Incwadi KaBharnabhas
ISAHLUKO1
1Uvuyoolukhulukunibonyanabamneentombizam, egamenileNkosiyethuuYesuKristu,owasithandayo, ngoxolo
2Ekubenindiboneulwazioluninzilwemithethoemikhulu nebalaseleyokaThixoukubalukhokuni,ndiyavuya kakhulungemiphefumloyenuenisikelelekileyo neyamkelekileyo,kubanifumenengokufanelekileyo ubabaloolwamiliselwakuni
3Ngenxayesosizathundizeleluvuyo,ndinethembalokuba uzakusindisa;kubandibonangokweneneumoyaofakwe kuwe,ovelaemthonjeniococekileyokaThixo:
4Ndinoluqiniseko,kwayendiqinisekilengokupheleleyo ngalo,kubaukusukelaokondaqalaukuthethanani,ndibe nempumeleloengconokakhulukwindlelayomthetho weNkosiokuKristu.
5Ngenxayesosizathubazalwana,namndicingaukuba ndiyanithandangaphezukomphefumlowam,kubaapho kukhoubukhulubokholonothando,njengethembalobomi obuzayo
6Ngokoke,ndicingaoku,ukubandiyakunyamekela ukwazisainxalenyeyokondikufumeneyo,kuyakuba ngumvuzowam,ukubandikhonzeimiphefumloelungileyo kangaka;ndenzeumguduwokunibhalelangamazwi ambalwa;ukuzekunyenokhololwenu,nolwazilugqibelele.
7NgokokekukhoizintoezintathuezimiselweyiNkosi; ithembalobomi;isiqalokunyenokugqitywakwalo
8KubaiNkosiisixelele,ngabaprofetiezozintozidlulileyo; yazayasivulelaiziqalozabobazakuza
9Kengoko,kuyakufuneka,njengokoetshilo,ukuba sisondelengakumbi,sisondelengakumbiesibingelelweni sakhe
10Kengoko,andingomfundisi,kodwandingomnyewenu, ndizakuzamaukuninikaizintoezimbalwaeziyakuninceda, ngokweenkaloezininzi,nibenovuyoolungakumbi
ISAHLUKO2
1Ekubenikeimihlaimbikakhulu,kwayeutshaba lunamandlakwelihlabathilangoku,sifanelesinikele ngenkuthaloengakumbiyokuphandakwimigwebo yobulungisayeNkosi
2Ngokuabancedisibokhololwethululoyikonomonde; abalwibethukunyenathi,ukunyamezelanokuzithemba
3Nangonaezizihlalazimsulwakwintoenxulumene neNkosi,ubulumko,nokuqonda,nesayensi,nolwazi, zivuyisananazo
4KubauThixousityhilelengabaprofetibonke,ukuba akanaloithubalemibingeleloyethu,amadiniatshiswayo, okanyeiminikelo:esithi,Iyintoninainjongoyamle minikeloyenumininzi,itshoiNkosi?
5Ndidinwengamadinianyukayoeenkunzizeegusha, namanqathaeenkomoezityetyisiweyo;andinamdlangegazi leenkunzizeenkomo,neleebhokhwe.
6Xanizakubonakalaphambikwam,ngubanina okufunileyookuesandlenisenu?Anisayikuphinda ninyatheleiintendelezozam.
7Musaniukuzisaminikeloingenamsebenzi;isiqhumiso sisisikizikum;ukuthwasakweenyanganeesabathazenu; ukubizaiintlanganisoandinakukwaziukuzinyamezela, bubugwenxa,nentlanganisoengcwele;ukuthwasa kweenyangazenunemikhosiyenuemisiweyoumphefumlo wamuyayithiya.
8NgenxayokouThixouzisusileezizinto,ukuzeumthetho omtshaweNkosiyethuuYesuKristu,ongenadyokhwe,ube nomnikelowomoyawabantungokwabo.
9KubaiNkosiiphindaithikwabobangaphambili:Ndathi, Ndawayalelanaooyihloekuphumenikwaboezweni laseYiputa,malunganeminikeloetshiswayoyemibingelelo?
10Kodwandabawiselaumthethoothi,Makungabikho namnyekuniocingaokubientliziyweniyakhe ngommelwanewakhe,ningathandiisifungosobuxoki.
11Ekubenikengokosingabangenakuqonda,sifanele ukuqondaicebolikaBawowethuonencebaKubauthetha nathi,ezimiseleukubathinabesikwimpazamoefanayo malunganemibingelelo,sifunesizesifumaneindlela yokusondelakuye.
12Kengokousixelelaoku,UmbingelelokaThixo (ngumoyaowaphukileyo,)intliziyoeyaphukileyo neyaphukileyouThixoakayikuyidela 13Ngenxayokobazalwana,sifaneleukuhlolisisa ngenyamekongakumbiezizintoziphatheleleusindiso lwethu,ukuzeutshabalungabinandlelayokungenakuthi, luzelusithinteleubomibethubokomoya
14Ngenxayokouphindaathethenabo,malunganezizinto; Aniyikuzilaukutyanjengokonenzanamhlanje,ukuze nenzeilizwilenulivakalephezulu
15Ngabakukuzilaukutyaokunjeendikunyulileyo,umhla wokubaumntuathobeumphefumlowakhe,ukugoba intlokoyakhenjengomququ,azeatyabekeirhonya nothuthuphantsikwakhe?Ngabaokuungakubizangokuba kukuzilaukutya,umhlaowamkelekileyokuYehova?
16Kodwakuthiuthingalendlela:Asikukonaokuukuzila endikunyulileyo,ukukhululaiintambozobungendawo, ukukhululaimithwaloenzima,nokukhulula abacinezelweyo,nokwaphulazonkeiidyokhwe?
17Asikokwabelaabalambileyoisonkasakho,nokubauzise amahlwempualahliweyoendlwiniyakho,xaubona ohambaze,umgubungele,ungazifihlikwinyamayakho
18Kuyakuthikeukukhanyakwakhokuphumenjengokusa, nokuphilakwakhokuphumengokukhawuleza;ubulungisa bakhobuyakuhambaphambikwakho,uzukolweNkosi lubengumvuzowakho
19Uyakwandulaubize,uYehovaaphendule;uyakulila, athi,NdilaphaUkubauyayisusaphakathikwakho idyokhwe,ukolulaumnwe,nokuthethaizintoezingento, nokubauyawukhululaumphefumlowakho kwabalambileyo,waneliseumphefumloohluphekileyo 20Kengokobazalwana,uThixoubonakaliseulwazi lwakhelwangaphambilinothandolwakhekuthi;kuba abantuabathengeleuNyanawakheothandekayobabefanele bakholelwengokunyaniseka;kwayekengoko uzibonakalisileezizintokuthisonke,ukuzesingabaleki njengabaguqukelikumthethowamaYuda
ISAHLUKO3
1Kungokokekuyimfunekoukubasizihlolisise ngenyamekoizintoezizakwenzeka,sinibhaleleoko kunokuncedisaekunigcineniniphilile.
2Ngenxayokomasibalekekuyoyonkeimisebenziemibi, sizithiyeiimpazamozelixeshalakalokunje,ukuzesibe novuyokokokuzakuza.
3Masingaziphiinkululekoyokuxambulisana nabangendawonaboni;hlezengequbulisosibenjengabo 4Kubaukuzalisekakwesonokufikile,njengokokubhaliwe, njengokoumprofetiuDaniyeliesitshoKwayengenxayesi sizathuiNkosiiwafinyezileamaxeshanemihla,ukuze intandayayoikhawuleziseukufikakwayokwilifalayo
5Kubautshonjaloumprofeti,Ookumkaniabalishumibaya kulawulaentliziyweni,azeemvakwabobonkekuvele omnyeomncinci,azeathobeookumkaniabathathu 6KwakhonauDaniyeliuthethangendlelaefanayomalunga nezikumkani;ndazandabonairhamncwalesine eloyikekayoneloyikekayo,nelinamandlakakhulu; lalineempondoezilishumiNdaziqwalaselaiimpondo, ndazandabonakuvelaolunyeuphondooluncinciphakathi kwazo,aphoezintathukwiimpondozokuqalazancothulwa khonangeengcambu
7Ngokokesifanelesikuqondeoku:Kwaye ndiyanibongozanjengomnyewabazalwanabenu,ukuba ninithandengaphezukobomibam,ukubanizijonge kakuhle,ningafaninabobongezaisonoesonweni,besithi: UmnqophisowabongowethunawoHayi,kodwa ngowethukuphela:kubabalahlekelwengonaphakadekoko uMoseswakufumanayo.
