ISAHLUKO 1 1 Thandani ukulunga nina enibahluleli bomhlaba; cabangani ngoJehova ngenhliziyo enhle, nimfune ngobuqotho benhliziyo. 2 Ngoba uyotholwa yilabo abangamlingiyo; futhi uzibonakalisa kulabo abangamthembi. 3 Ngokuba imicabango ephambeneyo yehlukanisiwe noNkulunkulu, namandla akhe lapho evivinywa asola abangenangqondo. 4 Ngokuba ukuhlakanipha akuyikungena emphefumulweni omubi; futhi ningahlali emzimbeni ongaphansi kwesono. 5 Ngokuba umoya ongcwele wokulaya uyakuyibalekela inkohliso, uphume emicabangweni engenakuqonda, ungahlali lapho kungena ukungalungi. 6 Ngokuba ukuhlakanipha kungumoya wothando; futhi ngeke amyeke ohlambalazayo amazwi akhe, ngoba uNkulunkulu ungufakazi wezinso zakhe, nobona ngeqiniso inhliziyo yakhe, futhi ozwa ulimi lwakhe. 7 Ngokuba uMoya weNkosi ugcwalisa umhlaba, futhi konke okuqukethe konke kunolwazi lwezwi. 8 Ngakho-ke okhuluma izinto ezingalungile akanakufihlakala; 9 Ngoba uphenyo luzakwenziwa ngamacebo ababi, lelizwi lamazwi akhe lizafika eNkosini ukuze ibonakaliswe izenzo zayo ezimbi. 10 Ngokuba indlebe yesikhwele izwa konke, nomsindo wokukhononda awufihlwa. 11 Ngakho xwayani ukukhonona okungancediyo; nibambe ulimi lwakho ekuhlebeni, ngokuba alikho izwi elisithekileyo eliya ngeze, nomlomo okholwayo uyabulala umphefumulo. 12 Ningafuni ukufa ngesiphambeko sempilo yenu, ningazidonseli ukubhujiswa ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu. 13 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akenzanga ukufa, futhi akathokozi ngokubhujiswa kwabaphilayo. 14 Ngokuba wadala zonke izinto ukuba zibe khona; abukho kubo ubuthi bokubhubhisa, nombuso wokufa awukho emhlabeni. 15 (Ngokuba ukulunga akufi;) 16 Kodwa abantu abangamhloniphiyo uNkulunkulu kanye nemisebenzi yabo nangamazwi abo bababiza, ngoba lapho becabanga ukuthi baba nomngane wabo, baphela, benza isivumelwano nakho, ngoba bafanele ukuhlanganyela nakho. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ngokuba abangamesabi uNkulunkulu bazindla phakathi kwabo, bengaqondile, bathi: “Impilo yethu ifushane, inzima, nokufa komuntu akukho-kukhanyiswa; 2 Ngokuba sizalwa kuzo zonke izinhlupheko, emva kwalokhu siyakuba njengokuthi asikaze sibe khona, ngokuba umoya wamakhala ethu unjengomusi, nenhlansi encane ekunyakazeni kwenhliziyo yethu; 3 Esicinywayo, imizimba yethu iyakuphenduka umlotha, nomoya wethu unyamalale njengomoya opholileyo;
4 Futhi igama lethu liyokhohlakala ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, futhi akukho muntu oyokhunjulwa imisebenzi yethu, futhi ukuphila kwethu kuyodlula njengomkhondo wefu, futhi iyohlakazwa njengenkungu, epheshulwa nemishayo yezulu. ilanga, futhi unqotshwe ukushisa kwalo. 5 Ngokuba isikhathi sethu siyisithunzi esidlulayo; futhi emva kokuphela kwethu akukho ukubuya, ngoba kuphawulwe ngokushesha, ukuze kungabuyi muntu. 6 Ngakho-ke wozani sijabulele izinto ezinhle ezikhona, futhi masisebenzise okudaliweyo njengasebusheni. 7 Masizigcwalise ngewayini elinenani elikhulu namafutha okugcoba, kungadluli kithi imbali yasentwasahlobo. 8 Masithweswe imiqhele yamarose, ingakabuni; 9 Makungabikho noyedwa kithi ophuma ngaphandle kwengxenye yenjabulo yethu; masishiye izibonakaliso zentokozo yethu ezindaweni zonke, ngokuba lokhu kuyisabelo sethu, nenkatho yethu yilesi. 10 Masicindezele ompofu olungileyo, singamhawukeli umfelokazi, singahloniphi izimpunga zabadala. 11 Amandla ethu mawabe ngumthetho wokulunga, ngokuba lokho obuthakathaka kubonakala kuyize. 12 Ngakho masiqamekele olungileyo; ngoba akayena owethu, futhi uhlanzekile ngokuphambene nezenzo zethu: uyasisola ngokona kwethu umthetho, futhi uphikisana nehlazo lethu iziphambeko zemfundo yethu. 13 Uzisholo ukuthi uyamazi uNkulunkulu, uzibiza ngomntwana weNkosi. 14 Wenziwa ukuba asole imicabango yethu. 15 Ubuhlungu kithina nokubuka, ngokuba ukuphila kwakhe akufani nokwabanye abantu, izindlela zakhe zingezesinye isimo. 16 Sithathwa kuye njengabangamanga; udeda ezindleleni zethu njengokungcola; uthi ukuphela kolungileyo kubusisiwe, azigqaje ngokuthi uNkulunkulu unguyise. 17 Ake sibone ukuthi amazwi akhe aqinisile yini, sihlole okuyakwenzeka ekupheleni kwakhe. 18 Ngokuba uma olungileyo eyindodana kaNkulunkulu, uyakumsiza, amkhulule esandleni sezitha zakhe. 19 Masimhlole ngokudelela nangokuhlushwa, ukuze sazi ubumnene bakhe, sihlole ukubekezela kwakhe. 20 Masimlahle ngokufa okuyihlazo, ngokuba ngezwi lakhe uyakuhlonishwa. 21 Lezi zinto bazicabanga, badukiswa, ngokuba ububi babo bubaphuphuthekisile. 22 Izimfihlakalo zikaNkulunkulu kabazazi, kabathembanga umvuzo wokulunga, njalo kabaqedisisanga umvuzo wemiphefumulo engasolekiyo. 23 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu wadala umuntu ukuba abe nokungafi, wamenza waba ngumfanekiso wephakade lakhe. 24 Nokho ngomona kaSathane ukufa kweza emhlabeni, futhi labo abambamba ohlangothini lwakhe bayakuthola. ISAHLUKO 3 1 Kepha imiphefumulo yabalungileyo isesandleni sikaNkulunkulu, nokuhlupheka akuyikubathinta.
2 Emehlweni abantu abangahlakaniphile babonakala befile, nokumuka kwabo kuthathwe njengosizi. 3 Basuka kithi besiya kubhujiswa, kodwa bahlezi ngokuthula. 4 Ngokuba noma bejeziswa emehlweni abantu, nokho ithemba labo ligcwele ukungafi. 5 Futhi sebejezisiwe ingcosana, bayakuvuzwa kakhulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wabavivinya, wabafumana befanele yena. 6 Wabalinga njengegolide esithandweni, wakwamukela njengomnikelo wokushiswa. 7 Futhi ngesikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwabo bayocwebezela, futhi bagijima baye ngapha nangapha njengezinhlansi phakathi kwezibindi. 8 Bazakwahlulela izizwe, babuse phezu kwabantu, leNkosi yabo izabusa kuze kube nininini. 9 Abathembela kuye bayakuliqonda iqiniso, nabathembekileyo othandweni bayakuhlala kuye, ngokuba umusa nesihawu sikubangcwele bakhe, uyabanakekela abakhethiweyo bakhe. 10 Kodwa ababi bayakujeziswa ngokwemicabango yabo, abadelela abalungileyo, bashiya uJehova. 11 Ngokuba odelela ukuhlakanipha nokukhuliswa ungowosizi, futhi ithemba labo liyize, umshikashika wabo awunasithelo, nemisebenzi yabo ayisizi. 12 Omkabo bayiziwula, nabantwana babo babi; 13 Inzalo yabo iqalekisiwe. Ngalokho ibusisiwe inyumba engenabala, engawazi umbhede wesono; iyakuthela ekuhanjweni kwemiphefumulo. 14 Futhi ubusisiwe umthenwa ongenzanga okubi ngezandla zakhe noma acabange okubi ngoNkulunkulu, ngokuba uyophiwa isipho esikhethekile sokukholwa nefa ethempelini leNkosi elamukeleka kakhulu engqondweni yakhe. 15 Ngokuba isithelo semisebenzi emihle siyakhazimula, impande yokuhlakanipha ayisoze yawa. 16 Kepha abantwana beziphingi abayikufika ekupheleleni kwabo, nenzalo yombhede wongalungile iyakusishulwa. 17 Ngokuba noma bephila isikhathi eside, abayikunakwa, nenkathi yabo yokugcina ayiyikudunyiswa. 18 Noma, uma befa ngokushesha, abanalo ithemba, nenduduzo ngosuku lokulingwa. 19 Ngoba kungokwesabekayo ukuphela kwesizukulwane esingalunganga.
