika kuqala ethuneni. Ekhothama elunguza, wabona izindwangu zelineni zikhona; nokho akangenanga. Khona uSimoni Petru wafika emlandela, wangena ethuneni, wabona izindwangu zelineni zikhona; Neduku elalisekhanda lakhe, lingekho kanye nelineni, kodwa lisongiwe wodwa ndaweninye. Wasengena lalowo mfundi ofike kuqala ethuneni, wabona, wakholwa; Ngokuba babengakawazi umbhalo, ukuthi umelwe ukuvuka kwabafileyo. Base bemuka abafundi babuyela ekhaya. Kepha uMariya wema ngaphandle ethuneni ekhala; Wabona izingelosi ezimbili zembethe okumhlophe zihlezi, enye ngasekhanda nenye ngasezinyaweni, lapho isidumbu sikaJesu besilele khona. Bathi kuye: “Mame, ukhalelani na? Wathi kuzo: “Ngokuba bayithathile iNkosi yami, futhi angazi lapho abayibeke khona. Eseshilo lokho waphenduka, wabona uJesu emi, kepha wayengazi ukuthi nguJesu. UJesu wathi kuye: “Mame, ukhalelani na? ufuna bani? Yena ecabanga ukuthi ngumphathi wensimu, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, uma umsusile, ngitshele lapho ombeke khona, mina ngiyakumsusa; UJesu wathi kuye: Mariya. Waphenduka, wathi kuye: Raboni; okungukuthi: Mfundisi. UJesu wathi kuye: “Ungangithinti; ngoba kangikenyukeli kuBaba; kodwa hamba uye kubafowethu, uthi kubo: Ngenyukela kuBaba loYihlo; nakuNkulunkulu wami, noNkulunkulu wenu. UMariya Magdalena weza wabikela abafundi ukuthi uyibonile iNkosi, nokuthi ikhulume lokho kuye. Ngalolo suku kusihlwa, ngolokuqala lweviki, iminyango ivaliwe lapho ababebuthene khona abafundi ngokwesaba abaJuda, uJesu wafika wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: “Ukuthula makube kinina. Eseshilo lokho wababonisa izandla nohlangothi lwakhe. Khona-ke abafundi bajabula lapho bebona iNkosi. Khona uJesu wabuye wathi kubo: “Ukuthula makube kinina, njengalokho uBaba engithumile, nami ngiyanithuma nina. Esekushilo lokho wabaphefumulela, wathi kubo: “Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele; Enibathethelela izono zabo, bathethelelwe; lalabo enibabambayo izono zabo, zibanjiwe. Kepha uTomase, omunye wabayishumi nambili, othiwa uDidimu, wayengekho kubo mhla efika uJesu. Ngakho abanye abafundi bathi kuye: Siyibonile iNkosi. Kodwa wathi kubo: Ngaphandle kokuthi ngibone ezandleni zayo inxeba lezipikili, ngifake umunwe wami enxebeni lezipikili, ngifake isandla sami ohlangothini lwayo, ngeke ngikholwe. Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili abafundi bakhe bengaphakathi futhi, noTomase enabo; uJesu wafika, iminyango ivaliwe, wema phakathi kwabo, wathi: “Ukuthula makube kinina. Khona wathi kuTomase: Letha lapha umunwe wakho, ubone izandla zami; letha isandla sakho, usifake ohlangothini lwami, ungabi ngongakholwayo, kodwa okholwayo. UTomase waphendula, wathi kuye: Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami. UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngokuba ungibonile, Tomasi, ukholiwe; Lezinye izibonakaliso ezinengi uJesu wazenza phambi kwabafundi bakhe, ezingalotshiweyo kulugwalo. Kodwa lezi zilotshiwe, ukuze likholwe ukuthi uJesu unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu; ukuze ngokukholwa nibe nokuphila ngegama lakhe. Emva kwalokho uJesu wabuye wazibonakalisa kubafundi ngaselwandle lwaseTiberiya; wazibonakalisa kanjalo. Kwakundawonye oSimoni Petru, noTomase othiwa uDidimu, noNathanayeli waseKhana laseGalile, namadodana kaZebedewu, nabanye ababili kubafundi bakhe. USimoni Petru wathi kubo: “Ngiya kodoba. Basebesithi kuye: Lathi sihamba lawe. Base bephuma, bangena emkhunjini masinyane; futhi ngalobo busuku ababambanga lutho. Kepha sekusile, uJesu wema ogwini, kepha abafundi babengazi ukuthi nguJesu. Khona uJesu wathi kubo: Bantwana, aninakho ukudla na? Bamphendula bathi: Hatshi. Wasesithi kubo: Phonsani inetha ngakwesokunene somkhumbi, lizathola. Base bephonsa, kepha babe besaba namandla ukulidonsa ngenxa yobuningi bezinhlanzi. Ngakho lowomfundi uJesu amthandayo wathi kuPetro: YiNkosi. USimoni Petru, ekuzwa ukuthi yiNkosi, wagqoka ingubo yakhe yokudoba, ngokuba wayenqunu, waziphonsa olwandle. Abanye abafundi beza ngomkhumbi; (ngokuba babengekude nenhlabathi, kungathi izingalo ezingamakhulu amabili), bedonsa inetha elinezinhlanzi. Khona sebefikile emhlabathini, babona umlilo wamalahle, nezinhlanzi kubekwe kuwo, nesinkwa. UJesu wathi kubo: Lethani izinhlanzi enizibambe manje. USimoni Petru wakhuphuka, walihudulela emhlabathini inetha ligcwele izinhlanzi ezinkulu, eziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nantathu; UJesu wathi kubo: Wozani lidle. Kodwa kakho kubafundi owaba lesibindi sokumbuza ukuthi: Wena ungubani? besazi ukuthi yiNkosi. UJesu wayesesiza, wathatha isinkwa, wabanika, nezinhlanzi ngokunjalo. Lokhu sekungokwesithathu uJesu ezibonakalisa kubafundi bakhe, esevukile kwabafileyo. Sebedlile uJesu wathi kuSimoni Petru: Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda kunalaba na? Wathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi; uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda. Wathi kuye: Dlisa amawundlu ami. Wabuye wathi kuye ngokwesibili: Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda na? Wathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi; uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda. Wathi kuye: Dlisa izimvu zami. Wathi kuye ngokwesithathu: Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda na? UPetru wadabuka ngokuba wathi kuye ngokwesithathu: Uyangithanda na? Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, wazi zonke izinto wena; uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda. UJesu wathi kuye: Dlisa izimvu zami. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Usemusha, wawuzibhinca, uhambe lapho owawuthanda khona; hhayi. Wakukhuluma lokho ekhomba ukufa okungako ayeyakukhazimulisa ngakho uNkulunkulu. Eseshilo lokho wathi kuye: “Ngilandele.” UPetru ephenduka wabona umfundi uJesu amthandayo elandela; laye eyame esifubeni sakhe esidlweni, wathi: Nkosi, ngubani okukhaphelayo? UPetro embona wathi kuJesu: Nkosi, lo uzakwenzani? UJesu wathi kuye: “Uma ngithanda ukuba ahlale ngize ngifike, kuyini kuwe na? ngilandele. Khona leli zwi laphumela kubazalwane ukuthi lowo mfundi akayikufa; kodwa ukuthi: Uba ngithanda ukuthi ahlale ngize ngifike, kuyini kuwe? Nguye lo umfundi ofakaza ngalezi zinto, nezilobile lezizinto; siyazi ukuthi ubufakazi bakhe buqinisile. Kukhona nezinye izinto eziningi uJesu azenzayo, okuthi, uma bezilotshwa zonke ngazinye, ngithi nomhlaba ngokwawo ubungekwazi ukuthwala izincwadi ebezingalotshwa. Amen. Umlando wokuqala ngawenza, Theyofilu, ngakho konke uJesu aqala ukukwenza nokukufundisa, kwaze kwafika usuku akhushulwa ngalo, esebalayile ngoMoya oNgcwele abaphostoli ayebakhethile; azibonakalisa kubo ephila emva kokuhlupheka kwakhe ngobufakazi obuningi obungenaphutha, ebonwa yibo izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, ekhuluma izinto eziphathelene nombuso kaNkulunkulu; Kwathi esebuthene labo, wabalaya ukuthi bangasuki eJerusalema, kodwa balindele isithembiso sikaBaba, elasizwa ngami. Ngokuba uJohane wayebhapathiza ngamanzi; kodwa lina lizabhabhathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele kungakadluli insuku ezinengi. Sebebuthene bambuza, bathi: “Nkosi, uyawubuyisela ngalesi sikhathi umbuso ku-Israyeli na? Wathi kubo: “Akusikhona okwenu ukwazi izikhathi nezinkathi uBaba azimise ngamandla akhe. Kepha nizakwamukeliswa amandla, uMoya oNgcwele esefikile phezu kwenu, nibe ofakazi bami eJerusalema, naseJudiya lonke, naseSamariya, kuze kube sekugcineni komhlaba. Esetshilo lezizinto, bekhangele wakhutshulwa; ifu lamsusa emehlweni abo. Kwathi besagqolozele ezulwini enyuka, bheka, amadoda amabili emi ngakubo embethe izingubo ezimhlophe; Athi futhi: Madoda aseGalile, nimeleni nigqolozele ezulwini na? UJesu lo, onyuswe kini enyuselwa ezulwini, uyakuza kanjalo njengalokho nimbonile eya ezulwini. Base bebuyela eJerusalema bevela entabeni ethiwa Yeminqumo, esuka eJerusalema, ibanga lohambo lwesabatha. Sebengenile bakhuphukela ekamelweni eliphezulu, lapho kwakuhlala khona oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane, no-Andreya, noFiliphu, noTomase, noBartolomewu, noMathewu, noJakobe ka-Alfewu, noSimoni Zelote, uJuda umfowabo kaJakobe. Labo bonke baqinisela nganhliziyonye ekukhulekeni nasekunxuseni, kanye nabesifazane, noMariya unina kaJesu, nabafowabo. Ngalezo zinsuku uPetru wasukuma phakathi kwabafundi, (isibalo samagama ndawonye sasingaba yikhulu namashumi amabili). Madoda, bazalwane, kwakumele ukuba kugcwaliseke lombhalo uMoya oNgcwele owakhuluma ngaphambili ngomlomo kaDavida ngoJudasi owayengumkhokheli walabo abambamba uJesu. Ngokuba wayebalwa nathi, wazuza ingxenye yalo msebenzi. Lomuntu wathenga insimu ngomvuzo wokungalungi; wawa ngekhanda, wagqabuka phakathi, kwagobhoza amathumbu akhe onke. Kwakwaziwa yibo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema; kuze kuthi leyo nsimu ngolimi lwabo ngokuthi i-Akeldama, okungukuthi iNsimu yegazi. Ngokuba kulotshiwe encwadini yamaHubo ukuthi: “Umuzi wakhe mawube yincithakalo, kungahlali muntu kuwo; Ngakho-ke kulawo madoda abehamba nathi isikhathi sonke lapho iNkosi uJesu ingena iphuma phakathi kwethu, kusukela ekubhapathizweni kukaJohane kuze kube lusuku akhushulwa ngalo kithina, kufanele ukuthi kube khona omunye abe ngufakazi kanye nathi wokuvuka kwakhe. Base bemisa ababili, uJosefa othiwa uBarsaba, othiwa futhi nguJustusi, noMathiya. Basebekhuleka bathi: Wena Nkosi, owazi izinhliziyo zabantu bonke, tshengisa ukuthi kulaba ababili omkhethileyo. ukuze athathe ingxenye yalenkonzo lobupostoli, uJudasi aphambuka kukho, ukuze aye endaweni yakhe. Basebebenzela inkatho; inkatho yadla uMathiyasi; wabalwa kanye nabaphostoli abayishumi nanye. Selufikile usuku lwePhentekoste, babendawonye bonke nganhliziyonye. Kwathi kungazelelwe kwezwakala umsindo uvela ezulwini njengowomoya ovunguza ngamandla, wagcwalisa indlu yonke ababehlezi kuyo. Kwabonakala kubo izilimi ezihlukene kungathi ezomlilo, zahlala phezu kwalowo nalowo wabo. Base begcwala bonke uMoya oNgcwele, baqala ukukhuluma ngezinye izilimi, njengalokho uMoya wabapha ukuphumisela. Kwakuhlala eJerusalema abaJuda, amadoda akholwayo, evela ezizweni zonke eziphansi kwezulu. Kwathi lo mdumo lo, ixuku labuthana, lasanganiseka, ngoba ngulowo lalowo wabezwa bekhuluma ngolimi lwakibo. Bamangala bonke, bamangala, bathi omunye komunye: “Bhekani, bonke laba abakhulumayo abasibo abaseGalile na? Futhi thina sizwa kanjani wonke umuntu ngolimi lwakithi esazalelwa kulo na? amaPhathiya, namaMede, namaElamu, nabakhileyo eMesophothamiya, naseJudiya, naseKaphadosiya, ePontu, nase-Asiya, iFrigiya, lePhamfiliya, eGibhithe, lezingxenyeni zeLibhiya zeKhurene, labafokazi beRoma, abaJuda lamaproselithe, AmaKrethe lama-Arabhiya, siyabezwa bekhuluma ngendimi zethu imisebenzi emangalisayo kaNkulunkulu. Bamangala bonke, bangabaza, bathi omunye komunye: “Kuyini lokhu na? Abanye bamklolodela bathi: Lababantu bagcwele iwayini elitsha. Kodwa uPetro wema labalitshumi lanye, waphakamisa ilizwi lakhe, wathi kubo: Madoda aJudiya, lani lonke elakhileyo eJerusalema, lokhu kakwaziwe kini, lilalele amazwi ami; Ngokuba laba abadakiwe njengokucabanga kwenu, lokhu kuseyihora lesithathu lemini. Kodwa lokhu kuyikho okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi uJoweli; “Kuyakuthi ngezinsuku zokugcina, usho uJehova, ngithulule uMoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama, amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha, nezinsizwa zenu zibone imibono, abadala benu baphuphe amaphupho; Naphezu kwezinceku zami naphezu kwezincekukazi zami ngalezo zinsuku ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami; bayakuprofetha; Ngiyakwenza izimangaliso ezulwini phezulu, nezibonakaliso emhlabeni phansi; igazi, nomlilo, nentuthu yomusi; Ilanga liyakuphenduka ubumnyama, nenyanga ibe yigazi, lungakafiki lolo suku lweNkosi olukhulu noluphawulekayo; Kuyakuthi yilowo nalowo obiza igama leNkosi uyakusindiswa. Madoda akwa-Israyeli, yizwani lawa mazwi; UJesu waseNazaretha, indoda efakazelwe nguNkulunkulu phakathi kwenu ngemisebenzi yamandla, nangezimangaliso, nangezibonakaliso, uNkulunkulu azenza ngayo phakathi kwenu, njengokuba nazi nani ngokwenu; yena esenikelwe ngecebo elimisiweyo nangokwazi kukaNkulunkulu ngaphambili, namthatha, ngezandla zababi nambethela, nambulala; uNkulunkulu amvusayo, esethukululile iminjunju yokufa, ngoba kwakungenzeki ukuthi abanjwe yikho. Ngoba uDavida uthi ngaye: Ngayibona iNkosi phambi kwami njalo, ngoba ingakwesokunene sami, ukuze nginganyakaziswa; Ngakho inhliziyo yami yathokoza, lolimi lwami lwathokoza; futhi nenyama yami iyohlala ethembeni; Ngoba kawuyikutshiya umphefumulo wami esihogweni, njalo kawuyikunikela oNgcwele wakho ukuthi abone ukubola. Wangazisa izindlela zokuphila; uyakungigcwalisa ngokujabula ebusweni bakho. Madoda, bazalwane, ake ngikhulume kini ngokusobala ngokhokho uDavide ukuthi wafa wangcwatshwa, nethuna lakhe lisekhona kithi kuze kube namuhla. Ngakho-ke engumprofethi, ekwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wafunga kuye ngesifungo ukuthi esithelweni sokhalo lwakhe ngokwenyama uzavusa uKristu ukuthi ahlale esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi; Ekubona ngaphambili wakhuluma ngokuvuka kukaKristu, ukuthi umphefumulo wakhe kawutshiywanga esihogweni, lenyama yakhe kayikubonanga ukubola. LoJesu uNkulunkulu wamvusa, esingofakazi bakho thina sonke. Ngakho-ke ephakanyiselwe ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, esamukele kuYise isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele, ukuchithile lokhu enikubonayo nenikuzwayo manje. Ngoba uDavida akenyukelanga emazulwini, kodwa yena uthi: INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami; ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakho. Ngakho-ke yonke indlu ka-Israyeli mayazi isibili, ukuthi uNkulunkulu umenzile iNkosi noKristu yena lowo Jesu enambethela esiphambanweni. Kwathi sebezwile lokho bahlabeka enhliziyweni, bathi kuPetro lakwabanye abaphostoli: Madoda, bazalwane, sizakwenzani? UPetru wayesethi kubo: “Phendukani, yilowo nalowo abhapathizwe egameni likaJesu Kristu kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono, khona niyakwamukeliswa isiphiwo sikaMoya oNgcwele. Ngokuba isithembiso ngesenu, nesabantwana benu, nesabo bonke abakude, bonke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu eyakubabiza. Wafakaza nangamanye amazwi amaningi, wabayala wathi: “Zisindiseni kulesi sizukulwane esiphambeneyo. Khona abalamukele izwi lakhe ngokuthokoza babhapathizwa, kwenezelwa ngalona lolosuku abantu abangaba yizinkulungwane ezintathu. Babephikelela emfundisweni yabaphostoli, nasekuhlanganyeleni, nasekuhlephuleni isinkwa, nasemithandazweni. Ukwesaba kwehlela wonke umuntu; kwenzeka izimangaliso eziningi nezibonakaliso ngabaphostoli. Bonke abakholwayo babendawonye, bahlanganyela zonke izinto; bathengisa ngempahla yabo lempahla zabo, babela bonke njengokuswela kwawo wonke. Imihla ngemihla baqinisela nganhliziyonye ethempelini, bahlephula isinkwa endlini ngendlu, badla ukudla kwabo ngentokozo nangobumhlophe benhliziyo. bemdumisa uNkulunkulu, bethandeka kubantu bonke. INkosi yenezela ebandleni imihla ngemihla abasindiswayo. Kepha oPetru noJohane benyukela kanyekanye ethempelini ngehora lokukhuleka eliyihora lesishiyagalolunye. Kwakuthwala indoda ethile eyayilunyonga kwasesiswini sikanina, ababeyibeka imihla ngemihla ngasesangweni lethempeli elithiwa Elihle, ukuba icele izipho kwabangena ethempelini; eyathi ibona uPetro loJohane sebezangena ethempelini, yacela isipho. UPetro wasemgqolozela kanye loJohane, wathi: Sikhangele. Wabanaka, ethemba ukuthola utho kubo. UPetro wasesithi: Isiliva legolide kangilalo; kodwa lokho enginakho ngikunika khona: Egameni likaJesu Kristu waseNazaretha, sukuma uhambe. Wayibamba ngesandla sokunene, wayiphakamisa; Wasegxuma wema, wahamba, wangena nabo ethempelini, ehamba egxuma, edumisa uNkulunkulu. Bonke abantu bayibona ihamba, idumisa uNkulunkulu; Base bemazi ukuthi nguye owayehlalela isipho ngaseSangweni Elihle lethempeli; bagcwala ukumangala nokumangala ngalokho okwakwenzakele kuye. Kwathi isinyonga esisilisiweyo sibambe oPetru noJohane, abantu bonke bagijimela kubo kanyekanye ekhulusini elithiwa elikaSolomoni, bemangele kakhulu. UPetru ekubona waphendula abantu wathi: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, nimangala ngalokho na? Kumbe nisigqolozeleni ngokungathi ngamandla ethu nangobungcwele bethu senze lo ukuba ahambe na? UNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, uNkulunkulu wawokhokho bethu, uyikhazimulisile iNdodana yakhe uJesu; enamkhaphela nina, namphika phambi kukaPilatu, yena esenqumile ukumkhulula. Kepha naphika oNgcwele noLungileyo, nacela ukuba niphiwe umbulali; Labulala uMbusi wokuphila, uNkulunkulu amvusa kwabafileyo; esingofakazi bakho. Negama layo ngokukholwa egameni layo liyiqinisile le ndoda eniyibonayo neniyaziyo; Manje, bazalwane, ngiyazi ukuthi nenze ngokungazi njengababusi benu. Kodwa lokho uNkulunkulu akumemezela ngaphambili ngomlomo wabaprofethi bakhe bonke ukuthi uKristu wayezakuhlupheka, ukugcwalisile ngokunjalo. Ngakho-ke phendukani, niguquke, ukuze kusulwe izono zenu, ukuze kufike izikhathi zokuhlunyelelwa zivela ebusweni beNkosi; Iyakuthuma uJesu Kristu owashunyayelwa kini ngaphambili; omelwe ukumamukela izulu kuze kube yizikhathi zokubuyiselwa kwakho konke uNkulunkulu azikhulumayo ngomlomo wabaprofethi bakhe abangcwele bonke kusukela kwaphakade. Ngoba uMozisi wathi kokhokho: INkosi uNkulunkulu wenu izalivusela umprofethi kubazalwane benu onjengami; lizamuzwa kukho konke azakutsho kini. Kuyakuthi wonke umuntu ongayikumlalela lowo mprofethi uyakuchithwa kubantu. Yebo, nabaprofethi bonke, kusukela kuSamuweli nabalandelayo, bonke abakhulumileyo, babikezela ngalezi zinsuku. Nina ningamadodana abaprofethi nawesivumelwano uNkulunkulu asenza nokhokho bethu, ethi ku-Abrahama: ‘Nangenzalo yakho imindeni yonke yomhlaba iyakubusiswa.’ UNkulunkulu eseyivusile iNdodana yakhe uJesu, wayithuma kini kuqala, ukuze anibusise ngokuniphendula yilowo nalowo ebubini bakhe. Kwathi besakhuluma ebantwini, abapristi lenduna yethempeli labaSadusi beza phezu kwabo. Bedabukile ngokuba befundisa abantu, beshumayela ukuvuka kwabafileyo ngoJesu. Basebebabamba, babafaka entolongweni kwaze kwaba ngakusasa, ngoba kwasekuhlwile. Kepha abaningi kwabezwayo izwi bakholwa; umumo wamadoda wawungathi izinkulungwane ezinhlanu. Kwathi ngangomuso ababusi babo, namalunga, nababhali. Kwabuthana u-Anase umpristi omkhulu, noKayafase, noJohane, no-Aleksandru, nabo bonke ababeyizihlobo zompristi omkhulu, babuthana eJerusalema. Sebebamisile phakathi, babuza bathi: Lokhu likwenze ngamaphi amandla kumbe ngaliphi ibizo? UPetro egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wathi kubo: Lina babusi babantu labadala bakoIsrayeli. Uma thina lamuhla sihlolisiswa ngomsebenzi omuhle owenziwe kumuntu ongelamandla, ukuthi usindiswa ngani; Makwazeke kini nonke nakubo bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli, ukuthi ngegama likaJesu Kristu waseNazaretha enambethela esiphambanweni, uNkulunkulu amvusa kwabafileyo, ngaye lo umi lapha phambi kwenu esindile. Lo uyitshe eladelwa nina bakhi, eseliyinhloko yegumbi. Ayikho insindiso ngomunye, ngokuba alikho elinye igama phansi kwezulu elinikiwe ebantwini, esimelwe ukusindiswa ngalo. Kwathi bebona isibindi sikaPetru noJohane, beqonda ukuthi bangabantu abangafundile nabangafundile, bamangala; base bebazi ukuthi babenoJesu. Babona umuntu ophilisiweyo emi nabo, ababanga nakukuphika. Kodwa sebebalayile ukuthi baphume emphakathini, bacebisana bodwa. besithi: Sizakwenzani kulababantu? Ngokuba isibonakaliso esiphawulekayo senziwe yibo kusobala kubo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema; futhi ngeke sikuphike. Kodwa ukuze kungabe kusaqhubeka phakathi kwabantu, kasibasongele ukuthi bangakhulumi kumuntu ngalelibizo. Base bababiza, babayala ukuthi bangakhulumi nakanye, bangafundisi ngegama likaJesu. Kepha oPetru noJohane baphendula, bathi kubo: “Yahlulelani nina ukuthi kulungile yini emehlweni kaNkulunkulu ukulalela nina kunoNkulunkulu. Ngokuba thina asinakuyeka ukukhuluma ngalokho esikubonileyo nesikuzwileyo. Kuthe sebebasongela futhi, babakhulula, bengafumani lutho lokuthi bangabajezisa kanjani ngenxa yabantu, ngokuba bonke babedumisa uNkulunkulu ngalokho okwenzekileyo. Ngokuba lowo muntu esenziwe kuye lesi sibonakaliso sokuphulukisa wayeneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amane. Sebekhululiwe baya kwabakubo, babika konke abapristi abakhulu namalunga ababekushilo kubo. Kwathi sebezwile baphakamisa ilizwi labo kuNkulunkulu nganhliziyonye, bathi: Nkosi, wena unguNkulunkulu owenzile izulu lomhlaba, lolwandle, lakho konke okukukho; owasho ngomlomo kaDavide inceku yakho ukuthi: ‘Kungani abezizwe baxokozele, nabantu bacabange okuyize, na? Amakhosi omhlaba asukuma, nababusi babuthana ndawonye ngokumelene neNkosi noKristu wayo. Ngokuba isibili uHerode, noPontiyu Pilatu, kanye nabezizwe, nabantu bakwa-Israyeli babuthana ndawonye ngokumelene neNdodana yakho engcwele uJesu owamgcobayo; ukuba ngenze konke esakumisela ngaphambili isandla sakho namasu akho ukuba kwenziwe. Manje-ke, Nkosi, bheka ukusongela kwabo, unike izinceku zakho ukuba zikhulume izwi lakho ngesibindi sonke. Ngokwelula isandla sakho ukuphulukisa; nokuthi izibonakaliso nezimangaliso zenziwe ngegama leNdodana yakho engcwele uJesu. Kwathi sebekhulekile, indawo ababebuthene kuyo yazamazama; basebegcwaliswa bonke ngoMoya oNgcwele, basebekhuluma ilizwi likaNkulunkulu ngesibindi. Kepha isixuku sabakholwayo sasinhliziyonye nomphefumulo munye; kodwa bahlanganyela zonke izinto. Abaphostoli bafakaza ngamandla amakhulu ngokuvuka kweNkosi uJesu; umusa omkhulu wawuphezu kwabo bonke. Kwakungekho phakathi kwabo owayeswela, ngokuba bonke ababenezindawo noma izindlu bathengisa, baletha amanani okuthengisiweyo. Bakubeka phansi ezinyaweni zabaphostoli, kwasekwabelwa yilowo nalowo njengokuswela kwakhe. loJosefa owathiwa ngabaphostoli isibongo esithi nguBarnabasi, okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa, indodana yenduduzo, umLevi, welizwe leKhupro, Enensimu, wathengisa ngayo, waletha imali, wayibeka ngasezinyaweni zabaphostoli. Kodwa indoda ethile uAnaniya ngebizo, inoSafira umkayo, yathengisa ngendawo. Wagodla inxenye yentengo, nomkakhe ekwazi naye, waletha enye, wayibeka ngasezinyaweni zabaphostoli. Kodwa uPetro wathi: Ananiya, kungani uSathane egcwalise inhliziyo yakho ukuze uqambe amanga kuMoya oNgcwele, njalo ugodle inxenye yentengo yensimu? Isekhona ibingesiyo eyakho na? Selithengisiwe belingekho emandleni akho na? Ufakeni le nto enhliziyweni yakho na? awuqambanga amanga kubantu, kepha kuNkulunkulu. U-Ananiya esizwa lawa mazwi wawa phansi, wafa; ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela bonke abezwa lokho. Zase zisukuma izinsizwa, zambopha, zamkhiphela phandle, zammbela. Kwathi ngemva kwamahora amathathu, umkakhe wangena, engakwazi okwenzekileyo. UPetru waphendula wathi kuye: “Ngitshele, uma insimu nathengisa kangaka na? Wathi: Yebo, okungaka. UPetru wayesethi kuye: “Kungani ukuba nivumelane ukulinga uMoya weNkosi na? bheka, izinyawo zabambele indoda yakho zisemnyango, nawe bayakukukhiphela phandle. Wayesewa phansi masinyane ngasezinyaweni zakhe, waphela; zangena izinsizwa, zamfumana efile, zamkhiphela phandle, zammbela eduze kwendoda yakhe. Ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela phezu kwebandla lonke nakubo bonke abazizwayo lezizinto. Ngezandla zabaphostoli kwenziwa izibonakaliso nezimangaliso eziningi phakathi kwabantu; bonke babe nganhliziyonye ekhulusini likaSolomoni. Kwabanye kakho owaba lesibindi sokuzihlanganisa labo, kodwa abantu babebakhulisa. Abakholwayo baqhubeka benezelwa eNkosini, izixuku zabesilisa nabesifazane. baze bakhiphela phandle abagulayo emigwaqweni, bababeka emibhedeni nasezinhlakeni, ukuze kuthi lapho uPetru edlula, sisibekele abanye kubo isithunzi. Kwabuthana futhi isixuku esivela emadolobheni azungeze iJerusalema, bethwele abagulayo nabakhathazwa imimoya engcolile, baphulukiswa bonke. Kwasekusukuma umpristi omkhulu labo bonke ababelaye, abangabehlelo labaSadusi, bagcwala ukuthukuthela; bababeka izandla abaphostoli, babafaka etilongweni labantu bonke. Kepha ingelosi yeNkosi ebusuku yavula iminyango yetilongo, yabakhipha, yathi: Hambani, nime nikhulume ethempelini kubantu amazwi onke alokhu kuphila. Sebezwile bangena ethempelini ekuseni kakhulu, bafundisa. Kepha kwafika umpristi omkhulu nababe naye, babizela ndawonye umkhandlu nawo onke amadoda amakhulu abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bathumela etilongweni ukuba balethwe. Kodwa sezifikile izikhonzi, zingabaficanga entolongweni, zabuya zabika. esithi: Intolongo siyifice ivaliwe ngokulondeka konke, nabalindi bemi ngaphandle phambi kweminyango; Kwathi umpristi omkhulu, nenduna yethempeli, nabapristi abakhulu bezwile lokho, bamangala ngabo ukuthi lokhu kuzokwenzakalani. Kwase kufika omunye wababikela, wathi: “Bhekani, amadoda ebeniwafakile etilongweni emi ethempelini, efundisa abantu. Khona yahamba induna nezikhonzi, zabaletha kungengamandla, ngokuba besesaba abantu, funa bakhandwe ngamatshe. Sebebalethile babamisa phambi komphakathi; umpristi omkhulu wababuza. Ethi: “Asiniyalanga yini ukuthi ningafundisi ngaleli gama na? bhekani, senigcwalise iJerusalema ngesifundiso senu, nihlose ukwehlisela igazi lalumuntu phezu kwethu. UPetru nabanye abaphostoli baphendula bathi: “Simelwe ukulalela uNkulunkulu kunabantu. UNkulunkulu wawokhokho bethu wamvusa uJesu enambulala nina ngokumphanyeka esihlahleni. yena uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa ngesandla sakhe sokunene abe nguMbusi noMsindisi, ukuze anike u-Israyeli ukuphenduka nokuthethelelwa kwezono. Thina singabafakazi bakhe balezizinto; kanjalo noMoya oNgcwele, uNkulunkulu amnike abamlalelayo. Sebezwile bahlabeka enhliziyweni, benza icebo lokubabulala. Kwasekusukuma omunye emphakathini, umFarisi ogama lakhe linguGamaliyeli, umfundisi womthetho otusekayo kubantu bonke, wayala ukuba abaphostoli bakhishwe isikhashana; Wathi kubo: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, ziqapheleni eniyakukwenza kulaba bantu. Ngokuba ngaphambi kwalezi zinsuku kwasuka uThewuda, ezishaya utho; okwazihlanganisa naye isibalo sabantu kungathi abangamakhulu amane; bonke abamlalelayo bahlakazeka, baba yize. Emva kwalowo kwasuka uJuda waseGalile ngezinsuku zokubhaliswa, wadonsa abantu abaningi ukuba bamlandele; nabo bonke abamlalelayo bahlakazeka. Manje ngithi kini: Dedani kulaba bantu, nibayeke, ngokuba uma leli cebo nalo msebenzi ungowabantu, uyachitheka; Kepha uma kuvela kuNkulunkulu, anikwazi ukukuchitha; funa nifunyanwe ningabalwa noNkulunkulu. Basebemvumela; sebebabiza abaphostoli, babatshaya, babalaya ukuthi bangakhulumi ngebizo likaJesu, babakhulula. Base bemuka ebusweni bomphakathi bethokoza, ngokuba kwakuthiwe bafanele ukudunyazwa ngenxa yegama lakhe. Nsuku zonke ethempelini nasendlini ngendlu kabazange bayeke ukufundisa lokushumayela ngoJesu Kristu. Ngalezo zinsuku, abafundi banda, kwavela ukukhonona kwabekhuluma isiGreki ngamaHeberu, ngokuba abafelokazi bawo babenganakwa enkonzweni yezinsuku zonke. Abayishumi nambili base bebizela kubo uquqaba lwabafundi, bathi: “Akukuhle ukuba thina sishiye izwi likaNkulunkulu, sikhonze ematafuleni. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, zifuneleni phakathi kwenu amadoda ayisikhombisa anodumo oluhle, agcwele uMoya oNgcwele nokuhlakanipha, esingawabeka phezu kwalo msebenzi. Kepha thina siyakukhuthalela ukukhuleka, nasenkonzweni yezwi. Lelizwi lathokozisa ixuku lonke, basebekhetha uStefane, indoda egcwele ukholo loMoya oNgcwele, loFiliphu, loProkoro, loNikanori, loTimoni, loParmena, loNikolasi umproselithe waseAntiyoki; ababeka phambi kwabaphostoli; sebekhulekile babeka izandla phezu kwabo. Lelizwi likaNkulunkulu landa; isibalo sabafundi sanda kakhulu eJerusalema; nesixuku esikhulu sabapristi salalela ukholo. Kepha uStefanu egcwele ukholo namandla wenza izimangaliso nezimangaliso ezinkulu phakathi kwabantu. Kwasekusukuma abathile besinagoge elithiwa elabaKhululwa, nabaseKhurene, nabase-Aleksandriya, nabavela eKhilikhiya nase-Asiya, baphikisana noStefanu; Kodwa babengelakho ukumelana lokuhlakanipha loMoya ayekhuluma ngaye. Khona bakhohlisa amadoda athi: Simzwile ekhuluma amazwi enhlamba ngoMozisi langoNkulunkulu. Basebevusa abantu labadala lababhali, basebesondela kuye, bambamba, bamusa emphakathini; Base bemisa ofakazi bamanga abathi: “Lona kayeki ukukhuluma amazwi ayinhlamba ngale ndawo engcwele nangomthetho; Ngokuba simzwile ethi loJesu waseNazaretha uzakuchitha le ndawo, aguqule amasiko uMose asinika wona. Bonke ababehlezi emphakathini bamgqolozela, babona ubuso bakhe kungathi ubuso bengelosi. Wayesethi umpristi omkhulu: “Zinjalo lezi zinto na? Wasesithi: Madoda, bazalwane, labobaba, lalelani; UNkulunkulu wenkazimulo wabonakala kubaba wethu u-Abrahama eseMesophothamiya, engakakhi eHarana; Wathi kuye: “Phuma ezweni lakini nasezihlotsheni zakho, uye ezweni engiyakukukhombisa lona. Wayesephuma ezweni lamaKaledi, wahlala eHarana; kwathi esefile uyise wamyisa kuleli zwe enihlala kulo manje. Futhi kamnikanga ilifa kulo, hatshi, ngitsho lendawo yokubeka unyawo lwakhe, kodwa wathembisa ukumnika lona libe ngelakhe, lenzalo yakhe emva kwakhe, engakabi lomntwana. UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kanje, wathi: “Inzalo yakhe iyakuba ngabafokazi ezweni lezizwe; nokuthi babenze izigqila, babaphathe kabi iminyaka engamakhulu amane. Nesizwe eyakuba yizigqila zaso ngiyakusahlulela mina, washo uNkulunkulu, andukuba baphume, bangikhonze kule ndawo. Wasemnika isivumelwano sokusoka; ngakho u-Abhrahama wazala u-Isaka, wamsoka ngosuku lwesificaminwembili; u-Isaka wazala uJakobe; uJakobe wazala okhokho abayishumi nambili. Okhokho baba lomhawu ngoJosefa, bathengisa ngoJosefa eGibhithe, kodwa uNkulunkulu wayelaye. Wamkhulula kuzo zonke izinhlupheko zakhe, wamnika umusa nokuhlakanipha phambi kukaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe; wamenza umbusi phezu kweGibithe nendlu yakhe yonke. Kwase kufika indlala ezweni lonke laseGibithe nelaseKhanani, nokuhlupheka okukhulu; obaba kabafumananga ukudla. Kepha uJakobe esezwile ukuthi kukhona amabele eGibithe, wathuma obaba okokuqala. Kwasekusithi ngokwesibili uJosefa wabonakala kubafowabo; isihlobo sikaJosefa sesaziwa kuFaro. UJosefa wayesethuma wabiza uJakobe uyise, nezihlobo zakhe zonke, abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu. UJakobe wehlela eGibithe, wafa, yena nawobaba bethu; Bathwalwa basiwa eShekemi, babekwa ethuneni u-Abrahama awalithenga ngenani lemali kumadodana kaHamori waseShekemi. Kwathi sesisondele isikhathi sesithembiso uNkulunkulu asifunga kuAbrahama, banda abantu, banda eGibhithe. Kwaze kwavela enye inkosi eyayingamazi uJosefa. Yona yaphatha izihlobo zethu ngobuqili, yabaphatha kubi obaba, baze baxotsha abantwana babo, ukuze bangaphili. Ngaleso sikhathi kwazalwa uMose, wayemuhle kakhulu, wondliwa izinyanga ezintathu endlini kayise. Eselahliwe, indodakazi kaFaro yamthatha, yazondlela yena ukuba abe yindodana yayo. UMose wafundiswa kukho konke ukuhlakanipha kwabaseGibithe, waba namandla ngamazwi nangezenzo. Kwathi eseneminyaka engamashumi amane ezelwe, kwafika enhliziyweni yakhe ukuhambela abafowabo, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Ebona omunye ephathwa kabi, wamvikela, wamphindisela ocindezelweyo, wamshaya owaseGibithe; Ngokuba wayethi abazalwane bakhe bazoqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayezobakhulula ngesandla sakhe, kepha abaqondanga. Kwathi ngangomuso wabonakala kubo belwa, wafuna babuyisane, wathi: “Madoda, ningabazalwane; niphathana kabi ngani na? Kepha lowo owayemonile umakhelwane wakhe wamsunduza, wathi: ‘Ubekwe ngubani umbusi nomahluleli phezu kwethu na? Usufuna ukungibulala mina, njengalokho ubulele owaseGibithe izolo na? Ngalelo zwi uMose wabaleka, waba ngowezizwe ezweni lakwaMidiyani, lapho azala khona amadodana amabili. Kwathi isiphelile iminyaka engamashumi amane, kwabonakala kuye ehlane lentaba yaseSinayi ingelosi yeNkosi elangabini lomlilo esihlahleni. UMose ekubona wamangala ngalowo mbono; esithi: Mina nginguNkulunkulu waboyihlo, uNkulunkulu kaAbrahama, loNkulunkulu kaIsaka, loNkulunkulu kaJakobe. Wayesethuthumela uMose, akaba nasibindi sokubheka. INkosi yasisithi kuye: Khumula izicathulo zakho ezinyaweni zakho, ngoba indawo omi kuyo ingumhlabathi ongcwele. Ngikubonile, ngikubonile ukuhlupheka kwabantu bami abaseGibhithe, futhi ngizwile ukububula kwabo, futhi ngehlile ukuba ngibakhulule. Manje woza, ngizokuthuma eGibhithe. UMose lo abamalayo, bethi: “Ubekwe ngubani umbusi nomahluleli na? yena uNkulunkulu wamthuma ukuba abe ngumbusi nomkhululi ngesandla sengelosi eyabonakala kuye esihlahleni. Yena wabakhipha, ngemva kokuba enze izimanga nezibonakaliso ezweni laseGibhithe, naseLwandle Olubomvu, nasehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane. Nguye lo uMozisi owathi kubantwana bakoIsrayeli: INkosi uNkulunkulu wenu izalivusela umprofethi kubazalwane benu onjengami; yena lizamuzwa. Lona nguye owayesebandleni ehlane kanye nengelosi eyakhuluma kuye entabeni yaseSinayi kanye nawobaba, owamukela amazwi aphilayo ukuze asinike wona; obaba bethu abavumanga ukumlalela, kodwa bamxotsha kibo, babuyela eGibhithe ngezinhliziyo zabo. besithi kuAroni: Senzele onkulunkulu abazahamba phambi kwethu, ngoba uMozisi lo owasikhupha elizweni leGibhithe, kasazi ukuthi wehlelwe yini. Benza ithole ngalezo zinsuku, banikela ngomhlatshelo esithombeni, bathokoza ngemisebenzi yezandla zabo. UNkulunkulu wayesephenduka, wabanikela ukuba bakhonze ibandla lezulu; njengokulotshiweyo egwalweni lwabaprofethi ukuthi: Lina ndlu kaIsrayeli, lanikela kimi yini iminikelo lemihlatshelo okweminyaka engamatshumi amane enkangala? Nathwala itabernakele likaMoloki, nenkanyezi kankulunkulu wenu uRefani, imifanekiso enayenza ukuba nikhuleke kuyo; Okhokho bethu babelethabhanekele lobufakazi enkangala njengokulaya kwakhe ekhuluma loMozisi ukuthi alenze njengomfanekiso ayewubonile. Okhokho bethu abayilandela bayingenisa kanye loJesu empahleni yabezizwe, uNkulunkulu abaxotshayo phambi kobuso babokhokho bethu, kwaze kwaba semihleni kaDavida; owathola umusa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, wacela ukutholela uNkulunkulu kaJakobe itabernakele. Kodwa uSolomoni wamakhela indlu. Kepha oPhezukonke akahlali ethempelini elenziwe ngezandla; njengokusho komprofethi. Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi, lomhlaba uyisenabelo senyawo zami; isho iNkosi; noma iyini indawo yami yokuphumula na? Isandla sami asizenzanga zonke lezi zinto na? Nina bantamo zilukhuni, abangasokile ezinhliziyweni nasezindlebeni, nimelana njalo noMoya oNgcwele; Ngumuphi kubaprofethi oyihlo abangamzingelanga na? bababulala labo ababika ngaphambili ngokufika koLungileyo; eseningabakhapheli nababulali bakhe manje; enamukela umthetho ngesandla sezingelosi, kepha aniwugcinanga. Kwathi bekuzwa lokho bahlabeka ezinhliziyweni, bamgedlela amazinyo. Kodwa yena egcwele uMoya oNgcwele, wagqolozela ezulwini, wabona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, loJesu emi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu; Wathi: “Bheka, ngibona amazulu evulekile, neNdodana yomuntu imi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. Basebememeza ngelizwi elikhulu, bavala izindlebe zabo, bagijimela kuye nganhliziyonye. Bamkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, bamkhanda ngamatshe; ofakazi babeka izingubo zabo ezinyaweni zensizwa egama layo linguSawule. Bamkhanda ngamatshe uStefanu, ebiza uNkulunkulu, ethi: “Nkosi Jesu, yamukela umoya wami. Waseguqa phansi, wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu wathi: Nkosi, ungababaleli lesisono. Eseshilo lokho walala ubuthongo. Kodwa uSawuli wayevumelana lokubulawa kwakhe. Ngaleso sikhathi kwaba khona ukuzingelwa okukhulu kwebandla laseJerusalema; bahlakazeka bonke emazweni aseJudiya naseSamariya, kwasala abaphostoli. Amadoda akholwayo amngcwaba uStefanu, amkhalela kakhulu. Kepha uSawulu walichitha ibandla, engena ezindlini ngezindlu, ehudula abesilisa nabesifazane, wabafaka etilongweni. Ngakho abahlakazekileyo bahamba betshumayela ilizwi. UFiliphu wehlela emzini waseSamariya, wabashumayeza uKristu. Izixuku zalalela nganhliziyonye lokho uFiliphu ayekukhuluma, zizwa futhi zibona izibonakaliso azenzayo. Ngokuba kwaphuma omoya abangcolileyo kwabaningi abanabo, bememeza ngezwi elikhulu; nabaningi abafe uhlangothi nabayizinyonga baphulukiswa. Kwaba khona intokozo enkulu kulowo muzi. Kepha kwakukhona indoda ethile, igama layo linguSimoni, eyayikade yenza imilingo kulowo muzi, ibhuqa abantu baseSamariya, izitshela ukuthi ingumuntu omkhulu; ababemlalela bonke, kusukela komncane kuze kube komkhulu, bethi: Lo ungamandla kaNkulunkulu amakhulu. Basebemnaka, ngoba kwasekuyisikhathi eside ebathakatha ngemilingo. Kepha sebekholwa nguFiliphu eshumayela ivangeli ngombuso kaNkulunkulu nangegama likaJesu Kristu, babhapathizwa abesilisa nabesifazane. Naye uSimoni wakholwa, esebhapathiziwe wanamathela kuFiliphu, wamangala ebona izibonakaliso nezibonakaliso ezenziwayo. Kwathi abaphostoli abaseJerusalema bezwile ukuthi iSamariya ilamukele ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, bathuma kubo oPetro loJohane; Sebehlile babakhulekela, ukuze bamukele uMoya oNgcwele; (Ngoba wayengakehleli phezu kwamunye wabo, kodwa babebhabhathizwe ebizweni leNkosi uJesu.) Basebebeka izandla phezu kwabo, basebemamukela uMoya oNgcwele. USimoni esebonile ukuthi ngokubekwa kwezandla zabaphostoli uyaphiwa uMoya oNgcwele, waletha kubo imali. Ethi: “Nami ngiphe lawomandla, ukuze kuthi noma ubani engibeka izandla phezu kwakhe amukele uMoya oNgcwele. Kepha uPetru wathi kuye: “Imali yakho mayibhubhe kanye nawe, ngokuba uthi isipho sikaNkulunkulu singathengwa ngemali. Awunasabelo nasabelo kule ndaba, ngokuba inhliziyo yakho ayilungile emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke phenduka kulobu bubi bakho, unxuse kuNkulunkulu, ukuba mhlawumbe uthethelelwe isizindlo senhliziyo yakho. Ngokuba ngiyabona ukuthi usenyongweni ebabayo, nasesibophweni sobubi. USimoni waphendula wathi: “Ngikhulekeleni nina eNkosini ukuba kungenzeki lutho lwalokhu enikushilo. Kwathi sebefakazile, beshumayela izwi leNkosi, babuyela eJerusalema, bashumayela ivangeli emizaneni eminingi yamaSamariya. Ingelosi yeNkosi yakhuluma kuFiliphu, yathi: “Suka uye ngaseningizimu endleleni ephuma eJerusalema ehla eGaza, eyihlane. Wasesukuma wahamba; khangela-ke, indoda yeEtiyopiya, umthenwa, isikhulu sikaKhandakhe indlovukazi yamaEtiyopiya, eyayiphethe yonke inotho yayo, eyayize eJerusalema ukukhuleka; Wayesebuya ehlezi enqoleni yakhe efunda umprofethi u-Isaya. UMoya wayesethi kuFiliphu: “Sondela, unamathele kule nqola; UFiliphu wagijima waya kuyo, wayizwa ifunda umprofethi u-Isaya, wathi: “Uyakuqonda yini okufundayo na? Wathi: Ngingakwazi kanjani, ngaphandle kokuba umuntu angiqondise na? Yasicela uFiliphu ukuthi akhwele ahlale layo. Indawo yombhalo eyayiwufunda yayisithi: Wayiswa ekuhlatshweni njengemvu; nanjengewundlu elithule phambi komgundi walo, akawuvulanga umlomo wakhe; Ekuthotshisweni kwakhe ukwahlulelwa kwakhe kwasuswa; njalo ngubani ongalandisa ngesizukulwana sakhe? ngoba ukuphila kwakhe kuyasuswa emhlabeni. Umthenwa waphendula uFiliphu, wathi: “Ngiyakuncenga, umprofethi ukhuluma lokhu ngobani na? ngaye, noma ngomunye umuntu na? UFiliphu wayesevula umlomo wakhe, waqala ngawo lowo mbhalo, washumayela ivangeli ngoJesu. Kwathi besahamba endleleni, bafika emanzini; umthenwa wathi: Khangela, nanka amanzi; kwalani ukuba ngibhapathizwe na? UFiliphu wasesithi: Uba ukholwa ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, kungenziwa. Wasephendula wathi: Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Wayala ukuba inqola ime; behla bobabili emanzini, uFiliphu nomthenwa; wasembhabhathiza. Sebekhuphukile emanzini, uMoya weNkosi wamhlwitha uFiliphu, umthenwa akabe esambona, kodwa wahamba ngendlela yakhe ethokoza. Kepha uFiliphu wafunyanwa e-Azotu, wahamba eshumayela emizini yonke, waze wafika eKesariya. Kepha uSawulu esafutha izinsongo nokubulala abafundi beNkosi waya kumpristi omkhulu; wacela kuye izincwadi zokuya eDamaseku eziya emasinagogeni, ukuze kuthi uma ethola abanye baleyo Ndlela, abesilisa noma abesifazane, abalethe eJerusalema beboshiwe. Esahamba, wasondela eDamaseku, kwakhanya masinyane nxazonke kuye ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini. Wawa phansi, wezwa izwi lithi kuye: “Sawulu, Sawulu, ungizingelelani na? Wasesithi: Ungubani, Nkosi? INkosi yasisithi: Mina nginguJesu omzingelayo; Ethuthumela emangala wathi: “Nkosi, uthanda ukuba ngenzeni na? INkosi yasisithi kuye: Sukuma uye emzini, njalo uzatshelwa ofanele ukwenze. Lamadoda ayehamba laye ayemi engelakukhuluma, ezwa ilizwi, kodwa engaboni muntu. USawuli wasesukuma emhlabathini; esevulile amehlo akhe, akabonanga muntu, kepha bamhola ngesandla, bamyisa eDamaseku. Waba yizinsuku ezintathu engaboni, engadli, engaphuzi. EDamaseku kwakukhona umfundi othile ogama lakhe lingu-Ananiya; iNkosi yathi kuye embonweni: “Ananiya!” Wathi: Bheka, ngilapha, Nkosi. INkosi yasisithi kuye: Sukuma uye emgwaqweni othiwa uQondile, ubuze endlini kaJudasi othiwa nguSawuli waseTarsu; Ubone embonweni indoda okuthiwa ngu-Ananiya ingena ibeka isandla phezu kwakhe ukuze abuye abone. UAnaniya wasephendula wathi: Nkosi, ngizwile ngabanengi balumuntu ukuthi kungakanani okubi ekwenzile kwabangcwele bakho eJerusalema; nalapha unegunya kubapristi abakhulu lokubopha bonke ababiza igama lakho. Kodwa iNkosi yathi kuye: Hamba; Ngokuba mina ngiyakumbonisa ukuthi kungakanani omelwe ukuhlupheka ngakho ngenxa yegama lami. U-Ananiya wayesehamba, wangena endlini; ebeka izandla phezu kwakhe, wathi: “Sawulu mzalwane, iNkosi ingithumile uJesu, owabonakala kuwe endleleni oze ngayo, ukuba ubuye ubuye ubuye ugcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele. Kwawa masinyane emehlweni akhe kungathi izinkwethu, wabuye wabona, wasukuma, wabhapathizwa. Kwathi esekudlile waqiniswa. Khona-ke uSawulu wayenabafundi baseDamaseku izinsuku ezithile. Masinyane washumayela emasinagogeni ngoKristu ukuthi yena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Kepha bonke abamuzwayo bamangala, bathi; Lo akusiye yini owabhubhisa eJerusalema ababiza leli gama, futhi uze lapha ngale njongo, ukuze abayise kubapristi abakhulu beboshiwe? Kodwa uSawuli waba namandla kakhulu, wasanganisa abaJuda abakhileyo eDamaseku eqinisa ukuthi lo unguKristu. Kwathi seziphelile izinsuku eziningi, abaJuda benza icebo lokuba bambulale; Kodwa iqhinga labo laziwa nguSawuli. Bawalinda amasango imini nobusuku ukuba bambulale. Khona abafundi bamthatha ebusuku, bamehlisa ngogange ngeqoma. Kwathi uSawuli esefikile eJerusalema, walinga ukuzihlanganisa labafundi, kodwa bonke babemesaba, bengakholwa ukuthi ungumfundi. Kepha uBarnabasi wamthatha, wamyisa kubaphostoli, wabalandisa ukuthi uyibonile iNkosi endleleni, nokuthi yayikhulumile kuye, nokuthi wayeshumayele ngesibindi eDamaseku ngegama likaJesu. Wayenabo, engena ephuma eJerusalema. Wasekhuluma ngesibindi ngebizo leNkosi uJesu, ephikisana lamaGriki, kodwa azama ukumbulala. Abazalwane sebekwazi bamehlisela eKesariya, bamthumela eTarsu. Khona ibandla lathola ukuphumula kulo lonke elaseJudiya, naseGalile, naseSamariya, lisakheka. behamba ekwesabeni iNkosi, landa ngenduduzo kaMoya oNgcwele. Kwathi uPetru ebhoda ezindaweni zonke, wehlela nakwabangcwele abakhe eLida. Wafumana khona umuntu othiwa ngu-Eneya, owayeselele iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili efe uhlangothi. UPetru wathi kuye: “Eneya, uJesu Kristu uyakuphilisa; Wasesukuma masinyane. Bonke abakhileyo eLida naseSaroni bambona, baphendukela eNkosini. EJopha kwakukhona umfundikazi othile ogama lakhe linguThabitha, okungukuthi uDorka ngokuhunyushwa; Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku wagula, wafa; sebemgezile, bambeka ekamelweni eliphezulu. Ngokuba iLida laliseduze neJopha, nabafundi bezwile ukuthi uPetru ukhona, bathuma kuye amadoda amabili, bemcela ukuba angalibali ukuza kubo. UPetro wasesukuma wahamba labo. Esefikile bamyisa ekamelweni eliphezulu; Kepha uPetru wabakhiphela phandle bonke, waguqa, wakhuleka; waphendukela esidunjini, wathi: Thabitha, vuka. Yasivula amehlo ayo, yathi ibona uPetro yavuka yavuka. Wambamba ngesandla, wamsukumisa; wayesebabiza abangcwele nabafelokazi, wamethula ephilile. Kwase kwaziwa kuyo yonke iJopha; abaningi bakholwa yiNkosi. Kwathi wahlala izinsuku eziningi eJopha noSimoni othile, umshuki. Kwakukhona eKesariya indoda ethile, uKorneliyu, eyinduna yekhulu yebutho elithiwa ibutho lamaNtaliyane, umuntu okholwayo nowesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nendlu yakhe yonke, abela abantu abampofu izipho eziningi, ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu njalonjalo. Wabona embonweni ngokusobala, kungathi ngehora lesishiyagalolunye lemini ingelosi kaNkulunkulu iza kuye, ithi kuye: “Korneliyu!” Embuka wethuka, wathi: Kuyini, Nkosi? Yathi kuye: “Imikhuleko yakho nokwabela kwakho abampofu izipho kukhuphukele kwaba yisikhumbuzo phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Manje thuma amadoda eJopha, ubize uSimoni othiwa futhi uPetru; yena ungenisile kaSimoni othile, umtshuki wezikhumba, ondlu yakhe ingaselwandle; Kwathi isimukile ingelosi eyayikhuluma noKorneliyu, wabiza ababili bendlu yakhe nebutho elikholwayo kulabo ababemlindile njalo; Esebalandisile zonke lezo zinto, wabathuma eJopha. Ngangomuso besahamba, besondela emzini, uPetru wakhuphukela phezu kwendlu ukuyokhuleka ngehora lesithupha; Walamba kakhulu, wafuna ukudla; Wabona izulu livulekile, nesitsha esithile sehlela kuye, njengendwangu enkulu, eboshiwe emagumbini omane, yehliselwa emhlabeni; okwakukhona kuzo zonke izilwane zomhlaba ezinezinyawo ezine, nezilo zasendle, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo nezinyoni zezulu. Kwasekufika ilizwi kuye, lathi: Sukuma, Petro; hlaba, udle. Kepha uPetru wathi: “Qha, Nkosi; ngoba kangizange ngikudle okungcolileyo lokungcolileyo. Izwi labuye lakhuluma kuye ngokwesibili, lathi: “Lokho uNkulunkulu akuhlambululileyo, wena ungasho ukuthi kungcolile. Lokho kwenzeka kathathu; isitsha senyuselwa futhi ezulwini. Kwathi uPetru esangabaza phakathi kwakhe ukuthi uyini lowo mbono awubonileyo, bheka, amadoda abethunyiwe evela kuKorneliyu ayebuzile indlu kaSimoni, emi ngasesangweni; Amemeza, abuza ukuthi uSimoni othiwa uPetru ungenisile yini khona. UPetru esacabanga ngombono, uMoya wathi kuye: “Bheka, amadoda amathathu ayakufuna. Ngakho sukuma wehle, uhambe nawo, ungangabazi ngalutho, ngokuba yimina engibathumile. UPetru wehlela emadodeni abethunywe kuye evela kuKorneliyu; wathi: Bhekani, nginguye enimfunayo; Base bethi: UKorneliyu induna yekhulu, indoda elungileyo nemesabayo uNkulunkulu, nodumo oluhle esizweni sonke samaJuda, uxwayiswe nguNkulunkulu ngengelosi engcwele ukuba akubize endlini yakhe, ezwe amazwi. kwakho. Wasebabizela phakathi, wabangenisa. Ngangomuso uPetru wahamba nabo, nabazalwane abathile baseJopha bamphelezela. Ngangomuso bangena eKesariya. UKorneliyu wayebalindile, esebizele ndawonye izihlobo zakhe nabangane abaseduze. Kwathi esangena uPetru, uKorneliyu wamhlangabeza, wawa phansi ezinyaweni zakhe, wakhuleka kuye. Kodwa uPetro wamsukumisa, wathi: Sukuma; nami ngingumuntu. Esakhuluma naye wangena, wafumana abaningi ababebuthene. Wathi kubo: Niyazi ukuthi akuvunyelwe ukuba umuntu ongumJuda ahlangane noma eze kowesinye isizwe; kodwa uNkulunkulu ungibonisile ukuthi ngingabizi muntu ngokuthi ungcolile noma ungcolile. Ngakho-ke ngizile kini ngingaphikanga lapho ngibiziwe; ngiyabuza-ke ukuthi ningibizeleni na? UKorneliyu wathi: “Ezinsuku ezine ezidlule kwaze kwaba yileli hora ngizila ukudla; ngehora lesishiyagalolunye ngakhuleka endlini yami; Yathi: “Korneliyu, ukukhuleka kwakho kuzwakele, nomusa wakho womusa ukhunjulwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ngakho thumela eJopha, ubize uSimoni othiwa uPetro; ungenisile endlini kaSimoni umtshuki wezikhumba ngaselwandle; Ngakho ngithumela masinyane kuwe; futhi wenze kahle ukuthi uze. Manje-ke sikhona sonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba sizwe konke okuyalelwe nguNkulunkulu. UPetro wasevula umlomo wakhe, wathi: Ngeqiniso ngiyabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu kabheki ubuso. Kodwa ezizweni zonke omesabayo lowenza ukulunga uyamukeleka kuye. Ilizwi uNkulunkulu alithumela kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, etshumayela ukuthula ngoJesu Kristu, yena oyiNkosi yabo bonke; Niyalazi izwi elamenyezelwa kulo lonke elaseJudiya, liqala eGalile emva kobhapathizo alushumayelayo uJohane; Ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamgcoba kanjani uJesu waseNazaretha ngoMoya oNgcwele nangamandla, owahamba enza okuhle, ephulukisa bonke ababecindezelwe nguSathane; ngoba uNkulunkulu wayelaye. Nathi singofakazi bezinto zonke azenzayo ezweni labaJuda naseJerusalema; abambulala, bamphanyeka esihlahleni; yena uNkulunkulu wamvusa ngosuku lwesithathu, wambonakalisa obala; Hhayi kubantu bonke, kodwa kubofakazi abakhethwe ngaphambili nguNkulunkulu, kithina esadla, saphuza naye emva kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyo. Wasiyala ukuba sishumayele kubantu, sifakaze ukuthi nguye omiswe nguNkulunkulu ukuba abe nguMahluleli wabaphilayo nabafileyo. Abaprofethi bonke bafakaza ngaye ukuthi yilowo nalowo okholwa nguye uyakwamukela ukuthethelelwa kwezono ngegama lakhe. UPetru esakhuluma lawo mazwi, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo bonke ababelizwa izwi. Abasokile abakholwayo ababeze noPetru bamangala, ngokuba isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele sitheliwe naphezu kwabezizwe. Ngokuba babezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi, betusa uNkulunkulu. Khona uPetro waphendula wathi: Ukhona yini ongala namanzi ukuba bangabhapathizwa laba abamamukele uMoya oNgcwele njengathi na? Waselaya ukuthi babhabhathizwe ebizweni leNkosi. Basebemncenga ukuthi ahlale insuku ezithile. Abaphostoli nabazalwane baseJudiya bezwa ukuthi nabezizwe balamukele izwi likaNkulunkulu. Kwathi uPetru esekhuphukele eJerusalema, abokusoka baphikisana naye; besithi: Wangena ebantwini abangasokanga, wadla labo. Kodwa uPetro wayilandisa indaba kwasekuqaleni, wabachasisela ngomlayo, esithi: Mina ngangisemzini waseJopha ngikhuleka, ngase ngibona ethongweni umbono, kwehla isitsha esithile, sinjengendwangu enkulu, sehliswa ngamachopho omane sivela ezulwini; lafika nakimi. okwathi ngigqolozele kukho, ngabona, ngabona izilwane zomhlaba ezinezinyawo ezine, nezilo zasendle, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu. Ngasengisizwa ilizwi lisithi kimi: Sukuma, Petro; hlaba udle. Kodwa ngathi: Qha, Nkosi, ngokuba akukho okuyichilo nokungcolileyo akuzange kungene emlonyeni wami. Kodwa izwi langiphendula futhi livela ezulwini, lathi: Lokho uNkulunkulu akuhlambululileyo, wena ungasho ukuthi kungcolile. Lokho kwenzeka kathathu, konke kwabuye kwenyuselwa ezulwini. Bheka, kwahle kwafika amadoda amathathu endlini engangikuyo, ethunywe kimi evela eKesariya. UMoya wayesethi kimi ngihambe nawo, ngingangabazi ngalutho. Bahamba nami nalaba bazalwane abayisithupha, sangena endlini yalowo muntu; Yasibikela ukuthi yayibone ingelosi endlini yayo imi, yathi kuye: ‘Thuma amadoda eJopha, ubize uSimoni othiwa uPetru; ozakukhuluma kuwe amazwi, ozasindiswa ngawo wena lendlu yakho yonke. Kwathi ngisaqala ukukhuluma, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo, njengalokhu wehlela kithi ekuqaleni. Ngase ngikhumbula izwi leNkosi ukuthi yathi: ‘UJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi; kodwa lina lizabhabhathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele. Ngakho-ke njengokuba uNkulunkulu ebanikile isipho esifana naso njengathi thina esakholwa yiNkosi uJesu Kristu; mina bengiyini ukuba ngimelane noNkulunkulu na? Sebezwile lezizinto bathula, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, besithi: Ngakho uNkulunkulu unikile labezizwe ukuphendukela ekuphileni. Labo abahlakazekile ngokushushiswa okwavela ngoStefanu badabula baze bafika eFenike, naseKhupro, nase-Antiyokiya, bengalishumayeli izwi kubaJuda kuphela. Abanye kubo kwakungamadoda aseKhupro naseKhurene, abathi sebefikile e-Antiyokiya, bakhuluma kumaGreki, beshumayela ivangeli ngeNkosi uJesu. Isandla seNkosi sasinabo, kwakholwa isixuku esikhulu saphendukela eNkosini. Izindaba ezinjalo zezwakala ezindlebeni zebandla laseJerusalema, bathuma uBarnabasi ukuba ahambe aze afike e-Antiyokiya. owathi efika, esewubonile umusa kaNkulunkulu, wathokoza, wabakhuthaza bonke ukuthi banamathele eNkosini ngokuzimisela kwenhliziyo. Ngokuba wayeyindoda enhle, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele nokukholwa; kwenezelwa eNkosini abantu abaningi. UBarnabasi wasesuka waya eTarsu ukuyadinga uSawuli; Esemtholile wamyisa e-Antiyokiya. Kwasekusithi umnyaka wonke babuthana ebandleni, bafundisa abantu abanengi. Futhi abafundi baqala ukubizwa ngokuthi amaKristu e-Antiyokiya. Ngalezo zinsuku kwafika abaprofethi bevela eJerusalema, beza e-Antiyokiya. Kwasekusukuma omunye wabo obizo lakhe lingu-Agabu, watshengisa ngoMoya ukuthi kuzakuba khona indlala enkulu emhlabeni wonke; Khona abafundi bazimisela, kwaba yilowo nalowo njengamandla akhe, ukuthumela usizo kubazalwane abakhileyo eJudiya. Bakwenza-ke lokho, bakuthumela emalungeni ngesandla sikaBarnaba noSawulu. Ngaleso sikhathi uHerode inkosi welula izandla ukuba ahluphe abathile bebandla. Wabulala uJakobe umfowabo kaJohane ngenkemba. Kwathi ebona ukuthi lokho kuwathokozisa amaJuda, waqhubeka wabamba loPetro. (Khona-ke kwakuyizinsuku zesinkwa esingenamvubelo.) Esembambile, wamfaka etilongweni, wamnikela ekamu lamabutho amane, ukuba amlinde; ehlose ukumkhuphela ebantwini emva kwePhasika. Ngakho uPetru wagcinwa etilongweni, kepha ibandla lamkhulekela kuNkulunkulu ngokungaphezi. Kwathi uHerode esezomkhipha, ngalobo busuku uPetru wayelele phakathi kwamasosha amabili, eboshwe ngamaketanga amabili, nabalindi phambi komnyango belinda itilongo. Bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yeza phezu kwakhe, nokukhanya kwakhanya etilongweni, yamshaya uPetru ohlangothini, yamvusa, yathi: “Vuka masinyane. Futhi amaketanga akhe awela ezandleni zakhe. Ingilosi yasisithi kuye: Bhinca, ubophe amanyathela akho. Wenza kanjalo. Wasesithi kuye: Gqoka isembatho sakho, ungilandele. Wasephuma, wamlandela; futhi wayengazi ukuthi kuyiqiniso okwenziwa yingelosi; kodwa wacabanga ukuthi ubona umbono. Sebedlule abalindi bokuqala nabesibili, bafika esangweni lensimbi eliya emzini; owabavulela ngokwakhe; baphuma, badlula umgwaqo munye; ingilosi yahle yasuka kuye. Kwathi uPetru esesangulukile wathi: “Manje sengiyazi ngeqiniso ukuthi iNkosi ithumile ingelosi yayo, yangikhulula esandleni sikaHerode nakukho konke abantu abaJuda ababekulindele. Esekubonile lokho, wafika endlini kaMariya unina kaJohane othiwa uMarku; lapho ababebuthene khona abanengi bekhuleka. Kwathi uPetro engqongqotha emnyango wesango, intombazana yeza ukulalela, ibizo layo linguRoda. Kuthe selilazi izwi likaPetru, alivulanga isango ngenxa yokuthokoza, kodwa wagijima wabika ukuthi uPetru wayemi phambi kwesango. Bathi kuye: “Uyahlanya. Kodwa wayelokhu egcizelela ukuthi kunjalo. Base bethi: “Yingelosi yakhe.” Kodwa uPetru waqhubeka engqongqoza; sebevule umnyango bambona, bamangala. Kodwa wabaqhweba ngesandla ukuthi bathule, wabalandisela ukuthi iNkosi imkhuphe njani entolongweni. Wathi: “Bikelani uJakobe nakubazalwane lokho.” Wasuka, waya kwenye indawo. Kwathi sekusile, kwaba khona isiphithiphithi esingesincane phakathi kwamabutho kokuthi uPetro wehlelwe yini. Kwathi uHerode emfuna engamtholi, waphenya abalindi, wayala ukuba babulawe. Wehla eJudiya, waya eKesariya, wahlala khona. Kepha uHerode wayebathukuthelele abaseTire nabaseSidoni; ngoba ilizwe labo londliwa yilizwe lenkosi. Kwathi ngosuku olumisiweyo uHerode wembatha ingubo yobukhosi, wahlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, wakhuluma kubo. Abantu basebememeza besithi: Yizwi likaNkulunkulu, akusilo elomuntu. Kwathi masinyane ingelosi yeNkosi yamshaya, ngokuba enganikanga uNkulunkulu udumo; wadliwa yizimpethu, waphuma. Kodwa izwi likaNkulunkulu lakhula, landa. OBarnaba noSawulu babuya eJerusalema sebeqedile inkonzo yabo, bahamba noJohane othiwa uMarku. Kwakukhona e-Antiyokiya ebandleni abaprofethi nabafundisi; njengoBarnaba, noSimeyoni othiwa uNigeri, noLukiyu waseKhurene, noManayeni owayondliwe kanye noHerode umtetrarki, noSawulu. Kwathi bekhonza iNkosi, bezila ukudla, uMoya oNgcwele wathi: Ngahlukaniseleni oBarnaba noSawulu emsebenzini engibabizele wona. Sebezila ukudla bakhuleka, babeka izandla phezu kwabo, babamukisa. Bona-ke bethunywe nguMoya oNgcwele behlela eSelukiya; basuka lapho ngomkhumbi baya eKhupro. Sebefikile eSalami batshumayela ilizwi likaNkulunkulu emasinagogeni abaJuda, njalo babe loJohane wabancedisa. Sebedabule isihlenge baze bafika ePhafosi, bafumana indoda ethile eyisanusi, umprofethi wamanga, umJuda, ogama lakhe linguBarjesu. owayenombusi wezwe, uSergiyu Pawulu, indoda ehlakaniphileyo; owabiza uBarnabasi loSawuli, wafisa ukuzwa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu. Kodwa uElimasi isanusi (ngokuba linjalo ibizo lakhe ngokuhunyushwa) wamelana labo, efuna ukuphambukisa umbusi ekholweni. Khona uSawulu, othiwa futhi uPawulu, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele, wamgqolozela. Wathi: “Wena ogcwele ubuqili bonke nobubi bonke, ndodana kaSathane, sitha sokulunga konke, awuyikuyeka ukuphendukezela izindlela eziqondileyo zeNkosi na? Manje bheka, isandla seNkosi siphezu kwakho, uyakuba yimpumputhe, ungaliboni ilanga isikhathi. Kwahle kwehlelwa yinkungu nobumnyama phezu kwakhe; wasezulazula efuna abangamhola ngesandla. Khona umbusi ebona okwenzekileyo wakholwa, emangazwe isifundiso seNkosi. Kwathi uPawuli labakanye laye besuka ePafosi, bafika ePerga esePhamfiliya; kodwa uJohane wasuka kubo wabuyela eJerusalema. Kepha bona sebemukile ePherge bafika e-Antiyokiya yasePhisidiya, bangena esinagogeni ngosuku lwesabatha, bahlala phansi. Kwathi sekufundiwe umlayo labaprofethi, abaphathi besinagoge bathumela kubo, besithi: Madoda, bazalwane, uba lilolizwi lokukhuthaza abantu, khulumani. Wayesesukuma uPawulu, waqhweba ngesandla, wathi: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, nani nesaba uNkulunkulu, lalelani. UNkulunkulu walesi sizwe sakwa-Israyeli wakhetha okhokho bethu, wabaphakamisa abantu lapho bengabafokazi ezweni laseGibhithe, futhi ngengalo ephakemeyo wabakhipha kulo. Kwathi cishe iminyaka engamashumi amane wabekezelela imikhuba yabo ehlane. Esechithile izizwe eziyisikhombisa elizweni leKhanani, wababela ilizwe labo ngenkatho. Emva kwalokho wabanika abahluleli isikhathi esingangeminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu, kwaze kwafika uSamuweli umprofethi. Emva kwalokho bacela inkosi; uNkulunkulu wabanika uSawule indodana kaKishi, indoda yesizwe sakwaBenjamini, iminyaka engamashumi amane. Esemkhiphile wabavusela uDavida abe yinkosi yabo; wafakaza ngaye, wathi: “Ngimfumene uDavide indodana kaJese, indoda yenhliziyo yami, eyakufeza yonke intando yami. Enzalweni yakhe uNkulunkulu uvusele u-Israyeli uMsindisi uJesu, ngokwesithembiso sakhe. Kwathi engakafiki uJohane etshumayele kuqala kubo bonke abantu bakoIsrayeli umbhabhathizo wokuphenduka. Kwathi uJohane eseqedile ukuhamba kwakhe, wathi: Nithi ngingubani na? Angiyena. Kodwa bhekani, uyeza emva kwami, engingafanele ukuthukulula izicathulo zakhe ezinyaweni zakhe. Madoda, bazalwane, bantwana bozalo lukaAbrahama, labo phakathi kwenu abamesabayo uNkulunkulu, ilizwi lale nsindiso lithunyelwe kini. Ngokuba abakhileyo eJerusalema nababusi babo, lokhu bengamazi, noma amazwi abaprofethi afundwa amasabatha ngamasabatha, bawagcwalisile ngokumlahla. Lanxa bengatholi cala lokufa kuye, bacela kuPilatu ukuthi abulawe. Sebefeze konke okwakulotshiwe ngaye, bamehlisa esihlahleni, bambeka ethuneni. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo; Wabonwa izinsuku eziningi yilabo ababekhuphukele naye eJerusalema besuka eGalile, abangabofakazi bakhe kubantu. Lathi sitshumayela izindaba ezinhle kini, ukuthi isithembiso esenziwa kubokhokho. UNkulunkulu usigcwalisile kithina bantwana babo ngokumvusa uJesu; njengoba kulotshiwe futhi ehubweni lesibili ukuthi: Wena uyiNdodana yami, namuhla ngikuzele. Maqondana nokuthi wamvusa kwabafileyo, angasayikubuyela ekonakaleni, washo kanje: Ngizakuninika umusa oqinisekileyo kaDavide. Ngakho nakwelinye ihubo uthi: Kawuyikuvuma oNgcwele wakho abone ukubola. Ngoba uDavida esekhonze esizukulwaneni sakhe ngentando kaNkulunkulu, walala ubuthongo, wabekwa koyise, wabona ukubola; Kodwa lowo uNkulunkulu amvusayo kakubonanga ukubola. Ngakho makwazeke kini, madoda bazalwane, ukuthi ngalowo kumenyezelwa kini ukuthethelelwa kwezono; futhi ngaye bonke abakholwayo bayalungisiswa kukho konke obungelungisiswe kukho ngomlayo kaMozisi. Ngakho qaphelani, funa nehlele okwakhulunywa ngakho kubaprofethi; Bhekani, nina zideleli, nimangale, nibhubhe, ngokuba mina ngenza umsebenzi ezinsukwini zenu, umsebenzi eningayikukholwa, noma umuntu enitshela wona. Kwathi sebephumile esinagogeni, abezizwe bacela ukuthi lawo mazwi akhulunywe kubo ngesabatha elizayo. Kwathi sekuhlakazekile umhlangano, abaningi kubaJuda namaproselite akholwayo balandela oPawulu noBarnaba, okwathi bekhuluma kubo, babancenga ukuba bahlale emuseni kaNkulunkulu. Ngesabatha elilandelayo kwabuthana cishe umuzi wonke ukuzwa izwi likaNkulunkulu. Kodwa abaJuda bebona izixuku bagcwala umona, baphikisana lezinto ezazikhulunywa nguPawuli, bephikisa lokuthuka. Khona oPawulu noBarnaba bakhuluma isibindi, bathi: “Bekufanele ukuba izwi likaNkulunkulu likhulunywe kini kuqala; Ngokuba iNkosi yasiyala kanjalo, ithi: “Ngikubekile ukuba ube ngukukhanya kwabezizwe, ube yinsindiso kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba. Kwathi abezizwe bekuzwa lokho bathokoza, balidumisa izwi leNkosi, bakholwa bonke ababemiselwe ukuphila okuphakade. Izwi leNkosi lashunyayelwa kuso sonke isifunda. Kodwa abaJuda bavusa abesifazane abakhonzayo nabahloniphekayo nezikhulu zomuzi, bavusela oPawulu noBarnaba ukuzingelwa, babaxosha emikhawulweni yabo. Kodwa babathintithela uthuli lwezinyawo zabo, bafika e-Ikoniyu. Kepha abafundi bagcwala intokozo nangoMoya oNgcwele. Kwathi e-Ikoniyu bangena kanyekanye esinagogeni labaJuda, bakhuluma kwaze kwakholwa isixuku esikhulu sabaJuda namaGreki. Kodwa abaJuda abangakholwayo babhebhethekisa abezizwe, benza izinhliziyo zabo zibe zimbi ngabazalwane. Ngakho bahlala isikhathi eside bekhuluma ngesibindi ngeNkosi eyafakazela izwi lomusa wayo, yabanika ukuba kwenziwe izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ngezandla zabo. Kepha isixuku somuzi sahlukana phakathi, abanye ngakumaJuda, abanye ngakubaphostoli. Kwathi sekuvele ukuhlasela kwabezizwe, namaJuda kanye nababusi babo, ukubaphatha kabi nokubakhanda ngamatshe; Sebekunanzelele lokho, babalekela eListra leDerbe, imizi yeLikawoniya, lezabelo ezizingelezeleyo. Basebetshumayela khona ivangeli. Kwakuhlezi indoda ethile eListra, ibuthakathaka ezinyaweni zayo, iyisigoga kwasesizalweni sikanina, engazange ihambe. Yona yamuzwa uPawuli ekhuluma, owayigqolozela, ebona ukuthi ulokholo lokusiliswa. Wathi ngezwi elikhulu: “Sukuma, uqonde ngezinyawo zakho. wagxuma, wahamba. Kwathi amaxuku ebona akwenzileyo uPawuli, aphakamisa ilizwi lawo, esithi ngesiLikawoniya: Onkulunkulu befana labantu behlele kithi. Basebembiza uBarnabasi ngokuthi nguJupitheri; loPawuli, uMerkuriyu, ngoba wayengumkhulumeli. Khona umpristi kaJupitheri owayephambi komuzi wakubo waletha izinkabi nemigexo yezimbali emasangweni, wafuna ukwenza imihlatshelo kanye nezixuku. Kwathi abaphostoli oBarnabasi loPawuli bekuzwa, baklebhula izembatho zabo, bagijimela phakathi kwexuku, bememeza; Athi: “Madoda, nenzelani lokho na? Lathi singabantu abanemizwa efana leyenu, sitshumayela kini ukuthi liphenduke kulezize liphenduke kuNkulunkulu ophilayo, owenza izulu lomhlaba lolwandle lakho konke okukukho. owathi endulo wavumela izizwe zonke ukuthi zihambe ngezindlela zazo. Nokho akazishiyanga engenabufakazi, ngokwenza okuhle, esinika imvula evela ezulwini nezinkathi ezinezithelo, egcwalisa izinhliziyo zethu ngokudla nangentokozo. Kwaba kalukhuni ukusho lawo mazwi banqanda izixuku ukuba zingabahlabeli. Kwafika abaJuda bevela e-Antiyokiya nase-Ikoniyu, banxenxa izixuku, bamkhanda uPawulu ngamatshe, bamhudulela ngaphandle komuzi, bethi ufile. Kepha kwathi abafundi bemhanqile, wavuka, waya emzini; ngangomuso wamuka noBarnaba, baya eDerbe. Kwathi sebeshumayele ivangeli kulowo muzi, sebefundise abaningi, babuyela eListra, nase-Ikoniyu, nase-Antiyokiya; beqinisa imiphefumulo yabafundi, bebakhuthaza ukuthi bahlale ekukholweni, lokuthi simelwe ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngokuhlupheka okukhulu. Sebebamisele abadala ebandleni ngebandla, bakhuleka nokuzila ukudla, babanikela eNkosini abakholwa yiyo. Sebedabule iPhisidiya bafika ePhamfiliya. Sebeshumayele izwi ePherge, behlela e-Ataliya; Basuka lapho ngomkhumbi, baya e-Antiyokiya, lapho babenikelwe khona emseni kaNkulunkulu emsebenzini asebewufezile. Sebefikile, balibuthela ndawonye ibandla, balandisa ngakho konke uNkulunkulu abekwenzile ngabo, nokuthi uvulele abezizwe umnyango wokukholwa. Bahlala khona isikhathi eside nabafundi. Kwehla abathile bevela eJudiya, bafundisa abazalwane, bathi: “Uma ningasoki ngokwesiko likaMose, anikwazi ukusindiswa. Kwathi ukuphikisana nokuphikisana kukaPawulu noBarnaba okungekuncane nabo, banquma ukuba uPawulu noBarnaba, nabanye kubo, bakhuphukele kubaphostoli namalunga eJerusalema ngalowo mbuzo. Sebephelekezelwe libandla, badabula iFenike neSamariya, belandisa ukuphenduka kwabezizwe; baletha intokozo enkulu kubo bonke abazalwane. Sebefikile eJerusalema, bamukelwa libandla labaphostoli labadala, balandisa ngakho konke uNkulunkulu ayekwenzile labo. Kodwa kwasukuma abanye behlelo labaFarisi abakholwayo, besithi: Kumele ukubasoka, lokulaywa ukugcina umlayo kaMozisi. Base bebuthana abaphostoli namalunga ukuba bayihlole leyo ndaba. Kwathi sekunempikiswano enkulu, wasukuma uPetru, wathi kubo: “Madoda, bazalwane, niyazi nina ukuthi kusukela kudala uNkulunkulu wakhetha phakathi kwethu ukuba abezizwe bezwe izwi levangeli ngomlomo wami, bakhulume izwi levangeli. kholwani. NoNkulunkulu owazi izinhliziyo wabafakazela, ebapha uMoya oNgcwele, njengalokho enzile nakithi; Akabekanga umehluko phakathi kwethu nabo, ehlambulula izinhliziyo zabo ngokholo. Manje nimlingelani uNkulunkulu ngokubeka ijoka entanyeni yabafundi, obaba nathi esingenamandla okulithwala na? Kepha siyakholwa ukuthi siyakusindiswa ngomusa weNkosi uJesu Kristu, njengalokho nabo. Isixuku sonke sathula, sabalalela oBarnaba noPawulu belandisa ukuthi yiziphi izimangaliso nezimangaliso uNkulunkulu ayezenze ngabo kwabezizwe. Sebethulile, uJakobe waphendula wathi: Madoda, bazalwane, ngizweni. USimeyoni usilandisile ukuthi uNkulunkulu wabahambela kanjani abezizwe ekuqaleni ukuze athathe kubo abantu begama lakhe. Nalokho amazwi abaprofethi ayavumelana nalokhu; njengoba kulotshiwe, Emva kwalokho ngiyakubuya, ngibuye ngilakhe itabernakele likaDavide eliwileyo; ngiyakubuye ngiwakhe amanxiwa awo, ngiwumise; Ukuze insali yabantu ifune iNkosi, nabezizwe bonke ababizwa ngegama lami, isho iNkosi eyenza zonke lezi zinto. Iyaziwa nguNkulunkulu yonke imisebenzi yakhe kwasekuqaleni kwezwe. Ngakho-ke mina ngithi singabakhathazi labo kwabezizwe abaphendukela kuNkulunkulu; kodwa sibabhalele ukuthi bayeke amanyala ezithombe, lobufebe, lokukhanyiweyo, legazi. Ngokuba uMose kwasendulo unabamshumayelayo emizini yonke, efundwa emasinagogeni isabatha ngamasabatha. Kwaba kuhle-ke kubaphostoli namalunga kanye nebandla lonke ukuthumela amadoda athile phakathi kwabo e-Antiyokiya kanye noPawulu noBarnaba; okungukuthi uJuda othiwa uBarsaba, noSila, izinduna phakathi kwabazalwane; Basebebhala izincwadi ngabo ngalendlela; Abaphostoli namalunga nabazalwane bayakhonza kubazalwane abavela kwabezizwe e-Antiyokiya, naseSiriya, naseKhilikhiya; Njengoba sizwile ukuthi abathile abaphuma kithi banikhathaze ngamazwi, bedukisa imiphefumulo yenu, besithi: Kumele lisokwe, ligcine umlayo, esingabanikanga umlayo onjalo. Kwaba kuhle kithi sibuthene nganhliziyonye, ukuthuma kini amadoda akhethiweyo kanye labathandekayo bethu uBarnabasi loPawuli; abantu abadele ukuphila kwabo ngenxa yegama leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. Ngakho sithumile oJudasi loSila, abazakhuluma kini lezizinto ngomlomo. Ngokuba kwaba kuhle kuMoya oNgcwele nakithi ukuba ningathwesi umthwalo omkhulu ngaphandle kwalezizinto ezifunekayo; ukuba nizile okuhlatshelwe izithombe, negazi, nokuqumbeleneyo, nobufebe; uma nizilinda kukho, nenza kahle. Nisale kahle. Sebemukisiwe, beza e-Antiyokiya; Kwathi sebefundile bathokoza ngenduduzo. OJudasi noSila, bengabaprofethi nabo, bakhuthaza abazalwane ngamazwi amaningi, babaqinisa. Sebehlale khona isikhathi, bakhululwa abazalwane ngokuthula, baya kubaphostoli. Nokho kwaba kuhle kuSila ukuba asale khona. OPawulu noBarnaba bahlala e-Antiyokiya befundisa, beshumayela izwi leNkosi, kanye nabanye abaningi. Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezithile uPawulu wathi kuBarnabasi: “Asibuye sihambele abazalwane bethu emizini yonke esishumayele kuyo izwi leNkosi, sibone ukuthi banjani. UBarnabasi wazimisela ukuhamba noJohane othiwa uMarku. Kepha uPawulu akabonanga kukuhle ukumthatha, ahambe nabo, yena owabashiya ePhamfiliya, akaya nabo emsebenzini. Kwaba khona ukuphikisana okukhulu, baze bahlukana, uBarnabasi wamthatha uMarku, waya eKhupro ngomkhumbi; UPawuli wakhetha uSila, wamuka enikelwe ngabazalwane emseni kaNkulunkulu. Wadabula iSiriya neKhilikhiya eqinisa amabandla. Khona wafika eDerbe naseListra; bheka, kwakukhona lapho umfundi othile, uThimothewu igama lakhe, indodana yowesifazane ongumJuda okholiweyo; kepha uyise wayengumGreki. owayefakazelwa kahle ngabazalwane baseListra nase-Ikoniyu. yena uPawulu wathanda ukuba ahambe naye; wamthatha, wamsoka ngenxa yabaJuda ababekulezo zindawo, ngokuba bonke babazi ukuthi uyise ungumGreki. Kwathi bedabula imizi, babanika izimiso ezamiswa ngabaphostoli namalunga aseJerusalema ukuba bazigcine. Ngakho-ke amabandla aqiniswa ekukholweni, anda ngenani imihla ngemihla. Sebedabule izwe laseFrigiya nelaseGalathiya, benqatshelwe nguMoya oNgcwele ukulishumayela izwi e-Asiya; Sebefikile eMisiya balinga ukungena eBhithiniya, kodwa uMoya kabavumelanga. Sebedlula eMisiya behlela eTrowa. Kwabonakala umbono kuPawulu ebusuku; kwakumi indoda yaseMakedoniya, imncenga, ithi: Welela eMakedoniya, usisize. Esewubonile umbono, sahle sazama ukuya eMakedoniya, sesibonile impela ukuthi iNkosi isibizile ukuba sishumayele ivangeli kubo. Ngakho sasuka eTrowa ngomkhumbi, saqonda eSamotraki, ngangomuso safika eNeyapholi; Sisuka lapho saya eFiliphi, umuzi oyinhloko yesifunda saseMakedoniya, uyikoloni; sahlala izinsuku ezithile kulowo muzi. Kwathi ngesabatha saphumela ngaphandle komuzi ngasemfuleni, lapho okwakumelwe ukukhuleka khona; sahlala phansi, sakhuluma kwabesifazane ababebuthene khona. Owesifazane othile ogama lakhe linguLidiya, engumthengisi wezibubende, womuzi waseThiyathira, okhonza uNkulunkulu, wasizwa, onhliziyo yakhe iNkosi yayivula ukuba alalele okwakhulunywa nguPawulu. Kuthe esebhapathiziwe kanye nendlu yakhe, wasincenga, wathi: “Uma nithi ngikholekile eNkosini, ngenani endlini yami, nihlale khona. Futhi wasicindezela. Kwasekusithi siyakukhuleka, intombazana ethile eyayilomoya wokubhula yasihlangabeza, eyayizuzela abaniniyo inzuzo enkulu ngokubhula. Yona yamlandela uPawulu nathi, yamemeza yathi: “Laba bantu bayizinceku zikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ezishumayela kithi indlela yensindiso. Wakwenza lokho izinsuku eziningi. Kepha uPawulu edabukile waphenduka, wathi kumoya: “Ngiyakuyala ngegama likaJesu Kristu ukuba uphume kuyo.” Waphuma ngaso leso sikhathi. Abaphathi bakhe sebebonile ukuthi ithemba lenzuzo yabo seliphelile, babamba oPawulu noSila, babadonsela esigcawini kubaphathi; Wabayisa ezinduneni, wathi: Laba bantu bengamaJuda bawuhlupha kakhulu umuzi wakithi. futhi bafundisa amasiko esingavunyelwe ukuba siwamukele kumbe siwenze, singamaRoma. Isixuku sabavukela, nezinduna zayala ukuba bashaywe. Sebebashayile imivimbo eminingi, babaphonsa etilongweni, bayala umgciniziboshwa ukuba abagcine ngokunesizotha; yena esemukele umyalo onjalo wabaphonsa etilongweni elingaphakathi, wabopha izinyawo zabo ogongolweni. Kepha phakathi kobusuku oPawulu noSila bakhuleka, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu ngamahubo, iziboshwa zabezwa. Kwase kuba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, kwaze kwazanyazanyiswa izisekelo zetilongo; kwavuleka khona lapho iminyango yonke, athukululwa nezibopho zabo bonke. Kwathi umgciniziboshwa ephaphama, ebona iminyango yetilongo ivulekile, wahosha inkemba yakhe, efuna ukuzibulala, ngokuthi iziboshwa zibalekile. Kepha uPawulu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Ungazilimazi, ngokuba sikhona sonke. Wasebiza isibane, wagijimela phakathi, weza ethuthumela, wawa phambi kukaPawuli loSila. Wabakhiphela phandle, wathi: “Makhosi, ngimelwe ukwenzani ukuba ngisindiswe na? Basebesithi: Kholwa yiNkosi uJesu, njalo uzasindiswa wena lendlu yakho. Base bekhuluma kuye izwi leNkosi nakubo bonke ababesendlini yakhe. Wabathatha ngaso leso sikhathi sobusuku, wabageza imivimbo; wabhapathizwa khona lapho, yena nabo bonke abakhe. Wabangenisa endlini yakhe, wababekela ukudla, wathokoza kanye nendlu yakhe yonke ngokukholwa nguNkulunkulu. Kwathi sekusile, izinduna zathuma izikhonzi, zithi: “Khulula labo bantu; Umgciniziboshwa wabikela uPawulu lawo mazwi, wathi: “Izinduna zithumele ukuba nikhululwe; Kepha uPawulu wathi kubo: “Basishayile obala singalahlwanga cala, thina singamaRoma, basiphonsa etilongweni; manje basikhipha ngasese na? cha impela; kodwa mabeze bona basikhiphe. Izikhonzi zakhuluma lawo mazwi ezinduneni, zesaba zizwa ukuthi bangamaRoma. Beza babancenga, babakhipha, babacela ukuba baphume emzini. Base bephuma etilongweni, bangena endlini kaLidiya; sebebonile abazalwane, babaduduza, bamuka. Sebedabule i-Amfipholi ne-Apholoniya, bafika eThesalonika, lapho kwakukhona isinagoge labaJuda. UPawuli njengomkhuba wakhe wangena kubo, lamasabatha amathathu wabonisana labo ngemibhalo. evula efakaza ukuthi uKristu kwakumele ahlupheke, abuye avuke kwabafileyo; nokuthi uJesu lo, engimshumayeza nina, unguKristu. Abanye kubo bakholwa, bazihlanganisa noPawulu noSila; nesixuku esikhulu samaGreki akholwayo, nabesifazane abadumileyo abangeyingcosana. Kepha abaJuda abangakholwanga, benomona, bazithathela amadoda athile axhwalekileyo abenza okubi, abutha iviyo, avusa isiyaluyalu umuzi wonke, ahlasela indlu kaJasoni, afuna ukubakhiphela ngaphandle. abantu. Kuthe bengabatholi, badonsela uJasoni labazalwane abathile kubaphathi bomuzi, bememeza besithi: Laba abaphambukise umhlaba wonke sebefikile lalapha; abamamukele uJasoni; bonke laba benza okuphambene nezimiso zikaKesari, bethi kukhona enye inkosi, uJesu. Bazihlupha izixuku nababusi bedolobha bezwa lokho. Sebethathele uJasoni labanye isibambiso, babakhulula. Khona masinyane abazalwane babamukisa uPawulu noSila ebusuku ukuba baye eBereya; bathi sebefikile, baya esinagogeni labaJuda. Labo babenobuntu kunabaseThesalonika, balamukela izwi ngenhliziyo yonke, behlola imibhalo imihla ngemihla ukuthi zinjalo yini lezo zinto; Ngakho-ke abaningi kubo bakholwa; nabesifazane abahloniphekayo abangamaGreki, namadoda angeyingcosana. Kodwa kwathi abaJuda baseThesalonika sebezwile ukuthi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu litshunyayelwe nguPawuli eBereya, beza lakhona, bavusa ixuku. Khona masinyane abazalwane bamukisa uPawulu ukuba ahambe ngaselwandle, kepha oSila noThimothewu basala. Labaphelekezela uPawuli bamusa eAthene; sebemukele umlayo kuSilasi loThimothi wokuba beze kuye masinyane, bamuka. Kwathi uPawuli esabalindile eAthene, umoya wakhe wakhathazeka phakathi kwakhe ebona umuzi ugcwele izithombe. Ngakho waxoxa esinagogeni nabaJuda nabamesabayo, nasesigcawini imihla ngemihla nababehlangana naye. Kwasekumelana laye izazi ezithile zefilosofi zamaEpikhuru lamaStoyiki. Abanye bathi: Lizakuthini lelipholi? abanye bathi: “Ungathi ungumshumayeli wabangaziwa,” ngokuba wayeshumayela kubo ngoJesu nangokuvuka kwabafileyo. Base bembamba, bamusa e-Areyophagu, bathi: “Singakwazi yini ukwazi le mfundiso entsha oyikhulumayo na? Ngokuba uletha ezindlebeni zethu izinto ezingaziwayo; ngakho-ke sifuna ukwazi ukuthi lezi zinto ziyini. Ngokuba bonke abase-Athene nabafokazi ababekhona babengachithi lutho ngokunye, kuphela ukuxoxa nokuzwa into entsha. UPawuli wema phakathi kwentaba yaseMars, wathi: Madoda aseAthene, ezintweni zonke ngiyabona ukuthi likholwa kakhulu. Ngokuba ngithe ngidlula ngibuka izinto enizikhonzayo, ngathola i-altare elilotshiwe ukuthi: KUNKULUNKULU ONGAZIWAYO. Ngakho-ke lowo enimkhonza ngokungazi, nguyena engimemezela kini. UNkulunkulu owenza umhlaba nakho konke okukuwo, yena eyiNkosi yezulu nomhlaba, akahlali emathempelini enziwe ngezandla; Kakhonzwa ngezandla zabantu njengoswela ulutho, yena onika bonke ukuphila lokuphefumula lakho konke; Wazenza izizwe zonke ngegazi linye ukuba zihlale ebusweni bonke bomhlaba, wamisa izikhathi ezimisiweyo nemikhawulo yokuhlala kwazo; ukuze bayifune iNkosi, mhlawumbe bayiphuthaze, bayithole, nakuba ingekude kulowo nalowo kithi; Ngokuba kuye siphila, siyanyakaza, sikhona; njengalokhu izimbongi ezithile zakini zishilo ukuthi: Ngokuba nathi siyinzalo yakhe. Ngakho lokhu siyinzalo kaNkulunkulu, akufanele sicabange ukuthi ubuNkulunkulu bufana negolide noma isiliva noma itshe, okuqoshwe ngobuciko nangesu lomuntu. Nezikhathi zokungazi uNkulunkulu wazishaya indiva; kepha manje uyala abantu bonke ezindaweni zonke ukuba baphenduke; Ngokuba umisile usuku, ayokwahlulela ngalo izwe ngokulunga ngalowo muntu ammisile; enike bonke isiqinisekiso ngokumvusa kwabafileyo. Sebezwile ngokuvuka kwabafileyo, abanye bahleka usulu, abanye bathi: “Sizakubuye sikuzwe ngale ndaba.” Ngakho uPawuli wasuka phakathi kwabo. Kepha amadoda athile anamathela kuye, akholwa, okukhona kuwo uDiyonisiyu waseAreyophago, nowesifazane ogama lakhe linguDamari, nabanye kanye nabo. Emva kwalokho uPawulu wamuka e-Athene, wafika eKorinte; Wafumana umJuda othile ogama lakhe lingu-Akwila, owazalelwa ePhontu, esanda kufika evela e-Italiya, noPrisila umkakhe; (ngokuba uKlawudiyu wayeyalile ukuba bonke abaJuda bamuke eRoma) weza kubo. Njengokuba yena engowomsebenzi ofanayo, wahlala nabo esebenza, ngokuba umsebenzi wabo babengabathungi bamatende. Wayeseshumayela esinagogeni isabatha ngamasabatha, wazuza abaJuda namaGreki. Kwathi sebefikile oSila loThimothewu bevela eMakedoniya, uPawulu wacindezeleka emoyeni, wafakaza kubaJuda ukuthi uJesu unguKristu. Kwathi bemphikisa, behlambalaza, wathintitha izingubo zakhe, wathi kubo: “Igazi lenu malibe phezu kwamakhanda enu; Mina ngihlanzekile: kusukela manje ngizakuya kwabezizwe. Wasesuka lapho, wangena endlini yomuntu othiwa nguJustusi, okhonza uNkulunkulu, ondlu yakhe yayiseduze lesinagoge. UKrispu induna yesinagoge wakholwa yiNkosi kanye nendlu yakhe yonke; abaningi kwabaseKorinte bezwa bakholwa, babhapathizwa. INkosi yasisithi kuPawuli ebusuku ngombono: Ungesabi, kodwa khuluma, ungathuli; Ngokuba mina nginawe, akakho oyakukusukela ukuba akulimaze, ngokuba nginabantu abaningi kulo muzi. Wahlala khona unyaka nezinyanga eziyisithupha efundisa izwi likaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabo. Kwathi uGaliyu engumbusi we-Akhaya, abaJuda bamvukela uPawulu nganhliziyonye, bamyisa esihlalweni sokwahlulela. besithi: Lo uncenga abantu ukuthi bakhonze uNkulunkulu ngokuphambene lomlayo. Kwathi uPawuli esezavula umlomo, uGaliyo wathi kumaJuda: Uba bekuyindaba embi kumbe ububi obubi, lina maJuda, ngabe ngizalibekezelela; Kepha uma kuyimpikiswano ngenkulumo, namagama, nangomthetho wenu, zibhekeni nina; ngoba mina kangiyikuba ngumahluleli wezindaba ezinjalo. Wasebaxotsha esihlalweni sokwahlulela. Khona wonke amaGreki ambamba uSostene induna yesinagoge, amshaya phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela. Kepha uGaliyu akabanga nandaba nalutho lwalezo zinto. UPawuli esehlale khona isikhathi eside, wasevalelisa kubazalwane, wamuka ngomkhumbi, waya eSiriya, kanye loPrisila loAkwila; esegundile ikhanda eKenikreya, ngokuba wayenesithembiso. Wafika e-Efesu, wabashiya khona; kepha yena wangena esinagogeni, wakhulumisana nabaJuda. Kwathi sebemncenga ukuthi ahlale isikhathi esidana labo, kavumanga; Kodwa wabavalelisa, wathi: “Ngimelwe nakanjani ukugcina lo mkhosi ozayo eJerusalema, kepha ngiyakubuyela kini, uma uNkulunkulu ethanda. wamuka ngomkhumbi e-Efesu. Esefikile eKesariya, wenyuka wayobingelela ibandla, wehlela e-Antiyokiya. Esehlale khona isikhathi, wamuka, walidabula ngokulandelana izwe laseGalathiya nelaseFrigiya, eqinisa bonke abafundi. Kwasekufika e-Efesu umJuda othile ogama lakhe lingu-Apholo, ngokuzalelwa e-Aleksandriya, indoda ekhulumayo, enamandla emibhalweni. Lo muntu wayefundiswe indlela yeNkosi; evutha emoyeni wakhuluma, wafundisa kahle izinto zeNkosi, azi umbhapathizo kaJohane kuphela. Waqala ukukhuluma ngesibindi esinagogeni, okwathi ukuzwa u-Akwila noPrisila bamyisa kubo, bamchasisela indlela kaNkulunkulu ngokucace kakhulu. Kwathi esezimisele ukudlulela eAkhaya, abazalwane baloba, bekhuthaza abafundi ukuthi bamamukele; Ngokuba wawakholisa kakhulu abaJuda, naphambi kwabantu, ebonakalisa ngemibhalo ukuthi uJesu unguKristu. Kwathi u-Apholo eseKorinte, uPawulu esedabule izwe eliphezulu, wafika e-Efesu; Wathi kubo: “Namukele uMoya oNgcwele selokhu nakholwa na? Base bethi kuye: “Asikaze sizwe ukuthi kukhona uMoya oNgcwele.” Wathi kubo: Pho nabhabhathizwa kuyiphi na? Basebesithi: Kubhabhathizo lukaJohane. UPawuli wasesithi: UJohane wabhabhathiza umbhabhathizo wokuphenduka, esithi ebantwini ukuthi bakholwe kuye ozayo emva kwakhe, onguKristu Jesu. Kwathi ukuzwa lokho, babhapathizwa egameni leNkosi uJesu. UPawuli esebeke izandla phezu kwabo, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo; bakhuluma ngezilimi, baprofetha. Amadoda onke ayengaba ishumi nambili. Wayesengena esinagogeni, wakhuluma ngesibindi izinyanga ezintathu, ekhuluma eqinisekisa ngombuso kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa kwathi abanye bezenza lukhuni bengakholwa, bekhuluma kubi ngaleyoNdlela phambi kwexuku, wasuka kubo, wehlukanisa abafundi, ekhuluma insuku ngensuku esikolo sikaTiranu. Lokho kwenzeka iminyaka emibili; kangangokuthi bonke abakhileyo e-Asiya balizwa izwi leNkosi, amaJuda namaGreki. UNkulunkulu wenza imisebenzi yamandla emangalisayo ngezandla zikaPawuli. Kwaze kwathathwa amaduku nezigqoko emzimbeni wakhe kwabagulayo, izifo zasuka kubo, namademoni aphuma kubo. Abathile kubaJuda abakhipha imimoya emibi ababezulazula bazama ukubiza igama leNkosi uJesu phezu kwababenamademoni, bathi: “Siyanifungisa uJesu amshumayelayo uPawulu. Kwakukhona amadodana ayisikhombisa kaSkeva umJuda nompristi omkhulu, ayekwenza lokho. Umoya omubi waphendula wathi: UJesu ngiyamazi, noPawulu ngiyamazi; kodwa nina ningobani? Umuntu okuye umoya omubi weqela phezu kwabo, wabanqoba, wabahlula, baze babaleka kuleyondlu benqunu, belimele. Lokho kwaziwa yibo bonke abakhileyo e-Efesu abaJuda namaGreki; ukwesaba kwabehlela bonke, ladunyiswa igama leNkosi uJesu. Nabaningi abakholwayo beza, bazivuma, babika izenzo zabo. Abaningi kwababenza imilingo babuthela ndawonye izincwadi zabo, bazishisa phambi kwabo bonke; babala intengo yazo, bathola izinhlamvu zesiliva eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu. Kanjalo izwi likaNkulunkulu landa ngamandla, lanqoba. Kwathi seziphelile lezi zinto, uPawulu wazimisela emoyeni, esedabulile iMakedoniya ne-Akhaya, ukuya eJerusalema, wathi: “Emva kokufika kwami khona ngimelwe ukubona neRoma. Wathuma eMakedoniya ababili kwabamkhonzayo, uThimothewu no-Erastu; kepha yena wahlala isikhathi e-Asiya. Ngalesosikhathi kwavela isiphithiphithi esingesincinyane mayelana laleyoNdlela. Ngokuba umuntu othile ogama lakhe linguDemetriyu, umkhandi wesiliva, owenza amathempelana esiliva kaDiyana, wayeletha izingcweti inzuzo enkulu; Wababizela ndawonye kanye nezisebenzi zaleyo misebenzi, wathi: “Madoda, niyazi nina ukuthi ingcebo yethu kulo msebenzi. Futhi niyabona, niyezwa, ukuthi kungesikho e-Efesu kuphela, kodwa cishe kulo lonke elase-Asiya, uPawuli lo udukise abantu abaningi, waphambukisa, wathi abasibo onkulunkulu abenziwe ngezandla; Ngakho kayisikho lokhu kuphela umsebenzi wethu osengozini yokudelelwa; kodwa nokuba ithempeli likankulunkulukazi omkhulu uDiyana liyakuchithwa, nobukhosi bakhe buchithwe, okhulekelwa yi-Asiya yonke nomhlaba wonke. Sebezwile lawa mazwi bagcwala ulaka, bamemeza bathi: “Mkhulu uDiyana wabase-Efesu! Umuzi wonke wagcwala isiphithiphithi, baphuthuma enkundleni yemidlalo nganhliziyonye babamba uGayu no-Aristarku abaseMakedoniya ababehamba noPawulu. Kwathi uPawulu esefuna ukungena esixukwini, abafundi abamvumelanga. Abanye bababusi base-Asiya, ababengabangane bakhe, bathumela kuye, bemncenga ukuba angazinikeli enkundleni yemidlalo. Ngakho abanye bamemeza okunye labanye okunye, ngoba umhlangano waphithizela; abaningi babengazi ukuthi babebuthene ngani. Basebekhipha uAleksandro exukwini, abaJuda bamqhubela phambili. U-Aleksandru waqhweba ngesandla, efuna ukuziphendulela kubantu. Kodwa sebekwazi ukuthi ungumJuda, bonke ngazwi linye bamemeza kungathi amahola amabili, Mkhulu uDiyana wabaseEfesu! Kwathi umabhalane esezithulisile izixuku, wathi: Madoda ase-Efesu, ngumuphi umuntu ongazi ukuthi umuzi wabase-Efesu ungumkhulekeli kankulunkulukazi omkhulu uDiyana nowesithombe esawa kuJupiter? Ngakho njengoba lezizinto zingephikwe, kufanele nithule, ningenzi lutho ngamawala. Ngokuba nilethile lawa madoda, angesibo abaphangi bamabandla, nabangabahlambalazi unkulunkulukazi wenu. Ngakho-ke uma uDemetriyu nezingcweti ezikanye naye benendaba nomuntu, umthetho uvuliwe, bakhona nababusi; mabamangalelane. Kepha uma nibuza utho ngezinye izinto, luyakunqunywa emhlanganweni osemthethweni. Ngoba sisengozini yokumangalelwa ngesiyaluyalu salamuhla, kungekho sizathu esingalandisa ngaso ngalo mbuthano. Eseshilo lokho walichitha ibandla. Kwathi sesiphelile isiyaluyalu, uPawulu wabizela kuye abafundi, wabagona, wamuka ukuya eMakedoniya. Wasedabula lezo zindawo, ebakhuthaza kakhulu, wafika eGrisi. Wahlala khona izinyanga ezintathu. Kwathi sebemlalele amaJuda esezasuka aye eSiriya ngomkhumbi, wazimisela ukubuya adabule eMakedoniya. Wamphelekezela kwaze kwaba se-Asiya uSopatro waseBereya; nabaseThesalonika, u-Aristarku noSekhundu; noGayu waseDerbe, noThimothewu; nabase-Asiya, oThikhiku noTrofimu. Laba basandulela, basilinda eTrowa. Sasuka ngomkhumbi eFilipi emva kwezinsuku zesinkwa esingenamvubelo, safika kubo eTrowa ngezinsuku eziyisihlanu; sahlala khona izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. Ngosuku lokuqala lweviki, sebebuthene ukuthi bahlephule isinkwa, uPawuli watshumayela kubo, elungele ukusuka ngakusasa; waqhuba inkulumo yakhe kwaze kwaba phakathi kobusuku. Kwakukhona izibani eziningi ekamelweni eliphezulu lapho babebuthene khona. Kwakuhlezi efasiteleni insizwa ethile igama layo lingu-Evitiku, yehlelwa ngubuthongo obunzima, uPawulu eshumayela isikhathi eside, yazumeka, yawa phansi isuka esitezi sesithathu, yathathwa isifile. UPawulu wehla, waziphonsa phezu kwayo, wayigona, wathi: “Ningazihluphi; ngokuba ukuphila kwakhe ukuye. Esebuyile futhi, wahlephula isinkwa, wadla, wakhuluma isikhathi eside kwaze kwasa, wamuka. Bayiletha insizwa iphila, baduduzeka kakhulu. Sandulela ukuya emkhunjini, samuka saya e-Asu, lapho besizakumkhwelisa khona uPawulu, ngokuba wayemise kanjalo, yena ethanda ukuhamba ngezinyawo. Esehlangene nathi e-Asu, samngenisa, safika eMithilene. Sasuka lapho ngomkhumbi, ngangomuso safika malungana neKiyo; ngangomuso safika eSamo, sahlala eTrogilo; ngangomuso safika eMilethu. Ngokuba uPawulu wayezimisele ukudlula e-Efesu ngomkhumbi, ukuze angalibali isikhathi e-Asiya; EseMilethu wathumela e-Efesu, wabiza amalunga ebandla. Sebefikile kuye, wathi kubo: Niyazi, kusukela osukwini lokuqala engafika ngalo eAsiya, ukuthi nganginjani kini ngezikhathi zonke; ngikhonza iNkosi ngakho konke ukuthobeka kwengqondo, langezinyembezi ezinengi, lezilingo, engangehlelayo ngokuqamekela abaJuda; lokuthi kangigodlanga lutho olungalisizanga, kodwa ngalitshela, ngalifundisa obala lendlu ngendlu; ngifakaza kubaJuda nakumaGreki ukuphendukela kuNkulunkulu, nokukholwa eNkosini yethu uJesu Kristu. Manje bhekani, mina ngiya eJerusalema ngiboshiwe emoyeni, ngingakwazi okuyakungehlela khona; ngaphandle kokuthi uMoya oNgcwele uyafakaza emizini ngemizi, ethi izibopho nezinhlupheko zingilindile. Kepha akukho kwalokhu okunginyakazisayo, futhi ukuphila kwami angikuthathi njengokubalulekile kimi, ukuze ngiqede inkambo yami ngentokozo, nenkonzo engayamukela eNkosini uJesu yokufakaza ivangeli lomusa kaNkulunkulu. Manje bhekani, ngiyazi ukuthi nina nonke engahamba phakathi kwenu ngishumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu anisayikubona ubuso bami. Ngakho ngiyafakaza kini namuhla ukuthi anginacala egazini labo bonke abantu. Ngoba angigodlanga ukulitshumayela lonke icebo likaNkulunkulu. Ziqapheleni nina nomhlambi wonke anibeke kuwo uMoya oNgcwele ukuba nibe ngababonisi bokwelusa ibandla likaNkulunkulu azithengele lona ngegazi lakhe. Ngokuba ngiyazi lokhu ukuthi emva kokumuka kwami kuyakungena phakathi kwenu izimpisi ezihahayo, zingawuhawukeli umhlambi. Nakini ngokwenu kuyakuvela amadoda, ekhuluma izinto ezonakele, ukuze ahuge abafundi emva kwabo. Ngakho-ke lindani, nikhumbule, ukuthi iminyaka emithathu ubusuku nemini angiyekanga ukuxwayisa yilowo nalowo ngezinyembezi. Manje, bazalwane, ngiyaninikela kuNkulunkulu nasezwini lomusa wakhe, onamandla okulakha, nokuninika ifa phakathi kwabo bonke abangcwelisiwe. Angifisanga isiliva, nagolide, nengubo yomuntu; Nani ngokwenu niyazi ukuthi lezi zandla zisebenzele izidingo zami nezababe nami. Kukho konke nginibonisile, ukuthi ngokushikashikeka kanje kufanele nisize ababuthakathaka, nikhumbule amazwi eNkosi uJesu, ukuthi yathi: ‘Kubusisekile ukupha kunokwamukela.’ Eseshilo lokho waguqa phansi nabo bonke, wakhuleka. Basebekhala kakhulu bonke, bawela entanyeni kaPawuli, bamanga; Badabukile kakhulu ngamazwi awashoyo ukuthi abasayikubona ubuso bakhe. Basebemphelekezela baze bafika emkhunjini. Kwathi sesimukile kubo, sasuka ngomkhumbi, saqonda ngqo eKhose, ngangomuso eRodu, sasuka lapho safika ePhathara; Sathola umkhumbi owelela eFenike, sangena kuwo, samuka. Kwathi sesiyibonile iKhupro, sayishiya ngakwesokhohlo, sangena ngomkhumbi eSiriya, sehla eTire, ngokuba umkhumbi wawuzakwethula khona umthwalo wawo. Safumana abafundi, sahlala khona izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; bona bathi kuPawulu ngoMoya angenyukeli eJerusalema. Kwathi sesiqedile lezo zinsuku, saphuma sahamba; bonke basiphelekezela kanye nawomkabo nabantwana, kwaze kwaba ngaphandle komuzi; saguqa ogwini, sakhuleka. Kwathi sesivalelisane, sangena emkhunjini; babuyela ekhaya futhi. Sathi sesiqedile uhambo lwethu sisuka eTire, safika ePetolemayi, sabingelela abazalwane, sahlala nabo usuku lwaba lunye. Ngangomuso sasuka, safika eKesariya, sangena endlini kaFiliphu umvangeli, owayengomunye wabayisikhombisa; wahlala laye. yena lowo wayenamadodakazi amane, izintombi eziprofetha. Sathi sihlezi khona izinsuku eziningi, kwehla eJudiya umprofethi ogama lakhe lingu-Agabu. Kwathi esefikile kithi, wathatha ibhande likaPawuli, wazibopha izandla lenyawo, wathi: Utsho njalo uMoya oNgcwele, ngokunjalo abaJuda eJerusalema bazabopha indoda ephethe lelibhanti, njalo bazamnikela ejele. izandla zabezizwe. Kwathi sesikuzwile lokho, samncenga thina kanye labakuleyondawo ukuthi angenyukeli eJerusalema. UPawuli wasephendula wathi: Litshoni ukukhala lichoboza inhliziyo yami? ngoba mina angilungele ukubotshwa kuphela, kodwa lokufa eJerusalema ngenxa yebizo leNkosi uJesu. Kwathi engavumi ukuvunyiswa, sathula sathi: Mayenziwe intando yeNkosi. Emva kwalezo zinsuku sathatha impahla yethu, senyukela eJerusalema. Kwasekuhamba lathi abanye babafundi baseKesariya, basisa kuMnasoni waseKhupro, obengumfundi omdala, ebesizangenisa kuye. Kwathi sesifikile eJerusalema, abazalwane basemukela ngokuthokoza. Ngangomuso uPawulu wangena nathi kuJakobe; labadala bonke babekhona. Wababingelela, wabalandisa ngazo zonke izinto uNkulunkulu abezenzile phakathi kwabezizwe ngenkonzo yakhe. Sebezwile bayidumisa iNkosi, bathi kuye: “Uyabona, mfowethu, ukuthi zingaki izigidi zabakholwayo abaJuda; futhi bonke bashisekela umthetho; Sebebikelwe ngawe ukuthi ufundisa bonke abaJuda abaphakathi kwabezizwe ukuhlubuka kuMose, uthi bangasoki abantwana babo, bangahambi ngamasiko. Ngakho kuyini? ixuku limele ukubuthana, ngoba lizakuzwa ukuthi ufikile. Ngakho yenza lokhu esikusho kuwe: Sinamadoda amane anesithembiso phezu kwawo; Bathathe, uzihlambulule kanye nabo, ube necala kubo, ukuze baphuce amakhanda abo, bazi bonke ukuthi akulutho lokho abakubikelwe ngawe; kodwa ukuthi lawe uhamba ngokufaneleyo njalo ugcina umlayo. Mayelana nabezizwe abakholwayo silobile, saphetha ngokuthi bangagcini okunje, kuphela ukuba bazigcine entweni ehlatshelwe izithombe, nasegazini, nasekokuklinyiweyo, nasebufebeni. UPawuli wasewathatha amadoda, kusisa ezihlambulule kanye lawo, wangena ethempelini, ukutshengisa ukuphela kwensuku zokuhlanjululwa, kuze kunikelelwe umnikelo wawo wonke. Kwathi sezizaphela lezonsuku eziyisikhombisa, abaJuda beAsiya, bembona ethempelini, badunga ixuku lonke, bambamba; ememeza esithi: Madoda akwaIsrayeli, sizani! Lona nguye umuntu ofundisa bonke ezindaweni zonke okuphambene nabantu, nomthetho, nalendawo, futhi engenisa namaGreki ethempelini, wayingcolisa le ndawo engcwele. (Ngokuba babebone ngaphambili uTrofimu wase-Efesu enaye emzini, ababecabanga ukuthi uPawulu umngenise ethempelini.) Umuzi wonke wanyakaza, abantu bagijima kanyekanye, bambamba uPawulu, bamdonsela ngaphandle kwethempeli, kwavalwa masinyane iminyango. Kwathi besafuna ukumbulala, kwafika umbiko enduneni yenkulungwane ukuthi lonke iJerusalema liyayaluza. yona yahle yathatha amasosha nezinduna zekhulu, yagijimela kubo; Induna yenkulungwane yayisisondela, yambamba, yayala ukuba aboshwe ngamaketanga amabili; wabuza ukuthi ungubani nokuthi wenzeni. Abanye phakathi kwesixuku bamemeza okunye, abanye okunye, kepha engakwazi ukuqiniseka ngenxa yesiyaluyalu, wayala ukuba ayiswe ekamu. Esefikile ezitebhisini, wathwalwa ngamasosha ngenxa yobudlova babantu. Ngoba ixuku labantu lalilandela limemeza lisithi: Msuse! Kwathi uPawuli esezangeniswa enkambeni yamabutho, wathi enduneni yenkulungwane: Ngingakhuluma lawe yini? Yathi: “Uyakwazi ukukhuluma isiGreki na? Awuyena lowo mGibhithe owasusa isiyaluyalu ngaphambi kwalezi zinsuku, waholela ehlane amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezine angababulali na? Kodwa uPawuli wathi: Mina ngiyindoda engumJuda waseTarsu yeKhilikhiya, isakhamuzi somuzi ongelutho; Kwathi esemnike imvume, uPawulu wema ezikhwelweni, waqhweba abantu ngesandla. Kwathi sekuthuleke kakhulu, wakhuluma kubo ngolimi lwesiHeberu, wathi: Madoda, bazalwane, nawobaba, yizwani ukuziphendulela kwami kini manje. (Sebezwile ukuthi ukhuluma kubo ngolimi lwesiHeberu, bathula kakhulu; wathi:) Mina-ke ngingumuntu ongumJuda, owazalelwa eTarsu, umuzi waseKhilikhiya, nokho ngakhulela kulo muzi ngasezinyaweni zikaGamaliyeli, ngifundisiwe ngomthetho wawoyise opheleleyo, ngishisekela uNkulunkulu, njengoba ninjalo nonke namuhla. Ngayizingela leNdlela kwaze kwaba sekufeni, ngibopha, ngibakhaphela ematilongweni abesilisa nabesifazane. njengalokhu nompristi omkhulu uyangifakazela, nebandla lonke lamalunga, engamukela kubo izincwadi eziya kubazalwane, ngaya eDamaseku ukuba ngibalethe eJerusalema beboshiwe, ukuze bajeziswe. Kwasekusithi ngisahamba sengisondela eDamaseko emini enkulu, kungazelelwe kwakhanyisa inhlangothi zonke ukukhanya okukhulu okuvela ezulwini. Ngawa phansi, ngezwa izwi lithi kimi: Sawulu, Sawulu, ungizingelelani na? Ngasengiphendula ngathi: Ungubani, Nkosi? Yathi kimi: Mina nginguJesu waseNazaretha omzingelayo. Lababe nami bakubona ukukhanya, besaba; kodwa abalizwanga ilizwi lalowo owayekhuluma lami. Ngasengisithi: Ngizakwenzani, Nkosi? INkosi yasisithi kimi: Sukuma uye eDamaseko; lapho-ke uzatshelwa khona ngakho konke okumiselwe wena ukuthi ukwenze. Kwathi ngingasaboni ngenxa yenkazimulo yalokho kukhanya, ngaholwa ngesandla sababe nami, ngafika eDamaseku. Njalo uAnaniya othile, indoda ekholwayo ngokomlayo, efakazelwa kuhle ngabaJuda bonke abakhileyo lapho. Weza kimi, wema, wathi kimi: ‘Sawulu mzalwane, buya ubone. Ngaso leso sikhathi ngabheka kuye. Wathi: “UNkulunkulu wawobaba ukukhethile ukuba wazi intando yakhe, umbone oLungileyo, uzwe izwi lomlomo wakhe. Ngokuba uyakuba ngufakazi wakhe kubantu bonke walokho okubonileyo nokuzwileyo. Manje ulibelelani na? sukuma ubhapathizwe, uhlanze izono zakho, ubize igama leNkosi. Kwathi lapho ngibuyela eJerusalema, ngikhuleka ethempelini, ngaba nesiyezi; Ngambona ethi kimi: ‘Sheshisa uphume masinyane eJerusalema, ngokuba kabayikwamukela ubufakazi bakho ngami. Ngase ngithi: Nkosi, bayazi bona ukuthi bengibabopha ngibashaya emasinagogeni wonke abakholwa nguwe; Lapho kuchithwa igazi likaStefanu ufakazi wakho, nami ngangimi khona, ngivumelana nokubulawa kwakhe, ngilinda izingubo zabambulalayo. Yathi kimi: ‘Hamba, ngokuba mina ngiyakukuthuma kude kwabezizwe. Basebemlalela kwaze kwaba kulelolizwi, basebephakamisa amazwi abo besithi: Msuseni onjalo emhlabeni, ngoba kakufanelanga ukuthi aphile. Kwathi bekhala, belahla izingubo zabo, baphonsa uthuli emoyeni; Induna yenkulungwane yasilaya ukuthi angeniswe enqabeni, yasilaya ukuthi aphenywe ngesiswepu; ukuze azi ukuthi kungani bekhala kanje kuye. Kwathi besambopha ngemichilo, uPawuli wathi enduneni yekhulu eyayimi lapho: Kuvunyelwe yini kini ukutshaya ngesiswepu umuntu ongumRoma engalahlwanga yicala? Kwathi induna yekhulu isizwile, yasuka yabikela induna, yathi: Qaphela okwenzayo, ngoba lumuntu ungumRoma. Induna yenkulungwane yeza yathi kuye: Ngitshele, ungumRoma yini? Wathi: Yebo. Induna yenkulungwane yasiphendula yathi: Mina ngalizuza ngemali enkulu. UPawuli wasesithi: Kodwa mina ngizelwe. Khona basuka masinyane kuye labo ababezakumphenya; Ngangomuso, efuna ukwazi iqiniso, ukuthi kungani amangalelwe ngamaJuda, wamkhulula eziboshweni, wayala ukuba abapristi abakhulu nomphakathi wonke wabo beze, wamehlisa uPawulu, wammisa phambi kwabo. UPawuli wawugqolozela umphakathi, wathi: “Madoda, bazalwane, mina ngihambile phambi kukaNkulunkulu nginonembeza wonke omuhle kuze kube namuhla. Umpristi omkhulu u-Ananiya wayala ababemi eduze kwakhe ukuba bamshaye emlonyeni. UPawuli wasesithi kuye: UNkulunkulu uzakutshaya wena ludonga olucakiweyo; Lababemi khona bathi: Uthuka umpristi omkhulu kaNkulunkulu yini? UPawuli wasesithi: Bengingazi, bazalwane, ukuthi ungumpristi omkhulu; Kodwa uPawuli esekwazi ukuthi enye ingxenye ingabaSadusi lelinye ingabaFarisi, wamemeza emphakathini wathi: Madoda, bazalwane, mina ngingumFarisi, indodana yomFarisi; umbuzo. Eseshilo lokho, kwavela ukungezwani phakathi kwabaFarisi nabaSadusi, uquqaba lwahlukana phakathi. Ngokuba abaSadusi bathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, nangelosi, namoya, kepha abaFarisi bakuvuma kokubili. Kwase kuba khona ukukhala okukhulu, ababhali besigaba sabaFarisi basukuma baphikisana, besithi: Kasitholi okubi kulumuntu; Kwathi sekuqubuka ukuphikisana okukhulu, induna yenkulungwane yesaba ukuthi uPawuli ungahle adwetshulwe yibo, yalaya amabutho ukuthi ehle, amthathe phakathi kwabo, amngenise enqabeni. Ngobusuku obulandelayo iNkosi yema ngakuye, yathi: “Yima isibindi, uPawulu; Kwathi sekusile, abaJuda benza icebo, bazibopha ngesiqalekiso, bathi abayikudla, bangaphuzi, bengakambulali uPawulu. Babengaphezu kwamashumi amane abenze lelo tulo. Bona-ke beza kubapristi abakhulu labadala bathi: Sizibophe ngesiqalekiso, ukuthi kasiyikudla lutho singakambulali uPawuli. Ngakho-ke nina kanye nomphakathi bonisani induna yenkulungwane ukuba imehlisele kini kusasa ngokungathi nifuna ukuhlolisisa kahle okumayelana naye; Kwathi indodana kadadewabo kaPawuli isizwile ngokuqamekela kwabo, yasuka yangena enkambeni yamabutho, yabikela uPawuli. UPawuli wasebizela kuye enye induna yekhulu, wathi: Yisa lelijaha enduneni yenkulungwane, ngoba lilendaba ethile kuyo. Yayibamba-ke, yayisa enduneni enkulu, yathi: “UPawuli isiboshwa ungibizile, wangincenga ukuba ngilethe leli nsizwa kuwe, linento ezokhuluma kuwe. Induna yenkulungwane yasibamba isandla salo, yahamba laye ngasese, yasibuza yathi: Kuyini ozangitshela khona? Yathi: “AbaJuda bavumelene ukukucela ukuba wehlisele uPawuli emphakathini kusasa, kungathi bafuna ukuhlolisisa kahle okunye ngaye. Kodwa ungabayekeli, ngoba kubo bamqamekele amadoda angaphezu kwamatshumi amane, azibophe ngesifungo ukuthi kabayikudla lokunatha aze ambulale; kalokhu aselungile, akhangele. ngesithembiso esivela kuwe. Khona induna yenkulungwane yayisiyiyeke insizwa, yayiyala ngokuthi: “Bheka, ungatsheli muntu ukuthi ungibikele lokho. Yasibizela kuye izinduna zekhulu ezimbili, yathi: “Lungisani amasosha angamakhulu amabili ukuba aye eKesariya, nabamahhashi abangamashumi ayisikhombisa, nababikhonto abangamakhulu amabili, ngehora lesithathu lobusuku; nilungisele nezilwane, ukuze bamkhwelise uPawulu, bamyise kuFeliksi umbusi ephephile. Wasebhala incwadi kanje: UKlawudiyu Lisiya kuMbusi odumileyo uFeliksi uyakhonza. Lendoda yayibanjwe ngabaJuda, yayizakubulawa yiwo, ngase ngifika nebutho, ngayophula, ngimazi ukuthi ingumRoma. Kuthe sengifuna ukwazi icala abayimangalela ngalo, ngamkhiphela emphakathini wabo; engabona ukuthi imangalelwe ngemibuzo yomthetho wawo, kodwa ingamangalelwa ngalutho olufanele ukufa nokuboshwa. Kwathi sengitsheliwe ukuthi abaJuda babeqamekele lowo muntu, ngathumela kuwe masinyane, ngase ngibayala abammangalelayo ukuba bakhulume phambi kwakho ngalokho abanawo ngakuyo. Ukuvalelisa. Khona amasosha amthatha uPawulu njengokulaywa kwawo, amyisa e-Antipatri ebusuku. Ngangomuso bashiya abamahhashi ukuba bahambe naye, babuyela enqabeni; okwathi sebefikile eKesariya, banika umbusi incwadi, bethula loPawuli phambi kwakhe. Kwathi umbusi eseyifundile incwadi, wabuza ukuthi ungowasiphi isifunda; Kwathi esezwile ukuthi ungowaseKhilikhiya; Wathi ngizakuzwa, nxa abamangaleli bakho sebefikile. Wayala ukuba agcinwe endlini yokwahlulela kaHerode. Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyisihlanu u-Ananiya umpristi omkhulu wehla kanye namalunga, nomkhulumeli othile uTertulu, bona bemangalele uPawulu kumbusi. Kuthe esebiziwe, uTertulu waqala ukummangalela, ethi: “Njengoba sijabulela ukuthula okukhulu ngawe, nokuthi lesi sizwe senzelwa imisebenzi emihle kakhulu ngokuqondisa kwakho; Siyakwamukela ngezikhathi zonke nasezindaweni zonke ngokubonga okukhulu, Feliksi odumileyo. Nokho ukuze ngingakukhathaleli kakhulu, ngiyakuncenga ukuba usizwe kafushane ngobubele bakho. Ngoba siyitholile indoda le iyisixhwanguxhwangu, ibangela ukuvukela umbuso phakathi kwabaJuda bonke emhlabeni wonke, ingumkhokheli wehlelo lamaNazaretha. owaphinde wazama ukungcolisa ithempeli, esamthatha, besifuna ukumahlulela ngokomthetho wethu. Kodwa induna yenkulungwane uLisiya yasihlasela, yamsusa esandleni sethu ngendluzula enkulu. Walaya abamangaleli bakhe ukuthi beze kuwe; NamaJuda avuma, ethi lezi zinto zinjalo. UPawuli esemqhwebile ukuthi akhulume, waphendula wathi: Njengoba ngazi ukuthi sekuyiminyaka eminengi ungumgwebi walesisizwe, ngiziphendulela ngesibindi esikhulu. ngokuba ukuze uqonde ukuthi kusesele izinsuku eziyishumi nambili ngenyukela eJerusalema ukuyokhuleka. njalo kabangifumananga ethempelini ngiphikisana lamuntu, njalo ngivusa ixuku, lemasinagogeni, ledolobheni; Futhi abanakufakazela lokho abangimangalela ngakho manje. Kepha ngiyavuma lokhu kuwe ukuthi ngendlela abayibiza ngokuthi ihlelo, ngokunjalo ngiyamkhonza uNkulunkulu wawobaba, ngikholwa yikho konke okulotshiweyo emthethweni nakubaprofethi; nginethemba kuNkulunkulu, abalibekayo nabo uqobo, lokuthi kuyakuba khona ukuvuka kwabafileyo, okwabalungileyo nabangalungile. Nakulokhu ngiyazivivinya ukuba ngihlale nginonembeza ongenacala kuNkulunkulu nakubantu. Kwathi emva kweminyaka eminingi ngafika ukuletha izipho esizweni sakithi neminikelo. Kulokho abaJuda abathile base-Asiya bangifumana ethempelini ngihlanjululwe, kungelasixuku noma nginesiyaluyalu. ababemelwe ukuba lapha phambi kwakho, bangiphikisa, uma bebenokuthile ngami. Kumbe laba abakhona kabatsho, uba befumene ulutho olubi kimi, ngimi phambi komphakathi; ngaphandle kwaleli zwi linye engamemeza ngalo ngimi phakathi kwabo, lokuthi ngokuvuka kwabafileyo ngimangalelwa yinina namuhla. Kwathi uFeliksi esezwile lezizinto, ekwazi ngokugcweleyo kakhulu ngaleyo Ndlela, wababuyisela emuva, wathi: Nxa uLisiya induna yenkulungwane esehlile, mina ngizakwazi ngokugcwele indaba yenu. Waselaya induna yekhulu ukuthi agcinwe uPawuli, njalo abe lenkululeko, njalo kungavinjelwa muntu wakubo ukumkhonza kumbe ukuza kuye. Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezithile wafika uFeliksi noDrusila umkakhe owayengumJudakazi, wabiza uPawulu, wamuzwa ngokukholwa kuKristu. Esakhuluma ngokulunga, nokuzithiba, nokwahlulela okuzayo, uFelike washaywa luvalo, waphendula wathi: “Okwamanje hamba; nxa nginesikhathi esihle, ngizakubiza. Yena wayethemba ukuthi uzanikwa uPawuli imali, ukuze amkhulule; ngakho wambiza kanengi, ekhuluma laye. Kepha emva kweminyaka emibili kwangena uPorkiyu Festu esikhundleni sikaFeliksi; Kwathi uFestu esengenile esikhundleni, wasuka eKesariya emva kwezinsuku ezintathu, wenyukela eJerusalema. Khona umpristi omkhulu nezikhulu zabaJuda bamangalela uPawulu kuye, bamncenga. bacela umusa ngaye ukuba ambize eJerusalema, beqamekele ukuba bambulale endleleni. Kodwa uFestusi waphendula wathi uPawuli ugcinwe eKesariya, lokuthi laye ngokwakhe usezasuka aye khona masinyane. Wathi-ke labo abanamandla phakathi kwenu mabehle nami, bambeke icala lo muntu, uma kukhona okubi kuyo. Esehlale nabo izinsuku ezingaphezu kweziyishumi, wehlela eKesariya; ngangomuso ehlezi esihlalweni sokwahlulela, wayala ukuba uPawulu alethwe. Esefikile, abaJuda abehla bevela eJerusalema bama bemhaqa, bamangalela uPawulu izimangalo eziningi ezimbi, abangenakuzifakazela. Eziphendulela wathi: “Nangomthetho wabaJuda, nethempeli, nakuKesari angonanga lutho. Kepha uFestu ethanda ukujabulisa abaJuda, wamphendula uPawulu, wathi: “Uyathanda ukukhuphukela eJerusalema, wahlulelwe khona ngalezi zinto phambi kwami na? UPawuli wasesithi: Ngimi esihlalweni sokwahlulela sikaKesari, lapho engifanele ukwahlulelwa khona; Ngokuba uma ngingonile, noma ngenze utho olufanele ukufa, angifuni ukufa; ngidlulisela icala kuKesari. UFestusi esekhulume nomphakathi waphendula wathi: “Ulidlulisele kuKesari? kuKesari uzakuya. Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezithile u-Agripha inkosi noBernike bafika eKesariya ukuyobingelela uFestu. Sebehlale khona izinsuku eziningi, uFestu wayilandisa inkosi indaba kaPawulu, wathi: “Kukhona indoda ethile eshiywe nguFeliksi iboshiwe; okwathi lapho ngiseJerusalema, abapristi abakhulu namalunga abaJuda bangibikela, befuna ukwahlulelwa. Engabaphendula ngathi: Kakusiwo umkhuba wamaRoma ukunikela umuntu ukuthi afe, omangalelweyo engakahlanganisi abammangalelayo, athole ithuba lokuziphendulela ngecala lakhe. Ngakho-ke sebefikile lapha, angilibalanga ngangomuso ngahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela, ngayala ukuba le ndoda ilethwe. Kwathi sebesukuma abamangaleli, kabavezanga cala lalezo zinto engangizicabanga. Kepha babe nezimpikiswano ezithile naye ngenkolo yabo siqu, nangalowo uJesu owafayo, lowo uPawulu athi uyaphila. Kwathi mina ngingabaza ngalemibuzo, ngambuza ukuthi angathanda yini ukuya eJerusalema, ahlulelwe khona ngalezizinto. Kepha uPawulu eselidlulisele icala lokuba agcinelwe icala lika-Awugustu, ngayala ukuba agcinwe, ngize ngimthumele kuKesari. U-Agripha wayesethi kuFestu: “Nami ngiyathanda ukumuzwa lowo muntu; Wathi, kusasa nizamuzwa. Ngangomuso u-Agripha esefikile noBernike ngokugabadela okukhulu, bangena endaweni yokulalela, nezinduna zenkulungwane nezinhloko zomuzi, ngomyalo kaFestu, uPawulu walethwa. UFestu wathi: “Nkosi Agripha, nani nonke madoda enikhona lapha kanye nathi, niyayibona le ndoda lonke uquqaba lwabaJuda eyenze kimina ngaye, eJerusalema nalapha, imemeza ngokuthi akufanele aphile. futhi. Kodwa mina ngithole ukuthi akenzanga lutho olufanele ukufa, lokuthi yena ngokwakhe walidlulisela kuAwugusi, ngaquma ukumthuma. Anginanto eqinisekileyo ngaye engingayilobela inkosi yami. Ngakho-ke ngimethulile phambi kwenu, futhi ikakhulukazi phambi kwakho, nkosi Agripha, ukuze kuthi ngemva kokuhlolwa ngibe nakho engingakuloba. Ngokuba ngibona kungenangqondo ukuthumela isiboshwa, kungavezwa namacala aso. U-Agripha wayesethi kuPawulu: “Uvunyelwe ukuzikhulumela. UPawuli waseselula isandla, waziphendulela; Kuyangithokozisa, nkosi Agripha, ngoba lamuhla ngizaziphendulela phambi kwakho ngakho konke engimangalelwa ngakho ngabaJuda; ikakhulu ngoba ngikwazi ukuthi unolwazi kuwo wonke amasiko lezingxabano zabaJuda; ngakho ngiyakuncenga ukuthi ungizwe ngesineke. Indlela yami yokuphila kwasebusheni bami ekuqaleni eyayiphakathi kwesizwe sakithi eJerusalema ayazi bonke abaJuda; ababengazi kwasekuqaleni, uma befuna ukufakaza, ukuthi ngokwehlelo eliqine kakhulu lenkonzo yethu ngahamba ngingumFarisi. Kalokhu ngimi futhi ngigwetshiwe ngenxa yethemba lesithembiso uNkulunkulu asinika okhokho bethu. ezithemba ukufika kuso izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakithi, zikhonza uNkulunkulu masinyane imini nobusuku; Ngenxa yalelithemba, nkosi Agripha, ngimangalelwa ngabaJuda. Kungani kucatshangwa ukuthi yinto engakholeki kini, ukuthi uNkulunkulu uvusa abafileyo na? Mina-ke ngangicabanga ngokwami ukuthi ngifanele ukwenza izinto ezinengi eziphambene lebizo likaJesu waseNazaretha. lokho nami ngakwenza eJerusalema; abaningi kwabangcwele ngabavalela etilongweni, ngithole amandla kubapristi abakhulu; futhi lapho bebulawa, ngazwakalisa izwi lami ngokumelene nabo. Nasemasinagogeni onke ngabajezisa kaningi, ngibacindezela ukuba bahlambalaze; futhi njengoba ngibathukuthelele kakhulu, ngabazingela kwaze kwaba semizini yabezizwe. okwathi lapho ngiya eDamaseku nginegunya nokuthunywa kubapristi abakhulu, Emini enkulu, nkosi, ngisendleleni ngabona ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini okungaphezu kokukhanya kwelanga, kungikhanyisa nxazonke zami nababehamba nami. Kuthe sesiwile phansi sonke emhlabathini, ngezwa izwi likhuluma kimi ngolimi lwesiHeberu, lithi: ‘Sawulu, Sawulu, ungizingelelani na? kulukhuni kuwe ukukhahlela izinkandi. Ngasengisithi: Ungubani, Nkosi? Wasesithi: Mina nginguJesu omzingelayo. Kepha sukuma, ume ngezinyawo zakho, ngokuba ngibonakale kuwe ngalokho ukuba ngikwenze ube yisikhonzi nofakazi walezi zinto ozibonileyo nowalezo zinto engizakuzibonakalisa kuwe ngazo; ngikukhulula kubantu nakwabezizwe, engikuthuma kubo manje. ukuze uvule amehlo abo, basuke ebumnyameni, baye ekukhanyeni, basuke emandleni kaSathane, baye kuNkulunkulu, ukuze bamukele ukuthethelelwa kwezono, nefa phakathi kwabangcwelisiweyo ngokukholwa kimi. Ngakho-ke, nkosi Agripha, angibanga ngongalaleliyo umbono wasezulwini; kodwa ngabika kuqala kwabaseDamaseku, naseJerusalema, nakuzo zonke izindawo zaseJudiya, nakwabezizwe, ukuba baphenduke, baphendukele kuNkulunkulu, benze imisebenzi efanele ukuphenduka. Ngenxa yalokhu abaJuda bangibamba ethempelini, bafuna ukungibulala. Ngakho-ke sengizuze usizo lukaNkulunkulu, ngimi kuze kube yilolu suku, ngifakaza kwabancane nabakhulu, ngingakhulumi okunye ngaphandle kwalokho abakushilo abaprofethi noMose ukuthi kuyakwenzeka; ukuze uKristu ahlupheke, abe ngowokuqala ukuvuka kwabafileyo, amemezele ukukhanya kubantu nakwabezizwe. Esazikhulumela lokho, uFestu wathi ngezwi elikhulu: “Uyahlanya, Pawulu; ukufunda okuningi kuyakuhlanyisa. Kodwa wathi: Kangihlanyi, Festu odumileyo; kodwa ngikhulume amazwi eqiniso nawokuhluzeka kwengqondo. Ngokuba inkosi iyazi ngalezizinto, engikhuluma kuyo ngokukhululeka; ngoba le nto ayenziwanga engosini. Nkosi Agripha, uyakholwa ngabaprofethi na? Ngiyazi ukuthi uyakholwa. UAgripha wasesithi kuPawuli: Cishe usufuna ukungenza ngibe ngumKristu. UPawuli wasesithi: Ngithanda kuNkulunkulu ukuthi, kungabi nguwe wedwa, kodwa labo bonke abangizwayo lamuhla, kokubili ngokuseduze, nangokuphelele, babe njengami, ngaphandle kwalezizibopho. Eseshilo lokho, yasukuma inkosi, nombusi, noBernike, nababehlezi nabo; Sebesukile bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Lo akenzi lutho olufanele ukufa nokuboshwa. U-Agripha wayesethi kuFestu: “Lo ngabe ukhululiwe, uba ubengalidluliselanga kuKesari. Kwathi sekunqunyiwe ukuthi siye e-Italiya ngomkhumbi, banikela uPawulu nezinye iziboshwa ezithile enduneni yekhulu, igama layo linguJuliyu, webutho lika-Awugustu. Sangena emkhunjini wase-Adramitiyu, owawusizodabula ezindaweni zase-Asiya, sasuka; kwakukhona u-Aristarku umMakedoniya waseThesalonika enathi. Ngangomuso safika eSidoni; UJuliyu waphatha uPawulu ngobubele, wamvumela ukuba aye kubangane bakhe, athole usizo. Sasuka lapho, sagudla ngenzansi kweKhupro, ngokuba imimoya yayiphambene. Sadabula ulwandle lwaseKhilikhiya nasePhamfiliya, safika eMira yaseLisiya. Khona induna yafumana umkhumbi wase-Aleksandriya oya e-Italiya; wasifaka khona. Sesihambe kancane izinsuku eziningi, safika kalukhuni ngaseKinidu, umoya ungasivumeli, sagudla iKrethe malungana neSalimone; Sase sihamba kalukhuni safika endaweni ethiwa Amatheku Amahle; eduze kwalapho kwakukhona umuzi waseLaseya. Kwathi sesidlulile isikhathi eside, lokuhamba ngomkhumbi sekuyingozi, ngoba ukuzila ukudla kwasekudlulile, uPawuli wabalaya; Wasesithi kubo: Madoda, ngiyabona ukuthi loluhambo luzakuba lokulimala lomonakalo omkhulu, kungeyisiwo owempahla lomkhumbi kuphela, kodwa lempilo yethu. Nokho induna yekhulu yakholwa umshayeli nomnikazi womkhumbi kunalezo ezazishiwo uPawulu. Kwathi ngenxa yokuthi itheku lalingekuhle ukuhlala ebusika kulo, abanengi bacebisana nokuthi kusuke lapho, ukuba mhlawumbe bafike eFenike, balale khona ubusika; eliyitheku laseKrethe, elibheke eningizimu-ntshonalanga nasenyakatho-ntshonalanga. Kuthe umoya waseningizimu uphephetha kancane, bathi sebekuzuzile ababekuhlosile, basuka lapho, bagudla iKrethe. Kodwa kungakabiphi, kwavuka phezu kwawo isivunguvungu esithiwa iYurakilidoni; Kwathi umkhumbi wabanjwa, wehluleka ukumelana nomoya, sawuyeka. Sase sigijima ngaphansi kwesihlenge esithiwa iKlawuda, kwaba nomsebenzi omningi ukuwuhamba umkhumbi; Sebewuthathile, basebenzisa izinsiza, bebopha umkhumbi ngaphansi; besaba ukuthi bangawela esihlabathini esimanzi, banqamula useyili, baqhutshwa kanjalo. Kwathi sesipheshulwa kakhulu yisiphepho, ngangomuso bakhulula umkhumbi; Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu salahla izikhali zomkhumbi ngezandla zethu. Kwathi kungabonanga ilanga nezinkanyezi izinsuku eziningi, nesiphepho esingesincane sinamandla, lase laphela lonke ithemba lokuthi singasindiswa. Kwathi emva kokuzila isikhathi eside, uPawulu wema phakathi kwabo, wathi: “Madoda, ngabe nangilalela, anasuka eKrethe, nazuza kulokhu kubi nokulahlekelwa. Kepha manje ngiyanincenga ukuba nibe nesibindi, ngokuba akuyikulahlekelwa muntu phakathi kwenu, kuphela umkhumbi. Ngoba kulobubusuku bekumi kimi ingilosi kaNkulunkulu engingowakhe, lengimkhonzayo, Isithi: Ungesabi, Pawuli; umelwe ukumiswa phambi kukaKesari; bheka, uNkulunkulu ukunikile bonke abahamba nawe ngomkhumbi. Ngakho yimani isibindi, madoda, ngokuba ngiyakholwa nguNkulunkulu ukuthi kuyakuba njengalokho engitsheliwe. Kodwa simelwe ukuphonswa esiqhingini esithile. Kwathi sekufike ubusuku beshumi nane, sisazulazula e-Adriya, phakathi kobusuku abaqhubi bemikhumbi bacabanga ukuthi sebesondele ezweni elithile; Baphonsa ukulinganisa, bafumana kungamafathome angamashumi amabili; Khona besaba ukuthi mhlawumbe singawela phezu kwamadwala, baphosela amahange amane ngemva komkhumbi, bafisa ukuthi kuse. Abaqhubi bemikhumbi sebezabaleka emkhunjini, behlisela umkhumbi olwandle, kungathi baphonse amahange emkhunjini. UPawuli wathi enduneni yekhulu nasemabuthweni: Uma laba bengahlali emkhunjini, aninakusindiswa. Khona amabutho anqamula izintambo zomkhumbi, awuyeka wawa. Kwathi sekuzakusa, uPawulu wabancenga bonke ukuba badle, wathi: “Namuhla kulusuku lweshumi nane nilindile, nizila ukudla, ningadli lutho. Ngakho ngiyanincenga ukuba nidle, ngokuba lokhu kungenxa yempilo yenu, ngokuba akuyikuwa nalunwele lwekhanda lomunye wenu. Eseshilo lokho wathatha isinkwa, wabonga uNkulunkulu phambi kwabo bonke, wasihlephula, waqala ukudla. Base beba nesibindi bonke, badla nabo. Sasisonke emkhunjini siyimiphefumulo engamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nesithupha. Sebesuthi, bawenza lula umkhumbi, baphonsa ukolweni olwandle. Kwathi sekusile, abalazanga ilizwe, kodwa bathola umfula othile ologu, abazimisela kuwo ukuthi bawuqhube umkhumbi, uba kungenzeka. Sebekhuphulile amahange, bawayekela olwandle, bathukulula izibopho zokuqondisa, baphakamisela emoyeni useyili wangaphambili, baqonda ogwini. Sebefikile endaweni lapho kuhlangana khona ulwandle olubili, umkhumbi waguqa; ingaphambili lanamathela, lahlala lingenakunyakaziswa, kepha ingemuva laphuka ngamandla amaza. Lapho icebo lamasosha lalingukubulala iziboshwa, funa zibhukude zibaleke. Kodwa induna yekhulu ithanda ukusindisa uPawuli, yabavimba enjongweni yabo; walaya ukuthi labo abakwaziyo ukubhukuda baziphonse kuqala elwandle, baye emhlabathini; abaseleyo, abanye phezu kwamapulangwe, abanye phezu kweziqephu zomkhumbi. Kwasekusithi babaleka bonke, bafika emhlabathini. Sebephunyukile, bazi ukuthi isiqhingi sithiwa iMelitha. Amaqaba asenzela umusa omkhulu, ngokuba aphemba umlilo, asamukela sonke ngenxa yemvula eyayisina nangenxa yamakhaza. UPawuli etheza inyanda lezinkuni, walibeka emlilweni, kwaphuma inyoka ngenxa yokushisa, yanamathela esandleni sakhe. Abezizwe sebebona isilo esinesihlungu silenga esandleni sakhe, bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Ngokuqinisekile lo muntu ungumbulali, okuthi noma esindile olwandle ukuphindisela akuvumi ukuba aphile. Wasihluthunela isilo emlilweni, akezwa lutho. Kodwa babelindele ukuthi uzavuvuka kumbe awe phansi masinyane afe. Kulezo zindawo kwakukhona amasimu endoda enkulu yesiqhingi, ogama layo linguPhubhiliyu; owasamukela, wasamukela kahle izinsuku ezintathu. Kwasekusithi uyise kaPhubhiliyu wayelele ebanjwe ngumkhuhlane lomkhuhlane wegazi, uPawuli wangena kuye, wakhuleka, wabeka izandla phezu kwakhe, wamsilisa. Kwathi lokho sekwenzekile, beza nabanye abasesiqhingini abanezifo, baphulukiswa; abasidumisile futhi ngokutusa okuningi; kwathi sesihamba, basithwalisa esikudingayo. Emva kwezinyanga ezintathu samuka ngomkhumbi wase-Aleksandriya, owawudlulise ubusika esiqhingini, uphawu lwawo lungoKastore noPoluksi. Safika eSirakhuse, sahlala khona izinsuku ezintathu. Sasuka lapho sazungeza, safika eRegiyu; emva kosuku olulodwa kwavunguza umoya waseningizimu, ngangomuso safika ePhutheyoli; lapho sathola abazalwane, sancengwa ukuthi sihlale labo insuku eziyisikhombisa; ngokunjalo saya eRoma. Kuthe besuka lapho, abazalwane sebezwile ngathi, beza ukusihlangabeza baze bafika esikhungweni sika-Aphiyi naseTresi Thaberne, uPawulu ebabona wabonga uNkulunkulu, wema isibindi. Kwathi sesifikile eRoma, induna yekhulu yanikela izibotshwa enduneni yabalindi, kodwa uPawuli wavunyelwa ukuthi ahlale yedwa lebutho elimgadileyo. Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu uPawuli wabizela ndawonye izikhulu zabaJuda; nokho nganikelwa eJerusalema ngiyisiboshwa ezandleni zamaRoma. kwathi sebengihlolile, bathanda ukungikhulula, ngoba kwakungekho cala kimi lokufa. Kepha abaJuda sebekuphikisa, ngacindezelwa ukuba ngilidlulisele kuKesari; kungeyisikho ukuthi bengifanele ukusola isizwe sakithi. Ngakho ngenxa yalokhu nginibizele ukulibona, ngikhulume lani, ngoba ngenxa yethemba likaIsrayeli ngibotshiwe ngamaketane. Base bethi kuye: “Thina asamukelanga ncwadi ngawe evela eJudiya, futhi akufikanga namunye wabazalwane owabika noma wakhuluma utho olubi ngawe. Kepha sithanda ukuzwa ngawe ukuthi yini oyicabangayo, ngokuba ngaleli hlelo siyazi ukuthi liyaphikiswa ezindaweni zonke. Sebemmisele usuku, kweza kuye abaningi endlini yakhe yezihambi; wabachasisela, wafakaza ngombuso kaNkulunkulu, ebancenga ngoJesu, ethatha emthethweni kaMozisi lakubaprofethi, kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwahlwa. Abanye bakholwa yilokho okwakhulunywayo, kepha abanye kabakholwa. Kwathi bengavumelananga phakathi kwabo, basuka uPawuli esekhulume ilizwi linye lokuthi: Ukhulume kuhle uMoya oNgcwele ngoIsaya umprofethi kokhokho bethu. esithi: Hamba uye kulababantu uthi: Ukuzwa lizakuzwa, kodwa kaliyikuqedisisa; nokubona nizakubona, ningabonisi; Ngokuba inhliziyo yalaba bantu seyaba lukhuni, bezwa ngezindlebe zabo, bacimezile namehlo abo; funa babone ngamehlo, bezwe ngezindlebe, baqonde ngenhliziyo, baphenduke, ngibaphilise. Ngakho-ke makwazeke kini ukuthi usindiso lukaNkulunkulu luthunyelwa kwabezizwe, futhi bayakuzwa. Eseshilo lokho, abaJuda bamuka, benezimpikiswano ezinkulu phakathi kwabo. UPawuli wahlala iminyaka emibili egcweleyo endlini yakhe ayeyiqatshile, wemukela bonke ababeza kuye. eshumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu, efundisa izinto eziphathelene neNkosi uJesu Kristu ngesibindi esikhulu, engavinjelwa muntu. UPawulu, inceku kaJesu Kristu, owabizelwa ukuba ngumphostoli, owahlukaniselwa ivangeli likaNkulunkulu, (ayayithembisa ngaphambili ngabaprofethi bakhe emibhalweni engcwele,) Mayelana neNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu, owavela enzalweni kaDavide ngokwenyama; futhi yabonakaliswa ukuthi iyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu ngamandla, ngomoya wobungcwele, ngokuvuka kwabafileyo; esamukele ngaye umusa nobuphostoli, kube ngukulalela ekukholweni phakathi kwezizwe zonke ngenxa yegama lakhe; eliphakathi kwabo lani ababiziweyo bakaJesu Kristu; kubo bonke abaseRoma, abathandekayo bakaNkulunkulu, ababizelwe ukuba ngabangcwele: Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. Kuqala, ngibonga uNkulunkulu wami ngoJesu Kristu ngani nonke, ngokuba ukukholwa kwenu kukhulunywa ngakho emhlabeni wonke. