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Lumkaniukubaningazenziiziphozenuphambikwabantuukuzenibonwengabo;kungenjalo aninamvuzokuYihloosemazulwini.Ngokoke,xanisenzaiziphozenu,musaniukukhalisaixilongo phambikwenu,njengokobesenzaabahanahanisiezindlwinizesikhungunasezitratweni,ukuze bazukiswengabantu.Inenendithikuni,Bafumanaumvuzowabo.Kodwaxanisenzaizipho, masingaziisandlasakhosasekhohloukubaisandlasakhosasekunenesenzantonina:ukuzeizipho zakhozibesemfihlekweni;azeuYihloobonaemfihlekweniakubuyiseleekuhleni.Mateyu6:1-4

UYesuwaphendulawathi,“UmntuothilewehlaevelaeYerusalemwayaeYeriko,wagaxeleka phakathikwamasela,amhlubaiingubozakhe,amngxwelerha,emshiyaesecicinilokufa.” Kwangethubakekwehlaumbingeleliothilengaloondlela,wathiakumbona,wadlulangaphesheya KwangokunjalonomLevi,xawayelapho,wezawambona,wadlulangaphesheya.Kodwa umSamariyaothile,njengokowayehamba,wezaaphowayekhona;wathiakumbona,wavelananaye, wayakuye,wabophaamanxebaakhe,egalelaiolinewayini,wamkhwelisaeqegwinilakhe,wamsa endlwiniyabahambi,wamnyamekela.Ngengomsoxawayehamba,wakhuphaiidenariyoezimbini, wazinikaumninindlu,wathikuye,‘Mnyamekele;kwayenantoninaonokuyichithangaphezulu,ndiya kukubuyiselaxandibuya’Ngubaninakwababathathu,ocingaukubawayengummelwanewalowo wagaxelekaphakathikwamasela?Wathikeyena,‘Lowowamenzelainceba.’WathikeuYesukuye, Hamba,uyekwenjenjalonaweLuka10:30-37

Kodwake,yiphaniiziphoezingaphakathikwenu,nibone,zonkeizintoziyakubazihlambulukilekuni Luka11:41

Thengisaningezintoeninazo,nizenipheiziphozesisa;zenzeleniiingxowaezingagugiyo,ubutyebi obungapheliyoemazulwini,aphokungasondeliyoisela,nalaphoinunduingonakalisiyokhona.Kuba aphobukhonaubutyebibenu,nentliziyoyenuiyakubalapho.Luka12:33-34

IZenzo

KekalokuuPetrosnoYohanebenyukakunyebayaetempileningexeshalomthandazo,ililixa lesithobaKwathwalwaindodaethileeyayisisiqhwalakwasesizalwenisikanina,ababeyibekaimihla ngemihlaesangweniletempileekuthiwalihle,ukubaiceleamalizokwabobangenaetempileni;

yakubaibonauPetrosnoYohanebezakungenaetempileni,yacelaamalizoYazauPetros,ejonge kuyokunyenoYohane,yathi,“Sijongeni.”Yazayabajonga,ilindeleukwamkelaintokubo.Yathike uPetros,“Isiliverenegolideandinazo;kodwaokondinakondikunikakona:EgamenilikaYesuKristu waseNazarete,vukauhambe”Wayibambangesandlasokunene,wayiphakamisa;zazakwaoko iinyawozayonamaqathaayoomelela.Yatsibayema,yahamba,yangenanaboetempileni,ihamba, itsiba,idumisauThixo”IZenzo3:1-8

Inkithayabakholwayoyayintliziyo-nye,imphefumlo-mnye;akukhonamnyekubowathi,into abenayoyeyakhe;kodwazonkeizintobabenazoziyafanaBangqinangabapostilengamandla amakhulungovukolweNkosiuYesu;ubabaloolukhululwabaphezukwabobonke.Akukhonamnye phakathikwabowayeswele;kubabonkeababenemihlabaokanyeizindlubathengisangazo,bazisa amaxabisoezintoezithengisiweyo,bazibekaezinyawenizabapostile;kwayewonkeumntu wayenikwanjengokowayeswele.UYosefu,ogamalinguBharnabhasngabapostile,(elithethaukuthi, unyanawentuthuzelo),umLevi,nowaseSipro,enomhlaba,wawuthengisa,wazisaimali,wayibeka ezinyawenizabapostile.IZenzo4:32-37