5 Amagatsha angaphelele ayakuphulwa, nesithelo sawo asizuzisi, asivuthwanga ukuba sidle, yebo, asilungele ize. 6 Ngoba abantwana abazelwe emibhedeni engekho emthethweni bangofakazi bobubi kubazali babo ekuqulisweni kwabo. 7 Kepha noma olungileyo evinjwa ukufa, uyakuba nokuphumula. 8 Ngokuba iminyaka ehloniphekile ayiyona leyo emi ubude besikhathi, noma ekalwa ngenani leminyaka. 9 Kepha ukuhlakanipha kuyimpunga emadodeni, nokuphila okungenabala kungukuguga. 10 wamthokozisa uNkulunkulu, ethandwa nguye, waze waguqulwa phakathi kwezoni. 11 Yebo wasuswa masinyane, ukuze ububi buguqule ingqondo yakhe, kumbe inkohliso idukise umphefumulo wakhe. 12 Ngokuba ukuthakatha kobubi kusitheza ukulunga; nokuzulazula kwenkanuko kuthunaza ingqondo engenangqondo. 13 Yena esephelelisiwe ngesikhashana nje, wagcwalisa isikhathi eside; 14 Ngokuba umphefumulo wakhe wawumthokozisa uJehova; ngalokho washesha ukumsusa phakathi kwababi. 15 Lokhu abantu bakubona, abakuqondanga, futhi abakubekanga lokhu ezingqondweni zabo, ukuthi umusa wakhe nomusa wakhe kukwabangcwele bakhe, nokuthi unendaba nabakhethiweyo bakhe. 16 Kanjalo olungileyo ofileyo uyakulahla abaphilayo abangamesabi uNkulunkulu; kanye nobusha obupheleliswa ngokushesha iminyaka eminingi nokuguga kwabangalungile. 17 Ngokuba bayobona isiphetho sohlakaniphileyo, futhi abayikuzwisisa lokho uNkulunkulu akunqumele kona ngecebo lakhe, nokuthi uJehova umbeke kusiphi isiphetho. 18 Bayakumbona, bamedelele; kepha uNkulunkulu uyakubahleka usulu, emva kwalokho bayakuba yizidumbu nehlazo phakathi kwabafileyo kuze kube phakade. 19 Ngokuba uyakuziklebhula, aziwise phansi, zibe yisimungulu; futhi uyobanyakazisa kusukela esisekelweni; bayakuchithwa, babe lusizi; nesikhumbuzo sabo siyakubhubha. 20 Futhi lapho belandisa ngezono zabo, bayofika besaba, futhi ububi babo buyobabonisa ebusweni babo.
ISAHLUKO 4
ISAHLUKO 5
1 Kungcono ukungabi nabantwana nokuba namandla, ngokuba ukukhunjulwa kwakho akupheli, ngokuba kuyaziwa nguNkulunkulu nakubantu. 2 Nxa likhona, abantu baba yisibonelo kulo; futhi lapho isihambile, bayawufisa; 3 Kodwa inzalo elandayo yababi kayiyikuphumelela, futhi kayiyikuphungula ezihlahleni zamanyala, ingabeka isisekelo esiqinileyo. 4 Ngoba lanxa ihluma emagatsheni okwesikhathi; nokho bengami ekugcineni, bayonyakaziswa ngumoya, futhi ngamandla omoya bayosishulwa.
1 Khona olungileyo uyakuma ngesibindi esikhulu phambi kobuso balabo abamhluphayo, engenzanga lutho ngomshikashika wakhe. 2 Lapho bekubona, bayothuthumela ngokwesaba okwesabekayo, futhi bayomangala ngokungajwayelekile kwensindiso yakhe, kude kakhulu kunakho konke ababekulindele. 3 Base bephenduka, bebubula ngenxa yobuhlungu bomoya, bayakuthi phakathi kwabo: ‘Lo nguye ebesimhleka usulu, sisaga sehlazo;
4 Thina siyiziwula sathi ukuphila kwakhe kuwukuhlanya, nokuphela kwakhe kungukungabi nanhlonipho; 5 Yeka ukuthi ubalwa kanjani phakathi kwabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, nesabelo sakhe siphakathi kwabangcwele! 6 Ngakho-ke siphambukile endleleni yeqiniso, futhi ukukhanya kokulunga akuzange kusikhanyisele, nelanga lokulunga alizange liphume phezu kwethu. 7 Sidiniwe endleleni yobubi nencithakalo, yebo, sidabula izingwadule, lapho kungekho ndlela, kepha indlela yeNkosi asiyazi. 8 Kusizuziseni ukuzidla? Inanzuzoni ingcebo ngokugabadela kwethu na? 9 Zonke lezo zinto zidlula njengesithunzi, nanjengesigxobo esisheshayo; 10 Futhi njengomkhumbi odabula phezu kwamagagasi amanzi, okuthi lapho usudlula, ungatholakali umkhondo wawo, noma indlela yenduku emagagasini; 11 Noma njengenyoni indiza emoyeni, kungabikho sibonakaliso sendlela yayo, kepha umoya okhanyayo ushaywa ngokushaya kwamaphiko ayo, wehlukana nomsindo onamandla nokunyakaza kwazo, futhi emva kwalokho kakuyikutholwa sibonakaliso lapho eya khona; 12 Kunjengokungathi umcibisholo ucibishela uphawu, uhlukanisa umoya, ubuye uhlangane, ukuze umuntu angazi lapho odabula khona; 13 Ngokunjalo lathi, ekuzalweni kwethu, saqala ukukhula, singelasibonakaliso sokulunga esingasitshengisa; kodwa saqedwa ebubini bethu. 14 Ngoba ithemba lababi linjengothuli olupheshulwa ngumoya; njengegwebu elipheshulwa yisiphepho; njengomusi ohlakazwa lapha nalaphaya ngesiphepho, odlula njengesikhumbuzo somfondini ohlezi usuku olulodwa. 15 Kodwa olungileyo uzaphila kuze kube nininini; nomvuzo wabo ukuJehova, nokunakekela kwabo kukuPhezukonke. 16 Ngalokho bayakwamukeliswa umbuso okhazimulayo, nomqhele omuhle esandleni sikaJehova, ngokuba uyakubasibekela ngesandla sakhe sokunene, abavikele ngengalo yakhe. 17 Uyakuzithathela kuye umhawu wakhe ube yizikhali eziphelele, enze isidalwa sibe isikhali sakhe sokuphindisela kwezitha zakhe. 18 Uyakugqoka ukulunga njengesihlangu sesifuba, nokwahlulela okuqinisileyo esikhundleni sesigqoko sokuzivikela. 19 Uyakuthatha ubungcwele bube yisihlangu esingenakunqotshwa. 20 Ulaka lwakhe olunzima uyakululola kube yinkemba, izwe lilwe naye nabangenangqondo. 21 Khona-ke imibane eqondisayo iyophumela ngaphandle; futhi basuke emafwini, njengokungathi bavela ocingweni, bayondizela uphawu. 22 Amatshe esichotho agcwele ulaka ayakuphonswa njengokuphuma komnsalo wetshe, namanzi olwandle ayakubafuthekela, nezikhukhula zibaminzise. 23 Yebo, umoya onamandla uyovuka ngokumelene nabo, futhi njengesiphepho siyobaphephula; kanjalo ububi
buyochitha umhlaba wonke, nobubi buyogumbuqela izihlalo zobukhosi zabanamandla. ISAHLUKO 6 1 Ngalokho yizwani nina makhosi, niqonde; fundani lina bahluleli bemikhawulo yomhlaba. 2 Bekani indlebe nina enibusa abantu, nizidumise ngobuningi bezizwe. 3 Ngokuba uphiwe amandla yiNkosi, nobukhosi obuvela koPhezukonke, oyakuvivinya imisebenzi yakho, ahlole amacebo akho. 4 Ngokuba niyizikhonzi zombuso wakhe, anihlulelanga ngokufanele, anigcinanga umthetho, anihambanga ngokwecebo likaNkulunkulu; 5 Uzakwehlela ngokunyantisa langokuphangisa, ngoba ukwahlulela okubukhali kuzakuba kwabaphezu kwezindawo eziphakemeyo. 6 Ngokuba umusa uyakumthethelela masinyane, kepha abanamandla bayakuhlushwa kakhulu. 7 Ngokuba yena oyiNkosi phezu kwabo bonke akayikwesaba muntu, futhi akayikwesaba ubukhulu bomuntu, ngokuba wenzile omncane nomkhulu, unakekela bonke ngokufanayo. 8 Kepha ukulingwa okunzima kuyakwehlela abanamandla. 9 Ngakho-ke ngikhuluma kini, O makhosi, ukuze nifunde ukuhlakanipha, ningakhubeki. 10 Ngokuba abagcina ubungcwele bayakwahlulelwa ukuthi bangcwele; 11 Ngakho-ke bekani uthando lwenu emazwini ami; zikhanukeleni, khona niyakufundiswa. 12 Ukuhlakanipha kuyakhazimula, akubuni, yebo, kubonakala kalula kwabamthandayo, kufunyanwa ngabakufunayo. 13 Uyabavimbela abamfisayo ngokuzibonakalisa kubo kuqala. 14 Oyifuna kusesekuseni akayikuba nosizi olukhulu, ngokuba uyakumfumana ehlezi eminyango yakhe. 15 Ngakho ukucabanga ngaye kungukuphelela kokuhlakanipha; 16 Ngoba uyahamba efuna abamfaneleyo, ezibonisa umusa kubo ngezindlela, futhi ubahlangabeza kuyo yonke imicabango. 17 Ngoba isifiso sokulaya isiqalo saso sangempela; futhi ukunakekela isiyalo luthando; 18 Uthando luwukugcina imithetho yalo; futhi ukunaka imithetho yayo yisiqiniseko sokungonakali; 19 nokungonakali kusisondeza kuNkulunkulu; 20 Ngakho-ke isifiso sokuhlakanipha siletha embusweni. 21 Uma-ke nithokoza ezihlalweni zobukhosi nasezintweni zobukhosi, nina makhosi ezizwe, dumisani ukuhlakanipha, ukuze nibuse kuze kube phakade. 22 Ngokuqondene nokuhlakanipha, ukuthi kuyini, nokuthi yakhuphuka kanjani, ngizokutshela, futhi ngeke ngikufihlele izimfihlakalo, kodwa ngizoyifuna kusukela ekuqaleni kokuzalwa kwayo, futhi ngenze ukwazi kwayo kuphumele ekukhanyeni, futhi ngiyokukhanyisela. ngeke lidlule phezu kweqiniso.
