Imibuzo ngomtjhado
1Malungana nalokho eningitlolele khona: Kuhle bona umuntu angathinti umfazi; 2kodwana ngebanga lobufebe esele bandile, kuhle bona leyo naleyo ndoda ibe nomfazi wayo, nomfazi abe nendoda yakhe. 3Indoda ayanelise umkayo nomfazi enze njalo. 4Umfazi akanalo igunya phezu komzimba wakhe, kodwana yindoda enalo; ngokunjalo nendoda ayinalo igunya phezu komzimba wayo, kodwana mfazi onalo. 5Ningagodlelani, ngaphandle kwalokha nanivumeleneko begodu kungekwesikhatjhana ukuze nizinikele emthandazweni. Ngemva kwalapho-ke nibuye godu nihlangane ukuze uSathana anganilingi ngebanga lokungakwazi kwenu ukuzibamba.
6Lokhu ngikutjho njengokuvumelana, ingasi njengomthetho. 7Bengifisa inga boke abantu bebangaba njengami; kodwana omunye nomunye umuntu unesiphiwo sakhe esibuya kuZimu, omunye unalesi kanti omunye unalesiya.
8Kabangakatjhadi kanye nabahlolokazi ngithi: Kuhle bona bahlale bangatjhadi njengami; 9kodwana nangabe abakghoni ukuzibamba, kumele batjhade ngombana kungcono ukutjhada kunokutjhiswa yikanuko.
10Kilabo abatjhadileko nginomyalo (ongabuyi kimi, kodwana obuya eKosini) othi: Umfazi akangahlukani nendoda yakhe; 11kodwana nakube uyahlukana nayo, akahlale angakatjhadi njalo nakungasi njalo akabuyelane nendoda yakhe. Nendoda ayingatlhali umkayo.
12Kabanye ngithi (kutjho mina, akutjho iKosi): Nangabe umzalwana unomfazi ongakholwako, ovumako ukuhlala naye ije angakholwa njalo, akangamtlhali. 13Nangabe umfazi unendoda engakholwako begodu ivuma ukuhlala naye ije ingakholwa njalo, akangayitlhali. 14Ngitjho ngombana indoda engakholwako icwengisiwe ngomfazi wayo kanti nomfazi ongakholwako ucwengisiwe ngendodakhe ekholwako. Nakungasinjalo abantwana babo bebazakuba bantwana abangakahlambuluki, kodwana nje-ke bahlambulukile. 15Kodwana nakube ongakholwako uyatlhala, akatlhale. Indoda namkha umfazi okholwako akakabotjhelelwa nakunjalo. UZimu usibizele ekuphileni ngokuthula. 16Wazi ngani mfazi bona indoda yakho ingasindiswa ngawe na? Wazi ngani, wena ndoda bonyana umkakho angasindiswa ngawe na?
17Omunye nomunye kumele ahlale endaweni iKosi embeke kiyo epilweni begodu nalapho uZimu ambizele khona. Lo-ke mthetho engiwubekako kiwo woke amabandla. 18Kukhona umuntu obesele asokiwe lokha nabizwako na? Akangabi njengongakasoki. Ukhona obegade angakabi ukusoka lokha nabizwako na? Akahlale anjalo angasoki. 19Ukusoka akusililitho nokungasoki akusililitho. Ukugcina imiyalo kaZimu ngikho okuqakathekileko. 20Omunye nomunye kumele ahlale angilokho ebegade angikho lokha uZimu nambizako. 21Bewulikhoboka lokha nawubizwako na? Akungakutshwenyi lokho, nanyana-ke nange unethuba lokukhululeka kuhle bona wenze njalo. 22Loyo obegade alikhoboka lokha nabizwa yiKosi, umumuntu weKosi okhululekileko; ngokunjalo nogade akhululekile lokha nabizwako, ulikhoboka lakaKrestu. 23Nathengwa ngenani eliphezulu, yeke ningabi makhoboka womuntu. 24Bazalwana, woke umuntu, njengombana anokuziphendulela kuZimu, akahlale ebujameni uZimu ambiza akibo.
25Nje-ke mayelana namatlawu: Anginawo umyalo obuya eKosini, kodwana ngigweba njengaloyo othembekako ngokomusa weKosi.
26Ngebanga lobudisi esele bukhona lobu, ngicabanga bona kuhle ukuzihlalela njengombana ninjalo. 27Utjhadile na? Ungatlhali. Awukatjhadi na? Ungasafuna umfazi. 28Kodwana nangabe uyathatha, awukenzi isono ngalokho, netlawu nalendako, alikoni ngalokho. Into nje kukobana loyo otjhadako uzokuqalana nemiraro eminengi epilweni, nje-ke ngilinga ukunibabalela kilokho.
29Engikutjhoko bazalwana kukobana isikhathi sifitjhani. Ukusuka gadesi, labo abanabafazi kumele baphile inga abanabafazi; 30abazilileko babe njengabangakazili, abathabileko babe njengabangakathabi; abathenga okuthileko kube inga akusikho kwabo; 31abasebenzisa izinto zephasi babe njengabangakanamatheli kizo. Ngitjho ngombana iphaseli ngokwesibumbeko salo sanje, liyadlula.
32Ngifuna bona ningatshwenyeki ngalitho. Indoda engakathathi ikhathalela iindaba zeKosi, ifuna ukwazi bona ingayithabisa njani iKosi. 33Kodwana ethetheko ikhathalela iindaba zephaseli, ifuna ukwazi bona ingamthabisa njani umkayo. 34Ipilo yayo ihlukene phakathi. Nomfazi ongakendi namkha itlawu likhathalela iindaba zeKosi: Ihloso yalo kuzinikela eKosini ngomzimba nangomphefumulo. Kodwana nakumfazi owendileko ukhathalela iindaba zephaseli, ufuna ukwazi bona angayithabisa njani indoda yakhe.
35Ngitjho lokhu ukuze nisizeke, ingasi ukuniqabela kodwana ukuze niphile ngendlela efaneleko ninokuzinikela okupheleleko eKosini.
36Nakube umuntu udlumbana bona wenza okungakafaneli malungana netlawu alibonileko, nalo nakube iminyaka yalo iyakhamba begodu lizizwela bona sele lifuna ukwenda, umuntu loyo akenze okufaneleko. Akoni ngalokho, abatjhade. 37Kodwana umuntu oqede nomkhumbulwakhe, ongakagandeleleki kodwana okghona ukujamela ilizwi lakhe, noqede nomkhumbulwakhe bona angendisi itlawu lakhe, naye loyo wenza kuhle. 38Naloyo owendisa itlawu lakhe wenza kuhle, kodwana ongalendisiko wenza kuhle khulu.
39Umfazi ubopheleleke endodeni yakhe qobana isaphila. Kodwana indoda yakhe yahlongakala, utjhaphulukile bona angenda nanyana kiyiphi ayithandako, kwaphela nakube iyakholwa eKosini. 40Ngesingami, kuhle bona ahlale anjalo angabe asenda, nokho ngiyacabanga bonyana nami nginoMoya kaZimu.