KekalokueYopakwakukhoumfundiothileogamalinguTabhitha,elithethaukuthinguDorkas,lo mfaziwayezeleyimisebenzielungileyoneziphoawayezenza.IZenzo9:36

KwakukhoindodaethileeKesareyaegamalinguKorneli,umthetheli-khuluwebuthoelalibizwa ngokubayi-Itali,indodaezinikeleyo,nemoyikayouThixo,kunyenendluyayoyonke,ebaphaabantu iziphoezininzi,ithandazakuThixorhoqo.Wabonaembonweningokucacileyomalunganeyure yesithobayemini,isithunywasikaThixosingenakuye,sathikuye,Korneli.Wazawamjonga,woyika, wathi,Yintonina,Nkosi?Wathikuye,Imithandazoyakhoneziphozakhozinyukilezaba sisikhumbuzophambikoThixo.IZenzo10:1-4

UKorneliwathi,“Kudalandizilaukutyakwadakwalelilixa,ndathandazaendlwiniyamngelixa lesithoba,kwathigqiindodayemaphambikwam,inenguboeqaqambileyo,yathi,Korneli, umthandazowakhouviwe,neziphozakhozikhunjulweemehlwenikaThixo”IZenzo10:30-31

Ndinibonisilezonkeizinto,ukubanifaneleukusebenzanzimangoluhloboukuxhasaababuthathaka, nikhumbuleamazwieNkosiuYesu,ukubawathi,KunoyoloukuphakunokwamkelaIZenzo20:35

KungokokendizamaukubanesazelaesingenatyalangantokuThixonangabantu,ndizeemva kweminyakaemininzindiziseiziphozencebakuhlangalwakowethu,neminikelo.IZenzo24:16-17

Lowoubayomakangabiseba,kodwamakasebenzenzimangezandlazakhe,ukuzeabenako ukwabelaosweleyo.Kwabase-Efese4:28

MnaTobitndihambeyonkeimihlayobomibamezindlelenizenyanisonobulungisa,kwayendenze imisebenziemininziyokuncedaabazalwanabam,kunyenohlangalwam,abayanameNineve, kwilizwelaseAsiriya

Ndinibonisilezonkeizinto,ukubanifaneleukusebenzanzimangoluhloboukuxhasaababuthathaka, nokukhumbulaamazwieNkosiuYesu,ukubawathini, Kumnandingakumbiukuphakunokwamkela IZenzo20:35

NgexeshalikaEnemessarndandinikaabazalwanabamiziphoezininzi,ndazandanikaisonkasam abalambileyo,nempahlayamkwabahambaze:kwayeukubandibonanabaninawesizwesamefile, okanyeejikelezweludongalwaseNineve,ndandimngcwabaTobit1:16-17

Nikaiziphongezintozakho;kwayexaunikelaizipho,ilisolakhomalingabinomona,ungabujiki ubusobakhokuyenabaninaolihlwempu,kwayeubusobukaThixoabuyikujikakuweUkuba unentabalalanikelaiziphongokufanelekileyo:ukubaunayoincinci,ungoyikiukunikelangokwelo ncinci:Kubauziqwebelaubutyebiobuhlengeminiyengxaki.Kubaiziphoziyahlangulaekufeni, kwayeazivumeliukubazingeneebumnyameniKubaiziphozisiphoesihlekubobonkeabasinikayo emehlwenioPhezukonke.Tobit4:7-11

Nikaabalambileyointwanayesonkasakho,neengubozakhouzinikeabaze,uzeunikeabasweleyo ngokwentabalalayakho,kwayeilisolakhomalingabinomonaxaunikelaabasweleyo.Tobit4:16

Umthandazoulungilengokuzilaukutya,iziphozesisanobulungisa.Okuncincingobulungisa kungconokunokuninzingobulungisaKungconoukunikelaiziphozesisakunokuqokelelaigolide: Kubaiziphozesisazihlangulaekufeni,kwayeziyakususaisonosonke.Abobenzaiziphozesisa nobulungisabayakuzaliswabubomi:Tobit12:8-9

NgokokeuTobitwagqibaukudumisauThixo.Wayeneminyakaesibhozoanamashumiamahlanu ubudalaxawaphulukananokubonakwakhe,okwathiemvakweminyakaesibhozowabuyiselwakuye: wazawanikelaizipho,wazawaqhubekanokoyikaiNkosiuThixo,wamdumisa.Tobit14:1-2

