Incwadi Ejwayelekile
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ISAHLUKO1
1Injabuloyonkekinimadodananamadodakaziami, egamenileNkosiyethuuJesuKristu,owasithandayo, ngokuthula.
2Njengobasengibonileukuthiulwazioluningi lwemithethoemikhulunenhlekaNkulunkululukhonakini, ngiyajabulakakhulungemiphefumuloyenuebusisiwe nethandekayo,ngobanitholeumusaowaxhunyelelwakini ngokufanele
3Ngenxayalesisizathungigcweleinjabulo,ngithemba kakhuluukuthiuzosindiswa;njengobangibonangempela umoyaofakwekuwe,ovelaemthonjeniomsulwa kaNkulunkulu:
4Nginalokhukukholwa,futhingiqinisekangokugcwele ngakho,ngobaselokhungaqalaukukhulumanani,ngibe nempumeleloenhlekakhulungendlelayomthethoweNkosi okuKristu
5Ngenxayalokhubazalwane,namingicabangaukuthi ngiyanithandangaphezukomphefumulowami,ngoba laphokuhlalakhonaubukhulubokholonothando,kanye nethembalokuphilaokuzayo.
6Ngakho-keumangiqaphelalokhu,ukuthiuma ngizoqaphelaukunitshelaingxenyeyalokhoengikutholile, kuzophendukaumvuzowami,ukuthingikhonze imiphefumuloemihlekangaka;ngenzekonke okusemandleniukunibhalelangamazwiambalwa;ukuze kanyenokhololwenu,nolwaziluphelele.
7Ngakho-kekunezintoezintathuezimisweyiNkosi; ithembalokuphila;ukuqalakanyenokuqedwakwalo
8NgokubaiNkosiisimemezelekithi,ngabaprofethilezo zintoezidlule;futhiyasivulelaiziqalozalezoezizayo
9Ngakho-ke,kuzofanelethina,njengobaeshilo,sisondele kakhulue-altarelakhe.
10Ngakho-ke,hhayinjengomfundisi,kodwanjengomunye wenu,ngizozamaukunibekelaizintoezimbalwaezingenza, ngezizathueziningi,nijabulekakhulu.
ISAHLUKO2
1Njengobaizinsukuzimbikakhulu,futhiisithasinamandla alelizwelamanje,kufanelesikhuthalekakhuluukuphenya ngezahluleloezilungileyozeNkosi.
2Manjeabasizibokhololwethuukwesabanokubekezela; abalwiesikanyenabo,ukubekezelanokuzithiba
3Nakubalezizihlalazimsulwakulokhookuhlobene neNkosi,ukuhlakanipha,nokuqonda,nesayensi,nolwazi, zijabulakanyenazo
4NgobauNkulunkuluusibonakalisilengabaprofethibonke ukuthiakanaloithubalemihlatsheloyethu,nomaiminikelo yokushiswa,nomaiminikelo:ethi:Iyiniinjongo yemihlatsheloyenueminingikimi,kushoiNkosi.
5Ngigcweleiminikeloyokushiswayezinqamanamanoni ezilwaneezikhuluphalisiweyo;angithokozingegazi lezinkunzinomalezimpongo.
6Laphonifikaukuzobonakalaphambikwami,ngubani okufunelokhuesandlenisenuna?Anisayikunyathela amagcekeami.
7Ningabenisalethaiminikeloeyize;impephoiyisinengiso kimi;imikhosiyenuyokuthwasakwenyanganamasabatha; ukubizwakwemihlanganoangikwaziukuyiyeka, kungububi,ngishonemihlanganoeqinile;imikhosiyenu yokuthwasakwenyanganemikhosiyenuemisiweyo umphefumulowamiuyayizonda.
8Ngakho-keuNkulunkuluuzichithilelezizinto,ukuze umthethoomushaweNkosiyethuuJesuKristu,ongenalo ijokalanomayisiphiisidingoesinjalo,ubenomnikelo ongokomoyawabantungokwabo
9NgobaiNkosiiphindaithikulaboabakebaphila: Ngabayalayinioyihloekuphumenikwaboezweni laseGibhithemayelananeminikeloyokushiswa yemihlatshelo?
10Kodwangabayalangalokhu,ngathi:“Makungabikho noyedwakiniocebaokubienhliziyweniyakhe ngomakhelwanewakhe,futhiningathandiisifungo samanga.”
11Ngakho-kenjengobasingabangenakuqonda,kufanele siqondeicebolikaBabawethuonesiheNgobaukhuluma nathi,ezimiseleukuthithinaesibesephuthenielifanayo mayelananemihlatshelo,sifunefuthisitholeindlela yokusondelakuye
12Ngakho-keusitshelakanje,UmhlatshelokaNkulunkulu (umoyaophukile,)inhliziyoephukilenedabukile uNkulunkulungekeayidelele.
13Ngakho-kebazalwane,kufanelesihlolisisekakhululezi zintoeziphathelenenensindisoyethu,ukuzeisithasingabi nandlelayokungenakithi,futhisisiphuceimpiloyethu engokomoya.
14Ngakho-keuphindewakhulumakubo,mayelananalezi zinto:Aniyikuzilaukudlanjengobanenzanamuhla,ukuze nenzeizwilenulizwakalephezulu
15Ingabeukuzilaukudlaengikukhethileyo,usukulokuba umuntuazihluphe,ukukhothamisaikhandalakhe njengomhlanga,nokwendlalaindwanguyesakanomlotha phansikwakhe,lokhuukubizangokuthiukuzilaukudla, nosukuolwamukelekayokuJehovana?
16Kodwakithiuthi:Akusikhoyinilokhuukuzila engikukhethileyo,ukuthukululaizibophozobubi, ukuthukululaimithwaloenzima,nokukhulula abacindezelweyo,nokwaphulawonkeamajokana?
17Akusikhoyiniukwabelaabalambileyoisinkwasakho, nokulethaabampofuabaxoshiweyoendliniyakho, nokwembesaohambaze,laphoubona,ungazifihli kwabakinina?
18Khona-keukukhanyakwakhokuyophumanjengokusa, nokuphilakwakhokuyovelangokushesha;ukulunga kwakhokuyohambaphambikwakho,inkazimulokaJehova ibengumvuzowakho.
19Khona-keuyobizafuthiuJehovauyophendula;uyokhala futhiuyothi,‘Ngilapha’Umaususaphakathikwakhoijoka, ukwelulaumunwe,nokukhulumaokubi,nomaukhulula umphefumulowakhokwabalambileyo,futhiwanelise umphefumuloohluphekile
20Ngakho-kebazalwane,uNkulunkuluubonakaliseulwazi lwakhekusengaphambilinothandolwakhengathi;ngoba
abantuabathengeleiNdodanayakheethandekayo kwakumelwebakholwengobuqotho;ngakho-keusibonisile lezizintosonke,ukuzesingagijiminjengabaproselithe emthethweniwamaJuda.
ISAHLUKO3
1Ngakho-kekubalulekileukuthisihlolisisengenkuthalo lezozintoeziseduzenokugcwaliseka,sinibhalelelokho okungasekusizeekunigcineniniphilile
2Ngenxayalokhomasibalekeleyonkeimisebenziemibi futhisizondeamaphuthaesikhathisamanje,ukuzesijabule ngalokhookuzayo.
3Masingazinikiinkululekoyokuphikisananababinezoni; funangesinyeisikhathisibenjengabo
4Ngobaukuphelakwesonosekufikile,njengoba kulotshiwe,njengobakushoumprofethiuDaniyeliFuthi ngenxayalokhuiNkosiifinyezeizikhathinezinsuku,ukuze othandekayowayoasheshiseukufikakwakheefenilakhe.
5Ngobaumprofethiushokanje:Kuyobusaamakhosi ayishumienhliziyweni,futhikuyovelaekugcineni komunyeomncane,futhiuyothobisaamakhosiamathathu.
6FuthiuDaniyeliukhulumangendlelaefanayongemibuso; ngabonaisilosesineesesabekayo,esesabekayo,futhi sinamandlakakhulu;futhisasinezimpondoeziyishumi. Ngacabangangezimpondo,futhibhekakwavelaphakathi kwazoolunyeuphondooluncane,okwathiphambikwalo ezintathukwezimpondozokuqalazasishulwangezimpande.
