Ipilo etja kuKrestu
1Nje-ke bazalwana, ngebanga lesirhawu sakaZimu ngiyanirabhela bonyana ninikele imizimba yenu ibe mihlabelo ephilako, ecwengileko nethandekako kuZimu. Lokhu kukulotjha kwenu okwamukelekako. 2Ningaziphathi njengokwemikhuba yephaseli, kodwana tjhugululwani ngokwenziwa kabutjha emikhumbulweni yenu ukuze nikghone ukuhlukanisa okuyintando kaZimu; okuhle, okwamukelekako nokupheleleko.
3Ngomusa engiwuphiweko ngithi kini noke: Ningaziphatheli phezulu ngaphezu kwalokho eningikho, kodwana ziphatheni ngokuzigoba ukuya ngokwesilinganiso sokukholwa enikuphiwe nguZimu. 4Njengombana emzimbeni munye sinamalungu amanengi, ngokunjalo amalungu lawo akenzi umsebenzi ofanako woke njalo. 5Nje-ke thina esibanengi emzimbeni munye kuKrestu, ngamunye ngamunye simalunga womunye nomunye. 6Sinezipho ezahlukeneko ukuya ngokomusa esiwuphiweko. Ophiwe ukuphorofida, akaphorofide ngokwesilinganiso sokukholwa kwakhe; 7ophiwe ukusebenza, akasebenze; ophiwe ukufundisa, akafundise; 8ophiwe ukuyala, akayale; ophiwe ukupha, akaphe ngokungagodli; ophiwe ukurhola, akarhole ngokukhuthala nophiwe ukurhawukela abanye, akakwenze ngethabo.
9Ithando alibe ngelamambala; nyenyani ubumbi, nikakarele kokuhle. 10Thandanani khulu ngethando lobuzalwana, niphalisane ngokuhloniphana. 11Ningatlhayelelwa yitjisakalo kodwana hlalani nivutha emmoyeni, nilotjhe iKosi. 12Thabani ethembeni, nibekezele eenhluphekweni, nikhuthale emthandazweni. 13Hlanganyelani eendingweni zabacwengileko, niphathe kuhle abayeni.
14Busisani labo abanizumako, iye, babusiseni ningabanikeleli. 15Thabani kanye nalabo abathabileko, nilile kanye nalabo abalilako. 16Philisanani ngokuzwana, ningazikhukhumezi, kodwana zimanyaniseni nabathobekileko. Ningazenzi inga nihlakaniphe ukudlula lokho eningikho.
17Ningabuyiseli ubumbi ngobumbi, kodwana nakani okuhle phambi kwabo boke abantu. 18Nakukghonekako ngokusemandlenenu, philisanani ngokuthula nabo boke abantu. 19Bazalwana ningazibuyiseleli, kodwana nikelani itukuthelo kaZimu ithuba ngombana kutloliwe kwathiwa: “Ukubuyiselela kungokwami, ngizokubuyiselela.” Kutjho uSomnini. 20Esikhundleni salokho, umtlolo uthi:
“Nakube isitha sakho silambile,
siphe ukudla sigome;
nakube somile, siphe amanzi sisele.
Ngokwenza njalo,
uzabe inga udindela amalahle avuthako ehlokwaso.”
21Ungabindwa bubumbi kodwana wena kumele ubinde ubumbi ngobuhle.