Ndingcwabekakuhle,kunyenonyokokunyenam;kodwaungasalieNineveKhumbula,nyanawam, indlelau-Amanawaphathangayou-Achiacharusowamkhulisayo,indlelaawamkhuphangayo ekukhanyeniwamsaebumnyameni,nendlelaawamvuzangayokwakhona:kodwau-Achiacharus wasindiswa,kodwaomnyewafumanaumvuzowakhe:kubawehlawayaebumnyameniUManase wanikelangezipho,wazawasindakwimigibeyokufaababembekeleyona;kodwau-Amanwawela emgibeni,watshabalalaKengoko,nyanawam,cingangokokwenzayongezipho,nendlela ubulungisaobuhlangulangayo.Akubaetshiloezizinto,waphumaumphefumloebhedini, eneminyakaelikhuluelinesibhozoelinamashumiamahlanuubudala;wazawamngcwabangembeko Tobit14:10-11

Amanziayakuyicimaumliloovuthayo,kwayeiziphozencebazenzaucamagushelolwezonoSirach 3:30

Musaukutyhafaxauthandaza,kwayeungalibaliukunikaiziphoSirach7:10

Akukhontoilungileyoengayikumfikelalowouhlalaexakekebububi,nakulowounganikimali Sirach12:3

Iziphozomntuzifananomsesanekuye,azeagcineimisebenziemihleyomntunjengekhozoleliso,aze anikeoonyananeentombizakheinguquko.(Sirach17:22)

Valelaiziphozobubelekwiindawozakhozokugcina,ukuzezikuhlangulekuzozonkeiimbandezelo. (Sirach29:12)

Ndinibonisilezonkeizinto,ukubanifaneleukusebenzanzimangoluhloboukuxhasaababuthathaka, nokukhumbulaamazwieNkosiuYesu,ukubawathini, Kumnandingakumbiukuphakunokwamkela IZenzo20:35

Lowouthandaigolideakayikugwetywa,nalowoulandelaukonakalauyakwanelayiyoIgolideibe yintshabalaloyabaninzi,kwayeintshabalaloyaboyayikhona.Yisikhubekisokwabobanikelakuyo, kwayewonkeumntuosisidengeuyakubanjwayiyoUnoyoloosisityebiofunyenweengenasiphako, kwayeengalandelangaigolideNgubanina?kwayesiyakumbizangokubaunoyolo:kubawenze izintoezimangalisayophakathikwabantubakhe.Ngubaniovavanyiweyongayo,wazawafunyanwa egqibelele?ngokokemakazukiseNgubanionokukhubekisa,azeangoni?okanyeenzeububi,aze angenzi?Impahlayakheiyakumiswa,kwayeibandlaliyakuvakalisaiziphozakhe.Sirach31:5-11

Lowoubuyiselaumvuzowakheunikelaumguboocoliweyo,nalowounikaiziphozencebaubingelela indumiso.Sirach35:2

Abazalwananoncedobachasenenexeshalobunzima:kodwaiziphoziyakuncedangaphezukwabo bobabini.Sirach40:24

IincwadiEzilahlekileyoZeBhayibhile

IntombiuMariyaosikelelekileyonozukileyo,ophumakwisizwesasebukhosininentsaphokaDavide, wazalelwakwisixekosaseNazarete,wafundiswaeYerusalem,etempileniyeNkosiIgamalikayise yayinguJoachim,kwayeigamalikaninayayinguAna.UsapholukayiselwaluvelaeGalilinakwisixeko saseNazarete.UsapholukaninalwaluvelaeBhetelehem.Ubomibabobabucacilekwayebulungile emehlwenieNkosi,bengcwelekwayebengenasiphakophambikwabantuKubabahlulahlulayonke impahlayaboyabazizabeloezintathu:Esinyebasinikaetempileninakumagosaetempile;esinye basabelaphakathikwabantubasemzini,nakubantuabahlwempuzekileyo;kwayeesesithathu bazigcinelabonakunyenokusetyenziswakosapholwabo.IVangeliLokuzalwaKukaMariya1:1-4

Musaukoyika,Joachim,ungakhathazekixaundibona,kubandingumthunywaweNkosiothunyelwe nguyekuwe,ukuzendikwaziseukubaimithandazoyakhoiviwe,kwayeiziphozakhozenyuka emehlwenikaThixoIVangeliLokuzalwaKukaMariya2:3