7Ngakho-kekufanelesikuqondelokhufuthi:Futhi ngiyanincenganjengomunyewabafowethu,nginithanda kakhulungaphezukokuphilakwami,ukuthiniziqaphele kahle,ningafaninalaboabenezelaisonoesonweni,bethi: IsivumelwanosabosingesethufuthiCha,kodwa singesethukuphela:ngobabalahlekelwephakadeyilokho uMoseakwamukelayo
8NgobaushokanjeuMbhalo:UMosewazilaukudla izinsukuezingamashumiamanenobusukuobungamashumi amaneeNtabeni;wamukelaisivumelwanoeNkosini, ngishonezibhebheezimbilizamatshe,ezilotshwe ngesandlasikaNkulunkulu.
9Kodwasebephendukeleezithombenibalahlekelwayizo; njengobaiNkosiyashokuMosefuthiyathi:Mose,yehla masinyane,ngobaabantubakhoobakhuphulileeGibhithe, bonakele,baphambukaendleleniengibayalengayoUMose waphonsaizibhebheezimbiliezandlenizakhe; isivumelwanosabosaphulwa;ukuzeuthandolukaJesu lubekweuphawuezinhliziywenizenu,ukuzenibe nethembalokhololwakhe.
10Ngakho-kemasiqapheleizikhathizokugcinaNgoba sonkeisikhathiesidlulesokuphilakwethu,nokhololwethu ngekelusisizengalutho;ngaphandlekokubasiqhubeke sizondaokubi,futhisimelanenezilingozesikhathiesizayo. Ngakho-keiNdodanakaNkulunkuluisitshelaukuthi; Masimelanenakhokonkeokubifuthisikuzonde 11Ngakho-kecabanganingemisebenziyendlelaembi Ningazihlukanisinabanye,njengokungathisenilungisisiwe kakade;kodwanifikandawonye,buzaniukuthiyini ethokozisayonezuzisayokwabathandekayo bakaNkulunkuluNgokubaumbhalouthi:Mayekulabo abahlakaniphileemehlweniabo,nabahlakaniphile emehlweniabo
12Masibeyithempelielingokomoya,eliphelele kuNkulunkulu.Nomangabesikuphi,masizindle ngokwesabauNkulunkulu;futhisizamengamandlaethu onkeukugcinaimiyaloyakhe;ukuzesijabulengezahlulelo zakheezilungileyo.
13NgobauNkulunkuluuzakwahlulelaumhlaba ngokungakhethibuso,njalowonkeumuntuuzakwamukela ngokwemisebenziyakhe.
14Umaumuntuelungile,ukulungakwakhekuyakuhamba phambikwakhe;umaemubi,umvuzowobubibakhe uyamlandela
15Ngakho-keqaphelanifunasihlalephansi,njengoba sesibiziwe,silaleezonwenizethu;beseomubiesibusa, asivuse,asivalelengaphandlekombusoweNkosi
16Cabangangalokhufuthi:nakubanibonileizibonakaliso nezimangalisoezinkulukangakaezenziwaphakathi kwabantubamaJuda,kodwanaphezukwalokhuiNkosi ibashiyile
17Ngakho-keqaphelani,funakusehlele,njengoba kulotshiweukuthi:Kungenzekaukuthibaningi ababiziweyo,kodwabambalwaabakhethiweyo
ISAHLUKO4
1NgenxayalokhuiNkosiyethuyathembisaukunikela ngomzimbawayoekubhujisweni,ukuzengokuthethelelwa kwezonozethusingcweliswe,okungukuthi,ngokufafazwa kwegazilayo.
2Manjemayelananezintoezilotshiwengaye,ezinye zingamaJuda,kantiezinyezingakithi
3NgobauMbhalouthi:Walinyazwangenxayeziphambeko zethu,walinyazwangenxayezonozethu,futhingegazi lakhesiphilisiweWaholwanjengewundlueliyiswa ekuhlatshweni,nanjengemvuphambikwabagundibayo iyisimungulu,ngakhoakawuvulangaumlomowakhe 4Ngakho-kekufanelesimbongekakhuluuNkulunkulu, ngobausitshelileokudlulile,futhiakasivumelangaukuba singaziqondiizintoezizayo
5Kodwakubouthi:Izidlekeazibekwangokungafanele ezinyonini.
6Lokhuwakusho,ngobaumuntuuzobhubhangokufanele, umaenolwazilwendlelayeqiniso,nokhongekeazithibe endleleniyobumnyama.
7FuthingenxayalesisizathuiNkosiyaneliseka ukuhluphekangenxayemiphefumuloyethu,nakuba iyiNkosiyomhlabawonke;uNkulunkuluashokuyo ngaphambikokuqalakomhlaba,Masenzeumuntu ngomfanekisowethunangokufananathi.
8Manjeukuthiwahluphekakanjaningenxayethu, njengobakwakungabantuabamhluphekelayo,ngizonitshela 9Abaprofethisebetholekuyeisiphosokuprofetha, bakhulumangayengaphambili,bathi:
10Kodwayena,ukuzeaqedeukufa,futhiamemezele ukuvukakwabafileyo,waneliseka,njengobakwakudingeka, ukubonakalaenyameni,ukuzeagcwaliseisithembiso esanikezwaokhokhobethungaphambili,futhi azilungiseleleisizweesisha,ukuzeababonisengesikhathi esesemhlabeni,ukuthingemvakokuvuka wayezokwahlulelaumhlaba
11Ekugcineniefundisaabantubakwa-Israyeli,futhienza izimangalisoezininginezibonakalisophakathikwabo,
wabashumayeza,futhiwabonisauthandoolukhulukakhulu ayebaboniselona.
12Futhilaphoekhethaabaphostolibakhe,okwakumelwe kamuvabamemezeleiVangelilakhe,wathathaamadoda ayekadeeyizoniezinkulukakhulu;ukuzeabonise ngokucacileukuthi,akezangaukuzobizaabalungileyo kodwaizoniukubaziphenduke
13WabeesezibonakalisangokusobalaukuthiuyiNdodana kaNkulunkuluNgobaukubewayengafikangaenyameni, abantubabezokwazikanjaniukumbona,ukuzebasindiswe?
14Njengobabebonailangakuphela,elaliwumsebenzi wezandlazakhe,futhielizophelakusukelamanje,abakwazi ukukhuthazelangokuqinileukuzebabhekeimisebeyalo.
15Ngakho-keiNdodanakaNkulunkuluyezaenyameni ngenxayalesisizathu,ukuzeigcwaliseisilinganisosobubi babo,abashushisaabaprofethibayokwazekwabasekufeni. Futhingenxayesizathuesifanayonayoyahlupheka 16NgobauNkulunkuluushilongemivimboyenyama yakheukuthiivelakuyo.Futhi,Ngizoshayaumalusi,futhi izimvuzomhlambiziyohlakazeka 17Kanjalowayezohlupheka,ngobakwakumelwe ahluphekeesiphambanweni.
18Ngobaomunyeushokanje,eprofethangaye,ethi: “Phephisaumphefumulowamienkembeni,”futhiuthi: “Hlabainyamayamiekwesabenikwakho.”
19Futhi,ibandlalabenzibobubilangivukela, (Bangibhobozileizandlanezinyawozami)
20Futhiuthifuthi,Nganikelaumhlanewamikubashayi, ubusobamingabubekanjengedwalaeliqinile
ISAHLUKO5
1KwathieseqedileumyalokaNkulunkulu,Uthini? Ngubaniozophikisananami?Makameamelanenami: nomangubaniozongivimbela?Makasondeleencekwini yeNkosiMayekini!Ngobanonkenizoguganjengengubo, inunduizonidla.
2Futhiumprofethiuyanezelafuthi,Ubekwenjengetshe lokukhubekisaBheka,ngibekaeSiyoninjengesisekelo, itsheeliyigugu,itshelegumbielikhethekile;itshe elihloniphekileFuthiyinielandelayo?Futhiothembela kuyeuyakuphilaphakade
3Pho-ke,ithembalethulakhiwephezukwetsheyini? NkulunkulumakangavumiKodwangenxayokuthiiNkosi yenzeinyamayayoyabalukhuningenxayokuhlupheka, ithi,Ngingibekenjengedwalaeliqinile.
