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Chapter 2
1 Ke kaloku siyanicela, bazalwana, ngenxa yokufika kweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, nokuhlanganiselwa kwethu kuyo,
2 ukuba ningazanyazanyiswa kwakamsinya, nahlukane nengqiqo; ukuba ningabi navuso ngamoya, ngalizwi, ngancwadi ingathi, ivela kuthi, ngokungathi iselingene imini leyo kaKristu.
3 Makungabikho bani unilukuhlayo nangalunye uhlobo; ngokuba ayinakufika yona, lungakhanga lufike ulahlo kuqala, atyhileke umntu wesono, unyana wotshabalalo;
4 lowo uchasayo, uziphakamisayo ngaphezu kwento yonke ekuthiwa nguThixo, nehlonelwayo, ngokokude azihlalise etempileni kaThixo, ezenza uThixo, ezibonisa ukuba unguThixo.
5 Anikhumbuli na, ukuba oko bendisekuni ndanixelela ezi zinto?
6 Nangoku niyakwazi okubambezelayo, ukuze atyhileke ngelakhe ixesha.
7 Kuba imfihlelo yokuchasana nomthetho iselisebenza; kodwa kulindwe ukuba ade lowo ubambezelayo ngoku asuswe kanye.
8 Andule ukutyhileka ongenamthetho; lowo iya kumtshisa iNkosi ngomoya womlomo wayo, imbangise ngokubonakala kokufika kwayo:
9 kwalowo, ukufika kungokokusebenza kukaSathana, ngayo imisebenzi yonke yamandla, nemiqondiso, nezimanga zobuxoki,
10 nangako ukulukuhla konke kokungalungisi kwabo batshabalalayo; ngenxa enokuba bengakwamkelanga ukuyithanda inyaniso, ukuze basindiswe.
11 Nangenxa yoko, uThixo uya kubathumela ulahlekiso olusebenza ngamandla, ukuze bakholwe bubuxoki;
12 ukuze bagwetywe bonke abangakholwanga yiyo inyaniso, basuka bakholiswa kuko ukungalungisi.
13 Ke thina simelwe kukuhlala sibulela kuye uThixo ngenxa yenu, bazalwana bathandiweyo yiNkosi, ukuba uThixo kwasekuqalekeni waninyulela ukusindiswa, ngokungcwalisa koMoya nokukholwa yinyaniso;
14 awanibizela kuko oko ngazo iindaba ezilungileyo zethu, ukuba nizuze uzuko lweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.
15 Ngoko ke, bazalwana, yimani, nizibambe izithethe enazifundiswayo, nokuba kungelizwi, nokuba kungencwadi yethu.
16 Ke kaloku, iNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu ngokwayo, noThixo uBawo wethu owasithandayo, wasinika intuthuzelo engunaphakade, nethemba elilungileyo ngobabalo,
17 wanga angazithuthuzela iintliziyo zenu, anizimase kuwo onke amazwi nemisebenzi elungileyo.


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Chapter 59
1 Yabonani, isandla sikaYehova asisifutshane, ukuba singasindisi; nendlebe yakhe ayinzima, ukuba ingevi.
2 Bubugwenxa benu obunahlukanisileyo noThixo wenu, zizono zenu ezibusithelisileyo ubuso bakhe kuni, ukuba angevi.
3 Kuba izandla zenu zidyobhekile ligazi, neminwe yenu bubugwenxa; nomlomo wenu uthetha ubuxoki, ulwimi lwenu ludumzela ubugqwetha.
4 Akukho uvakalisa ilizwi elinobulungisa, akukho umangalelana nomnye enyanisile; bakholose ngochuku, bathethe inkohlakalo; bakhawula ububi, bazale ubutshinga.
5 Baqandusela amaqanda erhamba, baluka izindlu zesigcawu. Lowo udla amaqanda abo uya kufa; elinyathelweyo liqandulelwa inyushu.
6 Imisonto yabo ayiyi kuba yingubo, nemisebenzi yabo ayiyi kubagubungela. Izenzo zabo zizenzo zobutshinga; ukusebenza ngogonyamelo kusezandleni zabo.
7 Iinyawo zabo zigidimela ebubini, zikhawuleze ukuya kuphalaza igazi elimsulwa; iingcinga zabo ziingcinga zobutshinga; emendweni wabo kukubhuqa nokwaphula.
