Again, it must have been tempting for him to delay his baptism, thinking of his prominent social position and high-flying career mapped out for him in Judaism. But this rising star of the Jewish world made the correct and immediate decision to be baptized and openly renounce his former way of life.
Lingekuwa ni jaribu tena kwake yeye kuchelewesha ubatizo wake, akifikiria umaarufu wake katika jamii na namna ya maisha ya kupata riziki yaliyotengezwa katika dini ya Kiyahudi. Lakini kuchomoza nyota ya ulimwengu wa Wayahudi alifanya uamuzi sahihi na wa mara moja kubatizwa na kutupilia mbali mtindo wa maisha yake ya awali.