4Futhiumprofethiuyanezelafuthiathi:Itsheelalahlwa ngabakhiseliyikhandalegumbi.Futhiuthifuthi:Lolu usukuolukhulunolumangalisayoiNkosieludalile Nginibhalelalezizintongokusobalaukuzeniqonde:Ngoba ngempelanginganeliswangishonokufangenxayenu 5Kodwaumprofethiuthinifuthi?Icebolababi langizungezaBangizungezilenjengezinyosizizungeza ikhekhebalezinyosi,futhi,Ngenguboyamibenzainkatho 6Njengoba-keuMsindisiwethuwayezobonakala enyamenifuthiahlupheke,ukuhluphekakwakhe kwabikezelwangalokhu.
7Ngobaushokanjeumprofethingo-Israyeli:Maye emphefumulweniwabo,ngobabacebekabibona,bethi, masibekeleabalungileyoizingibe,ngobaakasizingalutho.
8UMosewakhulumakubongendlelaefanayo,wathi: “Bhekani,itshonjaloiNkosiuJehova:Ngenaniezweni
elihleuJehovaalifungelau-Abrahama,no-Isaka,noJakobe ukuthiuyakuninikalona,nilidle,izweelichichimaubisi noju”
9Manjeukuthikushoukuthinilokhungokomoya,fundani; Kunjengokungathikuthiwa,BekaniithembalenukuJesu, ozobonakaliswakinienyameniNgobaumuntu ungumhlabaohluphekayo:njengobau-Adamuwadalwa ngomhlabathi.
10Ngakho-keushoukuthiniumaethi,“Ezwenielihle elichichimaubisinoju?”MakabongweiNkosiyethu, eyasinikaukuhlakaniphanenhliziyoyokuqondaizimfihlo zayoNgobaushokanjeumprofethi,“Ngubanioyoqonda amazwianzimaeNkosi?”Kodwaohlakaniphileyo noqondayo,nothandaiNkosiyakhe”
11Ngakho-kenjengobaesivusengokuthethelelwa kwezonozethu,usifakekwenyeindawo,ukuzesibe nemiphefumuloefananeyabantwana,esidalakabusha ngomoya
12Ngobaumbhaloushokanjengathi,laphowethulakhona uBabaekhulumaneNdodana:Masenzeumuntungokufana nathinangokufananathi;futhimababusephezu kwezilwanezomhlaba,naphezukwezinyonizezulu, nezinhlanzizolwandle
13KwathiuJehovaebonaumuntuayembumbileukuthi muhlekakhulu,wathi:“Zalani,nande,nigcwaliseumhlaba.” Wakhulumalokhuendodaneniyakhe
14Manjengizokukhombisaukuthiwasenzakanjani isidalwaesisha,ezinsukwinizokugcina.
15INkosiithi:“Bheka,ngiyakwenzaokokugcinakube njengokuqala”Ngakho-keumprofethiwashokanje,wathi: “Ngenaniezwenielichichimaubisinoju,nibusephezu kwalo”
16Ngakho-keniyabonaukuthisiphindesakhiwakanjani kabusha;njengobaekhulumangomunyeumprofethi,ethi: Bhekani,iNkosiithi,ngizothathakubo,okungukuthi, kulabouMoyaweNkosiowababonakusengaphambili, izinhliziyozabozetshe,futhingizofakakuboizinhliziyo zenyama
17Ngobawayesezobonakaliswaenyamenifuthiahlale kithi.
18Ngoba,bafowethu,indawoyokuhlalayenhliziyoyethu iyithempelielingcweleeNkosiniNgobaiNkosiiyaphinda ithi:NgingabonakalakuphiphambikweNkosi uNkulunkuluwami,ngikhazinyuliswe?
19Uyaphendulangithingizovumakuweebandleni phakathikwabafowethu;futhingizokuhlabelelaebandleni labangcwele
20Ngakho-kesiyilaboabalethekulelozweelihle.
21Kodwakushoukuthiniubisinoju?Ngobanjengoba umntwanaeqalangokunceliswaubisi,besekubauju; kanjalonathi,njengobasigcinwasiphilangokukholwa yizithembisozakhe,nezwilakhe,siyophilafuthisibuse phezukwezwe
22Ngobawabikezelangenhla,ethi,zandaninande,nibuse phezukwezinhlanzi,njll
23Kodwangubanimanjeongakwaziukubusaphezu kwezilwanezasendle,nomaizinhlanzi,nomaizinyoni zezulu?Ngobaniyaziukuthiukubusakushoukuba namandla,ukuthiumuntukufaneleabekwephezu kwalokhoakubusayo.
24Kodwanjengobasingenakholokhumanje,usitshela ukuthisizobanakhonini;okungukuthi,laphosizoba
ngabaphelele,ukuzesenziweizindlalifazesivumelwano seNkosi.
ISAHLUKO6
1Yazini-kebantwanabamiabathandekayo,ukuthi uNkulunkuluomuhleusesibonakalisilekonkengaphambili, ukuzesaziukuthikufanelesimbongefuthisimdumise kubaninjalo
2Ngakho-keumaiNdodanakaNkulunkulu,eyiNkosiyabo bonke,futhiezofikaukwahlulelaabaphilayonabafileyo, ihluphekile,ukuzengemivimboyayosiphile,masikholwe ukuthiiNdodanakaNkulunkuluibingenakuhlupheka ngaphandlekwethuKodwalaphoisibethelwe esiphambanweni,bayinikauviniganenyongoukuba baphuze.
3Ngakho-kezwaniniukuthiabapristibethempeli bakubikezelakanjanilokhu:iNkosingomyalowayo owalotshwa,yamemezelaukuthinomangubaniongazili ukudlaokumisiwekufaneleafeukufa;ngobanaye ngokwakhewayezonikelangomzimbawakhengelinye ilangangenxayezonozethu;ukuzekugcwalisekeuhlobo lwalokhookwenziwaku-Isaka,owanikelwae-altare 4Ngakho-keuthiningomprofethi?Mabadleimbuzi enikelwangosukulokuzilangenxayazozonkeizonozabo.
Lalelaningokucophelelabafowethu,kanyenabobonke abapristi,futhiyibokuphelaabazodlaizibilini ezingagezwangangeviniga.
5Kunganikunjalo?Ngobangiyaziukuthilaphonginikela inyamayamingenxayezonozabantuabasha,nizonginika uvinigaoxutshwenenyongo;ngakho-kenidlakuphela, abantubezilaukudla,bekhalangendwanguyesaka nomlotha
6Futhiukuzeabonisekusengaphambiliukuthi wayezohluphekangenxayabo,yizwani-keukuthi wakunqumakanjanilokho
7Uthi,thathaizimbuziezimbili,ezinhlenezifanayo, uzinikele,umpristiomkhuluathatheenyeyazoibe ngumnikelowokushiswaFuthikufanelekwenziweni ngenye?Makuthiweuqalekisiwe.
8Cabangaukuthilokhukubonakalasengathi kwakuwumfanekisokaJesungempelaFuthilonkeibandla maliyikhafulele,liyihlabe;beselifakauboyaobubomvu ekhandalayo,ngaleyondlelaliyithwaleliyeehlane 9Kwathilokhusekwenziwe,lowoowayemiselwe ukuthwalaimbuzi,wayiyisaehlane,wathathauboya obubomvu,wayibekaesihlahlenisameva,laphosivame ukudlakhonaamahlumelaasoumasiwatholaendle; ngakho-keisithelosalowomevasimnandikuphela 10Futhiwawuyiniumgomowalomkhosi?Cabanga; omunyewawunikelwae-altare,omunyewawuqalekisiwe 11Kunganilokhookwakuqalekisiwekwabekwaumqhele? NgobabayobonauKristungalolosukuegqokeingubo ebomvuemzimbeniwakhe;futhibayothi:Akuyenayinilo esimbetheleesiphambanweni,simdelele,simgwaza, simhlekausulu?Impela,longuye,owathi,wayeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
12Ngakho-kenjengobaezobanjengalokhoayeyikho emhlabeni,kanjalonamaJudaayeyalwengaphambili, ukuthiathatheizimbuziezimbiliezilinganayo nezilinganayoUkuzelaphobebonauMsindisiwethueza emafwiniezulu,bamangalengokufananezimbuzi
13Ngakho-kelaphaniphindeniboneumfanekisokaJesu owayezohluphekangenxayethu.