8KubaitshonjaloiSibhalo:UMoseswazilaukutya iintsukuezingamashumiamanenobusukuobungamashumi amaneeNtabeni;wazawafumanaumnqophisoeNkosini, amacwecweamabiniamatye,abhalwengesandlasikaThixo 9Kodwaemvakokubabeguqukelekwizithixo balahlekelwayiyo;njengokoiNkosiyatshoyokuMoses, Moses,yihlangokukhawuleza,kubaabantubakho obakhuphileyoeYiputa,bonakalisile,baphambuka endleleniendibawiseleumthethongayo.UMoses wawalahlaamacwecweamabiniezandlenizakhe;kwaye umnqophisowabowaphulwa;ukuzeuthandolukaYesu lutywinweezintliziywenizenu,ukuzenibenethemba lokhololwakhe
10NgokokemasiqapheleamaxeshaokugqibelaNgokuba lonkeixeshaelidlulileyolobomibethu,nokhololwethu aluyikusizuzisanto;ngaphandlekokubasiqhubekasithiya okubi,sizesimelanenezilingoezizayo.NgokokeuNyana kaThixousixelelaoku:Masimelanenakokonke ukungalungisizesikuthiye
11NgokokecinganingemisebenziyendlelaembiMusani ukuzikhwebulakwabanye,ngokungathiselenilungisiwe; kodwaxanifikakwindawoenye,buzaniukubayintoni evumelanayoneyingenelokwabobathandekayobakaThixo KubaiSibhalosithi:Yehakwabobazizilumkoemehlweni abo,nabaqondayoemehlweniabo
12Masibeyitempileyokomoya,egqibeleleyokuThixo. Ngangokosinako,masicamngcengokumoyikauThixo; sizesizamengamandlaethuonkeukugcinaimiyalelo yakhe;ukuzesivuyekwizigwebozakhezobulungisa.
13KubauThixouyakuligwebaihlabathi,engakhethibuso, azeelowoamkeliswengokwemisebenziyakhe
14Ukubaumntuulungile,ubulungisabakhebuyakuhamba phambikwakhe;ukubaungendawo,umvuzowobubibakhe uyakumlandela
15Lumkanikengokohlezesihlalephantsi,ekubeni sibiziwengoku,silaleezonwenizethu;azeongendawo asilawule,asivusele,asivalelengaphandlekobukumkani beNkosi
16Khawucingengoku:nangonanibonileimiqondiso emikhulukangakanemimangalisoisenziwaphakathi kwabantubamaYuda,nangonakunjaloiNkosiibashiyile 17Lumkakengoko,hlezekusehlele,njengokokubhaliwe kwathiwa,Basenokubabaninziababiziweyo,kodwa bambalwaabanyuliweyo.
ISAHLUKO4
1NgenxayesisizathuiNkosiyethuyathembisaukunikela umzimbawayoekutshatyalalisweni,ukuzengokuxolelwa kwezonozethusingcwaliswe,okokukuthi,ngokutshizwa kwegazilakhe
2Ngokuphatheleleizintoezibhaliweyongaye,ezinye zezesizwesamaYuda,ezinyezezethu.
3KubaiSibhalosithi:Wahlatywangenxayezikreqozethu, watyunyuzwangenxayezikreqozethu,kwayengegazi lakhesiphilisiwe.Wakhokelwanjengemvanaesiwa ekuxhelweni,nanjengemvuphambikwabachebibayo, ngokokeakazangeawuvuleumlomowakhe
4NgokokesifaneleukubulelauThixongakumbi,kuba usixeleleizintoezidlulileyo,engasivumelangaukuba singaziqondiizintoezizayo
5Kodwakubouthi:Izidlekeazinakwabiwa ngokungafanelekangaukuzezihlaleeentaka
6Okuwakutsho,kubaumntuuyakutshabalala ngokufanelekileyo,ukubaunolwazilwendlelayenyaniso, nangonakunjaloakayikuzibambakwindlelayobumnyama 7KwayengenxayesisizathuiNkosiyaneliseka kukubandezelekangenxayemiphefumloyethu,nangona iyiNkosiyomhlabawonke;uThixoawathikuyengaphambi kokuqalakwehlabathi,Masenzeumntungokomfanekiso wethunokufananathi.
8Ngokuindlelaawabandezelekangayongenxayethu, ekubeniyayingabantuabamenzewabandezeleka,ndiza kunixelela.
9Abaprofeti,befumenekuyeisiphosokuprofeta,bathetha ngayengaphambili,besithi:
10Kodwayena,ukuzeapheliseukufa,azeaziseuvuko lwabafileyo,wayenelisekile,njengokokwakuyimfuneko, ukubaabonakaleesenyameni,ukuzeazalisekise isithembisoesanikwaoobawobethungaphambili,aze azilungiseleleabantuabatsha,azeababonisengelixa wayesemhlabeni,ukubaemvakovukouyakugweba ihlabathi.
11EkugqibeleniefundisaabantubakwaSirayeli,esenza imimangalisoemininzinemiqondisophakathikwabo, wabashumayeza,wazawabonakalisauthandoolukhulu kakhuluawalubonakalisakubo
12Kwayexawakhethaabapostilebakhe,ababezakuthi kamvabapapasheiVangeliyakhe,wathabathaamadoda awayengaboniabakhulukakhulu;ukuzengaloondlela abonisengokucacileyo,Ukubaakezangaukubiza amalungisakodwaaboniukubabaguquke
13Emvakokowazibonakalisangokucacileyoukuba unguNyanakaThixo.Kubaukubaebengezangaenyameni, abantubebenokumbonanjani,ukuzebasindiswe?
14Ukubabebebonailangakuphela,elalingumsebenzi wezandlazakhe,kwayeemvakokoliyakuyekaukubakho, abanakukwaziukunyamezelangokuqinileyoukujonga ngokuchasenenemithayalo
15NgenxayesisizathukeuNyanakaThixoweza esenyameni,ukuzeazaliseumlinganiselowobugwenxa babo,abobatshutshisaabaprofetibakhekwada kwasekufeniKwayengenxayesosizathuwabandezeleka 16KubauThixouthengemivumboyenyamayakhe,ukuba ivelakubo.Kwaye,Ndiyakumbethaumalusi,kwaye izimvuzomhlambiziyakuchithachitheka 17Ngaloondlelawayezakuvaubunzima,kuba kwakumfaneleukubaeveubunzimaemnqamlezweni.
18Kubautshonjaloomnye,eprofetangaye,esithi:“Susa umphefumlowamekreleni,”azekwakhonaathi:“Xhoboza inyamayamekoyikenikwakho.”
19Kwayekwakhona,ibandlalabenzibobubilandivukela, (Bandigqobhozileizandlaneenyawo)
20Kwayekwakhonauthi,Ndinikeleumhlanawam kubabethi,ubusobamndibubekenjengelityeeliqinileyo
ISAHLUKO5
1AkubaewufezileumyalelokaThixo,Uthiuthini? Ngubaninaoyakundichasa?Makamenxamnyenam: okanyengubaninaoyakundithintela?Makasondele kumkhonziweNkosiYehakuni!Ngenxayokubanonke niyakuguganjengengubo,inunduliyakunidla.
2Kwayekwakhonaumprofetiwongezaathi,Ubekwe njengelityelokukhubekaKhangela,ndibekaeZiyon njengesiseko,ilityeelixabisekileyo,ilityelembombo elikhethekileyo;ilityeelihloniphekileyoKwayeyintoni elandelayo?Kwayelowouthembelekuyeuyakuphila ngonaphakade.