EmvakokoingelosiyabonakalakuAnaumkakheisithi:Musaukoyika,ungacingiukubaoko ukubonayongumoyaKubandinguloongelosiunikeleimithandazoyakhoneziphozakhophambi koThixo,kwayengokundithunyelwekuwe,ukuzendikwazise,ukubauzakuzalwaintombi,eya kubizwangokubanguMariya,kwayeiyakubayintsikelelongaphezukwabobonkeabafaziIindaba ezilungileyozokuzalwakukaMariya3:1-2

IncwadiYesithathuYomalusiKaHermas2:1-13(Iifaniso)

1Njengokondandihambandisiyaemasimini,ndiqwalaselai-elmkunyenomdiliya,ndazandacinga ngeziqhamozawo,ingelosiyabonakalakum,yathikum:Yintonileuyicingayoixeshaelidekangaka ngaphakathikuwe?

2Ndathikuye,Nkosi,ndicingangalomdiliyakunyenalomthiwesundukubaiziqhamozawozintle. Wazawathikum;LemithimibiniimiselweumzekelokubakhonzibakaThixo

3Ndathikuye,Nkosi,ndingayaziukubaithininalemithiuyikhankanyileyo.Phulaphula,utshilo; uyayibonalemdiliyanalemithiyesundu;Nkosi,ndathi,Ndiyazibona, 4Lomdiliya,utsho,uvelisaiziqhamo,kodwaumthiwe-elmngumthiongenaziqhamoNangona kunjalo,lomdiliyangaphandlekokubaubekwengulomthiwe-elm,kwayeuxhasweyiwo,awuyi kuvelisaziqhamozininzi;kodwauleleemhlabeni,uyakuvelisaiziqhamoezimbi,kubaawuzange uxhonywekwi-elm;ngelixa,uxhaswekwi-elm,uvelisaiziqhamongokwawonangenxayoko.

Ndinibonisilezonkeizinto,ukubanifaneleukusebenzanzimangoluhloboukuxhasaababuthathaka, nokukhumbulaamazwieNkosiuYesu,ukubawathini, Kumnandingakumbiukuphakunokwamkela IZenzo20:35

5Ngokoke,khangelaindlelai-elmevelisangayoiziqhamoezingaphantsi,kodwaezingakumbi, kunomdiliya.Ndathi,Nkosi,ithwalanjaniiziqhamoezingaphezulukunomdiliya?Kuba,utshilo, umdiliyaoxhaswephezukwe-elmuvelisaiziqhamoezininzinezilungileyo;kanti,ukubaulele emhlabeni,awuzukuthwalantoingako,kwayeokokubikakhulu

6Ngokoke,oluhlobolomfanekisoluchazwakubakhonzibakaThixo;kwayelumeleindoda esisityebinehlwempuNdaphendulandathi,Nkosi,ndiboniseokuYiva,watsho;isityebisinobutyebi; nangonakunjaloeNkosinisihlwempuzekile;kubasithandwabubutyebibaso,kwayesithandaza kancincieNkosini;kwayeimithandazoayenzayoiyavilaphakwayeayinakunyanzelwa.

7Ngokoke,xaisityebisinikelauncedokubantuabasweleyo,umntuolihlwempuuthandazelaabantu abazizityebieNkosini;kwayeuThixounikaisityebizonkeizintoezilungileyo,kubaumntu olihlwempuusisityebiemthandazweni;kwayeizicelozakhezinamandlaamakhulueNkosini

8Keisityebisilungiselelazonkeizintokumahlwempu,kubasiqondaukubasiyaviwayiNkosi;kwaye okukhonasivumakwayesingathandabuzi,simnikaokosikufunayo,kwayesikhathaleleukuba akukhontoiswelayokuye

9IhlwempulibulelaiNkosingenxayesityebi;kubabobabinibenzaumsebenziwaboovelaeNkosini.

10Ngokoke,ebantwini,i-elmayicingelwaukubaivelisasiqhamo;kwayeabazinokubaabaqondi ukubaiqelalayolongezwakumdiliya,umdiliyauvelisaukwandaokuphindwekabini,kokubinikuwo nakumdiliya.

11KanjalonamahlwempuathandazaeNkosiningenxayezityebi,ayaviwanguye;ubutyebibawo buyanda,kubaekhonzaamahlwempungobutyebibawo.Ngokokebobabinibenzaamadlelane ngemisebenziemihleyomnyenomnye

12Nabaninakengokoozenzayoezizinto,akayikushiywayiNkosi,kodwauyakubhalwaencwadini yobomi.