14Kodwa-kekushoukuthinilokhu,ukuthiuboyabezimvu kwakufanelebufakwephakathikwameva?
15NalokhukuyisithombesikaJesu,esithunyelweebandleni. Ngobanjengobalowoowayezosusauboyaobubomvu kumelweabhekanenobunzimaobuningi,ngobalelova lalibukhalikakhulu,futhikunzimaukulithola:Ngakho-ke, kushouKristu,laboabazongibona,futhibezeembusweni wami,kumelwebadluleezinhluphekweninasezinkingeni eziningi
ISAHLUKO7
1Kodwanicabangaukuthikwakuluhloboluni,lapho kuyalwakhonakubantubakwa-Israyeli,ukuthiabantu abadalaabapheleleezonwenizabo,kufanelebanikele ngetholelenkomo,besekuthingemvakokubasebelihlabile balishise.
2Kodwa-keizinsizwakufanelezithatheumlothaziwufake ezitsheni;besezibophaucezuloboyaobubomvunehisopi endukwini,besekuthiizinsizwazifafazewonkeumuntu, futhikufanelezihlanzekeezonwenizazo
3Cabangangendlelakonkelokhuokulethwangayo ngomfanekisokithi.
4LenkomokaziinguJesuKristu;abantuababi ababezoyinikelayilaboizoniezambulala:kamuva ezingasenandabanayo;izoniazisenaloilungelo lokuyiphatha:
5Kodwaizinsizwaezazifafaza,zazifanekisalabo abasishumayezaukuthethelelwakwezononokuhlanzwa kwenhliziyo,iNkosieyabanikaigunyalokushumayela iVangelilayo:ekuqalenizaziyishuminambili,ukuze zifanekiseizizwe,ngobakwakukhonaizizweeziyishumi nambilizakwa-Israyeli
6Kodwakunganikwamiswaizinsizwaezintathuukuba zifafaze?Ukufanekisau-Abrahama,no-Isaka,noJakobe, ngobababebakhuluphambikukaNkulunkulu
7Kunganiuboyabubekwephezukwenduku?Ngoba umbusokaJesuwasungulwaesiphambanweni;ngakho-ke laboabathembelakuye,bayophilaphakade
8Kodwakunganiuboyanehisopikwahlanganiswa ndawonye?UkubonisaukuthiembuswenikaKristukuyoba nezinsukuezimbinezingcolile,laphonomakunjalo siyosindiswakhona;futhingobalowoonesifoenyameni ngenxayamahlayaathileangcolilewelashwayihisopi.
9Ngakho-kelezizintozenzekilezisobalakithi,kodwa kumaJudaazicacile,ngobaabazangebalaleleizwileNkosi.
ISAHLUKO8
1Ngakho-keumbhalouphindeukhulumengezindlebe zethu,ukuthiuNkulunkuluuzisokile,kanyenezinhliziyo zethuNgobaiNkosiishokanjengabaprofethiabangcwele: Ngokuzwakwezindlebebangilalela
2Futhilaboabakudebayakuzwafuthibaqondeizinto engizenzileyo.Futhifuthi,Sokaniizinhliziyozenu,kusho iNkosi
3Futhiuthifuthi:“YizwaIsrayeli!Ngobaishokanje iNkosiuNkulunkuluwakho.”FuthiuMoyakaNkulunkulu uyaprofetha,uthi:“Ngubanioyophilaphakade,akezwe izwileNdodanayami”
4Futhifuthi:“Yizwani,Ozulu,nilalele,OMhlaba, ngokubaiNkosiikhulumilelokhunjengobufakazi.”
5Futhiuthifuthi:“YizwaniizwileNkosi,ninazikhulu zabantu.”Futhiuthifuthi:“Yizwanininabantwana!”Izwi lomuntuokhalaehlane.
6Ngakho-keusokileizindlebezethuukuzesizweizwi lakhe,sikholweKodwamayelananalokhokusoka, amaJudaathembelakukho,kuyasuswa.Ngobaukusoka uNkulunkuluakhulumangakho,kwakungekona okwenyama;
7Kodwabaphuleimiyaloyakhe,ngobaomubi ubakhohlisileNgobauNkulunkuluubatshelakanje:Usho kanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho(Laphangithola umthethoomusha)Ningahlwanyeliemeveni;kodwa zisokenieNkosiniuNkulunkuluwenuFuthiushoukuthini ngalesisisho?LalelaniiNkosiyenu.
8Futhiuthifuthi:“Sokaniubulukhunibezinhliziyozenu, ningazenzilukhuniizintamozenu”Futhiuthifuthi: “Bhekani,”kushouJehova,“zonkeizizweazisokile, (azilahlekelwangaisikhumbasazosangaphambili),kodwa lababantuabasokileezinhliziyweni”
9KodwanithiamaJudaasokwanjengesibonakaliso.Futhi bonkeabaseSiriyanama-Arabhubanjalo,nabobonke abapristiabakhonzaizithombe;kodwa-keingabe bangabesivumelwanosika-Israyeli?NgishonamaGibhithe nawoasokwa
10Ngakho-ke,bantwana,qondanilezizintongokugcwele, ukuthiu-Abrahama,owayengowokuqalaowalethaukusoka, ebhekephambilingoMoyakuJesu,wasoka,esethole imfihlakaloyezinhlamvuezintathu
11Ngobaumbhalouthiu-Abrahamawasokaamadoda angamakhuluamathathuneshuminesishiyagalombili endliniyakheKodwa-keyayiyiniimfihlakaloeyaziswa kuye?
12UMarku,kuqalaishuminesishiyagalombili,bese kulandelaamakhuluamathathuNgobaizinhlamvu zezinomboloeziyishuminesishiyagalombiliziyi-IH.Futhi lezizimelelauJesu
13Futhingenxayokuthiisiphambanokwakuyilokho esasizotholaumusangakho;ngakho-keuyanezela, amakhuluamathathu;okunothilwasolingu-T(umfanekiso wesiphambanosakhe)Ngakho-kengezinhlamvuezimbili wayefanekisauJesu,kantingesithathuwayefanekisa isiphambanosakhe
14Lowoofakeisiphoesigxililesemfundisoyakhekithi, uyaziukuthiangikazengifundisemuntuiqiniso eliqinisekilekakhulu;kodwangiyathembaukuthi niyakufanelekelalokho.
ISAHLUKO9
1KodwakunganiuMoseathi,Ningadliengulubeni,noma ukhozinomauklebe;nomaigwababa;nomaiyiphiinhlanzi engenasoisikaliphezukwayo?impendulo,ukuthi ngomqondoongokomoya,wayeqondaizimfundiso ezintathu,okwakufaneleziqoqwelapho
2Ngaphandlekwalokhouthikuboencwadini kaDuteronomi,Futhingizobanikaizimisozamilababantu Ngakho-keakusiwoumyalokaNkulunkuluukuthibangadli lezizinto;kodwauMosengomoyawakhulumanabo. 3Manjeingulubewayinqabelaukubaidle;okushoukuthi; ungazihlanganisinabantuabanjengengulube;okuthiuma
bephilangokuzijabulisa,bakhohlweuNkulunkuluwabo; kodwaumanomayikuphiukuswelakubancisha,khona-ke bayaziiNkosi;njengobaingulubeumaisisuthiingamazi umniniyo;kodwaumailambileyenzaumsindo;futhiuma iphiwaukudla,ithule.
