Incwadi KaJakhobe 2:1-26
2 Bafowethu, nxa lilobandlululo liyabe libambelele yini ekholweni elilalo eNkosini yethu ekhazimulayo uJesu Khristu?+
2 Nxa emhlanganweni wenu kungafika indoda elendandatho zegolide eminweni futhi egqoke impahla ezinhle kakhulu, besekufika lenye engumyanga egqoke impahla ezingcolileyo,
3 liqakathekisa egqoke impahla ezinhle kakhulu yini beselisithi, “Wena hlala lapha endaweni le enhle,” kodwa lithi kulo ongumyanga, “Wena qhubeka umi,” kumbe lithi, “Hlala laphaya esenabelweni* senyawo zami”?+
4 Nxa lisenza njalo, liyabe lingakhethani+ yini njalo liyabe lingayisibo abahluleli abakhipha izahlulelo ezimbi yini?+
5 Lalelani bafowethu abathandekayo. UNkulunkulu kabakhethanga yini abantu abangabayanga ngokubona komhlaba lo ukuthi babe ngabanothileyo ekukholweni+ futhi babe zindlalifa zoMbuso awuthembisa labo abamthandayo?+
6 Kodwa lina libeyisile abayanga. Abanothileyo kayisibo yini abalicindezelayo+ labalihudulela phambi kwemithethwandaba?
7 Abalithuki yini ibizo elihle elaliphiwayo?
8 Lenza kuhle sibili nxa lisenza okusemthethweni wobukhosi* osembhalweni othi, “Kumele uthande umakhelwane wakho ngendlela ozithanda ngayo.”+
9 Kodwa nxa liqhubeka libandlululana+ lenza isono njalo umthetho ulithola lilecala lokuba yizephulamthetho.+
10 Nxa umuntu elalela wonke uMthetho kodwa aphambuke kokukodwa kuphela, uyabe esewephule wonke+
11 ngoba lowo owathi, “Ungafebi,”*+ waphinda wathi, “Ungabulali.”+ Ngakho nxa ungafebi kodwa ubulala usuyisephulamthetho.
12 Qhubekani likhuluma futhi liziphatha njengabantu abazakwahlulelwa ngumthetho wabakhululekileyo*+
13 ngoba lowo ongaphathi abanye ngesihawu kasoze enzelwe isihawu nxa esesahlulelwa.+ Isihawu sinqoba ukwahlulela.
14 Kunceda ngani bafowethu nxa umuntu esithi ulokholo kodwa engelamisebenzi?+ Kambe ukholo lolo lungamsindisa yini?+
15 Nxa kulabafowethu loba odadewethu abaswela okokugqoka* lokudla okweneleyo kwalolosuku,
16 omunye wenu abesesithi kubo, “Hambani ngokuthula likhudumale futhi lidle lisuthe,” kodwa angabaniki lokho abakuswelayo ukuze baphile, kunceda ngani lokho?+
17 Yikho-ke lokholo olungelamisebenzi lufile.+
18 Lanxa kunjalo, omunye uzakuthi: “Wena ulokholo, mina ngilemisebenzi. Ngitshengisa ukholo lwakho olungelamisebenzi, mina ngizakutshengisa ukholo lwami ngemisebenzi yami.”
19 Uyakholwa yini ukuthi kuloNkulunkulu oyedwa? Wenza kuhle sibili. Kodwa lamadimoni ayakukholwa futhi aqhaqhazele.+
20 Muntu ongelalwazi, uyafuna yini ukwazi ukuthi ukholo olungelamisebenzi alusizi ngalutho?
21 Ubaba wethu u-Abrahama akuzange yini kuthiwe ulungile ngemisebenzi ngemva kokunikela ngendodana yakhe u-Isaka e-alithareni?+
22 Uyabona ukuthi watshengisa ngemisebenzi ukuthi ulokholo futhi ukholo lwakhe lwapheleliswa yimisebenzi yakhe,+
23 kwagcwaliseka umbhalo othi: “U-Abrahama wakholwa kuJehova* kwathiwa ulungile,”+ wasebizwa ngokuthi ngumngane kaJehova.*+
24 Liyabona ukuthi umuntu kuzathiwa ulungile ngemisebenzi hatshi ngokholo kuphela.
25 Kwaba njalo langoRahabi owayeyisifebe. Akuzange yini kuthiwe ulungile ngemisebenzi ngemva kokwamukela kuhle izithunywa lokuzitshela ukuthi zihambe ngenye indlela?+
26 Njengoba nje umzimba ongelamoya* ufile,+ lokholo olungelamisebenzi lufile.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Isenabelo kulapho umuntu abeka khona inyawo zakhe nxa ehlezi esitulweni.
^ Kumbe, “wenkosi.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo umuntu otshadileyo olala lomuntu ongasimkakhe.
^ NgesiGrikhi, “ngumthetho wenkululeko.”
^ NgesiGrikhi, “abanqunu.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Kumbe, “ongaphefumuliyo.”