3Kuthekanikengoko?Ngabaithembalethulakhiwe phezukwelitye?ThixoqhaKodwangenxayokubaiNkosi iyenzelukhuniinyamayayokwiintlungu,ithi,Ndindibeke njengeliwaeliqinileyo
4Kwayekwakhonaumprofetiwongezaathi:Ilitye abaligatyayoabakhilibeyintlokoyembombo.Kwaye kwakhonauthi:Leyiminienkulunemangalisayoeyenziwe yiNkosiNdibhalaezizintongokucacileyokuniukuze niqonde:Kubaenenenindinganelisekanakukufangenxa yenu
5Kodwauthininaumprofetikwakhona?Icebo labangendawolindijikelezileBandijikelezilenjengeenyosi zijikelezaintlamayobusi,bathi,Ngesambathosambenzela amaqashiso
6EkubeningokouMsindisiwethuwayezakubonakala esenyameniazeahlupheke,intlunguyakheyayixelwe kwangaphambili
7KubautshonjaloumprofetinxamnyenoSirayeli:Yeha emphefumlweniwabo,kubabacebeiceboelibinxamnye nabo,besithi,masibabekeleamalungisaimigibe,kuba akasincedinganto
8UMoseswathethanabongendlelaefanayo,wathi, Yabonani,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Ngenaniezweni elihle,awalifungelauAbraham,noIsake,noYakobi,ukuba woninikalona,nilidleilifa;ilizweelibalekaubisinobusi
9Ngokuintsingiseloyokomoyayoku,fundani; Kunjengokubakuthiwe,BekaniithembalenukuYesu,oya kubonakalakuniesenyameniKubaumntungumhlaba obandezelekayo:kubauAdamwenziwangomhlaba.
10Uthethaukuthinikengokoxaesithi,‘Ezwenielihle eliqukuqelaubisinobusi?’MayibongweiNkosiyethu, esinikeubulumkonentliziyoyokuqondaiimfihlozayo’ Kubautshonjaloumprofeti,‘Ngubaninaoyakuqonda amazwianzimaeNkosi?’Kodwalowoulumkileyo, oqondayo,nothandaiNkosiyakhe’ 11Ngenxayoko,ekubeniesihlaziyengoxolelolwezono zethu,usifakekwenyeindawo,ukuzesibenemiphefumlo efananeyabantwana,esidalakwakhonangomoya.
12KubaiSibhalositshonjalomalunganathi,apho simazisayouYiseethethanoNyana:Masenzeumntu ngokufananathinangokufananathi;kwayemakabe nobukhosiphezukwezilwanyanazomhlaba,naphezu kweentakazezulu,nakwiintlanzizolwandle
13WathiuYehovaakumbonaumntuawayembumbile, ukubaulungilekakhulu,wathi,Yanda,wande,uzalise umhlabaWazawathethaokukunyanawakhe
14Ngokundizakukubonisaindlelaawasenzangayo isidalwaesitsha,ngemihlayokugqibela
15ItshoiNkosi,Yabona,ndiyakwenzaokokugqibelakube njengokuqala.Ngenxayokoumprofetiwatshonjalo,Ngena ezwenielibalekaubisinobusi,ulawulekulo
16Ngenxayokoniyabonaindlelaesiphindesakhiwangayo ngokutsha;njengokoethethangomnyeumprofeti,esithi: Khangelani,itshoiNkosi,ndiyakuthathakubo,oko kukuthi,kwaboumoyaweNkosiwakubona kwangaphambili,iintliziyozabozelitye,ndizendibeke kuboiintliziyozenyama
17Kubawayezakubonakalaenyameniazeahlalekuthi 18Kuba,bazalwanabam,indawoyokuhlalaentliziyweni yethuyitempileengcweleeNkosiniKubaiNkosi iyaphindaithi:NdiyakubonakalaphiphambikweNkosi uThixowam,ndizendizukiswe?
19UyaphendulaNdiyakuvumakuweebandleniphakathi kwabazalwanabam;kwayendiyakukuculelaiingoma ebandlenilabangcwele.
20Ngakookosingaboabowabazisakwelolizwe lilungileyo
21Kodwayintoniethethaubisinobusi?Kubanjengoko umntwanaeqalangobisi,azeemvakokoondliwengobusi; ngokokethinasigcinwasiphilangokukholelwa kwizithembisozakhe,nelizwilakhe,siyakuphilasize silawuleilizwe
22Kubawaxelakwangaphambiliaphangasentla,esithi, yandaninizenande,nibenobukhosiphezukweentlanzi,njl 23Kodwangubaninangokuonokukwaziukubanolu lawulophezukwezilwanyanazasendle,okanyeiintlanzi, okanyeiintakazezulu?Kubaniyaziukubaukulawula kukubanamandla,ukubaumntuabekwephezukoko akulawulayo
24Kodwaekubenisingenakookungoku,usixelelaukuba siyakubanakonini;okokukuthi,xasiyakuba ngabagqibeleleyo,ukuzesenziweiindlalifazomnqophiso weNkosi
ISAHLUKO6
1Yaziningokobantwanabamabathandekayo,ukuba uThixoolungileyoubonakalisezonkeizintokuthi,ukuze saziukubasimelesimbulelekwayesimdumisekubanina.
2UkubakeuNyanakaThixo,iNkosiyabobonke,oza kugwebaabaphilayonabafileyo,wevaubunzima,ukuze siphilengemivumboyakhe,masikholweukubauNyana kaThixoebengenakuvaubunzimangaphandlekwethu Kodwaemvakokubethelelwaemnqamlezweni,bamnika iviniganenyongoukubaasele
3Yivanikengokoindlelaababingelelibetempile abakuxelangayookukwangaphambili:iNkosingomyalelo wayoobhaliweyo,yathinabaninaongaziliyoukutya okumiselweyoufaneleafe;kubanayengokwakhewayeza kunikelangomzimbawakhengenxayezonozethungenye imini;ukuzekuzalisekeumzekelowokokwenziwakuIsake, owanikelwaesibingelelweni
4Ngokokeyintonileayithethayongomprofeti?Mabatye ibhokhweenikelwangomhlawokuzilangenxayezonozabo zonkeMabaphulaphulengenyamekobazalwanabam,nabo bonkeababingeleli,kwayekufunekabadlekuphela amathumbuangahlanjwangangeviniga
5Kuthenikunjalo?kubandiyaziukubaxandizakunikela inyamayamngenxayezonozabantuabatsha,niza kundinikaivinigaukubandiyiseleixutywenenyongo; ngokokenidlakuphela,abantubezilaukutyangelixa, belilangeengubozelaphunothuthu.
6Kwayeukuzeabonisekwangaphambiliukubauzakuva ubunzimangenxayabo,yivanikengokoindlelaamisele ngayooko.
7Uthi,thabathaiibhokhweezimbini,ezintlenezifanayo, uzinikele,azeumbingeleliomkhuluathabatheenyeyazo ibengumnikelootshiswayo.Kwayekufunekakwenziwe ntoningenye?Makuthiweuqalekisiwe
8Cingangendlelaokukubonakalangayoukubaoku kwakufanekiselauYesu.Kwayelonkeibandla maliyitshicele,liyihlabe;lizeliyibekeuboyaobubomvu entlokweniyayo,izengaloondlelaithwalweiyeentlango 9Kwathike,lowowayemiselweukuthuthaibhokhwe, wayikhokelelaentlango,wayithabathauboyaobubomvu, wayibekaphezukwesihlahlaesinameva,esidlangokutya amahlumelaasoxasiwafumanaendle;ngokokeisiqhamo saloomevasimnandikuphela
10Kwayewawuyintoniinjongoyalomsitho?Cinga; omnyewawunikelwaesibingelelweni,omnye wawuqalekisiwe
11Kwayekutheninalowowayeqalekisiwewathweswa isithsaba?KubabayakumbonauKrestungaloominienxibe inguboebomvuemzimbeniwakhe;bazebathi:Asinguye naloesambethelelaemnqamlezweni;simdelile, simngxwelerha,simhlekausulu?Ngokuqinisekileyo,lo nguye,owathike,unguNyanakaThixo
12Njengokongokokeeyakubanjengaloontowayeyiyo emhlabeni,amaYudaayeyalelwengaphambiliukuba athabatheiibhokhweezimbiniezilinganayo nezifanelekileyo.UkuzexabebonauMsindisiwethuesiza emafiniezulu,bamangaliswekukufanakweebhokhwe
13KungokokeaphanibonakwakhonauhlobolukaYesu owayezakubandezelekangenxayethu.