8 Abayazi indlela yoxolo, okusesikweni akukho emikhondweni yabo; bazijikajikile iindlela zabo; bonke abanyathela kuzo abalwazi uxolo.
9 Ngenxa yoko kukude kuthi okusesikweni, nobulungisa abufikeleli kuthi. Sithembe ukukhanya, nanku ke kumnyama; sithembe ukuba kube mhlophe, sihamba esithokothokweni.
10 Siya phuthaphutha njengeemfama eludongeni; siyaphuthaphutha njengabangenamehlo; sikhubeka emini enkulu ngathi kungongcwalazi; phakathi kwabaxhamla ubomi, ngathi thina singabafileyo.
11 Siyavungama njengebhere sonke siphela; sidumzela sidumzele njengamavukuthu; sithemba okusesikweni, kungabikho; sithemba usindiso, lube kude kuthi.
12 Kuba zininzi izikreqo zethu phambi kwakho, nezono zethu ziyangqina ngathi; kuba izikreqo zethu zinathi, nobugwenxa bethu siyabazi:
13 ukukreqa kuYehova, nokumkhanyela, nokubuya umva kuThixo wethu, ukuthetha okucudisayo, okutyekisayo, ukukhawula nokuphimisela ngentliziyo amazwi obuxoki.
14 Okusesikweni kubuyiswe umva, nobulungisa bumi kude; ngokuba inyaniso ikhubekile endaweni yembutho, akunakungena okuthe gca.
15 Yesuka yasweleka inyaniso, nocezayo ebubini wazibhunyulisa. Wabona ke uYehova, kwakubi emehlweni akhe, ukuba kungekho okusesikweni.
16 Wabona ukuba akukho mntu, wamangaliswa ukuba kungekho mthandazeli; yaza yamsindisela ingalo yakhe, nobulungisa bakhe bona bamxhasa.
17 Wanxiba ubulungisa ngokwengubo yentsimbi, wanxiba isigcina-ntloko sosindiso entloko; ukwambatha wambatha iingubo zempindezelo, wazithi wambu ngekhwele, kwanga kungengubo yokwaleka.
18 Ngokwempatho yabo leyo uya kubuyekeza ngokoko, ubushushu kubabandezeli bakhe, kwaimpatho yabo kwabaziintshaba zakhe; kwiziqithi uya kubuyekeza kwaimpatho yazo.
19 Baya kuloyika igama likaYehova entshonalanga, baboyike ubuqaqawuli bakhe empumalanga; kuba uya kuza njengomlambo oxineneyo, obalekiswa ngumoya kaYehova;
20 eze engumkhululi weZiyon, wababuyayo elukreqweni kwaYakobi; utsho uYehova.
21 Mna ke nguwo lo umnqophiso wam nabo, utsho uYehova; uMoya wam ophezu kwakho, nelizwi lam endilibeke emlonyeni wakho, aliyi kusuka emlonyeni wakho, nasemlonyeni wembewu yakho, nasemlonyeni wembewu yembewu yakho, utsho uYehova, kuthabathele kweli xesha kude kuse ephakadeni.

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Fundisa Abantwana Bakho
Ngaba Ukhe Uzive Ulilolo Kwaye Usoyika?
