Umhlatjelo longuKhristu longiwo sibili
1Umtsetfo usitfunti setintfo letinhle letatitawufika; ute simo lekungiso sibili saletintfo. Ngemihlatjelo yawo, lenikelwa iminyaka ngeminyaka, lomtsetfo ungeke ubente baphelele labo labakhontako. 2Kube labo labakhonta Nkulunkulu bebahlanjululwa ngemtsetfo etonweni kube kanye, ngabe imihlatjelo seyayekelwa kwentiwa, futsi bebangeke baphindze bative banelicala lekona. 3Kodvwa ngalemihlatjelo bantfu bakhunjutwa ngetono tabo iminyaka ngeminyaka; 4ngobe kungeke kwenteke kutsi ingati yetinkunzi neyetimbuti itisuse tono.
5Kungako nje, Jesu naketa lapha emhlabeni, watsi:
“Umhlatjelo neminikelo awunandzaba nayo,
kodvwa ungilungiselele umtimba.
6Awujatjuliswanga yiminikelo yekushiswa
neminikelo yetono.
7Ngase ngitsi: ‘Naku, ngilapha!
Ngitekwenta intsandvo yakho, Nkulunkulu;
njengobe kubhaliwe ngami emculwini.’ ”
8Kwekucala utsi: “Awuyifunanga imihlatjelo neminikelo, njengeminikelo yekushiswa neminikelo yetono, futsi awujatjuliswanga ngiyo.” Noko yonkhe leminikelo inikelwa ngekwemtsetfo. 9Wase uphindze utsi: “Naku, ngilapha! Ngitekwenta intsandvo yakho.” Ucitsa kwekucala, khona atewumisa kwesibili. 10Njengobe Jesu Khristu wenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu, wanikela ngemtimba wakhe, sesihlanjululwe kwaba kanye kwenela.
11Wonkhe umphristi uma njalo nje aphindzaphindze ente inkonzo yakhe, anikela ngayo yona leyo mihlatjelo lengatisusi tono. 12Kodvwa kwatsi Khristu nasanikele kwaba kanye kwenela ngemhlatjelo munye wetono, wase uhlala ngesekudla saNkulunkulu, 13lapho asahleti khona amele kutsi titsa takhe tize tifakwe ngaphansi kwetinyawo takhe. 14Ngobe ngamnikelo munye ubahlante bonkhe, wabenta baphelela kuze kube phakadze. 15NaMoya Longcwele usinika bufakazi bakhe. Kwekucala utsi:
16“ ‘Ngulesi-ke sivumelwane
lengiyawusenta nabo
ngetikhatsi letitako,’
kusho iNkhosi.
‘Ngiyawufaka imitsetfo yami
etinhlitiyweni tabo,
ngiyibhale etingcondvweni tabo.’ ”
17Uphindze atsi:
“Ngingeke ngiphindze futsi
ngitikhumbule tono nebubi babo.”
18Ngako-ke lapho kunekutsetselelwa kwetono khona, sekute nesidzingo sekunikela ngenca yesono.
Asisondzele kuNkulunkulu
19Ngako-ke, bazalwane, ingati yaJesu isikhululile kutsi singangena ngesibindzi endzaweni lengcwelengcwele. 20Lendlela lese sivulelwe yona yinsha, futsi iyaphila, idzabula sihenco iphumele ngale kwaso, sona-ke singumtimba waJesu. 21Ngetulu kwaloko-ke tsine sesinemPhristi Lomkhulu lowengamele indlu yaNkulunkulu. 22Ngako-ke asisondzele kuNkulunkulu ngenhlitiyo lecinisile, nangekwetsemba lokuphelele kwekukholwa, tinhlitiyo tetfu tinyenyetiwe tahlanjululwa kunembeza lomubi, nemitimba yetfu igeziwe ngemanti lahlobile. 23Asibambelele kuso sivumo selitsemba letfu, singangabati, ngobe yena lowenta lesetsembiso wetsembekile ekutigcineni tetsembiso takhe. 24Ngako-ke asinakane, sisitane ngekukhutsatana elutsandvweni nasemisebentini lemihle. 25Singakuyekeli kuhlangana ndzawonye, njengobe labanye sebanemkhuba wekungahlangani; kodvwa asikhutsatane kakhulu, njengobe nani niyabona kutsi lilanga selisondzele.
Nkulunkulu uyatehlulela tono letentiwa ngemabomu
26Nasona ngemabomu sesilati liciniso, sekute umhlatjelo longesula tono, 27kodvwa sekusele kutsi ngekwesaba lokukhulu silindzele kwehlulelwa nemlilo loshisa ngelulaka loyawucedza emaphikankhani. 28Umuntfu lowephula umtsetfo waMosi ufa ngaphandle kwekuhawukelwa, ngebufakazi bebantfu lababili nome labatsatfu. 29Nicabanga kutsi siyawuba sikhulu kangakanani-ke sijeziso salowo logcobagcoba iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, edzelele ingati yesivumelwane lahlanjululwe ngayo, etfuke Moya wesihawu? 30Siyamati lowo lowatsi: “Kubuyisela ngekwami, ngimi lotawunenanela.” Uphindze atsi: “Simakadze uyawusehlulela sive sakhe.” 31Maye, kuyesabeka kwehlulelwa nguNkulunkulu lophilako!
Cinani ekukholweni
32Kodvwa khumbulani emalanga ekucala, lekwatsi emvakwekukhanyiswa kwenu, nacinisela ekukhutsateleni kuhlangabetana netinhlupheko. 33Ngaletinye tikhatsi nanetfukwa nihlukumetwe emkhatsini webantfu, nangaletinye tikhatsi nanitfwalisana nalabo bebaphetfwe ngaleyo ndlela. 34Naba nesihawu kulabo bebaboshiwe, nacinisela ngekujabula nanemukwa timphahla tenu, ngobe nanati kutsi nine ninalokuncono lokukhonsako. 35Ngako-ke ningasilahli lesibindzi senu sekwetsemba Nkulunkulu, ngobe sinemvuzo lomkhulu. 36Nidzinga kucinisela kuze kutsi nase nente intsandvo yaNkulunkulu, nitekwemukela loko lokwatsenjiswa nguye. 37UmBhalo utsi:
“Kusasele sikhashana nje kutsi
lowo lotako afike,
angeke alibale.
38Kodvwa lolungile wami
ngekukholwa uyawuphila;
kodvwa nangabe ahlehla nyova,
ngingeke ngimjabulele.”
39Kepha tsine asikho kulabo labahlehla nyova badzimate babhubhe; kodvwa sikulabo labanekukholwa, aze Nkulunkulu asindzise imiphefumulo yabo.