4Futhi,uthi,awuyikudlaukhozi,nomauklebe,nomai-kite, nomaigwababa;okungukuthiawuyikuzihlanganisa nabantuabanjaloabangaziukuthingokusebenzakwabo nokujulukakwabobazitholelakanjaniukudla:kodwa baphangekabiizintozabanye;futhiuqapheleukuthi, ubabekelakanjaniizingibe;kuyilaphongesikhathi esifanayobebonakalabephilangobumsulwaobuphelele 5Ngakho-kelezizinyonizodwaazizifuneliukudla,kodwa zihlalazingenziluthozifunaukuthizingadlakanjani inyamaelungiselelweabanye;zibhubhisangobubibazo 6Futhi,uthi,aniyikudlai-lamprey,nomai-polypus,noma i-cuttle-fish;okungukuthi,aniyikubanjengabantuabanjalo, ngokukhulumanabo;ababingokuphelelefuthi abagwetshelweukufa.Ngobakanjalolezozinhlanzi ziqalekisiwezodwa,futhiziyazigingqaodakeni,futhi azibhukudinjengezinyeizinhlanzi,kodwaziyawaphansi ekujuleni.
7Kodwauyanezela,futhiungadlinonogwajaKuyini lokho?Ukuzekuboniselokhukithi;Ungabiyisiphingi; futhiungazifanisinabantuabanjalo.Ngobaunogwaja minyakayonkewandisaizindawozokukhulelwakwakhe; futhinjengobaephilaiminyakaeminingi,eminingi kangaka.
8Ungadlii-hyena;okungukuthi,futhi,ungabiyisiphingi, nomaumoniwabanye;futhiungafaninaboKungani kunjalo?Ngobalesosidalwaminyakayonkesiyashintsha uhlobolwaso,futhingezinyeizikhathisiyisilisakanti ngezinyeizikhathisiyisifazane
9Ngenxayalokhofuthiwayeyizondangokufanelei-weasel; ukuzebangabinjengabantuabenzaububingomlomowabo ngenxayokungcolakwabo;futhibangazihlanganisinalabo besifazaneabangcolileyo,abenzaububingomlomowabo. Ngobalesosilwanesikhulelwangomlomowaso
10Ngakho-ke,uMose,ekhulumangokudla,wabanika imithethoemithathuemikhuluechazaleyomiyalo ngokomoyaKodwabonangokwezifisozenyama, bamqondanjengokungathiwayeqondeukudlakuphela
11Ngakho-keuDavidewaqondakahleumyalowakhe ophindwekathathu,ethingendlelaefanayo
12Ubusisiweumuntuongahambangangeselulekosababi, njengezinhlanziezishiwongaphambiliniphansiekujuleni kolwandleebumnyameni
13Akazangeameendleleniyezoni,njengalabo ababonakalabemesabauJehova,kodwabona, njengengulube
14Akahlalangaesihlalwenisabahleki,njengezinyoni ezihlalaziqaphileukuzezidle.
15Laphaunomthethoophathelenenokudlaobekwekahle, futhingokolwazilweqinisolwawo
16Kodwa,kushouMose,niyakudlakonkeokuhlukana izinselonokuhlafunaNgakho-keokubonisaukuthiumuntu odleukudlakwakheuyamaziomondlayo;futhiohlala phezukwakheuyathokozangaye
17Futhikulokhuwakhulumakahle,ehloniphaumyalo Ngakho-ke,uthini?Ukuthikufanelesibambelelekulabo abamesabayouJehova;nalaboabazindlangomyalowezwi abalitholileezinhliziywenizabo;nalaboabamemezela
izahlulelozeNkosiezilungileyo,futhibagcineimiyalo yakhe; 18Ngamafuphi,kulaboabaziyoukuthiukuzindla kuwumsebenziwenjabulo,ngakho-kebazijwayezaizwi leNkosi.
19Kodwakunganibengasebadlelaboabadabula izinselo?Ngobaolungileyouhlalakulelizwelamanje; kodwaithembalakheligxilekomunye.Bhekani,bazalwane, ukuthiuMosewayalakanjanilezizintongendlela emangalisayo
20Kodwasingazikanjanikonkelokhu,sikuqonde? Ngakho-ke,njengobasiqondakahleimiyalo,sikhuluma njengobaiNkosiifuna.Ngakho-keusokileizindlebezethu nezinhliziyozethu,ukuzesazilezizinto
ISAHLUKO10
1ManjeakesibuzeukuthiiNkosiyaqaphelayiniukuveza nomayinikusengaphambilimayelananamanzi nesiphambano
2Manjemayelananokuqalakwalaba,kulotshelweabantu bakwa-Israyeliukuthiabayikwamukelalowombhapathizo olethaukuthethelelwakwezono;kodwabayozimisela omunyeongenakukwazi
3Ngobaushokanjeumprofethi:Mangala,OZulu!futhi umhlabamawuthuthumelengakho,ngobalababantubenze izintoezimbiliezinkulunezimbi;bangishiyile,umthombo wamanziaphilayo,futhibazimbeleimithomboeqhekekile, engenakukwaziukugcinaamanzi
4IntabayamiengcweleiyiZiyoni,ihlaneeliyincithakalo, ngokubaniyakubanjengenyonilaphoisidlekesayosisuswa. 5Futhiumprofethiuthifuthi,Ngizohambaphambikwakho, ngihleleizintaba,ngiphuleamasangoethusi,ngiqhekeze imigoqoyensimbi;futhingizokunikaingceboemnyama, efihliwe,nengabonakali,ukuzebaziukuthinginguJehova uNkulunkulu
6Futhifuthi:Uyohlalaemgodiniophakemewedwala eliqinileBesekuthi-ke,yinielandelayokumprofethi ofanayo?Amanziakheathembekile;niyobonainkosi inenkazimulo,futhiumphefumulowenuuyofunda ukwesabaiNkosi
7Futhiuthikomunyeumprofethi:Owenzalezizinto, uyakubanjengomuthiotshalwengasemifudlaneniyamanzi, othelaizithelozawongesikhathisawo;amaqabungaawo awayikubuna,futhinomayiniayenzayoiyakuphumelela
8Kephaababiabanjalokubo;kodwabanjengothuli oluhlakazwangumoyaebuswenibomhlaba
9Ngakho-keababiabayikumaekwahlulelweni,nezoni aziyikumaemhlanganweniwabalungileyoNgokuba uJehovauyayaziindlelayabalungileyonendlelayababi iyakubhubha
10Cabangangendlelaahlanganisengayoisiphambano namanzindawonye
11Ngobauthi:Babusisiwelaboababekaithembalabo esiphambanweni,behlelaemanzini;ngobabayothola umvuzowabongesikhathiesifanele;khona-ke,ushokanje, ngizobanikawona.
12Kodwangokuphathelenenesikhathisamanje,uthi, amaqabungaawongekeawe;okushoukuthiwonke amazwiaphumaemlonyeniwenu,ngokholonothando, ayobaukuguqukanethembakwabaningi
13Kanjaloomunyeumprofethiuyakhuluma,izwe likaJakobelabaludumolomhlabawonke,wakhulisangalo isitshasomoyawakhe
14Futhiyinielandelayo?Kwakukhonaumfulaogeleza ngakwesokunene,kwakhulaimithiemihleecelenikwawo; futhiodlakuwouyakuphilaphakadeLokhukushoukuthi sehlelaemanziniagcweleizononokungcola;kodwa siyakhuphukafuthi,sithelaizithelo;ezinhliziywenizethu sinokwesabanethembaelikuJesu,ngomoyaFuthinoma ubaniodlakuwouyakuphilaphakade
15Okushoukuthi,nomangubaniolalelalaboabababizayo, akholwe,uyakuphilaphakade
ISAHLUKO11
1Ngendlelaefanayounqumangokuphathelene nesiphambanokomunyeumprofethi,ethi:Futhilezizinto ziyogcwalisekanini?
