Abafazi namadoda
1Ngokunjalo nani bafazi, thobelani amadodenu ukuze kuthi nanyana kukhona amanye angalaleli ilizwi, azuzeke ngaphandle kwekulumo, kodwana ngokuziphatha kwabafazi bawo, 2lokha nakabona ikambo yenu ehlanzekileko nehloniphekileko. 3Ukuhloba kwenu akungabi ngekwangaphandle kokweluka iinhluthu nokokwembatha izambatho zegolide namkha zakanokutjho. 4Kodwana ukuhloba kwenu akube ngokomuntu wangaphakathi, iye, ngobuhle obungapheliko bommoya wesizotha nothobekileko, okuyinto eligugu phambi kwakaZimu. 5Mbala, leyo yindlela abafazi bekadeni abacwengileko nebebabeka ithemba labo kuZimu, ebebahloba ngayo. Bebathobela amadodabo, 6njengoSara obegade athobela u-Abrahamu abe ambize ngekosi. Nani-ke senibe madodakazakhe mlunga nje nenza okulungileko, ningesabi ilitho.
7Ngokunjalo nani madoda, philisanani nabo ngokubazwisisa, nibacabangele ngokwazi bona babuthakathaka begodu nabo baziindlalifa zomusa wokuphila kanye nani; kwenzeni lokho ukuze imithandazo yenu ingaliyeki.
Ukuhlupheka ngebanga lokulungileko
8Kokugcina yibani mmoya munye noke, nizwelane, nithandane, nibe nehliziyo enesisa nokuthobeka. 9Ningabuyiseli ubumbi ngobumbi namkha ihlamba ngehlamba; kunalokho buyiselelani ngokubusisa ngombana nabizelwa ukwenza njalo ukuze nizuze isibusiso.
10“Loyo othanda ukuphila
nokubona amalanga amahle,
akalonde ilimu lakhe ebumbini,
neembhena zakhe ekukhulumeni ikohliso.
11Akatjhide ebumbini enze okulungileko;
akafune ukuthula akulandelele.
12Mbala amehlo kaSomnini
aphezu kwabalungileko,
iindlebe zakhe zivulekele imithandazwabo,
kodwana ubuso bakaSomnini
bujamelene nalabo abenza ukukhohlakala.”
13Alo, ngubani onganilimaza nanitjhisekela ukwenza okulungileko na? 14Kodwana nanyana nihlupheka ngebanga lokulunga, nizakubusiswa! Ningesabi okwesatjwa babantu begodu ningethuswa. 15Kodwana eenhliziyweni zenu yesabani uKrestu njengeKosi. Nihlale nilungele ukuphendula loyo onibuza ngesizathu sethemba elikini. 16Kodwana lokho nikwenze ngobumnene nangehlonipho. Nibe nesazelo esimsulwa ukuze kuthi nabaninyefulako labo abanithukako ngokuziphatha kuhle kwenu kuKrestu, babe neenhloni. 17Kungcono ukuhlupheka ngokwenza okulungileko nangabe lokho kuyintando kaZimu, kunokuhlupheka ngokwenza okumbi, 18ngombana noKrestu wahlupheka kwaba kanye ngenca yezono zethu. Iye, olungileko wafela abangakalungi ukuze anilethe kuZimu. Wabulawa ngokwenyama, kodwana wavuswa ngoMoya, 19okwathi ngaye wayokutjhumayeza imimoya ebotjhiweko, 20iye, leyo engazange ilalele ngesikhathi uZimu ayilindele ngokunyamezela emihleni kaNowa, ngeenkhathi zokwakhiwa komkhumbi, okwathi abambalwa ebebabunane basinda ngamanzi. 21Amanzi lawo ajamele umbhabhadiso, enisindiswa ngawo nani, kungabi ngokususa isila yomzimba, kodwana ukubawa isazelo esimsulwa kuZimu ngokuvuka kwakaJesu Krestu ekufeni, 22osele anyukela ezulwini, uhlezi ngesidleni sakaZimu, kubekwe ngaphasi kwakhe iingilozi, iimphathimandla nemibuso.