23 Futhi angiyikuhamba ngomona oqothulayo; ngoba umuntu onjalo kayikuhlangana lokuhlakanipha. 24 Kepha uquqaba lwabahlakaniphileyo luyinhlalakahle yezwe, nenkosi ehlakaniphileyo isekela abantu. 25 Ngakho kwamukelani ukulaywa ngamazwi ami, njalo kuzalenzela okuhle. ISAHLUKO 7 1 Nami ngingumuntu ofayo njengabo bonke, nenzalo yalowo owazalwa kuqala emhlabeni; 2 Futhi esibelethweni sikamama senziwa inyama ngesikhathi sezinyanga eziyishumi, sihlangene egazini, yenzalo yomuntu, kanye nenjabulo eyafika ngokulala. 3 Futhi ngesikhathi ngizalwa, ngadweba emoyeni ovamile, futhi ngawela emhlabathini, ongowemvelo efanayo, futhi izwi lokuqala engalikhuluma lalimemeza, njengoba kwenza bonke abanye. 4 Ngamunyiswa ngezingubo ezilethwayo, futhi lokho ngokukhathazeka. 5 Ngoba kakho inkosi eyaba lesinye isiqalo sokuzalwa. 6 Ngoba bonke abantu munye ukungena ekuphileni, futhi ofana nabo baphuma. 7 Ngase ngikhuleka, nganikwa ukuqonda; ngabiza uNkulunkulu, umoya wokuhlakanipha weza kimi. 8 Ngamkhetha ngaphambi kwezintonga nezihlalo zobukhosi, futhi angishayanga nzuzo inotho uma iqhathaniswa nayo. 9 Angizange ngimqhathanise netshe eliyigugu, ngokuba lonke igolide kuye linjengesihlabathi esincane, nesiliva liyakubalwa njengobumba phambi kwakhe. 10 Ngamthanda ngaphezu kwempilo nobuhle, ngakhetha ukuba naye esikhundleni sokukhanya, ngokuba ukukhanya okuphuma kuye akucimi. 11 Konke okuhle kwafika kimi kanye naye, nengcebo engenakubalwa esandleni sakhe. 12 Ngathokoza ngabo bonke, ngokuba ukuhlakanipha kuhamba phambi kwabo; 13 Ngafunda ngenkuthalo, futhi ngikhuluma naye ngokukhululekile: angiyifihli ingcebo yakhe. 14 Ngokuba uyingcebo kubantu abangasoze baphela, abayisebenzisayo baba ngabangane bakaNkulunkulu, betuswa ngezipho zokufunda. 15 UNkulunkulu unginikile ukuba ngikhulume njengokuba ngithanda, nokuba ngicabange njengokufanele lokho engikunikiweyo, ngokuba nguye oholela ekuhlakanipheni, noqondisa abahlakaniphileyo. 16 Ngokuba esandleni sakhe kukhona thina namazwi ethu; nakho konke ukuhlakanipha, nolwazi lomsebenzi. 17 Ngoba unginike ulwazi oluthile lwezinto ezikhona, ukwazi ukuthi umhlaba wenziwe njani, nokusebenza kwezisekelo; 18 Isiqalo, nesiphetho, phakathi kwezikhathi, ukuguquka kokuphenduka kwelanga, nokuguquka kwezinkathi; 19 Imijikelezo yeminyaka, nokuma kwezinkanyezi; 20 Imvelo yezidalwa eziphilayo, lolaka lwezilwane zasendle: ubudlova bemimoya, nokucabanga kwabantu: izinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo nobuhle bezimpande.
21 Futhi zonke izinto eziyimfihlo noma ezisobala, ngiyazazi. 22 Ngokuba ukuhlakanipha okuyisisebenzi sakho konke kwangifundisa, ngokuba kuye kukhona umoya wokuqonda ongcwele, munye kuphela, ohlukahlukene, okhohlisayo, ophilayo, omsulwa, ongenabala, osobala, ongoni, othanda okuhle. esheshayo, engavunyelwe, elungele ukwenza okuhle, 23 Unomusa kumuntu, ogxilile, oqinisekile, ongenakukhathazeka, onamandla onke, ongamela zonke izinto, futhi odlula kukho konke ukuqonda, imimoya emsulwa, enobuqili kakhulu. 24 Ngokuba ukuhlakanipha kuhamba ngaphezu kwanoma yimuphi umnyakazo; 25 Ngokuba ungumoya wamandla kaNkulunkulu, namandla ahlanzekileyo agelezayo evela enkazimulweni kaSomandla; 26 Ngoba yena ungukukhanya kokukhanya okuphakade, isibuko esingelabala samandla kaNkulunkulu, lomfanekiso wobuhle bakhe. 27 Futhi emunye, angenza zonke izinto, futhi ehlala kuye, wenza zonke izinto zibe zintsha, futhi ezizukulwaneni zonke engena emiphefumulweni engcwele, ubenza abangane bakaNkulunkulu nabaprofethi. 28 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akathandi omunye ngaphandle kwalowo ohlala ngokuhlakanipha. 29 Ngokuba muhle kunelanga, naphezu kwazo zonke izinhlelo zezinkanyezi; uma uqhathaniswa nokukhanya, utholakala phambi kwakho. 30 Ngokuba emva kwalokhu kuza ubusuku, kepha ububi abuyikwahlula ukuhlakanipha. ISAHLUKO 8 1 Ukuhlakanipha kufinyelela ekugcineni komunye umkhawulo, futhi kuhlela kahle zonke izinto. 2 Ngamthanda, ngamfuna kwasebusheni bami, ngafisa ukumenza umngane wami womshado, ngase ngithanda ubuhle bakhe. 3 Ngokuhlangana kwakhe noNkulunkulu, ukhulisa ubukhosi bakhe, yebo, iNkosi yezinto zonke yasithanda. 4 Ngokuba uyazi izimfihlakalo zolwazi lukaNkulunkulu, nomthandi wemisebenzi yakhe. 5 Uba inotho iyinto efiselekayo kulokhu kuphila; yini ecebile kunokuhlakanipha, eyenza konke na? 6 Uma ukuhlakanipha kusebenza; Ngubani kubo bonke abakhona oyisisebenzi esinobuqili kunaye na? 7 Uma umuntu ethanda ukulunga, imishikashika yakhe iyimfanelo emihle, ngokuba ufundisa ukuzithiba, nokuqonda, nokwahlulela, nokuqina, okuyizinto ezingenakusiza ngakho umuntu ekuphileni kwakhe. 8 Uma indoda ifisa ukwazi izinto eziningi, yena uyakwazi okwasendulo, uyakuqaphelisisa okuzayo; 9 Ngakho ngazimisela ukumthatha ahlale lami, ngazi ukuthi uzakuba ngumeluleki wezinto ezinhle, loduduzayo ekukhathazekeni losizi. 10 Ngenxa yakhe ngiyakulinganiswa phakathi kwesixuku, ngihlonipheke namalunga, nakuba ngimusha.
