Kukhonta Nkulunkulu ngesiphiwo lonaso
1Ngako-ke, bazalwane, njengobe Nkulunkulu ube nesihawu lesikhulu kangaka kitsi, ngiyanincenga ngitsi nikelani imitimba yenu ibe ngumnikelo lophilako, nalongcwele, nalowemukeleka kuNkulunkulu; leyo-ke nguyona nkonzo yenu sibili. 2Ningalilingisi lelive, kodvwa niguculwe ngekwentiwa kabusha kwengcondvo yenu, khona nitekwati kuhlolisisa loko lokuyintsandvo yaNkulunkulu, nikwati lokuhle, nalokwemukelekako, nalokuphelele.
3Ngenca yesipho semusa saNkulunkulu kimi, ngitsi kini nonkhe: Ningacabangi kutsi nibakhulu kunaloku leningiko. Esikhundleni saloko zitsani ekucabangeni kwenu, ngulowo nalowo atehlulele ngebungako bekukholwa kwakhe lakunikwe nguNkulunkulu. 4Njengobe umtimba umunye unetitfo letinyenti, tonkhe leto titfo tinemisebenti leyehlukene, 5kanjalo-ke, natsi sibanyenti nje singumtimba munye kuKhristu, sititfo letehlukene lesinye kulesinye. 6Ngako kufanele sisebentise tipho tetfu letehlukene ngekwemusa lesinikwe wona: Nakusekuphrofetha, asisisebentise ngekwesilinganiso sekukholwa kwetfu; 7nakungusenkonzweni yemsebenti, asitinikele kuyo; umfundzisi akasebentise sipho sakhe ekufundziseni. 8Lonesipho sekukhutsata labanye, akabakhutsate; lowabako akwente ngekungakhetsi; longumholi ahole ngesineke, lonesihawu, akasente ngekujabula.
Imiyalo ngemphilo yebuKhristu
9Lutsandvo kufanele lubete kutentisa.
Tondzani lokubi,
nibambisise lokuhle.
10Tsandzanani
ngelutsandvo lwebuzalwane,
nijakiselane ngekuhloniphana.
11Khutsalani,
ningaphelelwa ngumdlandla,
nivutse emoyeni, nikhonte iNkhosi.
12Tfokotani etsembeni,
nibeketele elusizini,
nicinisele njalo emthandazweni.
13Hlanganyelani nalabangcwele
ekwesweleni kwabo,
nikhutsale ekungeniseni tihambi.
14Busisani labanitingelela kunihlupha;
yebo, nibusise ningacalekisi.
15Nijabule nalabajabulako,
nikhale nalabakhalako.
16Nibambisane ngamoya munye nonkhe.
Ningafisi lokuphakeme,
kodvwa nibe nebudlelwane nalabatfobekile.
Ningacabangi kutsi nihlakaniphile.
17Ningabuyiseli kunobe ngubani
lokubi ngalokubi,
kodvwa yentani lokubonakala kukuhle
emehlweni abo bonkhe bantfu.
18Nakunekwenteka,
yentani konkhe lokusemandleni enu
kutsi nihlalisane ngekuthula nebantfu bonkhe.
19Bazalwane bami, ningatiphindziseleli,
kodvwa yekelelani konkhe
elulakeni lwaNkulunkulu;
ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi:
“Kuphindzisela ngekwami,
mine ngiyawubuyisela,
kusho iNkhosi.”
20Cha, “nangabe sitsa sakho silambile,
siphe kudla, nangabe somile, sinatsise;
ngobe ngekwenta njalo
utawube umtsela ngemahloni ekutisola.”
21Ningehlulwa ngulokubi,
kodvwa yehlulani lokubi ngalokuhle.
