Incwadi KaJakhobe 5:1-20
5 Zwanini lina elinothileyo, khalani futhi lilile ngenxa yosizi oluzalehlela.+
2 Inotho yenu isibolile, lezigqoko zenu sezidliwe yizibungu.*+
3 Igolide lenu lesiliva senu sekurusile njalo irusi leyo izafakaza okubi ngani futhi izakudla inyama yenu. Elikubutheleleyo kuzakuba njengomlilo ezinsukwini zokucina.+
4 Lalelani! Izisebenzi ezivune emasimini enu ziqhubeka zikhala ngoba alizibhadalanga iholo lazo, lokukhala kwabavunayo bekhalela uncedo sekufike endlebeni zikaJehova* wamabutho.+
5 Liphila ntofontofo, liphilela ukusuthisa izifiso zenu kulumhlaba. Izinhliziyo zenu selizinonisile angathi zinyamazana ezinoniselwa ilanga lokuhlatshwa kwazo.+
6 Seligwebe abanye, labulala olungileyo. Pho yena kaliphikisi yini?
7 Ngakho bekezelani bafowethu kuze kube yisikhathi sokuba khona kweNkosi.+ Phela umlimi uqhubeka ezilindele izithelo zomhlabathi eziligugu, uyazibekezelela kuze kune izulu lokuqala, kune lelokucina.+
8 Lani tshengisani ukuthi liyabekezela,+ liqinise inhliziyo zenu ngoba ukuba khona kweNkosi sekusondele.+
9 Lingasolani bafowethu* ukuze lingahlulelwa.+ UMahluleli usemi emnyango.
10 Bafowethu, lingiselani abaphrofethi abakhuluma ebizweni likaJehova,*+ ababehlupheka+ futhi bebekezela.+
11 Sithi bayathokoza* sibili labo abaqiniselayo!+ Selezwa ngokuqinisela kukaJobe,+ labona ukuthi uJehova* wacina emenzeleni,+ okutshengisa ukuthi uJehova* ulozwelo olukhulu futhi ulesihawu.+
12 Phezu kwakho konke bafowethu, yekelani ukufunga ngezulu loba ngomhlaba kumbe ngesinye nje isifungo. Kodwa “uYebo” wenu kabe nguyebo, “loHatshi” wenu abe nguhatshi+ ukuze lingabi ngabafanele ukwahlulelwa.
13 Ukhona yini phakathi kwenu osebunzimeni? Kaqhubeke ethandaza.+ Ukhona yini othabileyo? Kahlabele izingoma zokudumisa.+
14 Ukhona yini ogulayo phakathi kwenu? Kabize abadala+ bebandla bamthandazele futhi bamgcobe ngamafutha+ ebizweni likaJehova.*
15 Umthandazo owenziwa ngokholo uzakwenza ogulayo* asile futhi uJehova* uzamvusa. Kanti njalo nxa enze izono uzathethelelwa.
16 Ngakho vumani izono zenu+ komunye lomunye, lithandazelane ukuze lisiliswe. Umthandazo womuntu olungileyo okhuleka encenga ulamandla futhi uyanceda kakhulu.*+
17 U-Elija wayengumuntu owayelemizwa enjengeyethu, lanxa kunjalo wathi ethandaza ngenhliziyo yonke ecela ukuthi izulu lingani, lakanye kalizange line elizweni okweminyaka emithathu lenyanga eziyisithupha.+
18 Waphinda wathandaza kwasekusina izulu futhi umhlabathi wathela.+
19 Bafowethu, nxa omunye wenu angaduka eqinisweni kodwa omunye abesembuyisela endleleni,
20 yazini ukuthi lowo onceda umuntu oyisoni ambuyisele endleleni eyiyo+ uzamsindisa* ekufeni njalo uzasibekela izono ezinengi.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “yinondo.” Ibala lesiGrikhi elisetshenziswe lapha litsho izibungu eziphaphayo ezidla amalembu.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Kumbe, “Lingakhononi ngabanye.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Kumbe, “babusisiwe.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “odiniweyo.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ NgesiGrikhi, “ulamandla nxa ususebenza.”
^ Kumbe, “uzasindisa umphefumulo walowomuntu.”