11 Ngiyakutholwa ngizikhukhumeza ekwahluleleni, ngituswe emehlweni abantu abakhulu. 12 Lapho ngibamba ulimi, bayakungilinda, nalapho ngikhuluma, bayakungilalela; uma ngikhuluma kakhulu, bayakubeka izandla zabo emlonyeni wabo. 13 Ngaye ngiyozuza ukungafi, futhi ngishiye ngemva kwami isikhumbuzo esiphakade kwabaza ngemva kwami. 14 Ngiyakuhlela abantu, izizwe zingikhonze; 15 Abahlukumezi abesabekayo bayokwesaba, lapho bezwa nje ngami; Ngiyakufunyanwa ngimuhle phakathi kwesixuku, nginamandla empini. 16 “Emva kokuba sengingenile endlini yami, ngiyoziphumulela naye, ngoba indlela yakhe yokuphila ayinamunyu; futhi ukuhlala naye akukho ukudabuka, kodwa intokozo nentokozo. 17 Manje lapho ngizindla lezi zinto kimi futhi ngizindla ngazo enhliziyweni yami, ukuthi ukuhlanganiswa nokuhlakanipha kungukungafi; 18 Futhi kuyintokozo enkulu ukuba nobungane bakhe; nasemisebenzini yezandla zakhe kukhona ingcebo engapheli; nasekukhulumeni naye makube nokuhlakanipha; nasekukhulumeni naye kwaba nodumo oluhle; Ngahamba ngifuna ukuthi ngingamyisa kanjani kimi. 19 Ngokuba ngangingumntwana ohlakaniphileyo, onomoya omuhle; 20 Yebo, njengoba ngimuhle, ngangena emzimbeni ongangcolisiwe. 21 Nokho, ngesikhathi ngibona ukuthi ngangingenakumthola ngenye indlela, ngaphandle kokuthi uNkulunkulu enginike yena; futhi lokho kwakuyiphuzu lokuhlakanipha futhi ukwazi ukuthi wayeyisiphiwo sikabani; Ngakhuleka kuJehova, ngamncenga, ngathi ngayo yonke inhliziyo yami; ISAHLUKO 9 1 Nkulunkulu wawobaba, Nkosi yomusa, owenzile konke ngezwi lakho, 2 Futhi wamisa umuntu ngokuhlakanipha kwakho, ukuze abuse phezu kwezidalwa ozenzile, 3 Futhi uqondise izwe ngobuqotho nokulunga, wenze ukwahlulela ngenhliziyo eqotho; 4 Ngiphe ukuhlakanipha, ohlezi esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi; ungangilahli phakathi kwabantwana bakho; 5 Ngokuba mina nceku yakho nendodana yencekukazi yakho ngingumuntu obuthakathaka, futhi nginesikhathi esifushane, futhi ngimncane kakhulu ekuqondeni ukwahlulela nemithetho. 6 Ngokuba noma umuntu engakaze aphelele kanjalo phakathi kwabantwana babantu, nokho uma ukuhlakanipha kwakho kungekho kuye, ngeke athathwe njengento engelutho. 7 Ungikhethile ukuba ngibe yinkosi yabantu bakho nomahluleli wamadodana akho namadodakazi akho. 8 Uyala ukuba ngakhe ithempeli phezu kwentaba yakho engcwele, ne-altare emzini ohlala kuwo, umfanekiso wetabernakele elingcwele owalilungisa kusukela ekuqaleni.
9 Ukuhlakanipha kwakunawe, owazi imisebenzi yakho, kwakukhona lapho udala umhlaba, futhi uyakwazi okwamukelekayo emehlweni akho nokulungile emiyalweni yakho. 10 Mthume ephuma emazulwini akho angcwele, nasesihlalweni sobukhosi senkazimulo yakho, ukuze asebenze nami, ukuze ngazi okujabulisayo kuwe. 11 Ngokuba uyazazi futhi uyaziqonda zonke izinto, futhi uyongihola ngokukhulu ukuzithoba ezenzweni zami, futhi angigcine emandleni akhe. 12 Ngakho-ke imisebenzi yami iyokwamukeleka, futhi ngemva kwalokho ngiyokwahlulela abantu bakho ngokulunga, futhi ngifanelekele ukuhlala esihlalweni sikababa. 13 Ngokuba ngumuphi umuntu ongazi icebo likaNkulunkulu na? ngubani ongacabanga ukuthi iyini intando yeNkosi na? 14 Ngokuba imicabango yabantu abafayo mibi, namacebo ethu awaqiniseki. 15 Ngoba umzimba obhubhayo ucindezela umphefumulo, lethabhanekele lenhlabathi lisinda ingqondo ecabangisisa ngezinto ezinengi. 16 Futhi asiqapheli kahle izinto ezisemhlabeni, futhi sithola ngokushikashikeka okuphambi kwethu, kodwa okusezulwini okuhlolisisiwe? 17 Futhi iseluleko sakho ngubani owaziyo, ngaphandle kokuthi unikeze ukuhlakanipha, futhi uthumele uMoya wakho oNgcwele ovela phezulu na? 18 Ngokuba zalungiswa kanjalo izindlela zabakhileyo emhlabeni, nabantu bafundiswa izinto ezithandekayo kuwe, basinda ngokuhlakanipha. ISAHLUKO 10 1 Walondoloza uyise wokuqala wezwe owadalwa eyedwa, wamkhipha ekuweni kwakhe; 2 Wamnika amandla okubusa zonke izinto. 3 Kodwa lapho ongalungile emuka kuye ngentukuthelo yakhe, naye wabhubha ngolaka abulala ngalo umfowabo. 4 Ngenxa yokuthi umhlaba uminziswe nguzamcolo, ukuhlakanipha kwabuye kwawulondoloza, kwaqondisa indlela yabalungileyo okhunini lwenani elincane. 5 Phezu kwalokho, izizwe etuloni lazo elibi zijabhiswa, wamthola olungile, futhi wamlondoloza engenacala kuNkulunkulu, futhi wamgcina eqinile ngokumelene nozwelo lwakhe lwesisa endodaneni yakhe. 6 Lapho abantu abangamesabi uNkulunkulu bebhubha, wakhulula umuntu olungileyo, owabaleka emlilweni owawuwela phezu kwemizi emihlanu. 7 Inkangala eshunqayo iwubufakazi ngobubi bakhe kuze kube namuhla, nezitshalo ezithela izithelo ezingavuthi, nensika kasawoti emiyo iyisikhumbuzo somphefumulo ongakholwayo. 8 Ngokuba ngokungesikho ukuhlakanipha abatholanga lokhu kulimaza kuphela, ukuthi babengazi izinto ezinhle; kodwa futhi wabashiyela emhlabeni isikhumbuzo sobuwula babo, kangangokuthi ezintweni abakhubekise ngazo babengenakufihlakala. 9 Kodwa ukuhlakanipha kwabakhulula ebuhlungwini ababeyisebenzela.
10 Lapho olungileyo ebalekela ulaka lomfowabo wamqondisa ezindleleni ezilungile, wambonisa umbuso kaNkulunkulu, wamnika ulwazi lwezinto ezingcwele, wamcebisa ekuhambeni kwakhe, futhi wandisa izithelo zomsebenzi wakhe. 11 Ngokuhaha kwabamcindezelayo wema ngakuye, wamcebisa. 12 Yamvikela ezitheni zayo, yamsindisa kwabamqamekelayo, ekulweni okunzima yamnikeza ukunqoba; ukuze azi ukuthi ubuhle bunamandla ngaphezu kwakho konke. 13 Lapho olungileyo ethengiswa, akamshiyanga, kodwa wamkhulula esonweni, wehlela naye emgodini. 14 kamtshiyanga ebotshiwe, waze wamlethela intonga yombuso lamandla phezu kwabamcindezelayo; 15 Yakhulula abantu abalungileyo nenzalo engenasici esizweni esasibacindezela. 16 Wangena emphefumulweni wenceku yeNkosi, wamelana namakhosi asabekayo ngezimangaliso nangezibonakaliso; 17 Banika abalungileyo umvuzo womsebenzi wabo, wabaqondisa ngendlela emangalisayo, waba yisivikelo kubo emini, nokukhanya kwezinkanyezi ebusuku; 18 Wabadabula uLwandle Olubomvu, wabadabula emanzini amaningi; 19 Kodwa yaminzisa izitha zabo, yaziphonsa ekujuleni kotwa. 20 Ngakho abalungileyo baphanga abangamhloniphiyo uNkulunkulu, balidumisa ibizo lakho elingcwele, Nkosi, bakhulisa nganhliziyonye isandla sakho esibalwelayo. 21 Ngokuba ukuhlakanipha kwavula umlomo wesimungulu, kwenza ulimi lwabangakwazi ukukhuluma. ISAHLUKO 11 1 Yaphumelela imisebenzi yabo ngesandla somprofethi ongcwele. 2 Badabula ihlane elingahlalwa muntu, bamisa amatende ezindaweni ezingenandlela. 3 Bamelana lezitha zabo, baziphindisela kwabamelene labo. 4 Sesomile, zakhala kuwe, zaphiwa amanzi edwaleni lensengetsha, nokoma kwazo kwacishwa etsheni elilukhuni. 5 Ngoba ngalokho izitha zabo ezazijeziswa ngakho, bazuza ngakho ekusweleni kwabo. 6 Ngoba esikhundleni somfula ogobhozayo njalo ogcwele igazi elingcolileyo, 7 Ukuze kube nokusola okusobala kwalowo myalo, okwabulawa ngawo abantwana, wabanika inala yamanzi ngendlela ababengayithembi; 8 elandisa ngokoma kwakho ukuthi ubajezise njani abamelene labo. 9 Ngokuba nakuba bevivinywa kodwa bejeziswa ngesihe, babazi ukuthi abangamesabi uNkulunkulu bahlulelwa kanjani ngolaka, bahlushwe, bomile ngenye indlela kunabalungileyo; 10 Ngoba laba wabayala futhi wabavivinya njengoyise;
