Litje leliphilako nesive lesingcwele
1Ngako lahlani bonkhe bubi, nebucili bonkhe, nekutentisa, nemona, nako konkhe kuhleba. 2Njengebantfwana labasandza kutalwa, langatelelani lubisi lwaMoya loluhlantekile nalolungakabhicwa nalutfo, lolulivi laNkulunkulu, lenitawutsi ngekulunatsa nikhule, nize nisindziswe. 3Nani senitibonele ngekwenu kutsi iNkhosi inemusa, njengobe kusho umBhalo.
4Sondzelani eNkhosini, ngobe yona ilitje leliphilile lelaliwa bantfu, batsi alinamsebenti, kepha lakhetfwa nguNkulunkulu njengelitje leliligugu. 5Nani-ke wotani kuyo, nibe ngematje laphilile, nakhiwe nibe yindlu yaMoya, khona-ke niyawuba baphristi labangcwele bekunikela imihlatjelo yaMoya, leyemukelekako kuNkulunkulu ngaJesu Khristu. 6Ngobe umBhalo utsi:
“Ase nibuke, ngibeka eSiyoni
litje lekusimisa indlu, lelikhetsiwe,
naleliligugu.
Lowo lokholwa kulo,
angeke ajabhiswe.”
7Ngako-ke kini lenikholwako liligugu; kodvwa kulabo labangakholwa umBhalo utsi:
“Lelitje lelaliwa bakhi
seligucuke laba litje lekusimisa indlu.”
8Kulenye indzawo utsi:
“Leli litje leliyawukhuba bantfu,
lidvwala lekubawisa.”
Nembala bayakhutjwa labo labangalilaleli livi; vele bamiselwe kona loko.
9Kodvwa nine nibeluhlanga lolukhetsiwe, nibaphristi bebukhosi, sive lesingcwele; nibantfu baNkulunkulu labakhetselwe kumemetela imisebenti lemihle yaNkulunkulu. Nguye lowanibita kutsi niphume ebumnyameni nitewungena ekukhanyeni kwakhe lokumangalisako. 10Nine naningesiso sive, kodvwa nyalo senisive saNkulunkulu. Nake naba ngaphandle kwemusa, kepha nyalo seniwemukele.
Philani njengalokufanele tinceku taNkulunkulu
11Batsandzekako, ngiyanincenga, njengobe nitihambi nalabendlulako kulomhlaba, kutsi nitikhweshele tinkhanuko tenyama letilwa nemphefumulo. 12Philani imphilo yekulunga emkhatsini wemahedeni, khona kutawutsi nome banihleba ngekutsi nenta lokubi, kodvwa batsi bangabona imisebenti yenu lemihle, badvumise Nkulunkulu ngelilanga lekubuya kwakhe.
13Tfobelani bonkhe bantfu labasetikhundleni; loko nikwente ngenca yeNkhosi: uMbusi, ngobe mukhulu, 14nome tindvuna, ngobe nato titfunywe nguye kutsi titewujezisa labo labenta lokubi, tibonge labo labenta lokuhle. 15Ngobe Nkulunkulu ufuna kona loko kutsi nibavale imilomo labo labatilima, ngekutsi nente lokuhle. 16Nitiphatse njengebantfu labakhululekile, kodvwa ningakusebentisi kukhululeka kwenu kube simbonyo salokubi; kodvwa tiphatseni njengetinceku taNkulunkulu. 17Hloniphani bonkhe bantfu, nitsandze bazalwane, nesabe Nkulunkulu, nihloniphe uMbusi.
Sibonelo sekuhlupheka kwaKhristu
18Nine tisebenti, tfobelani baphatsi benu ngako konkhe kwesaba, hhayi labalungile nalabatfobekile kuphela, kodvwa nalabatiklokloklo. 19Ngobe Nkulunkulu uyambusisa umuntfu lotsi ngekwesaba Nkulunkulu abeketele, nome ahlushwa ngaphandle kwesono. 20Sikhona yini sibusiso lenifanele kusitfola, nanibeketelela kushaywa, ngobe nente lokubi? Kepha nanibeketelela kuhlushwa, ngobe nente lokuhle, Nkulunkulu utawunibusisa ngako. 21Ngobe vele, nabitelwa kona loko; ngobe Khristu naye wanihluphekela, wanishiyela sibonelo sekutsi nimlandzele etinyatselweni takhe. 22UmBhalo utsi ngaye:
“Akazange asasente sono,
nasemlonyeni wakhe akuzange
sekuphume emanga.”
23Kwatsi etfukwa, wangete waphindzisela ngenhlamba; kwatsi ahlushwa, wangete wasongela. Kodvwa watinikela kuNkulunkulu lowehlulela ngekulunga. 24Khristu cobo lwakhe wetfwala tono tetfu emtimbeni wakhe, emtsini, kuze kutsi tsine singabe sisabuswa tono kodvwa siphile ekulungeni. “Niphiliswe ngemivimbo yakhe.” 25Ngobe beninjengetimvu letedukile; kodvwa manje seniphendvukele kuMelusi neMlondvoloti wemiphefumulo yenu.
