Bible Society of South Africa

94 – Ukholo nemisebenzi

Itekisi yeBhayibhile

EKAYAKOBI 1

Isingeniso

1Kubhala mna Yakobi, isicaka sikaThixo neNkosi uYesu Krestu. Ndibulisa bonke abantu bakaThixo abathe saa kulo lonke elimiweyo.

Ukholo nobulumko

2Mawethu, zithatheni njengabantu abanethamsanqa, xa nifikelwa zizilingo ngezilingo. 3Kaloku isiqhamo sokumelana nezilingo ngokholo lunyamezelo. 4Kona ke ukunyamezela kuzala isimilo esicikidekileyo, nesingalambathi nganto. 5Ke ukuba kukho bani uswele ubulumko, makabucele kuThixo. UThixo onobubele nesisa kubo bonke abantu, womnika. 6Kodwa ke loo mntu makacele ekholwa, engathandabuzi konke. Kaloku umntu othandabuzayo ufana namaza alatyuziswa ngumoya elwandle. 7Umntu onjalo ke makangalindeli kwenzelwa nto yiNkosi. 8Kaloku umntu ongqondo ilala neli, ivuke neli, akaze abe nazigqibo nganto.

Ubuhlwempu nobutyebi

9Ikholwa elihlelelekileyo malivuye lakuphakanyiswa nguThixo. 10Nekholwa elimi kakuhle nalo malizidle lakuthotywa nguThixo. Kaloku kwanesinhanha esi sithi shwaka njengentyatyambo esendle. 11Yona ithi lakuvela ilanga liyigqatse, ibune, kuphele nokubukeka kwayo. Nesinhanha siya kutshabalala naso ngoku kanye sisaxakeke yimicimbi yaso.

Ukuvavanywa nokulingwa

12Unoyolo lowo uzinyamezelayo izilingo, kuba kaloku, lakudlula uvavanyo, uya kuzuza umvuzo obubomi uThixo abuthembise abo bamthandayo. 13Makungabikho mntu uthi ulukuhlwe nguThixo xa ahendwayo. UThixo akoyiswa bububi kaloku; yaye akalingi mntu yena. 14Isilingo sivela ngokuthi umntu alukuhlwe yiminqweno yakhe egwenxa. 15Loo minqweno yakhe ke iyakhawula, izale isono. Isono ke sona sithi sakuba nentshebe, sizale ukufa.

16Musan' ukuphazama, mawethu! 17Konke ukupha naso sonke isipho esifezekileyo sivela phezulu kuThixo, umdali wezikhanyiso zesibhakabhaka. Yena akaguqu-guquki aphinzi-phinzize. 18Wathi akuthanda uThixo wasizala ngokutsha ngelizwi lenyaniso, saza ke saba lulibo lwayo yonke indalo yakhe.

Ukuva nokwenza

19Khumbulani le nto, zihlobo zam: Wonke ubani makakhawuleze ukuva; kodwa makangakhawulezi ukuthetha, angakhawulezi nokucaphuka. 20Kaloku into umntu ayenza enomsindo ayinakwamkeleka kuThixo. 21Yahlukanani nemikhwa emibi nehambo engcolileyo. Mlulameleni uThixo, namkele ilizwi lakhe alifake kuni ezintliziyweni. Lilo elinamandla okunisindisa.

22Musani ukuzikhohlisa ngokuliphulaphula nje qha ilizwi likaThixo. Endaweni yaloo nto nina yenzani oko likuthethayo. 23Lowo uliphulaphula nje kuphela elo lizwi, angenzi nto ngalo, ufana nomntu ozijonga esipilini, abubone ubuso bakhe. 24Loo mntu uzithi krwaqu nje, ahambe, aze kwangoko azilibale ukuba unjani na. 25Kodwa loo mntu uthi awucoselele ukuwugcina umthetho osinika inkululeko, lowo uthe rhoqo ukuhamba ngawo engaphulaphuli nje aze alibale, lowo wosikelelwa nguThixo ngokwenjenjalo.

26Ewe, umntu angázicingela ukuba ulikholwa; kodwa uyazikhohlisa ukuba akakwazi ukulawula ulwimi lwakhe. Ingamampunge nje into yokuba ulikholwa. 27Inkolo enyanisekileyo nengenachaphaza kuThixo uBawo yile: kukubonelela iinkedama nabahlolokazi abahluphekileyo, nokuphepha ukudyojwa lihlabathi.

EKAYAKOBI 2

Isilumkiso ngocalu-calulo

1Mawethu, njengoko nikholwa kuYesu Krestu iNkosi yethu enobungangamsha – ninomkhethe kodwa nina. 2Nakufikelwa ziindwendwe ezimbini endlwini yenkonzo, omnye enxibe kakuhle ehombe ngamaso egolide, omnye elihlwempu edlakazela, 3nako ke nina nitatazela nilungiselela lo mfo ulinene, nimnika nesihlalo, nithi lona idlavu malime ngeenyawo okanye lihlale phantsi emhlabeni. 4Aniziqondi ke ukuba xa nenjenjalo nina ngenkqu nimbaxa, nilawulwa yimigaqo ephuthileyo?