13Banoyoloabobazizityebi,abazicingelaukubabayanda;kubalowouqondayooku,uyakuba nakhoukuncedaabanyengandlelaithile.

IincwadiEzilityaliweyozase-Eden

ITestamentekaZebhulon2:1-21

1Ngokukebantwana,ndinixelelaukubanigcineimiyaleloyeNkosi,nizeniboniseinceba kubamelwanebenu,nizenibenencebakubobonke,kungekuphelanjeebantwini,kodwa nakwizilwanyana.

2NgenxayalentoyonkeiNkosiyandisikelela,kwayexabonkeabazalwanabambabegula,ndasinda ngaphandlekokugula,kubaiNkosiiyaziiinjongozomntungamnye

3Kengoko,yibaninencebaezintliziywenizenu,bantwanabam,kubanjengokoumntuesenza kummelwanewakhe,iNkosiiyakwenzanjalonakuye

4KubaoonyanababantakwethubabegulakwayebefangenxakaYosefu,kubaabazangebabonise ncebaezintliziywenizabo;kodwaoonyanabambagcinwangaphandlekokugula,njengokonisazi 5XandandikwilizwelaseKanan,ngaselunxwemenilolwandle,ndabambaiintlanziezininzi zikaYakobiubawo;xaezininzizazirhaxwaelwandle,ndaqhubekandingonzakali.

6Ndingumntuwokuqalaukwenzaisikhephesokuhambaelwandle,kubaiNkosiindinikeukuqonda nobulumkokuso.

7Ndazandathobaiphinilokujikaemvakwayo,ndazandolulaiseyilekwenyeiqhekezalomthielime nkqophakathi

8Ndahambangenqanawaaphongaselunxwemeni,ndibambisaiintlanzizendlukabawodesafika eYiputa

9Kwayengenxayencebandabelanangeentlanzizamnabobonkeabantuendingabaziyo.

Ndinibonisilezonkeizinto,ukubanifaneleukusebenzanzimangoluhloboukuxhasaababuthathaka, nokukhumbulaamazwieNkosiuYesu,ukubawathini, Kumnandingakumbiukuphakunokwamkela IZenzo20:35

10Kwayeukubaumntuwayengumphambukeli,okanyeogulayo,okanyeowalupheleyo, bendiziphekaiintlanzi,ndizilungisekakuhle,ndizendizinikebonkeabantu,njengokowonkeumntu ebeswele,ndizidakumbilekwayendibanovelwanongazo

11NgenxayokoiNkosiyandinikaulwandooluninzixandibambaiintlanzi;kubalowowabelana nommelwanewakheufumanaokuninzieNkosini.

12Kangangeminyakaemihlanundibambisaiintlanzindazandazinikawonkeumntuendimbonayo, ndazandanelayonkeindlukabawo.

13Kwayeehlotyenindandibambaiintlanzi,kwayeebusikandandigcinaiigushanabazalwanabam. 14Ngokundizakunixelelaintoendiyenzileyo

15Ndabonaindodaikhathazekilengenxayokuhambazeebusika,ndayivelausizi,ndayibaingubo ngaseseendlwinikabawo,ndayinikalowouxinezelekileyo

16Ngokoke,bantwanabam,ngokouThixoaninikekona,bonisaniincebanencebangaphandle kokuthandabuzakubobonkeabantu,nizeniphewonkeumntungentliziyoentle.

17Kwayeukubaaninawoamandlaokumnikalowousweleyo,yibaninencebakuyengentliziyo epheleleyo.

18Ndiyaziukubaisandlasamasifumanangantoyokumnikalowousweleyo,ndazandahambanaye ndililaiikhilomithaezisixhenxe,kwayeizibilinizamzazimlangazelelangenceba.

19Ngokokenani,bantwanabam,yibaninencebakuyewonkeumntu,ukuzeneNkosiibenenceba nobubelekuni

20KubanakwimihlayokugqibelauThixouyakuthumelaincebayakheemhlabeni,kwayenaphina aphoafumanakhonaiinceba,uhlalakuye

21Kubakwinqanabaaphoumntuanencebakubamelwanebakhe,kwangelonqanabaiNkosinayo ikwaphezukwakhe.

Ndinibonisilezonkeizinto,ukubanifaneleukusebenzanzimangoluhloboukuxhasaababuthathaka, nokukhumbulaamazwieNkosiuYesu,ukubawathini, Kumnandingakumbiukuphakunokwamkela IZenzo20:35

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