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu engimkhonza ngomoya wami evangelini leNdodana yakhe ungufakazi wami wokuthi angiphezi ukunikhumbula emikhulekweni yami; ngincenga ukuthi, mhlawumbe mhlawumbe khathesi ngiphumelele uhambo oluphumelelayo ngentando kaNkulunkulu, lokuza kini. Ngokuba ngilangazelela ukunibona, ukuze nginabele isipho esithile somoya, ukuze niqiniswe; okuyikuthi ngiduduzeke kanye lani ngokholo lomunye wenu lolwami. Kepha angithandi ukuba ningazi, bazalwane, ukuthi ngazimisela kaningi ukuza kini, ngavinjwa kuze kube manje, ukuze ngibe nesithelo naphakathi kwenu, nanjengakwabanye abezizwe. Ngilomlandu kumaGriki lakwabezizwe; kwabahlakaniphileyo nakwabangahlakaniphile. Ngakho-ke njengoba ngikimi, ngizimisele ukushumayela ivangeli nakinina baseRoma. Ngokuba anginamahloni ngevangeli likaKristu, ngokuba lingamandla kaNkulunkulu kube yinsindiso kulowo nalowo okholwayo; kumJuda kuqala, nakumGreki futhi. Ngokuba ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu kwembulwa kulo, kuvela ekukholweni kuye ekukholweni, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Olungileyo uyakuphila ngokukholwa. Ngokuba ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luyabonakaliswa luvela ezulwini phezu kwakho konke ukungamesabi uNkulunkulu nokungalungi kwabantu abaphatha iqiniso ngokungalungi; Ngokuba lokho okwaziwayo ngoNkulunkulu kusobala kubo; ngoba uNkulunkulu ukubonakalisile kubo. Ngokuba okungabonwayo kwakhe, amandla akhe aphakade nobuNkulunkulu bakhe kubonakala kwasekudalweni kwezwe, kuqondakala ngezenzo zakhe; ukuze bangabi lezaba; Ngokuba sebemazi uNkulunkulu, kabamdumisanga njengoNkulunkulu, kababonganga; kodwa baba yize emicabangweni yabo, nenhliziyo yabo ewubuwula yaba mnyama. Bezishaya abahlakaniphileyo baba yiziwula; Futhi baguqula inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ongabhubhiyo yaba ngumfanekiso womuntu obhubhayo, nezinyoni, nezilwane ezinezinyawo ezine, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo. Ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu wabanikela ezinkanukweni zezinhliziyo zabo ekungcoleni, bahlazisane imizimba yabo phakathi kwabo; abaguqule iqiniso likaNkulunkulu libe ngamanga, bakhuleka, bakhonza okudaliweyo kunoMdali obongekayo kuze kube phakade. Amen. Ngalokho uNkulunkulu wabanikela ekuhuhukeni okuyichilo, ngokuba nabesifazane babo baguqula ukwenza kwemvelo kwaba ngokuphambene nemvelo; Kanjalo namadoda ayeyeka ukwenza kwemvelo kowesifazane, asha ngokukhanukelana; abesilisa benza okuyichilo namadoda, bezuza kubo imbuyiselo efanele yokuduka kwabo. Nanjengalokho bengathandanga ukuba nokwazi uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wabanikela engqondweni eyonakeleyo, ukuba benze okungafanele; begcwele konke ukungalungi, ukukhohlakala, ukufisa, ububi; begcwele umona, ukubulala, ukuphikisana, inkohliso, ubuxhwanguxhwangu; abahlebezi, nabahlebayo, abazonda uNkulunkulu, abadelelayo, nabazidlayo, nabazidlayo, nabaqambi bokubi, nabangalaleli abazali, abangenakuqonda, abephula isivumelwano, abangenalo uthando lwemvelo, abangenabubele, abangenasihawu; Abathi besazi ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu, ukuthi abenza okunjalo bafanele ukufa, abakwenzi lokho kuphela, kodwa bathokozela abakwenzayo. Ngakho awunakuzilandulela, wena muntu, noma ungubani owahlulelayo; ngokuba ngalokho owahlulela ngakho omunye, uyazilahla wena; ngoba wena owahlulelayo uyakwenza okufanayo. Kodwa siyazi ukuthi ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu kungokweqiniso kulabo abenza izinto ezinjalo. Ucabanga ukuthi wena muntu, owahlulela abenza izinto ezinjalo, nawe uzenza nazo, ucabanga ukuthi uyakubalekela ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu na? Noma udelela ingcebo yobubele bakhe nokubekezela nokubekezela kwakhe; ungazi ukuthi umusa kaNkulunkulu ukuyisa ekuphendukeni na? Kepha ngobulukhuni bakho nenhliziyo engaphendukiyo uzibekelela ulaka ngosuku lolaka nolokwambulwa kokwahlulela okulungileyo kukaNkulunkulu; Oyakubuyisela kulowo nalowo ngokwemisebenzi yakhe; Kulabo abathi ngokubekezela ekwenzeni okuhle badinga inkazimulo lodumo lokungabhubhi, impilo elaphakade; Kodwa kulabo abaphikisanayo njalo bengalaleli iqiniso, kodwa belalela ukungalungi, intukuthelo lolaka; Usizi nosizi phezu kwawo wonke umphefumulo womuntu owenza okubi, kumJuda kuqala, nakumGreki; kodwa inkazimulo, nodumo, nokuthula kubo bonke abenza okuhle, kumJuda kuqala, nakumGreki; Ngokuba akukho ukukhetha komuntu kuNkulunkulu. Ngokuba bonke abonile bengenamthetho, bayakubhubha kanjalo bengenamthetho; Ngokuba akusibo abezwa umthetho abalungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu, kepha abenza umthetho yibona abayakulungisiswa. Ngoba nxa abezizwe abangenawo umlayo benza ngokwemvelo okungokomlayo, laba, bengenawo umlayo, bangumlayo wabo ngokwabo; ababonakalisa umsebenzi womthetho olotshiwe ezinhliziyweni zabo, unembeza wabo ufakaza futhi, nemicabango yabo isolana noma ithethelelana; Ngosuku uNkulunkulu azakwahlulela ngalo izimfihlo zabantu ngoJesu Khristu ngokwevangeli lami. Bheka, wena ubizwa ngokuthi ungumJuda, weyame emthethweni, uzibonga ngoNkulunkulu; iyayazi intando yakhe, ivuma izinto ezinhle kakhulu, ifundiswe ngomthetho; njalo uyaqiniseka ukuthi wena ungumholi weziphofu, ukukhanya kwabasebumnyameni; Umfundisi weziwula, umfundisi wezingane, onesimo solwazi neseqiniso emthethweni. Ngakho-ke wena ofundisa omunye, awuzifundisi wena na? wena oshumayela ukuthi umuntu angebi, uyeba na? Wena othi ungafebi, uyaphinga na? wena onengwa yizithombe, uyakhonza yini? Wena ozincoma ngomthetho, udumaza uNkulunkulu ngokweqa umthetho na? Ngokuba igama likaNkulunkulu liyahlanjalazwa phakathi kwabezizwe ngenxa yenu, njengokuba kulotshiwe. Ngokuba ukusoka kuyasiza uma ugcina umthetho; Ngakho-ke uma ongasokile egcina ukulunga komlayo, ukungasoki kwakhe akuyikubalwa yini njengokusoka na? Nongasokile ngokwemvelo, uma egcina umthetho, uyakukwahlulela wena oweqa umthetho ngokomthetho nokusoka na? Ngokuba akusiye umJuda onguye ngokusobala; nokusoka akusikho okungaphandle enyameni; Kodwa umJuda enguye ngaphakathi; nokusoka kungokwenhliziyo emoyeni, kungabi ngokombhalo; okudumisa kwakhe akuveli kubantu, kodwa kuNkulunkulu. Khona-ke umJuda unanzuzoni na? Kusizani ukusoka? Kuningi ngezindlela zonke; okokuqala, ngokuba baphathiswa amazwi kaNkulunkulu kubo. Ngokuba kuthiwani uma abanye bengakholwanga? Ukungakholwa kwabo kuyakwenza ize ukukholwa kukaNkulunkulu na? Makube njalo! njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ukuze uthiwe ulungile emazwini akho, njalo unqobe ekwahlulelweni kwakho. Kepha uma ukungalungi kwethu kubonakalisa ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu, siyakuthini na? UNkulunkulu ungalungile yini ophindiselayo? (Ngikhuluma njengendoda.) Makube njalo, ngokuba uma kunjalo uNkulunkulu uyakulahlulela kanjani izwe na? Ngokuba uma iqiniso likaNkulunkulu lavama kakhulu ngamanga ami kube yinkazimulo yakhe; ngisagwetshelwani mina njengesoni na? Njalo kungabi njengalokhu sihletshwa, lanjengoba abanye bathi sithi: Asenze okubi, ukuze kuvele okuhle? ukulahlwa kwabo kungukulunga. Pho? thina singcono kunabo na? Qha, nakanye; ngokuba sesiwabonisile ngaphambili amaJuda nabezizwe ukuthi bonke baphansi kwesono; njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Kakho olungileyo, hatshi loyedwa; akakho oqondayo, akakho ofuna uNkulunkulu. Baphambukile bonke, basebeyize kanyekanye; akakho owenza okuhle, akakho noyedwa. Umphimbo wabo uyithuna elivulekileyo; ngolimi lwabo basebenzisa inkohliso; ubuthi bezinyoka buphansi kwezindebe zabo; abamlomo wabo ugcwele ukuqalekisa nokubaba; Izinyawo zabo ziyashesha ukuchitha igazi; Ukubhujiswa nosizi kusezindleleni zabo; Nendlela yokuthula abayazanga; Ukwesaba uNkulunkulu akukho phambi kwamehlo abo. Khathesi siyazi ukuthi konke okutshoyo umlayoukutsho kwabangaphansi komlayo, ukuze yonke imilomo ivinjwe, lokuthi umhlaba wonke ube lecala phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke ngemisebenzi yomthetho akukho nyama eyakulungisiswa phambi kwakhe, ngokuba ngomthetho kukhona ukwazi isono. Kodwa khathesi-ke sekubonakalisiwe ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu ngaphandle komlayo, kufakazelwa ngumlayo labaprofethi; Ngisho ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu okungokukholwa kuJesu Kristu kubo bonke naphezu kwabo bonke abakholwayo, ngokuba akukho mehluko; Ngokuba bonke bonile, basilalelwe inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu; belungisiswa ngesihle ngomusa wakhe ngokuhlengwa okukuKristu Jesu; ammisileyo uNkulunkulu, abe yinhlawulo ngokukholwa egazini lakhe, ukuze kubonakaliswe ukulunga kwakhe ngenxa yokuthethelelwa kwezono ezenziwe ngaphambili, ngokubekezela kukaNkulunkulu; ukuze kubonakaliswe ukulunga kwakhe kulesi sikhathi, ukuze abe ngolungileyo, amlungisise okholwa nguJesu. Kuphi-ke ukuzibonga na? Ayifakiwe. Ngamuphi umthetho? wemisebenzi? Hatshi, kodwa ngomthetho wokukholwa. Ngakho siphetha ngokuthi umuntu ulungisiswa ngokholo ngaphandle kwemisebenzi yomthetho. Kambe unguNkulunkulu wabaJuda kuphela? Akasiye yini nowabezizwe? Yebo, nakwabezizwe: lokhu uNkulunkulu emunye, ozalungisisa abasokileyo ngokukholwa, lokungasoki ngokholo. Ngakho siyawenza ize umthetho ngokukholwa na? makube njalo; yebo, siyawuqinisa umthetho. Ngakho siyakuthi u-Abrahama ubaba wethu ufumeneni ngokwenyama na? Ngokuba uma u-Abrahama walungisiswa ngemisebenzi, unakho ukuzibonga; kodwa hhayi phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ngoba uthini umbhalo? U-Abrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi kungukulunga. Kepha kosebenzayo umvuzo awubalwa ngokomusa, kodwa ngokwesikweletu. Kepha kongasebenziyo, kodwa ekholwa kuye olungisisa ongamesabi uNkulunkulu, ukukholwa kwakhe kubalwa ukuthi kungukulunga. Njengoba laye uDavida ekhuluma ngokubusiswa komuntu, uNkulunkulu ambalela ukulunga ngaphandle kwemisebenzi; esithi: Babusisiwe abathethelelwe iziphambeko zabo, lalabo izono zabo zisitshekelwe. Ubusisiwe umuntu iNkosi engayikubalela isono. Ngakho-ke lokhu kubusiswa kuphezu kwabasokileyo noma nakwabangasokile na? ngoba sithi: Ukukholwa kwabalelwa kuAbrahama ukuthi kungukulunga. Pho kwabalwa njani? Lapho esokile, noma ekungasokini? Hhayi ekusokeni, kodwa ekungasokini. Wasesemukela isibonakaliso sokusoka, uphawu lokulunga kokukholwa ayelakho engakasoki, ukuze abe nguyise wabo bonke abakholwayo lanxa bengasokile; ukuze ukulunga kubalelwe nakubo; noyise wokusoka kwabangasibo abokusoka kuphela, kodwa abahamba futhi ezinyathelweni zokholo lukababa wethu u-Abrahama ayenalo engakasoki. Ngokuba isithembiso sokuthi uyakuba yindlalifa yezwe asifikanga ku-Abrahama nenzalo yakhe ngomthetho, kodwa ngokulunga kokukholwa. Ngokuba uma abomthetho kuyizindlalifa, ukukholwa kwenziwe ize, nesithembiso senziwe ize; Ngokuba umthetho uveza ulaka, ngokuba lapho okungekho umthetho khona, akukho ukweqa. Ngakho-ke kungokholo, ukuze kube ngomusa; ukuze isithembiso siqiniseke kuyo yonke inzalo; kungeyisikho lokho okungokomthetho kuphela, kodwa nakulokho okungokukholwa kuka-Abrahama; ongubaba wethu sonke. (njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ngikumisile ube nguyise wezizwe ezinengi), phambi kwalowo akholwayo, uNkulunkulu, ophilisa abafileyo, njalo obiza izinto ezingekho njengokungathi zikhona. Owathi ngaphandle kwethemba wakholwa ngethemba, ukuze abe nguyise wezizwe eziningi, njengalokho okwashiwoyo ukuthi: Iyakuba njalo inzalo yakho. Ngokuba engabuthakathaka ekukholweni, akawunakanga umzimba wakhe owawusufile, eseneminyaka engaba yikhulu, noma ukufa kwesizalo sikaSara; Akabazanga ngesithembiso sikaNkulunkulu ngokungakholwa; kodwa waqina ekukholweni, enika uNkulunkulu udumo; Eqiniseka ngokugcwele ukuthi lokho akuthembisile unamandla futhi nokukwenza. Ngakho-ke kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi kungukulunga. Kepha akulotshwanga ngenxa yakhe yedwa ukuthi kwabalelwa kuye; Kodwa nakithi, esizakubalelwa, uma sikholwa kuye owavusa uJesu iNkosi yethu kwabafileyo; owanikelwa ngenxa yeziphambeko zethu, wabuye wavuswa ukuze silungisiswe. Ngakho lokhu sesilungisisiwe ngokukholwa, sinokuthula kuNkulunkulu ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; okungaye futhi sinokungena ngokholo kulo musa esimi kuwo, sizibonga ethembeni lenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. Akusikho lokho kuphela, kodwa sizibonga nangezinhlupheko, sazi ukuthi usizi luveza ukubekezela; nokubekezela kungukuqonda; nokuhlangenwe nakho, ithemba; Futhi ithemba alijabhisi; ngokuba uthando lukaNkulunkulu lutheliwe ezinhliziyweni zethu ngoMoya oNgcwele esimuphiweyo. Ngoba lapho sisebuthakathaka, ngesikhathi esifaneleyo uKristu wafela abangamesabi uNkulunkulu. Ngokuba akulula ukuba umuntu afele olungileyo; Kepha uNkulunkulu uyabonakalisa uthando lwakhe kithina ngokuthi, siseyizoni, uKristu wasifela. Ngakho-ke sesilungisisiwe ngegazi lakhe kakhulu, siyakusindiswa ngaye olakeni. Ngokuba uma, siseyizitha, sabuyisana noNkulunkulu ngokufa kweNdodana yakhe, kakhulu siyakusindiswa ngokuphila kwayo sesitholile ukubuyisana. Akusikho lokho kuphela, kodwa sizibonga futhi kuNkulunkulu ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, esesamukele ngayo ukubuyisana. Ngakho njengalokhu ngamuntu munye isono sangena emhlabeni, langesono ukufa; kanjalo ukufa kwedlulela kubantu bonke, lokhu bonke bonile; Ngokuba kuze kube ngumthetho isono sasikhona ezweni, kepha isono asibalelwa ungekho umthetho. Nokho ukufa kwabusa kusukela ku-Adamu kuze kufike kuMose, ngisho naphezu kwalabo abangonanga njengesiphambeko sika-Adamu, ongumfanekiso walowo owayezakuza. Kodwana isipho asinjengesiphambeko. Ngokuba uma ngesiphambeko somunye abaningi bafa, kakhulukazi umusa kaNkulunkulu nesipho ngomusa okungamuntu oyedwa uJesu Kristu, kwavama kwabaningi. Futhi isipho asinjengoba saba ngowomunye owonayo; Ngokuba uma ngesiphambeko somuntu oyedwa ukufa kwabusa ngalowo munye; kakhulukazi abemukela ukuvama komusa nokwesipho sokulunga bayakubusa ekuphileni ngalowo munye, uJesu Kristu. Ngakho-ke njengalokhu ngesiphambeko esisodwa ukwahlulelwa kwehlela phezu kwabantu bonke, kube ngukulahlwa; ngokunjalo ngokulunga okukodwa isipho sesihle seza phezu kwabantu bonke kube yikulungisiswa kwempilo. Ngokuba njengalokho ngokungalaleli komuntu munye abaningi benziwa izoni, kanjalo ngokulalela komuntu oyedwa abaningi bayakwenziwa abalungileyo. Futhi umthetho wangena, ukuze isiphambeko sande. Kepha lapho kwavama khona isono, umusa wavama kakhulukazi; ukuze njengalokho isono sabusa kube ngukufa, ngokunjalo nomusa ubuse ngokulunga kube ukuphila okuphakade ngoKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. Pho siyakuthini na? Sihlale esonweni, ukuze kuvame umusa? Makube njalo. Thina esifile esonweni singaphinde siphile kanjani kuso na? Anazi yini ukuthi thina sonke esabhapathizelwa kuKristu uJesu, sabhapathizelwa kukho ukufa kwakhe na? Ngakho sembelwa kanye naye ngokubhapathizelwa ekufeni, ukuze njengalokho uKristu wavuswa kwabafileyo ngenkazimulo kaYise, kanjalo nathi sihambe ekuphileni okusha. Ngoba uba sihlanyelwe kanye naye ekufananeni kokufa kwakhe, sizakuba njalo ekufananeni kokuvuka kwakhe; sisazi lokhu, ukuthi umuntu wethu omdala wabethelwa kanye laye, ukuze umzimba wesono ubhujiswe, ukuze singabe sesikhonza isono; Ngoba ofileyo ukhululiwe esonweni. Kepha uma safa kanye noKristu, siyakholwa ukuthi siyakuphila futhi kanye naye; sisazi ukuthi uKristu esevusiwe kwabafileyo kasafi; ukufa akusabusi phezu kwakhe. Ngokuba ukufa awafa ngakho, wakufa kanye nje ngesono; Ngokunjalo nani zishoni ukuthi ningabafileyo ngempela esonweni, kodwa niphilele uNkulunkulu ngoKristu Jesu. Ngakho-ke makungabusi isono emizimbeni yenu efayo, nize nilalele izinkanuko zayo. futhi ninganikeli izitho zenu esonweni, zibe yizikhali zokungalungi, kodwa zinikeleni nina kuNkulunkulu njengabaphilayo bevukile kwabafileyo nezitho zenu kuNkulunkulu, zibe yizikhali zokulunga. Ngokuba isono asiyikubusa phezu kwenu, ngokuba aniphansi komthetho, kodwa niphansi komusa. Kuyini pho? Siyakona yini, ngokuba singephansi komthetho kepha phansi komusa na? UNkulunkulu akakuvumeli. Anazi yini ukuthi lowo enizinikela kuye ukuba nibe yizinceku zokumlalela, niyizinceku zakhe enimlalelayo; loba okwesono kube ngukufa, kumbe ukulalela kube ngukulunga? Kepha makabongwe uNkulunkulu, ngokuba naniyizigqila zesono, nalalela ngokusuka enhliziyweni leyo ndlela yesifundiso enanikelwa ngayo. Senikhululiwe esonweni, naba yizigqila zokulunga. Ngikhuluma ngokwabantu ngenxa yobuthakathaka benyama yenu; ngokunjalo-ke nikelani izitho zenu khathesi izigqili zokulunga kube ngcwele. Ngokuba lapho niseyizinceku zesono, nanikhululekile ekulungeni. Benazithelo zini ngaleso sikhathi ngalezo eninamahloni ngazo manje na? ngoba isiphetho salezozinto yikufa. Kepha manje senikhululiwe esonweni, naba yizigqila zikaNkulunkulu, nisitholile isithelo senu kube ngubungcwele, nokugcina ukuphila okuphakade. Ngokuba inkokhelo yesono ingukufa; kodwa isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu singukuphila okuphakade kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. Anazi yini, bazalwane, ngokuba ngikhuluma kwabawaziyo umthetho, ukuthi umthetho uyabusa phezu komuntu ngesikhathi sonke esaphila na? Ngokuba owesifazane onendoda uboshelwe ngomthetho endodeni yakhe isekhona; kepha uma indoda isifile, ukhululiwe emthethweni wendoda. Ngakho-ke uma umyeni wakhe esekhona, uyakuthiwa isifebe, uma eba ngowenye indoda; ukuze angabi sisiphingi, noma engendela kwenye indoda. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane bami, nani senabulawa umthetho ngomzimba kaKristu; ukuze libe ngomunye, yena owavuswa kwabafileyo, ukuze sithelele uNkulunkulu izithelo. Ngokuba lapho sisenyameni, inkanuko yezono eyayingokomthetho yasebenza ezithweni zethu ukuba sithelele ukufa isithelo. Kepha manje sikhululiwe emthethweni, sesifile kulokho esasiboshwe yikho; ukuze sikhonze ngobusha bomoya, kungabi ngobudala bombhalo. Ngakho siyakuthini? Umthetho uyisono na? UNkulunkulu akakuvumeli. Cha, bengingasazi isono, kodwa ngomthetho; Kodwa isono sathola ithuba ngomyalo, sasebenza kimi yonke inkanuko. Ngokuba ngaphandle komthetho isono sasifile. Ngokuba ngake ngaphila ngaphandle komthetho; lomlayo owawungowokuphila ngawuthola ungowokufa. Ngokuba isono sathola ithuba ngomyalo, sangikhohlisa, sangibulala ngawo. Ngakho-ke umthetho ungcwele, nomyalo ungcwele, ulungile, muhle. Pho okuhle kwaba ngukufa kimi na? UNkulunkulu akakuvumeli. Kepha isono, ukuze sibonakale siyisono, sisebenza ukufa kimi ngalokho okuhle; ukuze isono ngomyalo sibe yisono kakhulu. Ngokuba siyazi ukuthi umthetho ungowomoya, kepha mina ngingowenyama, othengisiwe phansi kwesono. Ngokuba lokho engikwenzayo angikwazi; ngokuba engikuthandayo, lokho angikwenzi; kodwa engikuzondayo, yikho engikwenzayo. Uma ngenza lokho engingakuthandiyo, ngivumelana nomthetho ukuthi muhle. Ngakho-ke akuseyimi engikwenzayo, kodwa yisono esihlala kimi. Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi kimi, okungukuthi enyameni yami, akuhlali okuhle, ngokuba ukuthanda kukhona kimi; kodwa ukwenza okuhle kangikutholi. Ngokuba okuhle engikuthandayo, angikwenzi, kepha okubi engingakuthandiyo lokho ngiyakwenza. Uma ngenza lokho engingakuthandiyo, akuseyimi engikwenzayo, kodwa yisono esihlala kimi. Ngakho ngithola umthetho wokuthi, nxa ngithanda ukwenza okuhle, okubi kukhona kimi. Ngokuba ngiyathokoza emthethweni kaNkulunkulu ngokomuntu ongaphakathi; Kodwa ngibona omunye umthetho ezithweni zami, olwa lomthetho wengqondo yami, ungithumbela emthethweni wesono osezithweni zami. O mina muntu wosizi! ngubani ozangikhulula kulomzimba walokhu kufa? Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu. Ngakho-ke mina ngokwami ngikhonza umthetho kaNkulunkulu ngengqondo; kodwa ngenyama umthetho wesono. Ngakho-ke akusekho ukulahlwa kwabakuKristu Jesu, abangahambi ngokwenyama kodwa ngokukaMoya. Ngokuba umthetho kaMoya wokuphila kuKristu Jesu ungikhululile emthethweni wesono nokufa. Ngoba lokho umthetho owawungekwenze, ngoba ubuthakathaka ngenyama, uNkulunkulu ethuma eyakhe iNdodana ifana lenyama elesono, njalo ngenxa yesono, walahla isono enyameni; ukuze ukulunga komlayo kugcwaliseke kithi, esingahambi ngokwenyama, kodwa ngokukaMoya. Ngokuba abangokwenyama banaka okwenyama; kodwa abangokoMoya izinto zikaMoya. Ngokuba ukunaka kwenyama kungukufa; kepha ukunaka okomoya kungukuphila nokuthula. Ngokuba ukunaka kwenyama kungubutha kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba akuwuthobeli umthetho kaNkulunkulu, futhi kungekwenzeki. Ngakho abasenyameni abanakumthokozisa uNkulunkulu. Kepha nina anisenyameni, kodwa nikuMoya, uma uMoya kaNkulunkulu ehlala kini. Kepha uma umuntu engenaye uMoya kaKristu, lowo kasiye owakhe. Uma uKristu ekini, umzimba ufile ngenxa yesono; kodwa uMoya ungukuphila ngenxa yokulunga. Kepha uma uMoya walowo owavusa uJesu kwabafileyo ehlala kini, yena owavusa uKristu kwabafileyo uyakuphilisa nemizimba yenu efayo ngoMoya wakhe ohlala kini. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, sinecala, kungeyisikho kuyo inyama, ukuze siphile ngokwenyama. Ngokuba uma niphila ngokwenyama, nizakufa; kepha uma nibulala imisebenzi yomzimba ngoMoya, nizakuphila. Ngokuba bonke abaholwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba anamukeliswanga umoya wobugqila ukuba nibuye nesabe; kodwa namukele uMoya wobuntwana, esimemeza ngaye sithi: Aba, Baba. UMoya uqobo ufakaza kanye nomoya wethu ukuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu; Njalo uba singabantwana, siyizindlalifa; izindlalifa zikaNkulunkulu, lezindlalifa kanye loKristu; uma kambe sihlupheka kanye naye, ukuze siphiwe inkazimulo futhi kanye naye. Ngokuba ngithi izinhlupheko zalesi sikhathi azinakulinganiswa nenkazimulo ezakwambulwa kithi. Ngokuba ukulangatha okudaliweyo kulindele ukuvezwa kwabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Ngoba okudaliweyo kwabekwa ngaphansi kobuze, kungeyisikho ngokuthanda, kodwa ngaye owakuthobisayo ethembeni; Ngokuba nakho okudaliweyo kuyakukhululwa ebugqileni bokubhubha, kube ngukukhululeka kwenkazimulo yabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba siyazi ukuthi konke okudaliweyo kuyabubula kanyekanye futhi kunemihelo kuze kube manje. Akusikho lokho kuphela, kodwa nathi uqobo lwethu esinolibo lukaMoya, nathi ngokwethu siyabubula phakathi kwethu, silindele ukuma kwabantwana, ukukhululwa kwemizimba yethu. Ngokuba sisindiswa ngethemba, kepha ithemba elibonwayo alisilo ithemba; Kodwa uma sithemba lokho esingakuboniyo, siyakulindela ngokubekezela. Ngokunjalo noMoya uyasisiza ebuthakathakeni bethu, ngokuba asikwazi esingakucela ngokufanele, kepha uMoya uqobo usikhulekela ngokububula okungenakuphinyiselwa. Kepha yena ohlola izinhliziyo uyakwazi okuqondwa nguMoya, ngokuba ukhulumela abangcwele ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu. Njalo siyazi ukuthi konke kusebenzelana kube ngokuhle kwabamthandayo uNkulunkulu, ababiziweyo ngecebo lakhe. Ngokuba labo ayebazi ngaphambili wabamisa ngaphambili bafane nomfanekiso weNdodana yakhe, ukuze yona ibe yizibulo phakathi kwabazalwane abaningi. Phezu kwalokho abamisele ngaphambili, labo futhi ababizile; Pho siyakuthini ngalezi zinto na? Uma uNkulunkulu engakithi, ngubani ongamelana nathi na? Yena ongayigodlanga eyakhe iNdodana, kepha wayinikela ngenxa yethu sonke, uyakuba kanjani ukuba angasiphi ngesihle kanye nayo na? Ngubani oyakumangalela abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu na? nguNkulunkulu olungisisayo. Ngubani olahlayo? NguKristu owafa, yebo, kakhulu owavuswa kwabafileyo, ongakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, osinxuselayo. Ngubani oyakusahlukanisa nothando lukaKristu na? Noma usizi, noma ukucindezeleka, noma ukuzingelwa, noma indlala, noma ukuhamba-ze, noma ingozi, noma inkemba? Njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ngenxa yakho sibulawa usuku lonke; sibalwa njengezimvu zokuhlatshwa. Qha, kukho konke lokhu singabanqobi ngaye owasithandayo. Ngoba ngileqiniso ukuthi loba ukufa, loba ukuphila, loba izingilosi, loba iziphathamandla, loba izinto ezikhona, loba izinto ezizayo; nakuphakama, nakujula, nanto enye edaliweyo akuyikuba-namandla okusahlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu olukuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. Ngikhuluma iqiniso kuKristu, angiqambi amanga, unembeza wami uyangifakazela ngoMoya oNgcwele; Ukuthi ngilosizi olukhulu lobuhlungu obungapheliyo enhliziyweni yami. Ngoba bengingathanda ukuthi mina ngokwami ngibe ngoqalekisiweyo kuKristu ngenxa yabazalwane bami, izihlobo zami ngokwenyama; Obani abangama-Israyeli; okungokwabo ukuma kwabantwana, nenkazimulo, nezivumelwano, nokunikwa komthetho, nenkonzo kaNkulunkulu, nezithembiso; abangababo obaba, avela kubo uKristu ngokwenyama, uNkulunkulu ophezu kwakho konke, obongekayo kuze kube phakade. Amen. Kungesikho ukuthi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lehlulekile. Ngokuba abasibo bonke abakwa-Israyeli abaphuma ku-Israyeli; Futhi, ngokuba beyinzalo ka-Abrahama, bangabantwana bonke, kepha kuthiwa: ‘Inzalo yakho iyakubizwa ngo-Isaka.’ Okungukuthi, labo abangabantwana benyama abasibo abantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kodwa abantwana besithembiso babalwa inzalo. Ngoba leli yilizwi lesithembiso: Ngalesisikhathi ngizakuza, njalo uSara uzakuba lendodana. Akusikho lokhu kuphela; kodwa uRebeka laye esekhulwe ngoyedwa, uIsaka ubaba; (Ngoba abantwana bengakazalwa, bengakenzi okuhle lokubi, ukuze icebo likaNkulunkulu elingokokukhetha lime, lingaveli emisebenzini, kodwa kulowo obizayo); Kwasekusithi kuye: Omkhulu uzakhonza omncane. njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: UJakobe ngamthanda, kodwa uEsawu ngamzonda. Pho siyakuthini na? Kukhona yini ukungalungi kuNkulunkulu? UNkulunkulu akakuvumeli. Ngoba wathi kuMozisi: Ngizakuba lesihawu kwengimhawukelayo, njalo ngizakuba lesihawu kwengimhawukelayo. Ngakho-ke akusikho kothandayo, noma kogijimayo, kodwa ngokukaNkulunkulu ohawukelayo. Ngokuba umbhalo uthi kuFaro: “Ngakumisela khona lokho ukuba ngibonakalise amandla ami kuwe, nokuba igama lami limenyezelwe emhlabeni wonke. Ngakho uhawukela lowo athanda ukumhawukela, umenza lukhuni lowo athanda ukumenza lukhuni. Ngakho uyakuthi kimi: Usasolelani na? Ngoba ngubani owamelana lentando yakhe? Kodwa wena muntu, ungubani wena ophendula ngoNkulunkulu? Okubunjiweyo kungasho yini kowakubumbayo ukuthi: ‘Ungenzeleni kanjalo na? Umbumbi akanalo yini igunya phezu kobumba ukuba ngenhlama efanayo enze isitsha esihloniphekayo nesinye esingahloniphekiyo na? Uma uNkulunkulu ethanda ukubonakalisa ulaka lwakhe nokwenza amandla akhe aziwe, wathwala ngokubekezela okukhulu izitsha zolaka ezilungiselwe ukubhujiswa; ukuze enze yaziwe ingcebo yenkazimulo yakhe ezitsheni zomusa, azilungisele ngaphambili inkazimulo; ngitsho thina, asibizayo, kungeyisikho kumaJuda kuphela, kodwa lakwabezizwe? Njengokuba esho nakuHoseya ukuthi: “Abangesibo abantu bami ngiyakubabiza ngokuthi abantu bami; nothandiweyo wakhe, obengathandwa. Kuyakuthi endaweni lapho kwathiwa kubo: “Anisibo abantu bami; lapho bayakuthiwa abantwana bakaNkulunkulu ophilayo. UIsaya umemeza ngoIsrayeli, uthi: Lanxa umumo wabantwana bakoIsrayeli ungangesihlabathi solwandle, insali izasindiswa; Ngokuba uyakuqeda umsebenzi, awufinyeze ngokulunga, ngokuba uJehova uyakuwenza umsebenzi omfushane emhlabeni. Kunjengoba u-Isaya asho ngaphambili ukuthi: “Uma uJehova Sebawoti engasishiyelanga inzalo, besiyakuba njengeSodoma, sifane neGomora. Ngakho siyakuthini? Ukuthi abezizwe ababengadingisisi ukulunga, sebekutholile ukulunga, ukulunga okuvela ekukholweni. Kepha u-Israyeli, obelandela umthetho wokulunga, akawufinyelelanga umthetho wokulunga. Ngani na? Ngoba kabakufunanga ngokukholwa, kodwa ngokungathi ngemisebenzi yomthetho. Ngokuba bakhubeka etsheni lesikhubekiso; njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Khangela, ngibeka eZiyoni ilitshe lokuwisa ledwala lokuwisa; Bazalwane, isifiso senhliziyo yami nomkhuleko wami kuNkulunkulu ngo-Israyeli kuwukuba basindiswe. Ngokuba ngiyabafakazela ukuthi banentshiseko ngoNkulunkulu, kodwa kungengokokwazi. Ngokuba bengakwazi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu, befuna ukumisa okwabo ukulunga, abazithobanga ekulungeni kukaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba uKristu uyisiphetho somthetho kube ngukulunga kubo bonke abakholwayo. Ngokuba uMose ubhala ukulunga okungokomthetho, ukuthi umuntu ozenzayo lezo zinto uyakuphila ngazo. Kepha ukulunga okungokukholwa kusho kanje: “Ungasho enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi: ‘Ngubani oyakwenyukela ezulwini na? (okungukuthi, ukwehlisa uKristu ezulwini:) Kumbe: Ngubani ozakwehlela ekujuleni? (okungukuthi, ukuvusa uKristu kwabafileyo.) Kodwa lithini? Izwi liseduze nawe, emlonyeni wakho nasenhliziyweni yakho, okungukuthi, izwi lokukholwa, esilishumayelayo; Ngokuba uma uvuma ngomlomo wakho ukuthi uJesu uyiNkosi, ukholwa enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo, uyakusindiswa. Ngokuba umuntu ukholwa ngenhliziyo kube ngukulunga; futhi ngomlomo kuvuma kube yinsindiso. Ngoba umbhalo uthi: Wonke okholwa kuye kayikujabha. Ngokuba akukho mehluko phakathi komJuda nomGreki, ngokuba iNkosi eyodwa phezu kwabo bonke inothile kubo bonke abakhuleka kuyo. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo obiza igama leNkosi uyakusindiswa. Pho-ke bayakukhuleka kanjani kuye abangakholwanga kuye na? bayakukholwa kanjani kuye abangezwanga ngaye na? bayakuzwa kanjani kungekho mshumayeli na? Bayakushumayela kanjani, uma bengathunywa na? njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Yeka, zinhle izinyawo zabashumayela ivangeli lokuthula, nabaletha ivangeli lezinto ezinhle! Kodwa kabalilalelanga bonke ivangeli. Ngokuba u-Isaya uthi: “Nkosi, ngubani okholwe umbiko wethu na? Ngakho ukukholwa kuvela ngokuzwa, ukuzwa kuvela ngezwi likaNkulunkulu. Kodwa ngithi: Kabezwanga yini? Yebo, impela, izwi labo liphumele emhlabeni wonke, namazwi abo emikhawulweni yomhlaba. Kodwa ngithi: UIsrayeli wayengazi yini? Kuqala uMose uthi: “Ngiyakunivusela umhawu ngabangesiso isizwe, nginithukuthelise ngesizwe esingenangqondo. Kepha u-Isaya unesibindi esikhulu, uthi: “Ngafunyanwa yilabo ababengangifuni; ngabonakaliswa kwabangazange bangibuze. Kodwa kuIsrayeli uthi: Usuku lonke ngelulela izandla zami ebantwini abangalaleliyo labaphikayo. Ngakho ngithi: UNkulunkulu ubalahlile abantu bakhe na? UNkulunkulu akakuvumeli. Ngokuba nami ngingumIsrayeli, wenzalo ka-Abrahama, wesizwe sakwaBenjamini. UNkulunkulu akabalahlanga abantu bakhe ayebazi ngaphambili. Anazi yini ukuthi umbhalo uthini ngo-Eliya na? ukuthi umncenga kanjani uNkulunkulu ngoIsrayeli, ethi: Nkosi, bababulele abaprofethi bakho, badilizile ama-altare akho; mina ngisele ngedwa, sebefuna ukuphila kwami. Kodwa ithini impendulo kaNkulunkulu kuye? Ngizishiyele amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa angaguqanga kuBhali. Kanjalo namanje kukhona insali ngokokhetho lomusa. Uma kungomusa, akusayi ngemisebenzi; uma kungenjalo, umusa awuseyiwo umusa. kepha uma kuya ngemisebenzi, akuseyiwo umusa; uma kungenjalo umsebenzi awusewumsebenzi. Pho? U-Israyeli akakutholanga lokho abekufuna; kodwa abakhethiweyo bakuthola, labanye baphuphuthekiswa, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: UNkulunkulu ubaphile umoya wobuthongo, amehlo ukuze bangaboni, lezindlebe ukuze bangezwa, kuze kube lamuhla. NoDavide uthi: “Itafula labo malibe ngumjibila, nesihibe, nesikhubekiso, nembuyiselo kubo; Amehlo abo mawabe mnyama, ukuze bangaboni, futhi ugobe umhlane wabo njalo. Ngakho ngithi: Bakhubeka ukuze bawe yini? makube njalo, kepha ngesiphambeko sabo insindiso ifikile kwabezizwe, ukubavusela umona. Uma isiphambeko sabo siyingcebo yezwe, nokuncipha kwabo kuyingcebo kwabezizwe; kakhulu kangakanani ukugcwala kwazo? Ngokuba ngikhuluma kini nina bezizwe, lokhu ngingumphostoli wabezizwe, ngiphakamisa isikhundla sami; uma mhlawumbe ngingabavusela umona abenyama yami, ngisindise abanye kubo. Ngokuba uma ukulahlwa kwabo kungukubuyiswa komhlaba, ukwamukelwa kwabo kuyakuba yini, uma kungesikho ukuphila kwabafileyo na? Ngokuba uma ulibo lungcwele, nenhlama ingcwele; uma impande ingcwele, namagatsha anjalo. Uma amanye amagatsha aphulwa, wena-ke ongumnqumo wasendle waxhunyelelwa kuwo, uhlanganyele kanye nawo empandeni yokukhuluphala komnqumo; Ungaziphakamisi phezu kwamagatsha. Kepha uma uzincoma, akuwena othwele impande, kodwa impande nguwe. Uyakuthi-ke: Amagatsha aphulwa, ukuze mina ngixhunyelelwe. Yebo; ngenxa yokungakholwa aphulwa, wena umi ngokukholwa. Ungazikhukhumezi, kodwa yesaba; Ngokuba uma uNkulunkulu engayekanga amagatsha emvelo, funa akuyeke nawe. Ngakho bheka ububele nobukhali bukaNkulunkulu: ubukhali kulabo abawayo; kodwa kuwe ububele, uma uqhubeka ebuhleni bakhe; Nabo-ke, uma bengahlali ekungakholweni, bayakufakelwa, ngokuba uNkulunkulu unamandla okubuye abaxhume. Ngokuba uma wena wanqunywa emnqumweni wasendle ngokwemvelo, waxhunyelelwa esihlahleni somnqumo omuhle ngokuphambene nemvelo, kakhulu kangakanani labo abangabemvelo bayakuxhunyelelwa esihlahleni sabo somnqumo na? Ngokuba angithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningayazi le mfihlakalo, funa nizishaye abahlakaniphileyo; ukuthi ukuphuphutheka kwehlele uIsrayeli ngokwengxenye, kuze kungene ukugcwala kwabezizwe. ngokunjalo wonke uIsrayeli uyakusindiswa, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Kuzavela eSiyoni uMkhululi, asuse ukungahloniphi uNkulunkulu kuJakobe; Ngokuba lesi yisivumelwano sami nabo, lapho ngisusa izono zabo. Okwevangeli bayizitha ngenxa yenu; Ngokuba izipho nokubiza kukaNkulunkulu akukhona ukuphenduka. Ngoba njengalokhu lani kade lingamkholwa uNkulunkulu, kodwa khathesi selihawukelwe ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo; Ngokunjalo nalaba manje abakholwanga, ukuze ngesihawu sakho nabo bahawukelwe. Ngoba uNkulunkulu ubavalele bonke ekungakholweni, ukuze abe lesihawu kibo bonke. Yeka ukujula kwengcebo nokuhlakanipha nokwazi kukaNkulunkulu! Yeka ukuthi aziphenyeki kanjani izahlulelo zakhe, nezindlela zakhe aziphenyeki! Ngokuba ngubani owazi umqondo weNkosi na? Ngubani obe ngumeluleki wakhe na? Kumbe ngubani owamnika kuqala, njalo uzabuye abuyiselwe kuye? Ngokuba konke kuvela kuye, ngaye, kuye, makube kuye inkazimulo kuze kube phakade. Amen. Ngakho ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngobubele bukaNkulunkulu ukuba ninikele imizimba yenu ibe-ngumnikelo ophilileyo, ongcwele, owamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu, kube ngukukhonza kwenu kokuqonda. Ningalingisi leli zwe, kodwa niguqulwe isimo ngokwenziwa ibentsha ingqondo yenu, ukuze nibe nokuhlolisisa okuyintando kaNkulunkulu enhle, neyamukelekayo, nepheleleyo. Ngoba ngomusa engiwuphiweyo, ngithi kuwo wonke umuntu ophakathi kwenu ukuthi angazicabangeli ngaphezu kwalokho afanele ukukucabanga; kodwa acabange ngokuqonda, njengalokho uNkulunkulu abele yilowo nalowo isilinganiso sokukholwa. Ngokuba njengalokhu sinezitho eziningi emzimbeni munye, kepha izitho zonke azinamsebenzi munye; Kanjalo thina esibaningi singumzimba munye kuKristu, futhi wonke amalungu omunye komunye. Ngakho-ke silezipho ezehlukene ngokomusa esiwuphiweyo, noma ukuprofetha, asiprofethe ngokwesilinganiso sokukholwa; Noma inkonzo, masihlale enkonzweni yethu; noma owalayo, ekuyaleni; obusa ngenkuthalo; ohawukelayo, makehle ngokwenama. Uthando kalungabi lokuzenzisa. Yenyanya okubi; namathelani kokuhle. Thandanani okuhle omunye komunye ngothando lobuzalwane; ekuhlonipheni nikhethe omunye komunye; Lingavilaphi emsebenzini; ovuthayo emoyeni; ukukhonza iNkosi; Jabulani ethembeni; ubekezele osizini; niqinise emthandazweni; Yabelani abangcwele ekuswelekeni; emukela izihambi. Babusiseni abanizingelayo; busisani, ningaqalekisi. Jabulani nabathokozayo, nikhale nabakhalayo. Yibani nomqondo munye omunye komunye. Ningagxili ezintweni eziphakeme, kodwa zehliseni kwabaphansi. Ningahlakaniphi ngokwenu. Ningaphindiseli muntu okubi ngokubi. Yenzani izinto eziqotho phambi kwabantu bonke. Uma kungenzeka, ngokusemandleni enu, hlalani ngokuthula nabantu bonke. Bathandekayo, ningaziphindiseli nina, kodwa dedelani ulaka, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ngokwami ukuphindisela; ngiyakubuyisela mina, isho iNkosi. Ngakho-ke uma isitha sakho silambile, siphe sidle; uma somile, siphuzise, ngokuba ngokwenza lokho uyakubuthela amalahle omlilo ekhanda laso. Unganqotshwa okubi, kodwa nqoba okubi ngokuhle. Akube yilowo nalowo azithobe phansi kwamandla ombuso; Ngoba awekho amandla ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu: amandla akhona amiswe nguNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke omelana namandla umelana nesimiso sikaNkulunkulu; Ngokuba ababusi kabesabeki kwabenza okuhle, kodwa kwabenza okubi. Pho, awuwesabi amandla na? yenza okuhle, futhi uyakuba nodumo yikho; Ngokuba uyisikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu kuwe kube kuhle. Kepha uma wenza okubi, yesaba; ngokuba ayiphatheli ize inkemba, ngokuba iyisikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu, umphindiseli wokubuyisela ulaka kowenza okubi. Ngakho-ke kufanele ukuzithoba, kungabi ngenxa yolaka kuphela, kodwa nangenxa kanembeza. Ngokuba ngenxa yalokho nithela futhi, ngokuba bayizikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu ezikhuthalela khona lokho. Nikani bonke okubafaneleyo; inkokhiso kubani; ukwesaba kokwesabayo; udumo kubani ukudunyiswa. Ningakweleti muntu, kuphela elokuthandana, ngokuba othanda omunye uwugcwalisile umthetho. Ngoba lokhu ukuthi: Ungaphingi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, ungafi; uma kukhona omunye umyalo, kufinyelelwe kuleli zwi lokuthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. Uthando kalwenzi okubi kumakhelwane; Nalokho nisazi isikhathi ukuthi sekuyihora lokuvuka ebuthongweni; Ubusuku budlulile, usuku selusondele; ngakho-ke asilahle imisebenzi yobumnyama, sihlome izikhali zokukhanya. Masihambe ngokufaneleyo njengasemini; kungabi ngokuzitika ngokuminza nokudakwa, kungabi ngamanyala namanyala, kungabi ngokuxabana nomhawu. Kepha yembathani iNkosi uJesu Kristu, ningakhathaleli inyama ukuba nifeze izinkanuko zayo. Obuthakathaka ekukholweni mamukeleni, kodwa kungabi ngokuphikisana. Ngokuba omunye ukholwa ukuthi angadla konke; omunye obuthakathaka udla imifino. Odlayo makangadeleli ongadli; futhi ongadliyo makangahluleli odlayo, ngokuba uNkulunkulu umamukele. Ungubani wena owahlulela inceku yomunye na? ukuma noma ukuwa enkosini yaso. Yebo, uyakuphakanyiswa, ngokuba uNkulunkulu unamandla okummisa. Omunye wazisa olunye usuku kunolunye, omunye wazisa izinsuku zonke. Yilowo nalowo makaqiniseke kweyakhe ingqondo. Ohlonipha usuku ulugcina eNkosini; futhi lowo ongalunanzi usuku, eNkosini. Odlayo udla eNkosini, ngokuba ubonga uNkulunkulu; nongadliyo akadli ngenxa yeNkosi, futhi ubonga uNkulunkulu. Ngokuba akakho phakathi kwethu oziphilela yena, akakho ozifela yena. Ngokuba noma siphila, siphilela iNkosi; noma sifa, sifela iNkosi; ngakho-ke noma siphila, noma sifa, singabeNkosi. Ngoba ngenxa yalokhu uKristu wafa, wabuye wavuka, waphila, ukuze abe yiNkosi yabafileyo nabaphilayo. Kepha umahlulelani umfowenu na? Udelelani umfowenu na? ngoba sonke siyakuma phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela sikaKristu. Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kuphila kwami,” isho iNkosi, “amadolo onke ayakuguqa phambi kwami, nezilimi zonke ziyakudumisa uNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo kithi uyakuziphendulela kuNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke masingabe sisahlulelana, kepha kunalokho yahlulelani lokhu, ukuba kungabikho obeka isikhubekiso noma isikhubekiso endleleni yomzalwane. Ngiyazi, futhi ngiyaqiniseka eNkosini uJesu, ukuthi akukho lutho oluyichilo ngokwalo; Kepha uma umfowenu edabukiswa ngokudla, awusahambi ngokothando. Ungambhubhisi ngokudla kwakho, amfelayo uKristu. Ngakho okuhle kwenu makungahlanjalazwa; Ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu awusikho ukudla nokunatha; kodwa ukulunga, lokuthula, lenjabulo kuMoya oNgcwele. Ngokuba okhonza uKristu ngalezizinto uyemukeleka kuNkulunkulu, ukholekile ebantwini. Ngakho-ke kasilandeleni izinto eziletha ukuthula lezinto esingakhana ngazo. Ungawuchithi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ngokudla. Zonke izinto zihlanzekile; kodwa kubi kulowomuntu odla ngokukhubeka. Kuhle ukungadli inyama, nokungaliphuzi iwayini, nokunye umfowenu akhubeka ngakho, akhubeke, noma abe buthakathaka. Ulokholo na? ube nakho phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ubusisiwe ongazilahliyo kulokho akuvumelayo. Ongabazayo, uma edla, ulahliwe, ngokuba engadli ngokukholwa; ngokuba konke okungaveli ekukholweni kuyisono. Ngakho-ke thina esinamandla sifanele ukuthwala ubuthakathaka bababuthakathaka, singazithokozisi thina. Yilowo nalowo kithi makajabulise umakhelwane kube kuhle, akheke. Ngokuba noKristu akazithokozisanga yena; kodwa, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ukuthuka kwabakuthukayo kwehlela phezu kwami. Ngoba konke okwalotshwa ngaphambili kwalotshelwa ukufundiswa kwethu, ukuze ngokubekezela langenduduzo yemibhalo sibe lethemba. Kepha uNkulunkulu wokubekezela nowenduduzo makaniphe nibe nomqondo munye omunye komunye ngokukaKristu Jesu; ukuze ngamlomo munye nikhazimulise uNkulunkulu uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. Ngakho yamukelanani, njengalokhu uKristu wasesamukela, kube yinkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. Kepha ngithi uJesu Kristu waba yisikhonzi sokusoka ngenxa yeqiniso likaNkulunkulu, ukuze aqinise izithembiso zabobaba; Lokuthi abezizwe badumise uNkulunkulu ngenxa yesihawu sakhe; njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Ngalokho ngiyakukudumisa phakathi kwabezizwe, ngihubele igama lakho. Ubuye athi: Jabulani nina bezizwe, kanye nabantu bakhe. Futhi: Dumisani iNkosi nina bezizwe nonke; nimdumise nina zizwe zonke. Futhi futhi u-Isaya uthi: Kuyakuba khona impande kaJese, futhi oyakuvuka abuse phezu kwabezizwe; abezizwe bazathembela kuye. UNkulunkulu wethemba makanigcwalise ngenjabulo yonke nangokuthula konke ekukholweni, ukuze nivame ethembeni ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele. Nami-ke ngiyaqiniseka ngani, bazalwane bami, ukuthi nani nigcwele ukulunga, nigcwaliswe ngokwazi konke, ninamandla futhi nokuyalana. Nokho, bazalwane, nginilobele ngesibindi esikhulu ngandlela-thile, kungathi ngiyanikhumbuza, ngenxa yomusa engiwuphiweyo nguNkulunkulu; ukuze ngibe yisikhonzi sikaJesu Kristu kwabezizwe, ngikhonze ivangeli likaNkulunkulu, ukuze umnikelo kwabezizwe wamukeleke, ungcwelisiwe ngoMoya oNgcwele. Ngakho nginokuzibonga ngoKristu Jesu ezintweni ezikaNkulunkulu. Ngoba kangiyikuba lesibindi sokukhuluma laluthouluthouluthouluthouKristu angasebenzangangami, ukuthi enze abezizwe balalele, ngelizwi langesenzo; ngezibonakaliso zamandla lezimangaliso, ngamandla kaMoya kaNkulunkulu; kangangokuthi kusukela eJerusalema nangazungeza kuze kufike e-Iliriku ngishumayele ngokugcwele ivangeli likaKristu. Yebo, ngokunjalo ngazama ukushumayela ivangeli, kungeyisikho lapho uKristu abizwa khona, ukuze ngingakhi phezu kwesisekelo somunye; Kodwa kunjengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Lalabo okungakhulunywanga ngabo, bazabona, labangazwanga bazaqedisisa. Kungakho-ke ngabanjelwa kakhulu ukuza kini. Kodwa manje sengingasenayo indawo kulezo zindawo, futhi sekuyiminyaka eminingi ngifisa kakhulu ukuza kini; Njalo nxa ngizakuya eSpaniya, ngizakuza kini; Kepha manje ngiya eJerusalema ngiyokhonza abangcwele. Ngokuba kwaba kuhle kwabaseMakedoniya nabase-Akhaya ukunikela okuthile kwabampofu abangcwele baseJerusalema. Kubathokozisile impela; futhi banecala kubo. Ngokuba uma abezizwe behlanganyela nabo ezintweni zabo zokomoya, kungumsebenzi wabo nokubakhonza ezintweni zenyama. Ngakho nxa sengikufezile lokho, sengibaphawulele lesi sithelo, ngizakudlula ngakini ngiye eSpaniya. Kodwa ngiyazi ukuthi nxa ngiza kini, ngizakuza ngilesibusiso esigcweleyo sevangeli likaKristu. Kepha ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngenxa yeNkosi uJesu Kristu, nangenxa yothando lukaMoya, ukuba nikhuthale kanye nami emikhulekweni yenu kuNkulunkulu ngenxa yami; ukuze ngikhululwe kwabangakholwayo eJudiya; nokuba inkonzo yami engiseJerusalema yamukelwe ngabangcwele; ukuze ngize kini ngentokozo ngentando kaNkulunkulu, ngiqabuleke kanye nani. UNkulunkulu wokuthula makabe nani nonke. Amen. Ngiyamtusa kini uFebe udadewethu oyisikhonzi sebandla eliseKenikreya; ukuze nimamukele eNkosini njengokufanele abangcwele, nimsize kukho konke aniswele ngakho; Khonzani koPrisila no-Akwila, izisebenzi zami kuKristu Jesu. ababeke phansi izintamo zabo ngenxa yokuphila kwami, engibabongayo, kungeyimi ngedwa, kodwa namabandla onke abezizwe. Khonzani ngokunjalo nebandla elisendlini yabo. Khonzani ku-Ephenetu othandiweyo wami, oyizithelo zokuqala ze-Akhaya kuKristu. Bingelelani uMariya owasebenza kanzima ngenxa yethu. Khonzani ko-Anidroniku noJuniya, izihlobo zami neziboshwa kanye nami, abadumileyo phakathi kwabaphostoli nabo ababe kuKristu ngaphambi kwami. Khonzani ku-Ampiliyasi isithandwa sami eNkosini. Khonzani ku-Uribane, isisebenzi sethu kuKristu, nakuStaku isithandwa sami. Khonzani ku-Aphele ovunyelwe kuKristu. Khonzani kwabendlu ka-Aristobulo. Khonzani kuHerodiyoni isihlobo sami. Khonzani kwabendlu kaNarkisu abaseNkosini. Khonzani koTrifina noTrifosa, abasebenza kanzima eNkosini. Khonzani kuPersisi othandekayo, owakhandleka kakhulu eNkosini. Khonzani kuRufu okhethiweyo eNkosini, nonina, nowami. Khonzani ko-Asinkritu, noFilegoni, noHerma, noPhatroba, noHermesi, nabazalwane abanabo. Khonzani kuFilologo, noJuliya, noNerewu, nodadewabo, no-Olimpa, nabangcwele bonke abanabo. Bingelelanani ngokwanga okungcwele. Ayakhonza kini amabandla kaKristu. Kepha ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ukuba niqaphele ababanga ukwahlukana nezikhubekiso bephambene nesifundiso enasifundiswa nina; futhi ubagweme. Ngokuba abanjalo kabakhonzi iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, bakhonza isisu sabo; nangamazwi amahle namnandi bakhohlisa izinhliziyo zabangenalwazi. Ngokuba ukulalela kwenu sekufinyelele kubantu bonke. Ngakho-ke ngiyathokoza ngani, kepha ngithanda ukuba nihlakaniphe kokuhle, nibe abangenalwazi kokubi. UNkulunkulu wokuthula uzakumchoboza masinyane uSathane phansi kwezinyawo zenu. Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani. Amen. Uyakhonza kini uThimothewu, isisebenzi kanye nami, noLukiyu, noJasoni, noSosipatro, izihlobo zami. Mina Tertiyu, engilobe le ncwadi, ngiyakhonza kini eNkosini. Uyakhonza kini uGayu, esingimbelele, nebandla lonke. Uyakhonza kini u-Erastu induna yomuzi, noKwartu umzalwane. Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani nonke. Amen. Kuye onamandla okuniqinisa ngokwevangeli lami nentshumayelo kaJesu Kristu ngokokwambulwa kwemfihlakalo ebifihliwe kwasekuqaleni; Kodwa khathesi isibonakalisiwe, langemibhalo yabaprofethi, ngokomlayo kaNkulunkulu ophakade wenziwe waziwa ezizweni zonke ukuze balalele ngokukholwa; KuNkulunkulu ohlakaniphileyo yedwa, kakube ludumo ngoJesu Kristu kuze kube nininini. Amen. (Yabhalelwa amaRoma ivela eKorinte, yathunyelwa nguFebe inceku yebandla laseKenikreya.) UPawulu, obizelwe ngentando kaNkulunkulu ukuba abe ngumphostoli kaJesu Kristu, noSostene umzalwane, kulo ibandla likaNkulunkulu eliseKorinte, kubo abangcwelisiwe kuKristu Jesu, ababizelwe ukuba ngabangcwele, kanye nabo bonke ezindaweni zonke abakhuleka egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, eyabo neyethu; Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. Ngibonga uNkulunkulu wami njalo ngani ngenxa yomusa kaNkulunkulu eniwuphiwe kuKristu Jesu; ukuthi ezintweni zonke nicetshisiwe kuye, ekukhulumeni konke, nasekwazini konke; njengalokhu ubufakazi bukaKristu baqiniswa kini; Ngakho-ke anisileli ngesipho; nilindele ukufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; ozaliqinisa kuze kube sekupheleni, ukuze ningabi-nacala ngosuku lweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. UNkulunkulu uthembekile, yena nabizelwa ekuhlanganyeleni neNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu. Kepha ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngegama leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ukuba nikhulume nto-nye nonke, kungabikho ukwahlukana phakathi kwenu; kodwa ukuze nihlanganiswe ngokugcwele emqondweni munye nasekuboneni kunye. Ngokuba ngitsheliwe ngani, bazalwane bami, ngabendlu kaKlowe, ukuthi kukhona ukuxabana phakathi kwenu. Kepha ngisho lokhu ukuthi yilowo nalowo kini uthi: Mina ngingokaPawulu; mina ngingoka-Apholo; mina ngingokaKhefase; futhi mina ngikaKristu. UKristu uhlukene yini na? UPawulu wabethelwa esiphambanweni ngenxa yenu na? noma nabhapathizwa egameni likaPawulu na? Ngibonga uNkulunkulu ngokuba ngingabhapathizanga muntu kini, kuphela oKrispu noGayu; funa kube khona othi ngabhapathiza egameni lami. Ngabhapathiza nendlu kaStefana; ngaphandle kwalokho angazi ukuthi ngabhapathiza omunye. Ngokuba uKristu akangithumanga ukuba ngibhapathize, kodwa ukuba ngishumayele ivangeli, kungabi ngokuhlakanipha kwamazwi, funa isiphambano sikaKristu senziwa ize. Ngokuba intshumayelo yesiphambano kwababhubhayo iwubuwula; kodwa kithina esisindiswayo kungamandla kaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngiyakuchitha ukuhlakanipha kwabahlakaniphileyo, nokuqonda kwabahlakaniphileyo ngikwenze ize. Uphi ohlakaniphileyo? uphi umbhali na? uphi umbangi walomhlaba na? UNkulunkulu akakwenzanga kwaba yize ukuhlakanipha kwaleli zwe na? Ngokuba kuthe ekuhlakanipheni kukaNkulunkulu izwe alimazanga uNkulunkulu ngokuhlakanipha, kwaba kuhle kuNkulunkulu ukusindisa abakholwayo ngobuwula bentshumayelo. Ngokuba abaJuda bafuna isibonakaliso, namaGreki afuna ukuhlakanipha; Kodwa thina sitshumayela uKristu obethelwe esiphambanweni, isikhubekiso kubaJuda, ubuthutha kumaGriki; Kepha kwababiziweyo, amaJuda namaGreki, singuKristu ongamandla kaNkulunkulu nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba ubuwula bukaNkulunkulu buhlakaniphe kunabantu; futhi ubuthakathaka bukaNkulunkulu bunamandla kunabantu. Ngokuba bhekani ukubizwa kwenu, bazalwane, ukuthi ababaningi abahlakaniphileyo ngokwenyama, ababaningi abanamandla, kababaningi abayizikhulu, ababiziweyo; Kodwa uNkulunkulu ukhethile izinto zobuthutha zomhlaba ukuze ajabhise ezihlakaniphileyo; futhi uNkulunkulu ukhethile izinto ezibuthakathaka zezwe ukuze ajabhise izinto ezinamandla; Lezinto eziphansi zomhlaba lezinto ezidelelwayo uNkulunkulu uzikhethile, lezinto ezingekho, ukuthi achithe izinto ezikhona. ukuze kungabikho nyama ezibonga phambi kwakhe. Kodwa kuye lina likuKristu Jesu, owenziwe kithi ukuhlakanipha okuvela kuNkulunkulu, lokulunga, lokungcweliswa, lokuhlengwa; ukuze, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ozibongayo, makazidumise eNkosini. Nami, bazalwane, ekufikeni kwami kini angifikanga ngobungcweti bokukhuluma nobokuhlakanipha, ngimemezela kini ubufakazi bukaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba nganquma ukungazi lutho phakathi kwenu, kuphela uJesu Kristu, naye obethelwe esiphambanweni. Mina ngangikini ngobuthakathaka, nangokwesaba, nangokuthuthumela okukhulu. nokukhuluma kwami nokushumayela kwami akubanga ngamazwi okuhlakanipha ahungayo, kepha kwaba ngesibonakaliso sikaMoya namandla; ukuze ukholo lwenu lungabi ngokuhlakanipha kwabantu, kodwa lube semandleni kaNkulunkulu. Kepha sikhuluma ukuhlakanipha phakathi kwabapheleleyo, ukuhlakanipha okungesikho okwaleli zwe nokwababusi balesi sikhathi ababhubhayo; Kodwa sikhuluma ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu emfihlakalweni, ukuhlakanipha okufihliweyo, uNkulunkulu akumisa kungakabi khona umhlaba kube yinkazimulo yethu; Okungekho noyedwa wababusi balumhlaba okwaziyo, ngoba uba babekwazi, ngabe kabayibethela iNkosi yenkazimulo esiphambanweni. Kepha kunjengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Iso elingakubonanga, nendlebe engakuzwanga, okungangenanga enhliziyweni yomuntu lokho uNkulunkulu akulungisela abamthandayo. Kodwa uNkulunkulu ukwambulile kithi ngoMoya wakhe; Ngokuba ngumuphi umuntu owazi okomuntu, kuphela umoya womuntu okuye na? ngokunjalo nezinto zikaNkulunkulu akakho ozaziyo, kuphela uMoya kaNkulunkulu. Kepha thina asamukelanga umoya wezwe, kodwa umoya ovela kuNkulunkulu; ukuze sazi izinto esiphiwe ngesihle nguNkulunkulu. Esizikhulumayo futhi, kungengamazwi esiwafundiswa ngokuhlakanipha kwabantu, kodwa angawafundiswa nguMoya oNgcwele; siqhathanisa izinto ezingokomoya nezingokomoya. Kepha umuntu wemvelo kakwamukeli okukaMoya kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba kungubuwula kuye; Kepha ongowomoya uhlola zonke izinto, kepha yena akahlolwa ngumuntu. Ngokuba ngubani owazi umqondo weNkosi ukuba ayifundise na? Kodwa thina sinomqondo kaKristu. Nami-ke, bazalwane, bengingenakukhuluma kini njengakwabomoya kepha njengakwabenyama, njengakwabayizingane kuKristu. Nganipha ngobisi, hhayi ngokudla okudliwayo, ngokuba beningakakwazi ukukuthwala, namanje anikwazi. Ngokuba nisengabenyama; Ngoba nxa omunye esithi: Mina ngingokaPawuli; omunye: Mina ngingoka-Apholo; anisibo abenyama na? Pho ungubani uPawulu, no-Apholo uyini, kodwa izikhonzi enakholwa ngazo, njengalokho iNkosi yamnika yilowo nalowo? Mina ngatshala, u-Apholo wanisela; kodwa uNkulunkulu wakhulisa. Ngakho-ke otshalayo kalutho, noniselayo kalutho; kodwa uNkulunkulu okhulisayo. Kepha otshalayo noniselayo bamunye, kepha yilowo nalowo uyakwamukeliswa owakhe umvuzo ngokomshikashika wakhe. Ngokuba siyizisebenzi kanye noNkulunkulu; nina niyinsimu kaNkulunkulu, niyisakhiwo sikaNkulunkulu. Ngokomusa kaNkulunkulu engiwuphiweyo, njengomakhi ohlakaniphileyo ngabeka isisekelo, omunye wakha phezu kwaso. Kodwa yilowo nalowo makaqaphele ukuthi wakha kanjani phezu kwaso. Ngokuba akakho ongabeka esinye isisekelo, kuphela leso esibekiweyo, esinguJesu Kristu. Kepha uma umuntu akha phezu kwalesi sisekelo ngegolide, nesiliva, namatshe anenani, nemithi, notshani, nezinhlanga; Umsebenzi walowo nalowo uyakubonakaliswa, ngokuba usuku luyakuwudalula, ngokuba uyakwambulwa ngomlilo; nomsebenzi walowo nalowo umlilo uyakuvivinya ukuthi unjani. Uma umsebenzi womuntu awakhileyo phezu kwalokho umi, uyakwamukeliswa umvuzo. Uma umsebenzi womuntu usha, uyakulahlekelwa nguye, kepha yena ngokwakhe uyakusindiswa; nokho kungathi ngomlilo. Anazi yini ukuthi niyithempeli likaNkulunkulu nokuthi uMoya kaNkulunkulu uhlala kini na? Uma umuntu engcolisa ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uyakumchitha lowo; ngoba ithempeli likaNkulunkulu lingcwele, eliyilo lina. Makungabikho ozikhohlisayo. Uma umuntu phakathi kwenu ethi uhlakaniphile kuleli zwe, akabe yisiwula, ukuze ahlakaniphe. Ngokuba ukuhlakanipha kwaleli zwe kungubuwula kuNkulunkulu. Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ubamba abahlakaniphileyo ebuqilini babo. Futhi: INkosi iyayazi imicabango yabahlakaniphileyo ukuthi iyize. Ngakho makungabikho ozibonga ngabantu. Ngokuba konke kungokwakho; noma uPawulu, noma u-Apholo, noma uKhefase, noma izwe, noma ukuphila, noma ukufa, noma okukhona, noma okuzayo; konke kungokwakho; Nina-ke ningabakaKristu; loKristu ungokaNkulunkulu. Umuntu makasibheke kanjalo njengezikhonzi zikaKristu nabaphathi bezimfihlakalo zikaNkulunkulu. Futhi kuyadingeka kubaphathi, ukuthi umuntu afunyanwe ethembekile. Kepha kimina kuyinto encane kakhulu ukuba ngahlulelwe yinina noma ngokwahlulela kwabantu; yebo, angizahluleli mina ngokwami. Ngokuba angazi lutho ngokwami; nokho angilungisiswa ngalokho, kepha ongahlulelayo yiNkosi. Ngakho-ke ningahluleli lutho singakafiki isikhathi, ize ifike iNkosi eyakukuveza ekukhanyeni okufihliweyo kobumnyama, iveze obala amacebo ezinhliziyo, khona-ke yilowo nalowo uyakuba nodumo kuNkulunkulu. Lezi zinto, bazalwane, ngizifanise nami no-Apholo ngenxa yenu; ukuze nifunde kithi ukuthi ningacabangi abantu ngaphezu kokulotshiweyo, ukuze kungabikho ozikhukhumezayo ngenxa yomunye. Ngokuba ngubani okwenza uhluke komunye na? futhi yini onayo ongayamukelanga? manje uma wamukele, uzibongelani kungathi awukayamukeliswanga na? Senisuthi, manje senicebile, nabusa ngaphandle kwethu; bengithanda ukuba benibusa, ukuze nathi sibuse kanye nani. Ngokuba ngithi uNkulunkulu usimisile thina baphostoli ekugcineni njengabamiselwe ukufa, ngokuba senziwe ukubukwa ezweni, nasezingelosini, nakubantu. Thina siyiziwula ngenxa kaKristu, kepha nina nihlakaniphile kuKristu; thina sibuthakathaka, kodwa nina ninamandla; niyadunyiswa, kepha thina sidelelekile. Kuze kube yilesi sikhathi silambile, somile, sihamba ze, siyashaywa, asinandawo yokuhlala; sikhandleka, sisebenza ngezethu izandla; sithi sizingelwa, sibekezelela; sithi sihlanjalazwa, siyancenga; senziwe njengezibi zomhlaba, imfucumfucu yezinto zonke kuze kube namuhla. Kangibhaleli lezizinto ukuze libe lenhloni, kodwa njengamadodana ami abathandekayo. Ngokuba noma ninabafundisi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi kuKristu, nokho oyihlo ababaningi, ngokuba mina nganizala kuKristu Jesu ngevangeli. Ngakho ngiyalincenga ukuthi libe ngabalingisi bami. Ngalokho ngithumele kini uThimothewu, oyindodana yami ethandekayo nethembekile eNkosini, oyakunikhumbuza izindlela zami ezikuKristu, njengokuba ngifundisa ezindaweni zonke emabandleni onke. Kepha abanye bazikhukhumezile, kungathi angiyikuza kini; Kodwa ngizakuza kini masinyane, uba iNkosi ithanda, njalo ngizakwazi, ingasi inkulumo yabakhukhumeleyo, kodwa amandla. Ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu awukho ngezwi, kodwa usemandleni. Nifunani? Ngize kini ngenduku, noma ngothando, nomoya wobumnene na? Kuyazwakala ukuthi kukhona ubufebe phakathi kwenu; Kepha nina nizikhukhumezile, kunalokho alililanga, ukuze asuswe phakathi kwenu owenze lesi senzo. Ngokuba mina, njengokuba ngingekho ngomzimba, kepha ngikhona ngomoya, sengahlulele owenze lesisenzo njengokungathi ngikhona; Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, nxa nibuthene nomoya wami namandla eNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ukunikela onjalo kuSathane ukuze kubhujiswe inyama, ukuze umoya usindiswe ngosuku lweNkosi uJesu. Ukuzigqaja kwenu akukuhle. Anazi yini ukuthi imvubelo encane ibilisa inhlama yonke na? Khiphani imvubelo endala, ukuze nibe yinhlama entsha, njengalokhu ningabangenamvubelo. Ngokuba iphasika lethu lihlatshelwe uKristu; Ngakho-ke kasiwugcineni umkhosi, kungabi ngemvubelo endala, kungabi ngemvubelo yobubi nokubi; kodwa ngesinkwa esingelamvubelo sobuqotho leqiniso. Ngalibhalela encwadini ukuthi lingahlangani leziphingi; Kodwa kungeyisikho kanye leziphingi zalumhlaba, kumbe labahahayo, labaphangi, loba abakhonza izithombe; ngokuba uma kunjalo nimelwe ukuphuma emhlabeni. Kodwa khathesi-ke ngilibhalela ukuthi lingahlangani loba ngubani othiwa ungumzalwane eyisifebe, kumbe isihwaba, kumbe okhonza izithombe, kumbe isithuki, kumbe isidakwa, kumbe umphangi; onjalo lingadli. Ngokuba nginamsebenzi muni ukuba ngahlulele nabangaphandle na? Anibahluleli yini abangaphakathi na? Kodwa uNkulunkulu uyabahlulela abangaphandle. Ngakho susani phakathi kwenu lowomuntu omubi. Ukhona yini kini othi enendaba nomunye olokothayo ukuya enkantolo kwabangalungile, kungabi kwabangcwele na? Anazi yini ukuthi abangcwele bayakwahlulela izwe na? futhi uma izwe lahlulelwa yinina, anifanele ukwahlulela amacala amancane na? Anazi yini ukuthi siyakwahlulela izingelosi na? kakhulu kangakanani izinto zalokhu kuphila? Ngakho-ke uma ninezahlulelo zalokhu kuphila, nibabeke abehluleli abancane ebandleni. Ngikhuluma kube namahloni. Kunjalo yini ukuthi kakho phakathi kwenu ohlakaniphileyo? Hhayi, akekho noyedwa ozokwazi ukwahlulela phakathi kwabafowabo na? Kepha umzalwane umangalela umzalwane, nalokhu phambi kwabangakholwayo. Ngakho-ke kukhona icala impela phakathi kwenu, ngokuba nimangalelana. Kunalokho kungani niphatha kabi na? Kunalokho kungani ningavumi ukuphanjwa na? Kodwa niyona, niyeqisa, nalokho nikwenza kubazalwane benu. Anazi yini ukuthi abangalungile abayikulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu na? Ningadukiswa: nazifebe, nabakhonza izithombe, naziphingi, nabesilisa abalalanayo, nabesilisa abalalanayo, Namasela, nabahahayo, nazidakwa, nazithuki, nabaphangi abayikulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu. Babenjalo abanye kini, kepha senagezwa, senangcweliswa, senalungisiswa egameni leNkosi uJesu Kristu nangoMoya kaNkulunkulu wethu. Zonke izinto zivunyelwe kimi, kepha akusizi konke; Ukudla ngokwesisu, nesisu ngesokudla, kepha uNkulunkulu uyakuqeda kokubili sona nakho. Kepha umzimba awusiwo owobufebe, kodwa ungoweNkosi; leNkosi ingeyomzimba. UNkulunkulu wayivusa iNkosi, nathi uyakusivusa ngamandla akhe. Anazi yini ukuthi imizimba yenu iyizitho zikaKristu na? ngiyakuthatha izitho zikaKristu, ngizenze izitho zesifebe na? UNkulunkulu akakuvumeli. Yini? Anazi yini ukuthi ohlangene nesifebe ungumzimba munye naso na? ngokuba ababili, uthi, bayakuba nyamanye. Kepha ohlanganiswe neNkosi ungumoya munye. Balekelani ubufebe. Zonke izono azenzayo umuntu zingaphandle komzimba; kodwa owenza ubufebe wona owakhe umzimba. Yini? Anazi yini ukuthi umzimba wenu uyithempeli likaMoya oNgcwele okinina, enimamukele kuNkulunkulu, nokuthi anisibo abenu na? Ngokuba nathengwa ngenani; Mayelana nezinto enaloba ngazo kimi, kuhle kumuntu ukuba angamthinti owesifazane. Nokho ngenxa yobufebe, yilowo nalowo makabe nowakhe umfazi, nalowo wesifazane abe neyakhe indoda. Indoda mayimnike okumfanele umkayo, kanjalo nomfazi endodeni. Umfazi kanamandla phezu kowakhe umzimba, yindoda yakhe; kanjalo nendoda ayinagunya kowakhe umzimba, ngumfazi kodwa. Lingagodlelani, ngaphandle kokuthi kube kukuvumelana okwesikhathi, ukuze lizinikele ekuzileni ukudla lekukhulekweni; nibuye nihlangane, ukuze uSathane anganilingi ngokungazithibi kwenu. Kodwa lokhu ngikutsho ngemvume, kayisikho ngomlayo. Ngokuba ngiyathanda ukuba bonke abantu babe njengami; Kodwa yilowo nalowo unesiphiwo sakhe esivela kuNkulunkulu, omunye kanje, omunye kanje. Ngakho ngithi kwabangashadile nakubafelokazi: Kuhle kubo, uma behlala njengami. Kepha uma bengenakuzibamba, mabashade, ngokuba kuhle ukuganwa kunokushiswa. Labashadile ngiyabayala, kungemina kodwa yiNkosi, ukuthi umfazi makangahlukani nendoda; Kepha uma ehlukana naye, akahlale engaganile, noma abuyisane nendoda yakhe, nendoda ingamlahli umkayo. Kepha kwabanye ngithi mina, akusho iNkosi: Uma umzalwane enomfazi ongakholwayo, yena-ke evuma ukuhlala naye, makangamlahli. Nowesifazane onendoda engakholwayo, futhi uma ivuma ukuhlala naye, angayishiyi. Ngokuba indoda engakholwayo ingcwelisiwe ngomfazi, nomfazi ongakholwayo ungcwelisiwe ngendoda; uma kungenjalo abantwana benu ngabe bangcolile; kodwa manje bangcwele. Kepha uma ongakholwayo ehlukana naye, makamuke; Umzalwane noma umzalwanekazi akaboshiwe kokunjalo, kepha uNkulunkulu usibizele ekuthuleni. Ngokuba wazini wena mfazi, ukuthi awuyikusindisa indoda yakho na? Wena ndoda, wazi ngani ukuthi uyakumsindisa umkakho na? Kodwa njengalokho uNkulunkulu emabele yilowo nalowo, njengalokho iNkosi imbizile yilowo nalowo, makahambe kanjalo. ngiyala kanjalo emabandleni onke. Ukhona yini obizwe esokile? makangabi ngongasoki. Ukhona yini obizwe engasokile na? makangasoki. Ukusoka akulutho, nokungasoki akulutho, kodwa ukugcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu. Akube yilowo nalowo ahlale ekubizweni abizwe ekukho. Ubizwe uyisigqila na? ungakhathazeki, kepha uma ungakhululwa, kusebenzise kakhulu. Ngokuba obiziweyo yiNkosi eyisigqila, ungokhululekile weNkosi; Nithengwa ngenani; ningabi yizigqila zabantu. Bazalwane, yilowo nalowo makahlale kuNkulunkulu kulokho abizwe ekukho. Kepha maqondana nezintombi anginawo umyalo weNkosi, kepha mina ngikhipha umbono wami njengomuntu ohawukelwe yiNkosi ukuba athembeke. Ngakho ngithi kuhle lokhu ngenxa yokucindezeleka okukhona, ngithi kuhle kumuntu ukuba abe njalo. Uboshelwe emfazini na? ningafuni ukuthukululwa. Ukhululiwe emfazini na? ungamfuni umfazi. Kepha uma uganwa, akonanga; futhi uma intombi igana, ayoni. Nokho abanjalo bayakuba nenkathazo enyameni, kepha mina ngiyaniyeka. Kodwa ngitsho lokhu, bazalwane, ukuthi isikhathi sifitshane; Labakhalayo babe njengabangakhaliyo; nabathokozayo, babe njengabangathokozi; nabathengayo, babe njengabangenalutho; nabasebenzisa leli zwe, babe njengabangalisebenzisi, ngokuba isimo saleli zwe siyedlula. Kodwa ngithanda ukuthi lingabi lakukhathazeka. Ongashadile ukhathalela okweNkosi, ukuthi angayithokozisa kanjani iNkosi; Kepha oshadile ukhathalela okwezwe, ukuthi angamthokozisa kanjani umkakhe. Kukhona umehluko phakathi komfazi nentombi. Owendileyo ukhathalela okweNkosi, ukuze abe ngcwele emzimbeni nasemoyeni; Lalokhu ngikutsho kube yinzuzo yenu; kungeyisikho ukuthi nginiphosele umjibila, kodwa ngokufaneleyo, lokukhonza iNkosi ngaphandle kokuthikamezeka. Kepha uma umuntu ethi uziphatha ngokungafanele entombini yakhe, uma isikhulile, futhi kudingeke ukuba kube njalo, makenze akuthandayo, akoni; Nokho omi eqinile enhliziyweni yakhe, engacindezelwa lutho, enamandla phezu kwentando yakhe, esenqumile enhliziyweni yakhe ukuthi uyakugcina intombi yakhe, wenza kahle. Ngakho-ke owendisayo wenza kahle; kodwa ongendisiyo wenza okungcono kakhulu. Umfazi uboshiwe ngomthetho ngesikhathi indoda yakhe isekhona; kepha uma indoda isifile, ukhululekile ukuba agane nendoda ayithandayo; eNkosini kuphela. Kodwa uthokoza kakhudlwana uma ehlala kanjalo ngokokubona kwami, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi nami nginoMoya kaNkulunkulu. Maqondana nokuhlatshelwe izithombe siyazi ukuthi sonke sinolwazi. Ulwazi luyakhukhumeza, kepha uthando luyakha. Uma umuntu ecabanga ukuthi wazi utho, akakazi njengalokhu kufanele ukuba azi. Kepha uma umuntu ethanda uNkulunkulu, yena uyaziwa nguye. Ngakho-ke mayelana nokudla okuhlatshelwe izithombe, siyazi ukuthi isithombe asilutho ezweni nokuthi akakho omunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle koyedwa. Ngokuba noma kukhona okuthiwa onkulunkulu, nokuba kusezulwini noma emhlabeni, njengokuba kukhona onkulunkulu abaningi, namakhosi amaningi, Kepha kithina munye uNkulunkulu, uYise, okuvela kuye zonke izinto, nathi sikuye; neNkosi eyodwa uJesu Kristu, okungaye zonke izinto, nathi singaye. Kepha ukwazi akukho kubo bonke abantu; nonembeza wabo obuthakathaka ungcolile. Kepha ukudla akusitusi kuNkulunkulu; ngokuba noma sidla, asizuzi lutho; futhi, uma singadli, asibi. Kepha qaphelani, funa lelo lungelo lenu libe yisikhubekiso kwababuthakathaka. Ngokuba uma umuntu ekubona wena onokwazi uhlezi ekudleni ethempelini lesithombe, unembeza walowo obuthakathaka akayikudungeka yini ukuba adle okuhlatshelwe izithombe na? Futhi ngolwazi lwakho umzalwane obuthakathaka amfelayo uKristu uyakubhubha na? Kepha nxa nona kanjalo kubazalwane, nilimaza unembeza wabo obuthakathaka, nona kuKristu. Ngakho-ke uma ukudla kumkhubekisa umzalwane wami, angisoze ngadla nyama kusesekhona, funa ngimkhubekise umzalwane wami. Angisiye umphostoli na? angikhululekile na? Angimbonanga uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu na? Nina anisiwo umsebenzi wami eNkosini na? Uma ngingesiye umphostoli kwabanye, nokho kinina nginguye, ngokuba uphawu lobuphostoli bami eNkosini yinina. Impendulo yami kwabangihlolayo yilena, Asinawo amandla okudla nokuphuza na? Asinagunya lokuhamba nodadewenu, umkakho, nabanye abaphostoli, nabafowabo beNkosi, noKhefase? Kumbe yimina kuphela loBarnabasi esilamandla okuyekela ukusebenza? Ngubani ophuma impi ngezindleko zakhe na? Ngubani otshala isivini, angadli izithelo zaso, na? Ngubani owalusa umhlambi, angadli ubisi lomhlambi, na? Lezizinto ngizitsho njengomuntu yini? Nomthetho awusho okufanayo na? Ngokuba kulotshiwe emthethweni kaMose ukuthi: “Ungayifaki isifonyo inkabi lapho ibhula amabele. UNkulunkulu uyazinakekela izinkabi na? Kumbe kambe ukutsho ngenxa yethu? Lokhu kulotshiwe ngenxa yethu ukuthi: Olimayo kufanele alime enethemba; nokuthi obhulayo enethemba kufanele ahlanganyele ethembeni lakhe. Uma thina sihlwanyele kini okomoya, kuyinto enkulu yini uma sizovuna okwenu okwenyama na? Uma abanye belamandla phezu kwenu, kasibi njalo thina kakhulu? Nokho asiwasebenzisanga lawo mandla; kodwa ubekezele ngakho konke, ukuze singalithiyi ivangeli likaKristu. Anazi yini ukuthi abakhonza izinto ezingcwele badla okwethempeli na? nabakhonza e-altare bahlanganyela ne-altare na? Ngokunjalo iNkosi ilayile ukuthi abatshumayela ivangeli baphile ngevangeli. Kepha mina angisebenzisanga nokukodwa kwalezo zinto, futhi angikulobanga lezizinto ukuba kwenziwe kanjalo kimi, ngokuba kungaba ngcono kimi ukuba ngife kunokuba umuntu enze ize ukuziqhayisa kwami. Ngokuba noma ngishumayela ivangeli, anginakuzibonga, ngokuba kube yimpoqo phezu kwami; yebo, maye kimi uma ngingalishumayeli ivangeli! Ngokuba uma ngikwenza lokho ngokuzithandela, nginomvuzo; Uyini-ke umvuzo wami? Yebo, ukuze nxa ngishumayela ivangeli, ngenze ivangeli likaKristu libe ngeze, ukuze ngingasebenzisi amandla ami evangelini. Ngokuba noma ngikhululekile kubo bonke, nokho ngizenze isigqila sabo bonke, ukuze ngizuze abaningi. KumaJuda ngaba njengomJuda, ukuze ngizuze abaJuda; kwabaphansi komthetho ngaba njengophansi komthetho, ukuze ngizuze abaphansi komthetho; Kwabangenamthetho ngaba njengongenamthetho (ngingesiye ongenamthetho kuNkulunkulu kodwa ngiphansi komthetho kaKristu), ukuze ngizuze abangenamthetho. Kwababuthakathaka ngaba njengobuthakathaka, ukuze ngizuze ababuthakathaka; Lokho ngikwenza ngenxa yevangeli, ukuze nami ngibe nomhlanganyeli kulo. Anazi yini ukuthi abagijima ngokuncintisana bagijima bonke, kepha munye owamukela umklomelo? Gijimani kanjalo, ukuze nizuze. Labo bonke abancintisayo bayazithiba ezintweni zonke. Manje bakwenzela ukuthola umqhele owonakalayo; kodwa thina esingaboliyo. Ngakho-ke mina ngigijima ngokunjalo, kungenjengokungaqondi; ngilwa kanjalo, kungenjengalowo oshaya umoya; Kepha ngiyawutuba umzimba wami, ngiwenza isigqila, funa kuthi, nxa sengishumayele kwabanye, mina ngokwami ngilahlwe. Phezu kwalokho, bazalwane, angithandi ukuba ningazi, ukuthi obaba bonke babephansi kwefu, badabula ulwandle bonke; Bonke babhapathizwa kuMose efwini naselwandle; Bonke badla ukudla okufanayo kokomoya; Banatha bonke isiphuzo esifanayo sokomoya, ngokuba baphuza edwaleni lomoya elalibalandela, lelo Dwala lalinguKristu. Kepha uNkulunkulu akajabulanga ngabaningi babo, ngokuba bachithwa ehlane. Lezizinto zaba yizibonelo kithi, ukuze singafisi okubi, njengalokhu bona bafisa. Futhi ningabi abakhonza izithombe, njengabanye kubo; njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Abantu bahlala phansi ukuba badle, baphuze, basukuma ukuba badlale. Futhi masingaphingi, njengabanye kubo benza ubufebe, bafa ngalusuku lunye izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nantathu. Futhi masingamlingi uKristu, njengabanye kubo bamlinga, babulawa yizinyoka. Futhi ningabubuli njengabanye kubo bakhonona, babhujiswa ngumbhubhisi. Kepha zonke lezo zinto zabehlela bona kube yizibonelo, kulotshiwe ukuba kube yisiyalo sethu, esesifikelwe ukuphela kwezwe. Ngakho-ke othi umile makaqaphele ukuba angawi. Anifikelwa ukulingwa okuvamile kubantu, kepha uNkulunkulu uthembekile, ongayikuvuma ukuba nilingwe ngokungaphezu kwamandla enu; kepha kanye nokulingwa uyakunenza nendlela yokuphunyuka, nize nibe-namandla okukuthwala. Ngakho-ke, bathandekayo bami, kubalekeleni ukukhonza izithombe. Ngikhuluma njengabahlakaniphileyo; yahluleleni engikushoyo. Inkezo yesibusiso esiyibusisayo, ayisikho ukuhlanganyela kwegazi likaKristu na? Isinkwa esisihlephulayo, asiyiyo inhlanganyelo yomzimba kaKristu na? Ngokuba thina esibaningi siyisinkwa sinye, simzimba munye, ngokuba thina sonke sihlanganyela leso sinkwa sinye. Bhekani u-Israyeli ngokwenyama; abadla imihlatshelo abahlanganyeli ne-altare na? Ngithini-ke? ukuthi isithombe siyinto, noma lokho okuhlatshelwe izithombe kuyizinto na? Kepha ngithi: Okuhlatshwa ngabezizwe bakuhlabela amademoni, hhayi uNkulunkulu; Aninakuphuza indebe yeNkosi nendebe yamademoni; anikwazi ukuhlanganyela etafuleni leNkosi nasetafuleni lamademoni. Siyayivusela umhawu iNkosi na? sinamandla kunaye na? Zonke izinto zivunyelwe kimi, kepha akusizi konke; kuvunyelwe kimi zonke, kepha akwakhi zonke. Makungabikho ozifunela okwakhe, kodwa kube yilowo nalowo inotho yomunye. Konke okuthengiswa esilawini kudleni, ningabuzi lutho ngenxa kanembeza; Ngokuba umhlaba ungokaJehova nokugcwala kwawo. Uma omunye kwabangakholwayo enimema, nithanda ukuya; kudleni konke okubekwa phambi kwenu, ningabuzi lutho ngenxa kanembeza. Kodwa uma umuntu ethi kini: Lokhu kuhlatshelwe izithombe, ningadli ngenxa yalowo okubonisileyo nangenxa kanembeza, ngokuba umhlaba ungoweNkosi nokugcwala kwawo; Kangitsho unembeza, kungeyisiwo owakho, kodwa owomunye; Ngokuba uma ngihlanganyela ngomusa, ngithukwa ngani ngalokho engikubongayo na? Ngakho-ke noma nidla, noma niphuza, noma nenzani, konke kwenzeleni udumo lukaNkulunkulu. Ningabakhubekisi amaJuda, nabezizwe, nakulo ibandla likaNkulunkulu; njengalokhu nami ngithokozisa bonke ezintweni zonke, ngingafuni inzuzo yami, kodwa eyabaningi, ukuze basindiswe. Yibani ngabalingisi bami, njengokuba nami ngilingisa uKristu. Kepha ngiyanidumisa, bazalwane, ngokuba ningikhumbula ezintweni zonke, nigcina izimiso, njengalokho nganinika zona. Kepha ngithanda ukuba nazi ukuthi inhloko yawo wonke amadoda nguKristu; nenhloko yowesifazane yindoda; lenhloko kaKristu nguNkulunkulu. Yilowo nalowo owesilisa ekhuleka noma eprofetha ethwele ikhanda, uhlazisa ikhanda lakhe. Kodwa yilowo nalowo wesifazane okhuleka noma eprofetha ikhanda lakhe lingagutshuzelwe uhlazisa ikhanda lakhe, ngokuba lokho kufana nokuthi uphuciwe. Ngokuba uma owesifazane engagqokile, akagundwe; Ngokuba nempela indoda ayifanele ukumboza ikhanda, lokhu ingumfanekiso nodumo lukaNkulunkulu, kepha owesifazane uludumo lwendoda. Ngokuba indoda ayiveli kowesifazane; kodwa umfazi endodeni. Nendoda ayidalelwanga owesifazane; kodwa owesifazana ngendoda. Ngakho-ke owesifazana ufanele ukuthi abe legunya ekhanda lakhe ngenxa yezingilosi. Nokho eNkosini kayilutho owesilisa ngaphandle kowesifazane, nomfazi ngaphandle kwendoda eNkosini. Ngokuba njengalokhu owesifazane evela endodeni, kanjalo nendoda ivela ngowesifazane; kodwa zonke izinto zikaNkulunkulu. Ziboneleni nina ngokwenu; kuyafaneleka yini ukuba owesifazane akhuleke kuNkulunkulu engagubuzele na? Imvelo uqobo lwayo ayinifundisi yini ukuthi uma indoda inezinwele ezinde, kulihlazo kuyo na? Kepha uma owesifazane enezinwele ezinde, kuludumo kuye, ngokuba izinwele zakhe uzinikiwe zibe-yisimbozo. Kepha uma umuntu ebonakala ephika, asinawo umkhuba onjalo thina, namabandla kaNkulunkulu kawanawo. Kepha kulokhu enginitshela khona anginibongi ngokuba nibuthana kungekukho okuhle kepha kukho okubi kakhulu. Ngokuba okokuqala, nxa nibuthana ebandleni, ngizwa ukuthi kukhona ukwahlukana phakathi kwenu; futhi ngiyakukholwa ngokwengxenye. Ngoba kumele kube khona ukuhlukana phakathi kwenu, ukuze abathembekileyo babonakale phakathi kwenu. Ngakho nxa nibuthana endaweni eyodwa, lokhu akusikho ukudla isidlo seNkosi; Ngokuba ekudleni yilowo nalowo uphatha owakhe isidlo kuqala, omunye ulambile, omunye udakiwe. Yini? Aninazo yini izindlu zokudlela nokuphuzela na? Kumbe nidelela ibandla likaNkulunkulu, nijabhise abangenalutho na? Ngizothini kuwe? ngikudumise kulokhu na? angikubongi. Ngoba mina ngemukele eNkosini, lokho lami enganinika khona, ukuthi iNkosi uJesu ngalobobusuku eyanikelwa ngabo yathatha isinkwa; Esebongile, wasihlephula, wathi: “Thabathani, nidle, lokhu kungumzimba wami owahleshelwa nina; Kanjalo wathabatha nesitsha emva kokudla kwakusihlwa, wathi: Le ndebe iyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami; Ngokuba njalo, nxa nidla lesi sinkwa, niphuza lesisitsha, nimemezela ukufa kweNkosi ize ifike. Ngakho-ke odla lesi sinkwa, anathe lesisitsha seNkosi ngokungafanele, unecala lomzimba negazi leNkosi. Kodwa umuntu akazihlolisise, khona-ke akadle leso sinkwa, aphuze lesisitsha. Ngokuba odlayo anathe ngokungafanele, uzidlela aziphuzele ukulahlwa, engawahlukanisi umzimba weNkosi. Ngenxa yalokhu baningi phakathi kwenu ababuthakathaka nabagulayo, nabaningi balele. Ngokuba uma besizahlulela thina, besingayikwahlulelwa. Kodwa nxa sahlulelwa, siyalaywa yiNkosi, ukuze singalahlwa kanye lelizwe. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane bami, nxa nibuthana ukuba nidle, lindanani. Uma umuntu elambile, akadle ekhaya; ukuze lingabuthani ekulahlweni. Okuseleyo ngizakulungisa nxa ngifika. Kepha mayelana nezipho zomoya, bazalwane, angithandi ukuba ningazi. Niyazi ukuthi naholwa ningabezizwe, nayiswa kuzo izithombe eziyizimungulu. Ngakho ngiyanazisa ukuthi akakho okhuluma ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu othi: “Uqalekisiwe uJesu; Kukhona-ke iziphiwo izinhlobonhlobo, kodwa uMoya munye. Futhi kukhona izinhlobonhlobo zezinkonzo, kodwa iNkosi eyodwa. Futhi kukhona izinhlobonhlobo zemisebenzi, kodwa nguNkulunkulu oyedwa osebenza konke kubo bonke. Kodwana yilowo nalowo uphiwa ukubonakalisa kukaMoya kube yinzuzo kubo bonke. Ngoba omunye uphiwa ngoMoya ilizwi lenhlakanipho; omunye izwi lokwazi ngaye lowoMoya; omunye ukholo ngaye lowoMoya; omunye izipho zokuphulukisa ngaye lowoMoya; omunye ukwenza izimangaliso; komunye isiprofetho; omunye ukuhlukanisa imimoya; omunye izinhlobo zezilimi; omunye ukuhunyushwa kwezilimi. Kepha konke lokho kusebenza yena lowo Moya munye, ebabela yilowo nalowo ngokunye ngokuthanda kwakhe. Ngokuba njengalokhu umzimba umunye, kepha unezitho eziningi, nezitho zonke zalowo mzimba munye, nakuba ziziningi, zingumzimba munye, unjalo noKristu. Ngokuba ngaMoya munye thina sonke sabhapathizwa sibe mzimba munye, noma singabaJuda noma singamaGreki, noma siyizigqila noma sikhululekile; futhi sonke sinathiswa uMoya munye. Ngokuba umzimba awusiwo isitho sinye, kepha maningi. Uma unyawo luthi: “Ngokuba ngingesiso isandla, angisikho okomzimba; Ngakho kayisiyo yini ingxenye yomzimba? Uma indlebe ithi: “Ngokuba ngingesilo iso, angisikho okomzimba; Ngakho kayisiyo yini ingxenye yomzimba? Uma umzimba wonke ubuliso, ukuzwa ngabe kuphi? Uma wonke ubuwukuzwa, ukuhogela ngabe kuphi? Kodwa khathesi-ke uNkulunkulu umisile izitho, yileso laso emzimbeni njengokuthanda kwakhe. Uma zonke beziyisitho sinye, umzimba ngabe uphi na? Kodwa kalokhu izitho zinengi, kodwa umzimba munye. Iso alinakusho esandleni ukuthi: ‘Angikudingi,’ nekhanda futhi alinakusho ezinyaweni ukuthi: ‘Anginidingi.’ Kodwa-ke, ikakhulu lezozitho zomzimba ezibonakala zibuthakathaka kakhulu ziyadingeka; Lalezozitho zomzimba esicabanga ukuthi azihlonitshwa kancane, phezu kwazo sizinika udumo olukhulu kakhulu; nezitho zethu ezingafanelekiyo zinobuhle obengeziwe. Ngokuba izitho zethu ezinhle azidingi, kepha uNkulunkulu uwuhlanganisile umzimba, esipha udumo olukhulu kakhulu leso esintulayo; ukuze kungabikho ukwahlukana emzimbeni; kodwa ukuze amalungu anakekelane ngokufanayo. Uma kuhlupheka isitho sinye, kuhlupheka izitho zonke kanye naso; noma kuhlonishwe isitho sinye, athokoze amalungu onke kanye nalo. Nina-ke ningumzimba kaKristu, nezitho ngabanye. Futhi uNkulunkulu umisile abathile ebandleni, kuqala abaphostoli, okwesibili abaprofethi, okwesithathu abafundisi, emva kwalokho izimangaliso, bese kuba izipho zokuphulukisa, nokusiza, nokubusa, nezilimi ngezilimi. Bonke bangabaphostoli na? Bonke bangabaprofethi na? Bonke bangabafundisi na? Bonke benza izimangaliso na? Bonke baneziphiwo zokuphulukisa na? Bonke bakhuluma ngezilimi na? Bonke bayahumusha na? Kodwa zondelelani izipho ezinhle kakhulu, kodwa ngilitshengisa indlela enhle kakhulu. Noma ngikhuluma ngezilimi zabantu nezezingelosi, kepha ngingenalo uthando, ngiyithusi elikhencezayo nensimbi encencethayo. Noma nginesiphiwo sokuprofetha, ngiqonda izimfihlakalo zonke nokwazi konke; noma nginokukholwa konke, ngangokuba ngingagudluza izintaba, kepha ngingenalo uthando, angiyinto yalutho. Noma ngabela abampofu konke enginakho, noma nginikela ngomzimba wami ukuba ushiswe, kepha ngingenalo uthando, akungisizi ngalutho. Uthando luyabekezela, lunomusa; uthando alunamhawu; uthando aluzikhukhumezi, aluzikhukhumezi; Aluziphathi okungafanele, aluzifuneli okwalo; Aluthokozi ngokungalungile, kepha luthokozela iqiniso; lubekezelela izinto zonke, lukholwa yizinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lukhuthazelela izinto zonke. Uthando alusoze lwaphela; noma kukhona izilimi, ziyakunqamuka; noma kukhona ukwazi, kuyakunyamalala. Ngokuba siyazi inxenye, siprofetha inxenye. Kepha nxa kufika okupheleleyo, okuyinxenye kuyakuqedwa. Lapho ngisengumntwana, ngakhuluma okomntwana, ngaqondisa okomntwana, ngazindla okomntwana; Ngokuba manje sibona esibukweni kalufifi; kepha ngaleso sikhathi ubuso nobuso; manje ngazi inxenye; kodwa ngalesosikhathi ngizakwazi njengoba lami ngaziwa. Manje-ke kumi ukukholwa, nokwethemba, nothando, lokho kokuthathu; kodwa okukhulu kukho konke uthando. Landelani uthando, nithande iziphiwo zomoya, kodwa kakhulu ukuba niprofethe. Ngokuba okhuluma ngezilimi akakhulumi kubantu, kodwa kuNkulunkulu; kodwa ngomoya ukhuluma izimfihlakalo. Kepha oprofethayo ukhuluma kubantu kube ngukwakha, nokuyala, nokududuza. Okhuluma ngezilimi uyazakha yena; kodwa oprofethayo wakha ibandla. Ngiyathanda ukuba nonke nikhulume ngezilimi, kodwa kakhulu ukuba niprofethe, ngokuba oprofethayo mkhulu kunalowo okhuluma ngezilimi, uma engahumushi, ukuze ibandla lakheke. Manje, bazalwane, uma ngiza kini ngikhuluma ngezilimi, ngiyakunisiza ngani, uma ngingakhulumi kini noma ngokwambulelwa, noma ngokwazi, noma ngokuprofetha, noma ngesifundiso na? Nezinto ezingenakuphila ezikhalayo, noma umtshingo noma ihabhu, uma zingahlukanisi ukukhala, kuyokwaziwa kanjani okubethwayo noma okubethwa ngehabhu na? Ngokuba uma icilongo likhala ngezwi elingaqondakaliyo, ngubani ongazilungisela ukulwa na? Kanjalo nani, uma ningakhulumi ngolimi amazwi aqondakalayo, kuyokwaziwa kanjani okukhulunywayo na? ngoba lizakhulumela emoyeni. Kukhona, noma kungenzeka, imihlobo eminingi kangaka yokukhuluma emhlabeni, futhi akukho neyodwa kuzo engasho lutho. Ngakho uma ngingazi incazelo yezwi, ngiyoba ngowezizwe kokhulumayo, nokhulumayo uyakuba ngowezizweni kimi. Kanjalo nani, lokhu nishisekela iziphiwo zomoya, funani ukuba nibe nabengeziwe, kwakhiwe ibandla. Ngakho-ke okhuluma ngezilimi makakhulekele ukuba ahumushe. Ngokuba uma ngikhuleka ngezilimi, kukhuleka umoya wami, kepha ingqondo yami ayinasithelo. Kuyini pho? ngiyakukhuleka ngomoya, ngikhuleke nangengqondo futhi, ngihube ngomoya, ngihube nangengqondo futhi. Uma kungenjalo, nxa ubonga ngomoya, lowo ohlezi endaweni yongafundile angasho kanjani ukuthi Amen ekubongeni kwakho, lokhu engakwazi okushoyo na? Ngokuba nempela wena ubonga kahle, kepha omunye akakhiwa. Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami, ngokuba ngikhuluma ngezilimi kakhulu kunani nonke; Kodwa ebandleni kungcono ngikhulume amazwi amahlanu ngengqondo yami, ukuze ngifundise labanye, kulokukhuluma amazwi azinkulungwane ezilitshumi ngendimi. Bazalwane, ningabi ngabantwana ngokuqonda, nokho ebubini nibe ngabantwana, kepha ekuqondeni nibe ngamadoda. Kulotshiwe emthethweni ukuthi: “Ngabezinye izilimi nangezinye izindebe ngiyakukhuluma kulababantu; kepha nokho konke lokho abayikungizwa, isho iNkosi. Ngakho-ke izilimi ziyisibonakaliso kwabakholwayo, kungesikho kwabakholwayo, kepha ukuprofetha akusikho okwabangakholwayo kodwa okwabakholwayo. Ngakho-ke uma ibandla lonke libuthene ndawonye, bakhulume bonke ngezilimi, bese kungena abangafundile noma abangakholwayo, abazukusho yini ukuthi niyahlanya na? Kepha uma bonke beprofetha, kungene ongakholwayo noma ongafundile, uyovunywa yibo bonke, ahlulelwe yibo bonke; ngokunjalo izimfihlo zenhliziyo yakhe zibonakaliswa; kanjalo uyakuwa ngobuso bakhe, akhuleke kuNkulunkulu, asho ukuthi uNkulunkulu phakathi kwenu ngeqiniso. Kunjani-ke, bazalwane? Lapho nibuthana, yilowo nalowo unehubo, noma isifundiso, unolimi, noma isambulo, unokuhumusha. Konke makwenziwe kube ngukwakha. Uma umuntu ekhuluma ngezilimi, kakube ngababili, bangadluli kwabathathu, badedelane; omunye atolike. Kepha uma kungekho umhumushi, makathule ebandleni; futhi makakhulume yedwa, futhi noNkulunkulu. Abaprofethi mabakhulume ababili noma abathathu, abanye bahlulele. Uma kwembulwa utho komunye ohlezi khona, makathule owokuqala. Ngokuba ningaprofetha nonke ngabanye ngabanye, ukuze bonke bafunde, baduduzwe bonke. Imimoya yabaprofethi ithobela abaprofethi. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akasiye owesiphithiphithi, kodwa ngowokuthula, njengakuwo wonke amabandla abangcwele. Abesifazane benu mabathule emabandleni, ngokuba abavunyelwe ukukhuluma; kepha bayalwa ukuba balalele, njengokuba usho nomthetho. Uma befuna ukufunda utho, mababuze emadodeni abo emakhaya, ngokuba kuyihlazo kwabesifazane ukukhuluma ebandleni. Yini? izwi likaNkulunkulu laphuma kini na? noma lafika kinina nodwa na? Uma umuntu ethi ungumprofethi, noma ethi ungowomoya, makaqonde ukuthi lokhu enginilobela khona kuyimiyalo yeNkosi. Kepha uma umuntu engazi, makangabi nakwazi. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, fisani ukuprofetha, ningakuvimbeli ukukhuluma ngezilimi. Konke kakwenziwe ngemfanelo langokulandelana. Phezu kwalokho, bazalwane, ngimemezela kini ivangeli engalishumayela kini, enalamukela futhi, enimi kulo; elisindiswa ngazo futhi, uma nikukhumbula lokho enganishumayeza khona, ngaphandle uma nikholwa ize. Ngokuba kuqala kunakho konke nganinika lokho engakwamukela nami, ukuthi uKristu wafela izono zethu njengokwemibhalo; lokuthi wembelwa, lokuthi wavuka ngosuku lwesithathu njengokwemibhalo; lokuthi wabonwa nguKhefase, kwasekulandela kwabalitshumi lambili; Emva kwalokho wabonwa ngasikhathi sinye kubazalwane abangaphezu kwamakhulu amahlanu; iningi labo lisekhona namanje, kepha abanye balele. Emva kwalokho wabonwa nguJakobe; kwasekusithi kubo bonke abaphostoli. Ekugcineni kwabo bonke wabonwa nakimi, njengakuwo owazalwa kungakabi yisikhathi. Ngokuba mina ngingomncinyane kubaphostoli, engingafanele ukubizwa ngomphostoli, ngokuba ngazingela ibandla likaNkulunkulu. Kepha ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ngiyikho engiyikho, nomusa wakhe kimi awubanga yize; kodwa ngisebenze kakhulu kakhulu kunabo bonke; Ngakho-ke noma kuyimi noma yibo, sishumayela kanjalo, nakholwa ngokunjalo. Kepha uma uKristu eshunyayelwa ukuthi uvukile kwabafileyo, basho kanjani abanye phakathi kwenu ukuthi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo na? Kepha uma kungekho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, noKristu akavuswanga; Uma uKristu engavuswanga kwabafileyo, ukushumayela kwethu kuyize, nokukholwa kwenu kuyize. Yebo, sifunyanwa singofakazi bamanga bakaNkulunkulu; ngoba safakaza ngoNkulunkulu ukuthi wamvusa uKristu, angamvusanga, uba kambe abafileyo bengavuki. Ngokuba uma abafileyo bengavuki, noKristu akavuswanga; Uma uKristu engavuswanga, ukukholwa kwenu kuyize; nisesezonweni zenu. Khona-ke nalabo asebalala bekuKristu babhubhile. Uma sithembela kuKristu kulokhu kuphila kuphela, singabokudabuka kunabantu bonke. Kodwa kalokhu uKristu uvusiwe kwabafileyo, elulibo lwabaleleyo. Ngoba njengoba ukufa kweza ngomuntu, langomuntu ukuvuka kwabafileyo kweza. Ngokuba njengalokhu ku-Adamu bonke bayafa, ngokunjalo kuKristu bonke bayakuphiliswa. Kodwa ngulowo lalowo esigabeni sakhe: UKristu ulibo; ngasemuva abangabakaKristu ekufikeni kwakhe. Khona-ke kufika ukuphela, lapho eyakunikela umbuso kuNkulunkulu uYise; lapho esechithile konke ukubusa labo bonke ubukhosi lamandla. Ngokuba umelwe ukubusa, aze abeke izitha zonke phansi kwezinyawo zakhe. Isitha sokugcina esiyakuchithwa singukufa; Ngokuba izinto zonke uzibekile phansi kwezinyawo zakhe. Kepha nxa ethi zonke izinto zithotshiswe phansi kwakhe, kusobala ukuthi ungaphandle yena owabeka zonke izinto phansi kwakhe. Nxa izinto zonke sezithotshiselwe phansi kwakhe, khona nayo iNdodana iyakuzithoba phansi kwalowo owabeka zonke izinto phansi kwayo, ukuze uNkulunkulu abe yikho konke kukho konke. Uma kungenjalo, bayakwenzani ababhapathizwa ngenxa yabafileyo, uma abafileyo bengavuki na? babhabhathizelwani abafileyo na? Futhi kungani sizifaka engozini ihora ngalinye? Ngifa imihla ngemihla ngokuzibonga enginakho kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. Uma ngokwabantu ngalwa nezilo e-Efesu, ngiyakungisizani, uma abafileyo bengavuki na? masidle, siphuze; ngoba kusasa sizakufa. Ningakhohliswa; ukujwayelana nababi konakalisa ukuziphatha okuhle. Phaphamani ekulungeni, ningoni; ngoba abanye kabamazi uNkulunkulu; ngikhuluma lokhu ukuze libe lenhloni. Kodwa omunye uyakuthi: Abafileyo bavuswa kanjani na? beza ngamuphi umzimba? Siphukuphuku, lokho okuhlanyelayo kakwenziwa kuphile, ngaphandle kokuthi kufe; Nalokho okuhlwanyelayo, awuhlwanyeli umzimba oyakuba khona, kepha uhlamvu oluze, kungaba ngekakolweni noma ololunye; Kepha uNkulunkulu ulunika umzimba njengokuthanda kwakhe, nembewu yonke uyinika owayo umzimba. Inyama yonke ayinyamanye, kodwa kukhona inyama yabantu, nenye inyama yezilwane, nenye yezinhlanzi, nenye yezinyoni. Ikhona nemizimba yasezulwini, nemizimba yasemhlabeni, kepha inkazimulo yeyasezulwini iyodwa, nenkazimulo yasemhlabeni iyodwa. Iyodwa inkazimulo yelanga, nenkazimulo yenyanga iyodwa, nenkazimulo yezinkanyezi iyodwa, ngokuba inkanyezi iyahluka kwenye inkanyezi ngobukhosi. Kunjalo futhi nokuvuka kwabafileyo. Kuhlwanyelwa kunokonakala; livuswa linokungonakali; Kuhlwanyelwa kukude; kuhlwanyelwa kunobuthakathaka; livuswa linamandla; Kuhlwanyelwa kungumzimba wemvelo; kuvuswa kungumzimba womoya. Kukhona umzimba wemvelo, futhi kukhona umzimba womoya. Kanjalo kulotshiwe ukuthi: Umuntu wokuqala u-Adamu waba ngumphefumulo ophilayo; uAdamu wokugcina waba ngumoya ophilisayo. Kepha okokuqala akusikho okomoya kepha okwemvelo; ngasemuva lokho okomoya. Umuntu wokuqala uvela emhlabeni, ungowomhlaba; umuntu wesibili yiNkosi evela ezulwini. Njengoba enjalo ongowenhlabathi, banjalo labo abangabenhlabathi; Futhi njengalokhu sinomfanekiso wowomhlaba, siyakuba nomfanekiso wowasezulwini. Kepha ngisho lokhu, bazalwane, ukuthi inyama negazi akunakulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu; nokubola akulidli ifa lokungonakali. Bhekani, ngiyanitshela imfihlakalo; Asiyikulala sonke, kepha siyakuguqulwa sonke; Ngokuphazima kweso, ngokucwayiza kwelihlo, ekukhaleni kwecilongo lokugcina; Ngoba lokhu okubolayo kumele ukwembatha ukungaboli, lalokhu okufayo kumele ukwembatha ukungafi. Njalo-ke nxa lokhu okubolayo sekwembethe ukungonakali, lalokhu okufayo sekwembethe ukungafi, kuzagcwaliseka ilizwi elilotshiweyo elithi: Ukufa kuginyiwe ekunqobeni. Kufa, luphi udosi lwakho na? Thuna, kuphi ukunqoba kwakho na? Udosi lokufa yisono; lamandla esono ngumthetho. Kodwa makabongwe uNkulunkulu osinika ukunqoba ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane bami abathandekayo, yibani ngabagxilile, abangaxegiyo, abavame njalo emsebenzini weNkosi, nazi ukuthi ukusebenza kwenu akusilo ize eNkosini. Maqondana nokuqoqwa kweminikelo yabangcwele, njengalokho ngayala amabandla aseGalathiya, yenzani kanjalo nani. Ngosuku lokuqala lweviki yilowo nalowo kini makabeke eceleni kwakhe njengokuphumelelayo kukaNkulunkulu, ukuze kungabikho ukubuthwa, lapho ngifika. Njalo ekufikeni kwami labo enibavuma ngezincwadi, ngizakubathuma ukuthi balethe izipho zenu eJerusalema. futhi uma kufanele ukuthi nami ngihambe, bayakuhamba nami. Kepha ngiyakuza kini, nxa sengidabulile iMakedoniya, ngokuba ngiyakudabula iMakedoniya. futhi mhlawumbe ngizahlala lani, yebo, lobusika, ukuze ningihambise loba ngaphi lapho engiya khona. Ngokuba angithandi ukunibona manje ngidlula; kodwa ngiyethemba ukuhlala kini isikhathi, uma iNkosi ivuma. Kodwa ngizahlala e-Efesu kuze kufike iPhentekoste. Ngokuba ngivulelwe umnyango omkhulu onamandla, nabamelene nami baningi. Kepha uma uThimothewu efika, bhekani ukuba abe kini engesabi, ngokuba usebenza umsebenzi weNkosi njengami. Ngakho makungabikho omdelelayo, kodwa mhambiseni ngokuthula, ukuze eze kimi, ngokuba ngimlindile kanye nabazalwane. Maqondana nomzalwane u-Apholo, ngamncenga kakhulu ukuba eze kini kanye nabazalwane; kodwa uyeza nxa enethuba. Lindani, nime niqinile ekukholweni, nibe ngamadoda, nibe namandla. Zonke izinto zenu makwenziwe ngothando. Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, niyayazi indlu kaStefana ukuthi iyilibo lase-Akhaya nokuthi bazinikele enkonzweni yabangcwele; ukuze nibathobele abanjalo, nakubo bonke abasizayo nabakhandlekayo kanye nathi. Ngiyathokoza ngokufika kukaStefana noFortunatu no-Akhayiku, ngokuba bakufezile ukusilela kwenu. Ngokuba bawuqabulile umoya wami nowenu; Amabandla ase-Asiya ayakhonza kini. U-Akwila noPrisila bayakhonza kini kakhulu eNkosini kanye nebandla elisendlini yabo. Abazalwane bonke bayakhonza kini. Bingelelanani ngokwanga okungcwele. Isibingelelo sami mina Pawulu ngesami isandla. Uma umuntu engayithandi iNkosi uJesu Kristu, makabe ngoqalekisiweyo. Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani. Uthando lwami malube nani nonke kuKristu Jesu. Amen. (Incwadi yokuqala eya kwabaseKorinte yabhalwa nguStefana noFortunatu no-Akhayiku noThimothewu eseFilipi.) UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, noThimothewu umzalwane kulo ibandla likaNkulunkulu eliseKorinte kanye nabangcwele bonke abakulo lonke elase-Akhaya. Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. Makabongwe uNkulunkulu, uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, uYise wobubele, noNkulunkulu wenduduzo yonke; osiduduza osizini lwethu lonke, ukuze sibe lamandla okududuza labo abasosizini lonke, ngenduduzo esiduduzwa ngayo thina ngokwethu nguNkulunkulu. Ngokuba njengalokhu izinhlupheko zikaKristu zivama kithi, kanjalo nenduduzo yethu kuvama ngoKristu. Noma sihlushwa, kungenxa yenduduzo nokusindiswa kwenu okusebenza ekukhuthazeleni ezinhluphekweni zona lezi esihlupheka ngazo nathi, noma siduduzwa, kungenxa yenduduzo nokusindiswa kwenu. Nethemba lethu ngani liqinile, sazi ukuthi njengalokhu ningabahlanganyeli bezinhlupheko, kanjalo niyakuba-ngabahlanganyeli benduduzo. Ngokuba asithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningazi ngosizi lwethu olwasehlela e-Asiya, ukuthi sasicindezelekile ngaphezu kwamandla ethu, saze salahlekelwa nayithemba lokuphila. Kepha thina ngokwethu sasinesigwebo sokufa, ukuze singazethembi thina, kodwa sethembe uNkulunkulu ovusa abafileyo; Owasikhulula ekufeni okungaka, njalo uyasikhulula; Nani nisiza kanye nathi ngokusikhulekela, ukuze isipho esisiphiwe thina ngabantu abaningi sibongwe ngabaningi ngenxa yethu. Ngokuba ukuthokoza kwethu yilokhu, ubufakazi bukanembeza wethu, ukuthi ngobuqotho nangobuqotho bukaNkulunkulu, sihambe ngokuhlakanipha kwenyama kodwa ngomusa kaNkulunkulu, kakhulu kinina kakhulu. Ngokuba asinilobeli okunye, kuphela lokho enikufundayo nenikuqondayo; futhi ngiyethemba ukuthi niyakuvuma kuze kube sekupheleni; njengalokho nasivuma nganxanye, ukuthi siyikuzibonga kwenu, njengalokhu nani ningabethu ngosuku lweNkosi uJesu. Ngokunalokho nginethemba, bengihlose ukuza kini ngaphambili, ukuze nizuze okwesibili; ngidlule kini ngiye eMakedoniya, ngibuye ngize kini ngivela eMakedoniya, ningiphelezele ngibheke eJudiya. Ngakho-ke lapho ngicabanga kanjalo, ngenza ubuwula na? Noma lokho engikuhlosileyo ngihlose ngokwenyama yini ukuba kimi kube uyebo, yebo, noqhabo? Kodwa njengoba uNkulunkulu eqinisile, ilizwi lethu kini lalingesiye uyebo loqhabo. Ngokuba iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uJesu Kristu, eyashunyayelwa kini yithina, mina noSilvanu noThimothewu, yayingesiye uyebo noqhabo, kodwa kuyo inguyebo. Ngokuba zonke izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu kuye zinguyebo, futhi kuyena zingu-Amen, kube inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ngathi. Osiqinisayo kanye nani kuKristu, nosigcobileyo, nguNkulunkulu; owasibeka uphawu futhi, wasinika isibambiso sikaMoya enhliziyweni zethu. Futhi ngibiza uNkulunkulu abe ngufakazi emphefumulweni wami, ukuthi ukuniyeka angikafiki eKorinte. Kungesikho ukuthi sibusa ukholo lwenu, kodwa singabasizi bentokozo yenu, ngoba nimi ngokukholwa. Kodwa ngazimisela lokhu ngokwami ukuthi ngingabuyi ngize kini ngidabukile. Ngokuba uma mina nginidabukisa, ngubani-ke ongithokozisayo, uma kungesiye lowo engidabukisayo na? Nganilobela lokhu, ukuze kuthi ekufikeni kwami ngingabi lusizi yilabo engimelwe ukuthokoza ngabo; nginethemba ngani nonke ukuthi intokozo yami iyinjabulo yenu nonke. Ngoba ekuhluphekeni okukhulu lobuhlungu benhliziyo ngalibhalela ngezinyembezi ezinengi; kungeyisikho ukuthi nidabuke, kodwa ukuze nazi uthando enginithanda kakhulu ngalo. Kepha uma ekhona odabukisile, akadabukisanga mina, kodwa nganxanye, ukuze nginganiqiqi nonke. Kumanele onjalo lokhu kujeziswa anikwa abaningi. Ngakho-ke kufanele nimthethelele, nimduduze, funa onjalo agwinywe usizi olukhulu. Ngakho ngiyalincenga ukuthi liqinise uthando lwenu kuye. Ngoba futhi ngenxa yalokhu ngalibhalela, ukuze ngazi ubufakazi benu, ukuthi lingabalalelayo ezintweni zonke yini. Enimthethelela utho, nami ngiyamthethelela; funa uSathane asidle, ngokuba asibona abangenalwazi ngamacebo akhe. Ngakho-ke ekufikeni kwami eTrowa ukutshumayela ivangeli likaKristu, ngasengivulelwe umnyango eNkosini. Angibanga nakuphumula emoyeni wami, ngokuba angimfumananga uThithu umzalwane wami; Makabongwe uNkulunkulu osihola njalo ekunqobeni kuKristu, ebonakalisa ngathi iphunga lokwazi kwakhe ezindaweni zonke. Ngokuba thina siyiphunga elimnandi likaKristu kuNkulunkulu phakathi kwabasindiswayo nakwababhubhayo; Kwabanye siyiphunga lokufa kube ngukufa; futhi kwabanye iphunga lokuphila kube ngukuphila. Futhi ngubani owanele lezi zinto? Ngokuba asinjengabaningi abonakalisa izwi likaNkulunkulu, kepha njengabaqotho, njengabavela kuNkulunkulu phambi kukaNkulunkulu sikhuluma sikuKristu. Siqala futhi ukuzincoma na? Sidinga, njengabathile, izincwadi zokusifakaza kini, noma izincwadi zokusincoma ezivela kini? Nina niyincwadi yethu elotshwe ezinhliziyweni zethu, eyaziwa ifundwa ngabantu bonke; njengokuba nibonakalisiwe ukuthi niyincwadi kaKristu esiyikhonzayo, ilotshiwe kungengoyinki kodwa ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu ophilayo; hhayi ezibhebheni zamatshe, kodwa ezibhebheni zenhliziyo zenyama. Njalo silethemba elinjalo ngoKristu kuNkulunkulu; Kungesikho ukuthi siyenelisa ngokwethu ukucabanga utho njengoluvela kithi; kodwa ukwenelisa kwethu kuvela kuNkulunkulu; owasenza futhi amandla okuba yizikhonzi zesivumelwano esitsha; kungeyisikho okulotshiweyo kodwa okukamoya, ngoba okulotshiweyo kuyabulala, kodwa umoya uyaphilisa. Kepha uma inkonzo yokufa, ilotshiwe, iqoshwe ematsheni, yayinenkazimulo, kangangokuthi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babengenakububheka ubuso bukaMose ngenxa yenkazimulo yobuso bakhe; okuyinkazimulo eyayizakuqedwa; Inkonzo kaMoya ayiyikuba nenkazimulo kakhulu na? Ngokuba uma inkonzo yokulahlwa iyinkazimulo, kakhulukazi inkonzo yokulunga iyodlula inkazimulo. Ngokuba nalokho okwakhazinyuliswa akubangakho inkazimulo ngalokho, ngenxa yenkazimulo eyidlulayo. Ngokuba uma lokho okwakuphela kwaba nenkazimulo, kakhulu kangakanani lokho okuhlalayo kunenkazimulo. Ngakho-ke lokhu sinethemba elinjalo, sisebenzisa ukukhululeka okukhulu kokukhuluma; futhi kungabi njengoMose owafaka iveli ebusweni bakhe ukuze abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bangagxili ekupheleni kwalokho obekuchithwa; Kepha izingqondo zabo zaphuphuthekiswa, ngokuba kuze kube namuhla sisalokhu kufundwa isivumelwano esidala singambulwanga. okuyindwangu echithwa kuKristu. Kodwa kuze kube lamuhla, nxa kufundwa uMozisi, umgubuzelo uphezu kwenhliziyo yabo. Kodwa nxa iphendukela eNkosini, isihenqo sizasuswa. Kepha iNkosi inguMoya; kepha lapho uMoya weNkosi ekhona, kukhona inkululeko. Kepha thina sonke esibuka ngobuso obembuliwe inkazimulo yeNkosi njengasesibukweni, siyaguqulwa sifane naye sisuka enkazimulweni siye enkazimulweni, njengalokhu sikuye uMoya weNkosi. Ngakho lokhu sinale nkonzo, njengokuba sihawukelwe, asidangali; Kodwa sizilahlile izinto ezifihlakeleyo zehlazo, kasihambi ngobuqili, singaphambanisi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu; kodwa ngokuveza iqiniso sizincoma kunembeza wabantu bonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Kepha uma ivangeli lethu lifihlakele, lifihlakele kwabalahlwayo; okukubo unkulunkulu walelizwe uphuphuthekisile ingqondo yabangakholwayo, ukuze kungasi kubo ukukhanya kwevangeli lenkazimulo kaKristu ongumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba asizishumayeli thina, kodwa sishumayela uKristu Jesu iNkosi; futhi thina siyizinceku zenu ngenxa kaJesu. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu owathi ukukhanya kukhanye ebumnyameni, nguyena okhanyile ezinhliziyweni zethu, ukuze kukhanye ukwazi inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ebusweni bukaJesu Kristu. Kepha le ngcebo sinayo ezitsheni zebumba, ukuze ubukhulu bamandla obumangalisayo bube obukaNkulunkulu, bungabi buvela kithi. Siyabandezelwa nxazonke, nokho asicindezelwe; siyaxakeka, kodwa asidangali; siyashushiswa, kodwa asidelwa; siphonswa phansi, kodwa asibhujiswa; sithwele njalonjalo emzimbeni wethu ukufa kweNkosi uJesu, ukuze lempilo kaJesu ibonakaliswe emizimbeni yethu. Ngokuba thina esiphilayo sihlala sinikelwa ekufeni ngenxa kaJesu, ukuze nokuphila kukaJesu kubonakaliswe enyameni yethu efayo. Ngakho-ke kusebenza ukufa kithi, kodwa kinina ukuphila. Thina silomoya wokukholwa, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ngakholwa, ngakho ngakhuluma; nathi siyakholwa, ngakho siyakhuluma; sisazi ukuthi yena owavusa iNkosi uJesu uzasivusa lathi ngoJesu, asethule kanye lani. Ngokuba konke kungenxa yenu, ukuze umusa ngokwandayo ngokubonga kwabaningi uvame, kube ludumo kuNkulunkulu. Ngakho kasidangali; kepha noma kubhubha umuntu wethu wangaphandle, owangaphakathi wenziwa musha imihla ngemihla. Ngokuba usizi lwethu olulula, olungokomzuzwana, luyasisebenzela isisindo esiyinkazimulo emiyo yonke kakhulukazi; Thina singabheki okubonwayo kodwa okungabonwayo, ngokuba okubonwayo kungokwesikhashana; kodwa okungabonwayo kungokwaphakade. Ngokuba siyazi ukuthi uma indlu yethu yasemhlabeni eyidokodo idilizwa, sinesakhiwo esivela kuNkulunkulu, indlu engenziwanga ngezandla, eyaphakade, esezulwini. Ngokuba kulokhu siyabubula, silangazelela ukwembeswa indlu yethu evela ezulwini; uma-ke sembethe, asiyikufunyanwa sinqunu. Ngokuba thina esikuleli dokodo siyabubula sisindwa; Kepha yena owasenzela khona lokho nguNkulunkulu, owasipha futhi isibambiso sikaMoya. Ngakho sihlala sinesibindi, sazi ukuthi, nxa sisekhaya emzimbeni, sikude neNkosi; (Ngoba sihamba ngokukholwa, hatshi ngokubona;) Sinesibindi, ngithi, sithanda kakhulu ukuba kude nomzimba, sibe khona neNkosi. Ngakho sisebenza nzima ukuthi, loba sikhona kumbe singekho, sibe ngabamukelekayo kuye. Ngokuba sonke simelwe ukubonakala phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela sikaKristu; ukuze yilowo nalowo amukele izinto ezenziwe ngomzimba wakhe, njengalokho akwenzileyo, noma kuhle noma kubi. Ngakho lokhu sikwazi ukwesabeka kweNkosi, siyabancenga abantu; kodwa sibonakalisiwe kuNkulunkulu; futhi ngiyethemba ukuthi nakunembeza wenu sibonakalisiwe. Ngokuba asizincomi futhi kini, kodwa sininika ithuba lokuzibonga ngathi, ukuze nibe nakho ukuphendula abazibongayo ngokusemehlweni kungeyisikho ngenhliziyo. Ngokuba noma siyahlanya, kungenxa kaNkulunkulu; noma sisangulukile, kungenxa yenu. Ngokuba uthando lukaKristu luyasiqhubezela; ngokuba sibona kanje, ukuthi munye wafela bonke, khona-ke bonke bafile; Futhi wafela bonke, ukuze abaphilayo bangabe besaziphilela bona, kodwa baphilele yena owabafela, wabuye wavuka. Ngakho-ke kusukela manje asisazi muntu ngokwenyama; yebo, noma sesimazi uKristu ngokwenyama, nokho kusukela manje asisamazi. Ngakho uma umuntu ekuKristu, uyisidalwa esisha; bheka, sekuvele okusha. Zonke izinto zivela kuNkulunkulu, owasenza ukuba sibuyisane naye ngoKristu, wasinika inkonzo yokubuyisana; okuwukuthi uNkulunkulu ekuKristu, enza izwe libuyisane naye, engababaleli iziphambeko zabo; futhi ubeke kithi izwi lokubuyisana. Ngakho singamanxusa kaKristu ngokungathi uNkulunkulu unxusa ngathi; Ngokuba yena ongasazi isono wamenza isono esikhundleni sethu; ukuze senziwe ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu kuye. Ngakho-ke esiyizisebenzi kanye naye siyanincenga ukuba ningawamukeli ize umusa kaNkulunkulu. (Ngokuba uthi: Ngakuzwa ngesikhathi esamukelekayo, nangosuku lwensindiso ngakusiza; bheka, manje yiso isikhathi esihle; bheka, manje yilo usuku lwensindiso.) singakhubekisi ngalutho, ukuze inkonzo ingasoleki; Kodwa kukho konke sizibonakalisa njengezikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu ngokubekezela okukhulu, ezinhluphekweni, ebunzimeni, ekucindezelweni, Emivimbo, etilongweni, esiphithiphithini, ekukhandlekeni, nasekulindeni, nasekuzila ukudla; ngobumsulwa, ngolwazi, ngokubekezela, ebubeleni, ngoMoya oNgcwele, ngothando olungazenzisiyo, Ngezwi leqiniso, ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, ngezikhali zokulunga ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo; Ekuhlonitshweni nasekuhlazweni, ngemibiko emibi negama elihle, njengabakhohlisi, nokho abaqinisileyo; njengabangaziwa, kodwa baziwa kakhulu; njengabafayo, futhi, bheka, siyaphila; njengabalaywayo, njalo abangabulawanga; njengabadabukileyo, kodwa abahlezi bethokoza; njengabampofu, kepha senza abaningi bacebe; njengabangenalutho, kanti sinezinto zonke. Nina baseKorinte, umlomo wethu uvulekele kini, inhliziyo yethu yenziwe banzi. Anicindezelwe kithi, kodwa nixinekile ezibilinini zenu. Ngakho-ke kube yimbuyiselo (ngikhuluma njengakubantwana bami), yandiswani nani. Maningaboshelwa ejokeni linye nabangakholwayo; ngokuba kunakuhlanganyela kuni ukulunga nokungalungi na? Kunakuhlanganyela kuni ukukhanya nobumnyama na? UKristu unakuvumelana kuni noBeliyali na? Unasabelo sini okholwayo nongakholwayo na? Futhi linakuvumelana kuni ithempeli likaNkulunkulu nezithombe na? ngokuba nina niyithempeli likaNkulunkulu ophilayo; njengalokhu uNkulunkulu eshilo ukuthi: Ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabo, ngihambe phakathi kwabo; ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami. Ngalokho phumani phakathi kwabo, nahlukane nabo, isho iNkosi, ningathinti okungcolileyo; futhi ngizokwamukela, Njalo ngizakuba nguYihlo, lina lizakuba ngamadodana lamadodakazi ami, itsho iNkosi uSomandla. Ngakho-ke, lokhu sinalezi zithembiso, bathandekayo, masizihlanze kukho konke ukungcola kwenyama nokomoya, siphelelisa ubungcwele ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu. Samukeleni; asonanga muntu, asonakalisanga muntu, asiphanga muntu. Angikhulumi lokhu ukuze nginilahle; ngokuba ngake ngasho ukuthi nisezinhliziyweni zethu ukuba sife futhi siphile kanye nani. Sikhulu isibindi sami ngani, ngizibonga kakhulu ngani; ngigcwele induduzo, ngithokoza kakhulu osizini lwethu lonke. Ngokuba ekufikeni kwethu eMakedoniya, inyama yethu ayibanga nakuphumula, kepha sakhathazeka nxazonke; ngaphandle kwakukhona ukulwa, ngaphakathi kukhona ukwesaba. Kepha uNkulunkulu oduduza abadanileyo, wasiduduza ngokufika kukaThithu; njalo kungeyisikho ngokufika kwakhe kuphela, kodwa langenduduzo aduduzwa ngayo ngani, esitshela ukulangatha kwenu, ukulila kwenu, lokungitshisekela kwenu; ngaze ngathokoza kakhulu. Ngokuba noma ngalidabukisa ngencwadi, angizisoli, nakuba ngiphendukile; Kepha ngiyathokoza, kungesikho ukuthi nadabukiswa, kodwa ukuthi nadabukiswa kwaze kwaba sekuphendukeni, ngokuba nadabukiswa ngokukaNkulunkulu, ukuze ningalinyazwa lutho ngathi. Ngokuba ukudabuka okuya ngokukaNkulunkulu kuveza ukuphendukela ekusindisweni okungaphenduki kukho, kepha ukudabuka kwezwe kuveza ukufa. Ngokuba bhekani khona yona le nto, ukuthi nadabukiswa ngokukaNkulunkulu, ukukhuthala okungaka kwakwenza kini, yebo, ukuzikhulula, yebo, ukuthukuthela, yebo, ukwesaba, yebo, ukushisekela okukhulu, yebo, ukushisekela okukhulu, yebo, impindiselo engaka! Kuzo zonke izinto nizibonakalisile nina ukuthi nimsulwa kule ndaba. Ngakho-ke noma nganibhalela, angikwenzanga ngenxa yalowo owonayo, noma ngenxa yowoniwa, kodwa ukuze kubonakale kini ukunikhathalela kwethu phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ngakho saduduzeka ekududuzeni kwenu, yebo, sathokoza kakhulukazi ngentokozo kaThithu, ngoba umoya wakhe wavuselelwa yinina nonke. Ngokuba uma ngiziqhayise ngotho kuye ngani, anginamahloni; kepha njengalokho sakhuluma kini zonke izinto ngeqiniso, kanjalo nokuzibonga kwethu phambi kukaThithu kwaba yiqiniso. Uthando lwakhe ngani lukhulu kakhulu lapho ekhumbula ukulalela kwenu nonke, ukuthi namamukela kanjani ngokwesaba nangokuthuthumela. Ngakho-ke ngiyathokoza ukuthi ezintweni zonke ngiyalithemba; Phezu kwalokho, bazalwane, sinazisa ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ophiwe amabandla aseMakedoniya; ukuthi ekulingweni okukhulu kosizi, ukuchichima kwentokozo yawo, nobumpofu bawo obukhulu, kwaphumela engcebweni yokuphana kwawo. Ngokuba ngokwamandla abo ngiyafakaza, yebo, nangaphezu kwamandla abo bazinikela ngokuzithandela; besinxusa ngokunxusa okukhulu ukuba samukele isipho, sihlanganyele ekukhonzeni abangcwele. Futhi lokhu abakwenzanga njengokuthemba kwethu, kodwa bazinikela kuqala eNkosini nakithi ngentando kaNkulunkulu. Ngangokuthi sanxusa uThithu, ukuthi, njengalokhu eseqalile, ngokunjalo agcwalise kini lowomusa lowo. Ngakho-ke njengalokhu nivame kukho konke, ekukholweni, nasekukhulumeni, nasekwazini, nasekukhuthaleleni konke, nasothandweni lwenu kithi, bhekani ukuba nivame nakulo umusa. Kangikhulumi ngomlayo, kodwa ngenxa yenkuthalo yabanye, ngivivinya ubuqotho bothando lwenu. Ngokuba niyawazi umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ukuthi nakuba ecebile waba mpofu ngenxa yenu, ukuze ngobumpofu bakhe nina nicebe. Nakulokhu nginipha izeluleko, ngokuba lokhu kunilungele nina enaqala nyakenye kungesikwenza kuphela, kepha nokulangazelela. Ngakho-ke qedani ukwenza kwakho; ukuze njengalokhu kwakukhona ukufisa, kanjalo kube khona nokufezeka kwalokho eninakho. Ngokuba uma kuqala kukhona ukuvuma, kwamukeleka ngokwalokho umuntu anakho, kungenjengalokho angenakho. Ngokuba angisho ukuthi abanye abantu bakhululeke, nina nisindwe; kodwa ukulingana, ukuze kuthi khathesi inala yenu isizele ukuswela kwabo, ukuze lokunala kwabo kugcwalise ukuswela kwenu, ukuze kube lokulingana; njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Owayebuthe okunengi akabanga nokusalela; nowabutha okuncane akaswelanga. Kodwa makabongwe uNkulunkulu ofake inkuthalo efanayo enhliziyweni kaThithu ngani. Ngokuba wemukela isiyalo; kodwa etshiseka kakhulu, waya kini ngokuthanda kwakhe. Sithumile kanye naye umzalwane odumo lwakhe lukuvangeli emabandleni onke; kakusikho lokho kuphela, kodwa lo okhethwe ngamabandla ukuthi ahambe lathi ngalomusa owenziwe yithi, kube yinkazimulo yeNkosi, njalo kubonakalise ukukhuthala kwenu; sigwema lokhu, funa kube khona osisolayo kule nala esisezwa yithi; sinakekela okuhle, kungephambi kweNkosi kuphela, kodwa lasemehlweni abantu. Sithumile kanye nabo umzalwane wethu esimbonise kaningi ukuthi ukhuthele ezintweni eziningi, kepha manje ukhuthele kakhulu ngenxa yokuqiniseka okukhulu enginakho ngani. Noma ngabe ubani obuza ngoThithu, ungumhlanganyeli nesisebenzi kanye nami kini; noma kubuzwa ngabazalwane bethu, bayizithunywa zamabandla nenkazimulo kaKristu. Ngakho bonakalisani kubo naphambi kwamabandla ubufakazi bothando lwenu nokuzibonga kwethu ngani. Ngokuba maqondana nokusiza abangcwele akusadingekile ukuba nginibhalele; Ngokuba ngiyakwazi ukushisekela kwenu, engizibonga ngakho ngani kwabaseMakedoniya, ukuthi i-Akhaya lalilungisile kwanyakenye; nokushisekela kwenu kucunule abaningi. Kepha ngithumile abazalwane, ukuze ukuzibonga kwethu ngani kube yize kulokhu; ukuze, njengokutsho kwami, libe selilungile; funa mhlawumbe uma abeMakedoniya beza kanye nami, banifumane ningakalungi, sijabhe thina (ukuba singasho nina) kulokhu kuziqhayisa ngakho. Ngakho-ke ngibone kudingekile ukuba ngikhuthaze abazalwane, ukuba bandulele ukuza kini, futhi balungise ngaphambili isipho senu enasiphawula ngaphambili, sona sibe silungisiwe, sibe njengesibusiso, kungabi njengesokuhaha. Kepha lokhu ngithi: Ohlwanyela ingcosana uyakuvuna ingcosana; nohlwanyela kakhulu uyakuvuna kakhulu. Yilowo nalowo makenze njengokunquma kwakhe enhliziyweni yakhe; kungabi ngokudabuka, noma ngokucindezelwa, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uyamthanda umuphi onamileyo. Futhi uNkulunkulu unamandla okunipha umusa wonke uvame; ukuze nihlale ninokwanela konke ezintweni zonke, nivame emisebenzini yonke emihle; njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Wahlakaza, wapha abampofu; ukulunga kwakhe kumi phakade. Kepha opha imbewu kumhlanyeli okhonza isinkwa sokudla kwenu, andise imbewu yenu, andise izithelo zokulunga kwenu; licetshiswe ezintweni zonke kukho konke ukuphana, okuveza ngathi ukubonga uNkulunkulu. Ngokuba ukukhonza kwalo kukhonza akugcwalisi ukuswela kwabangcwele kuphela, kodwa futhi kuvame ukubonga okuningi kuNkulunkulu; Ngobufakazi balokhu kukhonza bayakhazimulisa uNkulunkulu ngenxa yokuthobela kwenu isivumo senu evangelini likaKristu, nangenxa yokupha kwenu ukuphana kwenu kubo nakubo bonke abantu; nangokukhuleka kwabo ngani, benilangazelela ngenxa yomusa omkhulu kaNkulunkulu phakathi kwenu. Akabongwe uNkulunkulu ngesipho sakhe esingakhulumekiyo. Mina-ke Pawulu uqobo ngiyanincenga ngobumnene nangobubele bukaKristu, mina engithobekile nxa ngikhona phakathi kwenu, kepha nxa ngingekho nginesibindi ngani; Kodwa ngiyalincenga ukuthi nxa ngikhona ngingabi lesibindi ngesibindi engicabanga ukuba lesibindi ngakho kwabanye abacabanga ngathi ngokungathi sihamba ngokwenyama. Ngoba lanxa sihamba enyameni, kasilwi ngokwenyama; (Ngokuba izikhali zempi yethu azisizo ezenyama, kodwa ngaye uNkulunkulu zinamandla okubhidliza izinqaba;) siwisa imicabango, nakho konke okuphakemeyo oziphakamisayo okuphambene nolwazi lukaNkulunkulu, sithumba yonke imicabango ekumlaleleni uKristu; futhi sikulungele ukujezisa konke ukungalaleli, lapho ukulalela kwenu sekugcwalisekile. Izinto nizibheka ngokubonakala kwangaphandle na? Uma umuntu ezithemba ukuthi ungokaKristu, makabuye acabange lokhu ngokwakhe, ukuthi njengoba yena engokaKristu, kanjalo nathi singabakaKristu. Ngokuba noma ngingazibonga kakhulu ngamandla ethu, esinike wona iNkosi ukuba sinakhe, ingasi ukunibhidliza, angiyikujabha; Ukuze ngingabonakali sengathi ngingethuse ngezincwadi. Ngokuba bathi, izincwadi zakhe zinesisindo, zinamandla; kodwa ukuba khona kwakhe ngomzimba ubuthakathaka, nokukhuluma kwakhe kudelelekile. Onjalo makacabange lokhu, ukuthi, lokho esiyikho ngezwi ngezincwadi lapho singekho, siyakuba njalo nangesenzo lapho sikhona. Ngoba kasinasibindi sokuzilinganisa kumbe ukuzifanisa labanye abazincomayo; Kepha thina kasiyikuzibonga ngokungaphezu kwesilinganiso, kodwa ngokwesilinganiso sesimiso uNkulunkulu asibekele sona, isilinganiso sokuba sifinyelele nakini. Ngoba kasizeluli okwedlula isilinganiso sethu ngokungathi kasifikanga kini, ngoba sesifikile lakini ngokutshumayela ivangeli likaKristu. singazincomi ngaphezu kwesilinganiso sethu, okungukuthi, ngemisebenzi yabanye; kodwa sinethemba, nxa ukholo lwenu lukhula, sizakwandiswa kini ngokwesimiso sethu kakhulu; ukuba sishumayele ivangeli ezindaweni ezingaphesheya kwenu, singazincomi ngesigaba somunye ngezinto esezilungiselwe esandleni sethu. Kepha ozibongayo makazibonge eNkosini. Ngoba akusiye ozincomayo owamukelekayo, kodwa onconywa yiNkosi. Sengathi ningangibekezelela kancane ebuwula bami, ningibekezelele. Ngokuba ngiyanishisekela ngesikhwele sikaNkulunkulu, ngokuba nganandisela endodeni eyodwa, ukuze nginethule kuKristu niyintombi emhlophe. Kodwa ngiyesaba ukuthi njengalokho inyoka yamkhohlisa u-Eva ngobuqili bayo, kanjalo izingqondo zenu zonakaliswe, zisuke ebuqothweni obukuKristu. Ngokuba uma ozayo eshumayela omunye uJesu esingamshumayelanga, noma namukela omunye umoya eningawemukeliyo, noma elinye ivangeli enangalemukelanga, ningambekezelela kahle. Ngokuba ngithi angisilele ngalutho kubaphostoli abakhulu kakhulu. Kepha noma ngiyisihlakani ekukhulumeni, nokho hhayi olwazini; kodwa sibonakaliswe phakathi kwenu ezintweni zonke. Ngenza isono yini ngokuzithoba ukuze niphakanyiswe nina, ngokuba ngishumayele ivangeli likaNkulunkulu ngesihle na? Ngaphanga amanye amabandla, ngithatha iholo kuwo, ukuze ngikhonze nina. Nalapho ngikhona kini ngiswele, angibanga mthwalo kumuntu, ngokuba lokho engintulayo abazalwane abavela eMakedoniya bakuphathile; Ngiyazigcina. Njengoba iqiniso likaKristu likimi, ukuthi lokhu kuzincoma akusayikuvinjwa muntu ezifundeni zase-Akhaya. Ngani na? ngoba nginganithandi? UNkulunkulu uyazi. Kodwa engikwenzayo, lokho ngizakwenza, ukuze ngiqume ithuba kwabafuna ithuba; ukuze kulokho abaziqhayisa ngakho, baficwe benjengathi. Ngokuba abanjalo bangabaphostoli bamanga, izisebenzi ezikhohlisayo, beziguqula abaphostoli bakaKristu. Kepha akumangalisi; ngoba uSathane uqobo uziguqula ingilosi yokukhanya. Ngakho-ke akuyinto enkulu uma nezikhonzi zakhe ziziguqula izikhonzi zokulunga; abakuphela kwabo kuyakuba njengokwemisebenzi yabo. Ngiyaphinda ngithi: Makungabikho muntu othi ngiyisiwula; uma kungenjalo, ngamukeleni njengesiwula, ukuze ngizibonge ingcosana. Lokho engikukhulumayo, angikukhulumi ngokweNkosi, kodwa kungathi ngobuwula kulokhu kuqiniseka kokuzibonga. Njengoba abaningi bezincoma ngokwenyama, nami ngiyakuzibonga. Ngokuba nibekezelela iziwula ngokuthokoza, njengokuba nihlakaniphile nina. Ngokuba niyakubekezelela, uma umuntu enenza izigqila, uma umuntu enidla, uma umuntu ethatha kini, uma eziphakamisa, uma umuntu enishaya ebusweni. Ngikhuluma njengehlazo, sengathi sasibuthakathaka. Kepha noma yikuphi lapho umuntu anesibindi ngakho (ngikhuluma ngobuwula) nginesibindi nami. BangamaHebheru na? nami nginjalo. Bangama-Israyeli na? nami nginjalo. Bayinzalo ka-Abrahama na? nami futhi. Bayizikhonzi zikaKristu na? (Ngikhuluma njengesiwula) mina kakhulu; ekukhandlekeni okuchichima kakhulu, ngemivimbo engaphezu kwesilinganiso, ematilongweni kaningi, nasekufeni kaningi. KubaJuda ngathola kahlanu imivimbo engamashumi amane kushiya owodwa. Ngashaywa kathathu ngezinduku, ngakhandwa kanye ngamatshe, kathathu ngalinyalelwa umkhumbi, ngaba semanzini olwandle ubusuku bunye nemini; ekuhambeni njalo, ezingozini zamanzi, ezingozini zabaphangi, ezingozini ngabakithi, ezingozini ngabezizwe, engozini emzini, engozini enkangala, engozini olwandle, engozini phakathi kwabazalwane bamanga. Ekukhandlekeni nasezinhlungwini, nasekulindeni kaningi, endlaleni nasekomeni, nasekuzileni ukudla kaningi, emakhazeni nasekuhambeni-ze. Ngaphandle kwalokho okungehlelayo imihla ngemihla yikukhathalela onke amabandla. Ngubani obuthakathaka, ngingabi buthakathaka nami? ngubani okhubekiswayo, mina ngingashi na? Uma kufanele ngizidumise, ngizoziqhayisa ngezinto eziphathelene nobuthakathaka bami. UNkulunkulu noYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, obongeka kuze kube phakade, uyazi ukuthi angiqambi amanga. EDamaseku umbusi wenkosi u-Aretha wayelinda umuzi wamaDamaseku efuna ukungibamba; ngehliswa ngefasitela kubhasikidi odongeni, ngaphunyuka ezandleni zakhe. Akungifanele ukuzibonga. ngizakuza emibonweni lezambulweni zeNkosi. Ngazi umuntu okuKristu eminyakeni eyishumi nane edlule (noma wayesemzimbeni angazi, noma wayengaphandle komzimba, angazi, uNkulunkulu uyazi), onjalo wahlwithwa wayiswa kwelesithathu izulu. Futhi ngiyamazi umuntu onjalo, noma wayesemzimbeni, noma wayengaphandle komzimba, angazi, nguNkulunkulu owaziyo; ukuthi wahlwithwa wasiwa eParadisi, wezwa amazwi angakhulumekiyo, okungavunyelwe ukuba umuntu awakhulume. Ngonjalo ngiyakuzibonga, nokho ngokwami angiyikuzibonga, kodwa ngobuthakathaka bami. Ngokuba noma bengingathanda ukuzibonga, angiyikuba yisiwula; ngokuba ngizokhuluma iqiniso, kepha manje ngiyayeka, funa kube khona ocabanga ngami ngaphezu kwalokho angibona ngiyikho, noma lokho akuzwa kimi. Futhi ukuze ngingaziphakamisi ngokungaphezu kwesilinganiso ngobuningi bezambulo, nganikwa iva enyameni, ingelosi kaSathane ukuba ingishaye, ukuze ngingaziphakamisi kakhulu. Ngalokhu ngayincenga kathathu iNkosi ukuthi isuke kimi. Yathi kimi: “Umusa wami ukwanele, ngokuba amandla ami apheleliswa ebuthakathakeni. Ngakho-ke ngizathokoza ngokuthokoza okukhulu ngobuthakathaka bami, ukuze amandla kaKristu ahlale phezu kwami. Ngakho ngiyathokoza ebuthakathakeni, nasekuthukweni, nasekusweleni, nasekuzingelweni, nasekubandezelekeni ngenxa kaKristu, ngokuba lapho ngibuthakathaka, kulapho-ke nginamandla. Sengibe yisiwula ngokuzibonga; ningiphoqile nina, ngokuba mina bekufanele ukuba nginconywe yinina, ngokuba angisilele ngalutho kubaphostoli abakhulu kunabo bonke, noma ngingelutho. Impela izibonakaliso zomphostoli zenziwa phakathi kwenu ngokubekezela konke, ngezibonakaliso, nezimangaliso, nemisebenzi yamandla. Ngokuba kuyini enaba phansi ngakho kunamanye amabandla, ngaphandle kokuthi mina ngokwami angibanga ngumthwalo kini na? ngithethelele okubi. Bhekani, sengilungele ukuza kini ngokwesithathu; njalo kangiyikuba ngumthwalo kini, ngoba kangifuni okwenu, kodwa lina; Mina-ke ngiyakuthokozela kakhulu ukusebenzisa