1 Emva kweminyaka elishumi elinesine ndabuyela eJerusalem noBharnabha, ndikhatshwa nguTito.
2 Ndaya kuba ndityhilelwe nguThixo ukuba mandiye. Saba nentlanganiso yabucala kunye neenkokheli, ndaza ndazichazela iindaba endizishumayela ezintlangeni. Ndandingafuni ukuba umsebenzi esendiwenzile nalowo ndandisawenza ube lilize.
3 Nakuba wayengumGrike, uTito owayenam zange anyanzelwe ukuba aluke,
4 nangona amadoda athile azenza amakholwa angenelela, aza afuna ukuba makalùswe. Aba bantu bangena ngokunyebelezela, befuna ukuhlola le nkululeko sinayo kubudlelane bethu noKrestu, befuna ukusenza amakhoboka.
5 Kambe asizange sibaqhelisele nakancinane, khon' ukuze sinigcinele inyaniso yeendaba ezimnandi ingenabala.
6 Kodwa ke abo baziinkokheli ezaziwayo – nditsho kuba into abayiyo ayenzi mahluko kum, kaloku uThixo yena akasebenzi ngembonakalo – ndithi ke ezo nkokheli zange zifumane sikhwa kum.
7 Ndaweni yaloo nto zayamkela into yokuba uThixo undiphathise uxanduva lokushumayela iindaba ezimnandi ezintlangeni, kwanjengokuba noPetros ephathiswe uxanduva lokushumayela iindaba ezimnandi kumaJuda.