14Kodwakeyintoniethethaoku,ukubauboyabebufanele bubekwephakathikwameva?
15LongumfanekisokaYesu,othunyelweebandleniKuba njengokubalowouzakususauboyaobubomvukufuneka eveubunzimaobuninzi,kubaelolivalalibukhalikakhulu, kwayekunzimaukulifumana:Ngokoke,utshouKristu, abobazakundibona,bazebezeebukumkaninibam, kufunekabadlulekwiimbandezeloezininzineengxaki ezininzi
ISAHLUKO7
1Kodwanicingaukubayayiluhloboluni,aphokuyalelwe abantubakwaSirayeli,ukubaabantuabadala abagqibeleleyongezonozabo,bafanelebanikeleithole lenkomo,bazeemvakokubabelixhelilebalitshise
2Kodwakeabafanabafanelebathabatheuthuthubaze balufakeezityeni;bazebabopheiqhekezaloboya obubomvunehisopephezukwentonga,bazengaloondlela abafanabafefebonkeabantu,bazebangabinatyala kwizonozabo.
3Cingangendlelaezingxelozidluliselwangayokuthi ngomfanekiso
4ElithokazilenkomonguYesuKristu;abantu abangendawoababezakulinikelangaboboniabamzisela ukufa;abathiemvakokobangabinantoyakwenzanalo; aboniabasenaloilungelolokuliphatha:
5Kodwaabafanaababesenzaukutshiza,babebonisaabo basishumayezauxolelolwezononokuhlanjululwa kwentliziyo,iNkosieyabanikaigunyalokushumayela iVangelilayo:ekubeniekuqalenibabelishumielinesibini, ukubonisaizizwe,kubakwakukhoizizweezilishumi elinesibinizakwaSirayeli.
6Kodwakuthenikwamiselwaamadodaamathathuaselula ukubaafefe?UkubonisauAbraham,noIsake,noYakobi, kubababengabantuabakhuluphambikoThixo.
7Kwayekwakutheniukuzeuboyabubekwephezu kwentonga?KubaubukumkanibukaYesubasekwa emnqamlezweni;kwayengenxayokoabobathembelakuye, bayakuphilangonaphakade
8Kodwakwakutheniukuzekudityanisweuboyanehisope? UkubonisaukubaebukumkaninibukaKristukuyakubakho imihlaemibinengcolileyo,aphosiyakusindiswakhona; kwayekubalowounesifoenyameningenxayamahlaya angcolileyouphiliswayihisope.
9Ngenxayokoezizintozibonakalakuthi,kodwa kumaYudaazicacanga,kubaengaliphulaphulangailizwi leNkosi.
ISAHLUKO8
1KengokoiSibhalosiphindasitshongeendlebezethu, ukubauThixoubalukile,kunyeneentliziyozethuKuba itshonjaloiNkosingabaprofetiabangcwele,ithi, Bandithobelangokuvakweendlebe
2Kwayekwakhona,abobakude,bayakuvabazebaqonde izintoendizenzileyoKwayekwakhona,Yalusaniiintliziyo zenu,itshoiNkosi
3Kwayekwakhonauthi,Phulaphula,Sirayeli!Kubaitsho njaloiNkosiuThixowakhoKwayekwakhonauMoya kaThixouyaprofeta,esithi:Ngubaninaoyakuphila ngonaphakade,makaveilizwiloNyanawam.
4Kwakhona,Yivani,mazulu,nibekeindlebe,Mhlaba, ngokubaiNkosiizithethileezizintonjengobungqina
5Kwakhonauthi,PhulaphulaniilizwileNkosi,nina baphathibabantu.Kwakhona,Phulaphulani,Bantwana! Ilizwilomntuodandulukayoentlango
6Ngenxayokowalusaiindlebezethuukuzesiliveilizwi lakhe,sikholwe.Kodwamalunganolwaluko,amaYuda akholosengalo,luphelileKubaulwalukoawathethangalo uThixo,lwalungelulooluvelaenyameni;
7Kodwabayigqithileimiyaleloyakhe,kubaongendawo ubakhohlisileKubauThixoubaxelelangoluhlobo:Itsho iNkosiuThixowenu(Ndifumanaumthethoomtsha) Musaniukuhlwayelaphakathikwameva;kodwazaluseni eNkosiniuThixowenuIthethaukuthinilento? PhulaphulaniiNkosiyenu.
8Kwakhonauthi,Yalusaniubulukhunibeentliziyozenu, ningayiqinisiintamoyenuKwayekwakhonauthi, Khangelani,itshoiNkosi,zonkeiintlangaazilukanga, (azilahlekelwangabubusobazo),kodwaababantu abalukangaentliziyweni
9KodwauyakuthiamaYudaalukanjengomqondiso. KwayekunjalonangawoonkeamaSiriyanama-Arabhu, nabobonkeababingeleliabanqulaizithixo:kodwangaba kengokobangabasesivumelwanenisikaSirayeli?Kwaye namaYiputangokwawoaluka
10Ngokoke,bantwana,qondaningakumbiezizinto, ukubauAbraham,owayengowokuqalaukungenisa ulwaluko,ekhangelephambilikuYesungomoya,waluswa, emvakokubaefumeneimfihlakaloyeencwadiezintathu
11KubaiSibhalosithiuAbrahamwalusaamadoda angamakhuluamathathuaneshumielinesibhozoendlwini yakheKodwakeyayiyintoninaimfihlelo awayityhilelwayo?
12UMarko,kuqalaishumielinesibhozo,kuzekulandele amakhuluamathathuKubaoonobumbaabalishumi nesibhozongu-IH.KwayeababameleuYesu.
13Kwayengenxayokubaumnqamlezowawungulowo sasifanelesifumaneubabalongawo;ngokokewongeza, amakhuluamathathu;inothilawolingu-T(umfanekiso womnqamlezowakhe)Ngenxayoko,ngoonobumba ababiniwayebonisauYesu,kwayengoonobumba besithathuwayebonisaumnqamlezowakhe.
14Lowoubekeisiphoesimiliselwekwimfundisoyakhe ngaphakathikwethu,uyaziukubaandikazendifundise nabaninainyanisoeqinisekileyongakumbi;kodwa ndiyathembaukubaniyifanele
ISAHLUKO9
1KodwakutheniuMoseswathi,Musaniukutyaihagu, nokubalukhoziokanyeukhetshe;okanyeigwababa; okanyenayiphinaintlanziengenasikaliphezukwayo? impendulo,ukubangokwengqiqoyokomoya,wayeqonda iimfundisoezintathu,ezazizakuhlanganiswaapho. 2NgaphandlekokouthikubokwincwadikaDuteronomi, NdiyakubanikaimithethoyamababantuNgenxayoko akusiyomyalelokaThixoukubabangazityiezizinto; kodwauMosesngomoyawathethanabo 3Ngokuihaguwayinqabelaukubaitye;ithethaoku;uze ungazibandakanyinabantuabanjengeehagu;abathingelixa bephilangolonwabo,bamlibaleuThixowabo;kodwaxa kukhonabaninaosweleyo,bayakuyaziiNkosi; njengokubaihaguxaihluthiingayaziinkosiyayo;kodwa
xailambileyenzaingxolo;kwayexaiphindayondliwa,ithi cwaka.
4Uthi,awuyikutyaukhozi,okanyeukhozi,okanyeikati, okanyeigwababa;okokukuthi,awuyikuhlalanabantu abanjaloabangayaziyoindlelayokusebenzanokubila kwaboukuzebazifumaneleukutya:kodwabachithaizinto zabanyengendlelaenobungozi;kwayeuqapheleindlela, yokubabekelaimigibe;ngelixakwangaxeshanye bebonakalabephilangobumsulwaobupheleleyo
5Ngokokeezintakazodwaazifuniukutya,kodwazihlala zingenzintozifunaindlelayokutyainyamaelungiselelwe ngabanye;zitshabalalisangenxayobubibazo
6Uthi,“Musaniukutyai-lamprey,okanyei-polypus, okanyei-cuttle-fish;okokukuthi,ningabinjengabantu abanjalo,ngokuthethanabo;abangendawongokupheleleyo kwayebagwetyelweukufa.Kubangaloondlelaezontlanzi ziqalekisiwezodwa,kwayeziyazibhuqaeludakeni,kwaye azidadanjengezinyeiintlanzi,kodwaziyawaeluthulini ezantsienzonzobileni.”