nokusetshenziswa ngenxa yenu; lanxa nginithanda kakhulu, ngithandwa kancinyane. Kodwa makube njalo, angizange nginithwalise nzima; Ngalidla yini ngomunye walabo engabathuma kini? Ngacela uThithu, ngathuma kanye laye umzalwane. UTitosi wanizuza na? asihambanga ngamoya munye na? asihambanga ngezinyathelo ezifanayo? Futhi nithi siyazithethelela kini na? sikhuluma phambi kukaNkulunkulu sikuKristu, kepha konke sikwenzela ukwakhiwa kwenu, bathandekayo. Ngoba ngiyesaba ukuthi, nxa ngifika, kangizalithola linjengengikuthandayo, njalo ngifunyanwe kini nginjengemibango, umhawu, ulaka, ukuxabana, ukuhleba, ukuhlebeza, ukuzikhukhumeza, ukuxokozela: Futhi nxa ngifika futhi, uNkulunkulu wami angithobise phakathi kwenu, ngilile abaningi asebevele bonile, abangaphendukanga ekungcoleni, nasebufebeni, nasebubini ababenzayo. Sekungokwesithathu ngiza kini. Ngomlomo wawofakazi ababili noma abathathu wonke amazwi ayakuqiniswa. Ngalitshela ngaphambili, ngalitshela njengalokhu ngikhona okwesibili; nanxa ngingekho manje, ngibabhalela abonile ngaphambili nakubo bonke abanye, ukuthi, uma ngibuya, angiyikuyekelela; njengokuba nifuna ubufakazi bokuthi uKristu okhuluma kimi, ongebuthakathaka kini, kodwa unamandla kini. Ngokuba noma wabethelwa esiphambanweni ngobuthakathaka, nokho uphila ngamandla kaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba nathi sibuthakathaka kuye, kepha siyakuphila kanye naye ngamandla kaNkulunkulu kini. Zihloleni nina ukuthi nisokholweni yini; zibonakaliseni nina. Anazi yini ngokwenu ukuthi uJesu Kristu ukinina, uma ningabakwaliwa na? Kodwa ngiyethemba ukuthi lizakwazi ukuthi thina kasiyisibo abangalakwanga. Manje ngiyakhuleka kuNkulunkulu ukuba ningenzi okubi; kungeyisikho ukuthi thina sibonakale singabadunyiswayo, kodwa ukuze lina lenze okulungileyo, lanxa thina singaba njengabaliwayo. Ngokuba asinakwenza lutho oluphambene neqiniso, kodwa silwenzela iqiniso. Ngokuba siyajabula, nxa thina sibuthakathaka, nina ninamandla; Ngakho-ke ngibhala lezizinto ngingekho, ukuze kuthi nxa ngikhona ngingenzi kabukhali ngokwamandla iNkosi engiphiwe wona, ukwakha, kungabi awokubhidliza. Ekugcineni, bazalwane, salani kahle. niphelele, niduduzeke, nibe nhliziyonye, nihlale ngokuthula; futhi uNkulunkulu wothando nokuthula uyakuba nani. Bingelelanani ngokwanga okungcwele. Bonke abangcwele bayakhonza kini. Umusa weNkosi uJesu Kristu, nothando lukaNkulunkulu, nokuhlangana kukaMoya oNgcwele makube nani nonke. Amen. (Incwadi yesibili eya kwabaseKorinte yabhalwa uThithu noLucas eFilipi, umuzi waseMakedoniya.) UPawuli umphostoli, ongaveli ebantwini, kungengomuntu, kodwa ngoJesu Kristu, loNkulunkulu uYise owamvusa kwabafileyo; Nabazalwane bonke abanami kuwo amabandla aseGalathiya; Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba naseNkosini yethu uJesu Kristu. owazinikela ngenxa yezono zethu, ukuze asikhulule kulelilizwe elibi lamanje, ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu uBaba wethu; Makube kuye inkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. Ngiyamangala ngokuthi nihlubuke masinya kangaka kulowo owanibizela emuseni kaKristu, niye kwelinye ivangeli; Okungesikho okunye; kepha bakhona abanihluphayo, befuna ukuphendukezela ivangeli likaKristu. Kepha noma yithina noma ingelosi evela ezulwini inishumayeza ivangeli eliphambene nalelo esanishumayeza lona, makabe ngoqalekisiweyo. Njengoba sesishilo ngaphambili, ngiyaphinda futhi manje: Uma umuntu enishumayeza ivangeli eliphambene nalelo enalamukelayo, makabe ngoqalekisiweyo. Ngokuba manje ngiyabancenga abantu noma uNkulunkulu na? noma ngifuna ukujabulisa abantu na? ngoba uma ngisathokozisa abantu, ngabe angisiyo inceku kaKristu. Kepha ngiyanazisa, bazalwane, ukuthi ivangeli elashunyayelwa yimina aliveli kubantu. Ngokuba nami angilamukelanga kumuntu, futhi angilifundiswanga, kodwa ngokwambulelwa nguJesu Kristu. Ngokuba nizwile ngokuziphatha kwami kwakudala enkolweni yamaJuda, ukuthi ngangizingela ngokungenakulinganiswa ibandla likaNkulunkulu, ngilichitha; futhi enkolweni yobuJuda ngadlula abaningi abayintanga yami esizweni sakithi, ngishisekela kakhulu amasiko awobaba. Kodwa kwathi kukuhle kuNkulunkulu, owangahlukanisa kwasesiswini sikamame, wangibiza ngomusa wakhe; ukwembula iNdodana yakhe kimi, ukuze ngiyishumayele phakathi kwabezizwe; masinyane angibuzanga lutho ngenyama negazi. Angenyukelanga futhi eJerusalema kubo ababengabaphostoli ngaphambi kwami; kepha ngaya e-Arabiya, ngabuye ngabuyela eDamaseku. Kwathi emva kweminyaka emithathu ngenyukela eJerusalema ukubona uPetru, ngahlala naye izinsuku eziyishumi nanhlanu. Kodwa kangibonanga omunye wabaphostoli, kuphela uJakobe umfowabo weNkosi. Kepha lokhu enginilobela khona, bhekani, phambi kukaNkulunkulu angiqambi amanga. Emva kwalokho ngafika emazweni aseSiriya naseKhilikhiya; njalo ngangingaziwa ngobuso emabandleni aseJudiya akuKristu. Kodwa babezwile kuphela ukuthi: Lowo owayesihlupha kudala useshumayela ukukholwa ayekuchitha. Basebekhazimulisa uNkulunkulu ngami. Kwathi emva kweminyaka eyishumi nane ngabuye ngenyukela eJerusalema kanye noBarnaba, ngathatha noThithu. Ngenyuka ngesambulo, ngabalandisa ivangeli engilishumayelayo phakathi kwabezizwe, kepha ngasese kwabadumileyo, funa mhlawumbe ngigijime noma ngigijimele ize. Kepha noThithu owayenami kaphoqwanga ukuba asokwe, engumGreki; futhi ngenxa yabazalwane bamanga abangeniswa bengazi, abangena ngokunyenya ukuze bahlole ukukhululeka kwethu esilakho kuKristu Jesu, ukuze basenze izigqili; esabanika ngokuzithoba, hatshi okwehola; ukuze iqiniso levangeli lihlale kini. Kodwa kulaba abathi banje, (loba babeyini, kakunandaba kimi, uNkulunkulu kakhethi ubuso bamuntu; Kepha ngokuphambene, sebebonile ukuthi ngiphathiswe ivangeli labangasokile, njengalokho lenziwa kuPetru ivangeli labasokile; Ngokuba yena owasebenza ngokuphumelelayo kuPetru ebuphostoli bokusoka nguyena owayenamandla kimi kwabezizwe;) Kwathi oJakobe, noKhefase, noJohane, ababebonakala beyizinsika, bebona umusa engiwuphiweyo, banika mina noBarnaba isandla sokunene sokuhlangana; ukuze siye kwabezizwe, bona baye kwabasokile. Bathanda ukuthi sikhumbule abayanga; lokho nami ebengikulangazelela ukukwenza. Kepha uPetru esefikile e-Antiyokiya ngamelana naye ebusweni, ngokuba wayenecala. Ngokuba bengakafiki abathile ababevela kuJakobe, wadla nabezizwe; Nabanye abaJuda bazenzisa kanye naye; waze wathatheka noBarnabasi ngokuzenzisa kwabo. Kodwa kuthe ngibona ukuthi kabahambanga ngokuqondileyo njengokweqiniso levangeli, ngathi kuPetro phambi kwabo bonke: Uba wena ongumJuda uphila ngendlela yabezizwe, hatshi eyamaJuda, ubacindezela ngani abaJuda? AbeZizwe ukuba baphile njengamaJuda? Thina esingabaJuda ngemvelo, singezona izoni kwabezizwe; sisazi ukuthi umuntu kalungisiswa ngemisebenzi yomthetho, kodwangokholo lukaJesu Kristu, lathi sakholwa kuKristu Jesu, ukuze silungisiswe ngokukholwa kuKristu, njalo kungeyisikho ngemisebenzi yomlayo; ngoba ngemisebenzi yomthetho kakulanyama ezalungisiswa. Kepha uma thina, lapho sifuna ukulungisiswa ngoKristu, nathi ngokwethu sifunyanwa siyizoni, ngakho uKristu uyisikhonzi sesono na? UNkulunkulu akakuvumeli. Ngokuba uma ngibuye ngakhe lokho engikuchithile, ngizenza oweqa. Ngokuba ngomthetho mina ngafa kuwo umthetho, ukuze ngiphile kuNkulunkulu. Ngibethelwe kanye noKristu, nokho ngiyaphila; nokho akumina, kodwa uKristu uphila kimi, nokuphila engikuphila manje enyameni ngikuphila ngokukholwa yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu eyangithandayo, yazinikela ngenxa yami. Angiwujabhi umusa kaNkulunkulu; ngokuba uma ukulunga kuvela ngomthetho, khona uKristu wafela ize. O nina baseGalathiya abayiziwula, ngubani oniloyile ukuba ningalaleli iqiniso enibekwe obala phambi kwamehlo enu uJesu Kristu ebethelwe esiphambanweni na? Yilokhu kuphela engifuna ukukufunda kini: Namamukela uMoya ngemisebenzi yomthetho noma ngezwi lokukholwa na? Ingabe niyiziwula kangaka na? seniqale ngoMoya manje senipheleliswe enyameni na? Ingabe nahlupheka kangaka ngeze na? uba kuseyize. Ngakho yena oniphayo uMoya nowenza imisebenzi yamandla phakathi kwenu ukwenza ngemisebenzi yomthetho noma ngezwi lokukholwa na? njengalokho u-Abrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi kungukulunga. Ngakho yazini ukuthi abangabokukholwa yibona abangabantwana bakaAbrahama. Umbhalo ubona ngaphambili ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzakulungisisa abezizwe ngokukholwa, walitshumayela ngaphambili ivangeli kuAbrahama, lokuthi: Izizwe zonke zizabusiswa ngawe. Ngakho-ke abokukholwa bayabusiswa kanye no-Abrahama okholwayo. Ngokuba bonke abemisebenzi yomthetho baphansi kwesiqalekiso, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baqalekisiwe bonke abangahlali kukho konke okulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho, ukuba bakwenze. Kodwa ukuthi ngomthetho kakho olungisiswayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu, kusobala, ngoba olungileyo uzaphila ngokukholwa. Nomthetho awusiwo ongowokukholwa, kodwa uthi: Umuntu owenzayo uyakuphila ngakho. UKristu wasihlenga esiqalekisweni somthetho, esenziwe isiqalekiso ngenxa yethu, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Uqalekisiwe wonke olenga emthini; ukuze isibusiso sika-Abrahama sibe phezu kwabezizwe ngoKristu Jesu; ukuze samukele isithembiso sikaMoya ngokukholwa. Bazalwane, ngikhuluma ngokwabantu; Noma kuyisivumelwano somuntu, nokho siqinisekiswa, akakho ongasichithayo nonganezela kuso. Manje izithembiso zenziwa ku-Abrahama nasenzalweni yakhe. Akasho ukuthi: Nasezinzalweni, kungathi ngeziningi; kodwa kungathi ngeyodwa: Nasenzalweni yakho enguKristu. Ngisho lokhu ukuthi isivumelwano esaqiniswa ngaphambili nguNkulunkulu kuKristu, umthetho owaba khona emva kweminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu, awunakuchithwa, ukuze usenze ize isithembiso. Ngokuba uma ifa lingokomthetho, alikho ngesithembiso, kepha uNkulunkulu walinika u-Abrahama ngesithembiso. Pho kungani ukhonza umthetho? Wenezelwa ngenxa yeziphambeko, kuze kufike inzalo okwakwenziwe kuyo isithembiso; wamiswa ngezingelosi ngesandla somlamuleli. Kepha umlamuleli kasiye owayedwa, kepha uNkulunkulu munye. Ngakho-ke umthetho uphambene nezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu na? Makube njalo, ngokuba uma wawunikiwe umthetho owawungaphilisa, isibili ukulunga ngabe kuvela ngomthetho. Kepha umbhalo uvalile konke phansi kwesono, ukuze isithembiso ngokukholwa nguJesu Kristu siphiwe abakholwayo. Kepha kungakafiki ukukholwa, sasigcinwa phansi komthetho, sivalelwe kuze kufike ukukholwa obekuzakwambulwa kamuva. Ngakho-ke umthetho waba ngumfundisi wethu wokusiyisa kuKristu, ukuze silungisiswe ngokukholwa. Kodwa ngemva kokuba ukholo selufikile, asisekho ngaphansi komfundisi. Ngokuba nina nonke ningabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu. Ngoba lina lonke elabhabhathizelwa kuKristu lembethe uKristu. Akakho umJuda namGreki, akakho oboshiweyo nokhululekileyo, akakho owesilisa nowesifazane, ngokuba nina nonke nimunye kuKristu Jesu. Uma ningabakaKristu, niyinzalo ka-Abrahama, niyizindlalifa ngokwesithembiso. Kepha ngithi indlalifa iseyingane, kayahlukanga ngalutho encekwini, nakuba iyinkosi yakho konke; kodwa iphansi kwabaphathi nababusi kuze kufike isikhathi esamiswa nguyise. Ngokunjalo lathi, siseyizingane, sasisezigqilini ngaphansi kokucathula kwezwe; Kodwa kwathi ukuphelela kwesikhathi sekufikile, uNkulunkulu wathuma iNdodana yakhe, eyazalwa ngowesifazana, yazalwa ngaphansi komthetho. ukuze ahlenge abaphansi komthetho, ukuze samukele ukuma kwamadodana. Ngokuba ningamadodana, uNkulunkulu uthumile uMoya weNdodana yakhe ezinhliziyweni zenu omemeza ethi: “Aba, Baba! Ngakho-ke awuseyona inceku, kodwa indodana; uma uyindodana, uyindlalifa kaNkulunkulu ngoKristu. Kepha-ke, lapho ningamazi uNkulunkulu, nanikhonza labo abangesibo onkulunkulu ngokwemvelo. Kepha manje lokhu senimazi uNkulunkulu, noma kunalokho naziwa nguNkulunkulu, senibuyela kanjani ezimisweni ezibuthakathaka neziwubala, enithanda ukubuye nibe yizigqila zazo na? Nigcina izinsuku, nezinyanga, nezikhathi, neminyaka. Ngiyanesaba, funa ngisebenzele ize phezu kwenu. Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ukuthi yibani njengami; ngokuba nami nginjengani; aningilimazanga nakanye. Niyazi ukuthi ngobuthakathaka benyama ngashumayela ivangeli kini ekuqaleni. Ukulingwa kwami okwakusenyameni yami anikudelelanga, anikuyekanga; kodwa nangamukela njengengelosi kaNkulunkulu, njengoKristu Jesu. Pho-ke iphi isibusiso enakhuluma ngaso na? ngokuba ngiyanifakazela ukuthi, uma bekungenzeka, beniyakukhupha amehlo enu, ninginike wona. Ngakho sengaba yisitha senu yini, ngokuba nginitshela iqiniso? Bayanishisekela, kodwa hhayi kahle; yebo, bafuna ukunivalela ngaphandle, ukuze nibaphathe kabi. Kodwa kuhle ukutshiseka entweni enhle njalonjalo, kungabi nxa ngilani kuphela. Bantwanyana bami, engibuye ngibe nemihelo ngabo, uKristu aze abunjwe kini. Ngifisa ukuba khona kini manje, ngiguqule izwi lami; ngoba ngiyaningabaza. Ngitsheleni nina enithanda ukuba phansi komthetho, aniwuzwa yini umthetho na? Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi u-Abrahama wayenamadodana amabili, enye kweyesigqilakazi, enye kowesifazane okhululekileyo. Kepha owesigqilakazi wazalwa ngokwenyama; kodwa owesifazana okhululekileyo wenziwa ngesithembiso. Okuyizinto eziyisifanekiso; ngokuba laba bayizivumelwano ezimbili; omunye uvela entabeni yaseSinayi, ozalela ubugqila, ongu-Agari. Ngokuba u-Agari lo uyintaba yaseSinayi e-Arabiya, imelela iJerusalema elikhona manje, lisebugqileni kanye nabantwana bayo. Kodwa iJerusalema eliphezulu likhululekile, elingumama wethu sonke. Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Jabula wena nyumba ongazalanga; gqamuka ukhale, wena ongabhibhiyo, ngokuba abantwana boyisigebenga baningi kunalowo onomyeni. Kepha thina, bazalwane, njengo-Isaka singabantwana besithembiso. Kodwa njengakulesosikhathi owazalwa ngokwenyama wazingela owazalwa ngokoMoya, kunjalo lakhathesi. Nokho uthini umbhalo na? Khipha isigqilakazi nendodana yaso, ngokuba indodana yesigqilakazi ayiyikudla ifa kanye nendodana yokhululekileyo. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, asisibo abantwana besigqilakazi, kodwa singabokhululekileyo. Ngakho yimani niqinile enkululekweni uKristu asikhulule ngayo, ningabe nisaboshelwa ejokeni lobugqila. Bhekani, mina Pawulu ngithi kini: Uma nisokwa, uKristu akayikunisiza ngalutho. Ngokuba ngiyaphinda ngiyafakaza kumuntu wonke osokayo ukuthi unecala lokwenza umthetho wonke. UKristu uye waba yize kini, nina enilungisiswa ngomthetho; niwile emseni. Ngokuba thina ngoMoya silindele ithemba lokulunga ngokukholwa. Ngokuba kuKristu Jesu ukusoka nokungasoki akulutho; kodwa ukholo olusebenza ngothando. Nigijime kahle; ngubani onivimbele ukuba ningalaleli iqiniso na? Lokhu kuncenga akuveli konibizayo. Imvubelo encane ibilisa inhlama yonke. Ngilethemba ngani eNkosini, ukuthi aniyikucabanga ngenye indlela; Kepha mina, bazalwane, uma ngisashumayela ukusoka, ngisashushiselwani na? khona-ke icala lesiphambano liphelile. Sengathi banganqunywa abanihluphayo; Ngokuba nina, bazalwane, nabizelwa enkululekweni; Kuphela ningasebenzisi inkululeko ibe yithuba enyameni, kodwa khonzanani ngothando. Ngokuba umthetho wonke ugcwaliswa ezwini linye nakuleli; Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. Kepha uma nilumana, nidlana, qaphelani ukuba ningaqedwa ngomunye. Ngakho ngithi: Hambani ngoMoya, khona aniyikufeza izinkanuko zenyama. Ngokuba inyama ikhanuka okuphambene noMoya, noMoya ukhanuka okuphambene nenyama; lezi zinto ziphambene, ukuze ningenzi enikuthandayo. Kepha uma niholwa nguMoya, aniphansi komthetho. Kepha imisebenzi yenyama isobala, okuyiyona; ubufebe, ubufebe, ukungcola, ubufebe, Ukukhonza izithombe, ubuthakathi, inzondo, ukuxabana, umona, ulaka, ukuxabana, ukuhlubuka, ukuhlubuka, umhawu, ukubulala, ukudakwa, ukuxokozela, nokunye okunjalo, enginitshela ngakho ngaphambili, njengalokho ngasho kini ngaphambili, ukuthi abenza okunjalo abayikulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa isithelo sikaMoya siluthando, intokozo, ukuthula, ukubekezela, ubumnene, ukulunga, ukholo, ubumnene, nokuzithiba: akukho mthetho omelene nokunjalo. AbakaKristu babethele esiphambanweni inyama kanye nokuhuheka nezinkanuko. Uma siphila ngoMoya, masihambe futhi ngoMoya. Masingathandi udumo oluyize, sicunula, sifelane umona. Bazalwane, uma umuntu ehlelwa yisiphambeko, nina bomoya mbuyiseni onjalo ngomoya wobumnene; uzinaka wena, funa ulingwe nawe. Thwalisanani imithwalo yenu, kanjalo nigcwalise umthetho kaKristu. Ngokuba uma umuntu ezishaya utho, engelutho, uyazikhohlisa. Kodwa yilowo lalowo kahlole owakhe umsebenzi, yikhona ezakuba lokuzibonga yena yedwa, hatshi ngomunye. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo uyakuthwala owakhe umthwalo. Ofundiswa izwi makahlanganyele nalowo ofundisayo ezintweni zonke ezinhle. Ningakhohliswa; UNkulunkulu akahlekwa, ngokuba lokho akuhlwanyelayo umuntu uyakuvuna kona futhi. Ngokuba ohlwanyelela enyameni yakhe uyakuvuna ukonakala enyameni; kodwa ohlwanyelela kuMoya uyakuvuna ukuphila okuphakade kuMoya. Masingakhathali ekwenzeni okuhle, ngokuba siyakuvuna ngesikhathi esifaneleyo, uma singadangali. Ngakho-ke njengokuba sinethuba, asenze okuhle kubo bonke, ikakhulu kwabendlu yokukholwa. Niyabona ukuthi uhlamvu olungakanani enginilobele ngalo ngesami isandla. Bonke abafuna ukubonakala bebahle enyameni, yibona abanicindezela ukuba nisokwe; kuphela funa bazingelwe ngenxa yesiphambano sikaKristu. Ngoba labo abasokileyo kabawugcini umlayo; kodwa bafisa ukuthi nisokwe, ukuze bazincome enyameni yenu. Kepha mangingazibonga mina, kuphela ngesiphambano seNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, okubethelwe ngaye izwe kimi, nami ezweni. Ngokuba kuKristu Jesu ukusoka nokungasoki akulutho, kodwa isidalwa esisha. Nabo bonke abahamba ngalo mthetho, makube kubo ukuthula nesihawu, naku-Israyeli kaNkulunkulu. Kusukela manje makungabikho muntu ongihluphayo, ngokuba nginezimpawu zeNkosi uJesu emzimbeni wami. Bazalwane, umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nomoya wenu. Amen. (KwabaseGalathiya kulotshiwe eRoma.) UPawulu, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, kubo abangcwele abase-Efesu nakubo abakholwayo kuKristu Jesu: Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. Makabongwe uNkulunkulu noYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu osibusisile ngezibusiso zonke zomoya ezulwini kuKristu. njengalokho wasikhetha kuye ngaphambi kokusekelwa kwezwe, ukuze sibe ngcwele, singasoleki phambi kwakhe othandweni; esimisele ngaphambili ukuthi sibe ngabantwana kuye ngoJesu Kristu, njengokwakufisa kwentando yakhe; kube yinkazimulo yenkazimulo yomusa wakhe asenze ngawo umusa ngothandiweyo. esilokuhlengwa kuye ngegazi lakhe, ukuthethelelwa kwezono ngokwengcebo yomusa wakhe; okukhona uye waphuphuma kithi ngokuhlakanipha konke nokuqonda; esesazisile imfihlo yentando yakhe, njengokufisa kwakhe okuhle akuhlosileyo kuye; ukuze ekuhleleni kokuphelela kwezikhathi abuthele ndawonye zonke izinto kuKristu, ezisezulwini nezisemhlabeni; nakuye: kuye futhi sazuza ifa kuye, esamiselwa ngaphambili ngokwenjongo yalowo osebenza zonke izinto ngokwecebo lentando yakhe; ukuze sibe ludumo lwenkazimulo yakhe, thina esathemba kuqala kuKristu. enimethembayo nani, seselizwile izwi leqiniso, ivangeli lokusindiswa kwenu; okuyisibambiso sefa lethu, kuze kuhlengwe lokho okwathengwayo, kube ludumo lwenkazimulo yakhe. Ngalokho nami, sengizwile ngokukholwa kwenu eNkosini uJesu, nothando kubo bonke abangcwele, angiyeki ukubonga ngenxa yenu, nginikhumbula emikhulekweni yami; ukuze uNkulunkulu weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, uYise wenkazimulo, aninike umoya wokuhlakanipha nokwambulelwa ekumazini yena; Amehlo okuqonda kwakho akhanyiselwe; ukuze nazi ukuthi liyini ithemba lokubizwa kwakhe, nokuthi iyini ingcebo yenkazimulo yefa lakhe kwabangcwele; futhi buyini ubukhulu obudlulele bamandla akhe kithi esikholwayo ngokokusebenza kwamandla akhe amakhulu; awenza kuKristu, lapho emvusa kwabafileyo, wammisa ngakwesokunene sakhe emazulwini, phezu kwabo bonke ubukhosi, lamandla, lamandla, lobukhosi, lalo lonke ibizo elibizwayo, kungeyisikho kulomhlaba kuphela, kodwa lakulowo ozayo; Futhi ubeke zonke izinto ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe, futhi wammisa abe yinhloko phezu kwakho konke ebandleni. Ongumzimba wakhe, ukugcwala kwakhe ogcwalisa konke kukho konke. Nani uniphilise enanifile ngeziphambeko nezono; enanihamba kuzo endulo ngokwendlela yaleli zwe, ngokombusi wamandla omkhathi, ongumoya osebenza manje kubantwana bokungalaleli; Esasihamba phakathi kwabo sonke ezikhathini ezidlule ngezinkanuko zenyama yethu, sifeza izinkanuko zenyama nezengqondo; futhi ngemvelo sasingabantwana bolaka njengabanye. Kodwa uNkulunkulu ocebile ngesihawu, ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu asithanda ngalo. Nalapho sasifile ezonweni, wasiphilisa kanye noKristu, (ngomusa nisindisiwe;) Wasivusa kanye naye, wasihlalisa kanye naye ezindaweni zasezulwini kuKristu Jesu; ukuze abonakalise ezikhathini ezizayo inotho enkulu yomusa wakhe ngobubele kithi ngoKristu Jesu. Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa; nalokhu akuveli kini, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu; akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo. Ngokuba singumsebenzi wakhe kuKristu Jesu, sidalelwe imisebenzi emihle uNkulunkulu ayimisela ngaphambili ukuba sihambe kuyo. Ngakho khumbulani ukuthi nina enikade ningabezizwe enyameni, ababizwa ngokuthi abangakasoki ngalokho okuthiwa ngabasokile enyameni okwenziwa ngezandla; Ngalesosikhathi naningenaye uKristu, ningaphandle kombuso ka-Israyeli, ningabafokazi ezivumelwaneni zesithembiso, ningenathemba, ningenaNkulunkulu ezweni. Kepha manje kuKristu Jesu nina enanikade nikude nisondele ngegazi likaKristu. Ngokuba yena ungukuthula kwethu, owenza kokubili kwaba-nye, wadiliza ugange oluphakathi oluhlukanisayo; Echithile ubutha enyameni yakhe, umthetho wemiyalo osezimisweni; ukuze enze kuye ngababili umuntu munye omusha, enze ukuthula; lokuthi enze ukuthi bobabili babuyisane loNkulunkulu emzimbeni munye ngesiphambano, esebulele ubutha ngaso; Weza washumayela ivangeli lokuthula kinina enanikude, nakubo abaseduze. Ngokuba ngaye sinokungena sobabili ngaMoya munye kuBaba. Ngakho-ke aniseyibo abezizwe nezihambi, kodwa niyizakhamuzi ezikanye nabangcwele, ningabendlu kaNkulunkulu; Nakhiwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli nabaprofethi, uJesu Kristu uqobo lwakhe eyitshe legumbi; okukuye isakhiwo sonke esihlanganiswe kahle sikhule sibe ithempeli elingcwele eNkosini; enibuye nakhiwe ndawonye kuye, nibe yindlu kaNkulunkulu ngoMoya. Ngenxa yalokhu mina Pawulu, isiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu ngenxa yenu bezizwe, Uma nizwile ngokwesimiso somusa kaNkulunkulu engiwuphiwe kini; ukuthi wangazisa imfihlakalo ngesambulo; (njengoba ngibhale ngaphambili ngamagama ambalwa), okungalokho, nxa nifunda, nibe nokuqonda ukwazi kwami emfihlakalweni kaKristu; Okwathi kwezinye izikhathi okungakaziswanga kubantwana babantu, njengalokhu sekubonakalisiwe kubaphostoli bakhe abangcwele labaprofethi ngoMoya; ukuze abezizwe babe yizindlalifa kanye nami, futhi babe umzimba ofanayo, futhi abahlanganyeli sesithembiso sakhe kuKristu ngevangeli. engaba khona isikhonzi sakho ngokwesipho somusa kaNkulunkulu engiwuphiweyo ngokusebenza kwamandla akhe. Mina engingomncinyane kunomncinyane kubo bonke abangcwele, ngiphiwe lomusa, ukuthi ngitshumayele phakathi kwabezizwe ingcebo kaKristu engaphenyisisekiyo; nokwenza bonke babone ukuthi iyini inhlanganyelo yemfihlakalo ebifihliwe kuNkulunkulu kusukela kwasekuqaleni, owadala izinto zonke ngoJesu Kristu; ukuze khathesi kwababusi lamandla embusweni wezulu kwaziwe ngebandla ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu okunengi okwehlukeneyo; njengokwenjongo yaphakade ayimisayo kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu; esilesibindi kuye lokungena ngesibindi ngokholo lwakhe. Ngakho-ke ngiyathanda ukuba ningadangali ngokuhlushwa kwami ngenxa yenu, okungudumo lwenu. Ngalokho ngiyaguqa kuYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; okuqanjwe ngaye umndeni wonke wasezulwini nasemhlabeni. ukuze aninike ngokwengcebo yenkazimulo yakhe ukuba niqiniswe ngamandla ngoMoya wakhe kumuntu ongaphakathi; ukuze uKristu ahlale ezinhliziyweni zenu ngokukholwa; ukuze nina, nigxilile, nisekelwe othandweni; Kambe likwazi kanye labo bonke abangcwele ukuthi buyini ububanzi, lobude, lokujula, lokuphakama; Nokwazi uthando lukaKristu oludlula ukwazi, ukuze nigcwaliswe ngakho konke ukugcwala kukaNkulunkulu. Kuye yena onamandla okwenza okukhulu kakhulu kunakho konke esikucelayo nesikucabangayo ngokwamandla asebenza kithi. Makube kuye udumo ebandleni ngoKristu Jesu ezizukulwaneni zonke zaphakade naphakade. Amen. Ngakho-ke mina, siboshwa seNkosi, ngiyanincenga ukuba nihambe ngokufanele ukubizwa enabizwa ngakho; ngokuthobeka konke, nobumnene, ngokubekezela, nibekezelelana ngothando; nikhuthalele ukugcina ubunye bukaMoya ngesibopho sokuthula. Munye umzimba, munye uMoya, njengalokho nabizelwa ethembeni linye lokubizwa kwenu; yinye iNkosi, yinye inkolo, munye umbhapathizo, munye uNkulunkulu, noYise wabo bonke, ophezu kwabo bonke, okubo bonke, okini nonke. Kodwa yilowo nalowo kithina uphiwe umusa ngokwesilinganiso sesipho sikaKristu. Ngakho uthi: Esenyukele phezulu, wathumba abathunjwa, wapha abantu izipho. (Manje lokhu ukuthi wenyuka, kuyini, ngaphandle kokuthi wehlela ezindaweni eziphansi zomhlaba na? Yena owehlayo nguye laye owenyukela kakhulu phezu kwamazulu wonke, ukuze agcwalise zonke izinto.) Wapha abanye ukuthi babe ngabaphostoli; labanye abaprofethi; labanye, abavangeli; labanye bangabelusi labafundisi; ukuze abangcwele bapheleliswe, umsebenzi wenkonzo, ukwakhiwa komzimba kaKristu; size sifike sonke ebunyeni bokukholwa, lobolwazi lweNdodana kaNkulunkulu, endodeni epheleleyo, esilinganisweni sobukhulu bokugcwala kukaKristu. ukuze singabe sisaba abantwana, sijikijelwa ngapha nangapha, siqhutshwa yiwo wonke umoya wemfundiso, ngobuqili babantu, nobuqili bobuqili abaqamekela ukudukisa ngabo; Kodwa sikhuluma iqiniso othandweni, sikhulele kuye ezintweni zonke, oyinhloko, uKristu; okuvela kuye ukuthi umzimba wonke uhlanganiswe ngokufaneleyo, ubumbane, ngalokho okunikezwa yilelo nalelolunga, ngokokusebenza esilinganisweni sazo zonke izitho, ukhulisa umzimba kuze kuzakheka othandweni. Ngakho-ke lokhu ngiyakusho, ngifakaza eNkosini, ukuthi ningabe nisahamba njengabanye abezizwe ebuzeni bengqondo yabo; Benziwe mnyama ukuqonda, behlukanisiwe nokuphila kukaNkulunkulu ngokungazi okukubo, ngenxa yobumpumputhe benhliziyo yabo; abathi sebephelelwe yimizwa bazinikele emanyaleni ukuze basebenze ukungcola konke ngokuhuheka. Kepha nina animfundanga kanjalo uKristu; uma-ke nimuzwile, nafundiswa nguye, njengokuba iqiniso likuJesu; ukuba nikhumule maqondana nenkambo yakuqala umuntu omdala, owonakala ngezinkanuko zenkohliso; nenziwe basha emoyeni wengqondo yenu; nembathe umuntu omusha, owadalwa ngokukaNkulunkulu ekulungeni nasebungcweleni beqiniso. Ngakho lahlani amanga, nikhulume iqiniso, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, ngokuba singamalungu omunye komunye. Thukuthelani, ningoni; ilanga malingashoni nisathukuthele. futhi ningamniki uSathane indawo. Owebayo makangabe eseba, kodwa kunalokho makakhuthale, asebenze okuhle ngezandla zakhe, ukuze abe nokokwabela osweleyo. Makungaphumi nkulumo eyonakele emlonyeni wenu, kodwa kube kuhle kube kuhle kube nokwakhayo, ukuze kube umusa kwabezwayo. Ningamdabukisi uMoya oNgcwele kaNkulunkulu enabekwa uphawu ngaye kuze kube lusuku lokuhlengwa. Makususwe kini konke ukufutheka, nolaka, nentukuthelo, nomsindo, nokuhlambalaza, kanye nakho konke okubi. Kepha yibani nomusa omunye komunye, nihawukele, nithethelelane, njengalokho noNkulunkulu wanithethelela ngenxa kaKristu. Ngakho yibani ngabalingisa uNkulunkulu njengabantwana abathandekayo; nihambe othandweni, njengalokho noKristu wasithanda, wazinikela ngenxa yethu, abe ngumnikelo nomhlatshelo kuNkulunkulu, abe yiphunga elimnandi. Kepha ubufebe, nakho konke ukungcola, noma isangabe, makungaphathwa nakanye phakathi kwenu, njengokuba kufanele abangcwele; namanyala, nenkulumo yobuwula, nokuntela, okuyizinto ezingafanele, kepha kunalokho ukubonga. Ngokuba niyakwazi lokhu, ukuthi akukho sifebe, noma ongcolileyo, noma onesangabe ongokhonza izithombe, onefa embusweni kaKristu noNkulunkulu. Makungabikho onikhohlisayo ngamazwi ayize, ngokuba ngenxa yalezo zinto ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwehlela phezu kwabantwana bokungalaleli. Ngakho-ke ningabi ngabahlanganyeli nabo. Ngokuba nanikade nibubumnyama, kepha manje ningukukhanya eNkosini; hambani njengabantwana bokukhanya; (Ngokuba isithelo sikaMoya sikubo bonke ubuhle nokulunga neqiniso;) nihlola ukuthi kuyini okwamukelekayo eNkosini. futhi ningabi nenhlanganyelo nemisebenzi yobumnyama engatheli, kodwa kunalokho niyisole. Ngoba izinto ezenziwa yibo ekusithekeni kulihlazo lokukhuluma. Kodwa konke okusolwayo kubonakaliswa ngukukhanya, ngoba konke okubonakaliswayo kungukukhanya. Ngakho uthi: Vuka wena oleleyo, uvuke kwabafileyo, uKristu uzakukukhanyisa. Ngakho bhekisisani ukuthi nihamba kanjani, kungabi njengeziwula kodwa njengabahlakaniphileyo; nithengisise isikhathi, ngokuba izinsuku zimbi. Ngakho ningabi ngabangahlakaniphileyo, kodwa niqonde okuyintando yeNkosi. Futhi ningadakwa yiwayini, lapho kukhona ukuganga; kodwa gcwaliswani ngoMoya; nikhulumisana ngamahubo, nangezihlabelelo, nangamaculo okomoya, nihlabelele, nihubele eNkosini enhliziyweni yenu; nimbonga njalo uNkulunkulu uBaba ngakho konke egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; nizithoba omunye komunye ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu. Bafazi, thobelani amadoda enu kungathi kukuyo iNkosi. Ngokuba indoda iyinhloko yomfazi, njengokuba noKristu eyinhloko yebandla, yena engumsindisi womzimba. Ngakho-ke njengokuba ibandla lithobela uKristu, kanjalo nabafazi mabathobele amadoda abo kukho konke. Madoda, thandani omkenu, njengalokho noKristu walithanda ibandla, wazinikela ngenxa yalo; ukuze alingcwelise, alihlambulule ngesigezo samanzi ngezwi; ukuze azimise phambi kwakhe ibandla elinenkazimulo, elingenasisihla, noma umbimbi, nanto enjalo; kodwa ukuthi libe ngcwele njalo lingelasici. Kanjalo amadoda afanele ukuthanda omkawo njengemizimba yawo. Othanda umkakhe uzithanda yena. Ngokuba akakho owake wazonda eyakhe inyama; kodwa uyayondla futhi ayinakekele, njengoba nje neNkosi ibandla. Ngokuba singamalungu omzimba wakhe, awenyama yakhe, singamathambo akhe. Ngalokho indoda iyakushiya uyise nonina, inamathele kumkayo, futhi labo ababili bayakuba nyamanye. Le yimfihlakalo enkulu, kepha ngikhuluma ngoKristu nebandla. Nokho-ke yilowo nalowo kini makathande umkakhe njengalokhu ezithanda yena; nomfazi makahloniphe indoda yakhe. Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu eNkosini, ngokuba lokho kulungile. Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko; (ongumlayo wokuqala onesithembiso;) Ukuze kube kuhle kuwe, futhi uhlale isikhathi eside emhlabeni. Nani bobaba, ningabathukuthelisi abantwana benu, kodwa nibondle ngokuyala nangokuqondisa kweNkosi. Nina zinceku, thobelani abaphathi benu ngokwenyama, ngokwesaba nangokuthuthumela, ngobuqotho bezinhliziyo zenu, njengakuKristu; kungabi ngokukhonza kwamehlo, njengabathokozisa abantu; kodwa njengezinceku zikaKristu, zenza intando kaNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo; lisebenza ngenhliziyo enhle, kungathi lisebenzela iNkosi, hatshi abantu; lisazi ukuthi konke okuhle umuntu akwenzayo, uyakwamukeliswa ngakho eNkosini, noma eyisigqila noma engokhululekileyo. Nani makhosi, yenzani okufanayo kubo, niyeke ukusongela, nazi ukuthi iNkosi yenu nayo isezulwini; futhi akukho ukukhetha ubuso kuye. Elokugcina, bazalwane bami, qinani eNkosini nasemandleni akhe amakhulu. Hlomani izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu, ukuze nibe namandla okumelana namaqhinga kaSathane. Ngokuba asibambene negazi nenyama, kodwa sibambene nemibuso, namandla, nababusi balobu bumnyama bomhlaba, nobubi bomoya ezindaweni eziphakemeyo. Ngakho hlomani izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu, ukuze nibe namandla okuzabalaza ngosuku olubi, nalapho senifeze konke, nime. Ngakho yimani izinkalo zenu ziboshiwe ngeqiniso, nifake isivikelo sesifuba sokulunga; Enyaweni zenu zigqokiswe ukulungela ivangeli lokuthula; phezu kwakho konke nithathe isihlangu sokukholwa eniyakuba namandla okucima ngaso yonke imicibisholo evuthayo yomubi. nithathe isigqoko sensindiso, nenkemba kaMoya eyizwi likaNkulunkulu; ngokukhuleka konke nokunxusa nikhuleka ngezikhathi zonke ngoMoya, nikulinde ngokubekezela okukhulu nokunxusela abangcwele bonke; Nakimi, ukuze ngiphiwe izwi, ukuze ngivule umlomo wami ngesibindi, ukuze ngenze yaziwe imfihlakalo yevangeli; engiyinxusa lazo eziboshweni, ukuze ngikhulume ngesibindi kulo, njengokuba ngifanele ukukhuluma. Kodwa ukuze lani lazi okuqondene lami, lokuthi ngenza njani, uThikhiku, umzalwane othandekayo lesikhonzi esithembekileyo eNkosini, uzanazisa konke; engimthume kini ngakho lokho ukuba nazi izindaba zethu, aduduze izinhliziyo zenu. Ukuthula makube kubazalwane, nothando kanye nokukholwa okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. Umusa mawube nabo bonke abathanda iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ngobuqotho. Amen. (Kwabase-Efesu ilotshwa eRoma, nguThikhiku.) UPawulu noThimothewu, izinceku zikaJesu Kristu, kubo bonke abangcwele abakuKristu Jesu abaseFilipi, kanye nababonisi namadiyakoni; Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami kukho konke ukunikhumbula; njalo kukho konke ekukhulekeleni kwami ngenxa yenu lonke ngininxusela ngentokozo; Ngenxa yokuhlanganyela kwenu evangelini kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kube manje; nginethemba lalokho ukuthi owaqala umsebenzi omuhle kinina uyakuwufeza kuze kube lusuku lukaJesu Kristu; njengokuba kufanele ukuba ngikucabangele lokhu nonke, ngokuba nginenu enhliziyweni yami; njengoba naseziboshweni zami, nasekuvikeleni nasekuqiniseni ivangeli, nina nonke ningabahlanganyeli bomusa wami. Ngoba uNkulunkulu ungumfakazi wami wokuthi ngililangazelela kangakanani lonke ngenhliziyo kaJesu Kristu. Nalokhu ngiyakhuleka ukuba uthando lwenu luvame kakhulu ekwazini nasekuqondeni konke; ukuze nivume izinto ezinhle kakhulu; ukuze nibe msulwa, ningabi nacala, kuze kufike usuku lukaKristu; nigcwaliswe ngezithelo zokulunga ezingoJesu Kristu, kube yinkazimulo nodumo kuNkulunkulu. Kepha ngithanda ukuba nazi, bazalwane, ukuthi okwenzeka kimi kwaphumela ekuqhubekiseleni phambili ivangeli; Ngakho-ke izibopho zami kuKristu zabonakala esigodlweni sonke lakuzo zonke ezinye indawo; Abazalwane abaningi eNkosini, beqiniseka ngezibopho zami, banesibindi esikhulu kakhulu sokukhuluma izwi ngokungesabi. Abanye kambe batshumayela uKristu ngomona langombango; futhi abanye futhi ngenhliziyo enhle: Laba batshumayela uKristu ngombango, kungeyisikho ngobuqotho, bethi bangongeza usizi ezibopho zami; Kepha abanye ngothando, besazi ukuthi ngimiselwe ukuvikela ivangeli. Pho? Nokho uKristu uyashunyayelwa ngezindlela zonke, noma ngokuzenzisa noma ngeqiniso; futhi ngiyathokoza ngakho, yebo, futhi ngiyojabula. Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuyakungiphendulela kube yinsindiso ngokukhuleka kwenu nangokusiza kukaMoya kaJesu Kristu, Njengokulangazelela kwami nethemba lami, ukuthi angiyikuba namahloni ngalutho, kodwa ukuthi ngaso sonke isibindi, njengalokhu kwenzeka njalo, kanjalo namanje uKristu uyakuphakanyiswa emzimbeni wami, noma kungokuphila noma ngokufa. Ngoba kimi ukuphila kunguKristu, futhi ukufa kuyinzuzo. Kepha uma ngiphila enyameni, lokhu kuyizithelo zomsebenzi wami; Ngokuba ngicindezelekile phakathi kokubili, nginesifiso sokumuka ngiyekuba noKristu; okuyinto engcono kakhulu: Kodwa ukuhlala enyameni kuyadingeka kakhulu ngenxa yenu. Kepha-ke lokhu nginethemba, ngiyazi ukuthi ngiyakuhlala, ngihlale nani nonke, ukuze niqhubekele phambili nentokozo yokukholwa kwenu; ukuze ukuthokoza kwenu kwengezelelwe kuKristu Jesu ngami ngokubuya kwami kini. Kuphela ukuhamba kwenu makube njengokufanele ivangeli likaKristu, ukuze kuthi noma ngiza nginibona, noma ngingekho, ngizwe izindaba zenu, ukuthi nime niqinile emoyeni munye, nganhliziyonye nilwela ukukholwa kweNkosi. ivangeli; ningethuswe ngalutho ngabamelene nani, okuwuphawu lokubhubha kubo, kodwa kinina lwensindiso, nolukaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba niphiwe nina ngenxa kaKristu, kungesikho ukukholwa kuye kuphela, kepha nokuhlupheka ngenxa yakhe; Nilokulwa okufanayo enakubona kimi, nezwa manje ukuthi ukimi. Ngakho uba kukhona induduzo kuKristu, uba kukhona induduzo yothando, uba kukhona inhlanganyelo kaMoya, uba kukhona isifuba lesihawu, Gcwalisani intokozo yami, ukuze nibe nhliziyonye, ninothando olufanayo, nibe nhliziyonye, nengqondo munye. Ningenzi-lutho ngombango nangodumo lweze; kepha ngokuthobeka nishaye sengathi abanye bakhulu kunani. Yilowo nalowo angabheki okwakhe, kepha yilowo nalowo abheke nokwabanye. Lomqondo kawube kini owawukuKristu Jesu; owathi enesimo sikaNkulunkulu, akaze asho ukuthi ukulingana noNkulunkulu kungukuphanga; Kodwa wazenza ongeladumo, wathatha isimo senceku, waba ngomfanekiso wabantu; efunyenwe enesimo njengomuntu, wazithoba, waba ngolalelayo kwaze kwaba sekufeni, yebo, ekufeni kwesiphambano. Ngalokho-ke uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa kakhulu, wamnika igama eliphezu kwamagama onke; ukuze ebizweni likaJesu amadolo onke aguqe, awabasezulwini, nawabasemhlabeni, nawabangaphansi komhlaba; lokuthi zonke izilimi zivume ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNkosi, kube yinkazimulo kuNkulunkulu uBaba. Ngakho-ke, bathandekayo, njengalokho nilalela ngezikhathi zonke, kungesikho nxa ngikhona kuphela, kepha ikakhulu manje ngingekho, sebenzelani ukusindiswa kwenu ngokwesaba nangokuthuthumela. Ngokuba nguNkulunkulu osebenza kini nokuthanda nokwenza njengentando yakhe enhle. Yenzani zonke izinto ngaphandle kokukhonona nokuphikisana; ukuze nibe ngabangasolekiyo nabangenacala, abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abangenacala phakathi kwesizwe esiyisigwegwe nesiphambeneyo, enikhanya phakathi kwaso njengezinkanyiso ezweni; nibambelele ezwini lokuphila; ukuze ngizibonge ngosuku lukaKristu, ukuthi angigijimelanga ize, futhi angisebenzelanga ize. Yebo, noma nginikelwa emhlatshelweni nasenkonzweni yokukholwa kwenu, ngiyathokoza, ngithokoza kanye nani nonke. Ngenxa yalokho thokozani futhi, nithokoze kanye nami. Kepha ngiyethemba eNkosini uJesu ukuthuma uThimothewu kini masinyane, ukuze nami ngiduduzeke, lapho sengikwazi okumayelana nani. Ngokuba anginamuntu ofana naye, oyakunakekela ngokwemvelo indaba yenu. Ngokuba bonke bazifunela okwabo, kungengokukaJesu Kristu. Kepha niyabazi ubufakazi bakhe, ukuthi njengendodana kuyise ukhonzile kanye nami evangelini. Ngakho-ke ngithemba ukumthuma masinyane, nxa sengibonile ukuthi kungihambela njani. Kodwa ngiyethemba eNkosini ukuthi lami ngokwami ngizakuza masinyane. Nokho ngibone kudingekile ukuba ngithume kini u-Ephafrodithu, umzalwane nesisebenzi kanye nesosha kanye nami, nesithunywa senu nesisebenzi ekusweleni kwami. Ngokuba ubenilangazelela nonke, edabukile, ngokuba nizwile ukuthi ubegula. Ngokuba nempela wayegula esondela ekufeni, kepha uNkulunkulu wamhawukela; njalo kungeyisikho kuye yedwa, kodwa lakimi, ukuze ngingabi losizi phezu kosizi. Ngakho-ke ngakhuthalela kakhulu ukumthuma, ukuze kuthi, nxa senimbona futhi, nithokoze, nomunyu nami nginciphe. Ngakho-ke mamukeleni eNkosini ngentokozo yonke; futhi nibahloniphe abanjalo. Ngokuba ngenxa yomsebenzi kaKristu wacishe wafa, engakukhathaleli ukuphila kwakhe, ukuze agcwalise ukusilela kwenu ekungikhonzeni. Elokugcina, bazalwane bami, thokozani eNkosini. Ukunilobela zona lezi zinto akungihluphi kimi, kepha nina kuyanivikela. Xwayani izinja, xwayani izisebenzi ezimbi, xwayani abasikayo. Ngokuba singabokusoka thina esikhonza ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, sizibonga kuKristu Jesu, singathembi enyameni. nakuba nami bengingaba nethemba enyameni. Uma omunye umuntu ecabanga ukuthi unokuthenjwa enyameni, mina kakhulu. ngasokwa ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili, ngingowohlanga luka-Israyeli, owesizwe sakwaBenjamini, umHeberu wamaHeberu; ngokomthetho ngingumFarisi; ngokushisekela ngizingela ibandla; mayelana nokulunga okusemthethweni, ngingenacala. Kodwa lokho okwakuyinzuzo kimi ngakushaya indiva ngenxa kaKristu. Yebo, impela, konke ngikushaya indiva ngobukhulu bokumazi uKristu Jesu iNkosi yami, engilahlekelwe yikho konke ngenxa yakhe, ngikushaya izibi, ukuze ngizuze uKristu; njalo ngifunyanwe kuye, ngingelakho okwami ukulunga okuvela emthethweni, kodwa lokho okungokholo lukaKristu, ukulunga okuvela kuNkulunkulu ngokukholwa; ukuze ngimazi yena, namandla okuvuka kwakhe, nokuhlanganyela ezinhluphekweni zakhe, ngifaniswe nokufa kwakhe; uba mhlawumbe ngifinyelele ekuvukeni kwabafileyo. Kungabi njengokuba sengikutholile, noma sengiphelele, kodwa ngiphuthuma ukuba ngikubambe lokho nami engibanjelwe kona nguKristu Jesu. Bazalwane, angisho ukuthi mina uqobo sengikubambile, kodwa kunye engikwenzayo, ngikhohlwa okungasemuva, ngizelulela kokungaphambili; ngijonge emgomeni, emklomelweni wokubizwa okuphezulu kukaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu. Ngakho-ke thina esiphelele masibe nomqondo ofanayo; Nokho, lapho esesifinyelele khona, masihambe ngawo lowo mthetho, sicabange ngendlela efanayo. Bazalwane, yibani ngabalingisi bami kanyekanye, niqaphele abahamba kanjalo njengokuba ninesibonelo kithi. Ngokuba abaningi, enganitshela kaningi ngabo, namanje nginitshela nangezinyembezi, bahamba bayizitha zesiphambano sikaKristu; abakuphela kwabo kungukubhujiswa, abaNkulunkulu wabo uyisisu sabo, nodumo lwabo lusehlazweni labo, abanaka izinto zasemhlabeni. Ngokuba indaba yethu isezulwini; lapho futhi silindele khona uMsindisi, iNkosi uJesu Kristu. oyakuguqula umzimba wethu odelelekile, ufane nomzimba wakhe wenkazimulo, namandla anamandla okuzehlisa ngawo zonke izinto ngaphansi kwakhe. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane bami abathandekayo nabalangazelelwayo, intokozo yami nomqhele wami, yimani niqinile kanjalo eNkosini, bathandwa bami. Ngiyamncenga u-Evodiya noSintike ukuba babe nhliziyonye eNkosini. Ngiyakuncenga-ke nawe sithandwa sami esiqotho, ukuthi usize labo besifazane abashikashikeka kanye nami evangelini, kanye noKlemente, nezinye izisebenzi kanye nami, abamagama abo asencwadini yokuphila. Jabulani eNkosini njalonjalo; ngiyaphinda ngithi: Jabulani. Ukulinganisela kwenu makwaziwe yibo bonke abantu. INkosi iseduze. Ningakhathazeki ngalutho; kodwa kukho konke izicelo zenu mazaziwe nguNkulunkulu ngokukhuleka nokunxusa kanye nokubonga. Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okudlula ukuqonda konke kuyakulondoloza izinhliziyo zenu nemicabango yenu kuKristu Jesu. Elokugcina, bazalwane, konke okuyiqiniso, konke okuhle, konke okulungileyo, konke okuhlanzekileyo, konke okuthandekayo, konke okutusekayo; uma kukhona okuhle, noma kukhona ukubongwa, zindlani ngalezizinto. Enikufundile, nakwamukela, nakuzwa, nakubona kimi, kwenzeni; khona uNkulunkulu wokuthula uyakuba nani. Kepha ngathokoza kakhulu eNkosini, ngokuba manje senize navuselela ukunginakekela kwenu; enanaka ngakho, kepha anibanga nathuba. Akusikho ukuthi ngikhuluma ngokuswela, ngokuba mina ngifundile ukwaneliseka kunoma yisiphi isimo engikuso. Ngiyakwazi nokuba phansi, ngiyakwazi nokubusa; kukho konke nasezintweni zonke ngifundisiwe kokubili ukusutha nokulamba, nokubusa nokuswela. Ngingakwenza konke ngaye ongiqinisayo. Nokho nenze kahle ngokuhlanganyela nami osizini lwami. Nani-ke nina baseFilipi niyazi ukuthi ekuqaleni kwevangeli, ekusukeni kwami eMakedoniya, akukho bandla elahlanganyela nami endabeni yokupha nokwamukela, kuphela nina nodwa. Ngokuba naseThesalonika nathumela kanye nakabili ekusweleni kwami. Kungesikho ukuthi ngifuna ukuphiwa, kodwa ngifuna isithelo esingavama esibalweni senu. Kepha nginakho konke, ngiyachichima, sengamukele ku-Ephafrodithu izinto ezavela kini, iphunga elimnandi, nomhlatshelo owamukelekayo, othokozisayo kuNkulunkulu. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wami uzakugcwalisa ukuswela konke kwenu njengokwengcebo yakhe enkazimulweni kuKristu Jesu. Makube kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu inkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. Khonzani kubo bonke abangcwele abakuKristu Jesu. Abazalwane abanami bayakhonza kini. Bayakhonza kini bonke abangcwele, ikakhulu abendlu kaKesari. Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani nonke. Amen. (KwabaseFiliphi ilotshwa nguEphafrodithu eseRoma.) UPawuli, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, noThimothewu umzalwane, kubo abangcwele nabazalwane abathembekileyo kuKristu abaseKolose: Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. Sibonga uNkulunkulu uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, sinikhulekela njalo, njengoba sezwa ngokukholwa kwenu kuKristu Jesu, nothando eninalo kubo bonke abangcwele. Ngokuba ithemba enibekelwe lona ezulwini, enalizwa ngaphambili ngezwi leqiniso levangeli; elifikile kini, njengasezweni lonke; lithela isithelo, njengalokhu lisenza lakini, kusukela osukwini elakuzwa ngalo, lawazi umusa kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso; njengalokhu lafunda kuEphafra inceku kanye lathi ethandekayo, oyisikhonzi esithembekileyo sikaKristu ngenxa yenu; owasibikela futhi ngothando lwenu ngoMoya. Ngalokho nathi, kusukela osukwini esakuzwa ngalo, asiphezi ukunikhulekela, nokunxusa ukuba nigcwaliswe ukwazi intando yakhe kukho konke ukuhlakanipha nokuqonda kokomoya; ukuze nihambe ngokufanele iNkosi ngokuthokozisa konke, nithela kuyo yonke imisebenzi emihle, nikhule ekwazini uNkulunkulu; Niqiniswe ngamandla onke ngokwamandla enkazimulo yakhe, kube kukho konke ukubekezela nokubekezela kanye nentokozo; sibonga uBaba osenze safaneleka ukuhlanganyela efeni labangcwele ekukhanyeni; owasikhulula emandleni obumnyama, wasesisa embusweni weNdodana yakhe ethandekayo; esilokuhlengwa kuye ngegazi lakhe, ukuthethelelwa kwezono; Ongumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ongabonwayo, izibulo lezidalwa zonke. Ngokuba kwadalwa ngayo zonke izinto ezisezulwini nezisemhlabeni, ezibonakalayo nezingabonakali, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ziyizihlalo zobukhosi, noma imibuso, noma imibuso, noma amandla; Yena ungaphambi kwazo zonke izinto, futhi zonke izinto zihlangana ngayo. Futhi yona iyinhloko yomzimba, ibandla, eyisiqalo, izibulo kwabafileyo; ukuze ibe ngeyokuqala ezintweni zonke. Ngokuba kwamthokozisa uBaba ukuthi ukugcwala konke kuhlale kuye; esenze ukuthula ngegazi lesiphambano sakhe, abuyisane ngayo zonke izinto; ngaye, noma kungokusemhlabeni, noma okusezulwini. Nani enakade nahlukanisiwe futhi niyizitha engqondweni yenu ngemisebenzi emibi, nokho manje usenibuyise ukubuyisana. emzimbeni wenyama yakhe ngokufa, ukuze alethule phambi kwakhe lingcwele, lingelacala, lingelacala. Uma nihlala ekukholweni nisekelwe niqinile, ningasuswa ethembeni levangeli enalizwa, elashunyayelwa kukho konke okudaliweyo okuphansi kwezulu; mina Pawulu ngenziwa isikhonzi sakho; engithokozayo khathesi ekuhluphekeni kwami ngenxa yenu, njalo enyameni yami ngigcwalisa okusilele kwezinhlupheko zikaKristu ngenxa yomzimba wakhe, oyibandla; engenziwa ngayo isikhonzi ngokohlelo lukaNkulunkulu engiwuphiwe ngenxa yenu, ukugcwalisa izwi likaNkulunkulu; ngitsho imfihlakalo ebifihliwe kusukela kudala lezizukulwaneni, kodwa khathesi ibonakalisiwe kwabangcwele bakhe; kubo uNkulunkulu athanda ukubazisa ukuthi iyini ingcebo yenkazimulo yale mfihlakalo phakathi kwabezizwe; onguKristu phakathi kwenu, ithemba lenkazimulo; esimshumayelayo, sixwayisa wonke umuntu, sifundisa wonke umuntu ngakho konke ukuhlakanipha; ukuze sethule wonke umuntu ephelele kuKristu Jesu; Nami ngiyakukhandlekela lokho, ngilwa ngokokusebenza kwakhe okusebenza kimi ngamandla. Ngokuba ngithanda ukuba nazi ukuthi kungakanani ukulwa enginakho ngenxa yenu, nangenxa yabaseLawodikeya, nabo bonke abangabubonanga ubuso bami enyameni; ukuze izinhliziyo zabo ziduduzeke, behlanganiswe othandweni, nakuyo yonke ingcebo yesiqinisekiso esigcwele sokuqonda, ekwazini imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu, nekaYise, nekaKristu; okufihlwe kuye yonke ingcebo yokuhlakanipha nolwazi. Ngikusho lokhu, ukuze kungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo ngamazwi ahungayo. Ngokuba noma ngingekho ngenyama, nokho nginani ngomoya, ngithokoza, ngibona ukuhleleka kwenu, nokuqina kokukholwa kwenu kuKristu. Ngakho njengalokho namamukele uKristu Jesu iNkosi, hambani kuye; Nigxilile nakhiwe kuye, niqinisiwe ekukholweni, njengalokho nifundisiwe, nivame ukubonga. Xwayani funa kube khona oniphanga ngokuhlakanipha nangenkohliso eyize, ngokwesiko labantu, ngezifundiso zokucathula zezwe, kungengokukaKristu. Ngokuba kuhlezi kuye ukugcwala konke kobuNkulunkulu ngokomzimba. Nina niphelele kuye, eyinhloko yakho konke ukubusa namandla; Enisokwa kuye futhi ngokusoka okwenziwa ngaphandle kwezandla, ngokukhumula umzimba wezono zenyama ngokusoka kukaKristu. Nangcwatshwa kanye naye embhapathizweni, okungawo futhi navuswa kanye naye ngokholo lwamandla kaNkulunkulu owamvusa kwabafileyo. Nani enifile ezonweni zenu nokungasoki kwenyama yenu, uniphilise kanye naye, esenithethelele zonke iziphambeko; Wesula umbhalo wesandla wemithetho owawumelene nathi, owawumelene nathi, wawususa endleleni, wawubethela esiphambanweni sakhe; Esephucile imibuso namandla, wabukisa ngabo obala, ebanqoba ngawo. Ngakho makungabikho muntu onahlulelayo ngokudla noma ngokunathwayo noma ngokuphathelene nomkhosi noma ukwethwasa kwenyanga noma amasabatha. eziyisithunzi sezinto ezizayo; kodwa umzimba ngokaKristu. Makungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo ngomvuzo wenu ngokuthobeka kokuzithandela nangokukhonza izingelosi, engena engakubonanga, ezikhukhumeza ngeze ngengqondo yenyama yakhe; futhi engabambi iNhloko, okuvela kuyo ukuthi wonke umzimba, osondliwayo, uhlanganiswa, uhlanganiswa, ukhula ngokukhula kukaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke uma nafile kanye noKristu kuzo iziqalo zezwe, kungani niphila ezweni nithobela izimiso na? (Ungathinti, unganambithi, ungabambi; zonke eziyakubhubha ngokusetshenziswa,) ngokwemiyalo nezifundiso zabantu? Izinto ezibonakala zihlakaniphile ekukhonzeni intando, lokuzithoba, lokudebeselela umzimba; kungahlonitshwa ngandlela thize kuze eneliseke inyama. Ngakho-ke uma navuswa kanye noKristu, funani okwaphezulu, lapho ehlezi khona uKristu ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. Nakani okwaphezulu, ningacabangi okusemhlabeni. Ngokuba nafa, nokuphila kwenu kufihliwe noKristu kuNkulunkulu. Nxa uKristu ongukuphila kwethu esebonakala, khona nani nizakubonakala kanye naye enkazimulweni. Ngakho bulalani amalungu enu asemhlabeni; ubufebe, ukungcola, inkanuko, inkanuko embi, lokuhaha, okuyikukhonza izithombe; Ngenxa yalezozinto ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwehlela phezu kwabantwana bokungalaleli; enanike nahamba kuzo nani, nisahlezi kukho. Kepha manje nani lahlani zonke lezi; ulaka, nolaka, nenzondo, nokuhlambalaza, nokukhuluma amanyala emlonyeni wenu. Ningaqambelani amanga, lokhu nikhumule umuntu omdala kanye nezenzo zakhe; sembathe umuntu omusha, owenziwa musha ekwazini ngokomfanekiso walowo owamdalayo; lapho kungekho khona umGreki nomJuda, ukusoka nokungasoki, owezizwe, umSkithe, isigqila noma okhululekile, kepha uKristu uyikho konke, ukubo bonke. Ngakho-ke njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, abangcwele nabathandekayo, yembathani izinhliziyo zesihe, umusa, ukuthobeka, ubumnene, nokubekezela; nibekezelelana, nithethelelane, uma umuntu enensongo komunye; Phezu kwakho konke lokho yembathani uthando, oluyisibopho sokuphelela. Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu makubuse ezinhliziyweni zenu, enabizelwa kukho futhi emzimbeni munye; futhi nibonge. Izwi likaKristu malihlale kini ngokucebile kukho konke ukuhlakanipha; nifundisana, niyalane ngamahubo, nangezihlabelelo, nangamaculo okomoya, nihubele ngomusa ezinhliziyweni zenu iNkosi. Nanoma yini eniyenzayo, ngezwi noma ngomsebenzi, kwenzeni konke egameni leNkosi uJesu, nimbonge uNkulunkulu uYise ngayo. Bafazi, thobelani amadoda enu, njengokufanele eNkosini. Madoda, thandani omkenu, ningabazondi. Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu ezintweni zonke, ngokuba lokho kuyathandeka eNkosini. Boyise, ningabathukuthelisi abantwana benu, funa badangale. Nina zinceku, lalelani ezintweni zonke amakhosi enu ngokwenyama; kungabi ngokukhonza kwamehlo njengabathokozisa abantu; kodwa ngobuqotho benhliziyo, ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu; Konke enikwenzayo kwenzeni ngenhliziyo, kungathi kwenzelwa iNkosi, hhayi abantu; nazi ukuthi niyakwamukela umvuzo wefa eNkosini, ngokuba nikhonza iNkosi uKristu. Kepha owenza okubi uyakwamukeliswa okubi akwenzileyo; akukho ukukhetha komuntu. Makhosi, yiphani izinceku zenu ukulunga nokulingana; nazi ukuthi nani nineNkosi ezulwini. Qhubekani nikhuleka, nilinde kukho ngokubonga; nisikhulekele nathi, ukuba uNkulunkulu asivulele umnyango wenkulumo, ukuba sikhulume imfihlakalo kaKristu, engiboshiwe ngenxa yayo; ukuze ngibonakalise, njengoba kufanele ngikhulume. Hambani ngokuhlakanipha kwabangaphandle, nithengisise isikhathi. Ukukhuluma kwenu makube nomusa njalo, kuyolisiwe ngosawoti, ukuze nazi enifanele ukubaphendula ngakho bonke abantu. Konke okumayelana lami uzalitshela uTikhiku, ongumzalwane othandekayo lesikhonzi esithembekileyo lenceku kanye lami eNkosini; engimthume kini khona lokho, ukuze azi indaba yenu, aduduze izinhliziyo zenu; kanye no-Onesimu, umzalwane othembekileyo nothandekayo, ongowakini. Bayakunazisa konke okwenziwa lapha. Uyakhonza kini u-Aristarku isiboshwa kanye nami, noMarku indodana kadadewabo kaBarnaba, enayalwa ngaye; uma efika kini mamukeleni; NoJesu othiwa uJustu, abangabokusoka. Yilaba kuphela abayizisebenzi kanye nami embusweni kaNkulunkulu, babe yinduduzo kimi. Uyakhonza kini u-Ephafra ongomunye wakini, inceku kaKristu, enilwela njalo emikhulekweni, ukuze nime niphelele niphelele entandweni yonke kaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba ngiyamfakazela ukuthi unentshiseko enkulu ngani, nabaseLawodikeya, nabaseHiyerapholi. Uyakhonza kini uLuka, udokotela othandekayo, noDema. Khonzani kubazalwane baseLawodikeya, nakuNimfa, nasebandleni elisendlini yakhe. Nxa le ncwadi isifundiwe kini, qinisekani ukuba ifundwe nasebandleni laseLawodikeya; nokuthi nani nifunde incwadi evela eLawodikeya. Lithi ku-Arkiphu: Qaphela inkonzo oyitholile eNkosini, ukuze uyifeze. Isibingelelo ngesandla sami mina Pawulu. Khumbulani izibopho zami. Umusa mawube nani. Amen. (Yabhalwa uThikhiku no-Onesimu isuka eRoma yaya kwabaseKolose.) UPawulu, noSilvanu, noThimothewu kulo ibandla labaseThesalonika elikuNkulunkulu uBaba naseNkosini uJesu Kristu: Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. Sibonga uNkulunkulu njalo ngani nonke, sinikhumbula emikhulekweni yethu; sikhumbula ngokungaphezi umsebenzi wenu wokholo, nomshikashika wothando, nokubekezela kwethemba eNkosini yethu uJesu Kristu phambi kukaNkulunkulu uBaba wethu; sisazi, bazalwane abathandekayo, ukukhethwa kwenu kukaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba ivangeli lethu alifikanga kini ngezwi kuphela, kodwa nangamandla, nangoMoya oNgcwele, nangokuqiniseka okukhulu; njengokuba nazi ukuthi sasinjani phakathi kwenu ngenxa yenu. Nani naba ngabalingisi bethu nabeNkosi, selamukele izwi ekuhluphekeni okukhulu ngentokozo kaMoya oNgcwele; naze naba yisibonelo kubo bonke abakholwayo eMakedoniya nase-Akhaya. Ngokuba izwi leNkosi lazwakala livela kini, kungesikho eMakedoniya nase-Akhaya kuphela, kepha nasezindaweni zonke ukukholwa kwenu kuNkulunkulu kwanda; ukuze singadingi ukukhuluma utho. Ngokuba bona uqobo babika ngathi ukungena kwethu kini, nokuthi naphendukela kanjani kuNkulunkulu, niphuma ezithombeni, nikhonza uNkulunkulu ophilayo noweqiniso; nokulinda iNdodana yakhe ivela ezulwini, ayivusa kwabafileyo, uJesu osikhulula olakeni oluzayo. Ngokuba niyakwazi, bazalwane, ukungena kwethu kini, ukuthi akubanga yize; Kodwa lanxa sasihluphekile ngaphambili saphathwa kubi, njengoba lisazi eFiliphi, saba lesibindi kuNkulunkulu wethu sokukhuluma kini ivangeli likaNkulunkulu ngokuphikisana okukhulu. Ngokuba isikhuthazo sethu asiveli enkohlisweni, noma ngokungcola, noma ngenkohliso; Kodwa njengoba sivunyiwe nguNkulunkulu ukuthi siphathiswe ivangeli, sikhuluma ngokunjalo; kungenjengokuthokozisa abantu, kodwa uNkulunkulu ohlola izinhliziyo zethu. Ngokuba asizange sibe namazwi athophayo, njengokuba nazi, noma sifihle ukuhaha; UNkulunkulu ungufakazi: Asifunanga ukudunyiswa ngabantu, nakini, noma kwabanye, nakuba sasingaba umthwalo njengabaphostoli bakaKristu. Kodwa sasimnene phakathi kwenu njengomdlezane ondla abantwana bakhe; Kanjalo njengoba besinilangazela, sathanda ukuninika kungesilo ivangeli likaNkulunkulu kuphela, kepha nemiphefumulo yethu uqobo, ngokuba nanithandeka kithi. Ngokuba niyakhumbula, bazalwane, umshikashika wethu nokushikashikeka kwethu, sisebenza ubusuku nemini, ukuze singasindi muntu kini, sashumayela ivangeli likaNkulunkulu kini. Nina ningofakazi, noNkulunkulu naye, ukuthi saba ngcwele kanjani, nangokulunga, nokungasoleki phakathi kwenu nina enikholwayo; Njengalokhu nazi ukuthi sasiniyala, siniduduza, siyala yilowo nalowo kini njengoyise ebantwaneni bakhe; ukuze nihambe ngokufanele uNkulunkulu owanibizela embusweni nasenkazimulweni yakhe. Ngalokho nathi siyambonga uNkulunkulu singaphezi, ngokuba, lapho namukela izwi likaNkulunkulu enalizwa ngathi, anilamukelanga njengezwi labantu, kodwa njengezwi likaNkulunkulu elisebenzayo ngokweqiniso. nakini enikholwayo. Ngokuba nina, bazalwane, naba ngabalingisi bamabandla kaNkulunkulu aseJudiya akuKristu Jesu; ababulala iNkosi uJesu nabaprofethi babo, basizingela nathi; abamthokozisi uNkulunkulu, baphambene nabantu bonke; besenqabela ukuthi sikhulume kwabezizwe ukuze basindiswe, bagcwalise izono zabo njalonjalo; Kepha thina, bazalwane, njengokuba sasuswa kini isikhathi esifushane ebusweni, kungenganhliziyo, sakhuthalela kakhulu kakhulu ukubona ubuso benu ngokufisa okukhulu. Ngalokho besifisa ukuza kini, mina Pawulu, kanye nakabili; kodwa uSathane wasivimbela. Ngokuba liyini ithemba lethu, nokuthokoza, nomqhele wethu wokuzibonga na? Angithi nina phambi kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ekufikeni kwayo na? Ngokuba nina niyinkazimulo nokuthokoza kwethu. Ngakho kwathi singasenakubekezela, sakubona kukuhle ukuthi sisale sodwa e-Athene; sathuma uThimothewu umzalwane wethu, isikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu, nesisebenzi kanye nathi evangelini likaKristu, ukuze aniqinise, aniduduze ekukholweni kwenu; ukuze kungabikho muntu onyakaziswa yilezi zinhlupheko, ngokuba niyazi nina ukuthi simiselwe zona. Ngokuba sisekhona kini, sanitshela ngaphambili ukuthi siyakuhlushwa; njengoba kwenzeka, futhi niyazi. Ngalokho kwathi ngingasenakubekezela, ngathumela ukuba ngazi ukukholwa kwenu, funa mhlawumbe umlingi unilingile, umshikashika wethu ube yize. Kodwa khathesi uThimothi esefikile kithi evela kini, esibikele izindaba ezinhle zokukholwa kwenu lothando lwenu, lokuthi lihlala lisikhumbula okuhle, lifisa kakhulu ukusibona, njengoba lathi silibona; Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, siduduzekile ngani kukho konke ukuhlupheka kwethu losizi ngokholo lwenu; Ngokuba manje siyaphila, uma nina nimi niqinile eNkosini. Ngoba singambuyisela ngani uNkulunkulu ngani, ngentokozo yonke esithokoza ngayo ngenxa yenu phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu? Ubusuku nemini sikhuleka kakhulu ukuba sibone ubuso benu, siphelelise okusilelayo ekukholweni kwenu na? Kepha uNkulunkulu uqobo noBaba wethu, neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, makayiqondise indlela yethu yokuza kini. Futhi iNkosi yenza ukuba nande futhi kuvame othandweni omunye komunye nakubo bonke, njengoba nje senza kini. ukuze aqinise izinhliziyo zenu zingasoleki ebungcweleni phambi kukaNkulunkulu uBaba wethu ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu kanye nabangcwele bayo bonke. Ngakho siyanincenga, bazalwane, siyaniyala ngeNkosi uJesu ukuba njengalokho nakwamukela kithi ukuthi nifanele ukuhamba nokumthokozisa kanjani uNkulunkulu, nivame kakhulu kanjalo. Ngokuba niyayazi imiyalo esaninika yona ngeNkosi uJesu. Ngokuba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu, ukungcweliswa kwenu, ukuba nidede ebufebeni; ukuze yilowo nalowo kini azi ukuthi angasiphatha kanjani isitsha sakhe ngobungcwele nangodumo; kungabi ngenkanuko, njengabezizwe abangamazi uNkulunkulu; ukuze kungabi khona oweqa umfowabo kunoma iyiphi indaba, ngokuba iNkosi ingumphindiseli wakho konke lokho, njengalokho sanixwayisa futhi safakaza. Ngoba uNkulunkulu kasibizelanga ekungcoleni, kodwa ebungcweleni. Ngakho-ke owalayo akali umuntu, kepha wala uNkulunkulu osinikile noMoya wakhe oNgcwele. Kepha maqondana nothando lobuzalwane anidingi ukuba nginilobele, ngokuba nina uqobo ningabafundiswe nguNkulunkulu ukuba nithandane. Nempela niyakwenza lokho kubo bonke abazalwane kulo lonke elaseMakedoniya; nokuba nikhuthalele ukuthula, nenze izindaba zenu, nokusebenza ngezandla zenu, njengalokho saniyala; ukuze nihambe ngokufaneleyo kwabangaphandle, ningasweli lutho. Kepha angithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningabi nakwazi ngabalalayo, ukuze ningadabuki njengabanye abangenathemba. Ngokuba uma sikholwa ukuthi uJesu wafa wabuye wavuka, ngokunjalo-ke nalabo abalele kuJesu uNkulunkulu uyobaletha kanye naye. Ngokuba lokhu sikusho kini ngezwi leNkosi ukuthi thina esisekhona esisasele ekufikeni kweNkosi asiyikubandulela abaleleyo. Ngokuba iNkosi uqobo iyakwehla ezulwini ngokumemeza, ngezwi lengelosi enkulu, nangecilongo likaNkulunkulu, nabafileyo kuKristu bayakuvuka kuqala; Khona thina esisekhona sisasele siyakuhlwithwa kanye nabo emafwini, sihlangabeze iNkosi emoyeni; kanjalo siyakuba neNkosi njalo. Ngakho duduzanani ngalawamazwi. Kepha ngokwezikhathi nezinkathi, bazalwane, anidingi ukuba nginilobele. Ngokuba nina ngokwenu nazi kahle ukuthi usuku lweNkosi luza njengesela ebusuku. Ngokuba nxa bethi: Ukuthula nokulondeka; khona-ke ukubhujiswa okuzumayo kubehlele, njengomhelo phezu kowesifazane okhulelweyo; njalo kabayikuphunyuka. Kepha nina, bazalwane, anikho ebumnyameni, ukuba lolo suku lunifice njengesela. Lina lonke lingabantwana bokukhanya labantwana bemini; Ngakho-ke masingalali njengabanye; kodwa masiqaphele, sibe sisangulukile. Ngokuba abalalayo balala ebusuku; nabadakwayo badakwa ebusuku. Kepha thina esingabemini masizithibe, sifake isivikelo sesifuba sokukholwa nothando; nesigqoko sokuzivikela, ithemba lensindiso. Ngoba uNkulunkulu kasimiselanga ulaka, kodwa ukuzuza insindiso ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; owasifelayo, ukuze kuthi, loba siphaphama kumbe silele, siphile kanye laye. Ngakho-ke duduzanani kanyekanye, nakhane, njengalokhu nisenza. Siyanincenga, bazalwane, ukuba nibazi abakhandlekayo phakathi kwenu, nabaniphetheyo eNkosini, abaniyalayo; nibazise kakhulu othandweni ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo. futhi nihlalisane ngokuthula. Siyanincenga, bazalwane, ukuba nibaxwayise abaxhwalayo, niduduze abadanileyo, nisekele ababuthakathaka, nibekezelele abantu bonke. Qaphelani ukuthi kungabikho ophindisela omunye okubi ngokubi; kodwa landelani njalo okuhle phakathi kwenu lakubo bonke abantu. Jabulani njalonjalo. Khulekani ningaphezi. kukho konke bongani, ngokuba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu ngani. Ningawucimi uMoya. Ningadeleli ukuprofetha. Hlolani izinto zonke; bambelelani kokuhle. Dedani kukho konke okubi. UNkulunkulu wokuthula yena uqobo makaningcwelise ngokupheleleyo; njalo ngiyakhuleka kuNkulunkulu wonke umoya wenu lomphefumulo lomzimba, kulondolozwe kungelacala ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. Uthembekile onibizayo, oyakukwenza futhi. Bazalwane, sikhulekeleni. Bingelelani abazalwane bonke ngokwanga okungcwele. Ngiyanifungisa ngeNkosi ukuba le ncwadi ifundwe kubo bonke abazalwane abangcwele. Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani. Amen. (Incwadi yokuqala eya kwabaseThesalonika yabhalwa ise-Athene.) UPawulu, noSilvanu, noThimothewu kulo ibandla labaseThesalonika elikuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu: Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. Simelwe ukubonga uNkulunkulu njalo ngani, bazalwane, ngokufaneleyo, ngokuba ukholo lwenu lukhula kakhulu, nothando lwenu nonke ngabanye luyevama; ukuze nathi ngokwethu sizibonga ngani emabandleni kaNkulunkulu ngokubekezela nokukholwa kukho konke ukuzingelwa kwenu nezinsizi enibekezelayo; okuwuphawu lokwahlulela okulungileyo kukaNkulunkulu, ukuze nibalwe njengabafanele umbuso kaNkulunkulu, enihlupheka ngenxa yawo; lokhu kuyinto elungileyo kuNkulunkulu ukuphindisela ukuhlupheka kwabanihluphayo; Nakini enihluphekayo, niphumule kanye nathi, lapho iNkosi uJesu yambulwa ezulwini inezingelosi zayo ezinamandla; Elangabi lomlilo liphindisela kwabangamaziyo uNkulunkulu, labangalaleli ivangeli leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; abayakujeziswa ngokubhujiswa okuphakade basuke ebusweni beNkosi nasenkazimulweni yamandla ayo; Lapho isiza ukukhazinyuliswa kwabangcwele bayo, nokutuswa yibo bonke abakholwayo (ngokuba kwakholwa ubufakazi bethu phakathi kwenu) ngalolo suku. Ngakho futhi siyanikhulekela njalo, ukuba uNkulunkulu wethu anibale njengabakufanelekele ukubizwa, agcwalise ngamandla onke okumthokozisayo okuhle, nomsebenzi wokukholwa; ukuze ibizo leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu likhazinyuliswe kini, lani kuye, ngokomusa kaNkulunkulu wethu leNkosi uJesu Kristu. Manje siyanincenga, bazalwane, ngokufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu nangokubuthana kwethu kuyo. ukuze ningasheshi unyakaziswe engqondweni, noma nethuswe, noma ngomoya, noma ngezwi, noma ngencwadi ngokungathi ivela kithi, ngokungathi usuku lukaKristu selusondele. Maningadukiswa muntu nangayiphi indlela, ngokuba lolo suku aluyikufika, ngaphandle kokuthi kufike ukuhlubuka kuqala, ambulwe lowo muntu wesono, indodana yokulahlwa; Omeleneyo oziphakamisayo phezu kwakho konke okuthiwa nguNkulunkulu, nokukhonzwayo; kangangokuthi yena njengoNkulunkulu uhlala ethempelini likaNkulunkulu, ezibonisa ukuthi unguNkulunkulu. Anikhumbuli yini ukuthi ngisenani nganitshela lokho na? Manje niyakwazi okumbambileyo ukuba ambulwe ngesikhathi sakhe. Ngokuba imfihlakalo yokungalungi isiyasebenza; Khona kuyakwambulwa lowo omubi, iNkosi eyakumqeda ngomoya womlomo wayo, imbhubhise ngokubonakala kokufika kwayo; Yena lowo ukufika kwakhe kungokokusebenza kukaSathane ngawo wonke amandla, nezibonakaliso, nezimangaliso zamanga; nangayo yonke inkohliso yokungalungi kwababhubhayo; ngoba kabamukelanga uthando lweqiniso, ukuze basindiswe. Ngalokho-ke uNkulunkulu uyakubathumela ukuduka okunamandla, ukuze bakholwe amanga; ukuze balahlwe bonke abangakholwanga iqiniso, kepha bejabulela ukungalungi. Kepha thina simelwe ukubonga njalo kuNkulunkulu ngani, bazalwane abathandwa yiNkosi, ngokuba kwasekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wanikhethela ukusindiswa ngokungcweliswa kukaMoya nangokukholwa yiqiniso; anibizela kukho ngevangeli lethu, ekuzuzeni inkazimulo yeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, yimani niqine, nibambe amasiko enawafundiswa, noma ngezwi noma ngencwadi yethu. Kepha iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu uqobo, noNkulunkulu uBaba wethu owasithandayo nowasipha ngomusa induduzo yaphakade nethemba elihle; aduduze izinhliziyo zenu, aliqinise kuwo wonke amazwi nemisebenzi emihle. Elokugcina, bazalwane, sikhulekeleni, ukuze izwi leNkosi lihambe ngokukhululekile, futhi likhazinyuliswe, njengoba kunjalo nakini. nokuba sikhululwe kubantu abangenangqondo nababi, ngokuba ukukholwa akusibo bonke. Kodwa iNkosi ithembekile, ezaliqinisa, ililondoloze kokubi. Kepha siyethemba eNkosini ngani, ukuthi lokhu esiniyala ngakho niyakwenza, niyakukwenza. INkosi mayiqondise izinhliziyo zenu othandweni lukaNkulunkulu nasekubekezeleni kuKristu. Kepha siyaniyala, bazalwane, egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ukuba nihlukane nabo bonke umzalwane ohamba ngokungafanele, kungengokwesiko elawamukela kithi. Ngokuba niyazi ngokwenu ukuthi kufanele nisilingise kanjani, ngokuba asihambanga ngokungafanele phakathi kwenu; Asidlanga sinkwa samuntu mahhala; kodwa sisebenza ngokukhandleka nangomshikashiko ubusuku nemini, ukuze singabi mthwalo kunoma yimuphi kini. kungeyisikho ukuthi silamandla, kodwa ukuze sibe yisibonelo kini, ukuze lisilandele. Ngokuba nalapho sikini, saniyala ngalokhu ukuthi: Uma umuntu engathandi ukusebenza, makangadli. Ngokuba siyezwa ukuthi bakhona phakathi kwenu abahamba ngokungafanele, bengasebenzi nhlobo, kodwa begaya izibozi. Abanjalo siyabayala, sibayala ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ukuba basebenze ngokuthula, badle okwabo isinkwa. Kepha nina, bazalwane, ningakhathali ekwenzeni okuhle. Uma ekhona ongalaleli izwi lethu kule ncwadi, mphawuleni lowo, ningahlanganyeli naye, ukuze abe namahloni. Nokho ningamthathi njengesitha, kodwa nimyale njengomzalwane. Kepha iNkosi yokuthula uqobo mayiniphe ukuthula ngezikhathi zonke ngezindlela zonke. INkosi mayibe nani nonke. Isibingelelo sikaPawulu ngesami isandla, esiwuphawu ezincwadini zonke; Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani nonke. Amen. (Incwadi yesibili eya kwabaseThesalonika yayibhalwe e-Athene.) UPawuli, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu noweNkosi uJesu Kristu, ithemba lethu; kuThimothewu, indodana yami uqobo ekukholweni: Makube umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu noKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. njengalokhu ngakuncenga ukuthi uhlale e-Efesu, ekungeneni kwami eMakedoniya, ukuze uyale abanye ukuthi bangafundisi enye imfundiso; futhi ninganaki izinganekwane nezinhlu zozalo ezingenakuphela, ezibanga imibuzo, kunokwakha kukaNkulunkulu okusekukholweni; Kepha isiphetho somyalo siluthando oluphuma enhliziyweni ehlanzekileyo, nakunembeza omuhle, nasekukholweni okungazenzisi; okukhona abanye sebephambukile baphambukela enkulumeni eyize; befisa ukuba ngabafundisi bomthetho; bengaqondi abakushoyo, nalokho abakuqinisayo. Kodwa siyazi ukuthi umthetho muhle, uba umuntu ewusebenzisa ngokomthetho; sisazi lokhu ukuthi umthetho kawumiselwe olungileyo, kodwa ongelamthetho, labangalaleliyo, abangamesabi uNkulunkulu, lezoni, abangcolileyo, labangcolileyo, ababulali oyise, ababulali babonina, ababulali; Izifebe, labazingcolisa kanye labantu, amasela abantu, abaqambimanga, abafunga amanga, njalo uba kukhona okunye okuphambana lemfundiso ephilileyo; ngokwevangeli lenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu obongekayo, engiphathiswe lona. Ngiyambonga ongenzele amandla, uKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu, ngokuba wathi ngikholekile, engimisa enkonzweni; Ngake ngaba ngumhlambazi, nomzingeli, nomhlukumezi, kodwa ngahawukelwa, ngokuba ngangikwenza ngokungazi ngokungakholwa. Kepha umusa weNkosi yethu wavama kakhulu kanye nokukholwa nothando olukuKristu Jesu. Likholekile leli zwi, lifanele ukwamukelwa konke, ukuthi uKristu Jesu weza ezweni ukusindisa izoni; engiyinduna yabo. Kodwa ngenxa yalokhu ngahawukelwa, ukuze kimi mina engingomkhulu uJesu Kristu abonakalise konke ukubekezela, ngibe yisibonelo kwabazakholwa kuye ekuphileni okuphakade. Kuyo iNkosi yaphakade, engabhubhiyo, engabonakali, uNkulunkulu yedwa, makube ludumo nenkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. Lo myalo ngiwunika wena Thimothewu, ndodana, ngokweziprofetho ezandulelayo ngawe, ukuze ngazo ulwe impi enhle; Ubambile ukholo nonembeza omuhle; abanye ngokuyilahla ngokukholwa, baphahlazeka umkhumbi; okukubo ngoHimenewu noAleksandro; engibanikele kuSathane, ukuze bafunde ukuthi bangahlambalazi. Ngakho-ke kuqala kukho konke ngiyala ukuba ukunxusa, nokukhuleka, nokunxusa, nokubonga kwenzelwe abantu bonke; Ngeyamakhosi, nakubo bonke abakhulu; ukuze siphile impilo ezolileyo lenokuthula kukho konke ukuhlonipha uNkulunkulu lobuqotho. Ngokuba lokhu kuhle, kuyabongeka phambi kukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu; Othanda ukuba bonke abantu basindiswe, bafinyelele olwazini lweqiniso. Ngokuba munye uNkulunkulu, munye nomlamuleli phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu, umuntu uKristu Jesu; owazinikela abe yinhlawulo yabo bonke, kube ngubufakazi ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. engamiselwa ngakho ukuthi ngibe ngumshumayeli nomphostoli (ngikhuluma iqiniso ngoKristu, angiqambi amanga), umfundisi wabezizwe ekukholweni naseqinisweni. Ngakho-ke ngithanda ukuba amadoda akhuleke ezindaweni zonke, ephakamisa izandla ezingcwele, ngaphandle kolaka nokungabaza. Kanjalo nabesifazane mabagqoke izingubo ezifaneleyo, bazihlobise ngokuhlonipha nokuqonda; kungabi ngezinwele ezalukiweyo, negolide, namaparele, nezambatho ezinenani elikhulu; Kodwa (okufanele abesifazane abathi besaba uNkulunkulu) benze imisebenzi emihle. Owesifazane makafunde ethule ngokuzithoba konke. Kepha angimvumeli owesifazane ukuba afundise, nokuba abuse phezu kwendoda, kodwa ukuba athule. Ngokuba u-Adamu wabunjwa kuqala, kwase kuba u-Eva. Futhi u-Adamu akakhohliswanga, kodwa owesifazane ekhohlisiwe waba esonweni. Nokho uyakusindiswa ngokuzala abantwana, uma behlala ekukholweni nasothandweni nasebungcweleni kanye nokuqonda. Liqinisile izwi elithi: Uma umuntu efisa isikhundla sombonisi, unxanela umsebenzi omuhle; Ngakho umbhishobhi umelwe ukuba ngongasolekiyo, indoda emfazi munye, eqaphile, eqondileyo, eziphatha kahle, ephatha kahle izihambi, enekhono lokufundisa; Ongadakwanga iwayini, ongesiye oshayayo, ongahaheli inzuzo embi; kodwa ibekezele, ingabi yingxabano, ingabi ngabahahayo; ongamela kahle owakhe umuzi, enabantwana abamthobela ngakho konke ukuhlonipheka; (Ngokuba uma umuntu engakwazi ukuphatha owakhe umuzi, angaliphatha kanjani ibandla likaNkulunkulu na?) angabi ngosafufusa, funa azikhukhumeze awele ekulahlweni kukaSathane. Phezu kwalokho umelwe ukunobufakazi obuhle kwabangaphandle; funa awele esihlazweni nasogibeni lukaSathane. Ngokunjalo namadiyakoni amelwe ukuba nesizotha, angabi ndimimbili, angabi ngabanakwa kakhulu, angahaheli inzuzo embi; nibambe imfihlakalo yokukholwa kunembeza omhlophe. Nalaba mabaqale bahlolwe; khona-ke mabasebenzise isikhundla sobudikoni bengasoleki. Kanjalo omkabo mababe nesizotha, bangabi ngabahlebi, abaqondileyo, abathembekile ezintweni zonke. Amadiyakoni mawabe ngamadoda amfazi munye, abusa kahle abantwana nemizi yawo. Ngokuba abakhonze kahle bazizuzela udumo oluhle nesibindi esikhulu ekukholweni okukuKristu Jesu. Lezizinto ngikubhalela zona, ngethemba lokuza kuwe masinyane; Kepha uma ngilibala, ukuze wazi ukuthi kufanele ukuziphatha kanjani endlini kaNkulunkulu, eyibandla likaNkulunkulu ophilayo, insika nesisekelo seqiniso. Futhi ngokungangabazeki inkulu imfihlakalo yokumesaba uNkulunkulu: UNkulunkulu wabonakaliswa enyameni, walungisiswa emoyeni, wabonwa yizingelosi, washunyayelwa kwabezizwe, wakholeka emhlabeni, wemukelwa enkazimulweni. Kepha uMoya usho ngokucacile ukuthi ngezikhathi zokugcina abanye bayakuhlubuka ekukholweni, benaka omoya abadukisayo nezifundiso zamademoni; Ukukhuluma amanga ngokuzenzisa; beshiswe unembeza wabo ngensimbi eshisayo; Benqabela ukuganana, belaya ukuthi bayeke ukudla, uNkulunkulu akudalela ukuthi kwemukelwe ngokubonga yilabo abakholwayo labalaziyo iqiniso. Ngoba sonke isidalwa sikaNkulunkulu sihle, kakulahlwa lutho, uba samukelwe ngokubonga; Ngoba kungcweliswa ngelizwi likaNkulunkulu langomkhuleko. Uma ukhumbuza abazalwane ngalezi zinto, uyakuba yisikhonzi esihle sikaJesu Kristu, esondliwe ngamazwi okukholwa nesifundiso esihle osigcinile. Kodwa uyenqaba izinganekwane ezingcolile nezalukazi, futhi uzijwayeze ukumesaba uNkulunkulu. Ngokuba ukuqeqesha umzimba kusiza kancane, kepha ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kusiza ezintweni zonke, kunesithembiso salokhukuphila, nalokho okuzayo. Likholekile leli zwi, lifanele ukwamukelwa konke. Ngokuba ngalokho siyakhandleka futhi siyathukwa, ngokuba sithembele kuNkulunkulu ophilayo onguMsindisi wabantu bonke, ikakhulukazi wabakholwayo. Yala lezi zinto ufundise. Makungabikho-muntu odelela ubusha bakho; kepha yiba yisibonelo kwabakholwayo ngezwi, nangenkambo, nangothando, nangokholo, nangokuhlanzeka. Nakekela ukufunda, nokuyala, nokufundisa, ngize ngifike. Ungasideleli isiphiwo esikuwe, owasiphiwa ngesiprofetho ngokubekwa izandla zabadala. Zindla ngalezizinto; zinike ngokuphelele kuzo; ukuze ukuqhubeka kwakho kubonakale kubo bonke. Ziqaphele wena nesifundiso; hlala kuzo, ngokuba ngokwenza lokho uyakuzisindisa wena nabakuzwayo. Umdala ungamkhuzi, kodwa umkhuze njengoyihlo; namasha njengabafowabo; Abesifazane abadala njengawonyoko; abasha njengawodadewenu, ngobuqotho bonke. Hlonipha abafelokazi abangabafelokazi isibili. Kepha uma umfelokazi enabantwana noma enabazukulwane, labo-ke mabafunde kuqala ukuhlonipha ekhaya, babuyisele umvuzo kubazali babo, ngokuba lokho kuhle kuyabongeka phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Kepha yena ongumfelokazi osele yedwa uthembele kuNkulunkulu, uhlala ekunxuseni nasekukhulekeni ubusuku nemini. Kepha ophila ekuzijabuliseni ufile esekhona. Laya ngalezizinto, ukuze bangabi lacala. Kepha uma umuntu engabondli abakhe, ikakhulu abendlu yakhe, ukulahlile ukukholwa, mubi kunongakholwayo. Kangabalwa umfelokazi oleminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha, engowendodanye; Kufakazelwe kahle ngemisebenzi emihle; uma ondle abantwana, uma engenise izihambi, uma egezile izinyawo zabangcwele, uma esize abahluphekayo, uma ekhuthalele wonke umsebenzi omuhle. Kepha abafelokazi abasha ubala; belahlwa, ngoba belahlile ukholo lwabo lokuqala. Futhi phezu kwalokho bafunda ukuvilapha, bezulazula izindlu ngezindlu; futhi kabayivilaphi kuphela, kodwa futhi izihlebi, nabangena shi, bekhuluma okungafanele. Ngakho-ke ngithanda ukuba abesifazane abasha bagane, bazale, baphathe umuzi, banganiki isitha ithuba lokuthuka. Ngoba abanye sebephambukile balandela uSathane. Uma okholwayo owesilisa noma owesifazane enabafelokazi, makabasize, ibandla lingasindwa; ukuze lisize abangabafelokazi isibili. Amalunga aphatha kahle makabalwe njengabafanele ukutuswa ngokuphindiweyo, ikakhulu lawo asebenza kanzima ezwini nasekufundiseni. Ngoba umbhalo uthi: Ungayifaki isifonyo inkabi lapho ibhula. futhi: Isisebenzi sifanele umvuzo waso. Ungalamukeli ukumangalelwa ngelunga, ngaphandle kofakazi ababili noma abathathu. Abonayo ubasole phambi kwabo bonke, ukuze labanye besabe. Ngiyakuyala phambi kukaNkulunkulu, neNkosi uJesu Kristu, nezingelosi ezikhethiweyo, ukuba uzigcine lezo zinto ngaphandle kokukhetha kuqala, ungenzi lutho ngokukhetha abantu. Ungasheshi ubeke izandla phezu komuntu, futhi ungahlanganyeli ezonweni zabanye; zigcine uhlanzekile. Ungabe usaphuza amanzi, kodwa sebenzisa iwayini eliyingcosana ngenxa yesisu sakho nobuthakathaka bakho obuvamileyo. Izono zabanye zisobala, zibandulela ukuya ekwahlulelweni; labanye bayabalandela. Ngokunjalo nemisebenzi emihle isobala ngaphambili; lalezo ezingenjalo azinakufihlwa. Bonke abangaphansi kwejoka mabathi abaninizo bafanele ukutuswa konke, ukuze igama likaNkulunkulu nesifundiso kungahlanjalazwa. Labanenkosi abakholwayo, kababedeleli, ngoba bengabazalwane; kodwa kunalokho bakhonze, ngoba bathembekile nabathandekayo, abahlanganyeli bosizo. Fundisa lezizinto, ukhuthaze. Uma umuntu efundisa enye into, engavumelani namazwi aphilileyo, amazwi eNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, nesifundiso esivumelana nokumesaba uNkulunkulu; Uyazidla, engazi lutho, kodwa ukuhaha ngemibuzo lengxabano yamazwi, okuvela kukho umhawu, ukuxabana, ukuthuka, ukucabanga okubi; Imibango ehlanekezelayo yabantu abangqondo eyonakeleyo, abaswele iqiniso, bethi inzuzo ingukumesaba uNkulunkulu; Kodwa ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kanye lokwaneliseka kuyinzuzo enkulu. Ngoba kasilethanga lutho emhlabeni, njalo kasilakuphuma lalutho. Futhi sinokudla nezambatho masaneliswe yikho. Kepha abafuna ukuceba bayela ekulingweni, nasogibeni, nasezinkanukweni eziningi zobuwula ezilimazayo, ezishonisa abantu ekubhujisweni nasekubhujisweni. Ngokuba ukuthanda imali kuyimpande yakho konke okubi, okuthe abanye ngokuyifisa baduka ekukholweni, bazigwaza ngeminjunju eminingi. Kodwa wena muntu kaNkulunkulu, zibaleke lezizinto; futhi ulandele ukulunga, ukwesaba uNkulunkulu, ukholo, uthando, ukubekezela, ubumnene. Yilwa ukulwa okuhle kokukholwa, ubambelele ekuphileni okuphakade owabizelwa kukho, wavuma isivumo esihle phambi kofakazi abaningi. Ngiyakuyala emehlweni kaNkulunkulu ophilisa zonke izinto, naphambi kukaKristu Jesu owafakaza isivumo esihle phambi kukaPontiyu Pilatu; ukuze ugcine lomlayo ungelasici, ungelacala, kuze kube sekubonakaleni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; Eyakuyibonakalisa ngezikhathi zayo, obusisiweyo nowedwa uMbusi, iNkosi yamakhosi, noMbusi wababusi; Onguye yedwa onokungabhubhi, ehlezi ekukhanyeni okungenakusondela kukho; okungekho muntu owake wambona, nongakwazi ukumbona: makube kuye udumo namandla aphakade. Amen. Yala abanothileyo kulomhlaba ukuthi bangazikhukhumezi, bangathembeli engcebweni engaqinisekile, kodwa mabathembele kuNkulunkulu osinika ngokucebile konke ukuba sikujabulele; ukuba benze okuhle, bacebe emisebenzini emihle, babe nokwaba, bahlanganyele nabanye; bazibekelela isisekelo esihle sesikhathi esizayo, ukuze babambisise ukuphila okuphakade. Thimothi, gcina lokho okuphathisiweyo, uxwaye inkulumo eziyize leze, lokuphikisa okubizwa ngokuthi yisayensi engamanga; Okuthi abanye abakuvumayo baduka ekukholweni. Umusa mawube nawe. Amen. (Eyokuqala eya kuThimothewu yabhalwa iseLawodikeya, okuyidolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke eFrigia Pacatiana.) UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu ngokwesithembiso sokuphila okukuKristu Jesu, kuThimothewu, indodana yami ethandekayo: Makube umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu engimkhonzayo kokhokho ngonembeza omhlophe, ngokuba ngingaphezi ukukukhumbula emikhulekweni yami ubusuku nemini; Ngifisa kakhulu ukukubona, ngikhumbula izinyembezi zakho, ukuze ngigcwaliswe ngentokozo; Nxa ngikhumbula ukholo lwakho olungazenzisiyo olwahlala kuqala kugogo wakho uLowisi lakunyoko uYunike; ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi nakuwe. Ngalokho ngiyakukhumbuza ukuba uvuse isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu esikuwe ngokubeka izandla zami. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akasinikanga umoya wokwesaba; kodwa ngamandla, lothando, lengqondo ephilileyo. Ngakho ungabi namahloni ngobufakazi beNkosi yethu, nangami isiboshwa sayo, kodwa hlanganyela osizini lwevangeli ngokwamandla kaNkulunkulu; Owasisindisayo, wasibiza ngobizo olungcwele, kungeyisikho ngokwemisebenzi yethu, kodwa njengokwenhloso yakhe lomusa esiwuphiwa kuKristu Jesu ngaphambi kwezikhathi. Kodwa khathesi sibonakalisiwe ngokubonakala koMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu, osechithile ukufa, waseveza ekukhanyeni ukuphila lokungabhubhi ngevangeli; engamiselwa ukuthi ngibe ngumshumayeli, nomphostoli, nomfundisi wabezizwe. Ngenxa yalokhu lami ngihlupheka ngalezizinto, kodwa kangilanhloni, ngoba ngiyamazi engikholiweyo, njalo ngiqinisekile ukuthi ulamandla okulondoloza lokho engikubeke kuye kuze kufike lolosuku. Bambelela endleleni yamazwi aphilileyo owawezwa kimi ekukholweni nangothando olukuKristu Jesu. Lokho okuhle okuphathisiweyo ukugcine ngoMoya oNgcwele ohlezi kithi. Uyakwazi lokhu, ukuthi bonke abase-Asiya bangifulathele; okukubo ngoFigelu noHermogene. INkosi mayiphe umusa endlini ka-Onesiforu; ngokuba wangiqabula kaningi, akabanga namahloni ngamaketanga ami; Kodwa kwathi eseseRoma, wangidinga ngokukhuthala okukhulu, wangithola. INkosi mayimnike ukuba athole umusa eNkosini ngalolo suku, nokuthi zingaki izinto angikhonza ngazo e-Efesu, uyakwazi wena kahle. Ngakho wena, ndodana yami, qina emuseni okuKristu Jesu. Lokho okuzwileyo kimi phambi kofakazi abanengi, lokho kubeke ebantwini abathembekileyo abazakuba lamandla okufundisa labanye. Ngakho wena khuthazelela ubunzima njengebutho elihle likaJesu Kristu. Akakho osempini ozifaka ezindabeni zalokhu kuphila; ukuze amthokozise omkhethileyo ukuba yisosha. Futhi uma umuntu encintisana, kathweswa umqhele, ngaphandle kokuthi encintisana ngokomthetho. Umlimi osebenzayo umelwe ukuba ngesabelo kuqala izithelo. Nakana engikushoyo; iNkosi ikunike ukuqedisisa ezintweni zonke. Khumbula ukuthi uJesu Kristu wavuswa kwabafileyo, wenzalo kaDavide ngokwevangeli lami; engihlupheka ngakho kuze kube sekuboshweni njengomenzi wokubi; kepha izwi likaNkulunkulu aliboshiwe. Ngakho ngibekezelela izinto zonke ngenxa yabakhethiweyo, ukuze labo bazuze usindiso olukuKristu Jesu, kanye lenkazimulo yaphakade. Likholekile izwi elithi: Ngokuba uma safa kanye naye, siyakuphila futhi kanye naye; uma sibekezela, siyakubusa kanye naye; uma simphika, naye uyakusiphika; Uma singakholwa, yena uhlala ethembekile, angeziphike. Bakhumbuze ngalezo zinto, ubayale phambi kweNkosi ukuthi bangaphikisani ngamazwi, okungasizi lutho, kodwa kubhubhise abezwayo. Khuphela ukuba uziveze uthembekile kuNkulunkulu, isisebenzi esingenamahloni, esiqondisa kahle izwi leqiniso. Kepha inkulumo-ze eyize xwaye kuyo, ngokuba bayokwanda ekungahloniphi uNkulunkulu. Nezwi labo liyakudla njengesilonda esibhibhayo, okuphakathi kwabo uHimenewu noFiletu; Asebedukile ngeqiniso, besithi ukuvuka kwabafileyo sekudlulile; futhi ichitha ukholo lwabanye. Nokho isisekelo sikaNkulunkulu simi siqinile, sinalolu phawu: INkosi iyabazi abangabayo. Futhi, Wonke obiza ibizo likaKristu kadede ebubini. Kepha endlini enkulu azikho izitsha zegolide nezesiliva kuphela, kodwa nezemithi nezebumba; lezinye ngezodumo, labanye ziyihlazo. Ngakho-ke uma umuntu ezihlanza kulezizinto, uyakuba yisitsha esihloniphekayo, esingcwelisiwe, esilungele umninindlu, esilungiselwe yonke imisebenzi emihle. Kepha balekela izinkanuko zobusha, kepha ulandele ukulunga, nokukholwa, nothando, nokuthula kanye nabakhuleka eNkosini ngenhliziyo emhlophe. Kodwa imibuzo yobuwula leyabangafundileyo uyigweme, wazi ukuthi izala ukuxabana. Inceku yeNkosi akufanele ilwe; kodwa abe mnene kubo bonke, ekwazi ukufundisa, ngokubekezela, Ubayala ngobumnene labo abamelana labo; uma mhlawumbe uNkulunkulu ebanika ukuphenduka ekulazini iqiniso; nokuba balulame ogibeni lukaSathane, ababanjwe nguye ngentando yakhe. Yazi futhi lokhu ukuthi ezinsukwini zokugcina kuzakuvela izikhathi ezinzima. Ngokuba abantu bayakuba ngabazithandayo, abahahayo, nabazidlayo, nabazidlayo, nabathukayo, nabangalaleli abazali, nabangabongiyo, nabangangcwele; ngaphandle kokuthanda imvelo, abaphula isivumelwano, abahlebi, abangafuni ukuzithiba, abanolaka, abadeleli abalungileyo, Abakhapheli, abalukhuni, abakhukhumeleyo, abathanda injabulo kunokuthanda uNkulunkulu; benesimo sokumesaba uNkulunkulu, kepha amandla ako bewaphika; Ngokuba kulaba kukhona abanyebelezela ezindlini, bathumbe abesifazane abayiziwula abasindwa yizono, abaholwa yizinkanuko eziyizinhlobonhlobo; Njalo befunda, kodwa bengabe besakwazi ukufinyelela olwazini lweqiniso. Njengoba uJane loJambre bamelana loMozisi, ngokunjalo laba bamelana leqiniso, abantu abalengqondo eyonakeleyo, abalamandla ekukholweni. Kodwa kabayikuqhubekela phambili, ngoba ubuthutha babo buzakuba sobala kubo bonke, njengoba kwaba njalo obabo. Kodwa wena usuyazile ngokugcwele imfundiso yami, indlela yokuphila, inhloso, ukholo, ukubekezela, uthando, ukubekezela, Ukushushiswa, nezinhlupheko, eza kimi e-Antiyokiya, e-Ikoniyu, eListra; ukuzingelwa okungaka ngakubekezelela, kepha iNkosi yangikhulula kukho konke. Yebo, bonke abathanda ukuphila ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu bayakuzingelwa. Kepha abantu ababi nabakhohlisi bazakuqhubekela phambili ebubini, bedukisa, bedukiswa. Kepha wena hlala ezintweni ozifundileyo waqiniselwa kuzo, wazi ukuthi wazifunda kubani; lokuthi kusukela ebuntwaneni wazi imibhalo engcwele, elamandla okukuhlakaniphisa, kube yinsindiso ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu. Yonke imibhalo iphefumulelwe nguNkulunkulu, ilungele ukufundisa, nokusola, nokuqondisa, nokuyala ekulungeni; ukuze umuntu kaNkulunkulu aphelele, apheleliselwe yonke imisebenzi emihle. Ngakho ngiyakuyala phambi kukaNkulunkulu neNkosi uJesu Kristu ozakwahlulela abaphilayo nabafileyo ngokubonakala kwakhe nombuso wakhe; Shumayela izwi; phuthuma ngenkathi, ingekho inkathi; sola, ukhuze, uyale ngakho konke ukubekezela nokufundisa. Ngokuba siyeza isikhathi abangayikuvuma ngaso isifundiso esiphilileyo; kodwa ngokwezinkanuko zabo bayakuzibuthela abafundisi, beluma izindlebe; njalo bazafulathelisa izindlebe zabo eqinisweni, baphendukele ezinganekwaneni. Kodwa wena qaphela ezintweni zonke, ubekezele ezinhluphekweni, wenze umsebenzi womvangeli, ugcwalise inkonzo yakho. Ngokuba mina sengizanikelwa, nesikhathi sokumuka kwami sesifikile. Ngikulwile ukulwa okuhle, ngiliqedile ibanga lami, ngigcinile ukukholwa; Kusukela khathesi ngibekelwe umqhele wokulunga, ezanginika wona ngalolosuku iNkosi, umahluleli olungileyo, kungeyisimi ngedwa, kodwa lakubo bonke abathanda ukubonakala kwayo. Yenza ngenkuthalo ukuthi uze kimi masinyane. Ngokuba uDema ungishiyile, ethanda leli zwe lamanje, waya eThesalonika; uKreske eGalathiya, uThithu eDalmatiya. NguLuka yedwa onami. Thatha uMarku, uze naye, ngokuba uyasiza kimi enkonzweni. UThikhiku ngimthumele e-Efesu. Ijazi engalishiya eTrowa kuKarpu, ekufikeni kwakho, ulethe kanye nezincwadi, ikakhulu ezesikhumba. U-Aleksandru, umkhandi wethusi wangenza okubi okuningi; uJehova makamnike ngokwemisebenzi yakhe; Mqaphele nawe; ngoba umelane kakhulu lamazwi ethu. Ekuziphenduleleni kwami kokuqala akukho muntu owama nami, kepha bonke bangishiya; Nokho iNkosi yema nami, yangiqinisa; ukuze ngami ivangeli laziwe ngokugcwele, nezizwe zonke zizwe; ngakhululwa emlonyeni wengonyama. INkosi iyakungikhulula kuyo yonke imisebenzi emibi, ingilondolozele embusweni wayo wasezulwini: makube kuyo inkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. Khonzani koPriska no-Akwila nendlu ka-Onesiforu. U-Erastu wasala eKorinte, kepha uTrofimu ngamshiya eMilethu egula. Khuthalela ukufika ngaphambi kobusika. Uyakhonza kuwe u-Eubhulo, noPude, noLinu, noKlawudiya, nabo bonke abazalwane. INkosi uJesu Kristu mayibe nomoya wakho. Umusa mawube nani. Amen. (Incwadi yesibili eya kuThimothewu, owagcotshwa umbhishobhi wokuqala webandla lase-Efesu, yalotshwa eRoma, lapho uPawulu elethwa phambi kukaNero okwesibili.) UPawulu, inceku kaNkulunkulu, nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu, ngokokholo lwabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, nokulazi iqiniso elingokokumesaba uNkulunkulu; ethembeni lokuphila okuphakade, uNkulunkulu ongenakuqamba amanga akuthembisa kungakabikho umhlaba; Kodwa ngesikhathi esifaneleyo ulibonakalisile ilizwi lakhe ngentshumayelo engiphathiswe yona ngokomlayo kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu; kuThithu, indodana yami uqobo ngokokholo esiluhlanganisile: Makube umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba naseNkosini uJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu. Ngenxa yalokhu ngakutshiya eKrethe, ukuze ulungise okusilelayo, njalo umise abadala emizini yonke, njengokukulaya kwami; uma ekhona ongasolekiyo, eyindoda emfazi munye, enabantwana abakholwayo abangabekwa icala lokungalaleli noma abangalaleli. Ngokuba umbonisi umelwe ukuba ngongasolekiyo, njengomphathi kaNkulunkulu; ongesiye othanda ubugovu, ongasheshi ukuthukuthela, ongadakwa, ongashayi, ongesiye inzuzo embi; Kodwa ophatha kuhle izihambi, othanda okuhle, ozithibileyo, olungileyo, ongcwele, ozithibileyo; ebambelele ezwini elithembekileyo njengalokho efundisiwe, ukuze abe-namandla okuyala ngesifundiso esiphilileyo, nokuqinisekisa abaphikayo. Ngokuba baningi abangalaleliyo nabakhuluma okuyize nabakhohlisi, ikakhulukazi abokusoka; abamelwe ukuvalwa umlomo, abachitha izindlu ziphela, befundisa okungafanele ngenxa yenzuzo embi. Omunye wabo, umprofethi wakubo, wathi: AmaKrethe ahlala eqamba amanga, izilwane ezimbi, izisu ezimnene. Lobu bufakazi buqinisile. Ngakho-ke ubakhuze kabukhali, ukuze baphile ekukholweni; bangalaleli izinganekwane zamaJuda, nemiyalo yabantu abafulathela iqiniso. Kwabahlanzekile konke kuhlanzekile, kodwa kwabangcolileyo nabangakholwayo akukho okuhlanzekileyo; kodwa ngisho ingqondo nonembeza wabo kungcolile. Bavuma ukuthi bayamazi uNkulunkulu; kodwa bayamphika ngemisebenzi, benengekayo, nabangalaleliyo, nakuyo yonke imisebenzi emihle bengaboshiwe. Kepha wena khuluma izinto ezifanele isifundiso esiphilileyo; ukuze amadoda amadala abe ahluzekile, ahloniphekile, aqondileyo, aphilile ekukholweni, othandweni, nasekubekezeleni. ngokunjalo nabesifazane asebekhulile baziphathe ngendlela efanele ubungcwele, bangabi ngabahlebi, bangabi yizigqila zewayini eliningi, babe abafundisi bokuhle; ukuze bafundise abesifazane abasha ukuba nezithiyo, bathande abayeni babo, bathande abantwana babo, babe ngabaqondayo, abamhlophe, abagcina imizi, abalungile, abathobela amadoda abo, ukuze izwi likaNkulunkulu lingahlanjalazwa. Ngokunjalo amajaha ayale ukuthi ahluze. ezintweni zonke uzibonakalise uyisiboniso semisebenzi emihle: esifundiseni ukhombisa ukungonakali, ukulunga, ubuqotho, Inkulumo ephilileyo engenakulahlwa; ukuze ophambeneyo abe namahloni, engenalutho olubi angalusho ngani. Yala izinceku ukuba zilalele amakhosi azo, zibathokozise ezintweni zonke; angaphenduli futhi; ingazenzisi, kodwa ibonise ukwethembeka konke okuhle; ukuze bahlotshise imfundiso kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu ezintweni zonke. Ngoba umusa kaNkulunkulu oletha insindiso usubonakalisiwe ebantwini bonke; Isifundisa ukuthi, sidele ukungamesabi uNkulunkulu nezinkanuko zezwe, sihambe ngokuqonda, nangokulunga, nangokumesaba uNkulunkulu kuleli zwe lamanje; silindele ithemba elibusisiweyo, nokubonakala kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu omkhulu noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu; owazinikela ngenxa yethu, ukuze asihlenge kubo bonke ububi, futhi azihlambulule isizwe esiyisizwe, esishisekela imisebenzi emihle. Khuluma lezizinto, uyale, ukhuze ngawo wonke amandla. Makungabikho muntu okudelelayo. Bakhumbuze ukuba bathobele izikhulu namandla, balalele izinduna, balungele yonke imisebenzi emihle; Bangahlambalazi muntu, bangabi-ingxabano, kodwa babe mnene, bebonisa ubumnene bonke kubantu bonke. Ngokuba nathi kade sasiyiziwula, singalaleli, sikhohliswa, sikhonza izinkanuko nezinjabulo ezihlukahlukene, siphila ebubini nomhawu, sizondwa, sizondana. Kepha emva kwalokho kwabonakala umusa nothando lukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu kubantu. kungengemisebenzi yokulunga esayenzayo thina, kodwa ngokwesihawu sakhe wasisindisa, ngesigezo sokuzalwa kutsha, nangokwenziwa basha ngoMoya oNgcwele; eyasithululela phezu kwethu ngokuchichimayo ngoJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu; ukuze sesilungisisiwe ngomusa wakhe, sibe yizindlalifa ngokwethemba lokuphila okuphakade. Likholekile leli zwi, futhi lezizinto ngithanda ukuba uziqinise ungayeki, ukuze abakholwa nguNkulunkulu baqaphele ukugcina imisebenzi emihle. Lezi zinto zinhle futhi zinenzuzo kubantu. Kepha gwema imibuzo yobuwula, nezindaba zozalo, nokubanga, nokubanga ngomthetho; ngoba azisizi futhi ziyize. Umuntu ongumhlubuki emva kokuyalwa kokuqala nokwesibili umlahle; lisazi ukuthi onjalo uphambukisiwe, njalo uyona, ezilahlile yena. Nxa ngithuma u-Artemase kuwe noma uThikhiku, khuthala ukuza kimi eNikopholi, ngokuba nginqume ukuhlala khona ebusika. Uze ukhuthalele uZena, usazimthetho, loApolosi, bahambe ngohambo lwabo, ukuze bangasweli lutho. Nabethu mabafunde ukugcina imisebenzi emihle ngokuswela, ukuze bangabi abangatheli. Bonke abanami bayakhonza kuwe. Bingelela abasithandayo ekukholweni. Umusa mawube nani nonke. Amen. (Yabhalelwa uThithu, owagcotshwa umbhishobhi wokuqala webandla lamaKrethe, waseNikopoli yaseMakedoniya.) UPawulu, isiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu, noThimothewu umzalwane, kuFilemoni othandekayo nesisebenzi kanye nathi, naku-Apifiya othandekayo, naku-Arkiphu ibutho kanye nathi, nasebandleni elisendlini yakho; Umusa kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu leNkosini uJesu Kristu. Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami njalo ngikukhumbula emikhulekweni yami; Ngizwa ngothando lwakho nokukholwa onakho eNkosini uJesu nakubo bonke abangcwele; ukuze ukuhlanganyela kokukholwa kwakho kube nempumelelo ekwazini konke okuhle okukini kuKristu Jesu. Ngokuba sinentokozo enkulu nenduduzo othandweni lwakho, ngokuba izibilini zabangcwele zivuselelwe ngawe, mzalwane. Ngakho-ke noma nginesibindi esikhulu kuKristu sokukuyala okufaneleyo, Nokho ngenxa yothando kungcono ngikuncenge, mina enginjengoPawulu ixhegu, namanje futhi ngiyisiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu. Ngiyakuncenga ngendodana yami u-Onesimu, engiyizele ngiboshiwe; Okwakukade kungasizi kuwe, kepha manje kuyasiza kuwe nakimi; engimbuyisele kuye; ebengingathanda ukumbamba mina, ukuze esikhundleni sakho angisebenzele ezibopho zevangeli; Kodwa ngaphandle kwakho kangiyikwenza lutho; ukuze inzuzo yakho ingabi njengengokucindezelwa, kodwa ngokuzithandela. Ngokuba mhlawumbe waphuma isikhashana, ukuze umemukele kuze kube phakade; Engabi njengenceku, kodwa ongaphezu kwenceku, engumzalwane othandekayo, ikakhulukazi kimi, kodwa kakhulu kangakanani kuwe, enyameni naseNkosini. Ngakho-ke uma ungibheka njengomhlanganyeli, mamukele njengami. Uma ekonile, noma enecala kuwe, kubalele mina lokho; Mina Pawuli ngikulobile ngesami isandla, mina ngizakubuyisela; Yebo, mzalwane, mangijabule ngawe eNkosini; uvuselele izinhliziyo zami eNkosini. Ngikubhalele ngethemba lokulalela kwakho, ngazi ukuthi nawe uyakwenza okungaphezu kwalokho engikushoyo. Kodwa phezu kwalokho ngilungisele indawo yokuhlala, ngoba ngiyethemba ukuthi ngemikhuleko yenu ngizaphiwa kini. Uyakhonza kuwe u-Ephafra oyisiboshwa kanye nami kuKristu Jesu; oMarku, no-Aristarku, noDema, noLucas, izisebenzi kanye nami. Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nomoya wenu. Amen. (Yalotshwa eRoma eya kuFilemoni, ngu-Onesimu inceku.) UNkulunkulu owakhuluma endulo kokhokho ngabaprofethi ngamathuba amaningi nangezindlela eziningi. Ekugcineni kwalezinsuku ukhulumile kithi ngeNdodana ayimise ibe yindlalifa yakho konke, futhi enza ngayo futhi izwe; Owathi engukukhanya kwenkazimulo yakhe, lomfanekiso wobuntu bakhe, ephakamisa zonke izinto ngelizwi lamandla akhe, esehlambulule izono zethu, wahlala phansi ngakwesokunene soMkhulu kweliphezulu; enziwe waba ngcono kakhulu kunezingelosi, njengalokho ezuze ngefa igama elihle kakhulu kunelazo. Ngoba yiyiphi yezingilosi ake atsho kuyo ukuthi: Wena uyiNdodana yami, lamuhla mina ngikuzele? Futhi futhi: Mina ngiyoba uYise kuyo, futhi uyoba yiNdodana kimi? Futhi lapho eseletha olizibulo emhlabeni, uthi: Nezingelosi zonke zikaNkulunkulu mazikhuleke kuye. Nangezingelosi uthi: “Owenza izingelosi zakhe zibe yimimoya, nezikhonzi zakhe amalangabi omlilo. Kodwa eNdodaneni uthi: Isihlalo sakho sobukhosi, Nkulunkulu, singesaphakade laphakade, intonga yokulunga intonga yombuso wakho. Ukuthandile ukulunga, wazonda ububi; ngalokho uNkulunkulu, yebo, uNkulunkulu wakho, ukugcobile ngamafutha enjabulo ngaphezu kwabangane bakho. Futhi: Wena, Nkosi, ekuqaleni wabeka isisekelo somhlaba; nezulu liyimisebenzi yezandla zakho; Ziyakubhubha; kodwa wena uhlala; futhi zonke ziyoguga njengengubo; Futhi njengesambatho uyakuzisonga, futhi ziyakuguqulwa; kepha wena unjalo, neminyaka yakho ayiyikuphela. Kodwa yiyiphi yezingilosi ake atsho kuyo ukuthi: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakho? Azisibo yini zonke omoya abakhonzayo, abathunyelwe ukukhonza ngenxa yalabo abayakuba yizindlalifa zensindiso na? Ngakho-ke sifanele ukunakisisa kakhulu lokho esikuzwileyo, funa noma nini sishelele. Ngokuba uma izwi elakhulunywa ngezingelosi laqiniseka, nakho konke ukweqa nokungalaleli kuthola umvuzo ofanele; Thina siyakuphunyuka kanjani, uma sidebesela ukusindiswa okungaka na? eyaqala ukukhulunywa yiNkosi, yaqinisekiswa kithi yilabo abayizwayo; UNkulunkulu laye efakaza ngabo ngezibonakaliso, lezimanga, langezimangaliso ezitshiyeneyo, lezipho zikaMoya oNgcwele, njengokwentando yakhe? Ngokuba akalibekanga kuzo izingelosi izwe elizayo esikhuluma ngalo. Kodwa omunye wafakaza endaweni ethile esithi: Uyini umuntu ukuthi umkhumbule? Kumbe indodana yomuntu ukuthi uyihambele? Wamenza waba mncinyane kunezingelosi; wamthwesa umqhele wenkazimulo nodumo, wammisa phezu kwemisebenzi yezandla zakho; Zonke izinto wazibeka phansi kwezinyawo zakhe. Ngokuba ekubekeni konke phansi kwakhe, akashiyanga lutho olungabekwanga phansi kwakhe. Kodwa kalokhu asikaboni zonke izinto zibe ngaphansi kwakhe. Kepha siyambona owenziwe waba mncinyane isikhashana kunezingelosi, uJesu ethweswe umqhele wenkazimulo nodumo ngenxa yokuhlupheka kokufa; ukuze ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ezwe ukufa ngenxa yawo wonke umuntu. Ngokuba kwakumfanele yena, okukhona konke ngenxa yakhe, nezikhona ngaye zonke izinto, lapho eletha amadodana amaningi enkazimulweni, aphelelise ngezinhlupheko umbusi wensindiso yawo. Ngoba kokubili ongcwelisayo lalabo abangcweliswayo bonke bavela oyedwa; Esithi: Ngizalitshumayela ibizo lakho kubazalwane bami, phakathi kwebandla ngizahlabelela kuwe indumiso. Futhi futhi: Ngizabeka ithemba lami kuye. Futhi futhi: Bheka mina nabantwana uNkulunkulu anginike bona. Ngakho lokhu abantwana bahlanganyela igazi lenyama, laye uqobo wahlanganyela khona lokho; ukuze ngokufa ambhubhise lowo owayenamandla okufa, okungukuthi, uSathane; futhi abakhulule labo ababeboshelwe ebugqilini ukuphila kwabo konke ngokwesaba ukufa. Ngokuba impela akathathanga isimo sezingelosi; kodwa wathatha inzalo kaAbrahama. Ngakho kwamfanela ukuthi afane labafowabo kukho konke, ukuze abe ngumpristi omkhulu olesihawu lothembekileyo ezintweni ezimayelana loNkulunkulu, ukuze enze inhlawulo yokuthula ngezono zabantu. Ngokuba kulokhu wahlupheka yena elingwa, unamandla okusiza abalingwayo. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane abangcwele, eningabahlanganyeli bokubizwa kwasezulwini, cabangani ngomphostoli nomPristi omkhulu wesivumo sethu, uKristu Jesu; owayethembekile kowammisayo, njengoMozisi laye wayethembekile endlini yakhe yonke. Ngokuba lo ubalelwe inkazimulo enkulu kunoMose, njengalokhu owakhileyo indlu enodumo olukhulu kunendlu. Ngokuba yileyo naleyondlu yakhiwa ngumuntu; kodwa owakha izinto zonke nguNkulunkulu. UMose nempela wayethembekile endlini yakhe yonke njengenceku, kube ngubufakazi balokho okwakuzakhulunywa; Kodwa uKristu njengendodana phezu kwendlu yakhe; esiyindlu yakhe thina, uma sibambisisa isibindi nokuzibonga kwethemba kuze kube sekupheleni. Ngakho-ke, njengokutsho kukaMoya oNgcwele, Lamuhla uba lilizwa ilizwi lakhe. Ningazenzi lukhuni izinhliziyo zenu njengasekucunuleni ngosuku lokulingwa ehlane; Lapho oyihlo bangilingayo, bangivivinya, babona imisebenzi yami iminyaka engamatshumi amane. Ngakho-ke ngaba lusizi ngaleso sizukulwane, ngathi: Bahlala beduka ezinhliziyweni zabo; futhi abazazi izindlela zami. Ngakho ngafunga ekuthukutheleni kwami ngathi: Kabayikungena ekuphumuleni kwami. Xwayani, bazalwane, ukuba kungabikho kinina kini inhliziyo embi, engakholwayo, emhlubukisa uNkulunkulu ophilayo. Kodwa khuthazanani insuku zonke, kusathiwa Namuhla; hlezi kube khona kini owenziwa lukhuni ngokukhohlisa kwesono. Ngokuba senziwe abahlanganyeli bakaKristu, uma sibambelela ngokuqinile ekuqaleni kwethemba lethu kuze kube sekupheleni; Kuthiwa: “Namuhla, uma nilizwa izwi lakhe, ningazenzi lukhuni izinhliziyo zenu njengasekucunuleni; Ngoba abanye sebezwile bathukuthela, kodwa kakusibo bonke abaphuma eGibhithe ngoMozisi. Kodwa ngobani abadabukisayo iminyaka engamatshumi amane? Kwakungebona abonileyo, izidumbu zabo zawela ehlane na? Futhi obani afunga kubo ukuthi abayikungena ekuphumuleni kwakhe, ngaphandle kwalabo abangakholwanga na? Ngakho siyabona ukuthi babengenakungena ngenxa yokungakholwa. Ngakho-ke masesabe, funa sisekhona isithembiso sokungena ekuphumuleni kwakhe, kube khona noyedwa kini obonakala esilela kuso. Ngokuba ivangeli lashunyayelwa nakithi njengabo; Ngokuba thina esikholwayo siyangena ekuphumuleni njengokusho kwakhe ukuthi: “Ngalokho ngafunga ekuthukutheleni kwami ngathi: ‘Abayikungena ekuphumuleni kwami,’ nakuba imisebenzi yayenziwa kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba. Ngokuba wakhuluma ngosuku lwesikhombisa kanje, wathi: “UNkulunkulu waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa emisebenzini yakhe yonke; Lakulokhu futhi: Uba bezakungena ekuphumuleni kwami. Ngakho lokhu kusasele ukuthi abanye bangene kulo, lalabo okwatshunyayelwa kubo kuqala kabangenanga ngenxa yokungakholwa; Ubuye amise usuku oluthile, ethi ngoDavide: Namuhla, emva kwesikhathi esingaka; njengoba kuthiwa: Lamuhla uba lizwa ilizwi lakhe, lingazenzi lukhuni izinhliziyo zenu. Ngoba uba uJesu wayebaphumuzile, ubengasoze akhulume ngolunye usuku. Ngakho-ke abantu bakaNkulunkulu basalelwe ukuphumula; Ngoba lowo ongene ekuphumuleni kwakhe, laye uphumula emisebenzini yakhe, njengoNkulunkulu kweyakhe. Ngakho-ke masikhuthalele ukungena kulokho kuphumula, funa kube khona owela esibonelweni esifanayo sokungakholwa. Ngokuba izwi likaNkulunkulu liphilile, linamandla, libukhali kunezinkemba zonke ezisika nhlangothi zombili, lihlaba kuze kwahlukaniswe umphefumulo nomoya, amalungu nomnkantsha, lahlulela imicabango nezizindlo zenhliziyo. Asikho isidalwa esingabonakali phambi kwakhe, kepha zonke izinto zíze, zivuliwe emehlweni alowo esizinda kuye. Ngakho lokhu silompristi omkhulu odabule emazulwini, uJesu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, masibambe isivumo sethu. Ngokuba asinaye umpristi omkhulu ongenakuzwelana nobuthakathaka bethu; kodwa walingwa kukho konke njengathi, kodwa engenasono. Ngakho-ke masisondele ngesibindi esihlalweni somusa, ukuze samukeliswe isihawu, sifumane umusa wokusiza ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. Ngokuba wonke umpristi omkhulu othathwa kubantu umiselwa abantu kokukaNkulunkulu, ukuze anikele izipho nemihlatshelo ngenxa yezono; Ongaba nesihawu kwabangazi nakwabadukayo; ngokuba naye uqobo uzungezwe ubuthakathaka. Ngakho ngenxa yalokhu ufanele ukuthi, njengalokhu enikela ngezono zabantu, ngokunjalo laye ngokwakhe. Akakho ozithathela lolu dumo, kuphela obizwe nguNkulunkulu njengo-Aroni. Kanjalo noKristu akazikhazimulisanga yena ukuba abe ngumpristi omkhulu; kodwa owathi kuye: Wena uyiNdodana yami, lamuhla ngikuzele. njengoba esho nakwenye indawo ukuthi: Wena ungumpristi kuze kube phakade ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki. Owathi emihleni yenyama yakhe, lapho enikele imikhuleko nokunxusa ngokukhala okunamandla nezinyembezi kuye onamandla okumsindisa ekufeni, wezwiwa ngokwesaba kwakhe; Noma ebeyiNdodana, wafunda ukulalela ngalokho ahlupheka ngakho; futhi esephelelisiwe, waba yinhloko yensindiso ephakade kubo bonke abamlalelayo; ebizwa ngokuthi nguNkulunkulu umpristi omkhulu ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki. Sinokuningi esingakusho ngaye, okunzima ukukukhulumela, lokhu nina niba buthuntu ekuzweni. Ngokuba nakuba benifanele ukuba ngabafundisi, kuze kube manje, nisadinga futhi ukuba kube khona onifundisa iziqalo zamazwi kaNkulunkulu; seniba njengabadinga ubisi, hhayi okokudla okuqinileyo. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo odla ubisi akahlakaniphile izwi lokulunga, ngokuba uyingane. Kodwa ukudla okuqinileyo kungokwabakhulileyo, labo abathi ngokujwayela ukuzwisisa, sebekufundise ukuhlukanisa okuhle lokubi. Ngakho-ke masiyeke iziqondiso zesifundiso sikaKristu, siqhubekele ekupheleleni; singabeki futhi isisekelo sokuphenduka emisebenzini efileyo, lokukholwa kuNkulunkulu; Eyemfundiso yemibhabhadiso, nokubeka izandla, nokuvuka kwabafileyo, nokwahlulelwa okuphakade. Futhi lokhu siyakukwenza, uma uNkulunkulu evuma. Ngokuba akunakwenzeka ngalabo asebake bakhanyiswa, banambitha isiphiwo sasezulwini, benziwa abahlanganyeli kuMoya oNgcwele, Futhi balinambitha izwi elihle likaNkulunkulu namandla ezwe elizayo. uma behlubuka, babuye bavuselelwe ekuphendukeni; njengoba sebezibethela kabusha iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, futhi bayithela ngehlazo obala. Ngoba umhlabathi onatha izulu elifika kanengi phezu kwawo, uveze imifino ebasizayo abalinywa yibo, uyabusiswa nguNkulunkulu; Kepha uma uthela ameva namakhakhasi, uyaliwa, useduze nokuqalekiswa; okuphela kwawo kungukushiswa. Kodwa, bathandekayo, silethemba ngani ezintweni ezingcono kakhulu, lanxa sikhuluma kanje. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akayena ongalungile ukuba akhohlwe umsebenzi wenu nomshikashika wothando enalubonakalisa kulo igama lakhe, ngokukhonza abangcwele, nisabakhonza. Sifisa ukuthi yilowo nalowo kini akubonakalise lokho kukhuthala, kube yisiqinisekiso esigcwele sethemba kuze kube sekupheleni. ukuze ningavilaphi, kodwa nilingise labo abathi ngokholo nangokubekezela badla ifa lezithembiso. Ngokuba lapho uNkulunkulu ethembisa u-Abrahama, wazifunga yena, lokhu kungekho omkhulu kunaye angamfunga; Ethi: Impela ngiyakukubusisa nokukubusisa, ngokwandisa ngiyakukwandisa. Ngakho-ke esebekezele wazuza isithembiso. Ngokuba abantu bafunga omkhulu kubo, nesifungo sokuqinisekisa singukuphela kwakho konke ukuphikisana. Ngakho uNkulunkulu, ethanda kakhulu kakhulu ukubonisa izindlalifa zesithembiso ukungaguquleki kwecebo lakhe, wakuqinisa ngesifungo; ukuze, ngezinto ezimbili ezingaphendukiyo, okungekwenzeki ukuthi uNkulunkulu aqambe amanga ngazo, sibe lenduduzo elamandla thina esibalekeleyo ukuze sibambe ithemba elibekwe phambi kwethu; ithemba esilalo njengehange lomphefumulo, liqinisekile, liqinile, lingena kokungaphakathi kwesihenqo; lapho umanduleli angena khona ngenxa yethu, uJesu, waba ngumpristi omkhulu kuze kube phakade ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki. Ngokuba uMelkisedeki lo, inkosi yaseSalema, umpristi kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, owahlangabeza u-Abrahama ebuya ekubulaleni amakhosi, wambusisa; U-Abrahama wamnika okweshumi kwakho konke; okokuqala ngokuthi ngokuhunyushwa iNkosi yokulunga, futhi emva kwalokho futhi inkosi yaseSalema, okungukuthi, iNkosi yokuthula; Engenayise, engenanina, engenanzalo, engenakuqala kwezinsuku, nakuphela kokuphila; kodwa enziwe wafana neNdodana kaNkulunkulu; uhlala engumphristi njalonjalo. Bhekani-ke ukuthi wayemkhulu kangakanani lowo, u-Abrahama ukhokho amnika okweshumi kwempango. Kepha labo abangamadodana kaLevi abemukeliswa ubupristi banomyalo wokuba bathathe okweshumi kubantu ngokomthetho, okungukuthi kubafowabo, noma bephuma okhalweni luka-Abrahama; Kodwa yena ongabalelwa ozalweni lwabo uthathile okwetshumi kuAbrahama, wambusisa lowo owayelezithembiso. Njalo kakuphikiswa ukuthi omncinyane ubusiswa ngomkhulu. Futhi lapha abantu abafayo bamukela okweshumi; kodwa lapho uyawemukela, ofakazelwa ngaye ukuthi uyaphila. Futhi kungathiwa noLevi owamukela okweshumi wakhipha okweshumi ngo-Abrahama; Ngoba wayesesokhalweni lukayise, mhla uMelkisedeki emhlangabeza. Ngakho-ke uma ukuphelela kwakukhona ngobupristi bukaLevi, ngokuba abantu bawemukela umthetho ngaphansi kwabo, kwakusaswelekelani ukuba kuvele omunye umpristi ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki, angabizwa ngokokuma ka-Aroni na? Ngokuba uma ubupristi buguqulwa, kufanele ukuba nomthetho uguqulwe. Ngokuba lowo okukhulunywa ngaye lokho ungowesinye isizwe, okungekho muntu kuso owake wakhonza e-altare. Ngokuba kusobala ukuthi iNkosi yethu yavela kwaJuda; isizwe uMose angakhulumanga lutho ngaso ngobupristi. Kusesobala kakhulu ukuthi kuvele omunye umpristi ofana noMelkisedeki. ongenziwanga ngokomthetho womyalo wenyama, kodwa ngokwamandla okuphila okungenasiphelo. Ngokuba uyafakaza ngokuthi: “Wena ungumpristi kuze kube phakade ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki. Ngokuba umthetho owandulelayo uyachithwa ngenxa yobuthakathaka nokungasizi kwawo. Ngokuba umthetho awuphelelisanga lutho, kepha kwangeniswa ithemba elingcono; esisondela ngayo kuNkulunkulu. Ngalokho-ke wenziwa umpristi ngaphandle kwesifungo; (Ngokuba labo abapristi benziwa ngaphandle kwesifungo, kodwa lokhu ngesifungo ngaye owathi kuye: INkosi yafunga, kayiyikuzisola: Wena ungumpristi kuze kube nininini ngokwendlela kaMelkisedeki;) Ngakho uJesu waba yisibambiso sesivumelwano esingcono. Futhi ngempela babebaningi abapristi, ngoba ukufa kwakunqatshelwe ukuqhubeka. Kepha yena, ngokuba ehlala phakade unobupristi obungenakuguquleka. Ngakho unamandla okusindisa ngokupheleleyo abeza kuNkulunkulu ngaye, lokhu ephilela njalo ukubakhulekela. Ngokuba umpristi omkhulu onjalo usifanele, ongcwele, ongenacala, ongenabala, owahlukanisiwe nezoni, ophakanyiswe ngaphezu kwamazulu; ongadingi insuku ngensuku njengabapristi abakhulu ukuthi anikele imihlatshelo kuqala ngezakhe izono, andukuba ezezabantu; Ngokuba umthetho umisa abantu abanobuthakathaka babe ngabapristi abakhulu; kepha izwi lesifungo, elalandela umthetho, limisa iNdodana engcwele kuze kube phakade. Nansi-ke ingqikithi yalokhu esesikushilo: Sinompristi omkhulu onjalo ohlezi ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi soMkhulu emazulwini; Isikhonzi sendlu engcwele, nesetabernakele eliqinisileyo elamiswa yiNkosi, kungengamuntu. Ngoba wonke umphristi omkhulu umiselwa ukuthi anikele izipho lemihlatshelo; Ngoba uba ebesemhlabeni, ubengayikuba ngumphristi, lokhu bakhona abapristi abanikela izipho ngokomlayo; abakhonza isibonelo nethunzi lezinto zasezulwini, njengalokho uMose eyalwa nguNkulunkulu esezakwenza itabernakele, ngokuba wathi: “Bheka ukuba wenze zonke izinto ngokomfanekiso owaboniswa wona entabeni. Kodwa khathesi usezuze inkonzo enhle kakhulu, njengoba engumlamuleli wesivumelwano esingcono, esimiswe phezu kwezithembiso ezingcono. Ngokuba uma leso sivumelwano sokuqala besingenasici, bekungayikufunelwa indawo esesibili. Ngokuba ebasola, uthi: Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, isho iNkosi, lapho ngiyakwenza isivumelwano esisha nendlu ka-Israyeli nendlu kaJuda. Hhayi njengesivumelwano engasenza nawoyise mhla ngibabamba ngesandla ukubakhipha ezweni laseGibithe; ngokuba bengahlalanga esivumelwaneni sami, nami angibanaka,” usho uJehova. Ngokuba yilesi isivumelwano engiyakusenza nendlu ka-Israyeli emva kwalezo zinsuku, isho iNkosi; Ngiyakufaka imithetho yami engqondweni yabo, ngiyilobe ezinhliziyweni zabo, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami. Abayikufundisa, kube yilowo nalowo umakhelwane wakhe, nalowo umfowabo, ngokuthi: ‘Yazi uJehova,’ ngokuba bonke bayakungazi, kusukela komncane kuze kufike komkhulu wabo. Ngokuba ngiyakuba nesihawu ngokungalungi kwabo, nezono zabo nobubi babo angisayikukukhumbula. Ngokuthi: Isivumelwano esitsha, usenze esokuqala siguge. Manje lokho okubolayo nokugugayo sekulungele ukunyamalala. Kepha nesivumelwano sokuqala sasinezimiso zenkonzo nendlu engcwele yasezweni. Ngokuba kwakhiwa itabernakele; eyokuqala okwakukhona kuyo uthi lwesibani, netafula, nezinkwa zokubukwa; okuthiwa ithempeli. Emva kwesihenqo sesibili kwakukhona itabernakele elithiwa iNgcwelengcwele; eyayinomcengezi wegolide wempepho, nomphongolo wesivumelwano unamekwe ngegolide nxazonke, okwakukhona kuwo imbiza yegolide eyayinemana, nenduku ka-Aroni eyahlumayo, nezibhebhe zesivumelwano; Phezu kwawo amakherubi enkazimulo engamele isihlalo somusa; esingeke sikwazi ukukhuluma ngazo ikakhulukazi manje. Kwathi seziqediwe lezi zinto, abapristi bangena njalo etendeni lokuqala, befeza inkonzo kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa kweyesibili umpristi omkhulu yedwa kungena kanye ngomnyaka, kungeyisikho ngaphandle kwegazi, azinikela ngenxa yakhe langenxa yeziphambeko zabantu. UMoya oNgcwele efakaza lokhu, ukuthi indlela eya endaweni engcwele yayingakabonakali, itabernakele lokuqala lisamile; okwakuwumfanekiso walesi sikhathi esikhona, lapho kwanikelwa khona izipho nemihlatshelo, okungekwenze lowo owenza inkonzo aphelele ngokukanembeza; ababemi kuphela ekudleni lekuphuzweni, lokugezisa izinhlobonhlobo, lezimiso zenyama, ababekwe phezu kwabo kuze kufike isikhathi sokuguqulwa. Kepha uKristu esefikile engumpristi omkhulu wezinto ezinhle ezizayo, wadabula itabernakele elikhulu neliphelele kakhulu, elingenziwanga ngezandla, okungukuthi elingelona elalesi sakhiwo; kungengegazi lezimbuzi nelamathole, kodwa ngelakhe igazi wangena kanye nje endaweni engcwele, esizuzele ukukhululwa okuphakade. Ngoba uba igazi lezinkunzi lelezimbuzi lomlotha wethokazi ufafaza abangcolileyo, kungcwelisela ekuhlambululeni inyama; Kakhulu kangakanani igazi likaKristu owazinikela ngoMoya ophakade engenasici kuNkulunkulu, liyakuhlambulula unembeza wenu emisebenzini efileyo, ukuze nikhonze uNkulunkulu ophilayo na? Ngakho-ke ungumlamuleli wesivumelwano esitsha, ukuze kuthi ekufeni kube kuhlengwa eziphambekweni ngaphansi kwesivumelwano sokuqala, ababiziweyo bamukele isithembiso sefa eliphakade. Ngokuba lapho kukhona khona isivumelwano, kumelwe ukuba kube khona nokufa kwalowo olenzayo. Ngokuba isivumelwano sinamandla emva kokufa kwabantu; Ngakho-ke isivumelwano sokuqala asenziwanga ngaphandle kwegazi. Ngokuba uMose eseshilo yonke imiyalo kubantu bonke ngokomthetho, wathatha igazi lamathole nelezimbuzi, kanye namanzi, noboya obubomvu, nehisopi, wafafaza incwadi nabantu bonke; esithi: Lokhu kuyigazi lesivumelwano uNkulunkulu alilaye ngaso. Wafafaza ngegazi itabernakele nezitsha zonke zenkonzo. Ngomthetho cishe zonke izinto zihlanjululwa ngegazi; futhi ngaphandle kokuchitha igazi akukho ukuthethelelwa. Ngakho-ke kwakudingekile ukuba imifanekiso yezinto ezisezulwini ihlanzwe ngalokho; kodwa okusezulwini ngokwako kunemihlatshelo engcono kunale. Ngoba uKristu kangenanga endaweni engcwele eyenziwe ngezandla, engumfanekiso weyeqiniso; kodwa ungene ezulwini uqobo, ukuba manje abonakale ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yethu. Kungesikho ukuthi azinikele kaningi, njengalokhu umpristi omkhulu engena endaweni engcwele iminyaka ngeminyaka negazi lenye; Ngokuba ngabe ngabe uhluphekile kaningi selokhu kwasekelwa izwe, kepha manje usebonakalisiwe kanye ekupheleni kwezwe ukuba asuse isono ngomhlatshelo wakhe. Njengalokhu kumiselwe abantu ukuba bafe kanye, emva kwalokhu ukwahlulelwa; Kanjalo noKristu wanikelwa kwaba kanye ukuba athwale izono zabaningi; futhi kulabo abalindele yena uyobonakala ngokwesibili ngaphandle kwesono kube insindiso. Ngokuba umthetho unesithunzi sezinto ezinhle ezizayo, ungesiwo umfanekiso wazo uqobo, ungeze waba namandla ngemihlatshelo enikelwa njalonjalo iminyaka ngeminyaka ukubenza baphelele labo abasondelayo. Ngokuba ngabe ngabe ingayekwanga yini ukunikelwa na? ngoba abakhonzayo sebehlanjululwe kwaba kanye, kabasenasazela sezono. Kodwa kuleyomihlatshelo kukhona ukukhunjulwa kwezono iminyaka ngeminyaka. Ngokuba akunakwenzeka ukuba igazi lezinkunzi nelezimbuzi lisuse izono. Ngakho-ke esefika emhlabeni uthi: Umhlatshelo lomnikelo kawuwuthandanga, kodwa ungilungisele umzimba; Iminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo yesono kawuyijabulelanga. Ngase ngithi: Bheka, ngiyeza (emqulwini wencwadi kulotshiwe ngami) ukwenza intando yakho, Nkulunkulu. Ekuphakameni ethi: ‘Umhlatshelo nomnikelo, neminikelo yokushiswa, nomnikelo wesono, awuwuthandanga, awuwuthandanga; ezinikelwa ngumthetho; Wasesithi: Khangela, ngiza ukwenza intando yakho, Nkulunkulu. Ususa okokuqala, ukuze amise okwesibili. Ngaleyo ntando singcwelisiwe ngokunikelwa komzimba kaJesu Kristu kwaba kanye. Futhi wonke umphristi umi insuku ngensuku ekhonza njalo enikela kanengi yona leyomihlatshelo engeke yakwazi ukususa izono. Kepha yena, esenikele ngomhlatshelo waba munye ngenxa yezono phakade, wahlala phansi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu; kusukela khathesi ulindele zize zenziwe izitha zakhe zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakhe. Ngokuba ngomnikelo munye ubenze baphelela kuze kube phakade abangcwelisiweyo. uMoya oNgcwele laye uyafakaza lathi, ngoba esetshilo ngaphambili. Lesi yisivumelwano engizasenza labo emva kwalezonsuku, itsho iNkosi: Ngizafaka imithetho yami enhliziyweni yabo, ngiyilobe engqondweni yabo; Nezono zabo nobubi babo angisayikukukhumbula. Manje lapho kukhona ukuthethelelwa kwakho, awusekho umnikelo wesono. