Incwadi KaJakobe 1:1-27
1 UJakobe, + inceku kaNkulunkulu neyeNkosi uJesu Kristu, ezizweni ezingu-12 ezihlakazekile:
Ngiyanibingelela!
2 Kubhekeni njengenjabulo yodwa, bazalwane, lapho nihlangabezana nokulingwa okuhlukahlukene, +
3 njengoba nazi ukuthi ukuvivinywa okunjalo kokholo lwenu kuveza ukukhuthazela. +
4 Kodwa vumelani ukukhuthazela kufeze umsebenzi wako, ukuze nibe abaphelele nabaphilile ezicini zonke, abangasweli lutho. +
5 Ngakho, uma noma ubani kini engenakho ukuhlakanipha, makaqhubeke ekucela kuNkulunkulu, + uyomnika kona + ngoba ubapha bonke ngesandla esivulekile ngaphandle kokusola. *+
6 Kodwa makaqhubeke ecela ngokholo, + engangabazi neze, + ngoba ongabazayo ufana negagasi lolwandle eliqhutshwa umoya lipheshulwa liyiswa ngapha nangapha.
7 Eqinisweni, lowo muntu akufanele alindele ukuthi uyothola okuthile kuJehova;*
8 ungumuntu omanqikanqika, + oguquguqukayo ezindleleni zakhe zonke.
9 Kodwa umzalwane ophansi makajabule* ngokuphakanyiswa kwakhe, +
10 nocebile ngokuthotshiswa kwakhe, + ngoba uyoshabalala* njengembali yasendle.
11 Njengoba nje ilanga liphuma nokushisa kwalo okukhulu libunise isitshalo, imbali yaso iwele phansi nokubukeka kwayo okuhle kushabalale, nesicebi siyobuna kanjalo sisagijimisa ingcebo. +
12 Uyajabula umuntu oqhubeka ekhuthazelela ukulingwa, + ngoba lapho amukeleka uyothola umqhele wokuphila, + uJehova* awuthembisa labo abaqhubeka bemthanda. +
13 Uma umuntu elingwa makangasho ukuthi: “Ngilingwa uNkulunkulu.” Ngoba uNkulunkulu akanakulingwa ngezinto ezimbi futhi yena ngokwakhe akalingi muntu.
14 Kodwa yilowo nalowo ulingwa ngokuhehwa nangokuyengwa* yisifiso sakhe. +
15 Lapho isifiso sesakhekile,* sizala isono; lapho isono sesenziwe, siveza ukufa. +
16 Ningadukiswa, bazalwane abathandekayo.
17 Zonke izipho ezinhle nazo zonke izipho eziphelele zivela phezulu, + zehla zivela kuYise wezinkanyiso zasezulwini, + ongashintshashintshi noma aphenduke kuhle kwethunzi. *+
18 Kwakuyintando yakhe ukuba asizale ngezwi leqiniso, + ukuze sibe uhlobo oluthile lwezithelo zokuqala zezidalwa zakhe. +
19 Yazini lokhu, bazalwane abathandekayo: Wonke umuntu kumelwe asheshe ukulalela, ephuze ukukhuluma, + angasheshi ukuthukuthela, +
20 ngoba intukuthelo yomuntu ayikulethi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu. +
21 Ngenxa yalokho, lahlani konke ukungcola nayo yonke iminonjana yobubi, *+ namukele ngobumnene ukugxiliswa kwezwi elikwazi ukunisindisa.
22 Nokho, yibani abenzi bezwi + ningabi abalizwayo kuphela, nizikhohlisa ngokucabanga okungamanga.
23 Ngoba uma umuntu engumuzwi wezwi, engeyena umenzi, + lowo ufana nomuntu ozibuka ubuso esibukweni.
24 Ngoba uyazibuka, bese ehamba futhi masinyane akhohlwe ukuthi ungumuntu onjani.
25 Kodwa lowo obukisisa umthetho ophelele + ongowenkululeko nophikelelayo kuwo, ube ngumenzi womsebenzi akabanga umuntu ozwayo akhohlwe; uyojabula ngalokho akwenzayo. +
26 Uma umuntu ecabanga ukuthi ungumkhulekeli kaNkulunkulu* kodwa engalulawuli ulimi lwakhe, *+ ukhohlisa inhliziyo yakhe nokukhulekela kwakhe kuyize.
27 Indlela yokukhulekela* ehlanzekile nengangcolile ngokombono kaNkulunkulu noBaba wethu yile: ukunakekela izintandane + nabafelokazi + osizini lwabo, + nokuba umuntu azigcine engenalo ibala ezweni. +
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma, “kokuthola iphutha.”
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
^ NgesiGreki, “makaziqhayise.”
^ Noma, “uyofa.”
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
^ Noma, “nangokungathi ubanjwe udobo.”
^ NgesiGreki, “sesivundile.”
^ Noma, “kuye akukho ukushintshashintsha kokuphenduka kwethunzi.”
^ Noma kungaba, “nabo bonke ububi.”
^ Noma, “ukhonza uNkulunkulu; uyakholwa.”
^ Noma, “kodwa engalufaki amatomu ulimi lwakhe.”
^ Noma, “yokukhonza.”