7Kodwawongezaathi,uzeungadlinomvundla Kuthekani?Ukuzekubonisweokukuthi;Uzeungabi ngumkrexezi;kwayeungazifanisinabantuabanjalo.Kuba umvundlaminyakalewandisaiindawozokukhulelwa kwawo;kwayeiminyakaemininzinjengokouphila, mininzikakhulu.
8Uzeungadliingcuka;okokukuthi,ungabingumkrexezi, okanyeumoniwabanye;ungafaninaboKuthenikunjalo nje?Kubaesosidalwaminyakalesiyatshintshauhlobo lwaso,kwayengamanyeamaxeshasiyindodakwaye ngamanyeamaxeshasingumfazi
9Ngenxayesosizathuwayesithiyilengokufanelekileyoiweasel;ukuzebangabinjengabantuabenzaububi ngomlomowabongenxayokungcolakwabo;okanye bazibandakanyenabafaziabangacocekanga,abenzaububi ngomlomowaboKubaesosilwanyanasikhulelwe ngomlomowaso
10Ngokoke,uMoses,ethethangokutya,wabanika imiyaleloemithathuemikhulungentsingiseloyokomoya yaloomiyaleloKodwabonangokweenkanukozenyama, bamqondangokungathiwayethethangokutyakuphela.
11KengokouDavidewayiqondakakuhleimiyaleloyakhe emithathu,esithingendlelaefanayo
12Hayi,uyololomntuongahambiyongecebo labangendawo,njengeentlanziezikhankanyiweyo ngaphambiliezantsienzonzobileniebumnyameni
13Akazangeameendleleniyaboni,njengabamoyikayo uYehova,kodwaabeesona,njengehagu
14Akahlaliesihlalwenisabagxeki,njengeentakaezihlala zilindeukubazidle
15Aphaunomthethoophatheleleukutyaochazwe ngokugqibeleleyo,kwayengokolwazioluyinenelwawo 16Kodwa,utshouMoses,niyakuzidlazonke eziziimpuphuezahlulwengophuphu,nezihlafunautyiso Ngaloondlela,umntuonjaloudlaukutyakwakhe,uyamazi lowoumondlayo;azeaphumlephezukwakhe,agcobekuye 17Kwayekokuwathethakakuhle,ehloniphaumyalelo Ngokoke,yintoniayithethayo?Ukubamasibambelele kwabobamoyikayouYehova;kunyenabobacamngca ngomyalelowelizwiabalifumeneyoezintliziywenizabo; kunyenabobavakalisaizigwebozobulungisazeNkosi, bazebagcineimiyaleloyayo;
18Ngamafutshane,kwabobaziyoukubaukucamngca ngumsebenziwolonwabo,ngokokebayaziqhelisaelizwini leNkosi
19Kodwakuthenibenokutyaabobacandeuphuphu?
Kubailungisaliphilakwelihlabathilangoku;kodwa ithembalalolixhomekekekwelinyeNiyabona,bazalwana, indlelauMosesawayalangayoezizintongokumangalisayo 20Kodwasingazinjanikonkeoku,sizesikuqonde?Ke ngoko,ekubenisiyiqondakakuhleimiyalelo,sithetha njengokoiNkosiifunaukubasikwenzeNgenxayoko ulukileiindlebezethuneentliziyozethu,ukuzesikwazi ukuzaziezizinto
ISAHLUKO10
1NgokumasibuzeukubaiNkosiyazimiselana ukubonakalisanantoninakwangaphambilimalunga namanzinomnqamlezo
2Ngokungabokuqalakwaba,kubhalelweabantu bakwaSirayeliindlelaabangayikwamkelangayoubhaptizo oluzisauxolelolwezono;kodwabayakuzimiselaomnye ongenakukwazi.
3Kubautshonjaloumprofeti:Mangaliswe,OwuZulu! kwayeumhlabamawunyikimengenxayayo,kubaaba bantubenzeizintoezimbiniezinkulunezimbi;bandishiyile mna,umthombowamanziaphilileyo,bazabazimbela amaqulaaqhekekileyo,angenakubambamanzi
4NgabaintabayamengcweleyiZiyon,intlangoengenanto, kubaniyakubanjengentakaencincixaindluyayoisuswa?
5Kwayekwakhonaumprofetiuthi,Ndiyakuhamba phambikwakho,ndizendilungiseiintaba,ndizendaphule amasangoobhedu,ndizendiqhekezeimivaloyesinyithi; ndizendikunikeubutyebiobumnyama,obufihlakeleyo, nobungabonakaliyo,ukuzebaziukubandinguYehova uThixo
6Kwayekwakhona:Uyakuhlalaemngxunyeni ophakamileyoweliwaelinamandla.Kwayeke,yintoni elandelayokumprofetiomnye?Amanziakheathembekile; niyakumbonaukumkanienozuko,kwayeumphefumlo wenuuyakufundaukoyikaiNkosi.
7Kwayekwakhonauthikomnyeumprofeti:Lowowenza ezizinto;uyakubanjengomthi,otyalweecalenikwemijelo yamanzi,oyakuvelisaisiqhamosawongexeshalawo. Amagqabiawoakayikubuna,kwayenantoninaayenzayo iyakuphumelela
8Abangendawoabanjalokubo;kodwabanjengothuli olusasazwangumoyalusukaebuswenibomhlaba 9Ngenxayokoabangendawoabayikumaemgwebeni, naboniebhungenilamalungisaKubauYehovauyayazi indlelayamalungisa,nendlelayabangendawoiya kutshabalala
10Cingangendlelaawadibanisangayoumnqamlezo namanzi
11Kubautshonjalo:Banoyoloabobathembela emnqamlezweni,behlabayeemanzini;kubabaya kufumanaumvuzowabongexeshaelifanelekileyo;ngoko ke,utsho,ndiyakubanikawona.
12Kodwangokubhekiselekwixeshalangoku,uthi, amagqabiazoakayikuwa;okokuthethaukubalonkeilizwi eliphumaemlonyeniwenu,liyakubalukholonothando olupheleleyo,ntoleyoeyakubayinguqukonethemba labaninzi
13Ngokunjaloomnyeumprofetiuthetha,esithi,Ilizwe likaYakobilabaludumolwehlabathilonke;ngaloondlela wakhulisaisityasomoyawakhe
14Kwayekulandelantoni?Kwayekwakukhoumlambo oqukuqelangasekunene,kwayeimithiemihleyakhula ecalenikwawo;kwayenabaninaoyakudlakuwouya kuphilangonaphakadeIntsingiseloyaloyile:ukubasehla siyeemanziniazelezizononokungcola;kodwasiphinde siphume,siveliseiziqhamo;sinoloyikonethemba elikuYesu,ngomoyaKwayenabaninaoyakudlakuwo uyakuphilangonaphakade
15Okokukuthi,nabaninaophulaphulaabobababizayo, azeakholwe,uyakuphilangonaphakade.
ISAHLUKO11
1Ngendlelaefanayougqibangokubhekiselele kumnqamlezokomnyeumprofeti,esithi:Kwayeezizinto ziyakuzalisekanini?
2INkosiiyaphendula;Xaumthiowileyouyakuvuka,naxa igaziliyakuhlaemthiniAphaukhankanyekwakhona, kokubiniumnqamlezo,nangalomntuwayezakubethelelwa kuwo
3KwayeuqhubekaesithingoMoses;(xauSirayeli wayesilwa,kwayeebethwa,ngabantubasemzini;ukuze uThixoabakhumbuzeindlelayokubabanikelwangayo ekufeningenxayezonozabo)ewe,umoyaoyingcwele wakufakaentliziywenikaMoses,ukumelazombiniuphawu lomnqamlezo,kunyenalowowayezakubandezeleka; ukuzebaziukubaukubababengakholwakuye,baya koyiswangonaphakade.
4NgokokeuMoseswabekaizixhobozakhephakathi kwendawoephakamileyo,wazawemaphezukwabobonke, wolulaiingalozakhe,wazauSirayeliwoyisakwakhona.