11 Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi babengekho noma bekhona, babekhathazeka ngokufanayo. 12 Ngoba usizi oluphindiweyo lwehlela phezu kwabo, lokububula ngenxa yokukhumbula izinto ezedlule. 13 Ngoba kwathi sebezwile ngokujeziswa kwabo ukuthi omunye uyasizakala, baba lozwelo eNkosini. 14 Ababemeyisa ngokuklolodela, eselahlwe kudala ekukhishweni kwezinsana, yena ekugcineni, sebebonile okwenzekileyo, bamangala. 15 Kodwa ngenxa yamacebo ayisithutha obubi bawo, abakhohliswa ngawo bakhonza izinyoka ezingelangqondo lezilwane ezimbi, wathuma kubo uquqaba lwezilwane ezingenangqondo ukuba ziphindisele; 16 Ukuze bazi ukuthi ngalokho umuntu ona ngakho futhi uyojeziswa ngakho. 17 Ngokuba isandla sakho uMninimandla onke, esawenza umhlaba waba yize, asifunanga ukuthumela phakathi kwawo uquqaba lwamabhere nezingonyama ezinolaka; 18 noma izilo zasendle ezingaziwa, ezigcwele ukufutheka, ezisanda kudalwa, eziphefumula intuthu evuthayo, nephunga elingcolileyo lentuthu ehlakazekileyo, noma ezikhipha amalangabi asabekayo emehlweni azo; 19 okungesiyo ingozi kuphela engabathumela ngaso leso sikhathi, kodwa nokubona okubi okubabhubhise. 20 Yebo, ngaphandle kwalezi bangase bawe phansi ngokufutha okukodwa, bazingelwa ngokuphindisela, futhi bahlakazwa ngomoya wamandla akho, kodwa wena wayala zonke izinto ngesilinganiso nesibalo nesisindo. 21 Ngokuba ungabonisa amandla akho amakhulu ngazo zonke izikhathi lapho uthanda; ngubani ongamelana namandla engalo yakho na? 22 Ngokuba umhlaba wonke phambi kwakho unjengenhlamvu encane esilinganisweni, yebo, njengethonsi lamazolo asekuseni awela emhlabathini. 23 Kepha wena unesihawu kubo bonke; ngokuba ungenza zonke izinto, ungaziboni izono zabantu, ngokuba zifanele ukulungisiswa. 24 Ngokuba uthanda zonke izinto ezikhona, awukwenyanya lutho olwenzileyo; 25 Futhi bekungenzeka kanjani utho, uma bekungesiyo intando yakho? noma usindisiwe, uma ungabizwanga nguwe? 26 Kodwa wena uyabahawukela bonke, ngoba bangabakho, Nkosi, wena othanda imiphefumulo. ISAHLUKO 12 1 Ngokuba uMoya wakho ongabhubhiyo ukuzo zonke izinto. 2 Ngakho-ke uyabajezisa kancane kancane abonayo, futhi ubaxwayise ngokubakhumbuza lapho bonile, ukuze bashiye ububi babo bakholwe kuwe, O Nkosi. 3 Ngokuba kwakuyintando yakho ukubhubhisa ngezandla zabobaba bobabili abakhileyo ezweni lakho elingcwele,
4 owamzondayo ngokwenza izinengiso zobuthakathi nemihlatshelo emibi; 5 Futhi nalabo ababulala abantwana abangenaluzwela, nabadla inyama yomuntu, nemikhosi yegazi, 6 kanye nabapristi babo phakathi kwezinceku zabo ezikhonza izithombe, nabazali ababulala ngezandla zabo imiphefumulo engenalutho; 7 Ukuze umhlaba, owawubheka ngaphezu kwawo wonke amanye, uthole ikoloni elifanelekayo labantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 8 Nokho wabayeka njengabantu, wathuma iminyovu, abanduleli bebutho lakho ukuba bababhubhise kancane kancane. 9 Hhayi ukuthi wawungenakho ukuletha ababi phansi kwesandla sabalungileyo empini, nokubabhubhisa masinyane ngezilwane ezinonya, noma ngezwi elilodwa elilukhuni; 10 Kodwa ukhipha izahlulelo zakho kubo kancane kancane, wabanikeza indawo yokuphenduka, bengazi ukuthi babeyisizukulwane esibi, nokuthi ububi babo bukhuliswe kubo, nokuthi umqondo wabo wawungeke uguquke. 11 Ngokuba kwakuyinzalo eqalekisiweyo kwasekuqaleni; futhi awubathethelelanga ngokwesaba muntu ngalokho abonile ngakho. 12 Ngoba ngubani ozakuthi: Wenzeni? Ngubani ongamelana nokwahlulela kwakho na? ngubani oyakumangalela ngezizwe ezibhubhayo owazenzayo na? Ngubani ozakuma phambi kwakho ukuze aphindiselele abantu abangalunganga? 13 Ngokuba akakho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho okhathalela bonke, ongabonisa kuye ukuthi ukwahlulela kwakho akungalungile. 14 Futhi inkosi noma umashiqela ngeke akwazi ukubhekisa ubuso bakhe ngokumelene nawe ngenxa yanoma ubani omjezisayo. 15 Ngakho njengoba wena ngokwakho ulungile, uqondisa zonke izinto ngokulunga, ucabanga ukuthi kakufanelanga amandla akho ukulahla ongafanelwe ukujeziswa. 16 Ngokuba amandla akho ayisiqalo sokulunga, futhi ngenxa yokuthi uyiNkosi yakho konke, akwenza ube nomusa kubo bonke. 17 Ngokuba uma abantu bengakholwa ukuthi unamandla agcwele, ukhombisa amandla akho, futhi phakathi kwalabo abakwaziyo wenza isibindi sabo sibonakale. 18 Kepha wena, ophethe amandla akho, wahlulele ngobuqotho, usiqondise ngomusa omkhulu, ngokuba ungasebenzisa amandla uma uthanda. 19 Kodwa ngemisebenzi enjalo ufundise abantu bakho ukuthi umuntu olungileyo kufanele abe nesihawu, futhi wenze abantwana bakho babe nethemba elihle lokuthi unikeze ukuphendukela ezonweni. 20 Ngokuba uma ujezisa izitha zabantwana bakho, nabagwetshelwe ukufa, kanjalo, ubanika isikhathi nendawo, abangakhululwa ngakho ebubini babo; 21 Wahlulela ngokuqaphela okukhulu kangakanani amadodana akho, oyise owafunga kubo, futhi wenza izivumelwano zezithembiso ezinhle na?
