IZenzo 2:22-37

“Madoda akwa-Israyeli, lalelani lawa mazwi: uJesu waseNazaretha, indoda efakazelwe nguNkulunkulu phambi kwenu ngemisebenzi yamandla, ngezimangaliso nangezibonakaliso uNkulunkulu azenza ngaye phambi kwenu, njengalokhu nani luqobo nazi, Yena lowo esenikelwe ngesu elimisiwe phambilini nangokwazi kukaNkulunkulu, nambethela ngezandla zabangenamthetho, nambulala. Lowo uNkulunkulu wamvusa eseyiqede nya iminjunju yokufa, ngokuba kwakungeke kwenzeke ukuba abanjwe ngukufa. Ngokuba uDavide uthi ngaye: “ ‘Ngayibona iNkosi phambi kwami njalo, ngokuba ingakwesokunene sami, ukuze nginganyakaziswa. Ngalokho, inhliziyo yami iyajabula, nolimi lwami luyethaba; ngisho nenyama yami iyakuhlala ngokwethemba. Ngokuba awuyukuwushiya umphefumulo wami eHayidese, futhi awuyukuvuma oNgcwele wakho abone ukubola. Wangazisa izindlela zokuphila; uyakungigcwalisa ngokujabula ebusweni bakho.’ “Madoda, bazalwane, ake ngisho lokhu kini ngesibindi mayelana nokhokho uDavide, ukuthi wafa, wembelwa, nokuthi ithuna lakhe lisekhona nanamuhla. Ngakho-ke lokhu engumphrofethi, ekwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wafunga kuye ngesifungo ukuthi olibeni lokhalo lwakhe uyakubeka omunye esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. Ekubonile phambilini, wakhuluma ngokuvuka kukaKhristu ukuthi akashiywanga eHayidesi, nomzimba wakhe awukubonanga ukubola. Lo Jesu, uNkulunkulu wamvusa; thina sonke singofakazi balokho. Ngakho-ke waphakanyiselwa ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, esemukele kuYise isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele, ukuthululile lokhu enikubonayo nenikuzwayo.” Ngokuba uDavide akenyukelanga ezulwini, kodwa yena uthi: “INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: ‘Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngibeke izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho.’ ” “Ngakho-ke yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli mayazi ngokweqiniso ukuthi nguNkulunkulu omenzile iNkosi noKhristu lo Jesu enambethela nina esiphambanweni.” Sebekuzwile lokho, bahlabeka enhliziyweni, bathi kuPhethro nakwabanye abaphostoli: “Madoda, bazalwane, sizokwenzenjani na?”