ABANTU abaninzi namhlanje baziva bengamalolo; bavakalelwa kukuba akukho mntu ubakhathaleleyo. Nabantu abakhulileyo badla ngokuvakalelwa ngale ndlela. Kodwa abantwana abaninzi namhlanje, kwanabo bakhonza uThixo nabo baziva bengamalolo kwaye bayoyika. Ngaba uyasazi isizathu?— *
Oku kunokubangelwa zizinto ezininzi. Makhe sithethe ngendoda eyayiphila kudala—phantse kwiminyaka eliwaka ngaphambi kokuba azalwe uYesu. Igama layo yayinguEliya. Wayephila xa abantu abaninzi kwaSirayeli babephambukile ekukhonzeni uThixo oyinyaniso uYehova. Inkoliso yaqalisa ukunqula uthixo wobuxoki uBhahali. UEliya wathi: “Ndim kuphela oseleyo.” Ucinga ukuba nyhani yayinguEliya kuphela owayekhonza uYehova?—
Nangona uEliya wayengazi, abantu abaninzi kwaSirayeli babesamnqula uThixo wenyaniso. Kodwa babezifihlile. Babesoyika. Ngaba uyazi ukuba kwakutheni?—
UAhabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wayengamkhonzi uYehova; wayenqula uBhahali uthixo wobuxoki womfazi wakhe ongendawo, uIzebhele. Yena noAhabhi bebefuna abo babekhonza uYehova baze bababulale, ngokukodwa uEliya. Yiloo nto eyabangela ukuba uEliya asabe. Wabaleka umgama ongangeekhilomitha eziphantse zibe ngama-483, ukuya kwintlango yaseHorebhe, ekwabizwa ngokuba yintaba yeSinayi eBhayibhileni. Kuloo ntaba kumakhulu eminyaka ngaphambi kwexesha likaEliya uYehova wanika abantu bakhe iMithetho Elishumi neminye iMithetho yakhe. UEliya wazifihla emqolombeni eHorebhe. Ngaba ucinga ukuba uEliya wayefanele oyike?—
IBhayibhile ibonisa ukuba ngaphambilana uYehova wayesebenzise uEliya ukuze enze imimangaliso. UYehova wakha waphendula umthandazo kaEliya wokuba athobe umlilo ezulwini ukuze utye umbingelelo. Ngaloo ndlela uYehova wabonisa ukuba wayenguThixo wenyaniso kungekhona uBhahali. Ngoxa wayesekulo mqolomba uEliya, uYehova wathetha naye.
Wabuza uYehova: “Uyintoni na apha?” UEliya wamphendula wathi: ‘Ndim kuphela oseleyo kubanquli bakho.’ UYehova wamluleka ngobubele uEliya esithi: ‘kusekho abantu abangamawaka asixhenxe andikhonzayo.’ UYehova wayalela uEliya ukuba abuyele, kuba unomsebenzi omninzi afuna awenze.
Ucinga ukuba yintoni esinokuyifunda kumzekelo kaEliya?— Sifunda ukuba nabo bakhonza uYehova bakhe boyike ngamaxesha athile. Sonke abaselula nabakhulileyo kufuneka sicele uncedo kuYehova. IBhayibhile ithembisa ukuba: “Usondele uYehova kubo bonke abo bambizayo.”
Kukho esinye isifundo: Sokuba kuyo yonke indawo sinabazalwana noodade abamthandayo uYehova nabasithandayo. IBhayibhile ithi: “Behlelwa kwaziimbandezelo ezifanayo nabazalwana [bethu] bonke ehlabathini.” Akukuvuyisi na ukwazi ukuba asisedwanga?—
Funda eBhayibhileni yakho
^ isiqe. 3 Ukuba ufundisa umntwana, isikhewu senzelwe ukuba umvumele aphendule.


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I-Selenium yinkqubo yokuvavanya ngokuzenzekelayo yezixhobo zewebhu ezisetyenziselwa ezahlukeneyo iiplani kunye nezikhangeli. I-Selenium inikeza iziseko ze-W3C WebDriver iinkcazo, isixhobo sokuqhagamshelana esilungelelanisiweyo kunye neziphequluli zewebhu. Le software iqukethe iilayibrari ezahlukahlukeneyo kunye nezixhobo ezenza i-web browser ishintshwe.
Isofthiwe yeSelenium igxininisa kwisicelo esisisiseko se-web ukususa idatha kwiphepha lewebhu. Le software iqukethe isofthiwe esekelwe ukudibana ye-web scraping iinkcukacha. Isofthiwe yeSelenium inezixhobo ezine eziyinhloko zokuqwalasela.
I-WebDriver
I-Selenium WebDriver yenzelwe ukunikezela nge-programming interface. Ukuba usebenza ekutshitsheni iphepha lewebhu eliguqukayo, iSelenium-WebDriver liyinxalenye yokuqwalasela. Esi sixhobo sisekela ukukhutshwa kwedatha kwiwebhu kumaphepha ewebhu apho umxholo ungatshintsha ngaphandle kokuphinda ulayishe kwakhona iphepha.
I-WebDriver inikezela isiKhokelo soLungiselelo lweNkqubo yoCwangciso lweSicelo (API) esixhasayo into esinikela ngenkxaso ephakamileyo yokuhlolwa kwewebhu kunye nokukhangela. Isixhobo sisebenza ngokufaka iifowuni kwisiphequluli esebenzisa inkxaso jikelele ngokuzenzekelayo.