22 Ngakho-ke, njengoba usiyala, ushaya izitha zethu izikhathi eziyinkulungwane, ukuze kuthi, lapho sahlulela, sicabange ngokucophelela ngobuhle bakho, futhi lapho thina ngokwethu sahlulelwa, sibheke umusa. 23 Ngakho-ke, nakuba abantu beye baphila ngokuxhwaleka nangokungalungi, wena ubahluphile ngezinengiso zabo. 24 Ngokuba baduka kakhulu ezindleleni zokuduka, bababheka njengonkulunkulu, abadelelwa naphakathi kwezilwane zezitha zabo, bedukiswa njengabantwana abangenakuqonda. 25 Ngakho kubo, njengakubantwana abangenangqondo, ubathumelele isahlulelo sokubahleka usulu. 26 Kodwa labo abangafuni ukuguqulwa ngalokho kuqondiswa akwenza kubo, bayokuzwa ukwahlulelwa okufanele uNkulunkulu. 27 Ngokuba bhekani, yiziphi izinto ababezithukuthelela lapho bejeziswa, okungukuthi, labo ababecabanga ukuthi bangonkulunkulu; manje sebejezisiwe kubo, lapho bekubona, bavuma ukuthi unguNkulunkulu weqiniso, ababephika ngaphambili ukuthi bayamazi: ngakho-ke kweza ukulahlwa okukhulu phezu kwabo. ISAHLUKO 13 1 Yebo, bayize bonke abantu ngokwemvelo, abangenalwazi ngoNkulunkulu, bengenakumazi okhona ngokuhle okubonwayo; 2 Kodwa bathi umlilo, noma umoya, noma umoya, noma umbuthano wezinkanyezi, noma umsinga wamanzi, noma izinkanyiso zezulu, onkulunkulu ababusa umhlaba. 3 Obuhle bawo uma bejabula babathatha baba onkulunkulu; mabazi ukuthi uJehova wabo ungcono kangakanani, ngokuba umqambi wobuhle wokuqala wabadala. 4 Kepha uma bemangazwa amandla nobuhle babo, mabaqonde ngakho ukuthi unamandla kangakanani lowo obenzileyo. 5 Ngokuba ngobukhulu nobuhle bezidalwa ubonakala ngokulinganayo uMenzi wazo. 6 Nokho ngenxa yalokhu abasoleki kakhulu, ngokuba mhlawumbe badukile, befuna uNkulunkulu, befuna ukumthola. 7 Ngokuba besahlezi emisebenzini yakhe bayamphenya, bakholwe ukubona kwabo, ngokuba kuhle okubonwayo. 8 Nokho kabayikuthethelelwa. 9 Ngokuba uma bebekwazi okungaka, baze baqonde emhlabeni; abasheshanga kanjani ukuyithola iNkosi kukho na? 10 Kepha balusizi, nakwezifile ithemba labo abathi ngonkulunkulu, okuyimisebenzi yezandla zomuntu, igolide nesiliva, ukubukwa, nezifanekiselo zezilwane, noma itshe elingenamsebenzi. wesandla sasendulo. 11 Umbazi ogawula izingodo, esebone phansi umuthi owenzelwe wona, wasusa wonke amagxolo ngokuhlakanipha nxazonke, ewenza kahle, enze ngawo isitsha esilungele ukuphila komuntu; 12 Esechithe izibi zomsebenzi wakhe ukuze alungise ukudla kwakhe, usezisuthisile;
13 Wathatha wona kanye udoti phakathi kwalezo ezingasizi lutho, ugodo oluyisigwegwe, lugcwele ifindo, waluqopha ngobunono, engelalutho olunye alwenzayo, walubumba ngokuhlakanipha kokuqonda kwakhe, wawenza waba ngumfanekiso womuntu; 14 noma ulenze njengesilo esibi, esisibekela ngokubomvu, wasifaka ngopende obomvu, wasibekela yonke indawo; 15 Eseyenzele ikamelo elilingeneyo, walibeka odongeni, waliqinisa ngensimbi; 16 Ngokuba wawulungiselela ukuba ungawi, azi ukuthi wawungenakuzisiza; ngoba iyisithombe, idinga usizo; 17 Khona-ke uthandazela okungokwakhe, umkakhe nabantwana bakhe, futhi akanamahloni okukhuluma nalabo abangenakuphila. 18 Ubiza obuthakathaka ukuba aphile, ngokuba ukuphila kukhuleka kwabafileyo; ngosizo ngokuthobeka unxusa onakho okuncane kokusiza; 19 Futhi ukuze azuze futhi athole, futhi ukuze aphumelele kahle izandla zakhe, ucela amandla okwenza kuye, ongenakukwazi ukwenza lutho. ISAHLUKO 14 1 Futhi, lapho elungiselela ukuhamba, futhi esezodabula amagagasi avuthayo, ubiza ukhuni olubolile kunesitsha esimthwalayo. 2 Ngokuba impela isifiso senzuzo sasungula lokho, kepha isisebenzi sakha ngokuhlakanipha kwaso. 3 Kepha ukulunga kwakho, Baba, kuyakubusa, ngokuba wenze indlela olwandle, nendlela ephephile emagagasini; 4 ekhombisa ukuthi ungasindisa kuzo zonke izingozi, yebo, nakuba umuntu ehambile olwandle engenalwazi. 5 Nokho awufuni ukuthi imisebenzi yokuhlakanipha kwakho ibe yivila, ngakho-ke abantu banikela izimpilo zabo okhunini oluncane, futhi bewela ulwandle olumagebhugebhu ngesitsha esibuthakathaka bayasindiswa. 6 Ngokuba nasendulo, lapho kubhubha iziqhwaga ezizidlayo, ithemba lezwe elibuswa ngesandla sakho laphunyuka esitsheni esibuthakathaka, lashiya inzalo yezizukulwane kuze kube phakade. 7 Ngokuba ubusisiwe umuthi okuza ngawo ukulunga. 8 Kodwa lokho okwenziwe ngezandla kuqalekisiwe, ngokunjalo nakho, njengalowo owakwenzayo; futhi yona, ngoba, yonakala, yabizwa ngokuthi unkulunkulu. 9 Ngokuba ongamesabi uNkulunkulu nokungamesabi uNkulunkulu bayamzonda uNkulunkulu ngokufanayo. 10 Ngoba lokho okwenziwayo kuyakujeziswa kanye nalowo okwenzileyo. 11 Ngakho-ke nasezithombeni zabezizwe kuyakuba khona ukujeziswa, ngokuba endalweni kaNkulunkulu baba yisinengiso, nesikhubekiso emiphefumulweni yabantu, nogibe ezinyaweni zabangahlakaniphile. 12 Ngokuba ukuqamba izithombe kwaba ukuqala kokuphinga kokomoya, nokusungulwa kwazo ukonakala kokuphila. 13 Ngokuba babengekho kwasekuqaleni, futhi abayikuba khona phakade.
14 Ngokuba ngenkazimulo yabantu bangena ezweni, ngakho-ke bazofika ekupheleni. 15 Ngokuba uyise ohluphekile ngokulila okungakafiki, wenza umfanekiso womntwana wakhe osuswe masinyane, wamdumisa njengonkulunkulu ngaleso sikhathi owayefile, wanikela kwabaphansi kwakhe imikhosi nemihlatshelo. 16 Kanjalo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi isiko elingamesabi uNkulunkulu elikhule laqina lagcinwa njengomthetho, nezithombe ezibaziweyo zakhulekelwa ngemiyalo yamakhosi. 17 Abantu ababengenakumdumisa ebusweni bakhe, ngokuba babehlala kude, bathatha isifaniso sobuso bakhe bekude, benza umfanekiso wenkosi ababeyidumisa, ukuze ngalokho ukulangazelela kwabo bayithophazele. wayengekho, sengathi ukhona. 18 Futhi inkuthalo eyodwa yengcweti yasiza ekuqhubekiseleni abangenalwazi enkolelweni-ze eyengeziwe. 19 Ngoba mhlawumbe ethanda ukuthokozisa omunye ophetheyo, waphoqelela lonke ikhono lakhe ukuze enze umfanekiso wemfashini engcono kakhulu. 20 Ngakho-ke isixuku, sikhangwe ngomusa womsebenzi, samthatha manje njengonkulunkulu obekade edunyiswa ngaphambili. 21 Futhi lesi kwakuyithuba lokudukisa izwe: ngokuba abantu, besebenzela inhlekelele noma ukucindezela, banikeza amatshe nezingodo igama elingenakuguqulwa. 22 Ngaphezu kwalokho lokhu kwakunganele, ukuthi benza iphutha olwazini lukaNkulunkulu; kodwa nakuba babephila empini enkulu yokungazi, lezozinhlupho ezinkulu zazibiza ngokuthi ukuthula. 23 Ngokuba ngenkathi bebulala abantwana babo ngemihlatshelo, noma besebenzisa imikhosi eyimfihlo, noma benza imibuthano exokozelayo yamasiko angaziwa; 24 Ababe besagcina ukuphila noma umshado ungcolile, kodwa omunye wabulala omunye ngokukhohlisa noma wamdabukisa ngokuphinga. 25 Kwaze kwabusa kubo bonke abantu ngaphandle kokukhetha igazi, ukubulala kwabantu, ukweba, ukuzikhohlisa, ukonakala, ukungathembeki, iziphithiphithi, ukufunga amanga; 26 Ukuxokozela abantu abalungileyo, ukukhohlwa ukuphenduka okuhle, ukungcolisa imiphefumulo, ukuguquka komusa, isiyaluyalu emtshadweni, ukuphinga, lokungahlanzeki. 27 Ngokuba ukukhonza izithombe okungabizwa ngegama kuyisiqalo, imbangela, nesiphetho sabo bonke ububi. 28 Ngoba noma bayahlanya lapho bejabula, noma beprofetha amanga, noma bephila ngokungafanele, noma bengazithembi. 29 Ngoba njengoba nje bethembela ezithombeni ezingaphili; nakuba befunga amanga, nokho ababheki njengokulimala. 30 Nokho ngenxa yalezi zizathu zombili bayakujeziswa ngokufaneleyo, ngokuba bengacabanganga kahle ngoNkulunkulu, belalela izithombe, bafunga ngokungafanele ngenkohliso, bedelela ubungcwele.
