Ukulotjhisa
1UJakopo, inceku kaZimu neyeKosi uJesu Krestu, ulotjhisa kizo zoke iinkoro ezilitjhumi nambili ezihlakazeke hlangana neziziwe.
Ukukholwa nobuhlakani
2Bazalwana, lokha nanehlelwa mihlobohlobo yeenlingo, nikuthathe ngokuthi lithabo lodwa, 3ngombana niyazi bona ukulingwa kokukholwa kwenu kuveza ukunyamezela. 4Ukunyamezela kwenu akuveze imisebenzi epheleleko khona nizakuba ngabavuthiweko nabapheleleko, ningatlhayeli ilitho. 5Nangabe kukhona hlangana nani onganabo ubuhlakani, akabawe uZimu opha boke ngaphandle kokusola, uzakuphiwa. 6Kodwana akabawe ngokukholwa, angazazi; ngombana ozazako ufana namaza welwandle aphetjhulwa mumoya. 7Nje-ke onjalo angadlumbani bona iKosi izamamukelisa ilitho 8ngombana uneenhliziyo ezimbili, uyaphenduphenduka eendleleni zakhe zoke.
Ubuchaka nomnotho
9Umzalwana ophasi azibuke ngokuphakanyiswa kwakhe, 10onjingileko azibuke ngokwehliswa kwakhe ngombana uzakunyamalala njengelikhwa emmangweni. 11Ilanga liyaphuma libalele litjhwabise ummango; amakhwa wakhona ayathintitheka nobuhle bawo bunyamalale. Kunjalo-ke nangenjinga, phakathi kwepilwayo izakwehlelwa kukhwahla.
Ukulingwa
12Ubusisiwe onyamezelako ekulingweni ngombana nasele aphumelele ekulingweni kwakhe, uzakwamukeliswa isihlohlo sokuphila iKosi eyasithembisa labo abayithandako. 13Umuntu nakalingwako akukafaneli athi: “Ngilingwa nguZimu,” ngombana uZimu angekhe alingwa ngokumbi, begodu naye akalingi muntu. 14Kodwana loyo naloyo ulingwa, adoswe ziinkanuko zakhe abe ayengeke. 15Yeke ikanuko nasele ibambile, izala isono, kuthi isono nasele sikhulile sizale ukufa.
16Bazalwana abathandekako, ningakhohliswa. 17Zoke izipho ezilungileko nazo zoke iimphiwo ezipheleleko zivela phezulu; zehla zivela kuBaba wokukhanya okungekho kuye ukuhlanuka ngitjho nesithunzi esitjhugulukako. 18Ngentando yakhe wasibeletha kabutjha ngelizwi leqiniso khona sizakuba mazibulo wazo zoke iimbunjwa zakhe.
Ukuzwa nokwenza
19Bazalwana abathandekako, yelelani lokhu: Ngiloyo naloyo akarhabe ukuzwa kodwana angaphenduli msinyana, ariyade ukuthukuthela 20ngombana ilaka lomuntu alivezi ipilo yokulunga uZimu ayifunako. 21Yeke lahlani izenzo zeensila nokuziphatha ngokukhohlakala; ngokuzithoba namukele ilizwi elitjalwe ngaphakathi kwenu elinganisindisa.
22Yibani ngabenza ilizwi, ningabi ngabalizwako kwaphela bese niyazikhohlisa. 23Loyo olalela ilizwi kodwana angenzi elikutjhoko ufana nomuntu oqala ubuso bakhe esibonibonini, 24kuthi ngemva kokuziqala, asuke akhambe akhohlwe bona gade anjani. 25Kodwana oqalisisa emthethweni opheleleko nowetjhaphuluko, akhambe ngawo, angabi mlaleli okhohlwako kodwana abe ngowenzako, loyo-ke uzakuba ngobusisiweko ekwenzeni kwakhe.
26Umuntu odlumbana bona ulikholwa kodwana angalibambi ilimu lakhe, uyazikhohlisa ehliziywenakhe nokukholwa kwakhe kulilize. 27Ukukholwa okumsulwa nokungikho phambi kwakaZimu onguBaba ngilokhu: kukhambela iintandani nabahlolokazi ekubandezelekeni kwabo nokuzilonda ungasilaphazwa liphasi.
