Ningahlubuki kuNkulunkulu njengebaka-Israyeli
1Ngitsandza kutsi nati, bazalwane bami, kutsi kwentekani kubokhokho betfu. Bonkhe babengephansi kwelifu, futsi bonkhe balwewela lwandle. 2Bonkhe babhajatiswa kuMosi, efini naselwandle. 3Bonkhe badla kudla kunye kwaMoya. 4Bonkhe banatsa sinatfo sinye saMoya, ngobe banatsa edvwaleni laMoya lelabalandzela. Yebo, lelo dvwala lalinguKhristu. 5Nome kunjalo, linyenti labo alimjabulisanga Nkulunkulu, ngako labhubhela ehlane.
6Konkhe loko kusibonelo kitsi, kuze kutsi singakufisi lokubi, njengaloko bona bebakufisa. 7Futsi ningabi ngulabakhonta tithico njengalabanye babo, nanjengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Bantfu bahlala phansi balibala kudla nekunatsa, batsi besuka lapho basukuma bagidza.” 8Futsi singagwadli singaphingi njengobe labanye babo bagwadla, baphinga; bafa ngalanga linye labati-23 000. 9Futsi singayilingi iNkhosi njengalabanye babo labayilinga, babhujiswa tinyoka. 10Ningakhononi njengalabanye kubo labakhonona, babhujiswa ngumbhubhisi.
11Konkhe loko kwenteka kubo kuze kube sibonelo kitsi. Ngako kwabhalwa phansi njengesecwayiso kitsi tsine lesesifikelwe sikhatsi sekugcina.
12Ngako-ke lotsi umile, akacaphele kutsi angawi. 13Anikefikelwa kulingwa lokwehlukile kunekwalabanye bantfu. Kepha Nkulunkulu wetsembekile, yena angeke avume kutsi nilingwe ngalokungetulu kwemandla enu. Ngesikhatsi sekulingwa utaninika emandla ekuma, anentele nendlela yekuphepha.
Ningakhonti tithico
14Ngaloko-ke, batsandzekako bami, balekelani kukhonta tithico. 15Ngikhuluma kini njengakubantfu labahlakaniphile; phenyisisani kahle kutsi ngisho kutsini. 16Kantsi indzebe yesibusiso lesiyibongako ayisiyo yini inhlanganyelo yengati yaKhristu? Sinkhwa lesisihlephulako asisiso yini sinkhwa senhlanganyelo yemtimba waKhristu? 17Sinkhwa sinye, ngako-ke tsine sonkhe singumtimba munye, ngobe sonkhe sihlanganyela esinkhweni sinye.
18Bukani baka-Israyeli ngekwelisiko: Labadla imihlatjelo abasibo yini labahlanganyela naNkulunkulu elatini? 19Ngitsini-ke manje? Ngitsi lokuhlatjelwe tithico kulutfo yini, nome sithico silutfo? 20Cha, kodvwa ngitsi: Loko lokuhlatjwe ngemahedeni akuhlabela emadimoni, akakuhlabeli Nkulunkulu. Angitsandzi kutsi nihlanganyele nemadimoni. 21Ningeke ninatse endzebeni yeNkhosi niphindze niyewunatsa endzebeni yemadimoni. Ningeke nihlanganyele esidlweni seNkhosi niphindze nihlanganyele esidlweni semadimoni. 22Sifuna kutsi iNkhosi ibe nesikhwele yini? Sinemandla yini kunayo?
Inkhululeko yebuKhristu: Lutsandvo
23Nitsi: “Kuvumelekile konkhe,” kodvwa akusiti konkhe. “Kuvumelekile konkhe,” kodvwa akwakhi konkhe. 24Akubete lotifunela kwakhe, akube ngulowo nalowo afunele lomunye.
25Konkhe lokutsengiswa esilaheni kudleni, ningabuti lutfo ngenca yanembeza. 26Ngobe umBhalo utsi: “Umhlaba nako konkhe lokukuwo kweNkhosi.”
27Nangabe lomunye kulabangakholwa animema, nitsandza kuya, nibodla konkhe lakubeka embikwenu ningabuti lutfo ngenca yanembeza. 28Kepha nangabe lomunye atsi kini: “Loku kuhlatjelwe tithico,” ningakudli, ngenca yakhe, nangenca yanembeza. 29Angisho nembeza wakho, kodvwa ngisho walomunye.
Nitsi: “Yini kutsi inkhululeko yami yehlulelwe ngunembeza walomunye umuntfu? 30Nangabe ngidla ngekubonga nginyembenyelwani ngalengikubongako?” 31Imphendvulo yami itsi: Nome niyadla, nome niyanatsa, nome nentani-ke lokunye, konkhe akwentelwe ludvumo lwaNkulunkulu. 32Ningabi sikhubekiso kumaJuda nakumaGriki, nakulo libandla laNkulunkulu, 33njengobe nami ngijabulisa bonkhe bantfu ngako konkhe, ngingafuni kutisita mine, kodvwa ngifuna kusita labanyenti, kuze kutsi basindziswe.
