EKAJUDA 1

₁UJuda inceku kaJesu Kristu, umfowabo kaJakobe, kubo ababiziweyo abathandwa kuNkulunkulu uYise nabagcinelwe uJesu Kristu:

₂Makwandiswe kini umusa nokuthula nothando.

₃Bathandekayo, njengokuba ngenza inkuthalo yonke ukunilobela ngensindiso esiyihlanganyele sonke, ngacindezeleka ukunilobela ukuba nginivuselele ukulwela inkolo abayinikelwayo abangcwele kwaba-kanye.

₄Ngokuba sebengenile ngokunyenya abantu abathile okwalotshwa ngabo phambili endulo ukuthi bayakwehlelwa yilokhukulahlwa, abangamesabi uNkulunkulu, bephendukezela umusa kaNkulunkulu wethu ube-ngamanyala, bephika uMbusi oyedwa neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.

₅Kepha ngiyathanda ukunikhumbuza, nokuba kade benikwazi konke, ukuthi iNkosi, isisindisile isizwe isikhipha ezweni laseGibithe, yabuye yabhubhisa labo abangakholwanga,

₆nezingelosi ezingagcinanga ubukhosi bazo, kodwa zalishiya ikhaya lazo, izigcinele ukulahlwa kosuku olukhulu ngezibopho ezimiyo phansi kobumnyama,

₇njengokuba iSodoma neGomora nemizi yangakhona yenza ubufebe ngendlela efana neyayo, yalandela inyama imbe imisiwe ibe-yisiboniso, izwa isijeziso somlilo omiyo njalo.

₈Nokho ngokunjalo-ke nalabo abaphuphayo bangcolisa inyama, bayeyisa imibuso, bahlambalaza ubukhosi.

₉Kepha uMikayeli, ingelosi enkulu, lapho ephikisana noSathane, ekhulumisana naye ngesidumbu sikaMose, akabanganasibindi sokuletha ukwahlulela kokuhlambalaza, kodwa wathi: INkosi mayikujezise.

₁₀Kepha laba bayahlambalaza konke abangakwaziyo, nalokho abakwaziyo ngemvelo njengezidalwa ezingenangqondo babhubha ngakho.

₁₁Maye kubo, ngokuba bahamba endleleni kaKayini, bagijimela ekudukeni kukaBalami ngenxa yomvuzo, babhubha ekuphikeni kukaKora!

₁₂Yilabo abayizisihla emadilini enu othando bedla nani, bengesabi, baziklabisa; bangamafu angenamanzi, aqhutshwa yimimoya; bayimithi yasebusika engenazithelo, efé kabili, isishuliwe;

₁₃bangamaza adlangalalayo olwandle, ekhephuza amahlazo awo, izinkanyezi ezidukayo ezigcinelwe ubumnyama bobumnyama baphakade.

₁₄UEnoke ongowesikhombisa kusukela kuAdamu waprofetha ngabo, wathi: Bheka, iNkosi iyakufika nabangcwele bayo abayizigidigidi,

₁₅ukuze yahlulele bonke, ijezise bonke abangamesabi uNkulunkulu ngenxa yemisebenzi yonke yabo yokungahloniphi uNkulunkulu abadelela ngayo, nangawo onke amazwi alukhuni izoni ezingamesabi uNkulunkulu eziwakhulumile ngaye.

₁₆Yilabo abakhononayo nabasolayo, behamba ngezinkanuko zabo, umlomo wabo ukhuluma uwangala, betusa ubuso ngenxa yenzuzo.

₁₇Kepha nina-bathandekayo, khumbulani amazwi akhulunywé phambili ngabaphostoli beNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu

₁₈abasho ukuthi ngesikhathi sokugcina kuyakuba-khona abahleka usulu, behamba ngezinkanuko zabo zokungamesabi uNkulunkulu.

₁₉Yilabo abaveza ukwahlukana, bengabenyama bengenaMoya.

₂₀Kepha nina-bathandekayo, yakhelanani ekukholweni kwenu okungcwele kakhulu, nikhuleke ngoMoya oNgcwele,

₂₁nizigcine othandweni lukaNkulunkulu, nibheke umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, kube-ngukuphila okuphakade.

₂₂Abanye, abangabazayo, nibahawukele,

₂₃nibasindise ngokubahlwitha emlilweni, kepha abanye nibahawukele ngokwesaba, nizonde nengubo enindwé yinyama.

₂₄Kepha kuyena onamandla okunilinda ukuba ningakhubeki, nimiswe phambi kwenkazimulo yakhe ningenasici, ninokuthokoza okukhulu,

₂₅kuye uNkulunkulu oyedwa, uMsindisi wethu ngaye uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu, makube-ngukukhazimula, nobukhosi, namandla, negunya, kungakabikho izikhathi, namanje nakuze kube-phakade. Amen.