5Mamelani apha ndinixelele, zihlobo zam. Andibi kanene uThixo amahlwempu la uwanyulele ukuba atyebe ngokholo, aze afumane isabelo kulawulo oluthenjiswa abo bamthandayo? 6Kodwa nina niwenza intlekisa amahlwempu! Kanene ngoobani abanicinezelayo? Asizozityebi? Andithi kanene zizo ezinirhuqela enkundleni yamatyala, 7zize zenyelise igama likaKrestu enibizwa ngalo?

8Kodwa ukuba niyawuthobela umthetho weNkosi *oseziBhalweni othi: “Mthande ummelwane wakho kanye ngale ndlela nawe uzithanda ngayo,” noba niyakholisa. 9Kodwa ukuba abantu niyabacalu-calula, noba netyala; nogwetywa njengezaphula-mthetho. 10Lowo uwugcina wonke umthetho, aze aphule umyalelo omnye, unetyala lokuwaphula wonke. 11Kaloku isekwanguloo mwisi-mthetho mnye lo uthi: “Ungakrexezi,” kwanothi: “Ungabulali.” Nokuba na akukrexezi, usisaphula-mthetho ukuba uyabulala. 12Intetho yenu nezenzo zenu mazibe zezabantu abalindele ukugwetywa kwangulo mthetho usikhululayo. 13Kaloku akayi kuba nanceba uThixo xa agweba umntu ongabanga nanceba. Kodwa yona inceba iyasongamela isigwebo.

Ukholo nemisebenzi

14Mawethu, kunceda ntoni ukuba athi umntu unokholo, zibe zona izenzo zakhe zingayingqini loo nto? Lunganceda ntoni olo kholo? 15Nanku umwethu, nanku nodade: bobabini bayadlakazela, bayalamba. 16Kunceda ntoni ukubasizela, nokubacebisa ngento yokwambatha nangokutya, ube ungenzi nto konke ngale meko yabo? 17Lunjalo ke ukholo olungaqhubeli mntu kwenzeni nto; luyinto nje efileyo.

18Ewe, ningatsho ukuthi omnye umntu unako ukuba nokholo, kanti nomnye unako ukwenza imisebenzi ethile. Kodwa ke mna ndithi ukuphendula: Khawundibonise ukuba ngaba lufezekile na olo kholo wena uthetha ngalo lungenamisebenzi lubonakala ngayo. Mna ndokubonisa ngemisebenzi ukholo endinalo. 19Ewe, unalo ukholo ngokwaneleyo, ngangokude ukholwe ukuba ukho uThixo, yaye mnye. Uyalungisa kanye ngaloo nto! Kodwa ke neendimoni zinalo ukholo olukwanjalo phofu; lude luzinkwantyise kunjalonje. 20Akuqondi ke kodwa, sidengendini, ukuba ukholo olungangqinelwa zizenzo luphunzile? 21Akuqondi na ukuba uAbraham ubawo wenziwa waba lilungisa nguThixo ngenxa yesenzo sokunikela uIsake unyana wakhe ukuba abe lidini? 22Akuboni ukuba ngokwenjenjalo oku wayeqhutywa lukholo? Akuqondi ukuba ngesi senzo wangqina ukunyaniseka kokholo awayenalo? 23Esi senzo sazalisekisa amazwi *eziBhalo athi: “UAbraham wakholwa kuThixo, waza ngenxa yokholo wenziwa ilungisa.” Kwenye indawo ubizwa ngokuba ngumhlobo kaThixo. 24Ùyaqonda ke ukuba umntu uba lilungisa ngenxa yezenzo kungekuko ngokholo lodwa? 25Nehenyukazi uRahabhi, andithi kanene naye waba lilungisa ngenxa yesenzo sakhe sokwamkela iintlola, wazizimelisa zasaba ngandlela yimbi? 26Njengoko ufile umzimba xa umphefumlo uphumile, ngokunjalo nokholo olungangqinelwa zizenzo lufana nesidumbu, lufile.

EKAYAKOBI 1:1-2:26XHO96Vula kumfundi weBhayibhile

THANDAZA phambi kokuba ufunde, ucele ukuba uThixo akuncede uqonde.

FUNDA isiqendu saloo mini, yaye okungcono kukuba usiphinda-phinde.

CINGISISA ngaloo ndawo uyifundileyo, uzibhale phantsi iingcinga zakho.

KWENZE oko uThixo akufundisileyo kwiLizwi lakhe.

THANDAZA KWAKHONA ucele ukuba uThixo akomeleze uphile ngokweLizwi lakhe.

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