Ukulotjha uZimu ngendlela emthokozisako
1Aliragele phambili ithando lokuzwana. 2Ningalibali ukwamukela abayeni ngombana ngokwenza njalo abanye bangenisa iingilozi bangalemuki. 3Khumbulani labo ababotjhiweko, kube sengathi nani nibotjhwe kanye nabo, iye, nalabo abaphethwe kumbi ngombana nani nisesemzimbeni lo. 4Ukuthathana akuhlonitjhwe ngibo boke, umseme ungasilaphazwa ngombana iinhlobongi neengwadla uZimu uzozigweba.
5Zilondeni ningabi marhamaru kodwana yaneliswani ngeninakho ngombana wathi: “Angekhe nganitjhiya namkha nganilahla.” 6Ngalokho singatjho ngesibindi sithi:
“USomnini umsizi wami,
angeze ngesaba;
umuntu angangenzani na?”
7Khumbulani abarholi benu, okutjho labo abakhuluma ilizwi lakaZimu kini; nikhumbule isiphetho sepilo abayiphilileko, nilingise ukukholwa kwabo. 8UJesu Krestu unguye izolo, namhlanje nanini nanini. 9Ningaluthwa ziimfundiso ezingaziwako nezimihlobohlobo ngombana kuhle bona ihliziyo iqiniswe ngomusa ingasi ngokulandela imithetho yokudla, ekuyinto engazange ibasize ngalitho abayilandelako.
10Thina sine-aldari, labo abalotjha etendeni lokuhlanganela abanalungelo lokudla kilo 11ngombana iindumbu zeenlwana lezo iingazi zazo ezingeniswa endaweni ecwengileko mphristi omkhulu njengomhlabelo wesono zitjhiselwa ngaphandle kwekampa. 12Ngokunjalo-ke noJesu naye wahlunguphazwa ngaphandle kwesango ukuze acwengise abantu ngeengazi zakhe. 13Ngalokho asiye kuye ngaphandle komuzi, sifese sithwale ihlazo alinyamezelelako! 14Lokho kungombana lapha asinawo umuzi ojame ngokungapheliko, kodwana siqale umuzi ozako. 15Nje-ke ngaye, asinikeleni umhlabelo wokudumisa kuZimu, okutjho iinthelo zeembhena ezivuma ibizo lakaJesu. 16Ningalibali kukwenza okuhle kwabanye nokwabelana ngombana iminikelo enjalo uZimu uyayithabela.
17Lalelani abarholi benu nibathobele ngombana bahlala njalo beluse imiphefumulwenu njengabantu abazazilanda ngayo. Nje-ke abenze umsebenzabo ngokuthaba kungabi ngokunyama ngombana lokho angeze kwanisiza ngalitho.
18Sithandazelani ngombana siyazi bona sinesazela esimsulwa begodu sithanda bona siphile ipilo ehloniphekileko kikho koke. 19Nginibawa khulu bona nikwenze lokhu ukuze ngibuyiselwe kini msinyana.
Umthandazo wokulayelisa
20UZimu wokuthula, owavusa kwabafileko iKosethu uJesu Krestu, umalusi omkhulu wezimvu ngeengazi zesivumelwano esijame ngokungapheliko, 21sengathi anganiphelelisa ngakho koke okuhle ukuze nenze intando yakhe; begodu kwanga angasebenza phakathi kwenu ngoJesu Krestu okuthandekako kuye. Akube kuye iphazimulo nini nanini. Amen.
Isiphetho
22Ngiyabawa bazalwana, lamukeleni ngesineke ilizwi lami lokukhuthaza ngombana nginitlolele ngokufitjhani. 23Ngithanda nazi bonyana umzalwana wethu uThimothi sele akhutjhiwe ngesikhungweni. Nange angafika msinyana, ngizokuza naye sizonibona.
24Silotjhiselani kibo boke abaniphetheko nakibo boke abacwengileko. Bayalotjhisa kini abazalwana beTariyana.
25Sengathi umusa wakaZimu ungaba nani noke! Amen.