2INkosiiyaphendula:Laphoumuthiowileuzovuka, nalaphoigazilizowaemthiniLaphauphindewakhuluma ngesiphambano,nangalowoowayezobethelwakuso 3FuthiuqhubekaathingoMose;(laphou-Israyelielwa, futhieshaywa,ngabantuabangaziwa;ukuzeuNkulunkulu abakhumbuzeukuthingenxayezonozabobanikelwa ekufeni)yebo,umoyaongcwelewakufakaenhliziyweni kaMose,ukumelakokubiliisibonakalisosesiphambano, kanyenalowoowayezohlupheka;ukuzebaziukuthiuma bengakholwakuye,babezonqotshwakuzekubephakade. 4NgakhouMosewabekaizikhaliphezukwezikhali phakathikwendawoephakeme,wemaphezulungaphezu kwabobonke,welulaizingalozakhe,u-Israyeliwanqoba futhi
5Kodwangokusheshanjelaphoehlisaizandlazakhe, baphindebabulawa.Kunganikunjalo?Ukuzebazi,ukuthi ngaphandlekokubabathembelekuyeabanakusindiswa
6Futhikomunyeumprofethi,uthi,Ngeluleleizandlazami usukulonkekubantuabangalaleli,nabakhulumakabi ngendlelayamielungile
7FuthiuMoseuphindeenzeumfanekisokaJesu, ukukhombisaukuthiwayezokufa,besekuthilowo, ababecabangaukuthiufile,wayezonikaabanyeukuphila; ngohlobolwalaboabawakwa-Israyeli
8NgobauNkulunkuluwabangelaukubazonkeizinhlobo zezinyokazibalume,futhibafa;njengobaisiphambeko senyokasaqalaku-Eva:ukuzeabaqinisekiseukuthingenxa yeziphambekozabobazonikelwaebuhlungwinibokufa.
9UMosengokwakhe,owayebayalile,wathi:“Ningazenzeli isithombeesibaziweyonomaesibunjiweyo,sibe nguNkulunkuluwenu;”kodwamanjewenzakanjaloyena, ukuzeababoniseumfanekisoweNkosiuJesu
10Ngobawenzainyokayethusi,wayibekaphezulu, wabizaabantundawonyengesimemezelo;laphobefika, bancengauMoseukubaabenzeleinhlawulo,futhi bathandazeleukubabaphiliswe
11UMosewayesekhulumakubo,ethi:“Umakukhona phakathikwenuolunywayo,makasondeleenyokeni ebekweesigxotsheni;makathembelekuyeimpela,ukuthi nomaefile,kodwauyakwaziukuphilisa,futhimanje uyakusindiswa;futhibenzakanjaloNgakho-kebhekani ukuthininakholaphainkazimulokaJesu;nokuthikuye nakuyekonkekukhona”
12Futhi;UthiniuMosekuJesuindodanakaNuni,lapho emnikalelogama,njengomprofethiukuzebonkeabantu bamuzweyedwa,ngobauyisewabonakalisazonkeizinto mayelananendodanayakheuJesu,kuJesuiNdodana kaNuni;futhiwamnikalelogamalaphoemthumaukuba ayohlolaizwelaseKhanani;wathi:Thathaincwadi ezandlenizakho,ubhalelokhoiNkosiekushoyo:Njengoba uJesuiNdodanakaNkulunkuluizoqedangezimpande zonkeizindluzama-Amalekiezinsukwinizokugcina BhekalaphafuthiuJesu,hhayiindodanayomuntu,kodwa iNdodanakaNkulunkulu,ebonakaliswengokomfanekiso nasenyameni
13Kodwangobakungasekuthiwekamuva,ukuthiuKristu wayeyiNdodanakaDavide;ngakho-keuDavideesabafuthi ewazikahleamaphuthaababi,uthi;iNkosiithieNkosini yami,Hlalangakwesokunenesamingizengenzeizitha zakhozibeyisenabelosezinyawozakho 14Futhiu-Isayaukhulumakanje:INkosiyathikuKristu iNkosiyami,Ngibambeisandlasayosokunene,ukuze izizwezilalelephambikwayo,futhingizophulaamandla amakhosi
15Bhekani,uDavideno-Isayabambizakanjaningokuthi iNkosi,neNdodanakaNkulunkulu
ISAHLUKO12
1Kodwaakesiqhubekelephambili,sibuzeukuthilaba bantubayindlalifanomabangabangaphambili,nokuthi isivumelwanosikanyenathinomanabo 2Okokuqala,ngokuphathelenenabantu,lalelanimanje ukuthiumbhalouthini.
3U-IsakawamthandazelauRebekaumkakhe,ngokuba wayeyinyumba;wakhulelwaEmvakwalokhouRebeka waphumaukuyobuzakuJehova.
4INkosiyathikuye:“Kukhonaizizweezimbiliesiswini sakho,futhikuzophumaizizweezimbiliesiswinisakho; esinyesiyobusaesinye,futhiesikhulusiyokhonzaesincane.”
Qondalaphaukuthiwayengubaniu-Isaka;uRebeka wayengubani;futhiokwabikezelwangaye,lababantu bayobamkhulukunalabo.”
5FuthikwesinyeisiprofethouJakobeukhuluma ngokucacileendodaneniyakheuJosefaethi:BhekaiNkosi ayingigodlangaukubonaubusobakho,ngilethele amadodanaakhoukuzengiwabusiseWawalethakuyise uManaseno-Efrayimi,efisaukubaabusiseuManase,ngoba wayemdala.
6Ngakho-keuJosefawamyisangakwesokunenesikayise uJakobe.KodwauJakobengomoyawabona kusengaphambiliisimosabantuababezokuza
7FuthiuthiniuMbhalo?UJakobewaphambanisaizandla zakhe,wabekaisandlasakhesokunenephezukukaEfrayimi,indodanayakheyesibili,nendodanaencane, wambusisaUJosefawathikuJakobe:Bekaisandlasakho sokuneneekhandalikaManase,ngobauyindodanayami eyizibuloUJakobewathikuJosefa:Ngiyazi,ndodanayami, ngiyazi;kodwaomkhuluuyakukhonzaomncane;nakuba nayeeyobusiswa.
8Niyabonaukuthiwamisabani,ukuthibabengabantu bokuqala,nezindlalifazesivumelwano
9Ngakho-keumauNkulunkuluezokuqaphelalokhufuthi ngo-Abrahama,ukuqondakwethungakhokuzoqiniswa ngokuphelele
10Pho-keumbhalouthiniku-Abrahama,laphoekholwa, kwabalelwakuyeukuthikungukulunga,na?Bheka, ngikumisileubenguyisewezizwe,ezikholwaeNkosini ngaphandlekokusoka.
11Ngakho-keakesibuzemanjeukuthiuNkulunkulu usigcwalisileyiniisivumelwanoasifungakobababethu, sokuthiuzobanikalababantu?Yebo,impela,wasinika: kodwababengafaneleukusitholangenxayezonozabo.
12Ngobaushokanjeumprofethi:UMosewaqhubeka nokuzilaukudlaeNtabeniiSinayi,ukuzeamukele isivumelwanoseNkosinabantu,izinsukuezingamashumi amanenobusukuobungamashumiamane
13WamukelakuJehovaizibhebheezimbiliezilotshwe ngomunwewesandlasikaJehovangoMoyaUMose esezamukelewazilethaphansiukuzeazinikeabantu
14UJehovawathikuMose:“Mose,Mose,yehlamasinyane, ngokubaabantuobakhuphulileezwenilaseGibithebenzile okubi”
15UMosewaqondaukuthibasebemiseisithombe esibunjiweyofuthi;waphonsaizibhebheezimbiliezandleni zakhe;izibhebhezesivumelwanosikaJehovazaphulwa Ngakho-keuMosewazamukela,kodwaazizangezifanele. 16Manje-kefundaniukuthisiwamukelekanjaniUMose, eyinceku,wawathatha;kodwaiNkosiuqoboyasinikawona, ukuzesibengabantubefalayo,njengobaisihluphekile ngenxayethu
17Ngakho-kewabonakaliswa;ukuzebagcwalise isilinganisosezonozabo,nokuthithina,njengobasenziwe izindlalifangaye,samukeleisivumelwanoseNkosiuJesu 18Futhiumprofethiuthifuthi:Bheka,ngikubeke njengokukhanyakwabeZizwe,ukubaubengumsindisi wayoyonkeimikhawuloyomhlaba,kushoiNkosi uNkulunkuluokukhululile
19Yenaowalungiselelwalokhokanye,ukuze ngokubonakalakwakheahlengeizinhliziyozethu, esezidliweukufakakade,futhiezinikelweekungalungini kokuduka,ebumnyameni,futhiamiseisivumelwanonathi ngezwilakhe
20NgobakulotshiwekanjaloukuthiuBabawamyala ngokusikhululaebumnyameni,ukubaazilungiseleleisizwe esingcwele
21Ngakho-keumprofethiuthi:Mina,iNkosiuNkulunkulu wakho,ngikubizilengokulunga,futhingizokubamba ngesandlasakhofuthingizokuqinisaFuthingikunike isivumelwanosabantu,njengokukhanyakwabezizwe, ukuvulaamehloezimpumputhe,ukukhiphaiziboshwa etilongweni,kanyenalaboabahleziebumnyameni etilongweni.