5Kodwakungekudalaemvakokubaehliseizandlazakhe, zaphindazabulawaKuthenikunjalo?Ukuzebazi,ukuba ngaphandlekokubabathembelekuyeabanakusindiswa.
6Kwayekomnyeumprofeti,uthi,Ndoluleizandlazam iminiyonkekubantuabangathobeliyo,nabathetha ngokuchasenenendlelayamyobulungisa.
7KwayekwakhonauMoseswenzaumfuziselokaYesu, ukubonisaukubawayezakufa,azeemvakokolowo, ababecingaukubaufile,anikeabanyeubomi;ngohlobo lwabobawakwaSirayeli
8KubauThixowabangelaukubazonkeiintlobozeenyoka zibalume,bazabafa;kubangenxayenyokaisigqithosaqala kuEva:ukuzeabaqinisekiseukubangenxayezigqithozabo bayakunikelwakwintlunguyokufa.
9UMosesngokwakhe,owayebayalele,esithi,Musani ukuzenzelaumfanekisooqingqiweyookanyeotyhidiweyo, ukuzeubenguThixowenu;kodwangokuwenzanjalo, ukuzeababoniseumfanekisoweNkosiuYesu.
10Kubawenzainyokayobhedu,wayibekaphezulu,waza wabizaabantundawonyengesimemezelo;aphobafika khona,bacelauMosesukubaabenzeleintlawulelo,aze athandazeleukubabaphiliswe
11WazauMoseswathikubo:“Xakukhoumntuphakathi kwenuolunywayo,makayeenyokeniebekweesibondeni; makamthembengokuqinisekileyo,ukubanangonaefile, unakoukumnikaubomi,kwayengokuuyakusindiswa.” Ngokoke,bonaniukubaninoluhloboluniaphauzuko lukaYesu;nokubakuyenakuyezonkeizintozikho”
12Kwakhona;UthiniuMoseskuYesuunyanakaNun,xa wamnikaelogama,njengomprofetiukuzebonkeabantu bamveeyedwa,kubauyisewabonakalisazonkeizinto malunganonyanawakheuYesu,kuYesuuNyanakaNun; wazawamnikaelogamaxawamthumaukubaayekuhlola ilizwelaseKanan;wathi:Thabathaincwadiezandleni zakho,uzeubhaleokoiNkosiikutshoyo:EkubeniuYesu uNyanakaThixouyakuyinqumlangeengcambuyonke indluka-AmalekingemihlayokugqibelaBonaapha kwakhonauYesu,kungekhonaunyanawomntu,kodwa uNyanakaThixo,obonakaliswekumzekelonasenyameni 13Kodwakubakunokuthiwaemvakoko,ukubauKrestu wayenguNyanakaDavide;ngokokeuDavide,esoyika kwayeezazikakuhleiimpazamozabangendawo,uthi; INkosiithieNkosiniyam,Hlalangasekunenekwamndide ndizenzeiintshabazakhozibesisihlaloseenyawozakho.
14KwakhonauIsayauthethangoluhlobo:INkosiyathi kuKristuiNkosiyam,Ndibambeisandlasakhesokunene, ukuzeiintlangazimthobelephambikwakhe,kwayendiya kuwaphulaamandlaookumkani
15Khangelani,uDavidenoIsayabambizanjaningokuba yiNkosi,noNyanakaThixo?
ISAHLUKO12
1Kodwamasiqhubekephambili,sibuzeukubaababantu ngabayindlalifana,okanyengabangaphambili,nokuba umnqophisounathinaokanyeunabo.
2Kwayeokokuqala,malunganabantu,yivangokuoko kuthethwasiSibhalo
3UIsakewamthandazelauRebhekaumkakhe,kuba wayeludlolo;wamithaEmvakokouRebhekawaphuma wayakubuzakuYehova
4INkosiyathikuye:Kukhoiintlangaezimbiniesizalweni sakho,kwayekuyakuphumaabantuababiniesiswinisakho; kwayeomnyeuyakubanegunyaphezukomnye,kwaye omkhuluuyakukhonzaomncinci.Qondaaphaukuba ngubaniuIsake;ngubaniuRebheka;kwayengubani okwaxelwakwangaphambilingaye,ababantubayakuba baninzikunoko.
5KwayekwesinyeisiprofetouYakobiuthetha ngokucacileyongakumbikunyanawakheuYosefuesithi: Khangela,iNkosiayindivimbangaukubandibuboneubuso bakho,ndiziseoonyanabakhoukuzendibasikeleleWaza wabazisakuyiseuManasenoEfrayim,enqwenelaukuba amsikeleleuManase,kubawayengoyenamdala.
6NgokokeuYosefuwamsangasekunenekukayise uYakobi.KodwauYakobingomoyawabona kwangaphambiliumfanekisowabantuababezakuza
7IthinikeiSibhalo?UYakobiwanqumlaizandlazakhe, wabekaisandlasakhesasekunenekuEfrayim,unyana wakhewesibini,nonyanaomncinci,wazawamsikelela.
UYosefuwathikuYakobi:Bekaisandlasakhosasekunene entlokwenikaManase,kubangunyanawamwamazibulo UYakobiwathikuYosefu:Ndiyazi,nyanawam,ndiyazi; kodwaomkhuluuyakukhonzaomncinci;nangonanaye eyakusikelelwa.
8Niyabonaukubangubaniawammiselayo,ukubababe ngabantubokuqala,neendlalifazomnqophiso
9UkubakengokouThixouzakuqaphelaoku nangoAbraham,ukuqondakwethukuyakuqinisekiswa ngokupheleleyo
10SithininakengokoisibhalokuAbraham,xa wakholwayo,kwazakwabalelwakuyenjengobulungisa, sisithi:Yabona,ndikumisilewabanguyiseweentlanga, ezithi,zingalukanga,zikholweeNkosini?
11NgokokemasibuzeukubauThixouwuzalisekisilena umnqophisoawawufungelaoobawobethu,wokubauya kubanikaababantu?Ewe,inene,wasinikawona:kodwa babengafaneleukuwufumanangenxayezonozabo.
12Kubautshonjaloumprofeti:UMoseswaqhubekaezila ukutyaentabeniyeSinayi,ukuzeamkeleumnqophiso weNkosinabantu,iintsukuezingamashumiamane nobusukuobungamashumiamane
13WamkelaamacwecweamabinieNkosi,ebhalwe ngomnwewesandlasikaYehovangomoya;wazauMoses, akubaewamkele,wawazisaebantwini
14WathiuYehovakuMoses,Moses,Moses,khawuleza uhle,kubaabantuobakhuphileyoezwenilaseYiputabenze ububi
15UMoseswaqondaukubabaphindebamisaumfanekiso otyhidiweyo:wazawawalahlaamacwecweomabini ezandlenizakhe;amacwecweomnqophisoweNkosi aqhekeka.UMoseskengokowawamkela,kodwa ayengafaneleki
16NgokukefundaniindlelaesabamkelangayoUMoses, njengomkhonzi,wabathabatha;kodwaiNkosingokwayo yasinikabona,ukuzesibengabantubelifalayo,emva kokubandezelekangenxayethu
17Wabonakaliswakengoko,ukuzebazaliseumlinganiselo wezonozabo,sizethina,senziwaiindlalifangaye,samkele umnqophisoweNkosiuYesu
18Kwayekwakhonaumprofetiuthi:Khangela, ndikumisileukubaubelukhanyiselokwiiNtlanga,ukuba ubengumsindisiwazozonkeiziphelozomhlaba,itsho iNkosiuThixookukhululeyo.
19Owalungiselelwaloonjongo,ukuzengokubonakala kwakheazikhululeiintliziyozethu,eselezidliwekukufa, wazawanikelwaebumnyameniekungalunginikolahlekiso, azeamiseumnqophisonathingelizwilakhe
20KubakubhaliwenjaloukubauBawowamyalela ngokusihlangulaebumnyameni,ukubaazilungiselele abantuabangcwele
21Ngenxayokoumprofetiuthi:Mna,iNkosiuThixo wakho,ndikubizilengobulungisa,kwayendiyakukuphatha ngesandlasakhokwayendiyakukomelezaNdize ndikunikeumnqophisowabantu,njengokukhanya kweeNtlanga.Ukuvulaamehloeemfama,ukukhupha amabanjwaentolongweni,kunyenabobahleli ebumnyamenibaphumeentolongweni.