31 Ngokuba akusiwo amandla alabo abafunga ngabo, kodwa kuyimpindiselo elungile yezoni ejezisa njalo iziphambeko zababi.
19 Futhi awamahle ngangokuba anxanelwe ezilwaneni, kodwa ahamba ngaphandle kodumo lukaNkulunkulu nesibusiso sakhe.
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1 Kepha wena, Nkulunkulu, unomusa, uqinisile, uyabekezela, uqondisa zonke izinto, 2 Ngokuba uma sona, singabakho, siwazi amandla akho; 3 Ngokuba ukwazi wena kungukulunga okuphelele, yebo, ukwazi amandla akho kuyimpande yokungabhubhi. 4 Ngokuba ukonakala kwabantu akusikhohliswanga, nesithombe esinamabala anemibala, umsebenzi womdwebi ongenazithelo; 5 Umbono oyenga iziwula ukuba ziwukhanukele, kanjalo zifise isimo sesithombe esifileyo, esingenamoya. 6 Kokubili labo abazenzayo, labo abazifisayo, nalabo abazikhonzayo, bathanda izinto ezimbi, futhi bafanele ukuba nezinto ezinjalo abangathembela kuzo. 7 Ngoba umbumbi, ebumba inhlabathi ethambileyo, ubumba zonke izitsha ngomsebenzi omkhulu womsebenzi wethu; ukusetshenziswa kwanoma yiluphi uhlobo, umbumbi ngokwakhe ungumahluleli. 8 Esebenzisa umsebenzi wakhe ngokukhahlameza, wenza unkulunkulu oyize ngalo lolo bumba, yena owake wenziwa ngaphambili kancane ngomhlaba, kuthi ngesikhashanyana abuyele kuye, lapho ukuphila kwakhe ayekubolekiwe kuyakubhujiswa. ngenkani. 9 Nokho ukunakekela kwakhe akukhona ukuthi uyakuba nomsebenzi omningi, noma ukuphila kwakhe kufushane, kodwa ulwela ukubadlula abakhandi begolide nabakhandi besiliva, ezama ukwenza njengezisebenzi zethusi, ethi kuludumo lwakhe ukwenza izinto mbumbulu. 10 Inhliziyo yakhe ingumlotha, ithemba lakhe lidelelekile kunomhlaba, nokuphila kwakhe akusizi lutho kunobumba. 11 Ngenxa yokuthi wayengamazi uMenzi wakhe, futhi lowo owaphefumulela kuye umphefumulo osebenzayo, futhi waphefumula umoya ophilayo. 12 Kodwa bathi ukuphila kwethu kuwukuzilibazisa, nesikhathi sethu lapha njengesiyinzuzo; 13 Ngokuba lo muntu wenza izitsha eziphukayo nezithombe ezibaziweyo, uyazi ukuthi unecala ngaphezu kwazo zonke ezinye. 14 Futhi zonke izitha zabantu bakho, ezibacindezelayo, ziyiziwula kakhulu, futhi zilusizi kakhulu kunezingane. 15 Ngokuba bathi zonke izithombe zezizwe zingonkulunkulu abangenaso amehlo okubona, nekhala elingenakudonsa umoya, nezindlebe zokuzwa, neminwe yezandla yokubamba; futhi izinyawo zazo ziphuza ukuhamba. 16 Ngokuba umuntu wazenza, nowaboleka umoya wakhe wazenza, kepha akakho ongenza unkulunkulu onjengaye. 17 Ngokuba engumuntu ofayo, wenza okufileyo ngezandla ezimbi, ngokuba yena ungcono kunezinto azikhonzayo; 18 Yebo, bakhonza lezozilwane ezinenzondo enkulu;
1 Ngakho bajeziswa ngokufaneleyo, bahlushwa uquqaba lwezilwane. 2 Esikhundleni salokho ukujeziswa kwakho, ubenzela umusa abantu bakho, wabalungisela ukudla okumnandi, izigwaca ukuvusa iphango; 3 ukuze kuthi, ngokufisa ukudla, ngenxa yombono omubi wezilwane ezithunyelwa phakathi kwabo, zenyanye nalokho abamelwe ukukufisa; kodwa laba sebeswela isikhashana, babe ngabahlanganyeli ekunambitheni okungajwayelekile. 4 Ngoba kwakudingeka ukuba abacindezelayo beze phezu kwabo inhlupheko, ababengenakuyigwema; 5 Ngokuba lapho unya lwezilwane ezesabekayo lwehlela phezu kwalaba, babhubha ngokuntinyela kwezinyoka ezinobuqili, ulaka lwakho aluzange luhlale phakade. 6 Kodwa bakhathazeka isikhashana, ukuze baxwayiswe, benesibonakaliso sensindiso, ukuze babakhumbuze umyalo womthetho wakho. 7 Ngoba yena owaphendukela kuyo kasindiswanga ngalokho akubonayo, kodwa ngawe, onguMsindisi wabo bonke. 8 Ngalokho wavuma izitha zakho ukuthi nguwe okhulula ebubini bonke; 9 Babulawa ukulunywa yizintethe nezibawu, akutholwanga ikhambi lokuphulukisa ukuphila kwabo, ngokuba babefanele ukujeziswa ngalokho. 10 Kepha amadodana akho awanqobanga wona kanye amazinyo amadragoni anesihlungu, ngokuba umusa wakho wawukubo njalo, wabaphulukisa. 11 Ngokuba bahlatshiwe ukuze bakhumbule amazwi akho; futhi basindiswa masinyane, ukuze bangaweli ekukhohlweni okujulile, bahlale bekhumbula ubuhle bakho. 12 Ngokuba kwakungeyona imifino, noma uthuli olubulisayo, obabuyisela ekuphileni, kodwa izwi lakho, Nkosi, eliphulukisa zonke izinto. 13 Ngokuba unamandla okuphila nokufa; uyisa emasangweni abafileyo, uvuse futhi. 14 Umuntu ubulala ngobubi bakhe, kepha umoya lapho uphuma, awubuyi; nomphefumulo owenyusiwe awubuyi. 15 Kodwa akwenzeki ukuphunyuka esandleni sakho. 16 Ngokuba ababi, abaphika ukuthi abakwazi, babhaxabulwa ngamandla engalo yakho; 17 Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi, umlilo unamandla amakhulu emanzini, ocisha zonke izinto, ngokuba umhlaba ulwela abalungileyo. 18 Ngokuba ngesinye isikhathi ilangabi ladamba, ukuze lingashisi izilwane ezithunyelwe kubantu abangamesabi uNkulunkulu; kodwa bona ngokwabo bangabona futhi babone ukuthi bashushiswa ngokwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu.
19 Futhi ngesinye isikhathi uyasha ngisho naphakathi kwamanzi ngaphezu kwamandla omlilo, ukuze ucekele phansi izithelo zezwe elingalungile. 20 Esikhundleni salokho wasuthisa abantu bakho ngokudla kwezingelosi, wabathumelela isinkwa esivela ezulwini esilungiselwe ngaphandle komshikashika wabo, esinamandla okwanelisa wonke umuntu ngokuthokoza kwawo, nokuvumelana nakho konke ukunambitha. 21 Ngokuba ukudla kwakho kwamemezela ubumnandi bakho kubantwana bakho, nokuphakela ukudla kodlayo, kwakubambisa ngokuthanda kwawo wonke umuntu. 22 Kodwa iqhwa neqhwa kwawubekezelela umlilo, futhi akuncibiliki, ukuze bazi ukuthi umlilo ovutha esichotho nobenyezelayo emvuleni, wabhubhisa izithelo zezitha. 23 Kodwa lokhu kwaphinda kwakhohlwa lamandla akhe, ukuze olungileyo ondliwe. 24 Ngokuba isidalwa esikukhonzayo, onguMenzi, sikhulisa amandla aso kwabangalungile ekujezisweni kwabo, sinciphise amandla aso ukuze kuzuze abathembela kuwe. 25 Ngalokho-ke yaguqulwa yaba ngezimo zonke, yalalela umusa wakho, owondla zonke izinto ngokwesifiso sabasweleyo; 26 Ukuze abantwana bakho, Nkosi, oyithandayo, bazi, ukuthi ukuhluma kayisikho okondla umuntu, kodwa ukuthi lilizwi lakho elilondolozayo labo abathembela kuwe. 27 Ngokuba lokho okungashiswanga ngomlilo, sekufudunyezwe ngothango lwelanga, kwahle kwancibilika; 28 Ukuze kwaziwe ukuthi simelwe ukuvimbela ilanga ukukubonga, nasekuseni sikhuleke kuwe. 29 Ngokuba ithemba labangabongiyo liyakuncibilika njengesithwathwa sasebusika, libaleke njengamanzi angasizi ngalutho. ISAHLUKO 17 1 Ngokuba zinkulu izahlulelo zakho, azinakuvezwa; 2 Ngokuba lapho abantu abangalungile becabanga ukucindezela isizwe esingcwele; bevalelwe ezindlini zabo, iziboshwa zobumnyama, beboshiwe ngezibopho zobusuku obude, balala lapho bedingisiwe ekulungiseni okuphakade. 3 Ngokuba besacabanga ukuthi bacashe ezonweni zabo ezisithekileyo, bahlakazeka ngaphansi kwesihenqo esimnyama sokukhohlwa, bemangala ngokwesabekayo, behlushwa yimibono engeyiyo. 4 Ngokuba negumbi elalibabambe lalingenakubavimba, kepha umsindo onjengamanzi awelayo wezwakala ebazungezile, kwabonakala kubo imibono edabukileyo enobuso obunzima. 5 Akukho mandla omlilo ayengabakhanyisela, namalangabi akhanyayo ezinkanyezi ayengenakukwazi ukukhanyisa ngalobo busuku obubi. 6 Kuphela kwabonakala kubo umlilo ovutha ngokwawo owesabekayo kakhulu, ngoba besaba kakhulu, bacabanga ukuthi izinto ababezibona zimbi kakhulu kunalokho abangakubonanga.
7 Ngokuqondene namaqhinga omlingo, ehliswa, nokuzidla kwawo ngokuhlakanipha kwasolwa ngehlazo. 8 Ngokuba labo, ababethembisa ukuxosha ukwesabeka kanye nezinkathazo emphefumulweni ogulayo, bona ngokwabo babegula ngenxa yokwesaba, befanele ukuhlekwa. 9 Ngokuba noma kungekho okwesabekayo ababebesabayo; nokho sesaba izilo ezidlulayo, nokuhayiza kwezinyoka; 10 Bafa ngokwesaba, bephika ukuthi kabawuboni umkhathi, okungenakuvinjelwa. 11 Ngokuba ububi, obulahlwa ngobufakazi bakhe, buthuntubeza kakhulu, futhi buhlushwa unembeza, buhlale bubikezela izinto ezibuhlungu. 12 Ngokuba ukwesaba akukho lutho ngaphandle kokukhaphela usizo olunikezwayo. 13 kepha ukulindela okungaphakathi, nokuba kuncane, kuthi ukungazi kukhulu kunesijeziso. 14 Kodwa balala ubuthongo obubodwa ngalobo busuku, obabungenakubekezelelwa ngempela, futhi obabehlela buphuma ngaphansi kwesihogo esingenakugwenywa. 15 Ngokwengxenye bahlushwa yimibono esabekayo, futhi ingxenye baphela amandla, izinhliziyo zabo ziphela amandla, ngoba ukwesaba okuzumayo behlelwa yikungalindele. 16 Ngakho-ke noma ubani owawayo wayegcinwa kabuhlungu, evalelwe etilongweni elingenamigoqo yensimbi; 17 Ngokuba noma wayengumlimi, noma engumalusi, noma eyisisebenzi ensimini, waficwa, wabekezelela isidingo esingenakuvinjelwa, ngokuba bonke babeboshwe ngeketanga linye lobumnyama. 18 Noma kungumoya okhencezayo, noma umsindo omnandi wezinyoni phakathi kwamagatsha anabile, noma ukuwa kwamanzi agelezayo, 19 Noma umsindo owesabekayo wamatshe ajikijelwa phansi, noma ukugijima okungabonakali kwezilwane ezeqisayo, noma izwi elibhongayo lezilo zasendle ezinolaka, noma umsindo oqubukayo ovela ezintabeni eziyizigodi; lezi zinto zabenza baquleka ngokwesaba. 20 Ngoba umhlaba wonke wakhanya ngokukhanya okusobala, njalo kakho owathiywa emsebenzini wabo. 21 Ubusuku obunzima bendlala phezu kwabo bodwa, isithombe salobo bumnyama obabuza kubamukela; ISAHLUKO 18 1 Nokho abangcwele bakho babenokukhanya okukhulu kakhulu, abalizwa izwi labo, bengasiboni isimo sabo, ngokuba nabo bengahluphekanga ngalokho, bathi bayajabula. 2 Kodwa ngenxa yalokho abazange babaphathe kabi manje, labo ababehlukunyezwe ngabo ngaphambili, bababonga, futhi babacela ukuba bathethelelwe ngoba babeyizitha. 3 Esikhundleni salokho wabanika insika yomlilo evuthayo, kokubili umqondisi wohambo olungaziwa, nelanga elingenabungozi ukubajabulisa ngokuhloniphekile.
