Incwadi KaBharnabhas ISAHLUKO 1 1 Uvuyo olukhulu kuni bonyana bam neentombi zam, egameni leNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, owasithandayo, ngoxolo. 2 Ekubeni ndibone ulwazi oluninzi lwemithetho emikhulu nebalaseleyo kaThixo ukuba lukho kuni, ndiyavuya kakhulu ngemiphefumlo yenu enisikelelekileyo neyamkelekileyo, kuba nifumene ngokufanelekileyo ubabalo olwamiliselwa kuni. 3 Ngenxa yeso sizathu ndizele luvuyo, ndinethemba lokuba uza kusindisa; kuba ndibona ngokwenene umoya ofakwe kuwe, ovela emthonjeni ococekileyo kaThixo: 4 Ndinolu qiniseko, kwaye ndiqinisekile ngokupheleleyo ngalo, kuba ukusukela oko ndaqala ukuthetha nani, ndibe nempumelelo engcono kakhulu kwindlela yomthetho weNkosi okuKristu. 5 Ngenxa yeso sizathu bazalwana, nam ndicinga ukuba ndiyanithanda ngaphezu komphefumlo wam, kuba apho kukho ubukhulu bokholo nothando, njengethemba lobomi obuzayo. 6. Ngoko ke, ndicinga oku, ukuba ndiya kunyamekela ukwazisa inxalenye yoko ndikufumeneyo, kuya kuba ngumvuzo wam, ukuba ndikhonze imiphefumlo elungileyo kangaka; ndenze umgudu wokunibhalela ngamazwi ambalwa; ukuze kunye nokholo lwenu, nolwazi lugqibelele. 7 Ngoko ke kukho izinto ezintathu ezimiselwe yiNkosi; ithemba lobomi; isiqalo kunye nokugqitywa kwalo. 8 Kuba iNkosi isixelele, ngabaprofeti ezo zinto zidlulileyo; yaza yasivulela iziqalo zabo baza kuza. 9 Ke ngoko, kuya kufuneka, njengoko etshilo, ukuba sisondele ngakumbi, sisondele ngakumbi esibingelelweni sakhe. 10 Ke ngoko, andingomfundisi, kodwa ndingomnye wenu, ndiza kuzama ukuninika izinto ezimbalwa eziya kuninceda, ngokweenkalo ezininzi, nibe novuyo olungakumbi. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ekubeni ke imihla imbi kakhulu, kwaye utshaba lunamandla kweli hlabathi langoku, sifanele sinikele ngenkuthalo engakumbi yokuphanda kwimigwebo yobulungisa yeNkosi. 2 Ngoku abancedisi bokholo lwethu luloyiko nomonde; abalwi bethu kunye nathi, ukunyamezela nokuzithemba. 3 Nangona ezi zihlala zimsulwa kwinto enxulumene neNkosi, ubulumko, nokuqonda, nesayensi, nolwazi, zivuyisana nazo. 4 Kuba uThixo usityhilele ngabaprofeti bonke, ukuba akanalo ithuba lemibingelelo yethu, amadini atshiswayo, okanye iminikelo: esithi, Iyintoni na injongo yam le minikelo yenu mininzi, itsho iNkosi? 5 Ndidinwe ngamadini anyukayo eenkunzi zeegusha, namanqatha eenkomo ezityetyisiweyo; andinamdla ngegazi leenkunzi zeenkomo, neleebhokhwe.
6 Xa niza kubonakala phambi kwam, ngubani na okufunileyo oku esandleni senu? Anisayi kuphinda ninyathele iintendelezo zam. 7 Musani ukuzisa minikelo ingenamsebenzi; isiqhumiso sisisikizi kum; ukuthwasa kweenyanga neesabatha zenu; ukubiza iintlanganiso andinakukwazi ukuzinyamezela, bubugwenxa, nentlanganiso engcwele; ukuthwasa kweenyanga zenu nemikhosi yenu emisiweyo umphefumlo wam uyayithiya. 8 Ngenxa yoko uThixo uzisusile ezi zinto, ukuze umthetho omtsha weNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, ongenadyokhwe, ube nomnikelo womoya wabantu ngokwabo. 9 Kuba iNkosi iphinda ithi kwabo bangaphambili: Ndathi, Ndawayalela na ooyihlo ekuphumeni kwabo ezweni laseYiputa, malunga neminikelo etshiswayo yemibingelelo? 10 Kodwa ndabawisela umthetho othi, Makungabikho namnye kuni ocinga okubi entliziyweni yakhe ngommelwane wakhe, ningathandi isifungo sobuxoki. 11 Ekubeni ke ngoko singabangenakuqonda, sifanele ukuqonda icebo likaBawo wethu onenceba. Kuba uthetha nathi, ezimisele ukuba thina besikwimpazamo efanayo malunga nemibingelelo, sifune size sifumane indlela yokusondela kuye. 12 Ke ngoko usixelela oku, Umbingelelo kaThixo (ngumoya owaphukileyo,) intliziyo eyaphukileyo neyaphukileyo uThixo akayi kuyidela. 13 Ngenxa yoko bazalwana, sifanele ukuhlolisisa ngenyameko ngakumbi ezi zinto ziphathelele usindiso lwethu, ukuze utshaba lungabi nandlela yokungena kuthi, luze lusithintele ubomi bethu bokomoya. 14 Ngenxa yoko uphinda athethe nabo, malunga nezi zinto; Aniyi kuzila ukutya njengoko nenza namhlanje, ukuze nenze ilizwi lenu livakale phezulu. 15 Ngaba kukuzila ukutya okunje endikunyulileyo, umhla wokuba umntu athobe umphefumlo wakhe, ukugoba intloko yakhe njengomququ, aze atyabeke irhonya nothuthu phantsi kwakhe? Ngaba oku ungakubiza ngokuba kukuzila ukutya, umhla owamkelekileyo kuYehova? 16 Kodwa kuthi uthi ngale ndlela: Asikuko na oku ukuzila endikunyulileyo, ukukhulula iintambo zobungendawo, ukukhulula imithwalo enzima, nokukhulula abacinezelweyo, nokwaphula zonke iidyokhwe? 17 Asikokwabela abalambileyo isonka sakho, nokuba uzise amahlwempu alahliweyo endlwini yakho, xa ubona ohamba ze, umgubungele, ungazifihli kwinyama yakho. 18 Kuya kuthi ke ukukhanya kwakho kuphume njengokusa, nokuphila kwakho kuphume ngokukhawuleza; ubulungisa bakho buya kuhamba phambi kwakho, uzuko lweNkosi lube ngumvuzo wakho. 19 Uya kwandula ubize, uYehova aphendule; uya kulila, athi, Ndilapha. Ukuba uyayisusa phakathi kwakho idyokhwe, ukolula umnwe, nokuthetha izinto ezingento, nokuba uyawukhulula umphefumlo wakho kwabalambileyo, wanelise umphefumlo ohluphekileyo. 20 Ke ngoko bazalwana, uThixo ubonakalise ulwazi lwakhe lwangaphambili nothando lwakhe kuthi; kuba abantu abathengele uNyana wakhe othandekayo babefanele bakholelwe ngokunyaniseka; kwaye ke ngoko uzibonakalisile ezi zinto kuthi sonke, ukuze singabaleki njengabaguqukeli kumthetho wamaYuda.