22NgokokecingaaphosihlangulwekhonaKwaye kwakhonaumprofetiuthi:UmoyaweNkosiuphezukwam, kubaindithambisile:indithumileukubandishumayele iindabaezilungileyokwabathobekileyo;ukuphilisa abaphukileyoentliziyweni;ukushumayelauxolelo kubathinjwa,nokubonakwiimfama;ukuvakalisaunyaka owamkelekileyoweNkosi,nomhlawokubuyiselwa; ukuthuthuzelabonkeabalilayo
ISAHLUKO13
1Ngaphezukokokubhaliwemalunganesabatha, kwiMithethoelishumi,uThixoawayithethayokuMoses eNtabeniyeSinayi,ubusongobuso;Ngcwalisaisabatha
yeNkosingezandlaezicocekileyo,nangentliziyo ecocekileyo.
2Kwayekwenyeindawouthi:Ukubaabantwanabakho bayakuzigcinaiisabathazam,ndiyakubekaincebayam phezukwabo.
3Kwayekwanasekuqalenikwendaloukhankanyaisabatha UThixowenzaimisebenziyezandlazakhengemihla emithandathu;wazawayigqibangomhlawesixhenxe, waphumlangomhlawesixhenxe,wawungcwalisa 4Cingani,bantwanabam,ukubaokokuthethaukuthini, wawagqibangeentsukuezintandathuIntsingiseloyaloyile; ukubakwiminyakaengamawakaamathandathuiNkosi uThixoiyakuphelisazonkeizinto.
5Kubaiminienyeiyiminyakaeliwakakuye,njengoko engqinayenangokwakhe,esithi,Yabona,leminiiyakuba njengeminyakaeliwaka.Ngokoke,abantwana,kwiintsuku ezintandathu,okokukuthi,kwiminyakaengamawaka amathandathu,zonkeizintoziyakufezwa
6Uthininakengokoathi,Wazawaphumlangomhla wesixhenxe?Uthethaoku;xauNyanawakheezakufika, azeapheliseixeshaloMbi,azeagwebeabangahloneli Thixo;azeatshintsheilanganenyanganeenkwenkwezi;aze keaphumlengozukongaloominiyesixhenxe
7Okokugqibelawongezaathi:Uzeuyingcwalise ngezandlaezicocekileyonangentliziyoecocekileyo. Ngenxayokosikhohliswakakhuluukubasicingaukuba nabaninangokuangayingcwalisaloominiuThixo ayingcwaliseyo,engenantliziyoicocekileyokuzozonke izinto
8Ngokokeuyakuyingcwalisangoxoloolusikelelekileyo, xathina(esakubasifumeneisithembisosobulungisa,xa ubugwenxabungasayikubakho,zonkeizintozihlaziywa yiNkosi)siyakukwaziukuyingcwalisa,ekubenithina ngokwethusaqalasangcwaliswa.
9Okokugqibela,uthikubo:Iinyangazenuezintshanani: iisabathaandinakukwaziukuzithwalaCinganiukuba uthethaukuthiningazo;iisabatha,utsho,enizigcinayo ngokuazamkelekangakum,kodwaezondizenzileyo;xa ndiphumlakuzozonkeizintondiyakuqalausuku lwesibhozo,okokukuthi,ukuqalakwelinyeihlabathi.
10Ngenxayesosizathusigcinausukulwesibhozongovuyo, aphouYesuwavukakwabafileyo;wazaemva kokuzibonakalisakubafundibakhe,wenyukelaezulwini.
11Kusaselendithethananimalunganetempileukubala madodaangonwabangaakhohlisiweathembelekwindlu, kungekhonakuThixongokwakheowayenzayo, ngokungathiyindawoyokuhlalakaThixo
12Ngenxayokubababemngcwalisaetempileningendlela efanayoneyeentlanga
13NgokokefundaniindlelaiNkosiethethangayo,iyenza itempileibelilize:Ngubaninaolinganiseizulungeminwe emibini,nomhlabangesandlasakhe?Asindimna?Itsho iNkosiukuthi,Izululiyitroneyam,nomhlabasisihlalo seenyawozamIyintoninaindlueniyakundakhelayona?
Okanyeiphinaindawoyamyokuphumla?Yazinikengoko ukubalonkeithembalabolilize
14Kwayekwakhonauthethangoluhlobo:Khangelaniabo batshabalalisaletempile,nabobayakuyakhakwakhona Kwayekwenzekanjalo;kubangenxayeemfazwezabo ngokuitshatyalalisiweziintshabazabo;kwayeabakhonzi beentshabazabobayakha
15Ngaphezukoko,kuyekwabonakaliswaindlelaisixeko netempile,kunyenabantubakwaSirayeliabamele banikelwengayoKubaiSibhalosithi:“Kuyakuthi ngemihlayokugqibela,iNkosiinikeleizimvuzedlelolayo, nedlelolazo,nenqabayazo,ekutshatyalalisweni.”Kwaye kwenzeka,njengokoiNkosiitshilo”
16Ngokokemasibuze,ukubakukhonaitempilekaThixo? Eweikhona;kwayeapho,aphoyenangokwakheevakalisa ukubauzakuyenzaazeayigqibeleliseKubakubhaliwe kwathiwa:Kwayekuyakwenzekaukubakwangokonje ukubaivekiigqityiwe,itempileyeNkosiiyakwakhiwa ngobuqaqawuliegamenileNkosi
17Ndifumanisekengokoukubakukhoitempile.Kodwa iyakwakhiwanjaniegamenileNkosi?Ndiyakukubonisa
18NgaphambikokosasikholelwakuThixo,indawo yokuhlalayentliziyoyethuyayinokonakala,kwaye ibuthathaka,njengetempileeyakhiwengezandla ngokwenene
19Kubayayiyindluezelelunqulo-zithixo,indluyeedemon; kubabekukhokuyonantoninaechasenenoThixoKodwa iyakwakhiwaegamenileNkosi
20Cingani,indlelaitempileyeNkosieyakwakhiwangayo ngobuqaqawuliobukhulu;kwayeukubaokokuya kwenzekangantonina,fundani
21Ekubenisifumeneuxolelolwezonozethu,kwaye sithembeleegamenileNkosi,siyesabangabahlaziyiweyo, sadalwakwakhonanjengokokwakunjalokwasekuqaleni NgenxayokouThixouhlalaendlwiniyethungokwenene, okokukuthi,kuthi
22Kodwauhlalanjanikuthi?Ilizwilokhololwakhe,ubizo lwesithembisosakhe,ubulumkobokugwebakwakhe okulungileyo,imiyaleloyemfundisoyakhe;yena ngokwakheuprofetangaphakathikwethu,yenangokwakhe uhlalangaphakathikwethu,kwayeusivulelathina esasisebukhobokenibokufaisangoletempileyethu,oko kukuthi,umlomowobulumko,esinikeinguquko;kwaye ngalendlelausiziseekubeniyitempileengenakonakala.
23Ngokokelowounqwenelaukusindiswaakajongi emntwini,kodwaujongikulowouhlelikuye,ethethangaye; emangalisiwe,kubaengazangeamveethethalamazwi aphumaemlonyeniwakhe,kwayeengazangeafune ukuwava
24LeyitempileyokomoyaeyakhelweiNkosi.
ISAHLUKO14
1Kwayengaloondlela,ndiyathemba,ndinixelele kangangoko,nangokululaokukhulukangangokondinako, ezozintozibangelausindisolwenu,ukuzendingashiyi nantoninaenokubayimfunekokuzo
2Kubaukubandithethengakumbingezintoezikhoyo ngoku,nangezintoezizayo,beningayikuziqonda okwangoku,kubazithethangemizekelisoOkukuya kwanelekwezizinto
3Ngokumasiqhubekelekolunyeuhlobololwazi nemfundisoKukhoiindlelaezimbinizemfundisonamandla; enyeyokukhanya,enyeyobumnyama.