4 Ngokuba babefanele ukuphucwa ukukhanya, baboshwe ebumnyameni, ababevalile amadodana akho, okwakuzakwenziwa ngawo ukukhanya okungonakali komthetho kunikwe izwe. 5 Kwathi sebenqume ukubulala izingane zabangcwele, umntwana oyedwa waphonswa ngaphandle, wasindiswa, ukubakhuza, wena wasusa uquqaba lwabantwana babo, wababhubhisa kanyekanye emanzini anamandla. 6 Ngalobo busuku obaba bethu bafakazelwa ngaphambili, ukuze kuthi nokwazi ukuthi yiziphi izifungo ababekholelwa kuzo, kamuva bajabule. 7 Ngakho kwamukeleka kubantu bakho kokubili ukusindiswa kwabalungileyo nokubhujiswa kwezitha. 8 Ngokuba owajezisa ngakho izitha zethu, usikhazimulisile ngakho thina osibizile. 9 Ngokuba abantwana babantu abalungileyo bahlabela ngasese, bashaya umthetho ongcwele nganhliziyonye, ukuze abangcwele bahlanganyele okuhle nokubi, obaba sebehlabelela izingoma zokudumisa. 10 Kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi kwezwakala ukukhala okubi kwezitha, futhi umsindo wokulila wenziwa waphumela ngaphandle kwabantwana ababelila. 11 Inkosi nenceku bajeziswa ngandlelanye; futhi njengenkosi, kanjalo umuntu ovamile wahlupheka. 12 Ngakho bonke kanyekanye babenabafileyo abangenakubalwa ngohlobo olulodwa lokufa; nabaphilayo babengenelwe ukubambela, ngokuba inzalo enkulu kubo yachithwa ngomzuzwana nje. 13 Ngokuba abakholwanga lutho ngenxa yemilingo; ekubhujisweni kwamazibulo, bavuma ukuthi laba bantu bangamadodana kaNkulunkulu. 14 Ngoba kwathi izinto zonke zithulile, lobobusuku buphakathi komzila wakhe wejubane; 15 Izwi lakho Somandla lehla livela ezulwini esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi, njengomuntu wempi onolaka phakathi kwezwe elichithwayo. 16 Futhi waletha umyalo wakho ongazenzisi njengenkemba ebukhali, futhi wema wagcwalisa zonke izinto ngokufa; lathinta izulu, kodwa lema emhlabeni. 17 Khona-ke kungazelelwe imibono yamaphupho asabekayo yabethusa kakhulu, nokwesaba kwehlela phezu kwabo bengalindele. 18 Omunye waphonswa lapha, lomunye lapho, esezafa, wabika imbangela yokufa kwakhe. 19 Ngokuba amaphupho ayebahlupha ayekubikezele lokhu, funa babhubhe, futhi bangazi ukuthi babehlushwa ngani. 20 Yebo, ukunambitha ukufa kwathinta olungileyo, kwaba khona ukubhujiswa kwesixuku ehlane, kepha ulaka aluhlalanga isikhathi eside. 21 Khona-ke ongenacala washesha wema ukubavikela; waletha isihlangu senkonzo yakhe efanele, umkhuleko, nenhlawulo yokuthula, wazibekela ulaka, wayiqeda leyo nhlekelele, wathi uyinceku yakho. 22 Ngakho wamnqoba umbhubhisi, kungengamandla omzimba, nangamandla ezikhali, kepha wamnqoba ngezwi elijezisayo, esho ngezifungo nezivumelwano ezenziwa nawoyise.
23 Ngokuba abafileyo sebewele phansi izinqwaba omunye phezu komunye, emi phakathi kwabo, wabamba ulaka, wahlukanisela abaphilayo. 24 Ngokuba engutsheni ende izwe lonke lalikhona, emigqeni yomine yamatshe kuqoshwe inkazimulo yawoyise, nobukhosi bakho buphezu komqhele wekhanda lakhe. 25 Umchithi wazinika lezi, wazesaba, ngokuba kwanele ukuthi banambitha ulaka kuphela. ISAHLUKO 19 1 Kepha abangamesabi uNkulunkulu ulaka olungenasihawu lwaba phezu kwabo kwaze kwaba sekupheleni, ngokuba wayazi ngaphambili ababeyakukwenza; 2 ukuthi ebavumele ukuthi bahambe, wabamukisa masinyane, baphenduka, babaxosha. 3 Ngokuba besalila belila emathuneni abafileyo, banezela elinye icebo eliwubuwula, babaxosha njengababaleki, ababebancengile ukuba bahambe. 4 Ngokuba isiphetho, ababefaneleka kuso, sabadonsela kulokhu, sabakhubekisa okwase kwenzekile, ukuze bagcwalise isijeziso esasisesiholela ekuhlushweni kwabo; 5 ukuze abantu bakho badlule ngendlela emangalisayo, kodwa bathole ukufa okungajwayelekile. 6 Ngokuba konke okudaliweyo kwabuye kwabunjwa kutsha, kwakhonza imilayo eyiye eyanikwa yona, ukuze abantwana bakho bagcinwe ngaphandle kokulimala; 7 Njengefu elisibekela ikamu; futhi lapho kwakumi khona amanzi ngaphambili, kwavela umhlabathi owomileyo; futhi iphuma oLwandle Olubomvu indlela engenazithiyo; nasemfudlaneni onobudlova insimu eluhlaza; 8 Badabula khona bonke abantu ababevikelwe ngesandla sakho, bebona izimangaliso zakho ezimangalisayo. 9 Ngokuba bahamba kakhulu njengamahhashi, bagxuma njengamawundlu, bedumisa wena, Nkosi, obophulile. 10 Ngoba babesakhumbula okwenziwa ngesikhathi bengabafokazi elizweni lezizwe, ukuthi umhlabathi waveza izibawu esikhundleni senkomo, lokuthi umfula wakhupha amaxoxo amanengi esikhundleni senhlanzi. 11 Kepha ngasemuva babona isizukulwane esisha sezinyoni, lapho beholwa ngokuphana bacela ukudla okumnandi. 12 Ngoba izigwaca zenyukela kubo zivela olwandle ukuze baneliseke. 13 Futhi izijeziso zehlela izoni ngaphandle kwezibonakaliso zangaphambili ngamandla okuduma, ngoba zahlukunyezwa ngokufanele ngokuvumelana nobubi bazo, kangangokuthi zasebenzisa ukuziphatha okulukhuni nenzondo kwabafokazi. 14 Ngokuba abaseSodoma ababemukelanga ababengabazi ekufikeni kwabo, kepha laba bagqilaza abangane ababebafanele. 15 Akusikho lokho kuphela, kodwa mhlawumbe bayakuhlonishwa yilabo, ngokuba babesebenzisa abezizweni abangenabungane;
16 Kodwa laba babahlupha kabuhlungu ababebamukele ngedili, sebebe ngabahlanganyeli bemithetho efanayo kanye nabo. 17 Ngakho laba bashaywa ngobumpumputhe njengabaseminyango yomuntu olungileyo; 18 Ngokuba izakhi zaguqulwa ngokwazo ngohlobo lokuzwana, njengalokhu ehubheni ihubo liguqula igama lehubo, nokho libe yimisindo njalo; okungabonakala kahle ngokubonwa kwezinto ezenziweyo. 19 Ngokuba izinto zasemhlabeni zaphenduka zaba amanzi, futhi izinto, lezo, ngaphambi kokuba zibhukude emanzini, manje zawela emhlabathini. 20 Umlilo wawunamandla emanzini, ukhohlwa ubuhle bakhe, namanzi akhohlwa ukucisha kwakhe. 21 Ngakolunye uhlangothi, amalangabi awayichithanga inyama yezinto eziphilayo ezonakalisayo, nakuba ayehamba phakathi kwawo; futhi abazange bancibilikise uhlobo lwenyama yasezulwini eyiqhwa eyayifanele ukuncibilika. 22 Ngokuba kukho konke, O Nkosi, wabakhulisa abantu bakho, wabakhazimulisa, awubanakalanga, kepha wabasiza ngezikhathi zonke nasezindaweni zonke.