22Ngakho-kecabanganiukuthisihlengwekuphiFuthi umprofethiuthifuthi:UmoyaweNkosiuphezukwami, ngobaingigcobile;ingithumileukubangishumayele izindabaezinhlekwabampofu;ukuphulukisaabaphukile enhliziyweni;ukumemezelaukuthethelelwa kwabathunjiweyo,nokubonakwabayizimpumputhe; ukumemezelaunyakaomuhleweNkosi,nosuku lokubuyiselwa;ukududuzabonkeabalilayo
ISAHLUKO13
1Ngaphezukwalokhokulotshiwemayelananesabatha, eMiyalweniEyishumi,uNkulunkuluayikhulumakuMose
eNtabeniiSinayi,ubusonobuso;Ngcwelisaisabatha leNkosingezandlaezimsulwa,nangenhliziyoehlanzekile.
2Futhikwenyeindawouthi:Umaabantwanabakho begcinaamasabathaami,khona-kengizobekaisihawusami phezukwabo.
3Ngishonasekuqalenikokudalwaukhulumangesabatha UNkulunkuluwenzaimisebenziyezandlazakhe ngezinsukueziyisithupha;wayiqedangosuku lwesikhombisa,waphumulangosukulwesikhombisa, walungcwelisa
4Cabangani,bantwanabami,ukuthilokhokushoukuthini, waqedangezinsukueziyisithuphaIncazeloyalokhuyile; ukuthieminyakenieyizinkulungwaneeziyisithuphaiNkosi uNkulunkuluizoqedazonkeizinto
5Ngobakuyeusukuolulodwaluyiminyaka eyinkulungwane,njengobaefakazayena,ethi:“Bhekalolu sukulufananeminyakaeyinkulungwane”Ngakho-ke, abantwana,ezinsukwinieziyisithupha,okungukuthi, eminyakenieyizinkulungwaneeziyisithupha,zonkeizinto zizofezeka
6Futhikuyinilokhoakushoyo,Waphumulangosuku lwesikhombisa:usholokhu;ukuthilaphoiNdodanayakhe ifika,ichitheisikhathisoMubi,yahluleleababi;futhi izoguqulailanganenyanganezinkanyezi;khona-ke iyophumulangokukhazimulayongalolosuku lwesikhombisa
7Ekugcineniuyanezela:Uyoyingcwelisangezandla ezihlanzekilenangenhliziyoemsulwa.Ngakho-ke sikhohliswakakhuluumasicabangaukuthinomaubani manjeangangcwelisalolosukuuNkulunkulu alungcwelisile,engenanhliziyoehlanzekilekukhokonke. 8Ngakho-kebheka,uzoyingcwelisangempela ngokuphumulaokubusisiweyo,laphothina(sesithole isithembisoesilungile,laphoububibungasekho,konke sekuvuselelwayiNkosi)sesizokwaziukuyingcwelisa, njengobathinangokwethusenziwesabangcwelekuqala 9Okokugcina,wathikubo:Izinyangazenuezintshanani: amasabathaangikwaziukuwathwalaCabanganiukuthi ushoukuthiningawo;amasabatha,kushoyena,eniwagcina manjeawamukelekikimi,kodwalawoengiwenzile;lapho ngiphumulakuzozonkeizintongizoqalausuku lwesishiyagalombili,okungukuthi,ukuqalakwelinyeizwe 10Ngenxayalokhosigubhausukulwesishiyagalombili ngenjabulo,laphouJesuavukakhonakwabafileyo;futhi esezibonakalisekubafundibakhe,wenyukelaezulwini
11Kusaseleukuthingikhulumekiningethempeliukuthi lababantuababiabakhohlisiwebathembeleendlini,hhayi kuNkulunkulungokwakheowabenza,njengokungathi yindawoyokuhlalakaNkulunkulu
12Ngobababemngcwelisaethempeliningendlelaefanayo naleyoyabezizwe
13Ngakho-kefundaniukuthiiNkosiikhulumakanjani, ichithaithempeli:Ngubaniolinganiseizulungeminwe, nomhlabangesandlasakhe?Akusiminana?Ushokanje uJehova,uthi:Izululiyisihlalosamisobukhosi,nomhlaba uyisenabelosezinyawozamiIyiniindlueniyakungakhela yona?Nomaiyiphiindawoyamiyokuphumula?Ngakhokeyaziniukuthilonkeithembalaboliyize
14Futhiuphindaakhulumengalendlela:Bhekanilabo abachithalelithempeli,nabobazolakhafuthi.Futhi kwenzekakanjalo;ngobangezimpizabomanje
selibhujiswayizithazabo;futhiizincekuzezithazabo zalakha.
15Ngaphezukwalokhokuyekwabonakalaukuthiumuzi nethempeli,kanyenabantubakwa-Israyelikufanele banikelwekanjani.Ngobaumbhalouthi:“Kuyakuthi ezinsukwinizokugcina,iNkosiinikeleizimvuzedlelolayo, nedlelolazo,nombhoshongowazoekubhujisweni”Futhi kuyekwenzeka,njengobaiNkosiishilo.”
16Ngakho-keakesibuze,ukuthilikhonayiniithempeli likaNkulunkulu?Yebolikhona;nokuthililapho,laphoyena ngokwakheethiuzolenzafuthialipheleliseNgoba kulotshiweukuthi:Futhikuyothingokusheshanjelapho isontoseliphelile,ithempelileNkosiliyokwakhiwa ngokukhazimulayoegamenileNkosi
17Ngakho-kengitholaukuthikukhonaithempeliKodwa lizokwakhiwakanjaniegamenileNkosi?Ngizokukhombisa. 18NgaphambikwalokhosasikholwakuNkulunkulu, indawoyokuhlalayezinhliziyozethuyayingonakala,futhi ibuthakathaka,njengethempelielakhiwengezandla ngempela
19Ngobakwakuyindluegcweleukukhonzaizithombe, indluyamademoni;njengobakwakwenziwakuyonoma yinieyayiphambenenoNkulunkuluKodwaiyokwakhiwa egamenileNkosi
20Cabangani,ukuthiithempelileNkosilizokwakhiwa kanjaningenkazimuloenkulu;futhiukuthilokho kuzokwenzekakanjani,fundani
21Njengobasesitholeukuthethelelwakwezonozethu, futhisithembeleegamenileNkosi,senziwebasha,sadalwa futhinjengobakwakunjalokusukelaekuqaleniNgakho-ke uNkulunkuluuhlalaendliniyethungempela,okungukuthi, kithi
22Kodwauhlalakanjanikithi?Izwilokhololwakhe, ukubizwakwesithembisosakhe,ukuhlakanipha kwezahlulelozakheezilungileyo,imiyaloyemfundiso yakhe;yenangokwakheuprofethangaphakathikwethu, yenauqobouhlalakithi,futhiusivulelathina esasisebugqilinibokufaisangolethempelilethu, okungukuthi,umlomowokuhlakanipha,esinike ukuphenduka;futhingalendlelausilethesabayithempeli elingenakonakala
23Ngakho-kelowoofisaukusindiswaakabhekikumuntu, kodwakulowoohlalakuye,okhulumangaye;emangala kakhulu,ngobaakakazeamuzweekhulumaamazwianjalo emlonyeniwakhe,futhiakakazeafiseukuwazwa 24LeliyithempelielingokomoyaelakhelweiNkosi.
ISAHLUKO14
1Ngakho-ke,ngiyathemba,nginimemezeleokuningi,futhi ngobululaobukhulungangokunokwenzeka,lezozinto ezenzainsindisoyenu,ukuzengingashiyilutho olungadingekakukho
2Ngobaumangingakhulumakabanzingezintoezikhona manje,nalezoezizayo,beningekeniziqonde,ngoba ziqambaamangangemifanekisoNgakho-kelokhu kwanelengalezizinto.