4Kodwakukhoumahlukoomkhuluphakathikwezindlela zimbini:kubakumiselwephezukwenyeingelosizikaThixo, iinkokhelizendlelayokukhanya;phezukwenye, izithunywazikaSathanaEnyeyiNkosiukususela
ngonaphakadeukuyakutshongonaphakade;enye yinkosanayexeshalokungalungi.
5Ngokukeindlelayokukhanyayile,ukubanabanina unqwenelaukufikelelakwindawoemiselweyokuye,aze akhawulezeayekuyongemisebenziyakhe.Nolwazi esilunikiweyongokuhambakuyo,ngalendlela:Uze umthandelowowakudalayo:uzeumzukiselowo wakukhululaekufeni.
6Uyakubanentliziyoethobekileyo,utyebileemoyeni Awuyikunamathelakwabobahambangendlelayokufa UyakuthiyaukwenzanantoninaengamkholisiyouThixo UyakuthiyayonkeinkohlisoAwuyikuyityeshelanayiphi naimiyaleloyeNkosi.
7Musaukuziphakamisa,kodwayibanokuthobekaMusa ukuzithabathelauzukoMusaukungenakwiceboelibi ngommelwanewakho.Musaukuzithemba ngokugqithisileyoentliziyweniyakho
8Uzeungahenyuzi,ungakrexezi,ungazonakalisiphakathi kwabantu,ungalisebenzisiilizwilikaThixokuyonayiphi naintoengcolileyo
9Uzeungamkelimntuxaukhalimelaiziphosozomntu Uzeubenobubele.Uzeuzole.Uzewoyikexauvaamazwi owavileyoUzeungagcininzondoentliziyweniyakho nxamnyenomzalwanawakhoUzeungabinakuthandabuza nokubakuzakubanjalookanyeakunjalo.
10UzeungalithabathiigamaleNkosingelizeUze umthandeummelwanewakhongaphezukomphefumlo wakho.
11Uzeungawutshabalalisiumnqwenowakhongaphambi kokubauzalwe;kwayeuzeungawubulaliemvakokuba uzelwe.
12Musaukusisusaisandlasakhokunyanawakho, nasentombiniyakho;uzeubafundiseukoyikauYehova kwasebuncinanenibabo.
13Uzeunganqweneliizintozommelwanewakho;ungabi ngumphangi;intliziyoyakhomayingahlanganinabantu abazidlayo;kodwauyakubalelwaphakathikwamalungisa nabathobekileyoNokubazeziphinaiziganekoeziya kwenzekakuwe,uyakuzifumananjengezintoezilungileyo 14Musaukubanengqondoembaxa,okanyeothetha-mbini; kubaulwimiolumbaxalungumgibewokufaUzakuthobela iNkosikunyeneenkosiezingaphantsinjengabameli bakaThixo,ngoloyikonentlonelo.
15Uzeungabinomsindokwimiyaleloyakhonxamnye nawuphinakubakhonzibakhoabathembelekuThixo;hleze ungamoyikilowouphezukwabobobabini;kubaakezanga ukubizanabaninangokukhethaubuso,kodwalowoumoya umlungiselele.
16Uzewabelanenommelwanewakhongezintoonazo; ungabizintokuwe;kubaukubanibelanangezinto ezingonakaliyo,ningabalulekangakangakananinake kwezozingonakaliyo?
17Awuyikubanesibindisokuthetha;kubaumlomo ngumgibewokufaZamangamandlaakhoonkeukuze ufumaneumphefumlowakhoMusaukusolulaisandla sakhoukuzewamkele,kwayeungasithintelixaufanele unikele.
18Uzeumthande,njengokhozolwelisolakho,wonke umntuothethanaweiLizwileNkosiKhumbula,imini nobusuku,umgwebowexeshaelizayo.
19Uzeufuneimihlangemihlaubusobamalungisa,ucinge, uhambeukhuthazaabanyengelizwi,ucamngcengendlela onokusindisangayoumphefumlo
20Uzeusebenzengezandlazakhoukuphaamahlwempu, ukuzeuxolelweizonozakho.Uzeungacingiukubauya kunikelana;uze,emvakokubaunikele,ungabinamdla 21Mnikewonkeumntuocelayo;ukuzewaziukuba ngubaninaofumanaumvuzoolungileyoweziphozakho.
22Gcinaokoukufumeneyo;akuyikongezakuyookanye unciphisekuyo
23Mababengabangendawongonaphakade,bagwebe ngobulungisaMusaukwahlulahlula,kodwaxolelanisa abaphikisanayo,ubahlanganise.
24Uzeuvumeizonozakho;uzeungeziemthandazweni wakhounesazelaesibi
25Leyindlelayokukhanya.
ISAHLUKO15
1Kodwaindlelayobumnyamaigosogosokwayeizele sisiqalekisoKubayindlelayokufaokungunaphakade, enesohlwayo;aphoabobahambayobadibananezinto ezitshabalalisaimiphefumloyabo
2Ezizintozilandelayo:unqulo-zithixo,ukuzithemba, ikratshilamandla,uhanahaniso,ingqondoembaxa, ukukrexeza,ukubulala,ukudlwengula,ikratshi,ukona, inkohliso,ububi,ikratshi,ubugqwirha,ukubawa,kunye nokungamoyikiuThixo.
3Kulendlelayokuhambaabobangabatshutshisiabo balungileyo;abathiyibenyaniso;abathandibobuxoki; abangawaziyoumvuzowobulungisa,abanganamatheli nakweyiphinaintoelungileyo
4abangagwebiokusesikwenikwabahlolokazineenkedama, abalindaubugwenxa,abangaboyikiyouYehova.
5Ububelenokuzekakadeumsindokukudekubo; Abathandibobuxoki,abasukelaimivuzo;Abangenanceba kumahlwempu;Abangakhathaliyongabasindwayo nabacinezelweyo
6Balungeleukuthethakakubi,bengamazilowo wabadalayo;ababulalibabantwana;abonakalisaizidalwa zikaThixo;abafulathelaamahlwempu;abacinezela abaxhwalekileyo;ngabamelibezizityebi,kodwaabagwebi abangalungangabamahlwempu;bengaboni ngokupheleleyo
7Kufanelekilekengokoukuba,xasifundaimiyalelo yobulungisayeNkosi,esiyikhankanyileyongaphambili, sihambekuyoKubalowowenzaizintoezinjalouya kuzukiswaebukumkaninibukaThixo.
8Kodwalowoukhethaelinyeicala,uyakutshabalala, kunyenemisebenziyakheNgenxayesisizathukuya kubakhouvuko,kunyenempindezelo
9Ndiyababongozaabobabalaseleyophakathikwenu, (ukubakunjalo,niyakulwamkelaolucebisondininikalona ngenjongoelungileyo,)ukubaninaboninabo ninokubanceda;musaniukubashiya
10Kubaiminiisondeleaphozonkeizintoziya kutshatyalaliswa,kunyenongendawo.INkosiisondele, kwayeumvuzowayounaye
11Ndiyanibongoza,kengoko,kwakhona,ukubanibe njengabaniki-mthethoabalungileyoomnyekomnye; qhubekaniningabacebisiabathembekileyoomnyekomnye; susaniphakathikwenulonkeuhanahaniso
12KwayengamanauThixo,iNkosiyehlabathilonke angakunikaubulumko,ulwazi,icebiso,nokuqonda imigweboyakhengomonde
13fundiswaninguThixo;funaniokoiNkosiikufunayo kuni,nizenikwenze;ukuzenisindiswengomhla womgwebo
14Ukubakukhophakathikwenuinkumbuloyezinto ezilungileyo,ndikhumbuleni;nicamngcengezizinto, ukuzeumnqwenowamkunyenokunilindakwamkube yingxeloelungileyo
15Ndiyanibongoza;Ndicelaokunjengencebakuni; ngelixanisekuletabernakeleintleyomzimba,ningasweli nanyekwezizinto;kodwaningayekiukuzifuna,nize nizalisekiseyonkeimiyaleloKubaezizintozifanelekile kwayezifanelekileukwenziwa
16Ngenxayokondininikeumguduongakumbi wokunibhalela,ngokwamandlaam,ukuzenivuyeSalani kakuhle,bantwana,ngothandonoxolo
17INkosiyozukoneyobabalolonkemayibenomoya wakho,Amen