Incwadi KaJakhobe 4:1-17
4 Kuyini okwenza ukuthi phakathi kwenu kube lokulwa lezimpi? Izinto lezi kaziveli ezifisweni zenyama yini eziqhubeka zilwisana lani ngaphakathi kwenu?*+
2 Liyafisa kodwa alitholi lutho. Liqhubeka libulala njalo lihawukela kodwa kalizuzi lutho. Liqhubeka lisilwa futhi lisiba lezimpi.+ Alilalutho ngoba kaliceli.
3 Nxa lingacela kalitholi ngoba licela lilenhloso engayisiyo lisenzela ukusebenzisa elikucelayo ezifisweni zenu zenyama.
4 Zifebe,* kalikwazi yini ukuthi ukuba ngumngane womhlaba yikuba yisitha sikaNkulunkulu? Ngakho loba ngubani ofuna ukuba ngumngane womhlaba uzenza isitha sikaNkulunkulu.+
5 Kumbe licabanga ukuthi akulasizatho sokuthi umbhalo uthi: “Umoya wokuba lomona ophakathi kwethu uqhubeka ufisa zonke izinto”?+
6 Lanxa kunjalo, umusa omkhulu asenzela wona ungcono. Yikho umbhalo usithi: “UNkulunkulu umelana labaziphakamisayo+ kodwa ulomusa omkhulu kwabathobekileyo.”+
7 Ngakho-ke zehliseni kuNkulunkulu+ kodwa melanani loDeveli+ njalo uzalibalekela.+
8 Sondelani kuNkulunkulu laye uzasondela kini.+ Gezani izandla zenu lina zoni,+ lihlambulule inhliziyo zenu+ lina abangqondombili.
9 Dabukani emoyeni lilile futhi likhale.+ Ukuhleka kwenu akutshintshe kube yikulila, lentokozo yenu ibe yikuphelelwa lithemba.
10 Zithobeni phambi kukaJehova,*+ yena uzaliphakamisa.+
11 Bafowethu, yekelani ukuchothozana.+ Loba ngubani okhuluma kubi ngomzalwane kumbe owahlulela umzalwane wakhe ukhuluma okuphikisana lomthetho njalo wahlulela umthetho. Manje nxa usahlulela umthetho awukwenzi okusemthethweni kodwa usungumahluleli.
12 Munye kuphela otshaya imithetho longuMahluleli,+ lowo olamandla okusindisa lokubhubhisa.+ Manje wena ungubani ukuthi wahlulele umakhelwane wakho?+
13 Zwanini-ke lina elithi: “Lamuhla kumbe kusasa sizakuya edolobheni leliya siyehlala khona okomnyaka owodwa njalo sizakwenza ibhizimusi sithole inzuzo,”+
14 kodwa lingakwazi ukuthi ukuphila kwenu kuzabe kunjani kusasa.+ Phela liyinkungu ebakhona okwesikhatshana nje ibisinyamalala.+
15 Lina kumele lithi: “Nxa kuyikuthanda kukaJehova*+ sizaphila senze lokhu loba lokhuya.”
16 Kodwa liyazigqaja lizitshaya isifuba. Konke ukuzitshaya isifuba okunjalo kubi.
17 Yikho nxa umuntu ekwazi ukuthi angakwenza njani okuqondileyo kodwa angakwenzi, wenza isono.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiGrikhi, “ezithweni zenu.”
^ Kumbe, “Lina bantu abangathembekanga.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
