Kutiphatsa kwebabonisi nalabasha
1Ngako ngiyabancenga babonisi labasemkhatsini wenu, njengobe nami ngingumbonisi kanye nabo, ngingufakazi wetinhlupheko taKhristu, nemhlanganyeli ebukhosini lobutakwembulwa, ngitsi: 2Yelusani umhlambi waNkulunkulu leniwuphetse, hhayi ngekucindzetelwa, kodvwa ngenhlitiyo levumako njengobe Nkulunkulu atsandza kutsi nente, hhayi ngekunaka inkhokhelo nje, kodvwa ngenshisekelo yekukhonta. 3Ningatenti emakhosi etikwalabo lenibaphetse, kodvwa nibe tibonelo letinhle emhlambini leniwelusile. 4Mhlazana kubonakala uMelusi Lomkhulu, niyakwemukela umchele webukhosi longagugi.
5Nani-ke, labasha, batfobeleni babonisi. Nonkhe yembatsani kutfobeka, nitfobelane, ngobe:
“Nkulunkulu umelana nalabatigcabhako,
kodvwa labatfobekile ubapha umusa.”
6Ngako-ke titfobeni ngephansi kwesandla lesinemandla saNkulunkulu, kuze ateniphakamisa ngesikhatsi lesifanele. 7Lahlelani kuye konkhe kukhatsateka kwenu, ngobe yena uyanikhatsalela.
8Zitsani, nilindze. Sitsa senu, Sathane, siyajangaza emkhatsini wenu njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako, sitfungatsa lesingahle simmite. 9Melanani naso nicinile ekukholweni, nati kutsi tona leto tinhlupheko tiyabehlela nebazalwane benu labasemhlabeni wonkhe. 10Emvakwekuhlupheka kwalesikhashana Nkulunkulu wemusa wonkhe, lowanibitela kutsi nihlanganyele naKhristu ebukhosini baphakadze, yena matfupha uyawuniphelelisa, anakhe anicinise, anitintise. 11Kuye akube ngemandla phakadze naphakadze. Amen.
Imikhontiso yekugcina
12Nginibhalele lencwajana ngisitwa nguSilasi lengimati kutsi ungumzalwane lowetsembekile. Ngiyanikhutsata ngifakaza kutsi konkhe loku ngiwo sibili umusa waNkulunkulu; ngako-ke manini nicine kulowo musa.
13Liyanihambisa libandla lelikhetsiwe leliseBhabhulona; naMakho, indvodzana yami, uyanihambisa. 14Bingelelanani ngekwangana kwelutsandvo lwebuzalwane.
Kuthula akube kini nonkhe lenikuKhristu.
