Ukuphumula kwabantu bakaZimu
1Yeke, njengombana isithembiso sokungena ekuphumuleni kwakhe sisesenjalo, asiyeleleni bonyana kungabikhona noyedwa wenu ozakufunyanwa abhalelwa kufikelela ekuphumuleni 2ngombana nathi satjhunyayezwa ivangeli njengabo. Kodwana ilizwi abalizwako akhange libasize ngombana akhange bakholwe labo ebegade balitjhumayela. 3Nje-ke thina esikholwako siyangena ekuphumuleni njengombana yena uthe:
“Ngafunga elakeni lami ngathi,
‘Angekhe bangena ekuphumuleni kwami.’ ”
Wakutjho lokhu nanyana umsebenzakhe besele uphelelisiwe kwasekusekelweni kwephasi. 4Kwenye indawo emitlolweni mayelana nelanga lekhomba kwathiwa:
“Ngelanga lekhomba,
waphumula kiwo woke umsebenzakhe.”
5Kubuye kuthiwe:
“Angekhe bangena enarheni leyo,
inarha ebebayophumula kiyo.”
6Kusabasalele abanye kobana bangene ekuphumuleni nalabo abatjhunyayelwa qangi ivangeli abangazange bangene ngebanga lokungalaleli. 7Yeke usabeke elinye ilanga, ekuthiwa ngalo “namhlanje” okwathi ngemva kwesikhathi eside wakhuluma ngoDavida, njengombana besele kukhulunyiwe kwathiwa:
“Namhlanje, nanizwa ilizwi lakhe,
ningazenzi zibe likhuni iinhliziyo zenu.”
8Iye, ngathana uJotjhuwa wabanikela ukuphumula, uZimu ubengekhe akhuluma muva ngelinye ilanga. 9Nje-ke kusabasalele abantu bakaZimu ukuphumula kweSabatha 10ngombana loyo osuke angene ekuphumuleni kwakaZimu, uyaphumula godu nemisebenzinakhe njengoZimu aphumula kweyakhe. 11Nje-ke asikhuthaleleni ukungena ekuphumulenokho ukuze kungabikhona namunye kithi owako ngokulandela isibonelo sokungalaleli kwabo.
12Mbala ilizwi lakaZimu liphilile, linamandla, libukhali kunesabula esika mahlangothi womabili. Lihlaba lingene beliyofika ehlanganweni yomphefumulo nommoya, amalungu nommongo; likwazi ukuhlukanisa imicabango nemizindlo yehliziyo. 13Akukho nokukodwa okubunjiweko okusithekileko phambi kwakaZimu. Koke kwambuliwe phambi kobuso bakhe, kusemtarini emehlweni waloyo esizaziphendulela kuye.
UJesu umphristi omkhulu
14Njengombana sinomphristi omkhulu owadabula amazulu, uJesu iNdodana kaZimu, asibambeleleni siqine ekukholweni kwethu esikuvumako 15ngombana asinaye umphristi omkhulu ongakwazi ukuzwelana nobuthakathaka bethu, kodwana ozizinywe ngeendlela zoke njengathi. 16Ngalokho-ke asitjhidele ngesibindi esihlalweni somusa, khona sizakwamukeliswa isirhawu, sizuze umusa, sisizeke ngesikhathi esifaneleko.