3Manjeakesiqhubekelekolunyeuhlobololwazi nemfundisoKunezindlelaezimbilizemfundisonamandla; enyeyokukhanya,enyeyobumnyama.
4Kodwakunomehlukoomkhuluphakathikwalezizindlela ezimbili:ngobakubekwephezukweyodwaizingelosi
zikaNkulunkulu,abaholibendlelayokukhanya;phezu kwenye,izingelosizikaSathane.EnyeiyiNkosikusukela phakadekuzekubephakade;enyeiyinkosiyesikhathi sokungalungi.
5Manjeindlelayokukhanyayile,umaumuntuefisa ukufinyelelaendaweniemiselweyena,futhiashesheaye laphongemisebenziyakheNolwaziesilunikiwe lokuhambakulo,ngalendlela:Uyomthandalowo owakudalayo:uyomkhazimulisalowoowakuhlenga ekufeni
6Uyobamneneenhliziyweni,ucebileemoyeni Unganamathelikulaboabahambaendleleniyokufa UzondaukwenzanomayiniengamjabulisiuNkulunkulu. UzondakonkeukukhohlisaUngayinakinomayimiphi imiyaloyeNkosi
7Ungaziphakamisi,kodwazithobe.Ungazithatheliudumo. Ungangenikunomayiliphiiceboelibingomakhelwane wakhoUngabinesibindikakhuluenhliziyweniyakho
8Ungenziubufebe,ungaphingi,ungazingcolisinabantu, ungalisebenzisiizwilikaNkulunkulukunomayikuphi ukungcola
9Ungamukeliubusobanomaubani,umausolaamaphutha omuntuYibamneneUzolileUzothuthumelangamazwi owazwileUngagcininomaiyiphiinzondoenhliziyweni yakhongomfowenu.Ungabinokungabazaukuthi kuzokwenzekanomacha
10UngaliphathingezeigamaleNkosiWothanda umakhelwanewakhongaphezukomphefumulowakho.
11Ungachithiimicabangoyakhoingakazalwa,futhi ungabulalingemvakokuzalwakwayo
12Ungasusiisandlasakhoendodaneniyakhonoma endodakaziniyakho;kodwakumelweubafundise ukwesabauJehovakwasebushenibabo
13Ungafisiizimpahlazomakhelwanewakho;ungabi ngumphangi;inhliziyoyakhomayingahlanganinabantu abazidlayo;kephauyakubalwaphakathikwabalungileyo nabaphansi.Nomangabeyiziphiizehlakaloezizokwehlela, uyakwamukelaokuhle
14Ungabinhliziyombili,nomaonezilimiezimbili; ngokubaulimiolubililuyisihibesokufa.UzothobelaiNkosi kanyenamakhosiaphansinjengabamelelibakaNkulunkulu, ngokwesabanangenhlonipho
15Ungabinomusaemiyalweniyakhokunomaiyiphi yezincekuzakhoezithembelakuNkulunkulu;funa ungamesabiophezukwakhokokubili;ngobaakazelanga ukuzobizanomaubaningokukhethaabantu,kodwalowo umoyaomenzeleyena
16Yabelaumakhelwanewakhongakhokonkeonakho; ungasholuthoolungolwakho;ngokubaumanihlanganyela ezintweniezingonakali,kakhulukangakanani-kekulabo abangonakali?
17Awuyikubanesibindisokukhuluma;ngokubaumlomo uyisihibesokufaZamangamandlaakhoonkeukusindisa umphefumulowakhoUngaluleliisandlasakhoukuze wamukele,futhiungasigodlilaphokufaneleunikele
18Uyothanda,njengenhlamvuyesolakho,wonkeumuntu okhulumakuweiZwileNkosi.Khumbula,imininobusuku, isahluleloesizayo
19Uzofunaimihlangemihlaubusobabalungileyo;futhi ucabangefuthiuhambeukhuthazaabanyengezwi,futhi uzindlengokuthiungasindisakanjaniumphefumulo
20Futhiuzakusebenzangezandlazakhoukuphaabampofu, ukuzeuthethelelweizonozakho.Ungacabangiukuthi kufaneleunikelenomacha,noma,laphounikele, ungakhonondingakho.
21Nikawonkeumuntuocelayo:ukuzewaziukuthi ngubaniovuzaiziphozakho
22Gcinalokhookutholile;ungengezikukhonomaususe kukho.
23AbabimababeyinzondokuwenjaloUyakwahlulela ngokulungaAwusozewabangelaukwahlukana,kepha uyakwenzaukuthulaphakathikwabaxabanayo, ubahlanganise
24Uyovumaizonozakho;futhiungeziemthandazweni wakhounembezaomubi
25Lenayindlelayokukhanya
ISAHLUKO15
1Kodwaindlelayobumnyamaigobilefuthiigcwele isiqalekisoNgobayindlelayokufaokuphakade, enesijeziso;laphoabahambakhonabahlangananezinto ezibhubhisaimiphefumuloyabo.
2Lokhukufananokukhonzaizithombe,ukuzethemba, ukuqhoshangamandla,ubuzenzisi,ukubanomqondo ombaxambili,ukuphinga,ukubulala,ukudlwengula, ukuqhosha,ukweqaumthetho,inkohliso,ububi,ukuzidla, ubuthakathi,ukuhaha,kanyenokungamesabiuNkulunkulu 3Kulokhukuhambalaboabashushisalaboabalungile; abazondaiqiniso;abathandibamanga;abangawaziumvuzo wokulunga,futhiabanganamathelikunomayinienhle 4abangahluleliabafelokazinezintandanengokulunga, abalindaububi,hhayingokwesabauJehova
5Ubumnenenokubekezelakukudenabo;abathanda ukuzidla,balandeleimivuzo;abangenalouzwela kwabampofu;abangakhathalingabasindwayo nabacindezelweyo
6Balungeleukukhulumakabi,bengamaziowabenzayo; ababulalibabantwana;abonakalisaizidalwa zikaNkulunkulu;abafulathelaabampofu;abacindezela abahluphekayo;bangabamelibabacebile,kodwaabahluleli abangalungilebabampofu;beyizoningokuphelele
7Ngakho-kekufanelekileukuthingokufundaimiyalo yeNkosielungile,esiyishilongaphambili,sihambekuyo. Ngobalowoowenzaizintoezinjalouyokhazinyuliswa embuswenikaNkulunkulu
8Kodwalowookhethaenyeingxenye,uyobhujiswa,kanye nemisebenziyakheNgenxayalokhukuyobakhona kokubiliuvukokanyenempindiselo.
9Ngiyabancengalaboabaphezuluphakathikwenu,(uma kunjalonizokwamukelaiselulekoengininikasona ngenhlosoenhle,)ninaboabananieningabaphathakahle; ningabashiyi.
10Ngobausukuselusondelelaphozonkeizinto zizobhujiswakhonakanyenomubiINkosiiseduze, nomvuzowayounaye
11Ngakho-ke,ngiyanincengafuthi,yibaninjengabameli abahlekomunyenomunye;qhubekaninibeabeluleki abathembekilekomunyenomunye;susaniubuzenzisi phakathikwenu
12FuthisengathiuNkulunkulu,iNkosiyomhlabawonke angakunikaukuhlakanipha,ulwazi,iseluleko,nokuqonda izahlulelozakhengokubekezela
13fundiswaninguNkulunkulu;funanilokhoiNkosi ekufunayokini,futhinikwenze;ukuzenisindiswengosuku lokwahlulela
14Futhiumakukhonaphakathikwenuokukhumbula okuhle,ngikhumbuleni;nizindlengalezizinto,ukuze kokubiliisifisosamikanyenokunilindakwamikube yindabaenhle
15Ngiyanincenga;Ngicelalokhunjengomusakini; ngenkathinisekulelitendeelihlelomzimba,ningasileli kulezizinto;kodwaningayekiukuzifuna,nigcwaliseyonke imiyaloNgobalezizintozifanelekilefuthizifanele ukwenziwa
16Ngakho-kengininikeinkuthaloenkuluyokunibhalela, ngokwamandlaami,ukuzenijabuleSalanikahle, bantwana,ngothandonokuthula
17INkosiyenkazimulonomusawonkemayibenomoya wakho,Amen