Singeniso
1Lencwadzi iphuma kuJakobe, inceku yaNkulunkulu neyeNkhosi Jesu Khristu.
Iya etiveni letili-12 letisakatekile.
Kukholwa nekuhlakanipha
Ngiyanibingelela.
2Bazalwane bami, nanehlelwa tinhlobonhlobo tetilingo, nibokutsatsa ngekutsi yinjabulo yodvwa, 3nati kutsi kuvivinywa kwekukholwa kwenu kuveta kucinisela.
4Kucinisela kumele kucedzela umsebenti wako, kuze nivutfwe niphelele ningenasici, ningehlulwa lutfo. 5Nangabe emkhatsini wenu kukhona loswele kuhlakanipha, akacele kuNkulunkulu lonika bonkhe bantfu ngekwephana lokungenakufehla, utawuphiwa. 6Kepha locelako akacele ngekukholwa, angangabati; ngobe longabatako ufanana neligagasi lelwandle lelichutjwa litanyatanyiswe ngumoya. 7Ngako-ke umuntfu lonjalo angabocabanga kutsi iNkhosi iyawumemukelisa lutfo; 8ungumuntfu lonetinhlitiyo letimbili, uyagucugucuka etindleleni takhe tonkhe.
Buphuya nekuceba
9Umzalwane lophansi akatincome ngekuphakanyiswa kwakhe. 10Kepha locebile akatincome ngekwehliswa kwakhe, ngobe uyakwendlula njengembali yesiganga.
11Lilanga liphuma libalele libunise tjani, imbali yabo iyahhohloka, nebuhle bayo bunyamalale; kanjalo-ke nesicebi siyawunyamalala ekushiphanekeni kwaso.
Kuvivinywa nekulingwa
12Ubusisiwe umuntfu lociniselako ekulingweni; ngobe nasaphumelele ekuvivinyweni kwakhe, uyakwemukeliswa umchele wekuphila lowetsenjiswa yiNkhosi kulabo labayitsandzako. 13Umuntfu lolingwako angabosho kutsi: “Ngilingwa nguNkulunkulu;” ngobe Nkulunkulu angeke alingwe ngalokubi, futsi akalingi muntfu. 14Kepha ngulowo nalowo ulingwa ahuhwe tinkhanuko takhe, adudeke. 15Nangabe inkhanuko seyitsatsile, itala sono; sono nase siphelele, sitala kufa.
16Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, ningedukiswa. 17Tonkhe tipho letinhle naletiphelele tivela ngetulu, tiphuma kuBabe uMdali wetibane tasesibhakabhakeni, lote kugucugucuka, njengobe tona tigucuka, tibohle tisishiya ebumnyameni. 18Ngekwentsandvo yakhe wasitala ngelivi leliciniso, khona sitekuba ngematubulo ato tonkhe tidalwa takhe.
Kuva nekwenta livi
19Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, khumbulani naku: Ngulowo nalowo muntfu akasheshe kuva, ephute kukhuluma, ephute nekutfukutsela; 20ngobe lulaka lwemuntfu alukwenti kulunga lokungukona kwemukeleka kuNkulunkulu. 21Ngako-ke lahlani yonkhe insila nalokubi lose kukunyenti, nemukele ngekutitfoba livi lelihlanyelwe kini, ngobe linemandla ekusindzisa imiphefumulo yenu.
22Nibe benti belivi, ningabi balaleli kuphela nje, nitikhohlisa. 23Ngobe nangabe umuntfu angumlaleli nje angesiye umenti welivi, lowo muntfu ufanana nemuntfu lobuka buso bakhe esibukweni: 24Umuntfu lonjalo uyatibuka, esuke ahambe akhohlwe kutsi abenjani.
25Kepha lobukisisa emtsetfweni losikhululako bese uhamba ngawo, angabi ngumlaleli lokhohlwako kepha abe ngulowentako, lowo-ke utawuba ngulobusisiwe ekwenteni kwakhe.
26Umuntfu locabanga kutsi uyakholwa, abe angalubophi lulwimi lwakhe, uyatikhohlisa enhlitiyweni yakhe, nekukholwa kwalowo muntfu kulite. 27Kukholwa lokumsulwa lokungenasici embikwaNkulunkulu longuBabe ngunaku: kuhambela tintsandzane nebafelokati elusizini lwabo, nekutigcina ungangcoliswa live.
