Ubumnyama bethu bungaba ukukhanya kukaKristu
Ukukhandwa ngamatshe kukaStephen, umfel 'ukholo wokuqala weSonto, kusikhumbuza ukuthi isiphambano akusona nje esandulela uvuko. Isiphambano sikhona futhi kuba kuzo zonke izizukulwane isambulo sempilo kaKristu evukile. UStephen wambona ngaso kanye isikhathi sokufa kwakhe. "UStefanu, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele, wabheka phezulu ezulwini wabona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, noJesu wema ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. Ngibona izulu livulekile noJesu emi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu."
Ngokwemvelo sincipha ebuhlungwini nasekuhluphekeni. Ngeke siqonde ukuthi ichaza ukuthini, kepha uma sebezinikela esiphambanweni sikaKristu, baba umbono kaStefanu womnyango wezulu uvulekile. Ubumnyama bethu buba ukukhanya kukaKristu, umzabalazo wethu onamandla wokwembulwa koMoya wakhe.
Incwadi Yesambulo yamukela ukuhlupheka kweBandla lokuqala futhi yakhuluma ngokuqiniseka okwedlula ukwesaba kwayo okumnyama kakhulu. UKristu, owokuqala nowokugcina, u-Alfa no-Omega, wakhombisa ukugcwaliseka kwesifiso sethu esingenakuphumula. “Wozani, nilethe bonke abomileyo; bonke abafisayo bangaba namanzi okuphila futhi bawathole mahhala. Noma ngubani oqinisekisa lezi zambulo uphinda isithembiso sakhe: kungekudala ngizoba nawe kungekudala. Amen, woza Nkosi Jesu. "
Isintu esinesono silangazelela ukuthula okuhlala kungaphazanyiswa yize kunezinselelo zempilo. Kwakunjalo-ke ukuthula okungazanyazanyiswa okwakuhambisana noJesu esiphambanweni nangaphezulu. Wayengeke anyakaziswe ngoba wayephumule othandweni lukaBaba. Lolu kwakuwuthando olwaletha uJesu empilweni entsha ekuvukeni kwakhe. Lolu uthando olusilethela ukuthula, olusisekelayo usuku nosuku. "Ngibazisile igama lakho futhi ngizoqhubeka ngilazise, ukuze uthando ongithande ngalo lube kubo nami ngibe kubo."
UJesu wathembisa amanzi aphilayo kwabomileyo. Amanzi aphilayo awathembisa ukuhlanganyela kwethu ebudlelwaneni bakhe obuhle noBaba. Umkhuleko ophetha inkonzo yakhe wasamukela kulowo mhlangano: “Baba oNgcwele, angikhulekeli laba kuphela, kodwa futhi nalabo, ngamazwi abo, abazokholwa kimi. Kwangathi bonke bangaba munye. Baba, kwangathi bangaba munye njengoba wena umunye nami nami ngikuwe ”.
Sengathi impilo yethu, ngoMoya othenjisiwe, ingafakaza kulokho kuhlangana okuphelele kukaYise neNdodana.