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, njengokuba sinesibindi sokungena endaweni engcwele ngegazi likaJesu. ngendlela entsha nephilayo asimisele yona, edabula isihenqo, okungukuthi, inyama yakhe; futhi sinompristi omkhulu phezu kwendlu kaNkulunkulu; Masisondele ngenhliziyo eqinisileyo, sinesiqinisekiso esigcwele sokukholwa, izinhliziyo zethu zifafaziwe kunembeza omubi, nemizimba yethu igeziwe ngamanzi acwebileyo. Masibambe isivumo sokholo lwethu, singantengantengi; (ngokuba uthembekile lowo owethembisayo;) Asicabangelaneni ukuze sivuselelane othandweni nasemisebenzini emihle; singakuyeki ukuhlangana kwethu njengomkhuba wabanye; kodwa sikhuthazane, ikakhulu njengoba libona usuku lusondela. Ngokuba uma sona ngamabomu emva kokuba sesamukele ukwazi kweqiniso, awusekho umhlatshelo wezono; Kodwa ukulindela okwesabekayo ukwahlulelwa lomlilo ovuthayo ozaqeda izitha. Odelele umthetho kaMose wafa engenasihawu ngofakazi ababili noma abathathu; nicabanga ukuthi umelwe ukujeziswa kabuhlungu kangakanani lowo onyathele phansi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, owathi igazi lesivumelwano angcweliswa ngalo, liyichilo, futhi edelele uMoya. yomusa? Ngokuba siyamazi owathi: “Ngeyami impindiselo, mina ngiyakubuyisela,” isho iNkosi. Futhi futhi: INkosi izakwahlulela abantu bayo. Kuyesabeka ukuwela ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu ophilayo. Kepha khumbulani izinsuku zakuqala okwathi ngazo senikhanyisiwe nakhuthazela empini enkulu yezinhlupheko; Enxa nje senziwe into ebukelwayo kokubili ngesihlamba nangezinhlupheko; futhi inxenye, naningaba ngabangane abasetshenziswayo. Ngokuba nazwelana nami ekuboshweni kwami, nakwamukela ngokuthokoza ukuphangwa kwempahla yenu, nazi ukuthi nina ngokwenu ninempahla engcono nemiyo. Ngakho-ke ningalahli isibindi senu esinomvuzo omkhulu. Ngokuba nidinga ukubekezela, ukuze kuthi, seniyenzile intando kaNkulunkulu, namukele isithembiso. Ngokuba kuseyisikhashana nje, ozayo uyeza, akayikulibala. Kepha olungileyo uyakuphila ngokukholwa; kepha uma ehlehla nyovane, umphefumulo wami awuyikuthokoza ngaye. Kodwa thina asisibo abokuhlehlela emuva ekubhujisweni; kodwa kwabakholwayo kube ngukusindiswa komphefumulo. Kepha ukukholwa kungukuqiniseka ngezinto ezithenjwayo, kungukuqiniseka ngezinto ezingabonwayo. Ngoba abadala bafakazelwa ngakho. Ngokukholwa siyaqonda ukuthi izwe ladatshulwa ngezwi likaNkulunkulu, ukuze okubonwayo kakuvelanga kokubonwayo. Ngokukholwa u-Abela wanikela kuNkulunkulu ngomhlatshelo omuhle kunokaKayini, afumana ngakho ubufakazi bokuthi ulungile, uNkulunkulu efakaza ngezipho zakhe; Ngokukholwa u-Enoke wasuswa, ukuze angaboni ukufa; akafunyanwanga, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayemthathile; Kepha ngaphandle kokukholwa akwenzeki ukumthokozisa, ngokuba ozayo kuNkulunkulu umelwe ukukholwa ukuthi ukhona nokuthi ungumvuzi walabo abamfunayo. Ngokukholwa uNowa, exwayisiwe nguNkulunkulu ngezinto ebezingakabonwa, ngokwesaba wakha umkhumbi wokusindisa indlu yakhe; ngalo walahla umhlaba, waba yindlalifa yokulunga okungokukholwa. Ngokukholwa u-Abrahama walalela ebizwa ukuba aphume, aye endaweni abezakuyamukeliswa ibe yifa; waphuma engazi lapho eya khona. Ngokholo wagogobala elizweni lesithembiso njengowezizwe, ehlala emathenteni kanye loIsaka loJakobe, ababeyizindlalifa kanye laye zalesosithembiso; Ngokuba wayebheke umuzi onezisekelo, omakhi nomenzi wawo nguNkulunkulu. Ngokukholwa naye uSara uqobo wathola amandla okukhulelwa, esedlulelwe yisikhathi, wabeletha, ngokuba wathi ukholekile owethembisileyo. Ngakho-ke kwazalwa ngoyedwa, yena engofileyo, abangangezinkanyezi zezulu ngobuningi, nangangesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle esingenakubalwa. Bonke laba bafela ekukholweni, bengazamukelanga izithembiso, kodwa bazibona zikude, bakholiswa ngazo, bavuma ukuthi bangabafokazi nezihambi emhlabeni. Ngokuba abasho izinto ezinjalo babonakalisa ukuthi bafuna izwe. Futhi ngempela, uma babekhumbula izwe ababephuma kulo, babeyoba nethuba lokubuyela emuva. Kepha manje bafuna izwe elingcono, okungukuthi elasezulwini; ngalokho uNkulunkulu akanamahloni ukubizwa ngokuthi unguNkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba ubalungisele umuzi. Ngokukholwa u-Abrahama evivinywa wanikela ngo-Isaka, yena owayamukele izithembiso wanikela ngendodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa. okwathiwa ngaye: NgoIsaka inzalo yakho iyakubizwa; Ethi uNkulunkulu unamandla okumvusa nakwabafileyo; lapho laye wamamukela khona ngomfanekiso. Ngokukholwa u-Isaka wabusisa oJakobe no-Esawu ngezinto ezizayo. Ngokukholwa uJakobe esezakufa wabusisa amadodana kaJosefa omabili; wakhuleka encika esihlokweni sodondolo lwakhe. Ngokholo uJosefa esefile wakhuluma ngokuphuma kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli; walaya ngamathambo akhe. Ngokukholwa uMose esezelwe wafihlwa ngabazali bakhe izinyanga ezintathu, ngokuba bambona engumntwana omuhle; futhi abawesabanga umyalo wenkosi. Ngokukholwa uMose esekhulile wala ukubizwa ngokuthi indodana yendodakazi kaFaro; wakhetha ukuphathwa kabi kanye nabantu bakaNkulunkulu kunokuba athokoze isikhashana esonweni; wathi ukuthukwa kukaKristu kuyingcebo enkulu kunengcebo yaseGibithe, ngokuba wayebheke umvuzo. Ngokukholwa washiya iGibithe, engesabi ulaka lwenkosi, ngokuba waqinisela sengathi uyambona ongabonwayo. Ngokukholwa wenza iPhasika nokufafazwa kwegazi, ukuze obhubhisa amazibulo angawathinti. Ngokukholwa badabula uLwandle Olubomvu kungathi kusemhlabathini owomileyo; Ngokukholwa izingange zaseJeriko zawa, sezizungeziwe izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. Ngokukholwa uRahabi isifebe akabhubhanga kanye nabangakholwanga, esamukele izinhloli ngokuthula. Ngisezakuthini futhi? ngoba isikhathi singaphela ngilandisa ngoGidiyoni, loBharaki, loSamsoni, loJefitha; ekaDavide, noSamuweli, neyabaprofethi; abathi ngokholo banqoba imibuso, benza ukulunga, bazuza izithembiso, bavala imilomo yezingonyama; bacima amandla omlilo, baphunyuka obukhali benkemba, baqiniswa ebuthakathakeni, baba ngamaqhawe ekulweni, baxosha amabutho abezizwe. Abesifazane bemukela abafileyo babo bevusiwe; abanye bahlushwa, kabavuma ukukhululwa; ukuze bathole ukuvuka okungcono kakhulu; Abanye balingwa ngokuhlekwa ngonya nangokubhaxabulwa, yebo, nangezibopho nokuboshwa; bakhandwa ngamatshe, banqunyulwa phakathi, balingwa, babulawa ngenkemba, bazulazula bembethe izikhumba zezimvu nezikhumba zezimbuzi; beswele, behlupheka, behlutshwa; (umhlaba wawungabafanele) bazulazula ezingwadule, nasezintabeni, nasemihumeni, nasemihumeni yomhlaba. Labo bonke laba, befakazelwe ngokholo, kabazemukelanga isithembiso; UNkulunkulu esesimisele okuthile okungcono kakhulu, ukuze bona bangapheleliswa ngaphandle kwethu. Ngakho-ke nathi njengoba sizungezwe ifu elingaka lawofakazi, masilahle konke okusindayo nesono esisithandela kalula, futhi masiwugijime ngokubekezela umncintiswano obekwe phambi kwethu, sibheke kuJesu umqalisi nomphelelisi wokukholwa kwethu; owathi ngenxa yentokozo eyayibekwe phambi kwakhe wathwala isiphambano, edelela ihlazo, futhi usehlezi ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba bhekani yena owakhuthazela ephikwa kangaka yizoni, ukuze ningakhathali, niphele amandla engqondweni yenu. Anikalwi kuze kube segazini nilwa nesono. Senikhohliwe isiyalezo esikhuluma kini njengakubantwana sokuthi: Ndodana yami, ungadeleli ukulaya kweNkosi, ungaphelelwa amandla, lapho usolwa yiyo; Ngokuba iNkosi iyamlaya emthandayo, ishaye yonke indodana eyamukelayo. Uma nibekezelela ukulaywa, uNkulunkulu uniphatha njengamadodana; ngoba yiyiphi indodana uyise angayilayayo? Kepha uma ningalaywa abahlanganyela kukho bonke, niyizigqila, anisiwo amadodana. Futhi sinabobaba benyama yethu abasilayayo, sabahlonipha; kasiyikuzithoba kakhulu kuYise wawomoya, siphile, na? Ngokuba bona basilaya izinsukwana njengokuthanda kwabo; kodwa yena kube yinzuzo yethu, ukuze sihlanganyele ubungcwele bakhe. Kepha ukujeziswa okwamanje akubonakali kuthokozisa, kodwa kubuhlungu; Ngakho-ke phakamisani izandla eziwileyo namadolo axegayo; Nenzele izinyawo zenu izindlela eziqondileyo, ukuze okuqhugayo kungaphambuki endleleni; kodwa kunalokho kakulaliswe. Landelani ukuthula nabantu bonke, nokungcweliswa, okungekho muntu oyobona iNkosi ngaphandle kwakho; nibhekisise kungabikho osilela umusa kaNkulunkulu; funa kumile impande yokubaba inikhathaze, kungcoliswe abaningi ngayo; funa kube khona isifebe, noma ohlambalazayo, njengo-Esawu owathengisa ubuzibulo bakhe ngokudla kanye. Ngokuba niyazi ukuthi ngasemuva esethanda ukudla ifa lesibusiso, waliwa, ngokuba akafumananga indawo yokuphenduka, nakuba ekufunisisa ngezinyembezi. Ngokuba anizanga entabeni ethintwa, eshiswa umlilo, nobumnyama, nobumnyama, nesiphepho, nokukhala kwecilongo, nokuzwakala kwamazwi; okuyizwi abalizwayo banxusa ukuba izwi lingaphinde likhulunywe kubo; Ngokuba babengenakukubekezelela lokho okwakuyaliwe ukuthi: Futhi uma isilwane sithinta intaba, siyakukhandwa ngamatshe, noma sigwazwe ngomcibisholo; Futhi umbono wawumubi kangangokuthi uMose wathi: “Ngiyesaba kakhulu futhi ngiyathuthumela.” Kepha nize entabeni yaseSiyoni, nasemzini kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, iJerusalema lasezulwini, naseviyo lezingelosi ezingenakubalwa. Lomhlangano omkhulu lebandla lamazibulo alotshiweyo ezulwini, lakuNkulunkulu uMahluleli wabo bonke, lemimoya yabalungileyo abapheleliswayo, nakuJesu umlamuleli wesivumelwano esisha, nasegazini lokufafazwa, elikhuluma okuhle kunelika-Abela. Qaphelani ukuthi ningamali okhulumayo. Ngokuba uma bengaphunyukanga abamala lowo owakhuluma emhlabeni, kakhulu kangakanani thina, uma simfulathela okhuluma esezulwini; ozwi lakhe ngalesosikhathi lazamazamisa umhlaba, kodwa khathesi uthembisile, esithi: Ngisezakuba kanye futhi, kungeyisikho umhlaba wodwa, kodwa lezulu. Lelilizwi elithi: Kusezakuba kanye, litshengisa ukususwa kwezinto ezinyakaziswayo, njengokuthi okwenziwayo, ukuze kuhlale okunganyikinywayo. Ngakho-ke njengoba semukela umbuso ongenakuzanyazanyiswa, masibe nomusa esingakhonza ngawo uNkulunkulu ngokwamukelekayo ngokuhlonipha nokwesaba uNkulunkulu. Ngoba uNkulunkulu wethu ungumlilo oqothulayo. Maluqhubeke uthando lobuzalwane. Lingakhohlwa ukwamukela izihambi; ngoba ngalokho abanye bangenisa izingilosi bengazi. Khumbulani ababoshiweyo ngokungathi niboshiwe kanye nabo; nabaphathwa kabi, njengokuba nani nisemzimbeni. Ukuganana makuhlonishwe yibo bonke, nombhede ungabi nasisihla, kepha izifebe neziphingi uNkulunkulu uyakuzahlulela. Inkulumo yenu mayingabi-kuhaha; yaneliswani ngalokho eninakho, ngokuba ushilo ukuthi: ‘Angisoze ngakushiya, angisoze ngakushiya. ukuze singasho ngesibindi sithi: INkosi ingumsizi wami, angesabi umuntu angangenzani. Khumbulani abaniholayo, abakhulume izwi likaNkulunkulu kini, niqonda ukuphela kokuhamba kwabo, nilingise ukukholwa kwabo. UJesu Kristu unguye izolo, nanamuhla, naphakade. Ningahujwa yizimfundiso eziyizinhlobonhlobo nezingaziwayo. Ngokuba kuhle ukuthi inhliziyo iqiniswe ngomusa; kungeyisikho ngokudla, abangazuzanga ngakho abahlezi kukho. Sine-altare abangenagunya lokudla kulo abakhonza etabernakele. Ngokuba izidumbu zalezo zilwane ezigazi lazo lingeniswa ngumpristi omkhulu endaweni engcwele ngenxa yesono, zishiswa ngaphandle kwekamu. Ngakho-ke noJesu, ukuze angcwelise abantu ngegazi lakhe, wahlupheka ngaphandle kwesango. Ngakho-ke masiphumele kuye ngaphandle kwekamu, sithwele ihlazo lakhe. Ngokuba lapha asinamuzi omiyo, kepha sifuna ozayo. Ngakho masinikele njalonjalo kuNkulunkulu ngaye umhlatshelo wokubonga, okungukuthi isithelo sezindebe ezivuma igama lakhe. Kepha ningakhohlwa ukwenza okuhle nokuphana, ngokuba iminikelo enjalo uNkulunkulu uthokoziswa yiyo. Lalelani abaniholayo, nibathobele; Sikhulekeleni, ngokuba siyethemba ukuthi sinonembeza omuhle, sithanda ukuhamba kahle ezintweni zonke. Kodwa ngiyalincenga kakhulu ukuthi lenze lokhu, ukuze ngibuyiselwe kini masinyane. Kepha uNkulunkulu wokuthula owakhuphula kwabafileyo uMalusi omkhulu wezimvu ngegazi lesivumelwano esiphakade, iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. makaniphelelise emisebenzini yonke emihle ukuze nenze intando yakhe, esebenza kini lokho okubongekayo emehlweni akhe ngoJesu Kristu; makube kuye inkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ukuba nilibekezelele izwi lesikhuthazo, ngokuba nginilobele ngamafuphi. Yazini ukuthi umzalwane wethu uThimothewu ukhululiwe; okuthi uma efika masinyane, ngizakunibona naye. Khonzani kubo bonke abaniholayo nakubo bonke abangcwele. Abase-Italy bayakhonza kini. Umusa mawube nani nonke. Amen. (Ibhalelwe amaHeberu evela e-Italy, nguThimothewu.) UJakobe, inceku kaNkulunkulu neyeNkosi uJesu Kristu, kubo izizwe eziyishumi nambili ezihlakazekile, ngiyabingelela. Bazalwane bami, nxa nehlelwa yizilingo ngezilingo, anothi kuyinjabulo yodwa; nazi lokhu ukuthi ukuvivinywa kokukholwa kwenu kuveza ukubekezela. Kepha ukubekezela makuphelelise umsebenzi wako, ukuze nibe ngabaphelele nabaphelele, ningasweli lutho. Uma noma ubani kini entula ukuhlakanipha, makacele kuNkulunkulu opha bonke ngobuhle, engasoli; njalo uzakuphiwa. Kodwa kacele ekholweni engangabazi lutho. Ngokuba ongabazayo ufana negagasi lolwandle eliqhutshwa umoya linyakaziswa. Ngokuba lowo muntu makangacabangi ukuthi uyakwamukeliswa utho eNkosini. Umuntu onhliziyombili kagxilile kuzo zonke izindlela zakhe. Umzalwane ophansi makathokoze ngokuphakanyiswa kwakhe; Kepha ocebileyo ngokuthotshiswa kwakhe, ngokuba njengembali yotshani uyakudlula. Ngoba ilanga liyaphuma lilokushisa okutshisayo, kodwa libunisa utshani, lembali yabo iyawa, lobuhle besimo sabo bubhubha; Ubusisiwe umuntu okhuthazela ekulingweni, ngokuba lapho esevivinyiwe uyakwamukeliswa umqhele wokuphila iNkosi ewuthembisile kwabayithandayo. Umuntu olingwayo makangasho ukuthi: Ngiyengwa nguNkulunkulu; Kodwa yilowo nalowo uyalingwa ehungwa ehungwa ngezakhe izinkanuko. Khona lapho inkanuko isithathile, ibeletha isono; Ningaduki, bazalwane bami abathandekayo. Izipho zonke ezinhle neziphiwo zonke ezipheleleyo zivela phezulu, zehla kuYise wokukhanya okungekho kuye ukuguquka nasithunzi sokuphenduka. Ngokuthanda kwakhe wasizala ngezwi leqiniso, ukuze sibe uhlobo lolibo lwezidalwa zakhe. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane bami abathandekayo, wonke umuntu makasheshe ukuzwa, ephuze ukukhuluma, ephuze ukuthukuthela; Ngokuba ulaka lomuntu alukwenzi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke lahlani konke ukungcola nokuchichima kobubi, namukele ngobumnene izwi eligxunyekiweyo, elinamandla okusindisa imiphefumulo yenu. Kepha yibani ngabenzi bezwi, ningabi abalizwayo kuphela, nizikhohlisa. Ngokuba uma umuntu engolizwayo izwi, engeyena umenzi, lowo ufana nomuntu obuka ubuso bakhe bemvelo engilazini; Ngokuba uyazibuka, asuke, akhohlwe masinyane ukuthi ubengumuntu onjani. Kepha obheka emthethweni opheleleyo wenkululeko, aqhubeke kuwo, engesiye ozwayo okhohlwayo, kodwa umenzi womsebenzi, lowo uyakuba-busisiwe ekwenzeni kwakhe. Uma umuntu phakathi kwenu ecabanga ukuthi unokholo, engalubambi ngetomu ulimi lwakhe, ekhohlisa eyakhe inhliziyo, ukukholwa kwalowo kuyize. Inkolo ehlanzekileyo nengangcolile phambi kukaNkulunkulu uBaba yilokhu ukuhambela izintandane nabafelokazi osizini lwabo nokuzigcina engenabala kulomhlaba. Bazalwane bami, ukukholwa kwenu yiNkosi yethu yenkazimulo uJesu Kristu makungabi ngokukhetha abantu. Ngokuba uma kungena ebandleni lenu indoda enendandatho yegolide, ingubo enhle, kungena nompofu ogqoke izingubo ezingcolile; Nimhlonipha owembethe ingubo ewubukhazikhazi, nithi kuye: “Hlala wena lapha endaweni enhle; nithi kwabampofu: ‘Yima wena lapho, noma uhlale lapha phansi kwesenabelo sezinyawo zami; Ngakho anibandlululi yini, naze naba ngabahluleli bemicabango emibi na? Lalelani, bazalwane bami abathandekayo: UNkulunkulu kabakhethanga yini abampofu balumhlaba ukuba bacebe ekukholweni, lezindlalifa zombuso awuthembisayo abamthandayo? Kepha nina nibadelile abampofu. Izicebi azinicindezeli yini, zinidonsele phambi kwezihlalo zokwahlulela na? Abahlambalazi yini igama elihle enibizwa ngalo na? Uma nigcina umthetho wobukhosi ngokombhalo othi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena, nenza kahle; Kepha uma nikhetha abantu, nenza isono, nilahlwa ngumthetho njengabaweqayo. Ngoba lowo ogcina umthetho wonke, kodwa akhubeke kokukodwa, unecala kuyo yonke; Ngoba owathi: Ungafebi, wathi futhi: Ungabulali. Kepha uma ungafebi, kepha ubulala, useqamthetho. Khulumani kanjalo, nenze kanjalo, njengabazakwahlulelwa ngomthetho wenkululeko. Ngokuba ukwahlulela okungenasihawu uyakuba nomusa; nesihawu siyathokoza ekwahlulelweni. Kusizani, bazalwane bami, noma umuntu ethi unokukholwa, kepha engenayo imisebenzi na? ukukholwa kungamsindisa na? Uma umzalwane noma udade behamba ze, beswela ukudla kwemihla ngemihla, Omunye wenu wathi kubo: Hambani ngokuthula, lifudumale, lisuthe; kodwa anibaniki izinto ezidingekayo emzimbeni; kusizani? Kanjalo nokukholwa, uma kungenayo imisebenzi, kufile kukodwa. Yebo, omunye angase athi: Wena unokukholwa, mina nginemisebenzi; ngibonise ukukholwa kwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi yakho, nami ngizakukukhombisa ukukholwa kwami ngemisebenzi yami. Wena uyakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu munye; wenza kahle; namademoni ayakholwa, athuthumele. Kodwa uyathanda yini ukwazi wena muntu oyize, ukuthi ukholo olungelamisebenzi lufile? U-Abrahama ubaba akalungisiswanga yini ngemisebenzi, lapho enikela u-Isaka indodana yakhe e-altare na? Uyabona ukuthi ukukholwa kwasebenza kanye nemisebenzi yakhe, nokuthi ukholo lwapheleliswa ngemisebenzi? Kwase kugcwaliseka umbhalo othi: U-Abrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi kungukulunga, wabizwa ngokuthi uMngane kaNkulunkulu. Niyabona-ke ukuthi umuntu ulungisiswa ngemisebenzi, kungengokukholwa kuphela. Ngokunjalo noRahabi isifebe akalungisiswanga yini ngemisebenzi, esezamukele izithunywa, esezikhiphe ngenye indlela? Ngokuba njengalokhu umzimba ngaphandle komoya ufile, kanjalo nokukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kufile. Ningabi ngabafundisi abaningi, bazalwane bami, nazi ukuthi siyakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu. Ngokuba siyakhubeka ngokuningi sonke. Uma umuntu engakhubeki ngezwi, lowo uyindoda epheleleyo, enamandla okulawula nomzimba wonke njengetomu. Bheka, sifaka amatomu emilonyeni yamahhashi ukuba asilalele; futhi sijika umzimba wabo wonke. Bhekani, nemikhumbi, imikhulu kangaka, iqhutshwa yimimoya enamandla, ijikiswa ngomphini omncane kakhulu, iye nomaphi lapho umbusi ethanda ukuya khona. Kanjalo nolimi luyisitho esincane, kepha luyazidla kakhulu. Bhekani, umlilo omncane uvutha kangakanani! nolimi lungumlilo, izwe lokungalungi, lunjalo nolimi phakathi kwezitho zethu, lungcolisa umzimba wonke, luthungela inkambo yemvelo; futhi uthungelwa umlilo wesihogo. Ngoba yonke inhlobo yezilwane, leyezinyoni, leyezinyoka, leyaselwandle, iyathanjisiwe, njalo isithanjisiwe ngabantu; Kodwa ulimi kakho ongaluthambisa; buyibubi obungalawuleki, bugcwele ubuthi obubulalayo. Ngalo siyambonga uNkulunkulu uBaba; futhi ngalo siqalekisa abantu abenziwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu. Emlonyeni munye kuphuma isibusiso lesiqalekiso. Akufanele lokho, bazalwane bami, ukuba kube njalo. Umthombo uyaphuma yini endaweni eyodwa amanzi amnandi ababayo na? Bazalwane bami, umkhiwane ungathela izithelo zomnqumo na? noma umvini, amakhiwane? kanjalo kawunamthombo othela amanzi anosawoti namnandi. Ngubani phakathi kwenu indoda ehlakaniphileyo njalo enolwazi? Makabonise ngenkambo enhle imisebenzi yakhe ngobumnene bokuhlakanipha. Kepha uma ninomhawu obabayo nokubanga ezinhliziyweni zenu, ningazibongi, ningaqambi iqiniso amanga. Lokhu kuhlakanipha kakuveli phezulu, kodwa kungokomhlaba, kwemvelo, kobudeveli. Ngokuba lapho kukhona umhawu nokuxabana, kukhona isiyaluyalu nayo yonke imisebenzi emibi. Kepha ukuhlakanipha kwaphezulu okokuqala kuhlanzekile, bese kuba-nokuthula, nokumnene, nokulalela, kugcwele isihawu nezithelo ezinhle, akunabandlululo, nokungazenzisi. Lesithelo sokulunga sihlanyelwa ekuthuleni kulabo abenza ukuthula. Zivelaphi izimpi nokulwa phakathi kwenu na? Aziphumi yini lapha ezinkanukweni zenu ezilwa ezithweni zenu na? Niyafisa, ningabi nalutho; Niyacela, kepha anikwamukeli, ngokuba nicela kabi, ukuze nikusebenzise ezinkanukweni zenu. Ziphingi neziphingi, anazi yini ukuthi ubungane bezwe bungubutha kuNkulunkulu? ngakho loba ngubani othanda ukuba ngumngane welizwe uyisitha sikaNkulunkulu. Ingabe nithi umbhalo usho ngeze ukuthi: “UMoya ohlezi kithi uhahela umhawu na? Kodwa ubapha umusa owengeziwe. Ngalokho uthi: “UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa. Ngakho zehliseleni kuNkulunkulu. Melanani noSathane, khona uyakunibalekela; Sondelani kuNkulunkulu, laye uzasondela kini. Hlambululani izandla nina zoni; nihlanze izinhliziyo zenu nina eninhliziyombili. Yibani lusizi, nilile, nikhale; ukuhleka kwenu makuphenduke ukulila, nokujabula kwenu kube ukudabuka. Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi, njalo izaliphakamisa. Lingakhulumi kubi, bazalwane. Ohlambalaza umzalwane wakhe, ahlulele umzalwane wakhe, ukhuluma kabi ngomthetho, wahlulela umthetho; Munye ummisimthetho, onamandla okusindisa nokubhubhisa; ungubani wena owahlulela omunye na? Manje-ke nina enithi: Namuhla noma kusasa siyakuya emzini onjalo, futhi sihlale khona umnyaka, sithenge, sithengise, sizuze; Kalikwazi okuzakwenzeka kusasa. Ngoba iyini impilo yakho? Kungumhwamuko obonakala isikhashana, bese unyamalala. Ngokuba nifanele ukuthi: Uma iNkosi ithanda, siyakuphila, senze lokhu nalokhuya. Kepha manje niyazibonga ngokuzigabisa kwenu; konke ukuzibonga okunjalo kubi. Ngakho-ke kokwaziyo ukwenza okuhle kodwa angakwenzi, kuye kuyisono. Hambani manje nina bacebileyo, likhale nikhale ngosizi oluzayo phezu kwenu. Inotho yenu ibolile, nezingubo zenu zidliwe yizinundu. Igolide lenu nesiliva kugqwalile; nokugqwala kwazo kuyakuba ngufakazi ngani, kudle inyama yenu njengomlilo. Niqongelele ingcebo ngezinsuku zokugcina. Bhekani, inkokhelo yezisebenzi ezivune amasimu enu, eniyigodlile ngobuqili, iyakhala; nokukhala kwabavuniyo kungene ezindlebeni zeNkosi yamabandla. Niphile ubumnandi emhlabeni, nizitika; nondlile izinhliziyo zenu njengasosukwini lokuhlaba. Nimlahlile nambulala olungileyo; futhi akamelani nani. Ngakho bekezelani, bazalwane, kuze kube sekufikeni kweNkosi. Bhekani, umlimi ulindela isithelo somhlaba esinqabileyo, uyabekezela ngaso, aze amukele imvula yokuqala neyamuva. Bekezelani nani; niqinise izinhliziyo zenu, ngokuba ukufika kweNkosi kusondele. Ningagqubuthelani, bazalwane, ukuze ningalahlwa; bhekani, umahluleli umi ngasemnyango. Bazalwane bami, thathani abaprofethi abakhuluma egameni leNkosi, babe yisibonelo sokuhlupheka nokubekezela. Bheka, sithi babusisiwe abakhuthazelayo. Nizwile ngokubekezela kukaJobe, nibonile isiphetho seNkosi; ukuthi iNkosi inesihawu esikhulu, nesihawu. Kepha phezu kwakho konke, bazalwane bami, ningafungi, noma izulu, noma umhlaba, noma esinye isifungo; noCha wenu, cha; funa niwele ekwahlulelweni. Ukhona yini phakathi kwenu ohluphekayo? akakhuleke. Ingabe kukhona okujabulisayo? makahube amahubo. Kukhona ogulayo phakathi kwenu na? makabize amalunga ebandla; kabakhuleke phezu kwakhe, bamgcobe ngamafutha ebizweni leNkosi. Umkhuleko wokukholwa uyakumsindisa ogulayo, iNkosi imvuse; uma enzile izono, uyakuthethelelwa. Vumani izono omunye komunye, nikhulekelane ukuba niphulukiswe. Umkhuleko wolungileyo unamandla amakhulu. U-Eliya wayengumuntu onemizwa efana neyethu, wakhuleka ngobuqotho ukuba lingani; futhi kalizange line emhlabeni iminyaka emithathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha. Wabuye wakhuleka, izulu lanika imvula, nomhlaba wathela izithelo zawo. Bazalwane, uma omunye kini eduka eqinisweni, omunye ambuyise; Mazi ukuthi obuyisa isoni ekudukeni kwendlela yaso uyakusindisa umphefumulo ekufeni, asibekele izono eziningi. UPetru, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu, kubo abezizwe abahlakazekele ePontu, naseGalathiya, naseKaphadosiya, nase-Asiya, naseBhithiniya, ngokokwazi ngaphambili kukaNkulunkulu uBaba ngokungcweliswa kukaMoya, kube ekulaleleni nasekufafazweni kwegazi likaJesu Kristu: Makwandiswe kini umusa nokuthula. Makabongwe uNkulunkulu, uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, obuye wasizala kabusha ngokwesihawu sakhe esikhulu ukuba sibe nethemba eliphilayo ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu kwabafileyo. Elifani elingenakonakala, nelingangcolile, nelingabuniyo, elibekelwe nina ezulwini. nina enigcinwa ngamandla kaNkulunkulu ngokholo kube yinsindiso elungiselwe ukwambulwa ngesikhathi sokugcina. elithokoza kakhulu ngakho, lanxa khathesi, uba kudingekile, seliselusizini ngezilingo ngezilingo; ukuze ukuvivinywa kokholo lwenu, okuligugu kakhulu kunegolide elibhubhayo, nakuba livivinywa ngomlilo, kufunyanwe kube yindumiso nodumo nenkazimulo ekubonakaleni kukaJesu Kristu; Eningambonanga niyamthanda; enikholwa kuye, nakuba ningamboni manje, nithokoza ngentokozo engakhulumekiyo negcwele inkazimulo; namukela isiphetho sokukholwa kwenu, ukusindiswa kwemiphefumulo yenu. okuyinsindiso abaprofethi abayifunisisa, bayihlolisisa, abaprofetha ngomusa owawuzakuza kini; behlolisisa ukuthi yisiphi, loba esinjani isikhathi uMoya kaKristu owayekubo, efakaza ngaphambili ngenhlupheko zikaKristu, lenkazimulo eyayiza kulandela. Akwambulwa kubo ukuthi babengazikhonzi bona, kodwa bakhonza thina ngalezo zinto esezishunyayelwa kini ngabanishumayeza ivangeli ngoMoya oNgcwele othunywe ezulwini; okuyizinto izingilosi ezifisa ukuzibona. Ngakho-ke bophani izinkalo zengqondo yenu, nizithibe, nithembele kuze kube sekupheleni umusa ozolethwa kini ekwambulweni kukaJesu Kristu; njengabantwana abalalelayo, ningabuki njengezinkanuko zakuqala ekungazini kwenu; Kodwa njengalokhu onibizile engcwele, manibe ngcwele kukho konke ukuziphatha; Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Yibani ngcwele; ngoba mina ngingcwele. Futhi uma nibiza uBaba owahlulela wonke umuntu ngokomsebenzi womuntu engakhethi buso, sebenzisani isikhathi sokuhlala kwenu lapha ngokwesaba; Njengoba nazi ukuthi anihlengwanga ngezinto ezibhubhayo, isiliva negolide, enkambweni yenu eyize enayamukeliswa oyihlo; Kodwa ngegazi likaKristu eliligugu, njengelewundlu elingelasici lengelasici. owamiselwa ngaphambili ngaphambi kokusekelwa kwezwe, kodwa wabonakaliswa kulezikhathi zokugcina ngenxa yenu; enikholwa ngaye kuNkulunkulu owamvusa kwabafileyo, wamnika inkazimulo; ukuze ukholo lwenu nethemba libe kuNkulunkulu. Njengoba selihlambulule imiphefumulo yenu ngokulalela iqiniso ngoMoya kuze kube sothandweni olungazenzisi lwabazalwane, thandanani kakhulu ngenhliziyo emhlophe; nizelwe ngokusha, kungengembewu ebolayo, kodwa ngengenakonakala, ngezwi likaNkulunkulu eliphilayo nelimi phakade. Ngokuba yonke inyama injengotshani, nenkazimulo yonke yomuntu injengembali yotshani. Utshani buyabuna, nembali yabo iyavuthuluka; Kepha izwi leNkosi limi kuze kube phakade. Leli yizwi elashunyayelwa kini ngevangeli. Ngakho lahlani ububi bonke, nobuqili bonke, nokuzenzisa, nomhawu, nakho konke ukuhleba; Njengezingane ezisanda kuzalwa langazelelani ubisi lwezwi olungenakonakala, ukuze nikhule ngalo; uma-ke ninambithile ukuthi iNkosi inomusa. Okuza kuye njengetshe eliphilayo, elaliwayo ngempela ngabantu, kodwa elikhethiweyo nguNkulunkulu, eliyigugu; Nani njengamatshe aphilayo nakhiwe nibe yindlu yomoya, ubupristi obungcwele, ukuze ninikele imihlatshelo yomoya eyamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu. Ngakho-ke kukhona embhalweni ukuthi: Bheka, ngibeka eSiyoni itshe legumbi elikhethiweyo, eliyigugu; okholwa yiyo akayikujabhiswa. Ngakho kini enikholwayo uligugu, kepha kwabangalaleli itshe abakhi abalalayo, yilo laba yinhloko yegumbi; netshe lokukhubekisa, nedwala lokuwisa, kwabakhubekayo ngezwi ngokungalilaleli, ababemiselwe lokho futhi. Kepha nina niluhlanga olukhethiweyo, ubupristi obobukhosi, isizwe esingcwele, abantu abazuziweyo; ukuze nishumayele ubukhosi balowo owanibiza niphume ebumnyameni, ningene ekukhanyeni kwakhe okumangalisayo; enanikade ningesiso isizwe, kepha manje ningabantu bakaNkulunkulu, enaningahawukelwanga, kepha manje nihawukelwe. Bathandekayo, ngiyanincenga njengabafokazi nezihambi ukuba nidede ezinkanukweni zenyama ezilwa nomphefumulo; nibe nenkambo enhle phakathi kwabezizwe, ukuze kuthi, benihleba ngathi ningabenzi bokubi, babone imisebenzi yenu emihle abayoyibona, badumise uNkulunkulu ngosuku lokuhanjelwa. Zithobeni kuzo zonke izimiso zabantu ngenxa yeNkosi: noma kusenkosini, njengophakeme; noma kubabusi njengabathunywe nguye ukujezisa abenzi bokubi, batuswe abenza okuhle. Ngokuba injalo intando kaNkulunkulu, ukuba ngokwenza okuhle nithulise ukungazi kwabantu abayiziwula; njengabakhululekileyo, njalo lingasebenzisi inkululeko yenu njengesigubuzelo sobubi, kodwa njengezinceku zikaNkulunkulu. Hloniphani abantu bonke. Thandani ubuzalwane. Mesabeni uNkulunkulu. Hlonipha inkosi. Nina zinceku, thobelani amakhosi enu ngokwesaba konke; kungeyisikho kwabalungileyo labamnene kuphela, kodwa lakwabakhohlakeleyo. Ngoba lokhu kuyabongeka, uba umuntu ngenxa kanembeza kuNkulunkulu ethwala usizi, ehlupheka ngokungafanele. Ngokuba kuludumo luni, uma nibekezela nishaywa ngenxa yokona na? kepha uma nenza kahle nihlupheka ngenxa yalokho, nikubekezelela, lokho kuyabongeka kuNkulunkulu. Ngokuba nabizelwa lokho, ngokuba uKristu wahlupheka ngenxa yethu, esishiyela isibonelo sokuba nilandele ezinyathelweni zakhe; ongonanga, nenkohliso ayitholwanga emlonyeni wakhe; owathi ethukwa, akaphindanga athuke; lapho ehlupheka, akasongelanga; kodwa wayezinikele kuye owahlulela ngokulunga. yena owathwala izono zethu emzimbeni wakhe emthini, ukuze thina sesifile ezonweni siphile ekulungeni, omivimbo yakhe naphulukiswa ngayo. Ngokuba naninjengezimvu ezidukayo; kodwa manje selibuyele kuMalusi noMbonisi wemiphefumulo yenu. Ngokunjalo, bafazi, thobelani amadoda enu; ukuze kuthi, uma bekhona abangalilaleli izwi, bazuzwe ngaphandle kwezwi ngenkambo yabafazi; bebona inkambo yenu emhlophe kanye nokwesaba. Ukuhloba kwenu makungabi ngokokwangaphandle, okokwaluka izinwele, nokokufaka igolide, noma okokwembatha izingubo; Kodwa makube ngumuntu osithekileyo wenhliziyo, ekuhlobeni okungaboliyo, okungomoya omnene onokuthula, okuyigugu phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba endulo bazihlobisa nabesifazane abangcwele abamethembayo uNkulunkulu, bethobela amadoda abo; njengoba nje uSara wamlalela uAbrahama embiza ngokuthi nkosi; Kanjalo nani madoda, hlalani nabo ngokokwazi, nibanike udumo njengesitsha esibuthakathaka kakhudlwana, nanjengezindlalifa kanye nani zomusa wokuphila; ukuze imikhuleko yenu ithiye. Elokugcina manibe nomqondo munye nonke, nihawukelane, nithandane njengabazalwane, nihawukele, nibe nomusa; ningaphindiseli okubi ngokubi, nokuthuka ngokuthuka, kodwa ngokuphambene nibusise; nazi ukuthi nabizelwa lokho, ukuze nidle ifa lesibusiso. Ngokuba lowo othanda ukuphila, nokubona izinsuku ezinhle, makabambe ulimi lwakhe kokubi, nezindebe zakhe zingakhulumi inkohliso; Makagweme okubi, enze okuhle; makafune ukuthula, akulandele. Ngokuba amehlo eNkosi aphezu kwabalungileyo, nezindlebe zayo zisemikhulekweni yabo; kepha ubuso beNkosi bumelene nabenza okubi. Ngubani onganilimaza, uma nilingisa okuhle na? Kepha uma nihlupheka ngenxa yokulunga, nibusisiwe; Kodwa ngcwelisani iNkosi uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu, njalo lilungele ukuphendula wonke umuntu olibuza ngesizatho sethemba elikini, ngobumnene langokwesaba; Lilonembeza omuhle; ukuze kuthi lapho benihleba ngokungathi ningabenzi bokubi, bajabhe labo abaqamba amanga ukuziphatha kwenu okuhle kuKristu. Ngokuba kungcono ukuhlupheka ngokwenza okuhle, uma kuyintando kaNkulunkulu, kunokuhlupheka nenza okubi. Ngokuba noKristu wahlupheka kwaba kanye ngenxa yezono, olungileyo ngenxa yabangalungile, ukuze asiyise kuNkulunkulu, ebulawa enyameni, kodwa ephiliswa ngoMoya; Ngakho wahamba washumayela imimoya esetilongweni; Eyayingalaleli ngesinye isikhathi, lapho ukubekezela kukaNkulunkulu kulindile ezinsukwini zikaNowa, kusakhiwa umkhumbi, okwasindiswa ngawo abayingcosana, okungukuthi, imiphefumulo eyisishiyagalombili. Umfanekiso onjengawo umbhapathizo osusisindisa ngawo manje, kungesikho ukususa insila yenyama, kodwa impendulo kanembeza omuhle kuNkulunkulu, ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu; Owenyukela ezulwini, ongakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu; izingelosi, namandla, namandla, kuthotshiswe phansi kwakhe. Ngakho-ke njengalokhu uKristu wahlupheka ngenxa yethu enyameni, hlomani nani kanjalo umqondo ofanayo; ukuze isikhathi esiseleyo enyameni angabe esaphila ezinkanukweni zabantu, kodwa ngentando kaNkulunkulu. Ngoba isikhathi esidluleyo sasenele ukwenza intando yabezizwe, lapho sasihamba emanyaleni, ezinkanukweni, ekunatheni, ekunatheni, ekunatheni, nasekukhonzeni izithombe okuyichilo; Ngokuba kuyamangala ukuthi kaligijimi kanye labo kulowo mkhuba wokungathembeki, bekhuluma kabi ngani; abayakulandisa kuye olungele ukwahlulela abaphilayo nabafileyo. Ngoba ngenxa yalokhu ivangeli latshunyayelwa lakwabafileyo, ukuze bahlulelwe ngokwabantu enyameni, kodwa baphile ngokukaNkulunkulu emoyeni. Kepha ukuphela kwakho konke sekusondele; Phezu kwakho konke yibani nothando oluvuthayo phakathi kwenu, ngokuba uthando lusibekela inqwaba yezono. Phathani omunye komunye ngaphandle kokukhononda. njengalokho yilowo nalowo isipho asamukeleyo, khonzanani ngaso njengabaphathi abalungileyo bomusa omkhulu kaNkulunkulu. Uma umuntu ekhuluma, makakhulume njengokwamazwi kaNkulunkulu; uma umuntu ekhonza, makakhonze ngokwamandla awaphiwa nguNkulunkulu, ukuze uNkulunkulu akhazinyuliswe ezintweni zonke ngoJesu Kristu, makube kuye inkazimulo namandla kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. Bathandekayo, ningamangali ngokulingwa okuvuthayo enibhekene nakho, ngokungathi nehlelwa yisimangaliso; Kodwa thokozani, njengoba lingabahlanganyeli bezinhlupheko zikaKristu; ukuze kuthi, lapho sekwambulwa inkazimulo yakhe, nijabule futhi ngentokozo enkulu. Uma nihlanjalazwa ngenxa yegama likaKristu, nibusisiwe; ngokuba uMoya wenkazimulo nokaNkulunkulu uhlezi phezu kwenu; Kodwa makungabikho kini ohlupheka ngokuba engumbulali, noma eyisela, noma engumenzi wokubi, noma engugaxekile ezindabeni zabanye; Kepha uma umuntu ehlupheka ngokuba engumKristu, makangabi namahloni; kodwa makadumise uNkulunkulu ngakho. Ngokuba isikhathi sesifikile sokuba ukwahlulela kuqale endlini kaNkulunkulu; uma kuqala kithi, kuyakuba yini ukuphela kwabangalaleli ivangeli likaNkulunkulu na? Uma olungileyo esindiswa kalukhuni, ongamesabi uNkulunkulu nesoni uyakuvelaphi na? Ngakho-ke abahluphekayo ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu mababeke kuye imiphefumulo yabo ekwenzeni okuhle njengakuMdali othembekileyo. Amalunga aphakathi kwenu ngiyabakhuthaza, mina engimdala, nofakazi wezinhlupheko zikaKristu, nomhlanganyeli enkazimulweni ezakwambulwa; Yalusani umhlambi kaNkulunkulu ophakathi kwenu, niwubheke, kungabi ngokucindezelwa, kodwa ngokuzithandela; kungabi ngenzuzo eyichilo, kodwa ngenhliziyo evumayo; kungabi ngokuba amakhosi phezu kwefa likaNkulunkulu, kodwa nibe yizibonelo emhlambini. Kuyakuthi lapho ebonakala uMalusi omkhulu, niyakwamukeliswa umqhele wenkazimulo ongabuniyo. Ngokunjalo, nina basha, thobelani abadala. Yebo, nonke thobelani omunye komunye, nembathe ukuthobeka, ngokuba uNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa. Ngakho zithobeni ngaphansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esilamandla, ukuze azaliphakamisa ngesikhathi esifaneleyo; Niphonse izinkathazo zenu zonke phezu kwakhe; ngoba uyalikhathalela. Zithibeni, niqaphe; ngokuba isitha senu uSathane, njengengonyama ebhongayo, siyahamba sifuna engamshwabadela; melanani naye niqinile ekukholweni, nazi ukuthi zona lezi zinhlupheko ziyafezwa kubazalwane benu abasezweni. Kepha uNkulunkulu womusa wonke owanibizela enkazimulweni yakhe yaphakade ngoKristu Jesu, senihluphekile isikhashana, uyakuniphelelisa, aniqinise, aniqinise, anisekele. Makube kuye inkazimulo namandla kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. NgoSilvanu umzalwane othembekileyo njengokucabanga kwami, ngilobele kini kafushane, ngikhuthaza, ngifakaza ukuthi lo ngumusa oqinisileyo kaNkulunkulu; Ibandla eliseBabiloni elikhethiweyo kanye nani liyakhonza kini; kanjalo noMarcus indodana yami. Bingelelanani ngokwanga kothando. Ukuthula makube kini nonke enikuKristu Jesu. Amen. USimoni Petru, inceku nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu, kubo abazuze ukholo oluligugu olufana nolwethu ngokulunga kukaNkulunkulu noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu: Makwandiswe kini umusa nokuthula ngokwazi uNkulunkulu noJesu iNkosi yethu; njengalokhu amandla akhe obuNkulunkulu esinikile konke okuqondene nokuphila nokumesaba uNkulunkulu ngokumazi yena owasibizela enkazimulweni nasebuhleni. Ngakho siphiwe izithembiso ezinkulu kakhulu leziligugu, ukuze ngalezo libe ngabahlanganyeli bemvelo yobuNkulunkulu, libalekele ukonakala okusemhlabeni ngenkanuko. Ngakho-ke yenzani inkuthalo yonke, nezeleni ubuhle ekukholweni kwenu; nasebuhleni ukwazi; nasolwazini ukuzithiba; nasekuzithibeni ukubekezela; nasekubekezeleni ukumesaba uNkulunkulu; Ekumesabeni uNkulunkulu ububele bobuzalwane; nasethandweni lobuzalwane uthando. Ngokuba uma lezizinto zikhona kini, zivama, zinenza ukuba ningabi-inyumba nabangatheli ekwazini iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. Kodwa ongelazo lezizinto uyisiphofu, kaboni ekhatshana, njalo ukhohliwe ukuthi wahlanjululwa ezonweni zakhe zakudala. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, khuthalelani kakhulu ukwenza kuqiniseke ukubizwa nokukhethwa kwenu; Ngoba ngokunjalo lizaphiwa ngokwengezelelwa ukungena embusweni waphakade weNkosi yethu loMsindisi uJesu Kristu. Ngakho-ke angiyikuyekela ukunikhumbuza njalo ngalezi zinto, nakuba nizazi, niqiniswa eqinisweni elikhona. Yebo, ngibona kufanele ukuthi, nxa ngisekuleli dokodo, nginivuse ngokunikhumbuza; ngazi ukuthi masinyane ngimele ukulisusa leli dokodo lami, njengalokho iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu yangibonisa. Ngaphezu kwalokho ngizakukhuthalela ukuba nibe-namandla njalo emva kokumuka kwami lezo zinto zikhunjulwe. Ngokuba asilandelanga izinganekwane zobuqili, lapho sinazisa amandla nokufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, kodwa sasingababonayo amandla obukhosi bakhe. Ngokuba wemukela kuNkulunkulu uBaba udumo nenkazimulo, lapho kufika kuye izwi elinjena, livela enkazimulweni yobukhosi, lithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo engithokozile ngayo. Leli zwi salizwa livela ezulwini sinaye entabeni engcwele. Silalo futhi ilizwi lesiprofetho eliqiniseke kakhulu; enikwenza kahle ngokukuqaphela njengokukhanya okukhanya endaweni emnyama, kuze kuse, nekhwezi liphume ezinhliziyweni zenu; nikwazi lokhu kuqala, ukuthi asikho isiprofetho sombhalo esivela kunoma iyiphi incazelo yomuntu ngokwakhe. Ngokuba isiprofetho asifikanga endulo ngentando yomuntu, kepha abantu abangcwele bakaNkulunkulu bakhuluma beqhutshwa nguMoya oNgcwele. Kepha kwakukhona nabaprofethi bamanga phakathi kwabantu, njengokuba naphakathi kwenu kuyakuba khona abafundisi bamanga abazakungenisa ngasese izifundiso ezibhubhisayo, bephika neNkosi eyabathengayo, bezilethela ukubhujiswa okusheshayo. Nabaningi bayakulandela ukonakala kwabo; okuyakuthi ngaye indlela yeqiniso ihlanjalazwe. Ngokuhaha bayakunenza ngamazwi obuqili; ukwahlulelwa kwabo kwakudala akulibali, nokubhujiswa kwabo akozeli. Ngokuba uma uNkulunkulu engaziyekanga izingelosi ezonayo, kepha waziphonsa esihogweni, wazinikela emaketangeni obumnyama, zigcinelwe ukwahlulelwa; futhi engaliyekanga izwe elidala, kodwa wamsindisa uNowa umshumayeli wokulunga, eletha uzamcolo ezweni labangamesabi uNkulunkulu; Wayilahla imizi yaseSodoma neyaseGomora, wayichitha, wayichitha, ephendula imizi yaseSodoma neyaseGomora ibe yisibonelo kwabangayikumesaba uNkulunkulu; Wakhulula uLothi olungileyo, owayecunulwe yihambo engcolileyo yababi. (Ngokuba lowo olungileyo ehlezi phakathi kwabo, ngokubona nangokuzwa, imihla ngemihla wawuhlupha umphefumulo wakhe olungileyo ngemisebenzi yabo engafanele;) INkosi iyakwazi ukukhulula ezilingweni abamesabayo, nokugcinela abangalungile usuku lokwahlulelwa, bajeziswe; Kodwa ikakhulu labo abahamba ngokwenyama enkanukweni yokungcola, bedelela ukubusa. Bayagabadela, bazicabangela bona, abesabi nokukhuluma kabi ngezithunzi; Kodwa izingilosi, lezizinkulu ngamandla langokuqina, kazilethi icala lokuthuka phambi kweNkosi. Kepha laba, njengezilwane ezingenangqondo, ezizalelwe ukubanjwa zibhujiswe, bahlambalaza abangaziqondiyo; futhi bayobhubha nokubhubha ekonakaleni kwabo; njalo bayakwamukeliswa umvuzo wokungalungi, njengabathi kuyintokozo ukwenza impinda emini. bangamabala nezisihla, bedlala ngenkohliso yabo, besidla nani; Banamehlo agcwele ukuphinga, abangayeki esonweni; bekhohlisa imiphefumulo engazinzile: nenhliziyo efundiswe ukuhaha; izingane eziqalekisiwe: abayishiyile indlela eqondileyo baduka belandela indlela kaBalami indodana kaBosori owathanda inkokhelo yokungalungi; Kodwa wasolwa ngobubi bakhe: ubabhemi oyisimungulu wakhuluma ngelizwi lomuntu wenqabela ukuhlanya komprofethi. Laba bayimithombo engenamanzi, amafu aqhutshwa yisiphepho; abagcinelwe inkungu yobumnyama kuze kube phakade. Ngokuba bekhuluma amazwi okuyize okuyize, babayenga ngezinkanuko zenyama, ngamanyala, labo ababesesindile kulabo abahamba ngokuduka. bebathembisa inkululeko, bona ngokwabo bayizigqila zokubhubha; Ngokuba uma sebebalekele ukungcola kwezwe ngokuyazi iNkosi noMsindisi uJesu Kristu, babuye bahilelwe yikho, bahlulwe, isiphetho sabo sibi kunokuqala. Ngokuba ngabe kwaba ngcono kubo ukuba bebengayazanga indlela yokulunga kunokuba sebeyazi bafulathele umyalo ongcwele abawunikwayo. Kodwa kubehlele kubo njengokwesaga esiqinisileyo esithi: Inja ibuyela emahlanzweni ayo; nengulube egeziweyo ekubhidlizeni odakeni. Le ncwadi yesibili, bathandekayo, nginilobela yona manje; kukho kokubili engivusa ingqondo yenu ehlanzekileyo ngokunikhumbuza; ukuze likhumbule amazwi akhulunywa ngaphambili ngabaprofethi abangcwele, lomlayo wethu thina baphostoli beNkosi loMsindisi; nikwazi lokhu kuqala, ukuthi ngezinsuku zokugcina kuyakufika abahleki bosulu, behamba ngezinkanuko zabo; bethi: Siphi isithembiso sokufika kwakhe? ngoba selokhu okhokho balala, zonke izinto zimi njengoba zazinjalo kusukela ekuqaleni kokudalwa. Ngokuba lokhu abakwazi ngokuthanda kwabo, ukuthi amazulu ayekhona kwasendulo ngezwi likaNkulunkulu, nomhlaba umi emanzini nasemanzini. okwathi ngalo umhlaba owawukhona, ugcwele amanzi, wabhubha; Kepha izulu nomhlaba okukhona manje kubekelwe umlilo ngalo lona leli zwi, kugcinelwe usuku lokwahlulelwa nokubhubha kwabantu abangamesabi uNkulunkulu. Kodwa, bathandekayo, ningayikhohlwa lento eyodwa, ukuthi usuku olulodwa eNkosini lunjengeminyaka eyinkulungwane, neminyaka eyinkulungwane injengosuku olulodwa. INkosi ayilibali ngesithembiso sayo, njengalokhu abanye bathi ukulibala; kodwa uyasibekezelela, engathandi ukuthi kubhubhe namunye, kodwa ukuba bonke beze ekuphendukeni. Kodwa usuku lweNkosi luzafika njengesela ebusuku; lapho amazulu ayakudlula ngomsindo omkhulu, nezakhi ziyoncibilika ngokushisa okukhulu, nomhlaba nemisebenzi ekuwo kuyakusha. Ngakho njengoba zonke lezi zinto zizancibilika, kufanele libe ngabantu abanjani ekuhambeni konke okungcwele lokumesaba uNkulunkulu? nilindele, nijahe ukufika kosuku lukaNkulunkulu, lapho amazulu eyakusha, ancibilike, nezakhi zincibilike ngokushisa okukhulu? Kepha thina ngokwesithembiso sakhe silindele amazulu amasha nomhlaba omusha okuhlala kukho ukulunga. Ngakho-ke, bathandekayo, njengokuba nilindele lezo zinto, khuthalelani ukuba nifunyanwe kuye ninokuthula, ningenabala, ningenasici. Nithi ukubekezela kweNkosi yethu kuyinsindiso; njengoba laye umzalwane wethu othandekayo uPawuli ekulobela kwakhe ngokuhlakanipha akunikwayo; njengalokhu nakuzo zonke izincwadi zakhe, ekhuluma kuzo ngalezizinto; okukhona kuzo ezinye izinto ezilukhuni ukuzwisiswa, okuthi abangafundileyo nabangazinzile bazihlanekezele, njengokuba benza neminye imibhalo, kube ngukubhujiswa kwabo. Ngakho-ke, bathandekayo, njengokuba nazi lokho ngaphambili, xwayani ukuba nidukiswe nokuduka kwababi, niwe ekuqineni kwenu. Kepha khulani emseni nasekwazini iNkosi noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu. Inkazimulo mayibe kuye manje kuze kube phakade. Amen. Lokho okwakukhona kwasekuqaleni, esikuzwileyo, esikubonile ngamehlo ethu, esikubhekile, nezandla zethu zakuphatha, okweZwi lokuphila; (Ngokuba ukuphila kwabonakaliswa, futhi sikubonile, futhi siyafakaza, futhi sinibikela ukuphila okuphakade, okwakunoBaba, futhi kwabonakaliswa kithi;) Lokho esikubonileyo nesikuzwileyo siyakumemezela kini, ukuze nani nibe nenhlanganyelo nathi; Lezizinto sinibhalela zona, ukuze intokozo yenu igcwale. Yilo-ke umbiko esalizwa kuye, esinishumayeza wona, ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungukukhanya, ubumnyama abukho kuye nakanye. Uma sithi sinenhlanganyelo naye, kepha sihamba ebumnyameni, sinamanga, asenzi iqiniso; Kepha uma sihamba ekukhanyeni, njengalokhu yena esekukhanyeni, sinenhlanganyelo omunye nomunye, negazi likaJesu Kristu iNdodana yakhe liyasihlambulula kuso sonke isono. Uma sithi asinasono, siyazikhohlisa, neqiniso alikho kithi. Uma sizivuma izono zethu, uthembekile, ulungile, ukuba asithethelele izono, asihlambulule kukho konke ukungalungi. Uma sithi asonanga, simenza umqambimanga, nezwi lakhe alikho kithi. Bantwana bami, nginilobela lokhu ukuba ningoni. Uma umuntu ona, sinoMmeli kuYise, uJesu Kristu olungileyo; yena uyinhlawulo yezono zethu, kungengezethu zodwa, kodwa nezono zezwe lonke. Ngalokho siyazi ukuthi siyamazi yena, uma sigcina imiyalo yakhe. Lowo othi: “Ngiyamazi,” engagcini imiyalo yakhe, ungumqambimanga, neqiniso alikho kuye. Kepha ogcina izwi lakhe, uthando lukaNkulunkulu luphelelisiwe kuye impela; ngalokho siyazi ukuthi sikuye. Lowo othi uhlala kuye, yena umelwe ukuhamba njengalokho ahamba yena. Bazalwane, anginilobeli umyalo omusha, kodwa umyalo omdala enaninawo kwasekuqaleni. Umyalo omdala uyizwi enalizwa kwasekuqaleni. Futhi nginilobela umyalo omusha, okuliqiniso kuye nakini, ngokuba ubumnyama buyadlula, nokukhanya kweqiniso sekuyakhanya. Lowo othi usekukhanyeni, kodwa ezonda umzalwane wakhe, usebumnyameni kuze kube manje. Lowo othanda umzalwane wakhe uhlala ekukhanyeni, njalo kakulasikhubekiso kuye. Kepha ozonda umzalwane wakhe usebumnyameni, uhamba ebumnyameni, akazi lapho eya khona, ngokuba ubumnyama buwaphuphuthekisile amehlo akhe. Ngiyalibhalela, bantwanyana, ngoba izono zenu zithethelelwe ngenxa yebizo lakhe. Ngiyanilobela bobaba, ngokuba nimazile okhona kwasekuqaleni. Ngiyanilobela, zinsizwa, ngokuba nimnqobile omubi. Ngiyanilobela, bantwanyana, ngokuba nimazile uBaba. Ngililobele, bobaba, ngoba limazile yena okhona kusukela ekuqaleni. Nginilobele, zinsizwa, ngokuba ninamandla, nezwi likaNkulunkulu lihlezi kini, nimnqobile omubi. Ningathandi izwe nezinto ezisezweni. Uma umuntu ethanda izwe, uthando lukaBaba alukho kuye. Ngokuba konke okusezweni, inkanuko yenyama, nenkanuko yamehlo, nokuzigabisa ngalokhukuphila, akuveli kuYise, kodwa kuvela ezweni. Izwe liyadlula kanye nenkanuko yalo, kepha owenza intando kaNkulunkulu uhlala kuze kube phakade. Bantwanyana, sekuyisikhathi sokugcina, njengalokho nezwa ukuthi umphikukristu uyeza, nakalokhu sekukhona abaphikukristu abaningi; ngalokho siyazi ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokugcina. Baphuma kithi, kodwa babengesibo abakithi; ngoba uba babengabakithi, ngabe bahlala lathi; Kodwa nina ninokugcotshwa okuvela koNgcwele, futhi niyazi zonke izinto. Kangilibhalelanga ngoba lingalazi iqiniso, kodwa ngoba lilazi, lokuthi kakulamanga avela eqinisweni. Ngubani ongumqambimanga ngaphandle kwalowo ophika ukuthi uJesu unguKristu na? Ungumphikukristu, ophika uYise neNdodana. Ophika iNdodana akanaye uYise, kepha ovuma iNdodana unaye noYise. Ngakho-ke lokho enakuzwa kusukela ekuqaleni makuhlale kini. Uma lokho enakuzwa kwasekuqaleni kuhlala kini, nani niyohlala eNdodaneni nakuBaba. Yilesi isithembiso asithembisa sona: ukuphila okuphakade. Nginilobele lezi zinto ngabadukisayo. Kepha ukugcotshwa enakwemukela kuye kuhlala kini, anidingi ukuba ubani anifundise, nihlale kuye. Manje, bantwanyana, hlalani kuye; ukuze kuthi, nxa esebonakala, sibe lesibindi, singabi lenhloni phambi kwakhe ekufikeni kwakhe. Uma nazi ukuthi ulungile, yazini ukuthi wonke owenza ukulunga uzelwe nguye. Bhekani uthando olungaka asinike lona uBaba lokuba sibizwe ngokuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu; Bathandekayo, manje singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kepha akukabonakali esiyakuba yikho; ngoba sizambona njengoba enjalo. Laye wonke umuntu onalelithemba kuye, uyazihlambulula, njengalokhu yena ehlambulukile. Yilowo nalowo owenza isono weqa nomthetho, ngokuba isono singukweqa umthetho. Niyazi ukuthi yena wabonakaliswa, ukuze asuse izono zethu; njalo kakulasono kuye. Yilowo nalowo ohlala kuye akoni; Bantwanyana, maningadukiswa muntu; owenza ukulunga ulungile, njengokuba naye elungile. Owenza isono ungokaSathane; ngoba uSathane uyona kwasekuqaleni. Ngalokho iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yabonakaliswa, ukuze ichithe imisebenzi kaSathane. Wonke ozelwe nguNkulunkulu akenzi isono; ngokuba imbewu yakhe ihlezi kuye, angoni, ngokuba uzelwe nguNkulunkulu. Ngalokhu babonakaliswa abantwana bakaNkulunkulu nabantwana bakaSathane: yilowo nalowo ongenzi ukulunga akasiye okaNkulunkulu, nalowo ongamthandi umzalwane wakhe. Ngoba yilo umlayezo enawuzwa kusukela ekuqaleni, ukuthi sithandane. kungabi njengoKayini owayengowomubi, wabulala umfowabo. Wambulalelani na? Ngoba imisebenzi yakhe yayimibi, kodwa eyomfowabo ilungile. Ningamangali, bazalwane bami, uma izwe linizonda. Siyazi ukuthi sidlulile ekufeni sangena ekuphileni, ngokuba sithanda abazalwane. Lowo ongamthandiyo umzalwane wakhe uhlezi ekufeni. Lowo ozonda umzalwane wakhe ungumbulali, niyazi ukuthi akukho mbulali onokuphila okuphakade okuhlezi kuye. Ngalokho silwazile uthando, ngokuba yena wasibekela phansi ukuphila kwakhe; nathi sifanele ukubeka ukuphila ngenxa yabazalwane. Kepha onezinto zaleli zwe, bese ebona umzalwane wakhe eswele, amvalele ububele bakhe kuye, uthando lukaNkulunkulu luhlala kanjani kuye na? Bantwanyana bami, masingathandi ngezwi noma ngolimi; kodwa ngesenzo langeqiniso. Ngalokho siyazi ukuthi singabeqiniso, futhi siyakuqinisekisa izinhliziyo zethu phambi kwakhe. Ngokuba uma inhliziyo yethu isilahla, uNkulunkulu mkhulu kunenhliziyo yethu, futhi wazi zonke. Bathandekayo, uma inhliziyo yethu ingasilahli, sinesibindi kuNkulunkulu. futhi loba yini esiyicelayo siyakwemukela kuye, ngoba sigcina imilayo yakhe, njalo senza okuthandekayo phambi kwakhe. Futhi yilo umyalo wakhe, ukuba sikholwe egameni leNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu, sithandane, njengalokho wasilaya. Ogcina imiyalo yakhe uhlala kuye, naye kuye. Ngalokho siyazi ukuthi uhlala kithi ngoMoya asinike wona. Bathandekayo, ningakholwa yibo bonke omoya, kodwa hlolani omoya ukuthi bangabakaNkulunkulu yini; ngokuba baningi abaprofethi bamanga abaphumele ezweni. Yazini uMoya kaNkulunkulu ngalokhu: Bonke omoya abavuma ukuthi uJesu Kristu uzile enyameni bangabakaNkulunkulu; Futhi wonke umoya ongamvumi ukuthi uJesu Kristu uzile enyameni, akasiye okaNkulunkulu; namanje isikhona emhlabeni. Nina ningabakaNkulunkulu, bantwanyana, nibahlulile, ngokuba lowo okini mkhulu kunaye osezweni. Bangabezwe, ngalokho bakhuluma okwezwe, nezwe liyabezwa. Thina singabakaNkulunkulu; omaziyo uNkulunkulu uyasizwa; ongesiye okaNkulunkulu akasizwa. Ngalokhu siyazi umoya weqiniso nomoya wokuduka. Bathandekayo, masithandane, ngokuba uthando luvela kuNkulunkulu; futhi wonke onothando uzelwe nguNkulunkulu, futhi uyamazi uNkulunkulu. Ongathandiyo akamazi uNkulunkulu; ngoba uNkulunkulu uluthando. Ngalokhu uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwabonakaliswa kithi, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa emhlabeni, ukuze siphile ngayo. Uthando lukulokhu, kungesikho ukuthi thina samthanda uNkulunkulu, kodwa ukuthi yena wasithanda, wathuma iNdodana yakhe ibe yinhlawulo ngezono zethu. Bathandekayo, uma uNkulunkulu wasithanda kanjalo, nathi simelwe ukuthandana. Akakho oke wabona uNkulunkulu. Uma sithandana, uNkulunkulu uhlala kithi, nothando lwakhe luphelelisiwe kithi. Ngalokho siyazi ukuthi sihlala kuye, naye kithi, ngokuba usinikile okukaMoya wakhe. Nathi sibonile, siyafakaza ukuthi uYise wayithuma iNdodana ibe nguMsindisi womhlaba. Ovumayo ukuthi uJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uhlala kuye, naye kuNkulunkulu. Thina siyalwazi, sakholwa wuthando uNkulunkulu analo kithina. UNkulunkulu uluthando; futhi ohlala othandweni uhlala kuNkulunkulu, noNkulunkulu kuye. Ngalokhu uthando luphelelisiwe kithi, ukuze sibe nesibindi ngosuku lokwahlulelwa, ngokuba njengalokhu enjalo yena, sinjalo nathi kuleli zwe. Akukho ukwesaba othandweni; kepha uthando olupheleleyo luyaxosha ukwesaba, ngokuba ukwesaba kunesijeziso. Owesabayo akapheleliswa othandweni. Thina siyamthanda, ngoba yena wasithanda kuqala. Uma umuntu ethi: “Ngiyamthanda uNkulunkulu,” kepha ezonda umzalwane wakhe, ungumqambimanga; Lomyalo sinawo uvela kuye, wokuthi othanda uNkulunkulu makathande nomzalwane wakhe. Yilowo nalowo okholwa ukuthi uJesu unguKristu uzelwe nguNkulunkulu, nalowo othanda ozalayo uyamthanda nalowo ozelwe nguye. Ngalokho siyazi ukuthi siyabathanda abantwana bakaNkulunkulu, nxa sithanda uNkulunkulu, sigcina imiyalo yakhe. Ngokuba uthando lukaNkulunkulu yilokhu, ukuba sigcine imiyalo yakhe; nemiyalo yakhe ayinzima. Ngokuba konke okuzelwe nguNkulunkulu kuyalinqoba izwe; Ngubani onqoba izwe, uma kungesiye okholwa ukuthi uJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu na? Lo nguye oweza ngamanzi negazi, uJesu Kristu; kungeyisikho ngamanzi kuphela, kodwa ngamanzi legazi. Futhi uMoya ufakaza, ngoba uMoya uliqiniso. Ngokuba bathathu abafakazayo ezulwini, uYise, noLizwi, noMoya oNgcwele; futhi laba abathathu bamunye. Futhi bathathu abafakazayo emhlabeni, uMoya, namanzi, negazi; futhi laba abathathu bavumelana ngokunye. Uma samukela ubufakazi babantu, ubufakazi bukaNkulunkulu bukhulu, ngokuba ubufakazi bukaNkulunkulu buyilobu abufakazile ngeNdodana yakhe. Okholwa eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu unobufakazi phakathi kwakhe; ngoba engakholwanga ubufakazi uNkulunkulu abufakazile ngeNdodana yakhe. Yilobu ubufakazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu usiphile ukuphila okuphakade, nalokhu kuphila kuseNdodaneni yakhe. Onayo iNdodana unokuphila; nongenayo iNdodana kaNkulunkulu akanakho ukuphila. Lezi zinto nginilobele nina enikholwa egameni leNdodana kaNkulunkulu; ukuze nazi ukuthi ninokuphila okuphakade, nikholwe egameni leNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Yilokhu ukuqiniseka esinakho kuye, ukuthi, uma sicela utho ngokwentando yakhe, uyasizwa; Uma sazi ukuthi uyasizwa, noma yini esiyicelayo, siyazi ukuthi sinazo izicelo esizicelile kuye. Uma umuntu ebona umzalwane wakhe ona ngesono esingesiso esokufa, makacele, uyakumnika ukuphila, kulabo abenza isono esingesiso esokufa. Kukhona isono sokufa; angisho ukuthi uyakusithandazela. Konke ukungalungi kuyisono, futhi kukhona isono esingesiso esokufa. Siyazi ukuthi yilowo nalowo ozelwe nguNkulunkulu akoni; kepha ozelwe nguNkulunkulu uyazigcina, omubi akamthinti. Siyazi ukuthi singabakaNkulunkulu nokuthi umhlaba wonke ulele ebubini. Siyazi ukuthi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu isifikile, yasinika ukuqonda, ukuze simazi oqinisileyo, sikuye oweqiniso, eNdodaneni yakhe uJesu Kristu. Lona unguNkulunkulu weqiniso nokuphila okuphakade. Bantwanyana, ziphepheni ezithombeni. Amen. Ilunga kuyo inkosikazi ekhethiweyo nabantwana bayo, engibathandayo ngeqiniso; kungemina ngedwa, kodwa nabo bonke abalaziyo iqiniso; ngenxa yeqiniso elihlala kithi, elizakuba lathi kuze kube nininini. Umusa kawube kini, lesihawu, lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba leNkosini uJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaYise, ngeqiniso lasothandweni. Ngijabule kakhulu ngokuba ngifumene kubantwana bakho behamba eqinisweni, njengalokho samukele umyalo kuBaba. Manje ngiyakuncenga, nkosikazi, kungengathi ngikulobela umyalo omusha, kodwa lowo esasinawo kwasekuqaleni ukuba sithandane. Yilokhu uthando, ukuba sihambe ngokwemiyalo yakhe. Yilo umyalo wokuba nihambe kuwo, njengalokho nezwa kwasekuqaleni. Ngokuba abakhohlisi abaningi bangenile ezweni, abangamvumi uJesu Kristu ukuthi uzile enyameni. Lo ungumkhohlisi nomphikukristu. Ziqapheleni ukuthi singalahlekelwa yizinto esizisebenzileyo, kodwa ukuze samukele umvuzo opheleleyo. Lowo oweqayo, njalo engahlali emfundisweni kaKristu, kalaNkulunkulu; Lowo ohlala emfundisweni kaKristu unabo bobabili uYise neNdodana. Uma kufika umuntu kini engalethi lesi sifundiso, ningamamukeli endlini yenu, ningambulisi; Ngoba lowo ombingelelayo uhlanganyela emisebenzini yakhe emibi. Nginezinto eziningi zokunilobela zona, angithandi ukunilobela ngephepha noyinki, kodwa ngiyethemba ukuza kini, ngikhulume nani umlomo nomlomo, ukuze intokozo yethu igcwale. Abantwana bakadadewenu okhethiweyo bayakubingelela. Amen. Ilunga kuGayu othandekayo, engimthanda ngeqiniso. Sithandwa, phezu kwakho konke ngifisa ukuba ube nenhlanhla futhi ube nempilo, njengokuba umphefumulo wakho uphumelela. Ngokuba ngathokoza kakhulu, lapho abazalwane befika, befakaza ngeqiniso elikini, njengokuba uhamba eqinisweni. Anginayo intokozo enkulu kunaleyo yokuba ngizwe ukuthi abantwana bami bahamba eqinisweni. Sithandwa, wenza ngokwethembeka loba yini oyenza kubazalwane lakwabezizweni; abafakazele uthando lwakho phambi kwebandla; uba ubaqhubela ngendlela yokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu, ube wenza kuhle; Ngoba ngenxa yebizo lakhe baphuma bengathathi lutho kwabezizwe. Ngakho thina sifanele ukwamukela abanjalo, ukuze sibe abahlanganyeli eqinisweni. Ngalobela ibandla, kodwa uDiyotrefe othanda ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwabo akasamukeli. Ngakho-ke, uma ngifika, ngiyakukhumbula imisebenzi yakhe ayenzayo, ekhuluma kabi ngathi; Sithandwa, ungalandeli okubi, kodwa okuhle. Owenza okuhle ungokaNkulunkulu, kepha owenza okubi akambonanga uNkulunkulu. UDemetriyu ufakazelwa yibo bonke nayiqiniso uqobo lwalo; yebo, nathi siyafakaza; niyazi ukuthi ubufakazi bethu buqinisile. Benginokuningi ebengiyakukulobela khona, kepha angithandi ukukulobela ngoyinki nangosiba; Kodwa ngiyethemba ukuthi ngizakubona masinyane, sikhulume ubuso nobuso. Ukuthula makube kuwe. Abangane bethu bayakubingelela. Bingelela abangani ngamagama. Ukuthula makube kuwe. Abahlobo bayakhonza kuwe. Khonza kubo abahlobo ngamagama. UJuda, inceku kaJesu Kristu, nomfowabo kaJakobe, kubo abangcwelisiwe nguNkulunkulu uBaba, nabalondolozwe kuJesu Kristu, nababiziweyo: Makwandiswe kini umusa, nokuthula, nothando. Bathandekayo, ngisenza inkuthalo yonke ukulibhalela ngensindiso esihlanganyelo ngayo, kwadingeka ukuba nginilobele, nginikhuthaze ukuba nilulwele kanzima ukholo olwanikelwa kwabangcwele kanye. Ngokuba sekungene ngokunyenya abantu abathile, abamiselwa ngaphambili lokhukulahlwa ngaphambili, abangamesabi uNkulunkulu, abaphendula umusa kaNkulunkulu wethu ube ngamanyala, bephika uMbusi oyedwa uNkulunkulu wethu, neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. Ngakho-ke ngiyakunikhumbuza, noma benazi lokhu ngaphambili, ukuthi iNkosi, isisindise abantu ezweni laseGibithe, yabuye yabhubhisa abangakholwanga. Nezingelosi ezingagcinanga isikhundla sazo sokuqala, kepha zashiya ikhaya lazo, uzigcinile ngamaketanga aphakade phansi kobumnyama kuze kube ngukwahlulelwa kosuku olukhulu. Njengoba nje iSodoma leGomora, lemizi yangakibo, yenza ubufebe ngokunjalo, ilandela inyama engeyiyo, ibekwe yaba yisibonelo, ithwele ukujeziswa komlilo ophakade. Ngokunjalo lalaba baphuphi abangcolileyo bangcolisa inyama, badelele ukubusa, bakhulume kubi ngabahloniphekayo. Kepha uMikayeli, ingelosi enkulu, lapho ebambene noSathane bephikisana ngesidumbu sikaMose, akabanga nasibindi sokumbeka icala lokuthuka, kodwa wathi: “INkosi mayikukhuze. Kepha laba bahlambalaza abangazaziyo, kepha abakwaziyo ngokwemvelo njengezilwane ezingenangqondo bazonakalisa ngakho. Maye kubo! ngoba bahambe ngendlela kaKhayini, bagijimela ukuduka kukaBalami ukuze bathole umvuzo, babhubha ekuphikeni kukaKora. Laba bangamabala emikhosini yenu yothando, lapho bedla nani, bezidlisa ngaphandle kokwesaba; bangamafu angenamanzi, apheshulwa ngumoya; izihlahla ezibunayo, ezingatheli, ezifile kabili, ezisitshulwe; amagagasi olwandle abilayo, ekhihliza amahlazo awo; izinkanyezi ezidukayo, ezigcinelwe ubumnyama bobumnyama kuze kube phakade. Naye u-Enoke, owesikhombisa kusukela ku-Adamu, waprofetha ngalaba, wathi: “Bheka, iNkosi iyeza nezinkulungwane eziyishumi zabangcwele bayo. ukuba ahlulele bonke, asole bonke abangamesabi uNkulunkulu phakathi kwabo ngazo zonke izenzo zabo zokungamesabi uNkulunkulu abazenzile, nangawo wonke amazwi abo alukhuni izoni ezingamesabi uNkulunkulu eziwakhulume ngaye. Laba ngabakhonondi nabasolayo, behamba ngezabo izinkanuko; nomlomo wabo ukhuluma izikhukhula, betusa ubuso babantu ngenxa yenzuzo. Kepha nina bathandekayo, khumbulani amazwi akhulunywe ngaphambili ngabaphostoli beNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; ukuthi bathi kini: Ngesikhathi sokugcina kuzakuba khona abahleki bosulu, abahamba ngezinkanuko zabo zokungamesabi uNkulunkulu. Laba yibo abazahlukanisayo, abenyama, abangenaye uMoya. Kepha nina bathandekayo, zakheni ekukholweni kwenu okungcwelengcwele, nikhuleke ngoMoya oNgcwele; Zigcineni othandweni lukaNkulunkulu, nibheke umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu kuze kube ngukuphila okuphakade. Nibahawukele abanye, nenze umehluko; Abanye nibasindise ngokwesaba nibakhipha emlilweni; bazonda ngisho nesambatho esingcoliswe yinyama. Kuye olamandla okulilinda ekukhubekeni, lokulimisa phambi kwenkazimulo yakhe lingelasici ngentokozo enkulu; KuNkulunkulu yedwa ohlakaniphileyo, uMsindisi wethu, makube inkazimulo nobukhosi, nobukhosi, namandla, manje naphakade. Amen. Isambulo sikaJesu Kristu amnika sona uNkulunkulu ukuba abonise izinceku zakhe okumelwe ukwenzeka masinyane; wathumela ngengelosi yakhe wabonakalisa encekwini yakhe uJohane. owafakaza ngezwi likaNkulunkulu, nobufakazi bukaJesu Kristu, nangazo zonke izinto azibonayo. Ubusisiwe ofundayo, nabawezwayo amazwi alesi siprofetho, bagcine okulotshiweyo kuso, ngokuba isikhathi siseduze. UJohane kuwo amabandla ayisikhombisa ase-Asiya: Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuye okhona nowayekhona nozayo; nakuMoya abayisikhombisa abaphambi kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi; nakuJesu Kristu, ongufakazi othembekileyo, nezibulo kwabafileyo, nombusi wamakhosi omhlaba. Kuye owasithandayo nowasigeza ezonweni zethu ngegazi lakhe. wasesenza amakhosi labapristi kuNkulunkulu uYise; makube kuye inkazimulo namandla kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. Bheka, uyeza namafu; namehlo onke ayakumbona, nabamgwazayo, nezizwe zonke zomhlaba ziyakulila ngaye. Noma kunjalo Amen. Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, isiqalo nesiphetho, isho iNkosi, ekhona, neyayikhona, nezayo, uMninimandla onke. Mina Johane, nongumfowenu, nomhlanganyeli wenu osizini, embusweni nasekubekezeleni kukaJesu Kristu, ngangisesiqhingini esithiwa iPhatmose ngenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu nangenxa yobufakazi bukaJesu Kristu. NgangikuMoya ngosuku lweNkosi, ngezwa emva kwami izwi elikhulu kungathi ngelecilongo; esithi: Mina nginguAlfa loOmega, owokuqala lowokuphela; e-Efesu, naseSmirna, nasePhergamo, naseThiyathira, naseSardesi, naseFiladelfiya, naseLawodikeya. Ngase ngiphenduka ukuba ngibone izwi elalikhuluma nami. Ngithe ngiphenduka, ngabona izinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zegolide; Naphakathi kwezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa onjengeNdodana yomuntu, embethe ingubo efika ezinyaweni, ebophe isifuba ngebhande legolide. Ikhanda lakhe nezinwele zakhe kwakumhlophe njengoboya bezimvu, njengeqhwa; amehlo akhe enjengelangabi lomlilo; Izinyawo zakhe zazifana nethusi elicwengekileyo, sengathi zishiswe esithandweni; lelizwi lakhe linjengomsindo wamanzi amanengi. Esandleni sakhe sokunene wayephethe izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa, nasemlonyeni wakhe kuphuma inkemba ebukhali esika nhlangothi zombili, nobuso bakhe bunjengelanga elikhanya ngamandla alo. Kwathi ngimbona, ngawa ngasezinyaweni zakhe njengofileyo. Wayesebeka isandla sakhe sokunene phezu kwami, ethi kimi: “Ungesabi; ngingowokuqala nowokugcina; Mina ngingophilayo, futhi ngangifile; futhi bheka, ngiyaphila kuze kube phakade, Amen; futhi nginezihluthulelo zesihogo nezokufa. Loba izinto ozibonileyo, lezikhona, lezinto ezizakuba khona emva kwalokhu; Imfihlakalo yezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa ozibonileyo esandleni sami sokunene, nezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zegolide. Izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa ziyizingelosi zamabandla ayisikhombisa, nezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zingamabandla ayisikhombisa. Kuyo ingelosi yebandla lase-Efesu loba ukuthi: “Nakhu akushoyo ophethe izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sokunene, ohamba phakathi kwezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zegolide; Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, nomshikashika wakho, nokubekezela kwakho, nokuthi ungebekezelele ababi; wabekezela, wabekezela, ngenxa yebizo lami wakhandleka, kawuphela amandla. Kepha nginento ngawe, ngokuba uluyekile uthando lwakho lokuqala. Ngakho khumbula lapho uwe khona, uphenduke, wenze imisebenzi yakuqala; uma kungenjalo, ngizakuza kuwe masinyane, ngilususe uthi lwesibane sakho endaweni yalo, ngaphandle kokuthi uphenduke. Kodwa unakho lokhu, ukuthi uyazizonda izenzo zamaNikolawu, engizizondayo lami. Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni; Onqobayo ngiyakumnika ukuba adle kuwo umuthi wokuphila, ophakathi kwepharadesi likaNkulunkulu. Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseSmirna loba ukuthi: Nakhu akushoyo owokuqala nowokugcina, owayefile, futhi wabuye waphila; Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, nosizi, nobumpofu, (kodwa ucebile) futhi ngiyakwazi nenhlamba yalabo abathi bangamaJuda, kanti bengesiwo, kodwa isinagoge likaSathane. Ungesabi lezinto ozahlupheka ngazo; khangela, uSathane uzaphosela abanye benu entolongweni, ukuze nilingwe; futhi niyakuba nosizi izinsuku eziyishumi: thembeka kuze kube sekufeni, futhi ngizokunika umqhele wokuphila. Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni; Onqobayo kayikulinyazwa ngukufa kwesibili. Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla lasePhergamu loba ukuthi: “Nakhu akushoyo onenkemba ebukhali esika nhlangothi zombili; Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, lalapho ohlala khona, lalapho isihlalo sikaSathane sikhona; njalo ulibambile ibizo lami, kawuphikanga ukholo lwami, langalezonsuku uAntipasi engumfakazi wami othembekileyo, owabulawa phakathi kwenu, lapho uSathane ehlala khona. Kepha nginezinto eziyingcosana ngawe, ngokuba unabo lapho ababambe isifundiso sikaBileyamu owafundisa uBalaki ukuphonsa isikhubekiso phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuba badle okuhlatshelwe izithombe, benze ubufebe. Kanjalo nawe unababambisisa isifundiso samaNikolawu, into engiyizondayo. Phendukani; uma kungenjalo, ngizakuza kuwe masinyane, ngilwe nabo ngenkemba yomlomo wami. Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni; Onqobayo ngiyakumnika ukuba adle imana elifihliweyo, ngimnike itshe elimhlophe, nasetsheni igama elisha elilotshiwe, elingaziwa muntu, kuphela owemukelayo. Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseThiyathira loba ukuthi: “Nakhu ikushoyo iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, enamehlo anjengelangabi lomlilo, nezinyawo zayo zifana nethusi elikhazimulayo; Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, nothando, nokukhonza, nokukholwa, nokubekezela kwakho, nemisebenzi yakho; futhi abokugcina babe baningi kunezokuqala. Kodwa ngilezinto ezinlutshwana ngawe, ukuthi uvumela owesifazana uJezebeli, ozibiza ngokuthi ungumprofethikazi, ukufundisa lokuduhisa inceku zami ukuthi ziphinge lokuthi zidle okuhlatshelwe izithombe. Ngamnika isikhathi sokuthi aphenduke ebufebeni bakhe; futhi kaphendukanga. Bheka, ngiyakumphonsa embhedeni, abaphinga naye ngibaphonse osizini olukhulu, uma bengaphenduki emisebenzini yabo. Njalo ngizabulala abantwana bakhe ngokufa; namabandla onke ayakwazi ukuthi mina nginguye ohlola izinso nezinhliziyo; Kepha ngithi kinina nakwabanye abaseThiyathira, nonke eningenasifundiso, eningakwaziyo ukujula kukaSathane, njengokusho kwabo; angiyikubeka phezu kwenu omunye umthwalo. Kepha lokho eninakho kubambisiseni ngize ngifike. Onqobayo nogcina imisebenzi yami kuze kube sekupheleni, ngiyakumnika amandla phezu kwezizwe; Uyakuzibusa ngentonga yensimbi; njengezitsha zombumbi ziyakuphahlazwa, njengalokho nami ngamukele kuBaba. Ngizamnika ikhwezi lokusa. Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni. Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseSardesi loba ukuthi: Nakhu akushoyo onawoMoya abayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu, nezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa; Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, ukuthi unegama lokuthi uyaphila, kanti ufile. Qaphela, uqinise okuseleyo, obesezakufa; Ngakho khumbula ukuthi wamukele wezwa njani, ubambelele, uphenduke. Ngakho uma ungalindi, ngizakuza kuwe njengesela, njalo kawusoze walazi ihola engizakuza ngalo phezu kwakho. Unamagama ayingcosana naseSardesi alabo abangangcolisanga izingubo zabo; bayakuhamba nami ngembethe ezimhlophe, ngokuba bafanele. Onqobayo uyakwembathiswa izingubo ezimhlophe; futhi ngeke ngilesule igama lakhe encwadini yokuphila, kodwa ngiyolivuma igama lakhe phambi kukaBaba naphambi kwezingelosi zakhe. Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni. Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseFiladelfiya loba ukuthi; “Nakhu akushoyo ongcwele, oqinisileyo, onesihluthulelo sikaDavide, ovula kungavali muntu; avale kungavuli muntu; Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho; bheka, ngimisile phambi kwakho umnyango ovuliweyo, okungekho muntu ongawuvala, ngokuba unamandla amancane, futhi uligcinile izwi lami, kawuliphikanga igama lami. Bheka, ngiyakubakhipha esinagogeni likaSathane, abathi bangamaJuda, bengesiwo, kodwa beqamba amanga; bheka, ngiyakubenza ukuba beze bakhuleke phambi kwezinyawo zakho, bazi ukuthi ngikuthandile. Ngokuba uligcinile izwi lokubekezela kwami, nami ngiyakukulondoloza ehoreni lokulingwa eliyakufika phezu komhlaba wonke ukulinga abakhileyo emhlabeni. Bheka, ngiyeza masinyane; bambisisa lokho onakho, ukuze kungabikho muntu okwamuka umqhele wakho. Onqobayo ngiyakumenza insika ethempelini likaNkulunkulu wami, futhi akasayikuphuma ephuma, futhi ngiyakuloba phezu kwakhe igama likaNkulunkulu wami, negama lomuzi kaNkulunkulu wami, oyiJerusalema elisha, owehla ezulwini kuNkulunkulu wami: futhi ngizobhala phezu kwakhe igama lami elisha. Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni. Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseLawodikeya loba ukuthi: Nakhu akushoyo u-Amen, ufakazi othembekileyo noqinisile, isiqalo sokudaliweyo kukaNkulunkulu; Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, ukuthi awubandi, awushisi; ngabe uyabanda noma uyashisa. Ngakho-ke, ngenxa yokuba usivivi, ungashisi, ungabandi, ngiyakukuhlanza uphume emlonyeni wami. Ngokuba uthi: Ngicebile, ngicebile, angisweli lutho; kanti kawazi ukuthi ulusizi, lolusizi, lompofu, lesiphofu, njalo uhamba ze; Ngiyakululeka ukuba uthenge kimi igolide elicwengisiswe emlilweni, ukuze ucebe; nezingubo ezimhlophe, ukuze wembathe, kungabonakali ihlazo lobunqunu bakho; nomuthi wamehlo uwugcobe amehlo akho, ukuze ubone. Bonke engibathandayo ngiyabasola, ngibayale; ngakho shisekela, uphenduke. Bheka, ngimi ngasemnyango ngingqongqotha; uma umuntu ezwa izwi lami, avule umnyango, ngiyakungena kuye, ngidle naye, naye adle nami. Onqobayo ngiyakumnika ukuba ahlale nami esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, njengalokho nami nganqoba, ngahlala noBaba esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni. Emva kwalokho ngabona, bheka, umnyango uvuliwe ezulwini, nezwi lokuqala engalizwayo lalinjengelecilongo likhuluma nami; lathi: Yenyukela lapha, ngizakutshengisa okuzakwenzeka emva kwalokhu. Njalo masinyane ngaba kuMoya; khangela-ke, isihlalo sobukhosi simisiwe ezulwini, lohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. Ohleziyo wayebonakala enjengetshe lejaspi nesardiyu, kunothingo uhaqe isihlalo sobukhosi, ufana nesimaragidu ngokubonakala. Isihlalo sobukhosi sasihanqe izihlalo zobukhosi ezingamashumi amabili nane, naphezu kwezihlalo zobukhosi kuhlezi amalunga angamashumi amabili nane, embethe izingubo ezimhlophe; babenemiqhele yegolide emakhanda abo. Esihlalweni sobukhosi kuphuma imibani, nokuduma, namazwi, nezibani zomlilo eziyisikhombisa zivutha phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, ezingoMoya abayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu. Phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi kwakukhona ulwandle lwengilazi lufana nekristalu, naphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi nasekuzungezeni isihlalo sobukhosi kukhona izidalwa ezine ezigcwele amehlo ngaphambili nangasemuva. Isilo esiphilayo sokuqala sasifana nengonyama, nesilo sesibili sasifana nethole, nesidalwa esiphilayo sesithathu sasinobuso obunjengobomuntu, nesidalwa sesine sasifana nokhozi olundizayo. Nezidalwa ezine, yileso naleso kuzo, zinamaphiko ayisithupha nxazonke; zazigcwele amehlo ngaphakathi, futhi aziphumuli imini nobusuku, zithi: Ingcwele, ingcwele, ingcwele, iNkosi uNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke, owayekhona, nokhona, nozayo. Futhi lapho lezo zilwane zinika inkazimulo nodumo nokubonga kuye ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, ophilayo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amalunga angamashumi amabili nane awa phansi phambi kwalowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, akhuleka kuye ophilayo kuze kube phakade naphakade, ephonsa imiqhele yawo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, ethi: Ufanele, Nkosi, ukwamukela inkazimulo nodumo namandla, ngokuba wena wadala zonke izinto, nangokwentando yakho zikhona, zadalwa. Ngase ngibona esandleni sokunene salowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi incwadi ilotshiwe ngaphakathi nangaphandle, inamathelwe ngezimpawu eziyisikhombisa. Ngase ngibona ingelosi enamandla imemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ithi: Ngubani ofanele ukuvula incwadi nokuthukulula izimpawu zayo na? Kwakungekho-muntu ezulwini, nasemhlabeni, naphansi komhlaba, owayenamandla okuyivula incwadi, nokubheka kuyo. Ngakhala kakhulu, ngokuba kungafunyanwanga muntu ofanele ukuyivula nokuyifunda incwadi, nokubheka kuyo. Omunye wamalunga wathi kimi: “Ungakhali; bheka, inqobile iNgonyama yesizwe sakwaJuda, iMpande kaDavide, ukuvula incwadi nokuthukulula izimpawu zayo eziyisikhombisa. Ngasengibona, khangela-ke, phakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi lezidalwa ezine eziphilayo, laphakathi kwabadala, kumi iWundlu linjengokuhlatshiwe, linezimpondo eziyisikhombisa lamehlo ayisikhombisa, angoMoya abayisikhombisa bezulu. UNkulunkulu wathumela emhlabeni wonke. Yasesiza yaluthatha ugwalo esandleni sokunene salowo owayehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. Kuthe seliyithathile incwadi, izidalwa ezine eziphilayo namalunga angamashumi amabili nane awa phansi phambi kweWundlu, ngayinye inehabhu nezitsha zegolide zigcwele impepho eyimikhuleko yabangcwele. Bahlabelela isihlabelelo esisha, bethi: Ufanele ukuyithatha incwadi nokuvula izimpawu zayo, ngokuba wahlatshwa, wasihlengela uNkulunkulu ngegazi lakho abavela kuzo zonke izizwe, nezilimi, nabantu, isizwe; Wasenza kuNkulunkulu wethu amakhosi nabapristi, futhi siyakubusa emhlabeni. Ngase ngibona, ngezwa izwi lezingelosi eziningi zihaqe isihlalo sobukhosi, nezilwane, namalunga; bethi ngezwi elikhulu: “Lifanele iWundlu elahlatshwa ukwamukela amandla, nengcebo, nokuhlakanipha, namandla, nodumo, nenkazimulo, nokubusiswa. Konke okusezulwini, nasemhlabeni, naphansi komhlaba, nokuselwandle, nakho konke okukukho, ngakuzwa, ngithi: Makube kini isibusiso, nodumo, nenkazimulo, namandla. ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi nakulo iWundlu kuze kube phakade naphakade. Izidalwa ezine eziphilayo zathi: Ameni. Abadala abangamashumi amabili nane bawa phansi, bakhuleka kuye ophilayo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Ngase ngibona lapho iWundlu livula olunye lwezimpawu, ngezwa esinye sezidalwa ezine eziphilayo sithi, njengezwi lokuduma: “Woza ubone! Ngase ngibona, bheka, nanto ihhashi elimhlophe, nohlezi phezu kwalo wayenomnsalo; wanikwa umqhele, waphuma enqoba, futhi eyakunqoba. Lapho livula uphawu lwesibili, ngezwa isidalwa sesibili esiphilayo sithi: Woza ubone. Kwaphuma elinye ihhashi elibomvu; ohlezi phezu kwalo wanikwa amandla okususa ukuthula emhlabeni nokuba babulalane, wanikwa nenkemba enkulu. Lapho livula uphawu lwesithathu, ngezwa isidalwa sesithathu esiphilayo sithi: Woza, ubone. Ngase ngibona, bheka, nanto ihhashi elimnyama; nohlezi phezu kwalo wayephethe isikali esandleni sakhe. Ngase ngizwa izwi phakathi kwezidalwa ezine eziphilayo, lithi: “Imbenge kakolweni ngodenariyu, neziseya ezintathu zebhali ngodenariyu; futhi ungawoni amafutha newayini. Lalapho selivule uphawu lwesine, ngezwa ilizwi lesidalwa sesine lithi: Woza ubone. Ngase ngibona, bheka, nanto ihhashi elimpofu nohlezi phezu kwalo igama lakhe lalinguKufa, neHayidese lamlandela. Banikwa amandla phezu kwengxenye yesine yomhlaba, ukubulala ngenkemba, nendlala, nangokufa, nangezilwane zomhlaba. Lapho livula uphawu lwesihlanu, ngabona phansi kwe-altare imiphefumulo yababulewe ngenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu nangenxa yobufakazi ababenabo. Base bememeza ngezwi elikhulu, bathi: “Koze kube nini, Nkosi, ongcwele noqinisileyo, ungahluleli uphindisele igazi lethu kwabakhileyo emhlabeni na? Base benikwa bonke izingubo ezimhlophe; Kwathiwa kubo ukuthi basaphumule isikhashana, kuze kugcwaliseke nezinceku ezikanye nabo nabafowabo ababezobulawa njengabo. Ngase ngibona lapho livula uphawu lwesithupha, bheka, kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu; ilanga laba mnyama njengendwangu yesaka yoboya, nenyanga yaba njengegazi; Izinkanyezi zezulu zawela emhlabeni, njengomkhiwane uvuthulula amakhiwane awo amadala, lapho unyakaziswa ngumoya onamandla. Izulu lamuka njengomqulu ogoqwayo; zonke izintaba neziqhingi zasuswa ezindaweni zazo. Amakhosi omhlaba, nezikhulu, nezinduna, nezicebi, nabanamandla, nezigqila zonke, nabakhululekileyo, bacasha emihumeni nasemadwaleni ezintaba; bathi ezintabeni nasemadwaleni: Welani phezu kwethu, nisifihle ebusweni balowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi nasolakeni lweWundlu. Ngokuba usuku olukhulu lolaka lwayo selufikile; ngubani ongema na? Emva kwalokho ngabona izingelosi ezine zimi emagumbini omane omhlaba, zibambe imimoya yomine yomhlaba, ukuze kungavuthuzi moya emhlabeni, naphezu kolwandle, naphezu kwanoma yisiphi isihlahla. Ngase ngibona enye ingelosi yenyuka empumalanga, inophawu lukaNkulunkulu ophilayo, yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kuzo izingelosi ezine ezazinikiwe ukuba zilimaze umhlaba nolwandle. esithi: Lingawoni umhlaba, lolwandle, lezihlahla, size sibeke uphawu izinceku zikaNkulunkulu wethu emabunzini azo. Ngasengisizwa isibalo sababekwa uphawu, kwaphawulwa abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane ezizweni zonke zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Esizweni sakwaJuda kwaphawulwa abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili. Esizweni sakwaRubeni kwatywinwa ishumi elinambini lamawaka. Esizweni sakwaGadi kwatywinwa ishumi elinambini lamawaka. esizweni sakwa-Asheri abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaNafetali abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaManase abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaSimeyoni abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaLevi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwa-Isakare abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaZabuloni kwatywinwa ishumi elinambini lamawaka. Esizweni sakwaJosefa kwatywinwa ishumi elinambini lamawaka. Esizweni sakwaBenjamini kwatywinwa ishumi elinambini lamawaka. Emva kwalokho ngabona, bheka, isixuku esikhulu ebesingenakubalwa muntu, siphuma kuzo zonke izizwe, nemindeni, nabantu, nezilimi, simi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi naphambi kweWundlu, sembethe izingubo ezimhlophe, namasundu embethe izingubo ezimhlophe. izandla zabo; Bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, bathi: “Insindiso kuNkulunkulu wethu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi nakulo iWundlu. Izingelosi zonke zazimi zihaqe isihlalo sobukhosi, namalunga nezidalwa ezine eziphilayo, zawa ngobuso bazo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, zakhuleka kuNkulunkulu. bethi: Amen: Isibusiso, nenkazimulo, nokuhlakanipha, nokubonga, nodumo, namandla, namandla makube kuNkulunkulu wethu kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. Omunye wamalunga waphendula, wathi kimi: “Laba abembethe izingubo ezimhlophe bangobani na? bavela ngaphi na? Ngathi kuye: Nkosi, nguwe owaziyo. Yathi kimi: Laba yibo abaphuma osizini olukhulu, bahlanza izingubo zabo, bazenza zaba mhlophe egazini leWundlu. Ngakho-ke baphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu, bemkhonza imini nobusuku ethempelini lakhe; ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi uyakuhlala phakathi kwabo. Abasayikulamba, bangabe besakoma; nelanga aliyikubakhanyisela, noma yikuphi ukushisa. Ngokuba iWundlu eliphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi liyakubalusa, libaholele emithonjeni yamanzi okuphila; Lapho livula uphawu lwesikhombisa, kwaba khona ukuthula ezulwini kwangaba yingxenye yehora. Ngase ngibona izingelosi eziyisikhombisa zimi phambi kukaNkulunkulu; banikwa amacilongo ayisikhombisa. Kwafika enye ingelosi, yema ngase-altare, inesitsha segolide sempepho; yanikwa impepho eningi ukuba iyinikele kanye nemithandazo yabangcwele bonke phezu kwe-altare legolide eliphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi. Umusi wempepho wenyuka kanye nemikhuleko yabangcwele phambi kukaNkulunkulu uphuma esandleni sengelosi. Ingelosi yasithatha umcengezi wempepho, yawugcwalisa ngomlilo we-altare, yawuphonsa emhlabeni; kwase kuba khona amazwi, nokuduma, nemibani, nokuzamazama komhlaba. Izingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezazinamacilongo ayisikhombisa zazilungiselela ukubetha. Ingelosi yokuqala yayisibetha, kwavela isichotho nomlilo kuxutshaniswe negazi, kwaphonswa emhlabeni; Ingelosi yesibili yayisibetha, kwasekungathi intaba enkulu evutha umlilo yaphonswa olwandle, nengxenye yesithathu yolwandle yaba yigazi; Kwafa ingxenye yesithathu yezidalwa ezisolwandle ezinemiphefumulo; nengxenye yesithathu yemikhumbi yachithwa. Ingelosi yesithathu yayisibetha, kwawa ezulwini inkanyezi enkulu, ivutha njengesibani, yawela phezu kwengxenye yesithathu yemifula naphezu kwemithombo yamanzi. Igama lenkanyezi kuthiwa uMhlonyane, nengxenye yesithathu yamanzi yaba umhlonyane; abantu abaningi bafa ngamanzi, ngokuba aba aba. Ingelosi yesine yayisibetha, kwase kushaywa ingxenye yesithathu yelanga, nengxenye yesithathu yenyanga, nengxenye yesithathu yezinkanyezi; njengokuba ingxenye yesithathu yazo yaba mnyama, nengxenye yesithathu yemini ayikhanyi, nobusuku ngokunjalo. Ngasengibona, ngezwa ingilosi indiza emkhathini wezulu, isithi ngelizwi elikhulu: Maye, maye, maye kwabakhileyo emhlabeni ngenxa yokukhala kwecilongo lezingilosi ezintathu ezisekhona ukuzwakala! Ingelosi yesihlanu yayisibetha; ngase ngibona inkanyezi ivela ezulwini, iwela emhlabeni, yanikwa isihluthulelo sakwalasha. Yasivula umgodi wakwalasha; kwenyuka umusi emgodini njengomusi wesithando somlilo esikhulu; ilanga nomkhathi kwaba mnyama ngomusi womgodi. Kwaphuma isikhonyane emsini, seza emhlabeni, saphiwa amandla anjengamandla ofezela bomhlaba. Kwasekulaywa ukuthi zingoni utshani bomhlaba, loba yini eluhlaza, loba yisiphi isihlahla; kodwa yilabo kuphela abantu abangenalo uphawu lukaNkulunkulu emabunzini abo. Sase sinikwa ukuba singababulali, kodwa bahlushwe izinyanga eziyisihlanu; nobuhlungu babo kwakunjengobuhlungu bukafezela, lapho eshaya umuntu. Ngalezo zinsuku abantu bayakufuna ukufa, kepha abayikukuthola; bayakufisa ukufa, kepha ukufa kubabalekela. Nesimo sesikhonyane sasifana namahhashi alungiselwe ukulwa; emakhanda azo kukhona okunjengemiqhele efana negolide, nobuso bazo bunjengobuso babantu. Zazinezinwele ezinjengezabesifazana, namazinyo azo enjengamazinyo ezingonyama. Zazinezivikelo zesifuba ezinjengezivikelo zensimbi; umsindo wamaphiko azo wawunjengomsindo wezinqola zamahhashi amaningi agijimela empini. Zazinemisila efana neyofezela, zinezindosi emisileni yazo, namandla azo okulimaza abantu izinyanga eziyisihlanu. Zazinenkosi phezu kwazo, ingelosi yakwalasha, egama layo ngesiHeberu lingu-Abadoni, kepha ngesiGreki inegama lokuthi uApoliyoni. Umaye oyedwa usudlulile; bheka, kuyeza abanye omaye ababili ngasemuva. Ingelosi yesithupha yayisilukhalisa, ngezwa izwi livela ezimpondweni ezine ze-altare legolide eliphambi kukaNkulunkulu. Lithi engelosini yesithupha enecilongo: “Thukulula izingelosi ezine eziboshwe emfuleni omkhulu u-Ewufrathe. Zase zithukululwa izingelosi ezine, ebezilungiselwe ihora, nosuku, nenyanga, nomnyaka, ukuba zibulale ingxenye yesithathu yabantu. Inani lempi yabamahhashi laliyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili; ngezwa umumo wabo. Ngabona kanjalo embonweni amahhashi nabahlezi phezu kwawo benezivikelo zesifuba zomlilo, nezehiyakinte, nezesibabule, namakhanda amahhashi ayenjengamakhanda ezingonyama; emilonyeni yazo kwakuphuma umlilo, nomusi, nesibabule. Ngalokho kwabulawa ingxenye yesithathu yabantu ngomlilo, nangomusi, nesibabule, okwaphuma emilonyeni yawo. Ngokuba amandla awo asemlonyeni wawo nasemisileni yawo, ngokuba imisila yawo yayifana nezinyoka, inamakhanda, futhi alimaza ngayo. Kepha bonke abanye abantu abangabulawanga yilezi zinhlupho abaphendukanga emisebenzini yezandla zabo, ukuze bangakhuleki kumademoni, nezithombe zegolide, nezesiliva, nezethusi, nezetshe, nezokhuni; akaboni, angezwa, angahambi; futhi kabaphendukanga ekubulaleni kwabo, lekuthakatheni, loba ubufebe babo, loba ekwebeni kwabo. Ngase ngibona enye ingelosi enamandla yehla ezulwini, yembethe ifu, kunothingo ekhanda layo, nobuso bayo bunjengelanga, nezinyawo zayo zinjengezinsika zomlilo; Esandleni sayo yayiphethe incwadi encane evuliwe, yabeka unyawo lwayo lokunene phezu kolwandle nolunye unyawo lwayo lwesobunxele emhlabeni. Samemeza ngezwi elikhulu njengokubhonga kwengonyama, nalapho isimemuzile, imidumo eyisikhombisa yezwakalisa amazwi ayo. Kwathi imidumo eyisikhombisa isikhulume amazwi ayo, ngase ngizakuloba, ngezwa ilizwi livela ezulwini lithi kimi: Vala ngophawu lokho okushiwo yimidumo eyisikhombisa, ungakulobi. Ingelosi engayibona imi phezu kolwandle naphezu komhlaba yasiphakamisela isandla sayo ezulwini. wafunga yena ophilayo kuze kube phakade naphakade, owadala izulu, nokukhona, nomhlaba, nezinto ezikuwo, nolwandle, nokukhona kukho, ukuthi akuyikubakho isikhathi. eside: Kepha emihleni yezwi lengelosi yesikhombisa, nxa iqala ukubetha icilongo, imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu iyakupheleliswa, njengalokho azishumayeza izinceku zakhe abaprofethi. Izwi engalizwa ezulwini labuye lakhuluma kimi, lathi: “Hamba uthathe incwadi encane evuliwe esandleni sengelosi emi phezu kolwandle nasemhlabeni. Ngase ngiya kuyo ingelosi, ngathi kuyo: “Nginike incwadi encane. Wasesithi kimi: Lithathe, ulidle, uliqede; kuyakubaba isisu sakho, kepha emlonyeni wakho kuyakuba mnandi njengezinyosi. Ngase ngayithabatha incwadi encane esandleni sengelosi, ngayidla ngayiqeda; lasemlonyeni wami limnandi njengezinyosi: kwathi ngilidlile, sabamunyu isisu sami. Yasisithi kimi: Kumelwe uprofethe futhi ngabantu abaningi, nezizwe, nezilimi, namakhosi. Nganikwa umhlanga onjengodondolo, ingelosi yema, yathi: “Sukuma, ulinganise ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, ne-altare, nabakhuleka kulo. Kepha igceke elingaphandle kwethempeli ulishiye ngaphandle, ungalilinganisi; ngokuba linikiwe abezizwe, nomuzi ongcwele bayakuwunyathela phansi izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili. Ngizanika ofakazi bami ababili amandla, njalo bazaphrofetha insuku eziyinkulungwane lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisithupha bembethe isaka. Laba bayiminqumo emibili nezinti zezibani ezimbili ezimi phambi kukaNkulunkulu womhlaba. Uma kukhona ofuna ukuwonakalisa, kuphuma umlilo emlonyeni wawo, uqede izitha zawo; Laba banamandla okuvala izulu ukuze lingani ngezinsuku zokuprofetha kwabo, futhi banamandla phezu kwamanzi okuwaphendula abe yigazi, futhi ashaye umhlaba ngazo zonke izinhlupho, noma nini ngokuthanda kwabo. Kuyakuthi sebebuqedile ubufakazi babo, isilo esiphuma kwalasha siyakulwa nabo, sibanqobe, sibabulale. Izidumbu zabo zizakuba semgwaqweni womuzi omkhulu othiwa ngokomoya iSodoma leGibhithe, lapho leNkosi yethu yabethelwa khona. Abantu nemindeni nezilimi nezizwe bayakuzibona izidumbu zabo izinsuku ezintathu nenxenye, bangavumeli izidumbu zabo zibekwe emathuneni. Nabakhileyo emhlabeni bayakujabula ngabo, bajabule, bathumele izipho omunye komunye; ngoba laba baprofethi ababili babahlupha abakhileyo emhlabeni. Emva kwezinsuku ezintathu nenxenye uMoya wokuphila ovela kuNkulunkulu wangena kubo, bema ngezinyawo zabo; ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela labo abababonayo. Bezwa izwi elikhulu livela ezulwini, lithi kubo: “Yenyukelani lapha.” Benyukela ezulwini ngefu; nezitha zabo zababona. Ngaleso sikhathi kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, nengxenye yeshumi yomuzi yawa, kwabulawa ukuzamazama komhlaba abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa; Umaye wesibili usedlulile; bheka, umaye wesithathu uyeza masinyane. Ingelosi yesikhombisa yayisibetha; kwase kuba khona amazwi amakhulu ezulwini, athi: Imibuso yalelizwe isibe imibuso yeNkosi yethu, lekaKristu wayo; futhi iyakubusa kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amalunga angamashumi amabili nane ahlezi phambi kukaNkulunkulu ezihlalweni zawo zobukhosi, awa ngobuso, akhuleka kuNkulunkulu; besithi: Siyakubonga, Nkosi Nkulunkulu Somandla, okhona, owayekhona, lozayo; ngoba uzithathele amandla akho amakhulu, wabusa. Izizwe zathukuthela, kwasekufika ulaka lwakho, lesikhathi sabafileyo esokwahlulelwa, lokuthi unike umvuzo inceku zakho abaprofethi, labangcwele, lalabo abesaba ibizo lakho, abancinyane. futhi mkhulu; futhi kufanele abhubhise labo ababhubhisa umhlaba. Kwavulwa ithempeli likaNkulunkulu ezulwini, kwabonakala umphongolo wesivumelwano sakhe ethempelini lakhe, kwaba khona imibani, namazwi, nokuduma, nokuzamazama komhlaba, nesichotho esikhulu. Kwabonakala isibonakaliso esikhulu ezulwini; owesifazane embethe ilanga, nenyanga iphansi kwezinyawo zakhe, nasekhanda lakhe kukhona umqhele wezinkanyezi eziyishumi nambili; Kwathi ekhulelwe wakhala, enemihelo, ebuhlungu ngokuzala. Kwabonakala esinye isimangaliso ezulwini; bheka, udrako omkhulu obomvu, enamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi, nasemakhanda akhe imiqhele eyisikhombisa. Umsila wawo wadonsa okwesithathu kwezinkanyezi zezulu, waziphonsa emhlabeni; Wazala umntwana wesilisa, obeyakubusa izizwe zonke ngentonga yensimbi, nomntwana wakhe wahlwithwa wayiswa kuNkulunkulu nasesihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. Owesifazane wabalekela ehlane, lapho enendawo ayilungiselwe nguNkulunkulu, ukuba bamondle khona izinsuku eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisithupha. Kwaba khona impi ezulwini: UMikayeli nezingelosi zakhe balwa nodrako; nodrako walwa nezingelosi zakhe; Kodwa kazange anqobe; nendawo yabo ayibange isatholakala ezulwini. Waphonswa phansi udrako omkhulu, inyoka endala ethiwa uDeveli noSathane, odukisa izwe lonke; waphonswa phansi emhlabeni, nezingelosi zakhe zaphonswa phansi kanye naye. Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu ezulwini, lithi: Manje isifikile insindiso, namandla, nombuso kaNkulunkulu wethu, namandla kaKristu wakhe; ebusuku. Bona bamehlula ngegazi leWundlu langezwi lobufakazi babo; futhi abakuthandanga ukuphila kwabo kwaze kwaba sekufeni. Ngakho thokozani lina mazulu, lani elihlala kuwo. Maye kwabakhileyo emhlabeni nolwandle! ngokuba uSathane wehlele kini enolaka olukhulu, azi ukuthi unesikhathi esifushane. Kwathi udrako esebonile ukuthi uphonswe emhlabeni, wazingela owesifazana owazala umntwana wesilisa. Owesifazane wanikwa amaphiko amabili okhozi olukhulu, ukuze andizele ehlane, endaweni yakhe, lapho ondliwa khona isikhathi, nezikhathi, nenxenye yesikhathi, kude nobuso benyoka. Inyoka yakhipha emlonyeni wayo amanzi anjengomfula emva kowesifazane, ukuze immukise nomfula. Umhlaba wamsiza owesifazane, umhlaba wavula umlomo wawo, wawugwinya umfula udrako awukhipha emlonyeni wakhe. Udrako wamthukuthelela owesifazane, wahamba wayokulwa nensali yenzalo yakhe, egcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu, enobufakazi bukaJesu Kristu. Ngema esihlabathini solwandle. Ngase ngimi esihlabathini solwandle, ngabona isilo sikhuphuka elwandle, sinamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi, nasezimpondweni zaso kukhona imiqhele eyishumi, nasemakhanda aso kunegama lenhlamba. Isilo engasibonayo sasifana nengwe, nezinyawo zaso zinjengezebhere, nomlomo waso unjengomlomo wengonyama, udrako wamnika amandla akhe, nesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, negunya elikhulu. Ngase ngibona elinye lamakhanda aso kungathi lilimele lokufa; nenxeba laso elibulalayo lelashwa; umhlaba wonke wamangala ulandela isilo. Bakhuleka kudrako owanika isilo amandla, bakhuleka kuso isilo, bathi: “Ngubani ofana nesilo na? ngubani ongalwa naye na? Sanikwa umlomo wokukhuluma izinto ezinkulu nenhlamba; kwasekunikwa kuye ukuthi aqhubeke izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili. Savula umlomo waso ukuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu, ukuhlambalaza igama lakhe netabernakele lakhe, nabahlezi ezulwini. Sanikwa sona ukulwa nabangcwele, nokubanqoba, sanikwa amandla phezu kwezizwe zonke, nezilimi, nezizwe. Nabo bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni bayakukhuleka kuso, abamagama abo angalotshwanga encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu elihlatshiweyo kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba. Uma umuntu enendlebe, makezwe. Oyisa ekuthunjweni uyakuya ekuthunjweni; obulala ngenkemba umelwe ukubulawa ngenkemba. Nakhu ukubekezela nokukholwa kwabangcwele. Ngase ngibona esinye isilo sikhuphuka emhlabeni; yayinezimpondo ezimbili njengewundlu, ikhuluma njengodrako. Sasebenzisa onke amandla esilo sokuqala phambi kwaso, senza umhlaba nabakhileyo kuwo ukuba bakhulekele isilo sokuqala, esinxeba laso elibulalayo lelashwa. Senza izimangaliso ezinkulu, size sehlise nomlilo ezulwini, wehle emhlabeni phambi kwabantu; Sidukisa abakhileyo emhlabeni ngezibonakaliso esase sinamandla ukuzenza phambi kwesilo; sitshela abakhileyo emhlabeni ukuthi basenzele umfanekiso isilo, esasinenxeba lenkemba, kodwa saphila. Sanikwa amandla okwenza umfanekiso wesilo uphile, ukuze umfanekiso wesilo ukhulume, senze ukuba babulawe abangawukhulekeli umfanekiso wesilo. Lenza ukuthi bonke, abancane nabakhulu, abacebile nabampofu, abakhululekileyo nezigqila, babe nophawu esandleni sabo sokunene noma emabunzini abo; Nokuba kungabikho muntu othenga noma athengise, kuphela onophawu, igama lesilo, noma isibalo segama laso. Nakhu ukuhlakanipha. Ohlakaniphileyo makabale isibalo sesilo, ngokuba siyisibalo somuntu; inombolo yakhe ingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha. Ngase ngibona, bheka, iWundlu limi entabeni yaseSiyoni, kumi kanye nalo abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, benegama likaYise lilotshwe emabunzini abo. Ngasengisizwa ilizwi livela ezulwini, linjengelizwi lamanzi amanengi, lelizwi lokuduma okukhulu, ngezwa ilizwi labahlabeleli bebetha amahabhu abo; Bahlabelela kungathi ihubo elisha phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, naphambi kwezidalwa ezine eziphilayo, namalunga; kwakungekho owayengasifunda lelo ngoma, kuphela abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane abahlengiwe emhlabeni. Laba yibo abangangcoliswanga ngabesifazane; ngoba bayizintombi. Laba yibo abalandela iWundlu nomaphi lapho liya khona. Laba bahlengwa phakathi kwabantu, balibo kuNkulunkulu nakulo iWundlu. Emlonyeni wabo akufunyanwanga nkohliso, ngokuba bengenacala phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu. Ngase ngibona enye ingelosi indiza emkhathini wezulu, inevangeli laphakade ukubalishumayele kwabakhileyo emhlabeni, nakuzo zonke izizwe, nemindeni, nezilimi, nabantu; Lithi ngezwi elikhulu: Mesabeni uNkulunkulu, nimnike inkazimulo; ngokuba ihora lokwahlulela kwakhe selifikile, nikhuleke kuye owenza izulu, nomhlaba, nolwandle, nemithombo yamanzi. Kwase kulandela enye ingilosi, ithi: Liwile, liwile iBhabhiloni, umuzi omkhulu, ngoba liphuzise izizwe zonke iwayini lolaka lobufebe balo. Ingelosi yesithathu yabalandela, isithi ngezwi elikhulu: “Uma umuntu ekhuleka isilo nomfanekiso waso, amukele uphawu ebunzini lakhe, noma esandleni sakhe, Yena uyakuphuza iwayini lolaka lukaNkulunkulu, elithululwa ngaphandle kokuxutshaniswa nendebe yentukuthelo yakhe; futhi uyohlushwa ngomlilo nesibabule phambi kwezingelosi ezingcwele naphambi kweWundlu. Umusi wokuhlushwa kwabo ukhuphuka kuze kube phakade naphakade; abanakuphumula imini nobusuku abakhuleka kuso isilo nomfanekiso waso, nalowo owamukela uphawu lwegama laso. Nakhu ukubekezela kwabangcwele, nabagcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu nokukholwa nguJesu. Ngase ngizwa izwi livela ezulwini, lithi kimi: Loba: Babusisiwe abafileyo abafele eNkosini kusukela manje. Yebo, usho uMoya, ukuze baphumule ekukhandlekeni kwabo; nemisebenzi yabo iyabalandela. Ngase ngibona, bheka, ifu elimhlophe, naphezu kwefu kwakuhlezi ofana neNdodana yomuntu, enomqhele wegolide ekhanda layo, nasesandleni sakhe isikela elibukhali. Enye ingelosi yaphuma ethempelini, imemeza ngezwi elikhulu kohlezi efwini, ithi: “Faka isikela lakho uvune, ngokuba isikhathi sokuvuna sesifikile; ngoba isivuno somhlaba sesivuthiwe. Ohlezi phezu kwefu waliphonsa isikela lakhe emhlabeni; futhi umhlaba wavunwa. Kwaphuma enye ingelosi ethempelini elisezulwini, nayo inesikela elibukhali. Kwaphuma enye ingelosi e-altare, inamandla phezu komlilo; yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kophethe isikela elibukhali, yathi: “Faka isikela lakho elibukhali, ubuthe amahlukuzo omvini womhlaba; ngoba izithelo zayo sezivuthiwe. Ingelosi yaliphonsa isikela layo emhlabeni, yawukha umvini womhlaba, yawuphonsa esikhamweni sewayini esikhulu solaka lukaNkulunkulu. Isikhamo sanyathelwa ngaphandle komuzi, kwaphuma igazi esikhamweni sewayini laze lafika ematomini amahhashi, lihamba amastadiyu ayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisithupha. Ngase ngibona esinye isibonakaliso ezulwini, esikhulu nesimangalisayo: izingelosi eziyisikhombisa zinezinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zokugcina; ngoba ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lugcwaliswa ngazo. Ngase ngibona kungathi ulwandle lwengilazi luxubene nomlilo, nabaphumeleleyo ukunqoba isilo, nomfanekiso waso, nophawu lwaso, nenombolo yegama laso, bemi elwandle lwengilazi; ephethe amahabhu kaNkulunkulu. Bahlabelela ingoma kaMose inceku kaNkulunkulu, nengoma yeWundlu, bethi: Mikhulu, iyamangalisa imisebenzi yakho, Nkosi Nkulunkulu, Mninimandla onke; zilungile, ziqinisile izindlela zakho, Nkosi yabangcwele. Ngubani ongayikukwesaba, Nkosi, adumise igama lakho, na? ngokuba wena wedwa ungcwele, ngokuba zonke izizwe ziyakuza, zikhuleke phambi kwakho; ngoba izahlulelo zakho zibonakalisiwe. Emva kwalokho ngabona, bheka, selivuliwe ithempeli letabernakele lobufakazi ezulwini; Izingelosi eziyisikhombisa zaphuma ethempelini, zinezinhlupho eziyisikhombisa, zembethe ilineni elihlanzekile nelimhlophe, zibophe izifuba zazo amabhande egolide. Esinye sezidalwa ezine eziphilayo sanika izingelosi eziyisikhombisa izitsha zegolide eziyisikhombisa zigcwele ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ophilayo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Ithempeli lagcwala umusi ovela enkazimulweni kaNkulunkulu nasemandleni akhe; futhi kwakungekho muntu owayengangena ethempelini, zize zigcwaliseke izinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zezingelosi eziyisikhombisa. Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu liphuma ethempelini, lithi kuzo izingelosi eziyisikhombisa: “Hambani nithululele emhlabeni izitsha zolaka lukaNkulunkulu. Eyokuqala yahamba, yathululela isitsha sayo emhlabeni; kwasekuvela isilonda esibi esibuhlungu phezu kwabantu ababelophawu lwesilo, labo abakhonza umfanekiso waso. Eyesibili yathululela isitsha sayo olwandle; kwaba njengegazi lomuntu ofileyo, futhi yonke imiphefumulo ephilayo yafa elwandle. Eyesithathu yathululela isitsha sayo emifuleni nasemithonjeni yamanzi; zaba ligazi. Ngase ngizwa ingelosi yamanzi ithi: “Ulungile, Nkosi, okhona nowayekhona nosekhona, ngokuba wahlulele kanje. Ngokuba bachitha igazi labangcwele nelabaprofethi, ubanikile igazi ukuba baliphuze; ngoba bafanele. Ngezwa elinye livela e-altare lithi: “Yebo, Nkosi Nkulunkulu Somandla, ziyiqiniso futhi zilungile izahlulelo zakho. Eyesine yathululela isitsha sayo elangeni; lanikwa amandla okutshisa abantu ngomlilo. Abantu bashiswa ukushisa okukhulu, bahlambalaza igama likaNkulunkulu onegunya phezu kwalezi zinhlupho, kepha abaphendukanga ukuba bamkhazimulise. Eyesihlanu yathululela isitsha sayo esihlalweni sobukhosi sesilo; nombuso wakhe waba mnyama; baluma ulimi lwabo ngenxa yobuhlungu. Bahlambalaza uNkulunkulu wezulu ngenxa yobuhlungu babo nezilonda zabo, futhi abaphendukanga emisebenzini yabo. Eyesithupha yathululela isitsha sayo emfuleni omkhulu u-Ewufrathe; amanzi awo atsha, ukuze ilungiswe indlela yamakhosi asempumalanga. Ngabona kuphuma emlonyeni kadrako, nasemlonyeni wesilo, nasemlonyeni womprofethi wamanga omoya abathathu abangcolileyo, befana namasele. Ngokuba bayimimoya yamademoni, eyenza izibonakaliso, ephumela emakhosini omhlaba wonke ukubabuthela ekulweni kosuku olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke. Bheka, ngiza njengesela; Ubusisiwe olindayo, ogcina izingubo zakhe, funa ahambe nqunu, babone ihlazo lakhe. Wabahlanganisela endaweni ethiwa ngesiHeberu iArmagedoni. Eyesikhombisa yathululela isitsha sayo emoyeni; kwavela izwi elikhulu ethempelini lasezulwini, livela esihlalweni sobukhosi, lithi: “Sekwenzekile.” Kwase kuba khona amazwi, nokuduma, nemibani; kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu okungazange kube khona okunjalo selokhu kwaba khona abantu emhlabeni, ukuzamazama komhlaba okunamandla okungaka, okungaka. Umuzi omkhulu wahlukaniswa waba izingxenye ezintathu, nemizi yezizwe yawa, neBabiloni elikhulu lakhunjulwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ukuba alinike indebe yewayini lolaka lolaka lwakhe. Zonke iziqhingi zabaleka, nezintaba azatholwa. Kwase kwehlela phezu kwabantu isichotho esikhulu sivela ezulwini, ilitshe ngalinye isisindo salo liyitalenta; abantu bahlambalaza uNkulunkulu ngenxa yenhlupho yesichotho; ngoba isifo sawo sasisikhulu kakhulu. Kwase kufika enye yezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezazinezitsha eziyisikhombisa, yakhuluma nami, yathi kimi: “Woza lapha; Ngiyakukukhombisa ukwahlulelwa kwesifebe esikhulu esihlezi phezu kwamanzi amaningi; amakhosi omhlaba aphinge nayo, nabakhileyo emhlabeni badakwa ngewayini lobufebe bayo. Yangiyisa ehlane ngikuMoya; ngabona owesifazane ehlezi phezu kwesilo esibomvu, sigcwele amagama enhlamba, sinamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi. Owesifazane wayevunule okububende nokubomvu, ehlotshiswe ngegolide namatshe anenani namaparele, enendebe yegolide esandleni sakhe, igcwele amanyala nokungcola kokuphinga kwakhe; Ebunzini lakhe kwakulotshwe igama eliyimfihlakalo, iBhabhiloni ENKULU, UNINA WEZIFEBE NOWAZINYANYAYO ZOMHLABA. Ngabona owesifazane edakwe yigazi labangcwele, negazi labafakazi bakaJesu; Yathi kimi ingelosi: “Umangala ngani na? Ngizokutshela imfihlakalo yowesifazane, neyesilo esimthwele, esinamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi. Isilo owasibonayo sasikhona, kodwa asisekho; bayakwenyuka bephuma kwalasha, baye ekubhujisweni; bayakumangala abahlezi emhlabeni, abamagama abo angalotshwanga encwadini yokuphila kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba, lapho bebona isilo esasikhona, ayikho, kanti nokho ikhona. Nansi ingqondo enokuhlakanipha. Amakhanda ayisikhombisa ayizintaba eziyisikhombisa owesifazane ehlezi phezu kwazo. Futhi angamakhosi ayisikhombisa: ayisihlanu asewile, enye ikhona, enye ayikafiki; njalo nxa isifikile, izahlala isikhashana. Nesilo esasikhona, kepha esingasekho, singesesishiyagalombili, kepha siphuma kweziyisikhombisa, siya ekubhujisweni. Izimpondo eziyishumi ozibonile zingamakhosi ayishumi angakawamukeli umbuso; kodwa amukele amandla njengamakhosi ihora linye kanye nesilo. Lawa anomqondo munye, futhi anika isilo amandla awo namandla awo. Laba bayakulwa neWundlu, kepha iWundlu liyakubanqoba, ngokuba liyiNkosi yamakhosi, neNkosi yamakhosi; Yathi kimi: “Amanzi owawabonayo, lapho sihlezi khona isifebe, ayizizwe, nezixuku, nezizwe, nezilimi. Izimpondo eziyishumi owazibonayo nesilo, lezi ziyakusizonda isifebe, zisenze incithakalo, zibe nqunu, zidle inyama yaso, zisishise ngomlilo. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ukufakile ezinhliziyweni zazo ukuba zenze intando yakhe, zibe munye, zinike isilo umbuso wazo, aze agcwaliseke amazwi kaNkulunkulu. Nowesifazane ombonileyo ungumuzi omkhulu obusa amakhosi omhlaba. Emva kwalokho ngabona enye ingelosi yehla ezulwini, inamandla amakhulu; futhi umhlaba wakhanyiswa ngenkazimulo yakhe. Sasesimemeza ngelizwi elilamandla, sisithi: Liwile, iBhabhiloni elikhulu, njalo selibe yindawo yokuhlala amadimoni, lenqaba yabo bonke omoya abangcolileyo, lesibaya senyoni zonke ezingcolileyo lezizondekayo. Ngokuba izizwe zonke ziphuzile ewayinini lolaka lobufebe balo, namakhosi omhlaba afeba nalo, nabathengisi bomhlaba banothile ngokuchichima kwezibiliboco zalo. Ngase ngizwa elinye izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Phumani kuyo, bantu bami, ukuze ningahlanganyeli ezonweni zayo, nokuze ningamukeli okwezinhlupho zayo. Ngokuba izono zalo zifinyelele ezulwini, noNkulunkulu ukhumbulile ukungalungi kwalo. Linikeni njengalokho lanivuza, niligcwalise ngokuphindwe kabili ngokwemisebenzi yalo; Ngalokho elizikhazimulise ngakhona, lazithokozisa, mnikeni ukuhlushwa nokudabuka okungaka, ngokuba lithi enhliziyweni yalo: ‘Ngihlezi ngiyindlovukazi, angisuye umfelokazi, futhi angiyikubona ukudabuka.’ Ngakho-ke izinhlupho zalo ziyakufika ngalusuku lunye, ukufa, nokulila, nendlala; iyakushiswa nokushiswa ngomlilo, ngokuba inamandla iNkosi uJehova owahlulelayo. Lamakhosi omhlaba aphingayo laye aphile kamnandi laye, azakulilela, alilele, lapho ebona intuthu yokutshiswa kwayo; emi khatshana ngokwesaba ukuhlutshwa kwalo, esithi: Maye, maye, umuzi omkhulu iBhabhiloni, umuzi onamandla! ngoba ngehora elilodwa ukwahlulela kwakho kufike. Abathengisi bomhlaba bayakulila, balikhalele; ngoba akusekho muntu othenga impahla yabo. Ukuthengiswa kwegolide, nesiliva, namatshe anenani, namaparele, nelineni elicolekileyo, nokububende, nosilika, nokubomvu, nazo zonke izigodo zakho, nezitsha zonke zophondo lwendlovu, nezitsha zonke zokhuni oluyigugu; neyethusi, nensimbi, netshe letsheba; nesinamoni, nempepho, namafutha okugcoba, nenhlaka, newayini, namafutha, nempuphu ecolekileyo, nokolweni, nezinkomo, nezimvu, namahhashi, nezinqola, nezinceku, nemiphefumulo yabantu. Nezithelo umphefumulo wakho ozifisayo zimukile kuwe, nakho konke okumnandi nokubukekayo kumuka kuwe, awusayikuzithola nhlobo. Abathengisi balezo zinto abacetshiswa ngalo bayakuma kude ngokwesaba ukuhlushwa kwalo, bekhala belila; bethi: “Maye, maye, umuzi omkhulu owawumbethe ilineni elicolekileyo, nokububende, nokubomvu, uhlotshiswe ngegolide, namatshe anenani, namaparele! Ngokuba ngehora linye ingcebo engaka isichithiwe. Bonke abaqhubi bemikhumbi, nesixuku sonke semikhumbi, namatilosi, nabo bonke abahweba olwandle bema kude; Bamemeza bebona umusi wokushiswa kwalo, bethi: “Ngumuphi umuzi ofana nalo muzi omkhulu na? Base bethela uthuli emakhanda abo, bamemeza bekhala, belila, bethi: “Maye, maye, muzi omkhulu, lapho kwacetshiswa khona bonke ababenemikhumbi olwandle ngenxa yokubiza kwawo okuhle! ngoba ngehora elilodwa selichithekile. Thokoza ngawo wena zulu, nani baphostoli abangcwele, nani baprofethi; ngoba uNkulunkulu ukuphindisele kulo. Ingelosi enamandla yafukula itshe elinjengelokusila elikhulu, yaliphonsa olwandle, ithi: “Kanjalo iBabiloni umuzi omkhulu liyakuphonswa phansi ngamandla, lingabe lisafunyanwa. Izwi lababetha amahabhu, nabahlabeleli, nabashaya imitshingo, nabamacilongo alisayikuzwakala kuwe nakanye; kayisayikutholwa kuwe ngcweti yanoma yimuphi umsebenzi oyiwo; umsindo wetshe lokugaya awusayikuzwakala kuwe nakanye; Nokukhanya kwesibani akusayikukhanya kuwe nakanye; nezwi lomyeni nelomlobokazi alisayikuzwakala kuwe nakanye; ngokuba ngobuthakathi bakho izizwe zonke zikhohlisiwe. Kuyo kwafunyanwa igazi labaprofethi, nelabangcwele, nelabo bonke ababulawa emhlabeni. Emva kwalokho ngezwa izwi elikhulu lesixuku esikhulu ezulwini, lithi: “Haleluya! Insindiso, nenkazimulo, nodumo, namandla, makube eNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu; Ngokuba ziqinisile, zilungile izahlulelo zakhe, ngokuba usahlulele isifebe esikhulu esonakalisa umhlaba ngobufebe baso, waliphindisela igazi lezinceku zakhe esandleni saso. Baphinda bathi: Haleluya. Futhi umusi wawo wenyuka kuze kube phakade naphakade. Awa phansi amalunga angamashumi amabili nane nezidalwa ezine eziphilayo, akhuleka kuNkulunkulu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, athi: “Amen! Alleluya. Kwavela izwi esihlalweni sobukhosi, lithi: “Dumisani uNkulunkulu wethu nina nonke zinceku zakhe, nina enimesabayo, abancane nabakhulu. Ngezwa kungathi izwi lesixuku esikhulu, kungathi izwi lamanzi amaningi, nanjengezwi lokuduma okukhulu, lithi: “Haleluya! Asijabule, sithokoze, simnike udumo, ngokuba umshado weWundlu usufikile, nomkalo uzilungisile. Wavunyelwa ukuthi embathe ilineni elicolekileyo, elihlanzekileyo nelimhlophe, ngokuba ilineni elicolekileyo lingukulunga kwabangcwele. Yathi kimi: “Loba ukuthi: Babusisiwe abamenyelwe esidlweni somshado weWundlu. Yathi kimi: Lawa angamazwi kaNkulunkulu aqinisileyo. Ngawa ngasezinyaweni zayo ukuba ngiyikhonze. Yathi kimi: “Bheka, ungakwenzi; mina ngiyinceku kanye nawe nabazalwane bakho abanobufakazi bukaJesu; Ngabona izulu livulekile, bheka, ihhashi elimhlophe; nohlezi phezu kwalo ubizwa ngokuthi, oThembekileyo noQinisileyo, futhi ngokulunga uyahlulela, enze impi. Amehlo akhe enjengelangabi lomlilo, nasekhanda lakhe kukhona imiqhele eminingi; wayelebizo elilotshiweyo elalingaziwa muntu, ngaphandle kwakhe. Wayembethe ingubo ecwiliswe egazini, negama lakhe ubizwa ngokuthi nguLizwi likaNkulunkulu. Amabutho asezulwini amlandela ekhwele amahhashi amhlophe, embethe ilineni elicolekileyo, elimhlophe nelihlanzekileyo. Emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma inkemba ebukhali, ukuze ashaye ngayo izizwe, azibusa ngentonga yensimbi, unyathela isikhamo sewayini solaka nolaka lukaNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke. Esembathweni sakhe nasethangeni lakhe kunegama lilotshiwe ukuthi: INKOSI YAMAKHOSI, NOMBUSI WABABUSI. Ngase ngibona ingelosi imi elangeni; yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ithi kuzo zonke izinyoni ezindizayo emkhathini wezulu: Wozani nibuthane esidlweni sikaNkulunkulu omkhulu; ukuze nidle inyama yamakhosi, nenyama yezinduna, nenyama yamadoda anamandla, nenyama yamahhashi, neyabakhweleyo, nenyama yabo bonke abantu, abakhulule nabayizigqila, nabancane. futhi kukhulu. Ngase ngibona isilo, namakhosi omhlaba, namabutho awo, ebuthene ukuba alwe nohlezi ehhashini, nebutho lakhe. Sabanjwa isilo, kanye naso nomprofethi wamanga owenza izibonakaliso phambi kwaso, adukisa ngazo labo abamukela uphawu lwesilo, nabakhuleka emfanekisweni waso. Laba bobabili baphonswa besezwa echibini lomlilo elivutha isibabule. Abaseleyo babulawa ngenkemba yohlezi ehhashini, inkemba ephuma emlonyeni wakhe, nezinyoni zonke zasutha inyama yabo. Ngase ngibona ingelosi yehla ezulwini, iphethe isihluthulelo sakwalasha neketanga elikhulu esandleni sayo. Yasibamba udrako, inyoka endala, onguSathane, noSathane, yambopha iminyaka eyinkulungwane; Yayiphosela kwalasha, yamvalela, yafaka uphawu phezu kwayo, ukuze ingabe esazidukisa izizwe, ize igcwaliseke iminyaka eyinkulungwane, emva kwalokho imelwe ukukhululwa isikhashana. Ngase ngibona izihlalo zobukhosi, bahlezi phezu kwazo, banikwa ukwahlulela; ngase ngibona imiphefumulo yalabo ababenqunywe amakhanda ngenxa yobufakazi bukaJesu, nangenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu, nabangazange bakhulekele isilo noma isilo. umfanekiso wakhe, bengalutholanga uphawu emabunzini abo, noma ezandleni zabo; baphila, babusa kanye noKristu iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Kepha abanye abafileyo ababuyanga baphile, yaze yaphela iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Lokhu kungukuvuka kokuqala. Ubusisiwe, ungcwele onesabelo ekuvukeni kokuqala; phezu kwabanjalo ukufa kwesibili akunamandla, kepha bayakuba ngabapristi bakaNkulunkulu nabakaKristu, babuse kanye naye iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Njalo nxa isiphelile iminyaka eyinkulungwane, uSathane uzakhululwa entolongweni yakhe; Uyakuphuma ukudukisa izizwe ezisemagumbini omane omhlaba, uGogi noMagogi, zibaqoqele ukulwa, isibalo sabo singangesihlabathi solwandle. Basenyukela ebubanzini bomhlaba, bahaqa ikamu labangcwele nomuzi othandekayo; kwehla umlilo uvela kuNkulunkulu uvela ezulwini, wabaqeda. USathane owabadukisayo waphonswa echibini lomlilo nesibabule, lapho kukhona isilo nomprofethi wamanga, futhi bayohlushwa imini nobusuku kuze kube phakade naphakade. Ngase ngibona isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu esimhlophe nohlezi kuso, obuso bakhe babalekela ubuso bakhe nezulu; kabafunyanwanga indawo yabo. Ngabona abafileyo, abancane nabakhulu, bemi phambi kukaNkulunkulu; izincwadi zavulwa, nenye incwadi yavulwa, eyincwadi yokuphila; abafileyo bahlulelwa ngalokho okulotshiwe ezincwadini njengokwemisebenzi yabo. Ulwandle lwakhipha abafileyo ababekulo; nokufa nesihogo kwakhipha abafileyo ababekukho, bahlulelwa yilowo nalowo njengokwemisebenzi yakhe. Ukufa nesihogo kwaphonswa echibini lomlilo. Lokhu kungukufa kwesibili. Noma ngubani ongafunyaniswanga elotshiwe encwadini yokuphila waphonswa echibini lomlilo. Ngase ngibona izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha, ngokuba izulu lokuqala nomhlaba wokuqala kudlulile; ulwandle lwalungasekho. Ngabona umuzi ongcwele, iJerusalema elisha, wehla uvela kuNkulunkulu ezulwini, ulungisiwe njengomlobokazi ohlotshiselwe umyeni wakhe. Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu livela ezulwini, lithi: Bheka, itabernakele likaNkulunkulu likubantu, uyakuhlala nabo, babe ngabantu bakhe, yena uNkulunkulu abe nabo, abe nguNkulunkulu wabo. UNkulunkulu uyakwesula izinyembezi zonke emehlweni abo; ukufa akusayikuba-khona, nokudabuka, nokukhala, nobuhlungu akusayikuba-khona; ngokuba okokuqala kudlulile. Wasesithi ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi: Khangela, ngenza konke kube kutsha. Yathi kimi: Bhala, ngokuba lawa mazwi aqinisile, athembekile. Wathi kimi: Sekwenzekile. Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, isiqalo nesiphetho. Owomileyo ngiyakumnika ngesihle emthonjeni wamanzi okuphila. Onqobayo uyakudla ifa lakho konke; ngiyakuba nguNkulunkulu wayo, yona ibe yindodana yami. Kepha amagwala, nabangakholwayo, nabanengekayo, nababulali, neziphingi, nabathakathi, nabakhonza izithombe, nabo bonke abaqamba amanga, isabelo sabo siyakuba sechibini elivutha umlilo nesibabule, okungukufa kwesibili. Kwase kufika kimi enye yezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezazinezitsha eziyisikhombisa ezigcwele izinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zokugcina, yakhuluma nami, yathi: “Woza lapha, ngizokubonisa umlobokazi, umkaWundlu. Yangithwala ngikuMoya yaya entabeni enkulu nephakemeyo, yangikhombisa umuzi omkhulu, iJerusalema elingcwele, wehla uvela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, Ulenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu; ukukhanya kwawo kunjengetshe eliligugu elikhulu, linjengetshe lejaspi elicwebezela njengekristalu; inogange olukhulu noluphakemeyo, inamasango ayishumi nambili, nasemasangweni izingelosi eziyishumi nambili, kulotshwe kuwo amagama angawezizwe eziyishumi nambili zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Ngasempumalanga amasango amathathu; ngasenyakatho amasango amathathu; eningizimu amasango amathathu; nangasentshonalanga amasango amathathu. Ugange lomuzi lwalunezisekelo eziyishumi nambili, nakuzo amagama abaphostoli abayishumi nambili beWundlu. Owayekhuluma nami wayenohlanga lwegolide ukuba alinganise umuzi, namasango awo, nogange lwawo. Umuzi wawunezinhlangothi ezine ezilinganayo, ubude bawo bungangobubanzi bawo; walinganisa umuzi ngohlanga, amastadiyu ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili. ubude nobubanzi nokuphakama kwawo kuyalingana. Yalinganisa ugange lwawo, izingalo eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, ngesilinganiso somuntu, okungukuthi, sengelosi. Isakhiwo sogange lwawo kwakuyijaspi, nomuzi wawuyigolide elicwengekileyo, linjengengilazi ecwebezelayo. Izisekelo zogange lomuzi zazihlotshiswe ngawo wonke amatshe anenani. Isisekelo sokuqala sasiyijaspi; eyesibili isafire; eyesithathu ikalkedoni; eyesine iyisimaragidu; Eyesihlanu isardoniksi; eyesithupha yisardiyu; eyesikhombisa ikrizolithe; eyesishiyagalombili ikrisolite; eyesishiyagalolunye yitopazi; eyeshumi yikrisoprasu; eyeshumi nanye yihiyakinte; eyeshumi nambili, i-amethiste. Amasango ayishumi nambili ayengamaparele ayishumi nambili; isango ngalinye lalingeleparele linye, nesitaladi somuzi sasiyigolide elicwengekileyo njengengilazi ekhanyayo. Angibonanga ithempeli kuwo, ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke neWundlu bayithempeli lawo. Umuzi awudingi ilanga nenyanga ukuba kukhanye kuwo, ngokuba inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu iyawukhanyisa, nokukhanya kwawo iWundlu. Izizwe zabasindiswayo ziyakuhamba ekukhanyeni kwawo, namakhosi omhlaba aletha kuwo inkazimulo nodumo lwawo. Amasango awo akayikuvalwa nhlobo emini, ngokuba ubusuku abuyikuba khona lapho. Bayakungenisa kuwo inkazimulo nodumo lwezizwe. Akuyikungena kuwo lutho olungcolileyo, nawo wonke amanyala namanga, kuphela abalotshiweyo encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu. Yangikhombisa umfula wamanzi okuphila ucwebezela njengekristalu, uphuma esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu neseWundlu. Phakathi kwesitaladi sawo nangaphesheya komfula kwakukhona umuthi wokuphila, othela izithelo eziyishumi nambili, uthela isithelo sawo inyanga nenyanga, namahlamvu omuthi angawokuphulukisa imimoya. izizwe. Akusayikuba-khona isiqalekiso, kepha isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu neseWundlu siyakuba kuwo; nezinceku zakhe ziyakumkhonza; Bayakubona ubuso bakhe; negama lakhe liyakuba semabunzini azo. Ubusuku abuyikuba khona lapho; futhi abadingi isibani, nokukhanya kwelanga; ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu iyakukhanyisela, futhi bayobusa kuze kube phakade naphakade. Yathi kimi: “Lawa mazwi athembekile, aqinisile, neNkosi uNkulunkulu wabaprofethi abangcwele yathuma ingelosi yayo ukubonisa izinceku zayo okumelwe zenzeke masinyane. Bheka, ngiyeza masinyane; ubusisiwe ogcina amazwi esiprofetho sale ncwadi. Mina Johane ngabona lezizinto nozizwayo. Kwathi sengizwile, sengibonile, ngawa phansi ukuba ngikhuleke phambi kwezinyawo zengelosi eyayingibonise lezi zinto. Yathi kimi: “Bheka, ungakwenzi, ngokuba ngiyinceku kanye nawe, nabazalwane bakho abaprofethi, nabagcina amazwi ale ncwadi; Yathi kimi: “Ungavali ngophawu amazwi esiprofetho sale ncwadi, ngokuba isikhathi siseduze. Ongalungile makenze okungalungile; nongcolileyo makaqhubeke engcolile, nolungileyo makaqhubeke elungile, nongcwele makahlale ngcwele. Bheka, ngiyeza masinyane; nomvuzo wami ukimi, ukumnika yilowo nalowo njengomsebenzi wakhe. Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, isiqalo nesiphetho, owokuqala nowokugcina. Babusisiwe abagcina imiyalo yakhe, ukuze babe negunya emthini wokuphila, futhi bangene emzini ngamasango. Ngokuba ngaphandle kukhona izinja, nabathakathi, nezifebe, nababulali, nabakhonza izithombe, nabo bonke abathanda nawabenzayo amanga. Mina Jesu ngithumile ingelosi yami ukufakaza kini lezi zinto emabandleni. Mina ngiyimpande nenzalo kaDavide, inkanyezi yokusa ekhanyayo. UMoya nomlobokazi bathi: Woza. Nozwayo makathi: Woza. Nowomileyo makeze. Futhi yilowo nalowo othanda makathathe amanzi okuphila ngesihle. Ngokuba ngiyafakaza kubo bonke abezwayo amazwi esiprofetho sale ncwadi, uma umuntu enezela kulezizinto, uNkulunkulu uyakwenezela kuye izinhlupho ezilotshwe kule ncwadi; Futhi uma umuntu esusa kuwo amazwi encwadi yalesi siprofetho, uNkulunkulu uyakususa isabelo sakhe encwadini yokuphila, nasemzini ongcwele, nakulokho okulotshiwe kule ncwadi. Ofakaza ngalezi zinto uthi: “Nempela ngiyeza masinyane. Amen. Noma kunjalo, woza, Nkosi Jesu. Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani nonke. Amen.