Igridi yeSelenium
Igridi yeSelenium isetyenziswe ngokubanzi ekusasazeni iicatshulwa ngaphezu komshini omnye. Ngamazwi alula, i-Selenium Grid ikuvumela ukuba usebenze iimvavanyo zakho kumashishini ahlukeneyo ahlukeneyo ngokubhekiselele kwisiphequluli esinye. Igridi ikuvumela ukuba usebenze ukukhangela kwimeko yendawo yokuhambisa.
Ixesha liyinto ebalulekileyo xa ifika kwi-web scraping. Akuzange kube lula ukuchoboza iphepha lewebhu elinamandla. Gweba eli phepha ngokukhawulezisa imisebenzi yakho. Unokwenza oku ngokuqhuba iimvavanyo ezininzi ngexesha elinye. Into efanelekileyo malunga nokusebenzisa iSelenium yinyaniso yokuba ungasebenzisa igridi ye-browser efanayo, inguqulelo, kwaye uthayiphe.
ISeleum Control Remote Control (RC)
Ngaba usebenza ngokukhangela abapheqululwazi abaneJavaScript? I-Selenium Remote Control yi sixhobo sokuqwalasela. Esi sixhobo sikuvumela ukuba ubhale iimvavanyo zezicelo ezizenzekelayo kwiilwimi zakho ezikhethiweyo.
I-Selenium yoPhuhliso oluHlangeneyo (i-IDE)
I-ID ye-Selenium i-script esebenza njenge-Firefox isandiso esivumela ukuba uhlele, irekhodi,. Kubaqalayo, iiRekhodi ze-IDE ze-Selenium kunye nemidlalo yokusebenzisana ekupheleni komsebenzisi kunye nomshicileli we-Firefox.
isofthiwe yeSelenium iyahambelana nePython 2 kunye nePython 3. Ukuba usebenza ekuqulunqeni umqhubi we-intanethi, uya kufuna ama-32 kunye nama-64-bit-compilers cross and Visual Studio 2008.Ukuqhelanisa neRuby 2 yinto encedisiweyo.
Ukukhangela amaphepha ewebhu kunye neSelenium
NgeSelenium, ungasebenzisa ngokufanelekileyo iifom zewebhu zeJavaScript. Faka i-WebDriver kumatshini wakho uze ufumane ifom usebenzisa i-XPath. Ukusebenzisa iSelenium, khetha ukhetho olukhethiweyo ngokuchofoza imenyu ehlayo kwaye unike isiphequluli sakho imizuzu ethile ukuyilayisha ngaphambi kokucofa kwinto elandelayo.
Ikhasi lakho elijoliswe kuyo liza kubonisa idatha echongwe emva kokuba zonke iifom zizaliswe ngokufanelekileyo. Amanye amaphepha ewebhu athatha ixesha ngaphambi kokulayisha umxholo. Ukuqhawula olu hlobo lwekhasi, udibanise kuzo zonke iinketho zakho zokuhlahlela, ezifumaneka phantsi kweefom zewebhu ezithile. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuba isofthiwe yeSelenium iyahambelana ne-Windows Operating System, i-Mac OS kunye ne-Linux. Nciphisa iwebhu yakho iphepha lokucoca nge software yeSelenium.


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Chapter 10
1 Kwathi emveni kokuba njalo, wafa ukumkani woonyana baka-Amon; wangukumkani uHanun, unyana wakhe, esikhundleni sakhe.
2 Wathi ke uDavide, Mandimenzele inceba uHanun, unyana kaNahashe, njengokuba noyise wandenzelayo inceba. Wathumela uDavide ngesandla sabakhonzi bakhe ukumkhuza ngaye uyise. Beza ke abakhonzi bakaDavide ezweni loonyana baka-Amon.
3 Bathi abathetheli boonyana baka-Amon kuHanun inkosi yabo, Ucinga ukuba uDavide uzukisa uyihlo na emehlweni akho, ngokuba ethume abakhuzi kuwe? UDavide akabathumele na abakhonzi bakhe kuwe ukuze awugocagoce umzi, awuhlole, awubhukuqe?
4 Wabathabatha ke uHanun abakhonzi bakaDavide, wabaguya elinye icala leendevu zabo, wazicanda phakathi iingubo zabo ezinde, wada waya kuma ngemisekela, wabandulula ke.
5 Waxelelwa uDavide; wathuma izigidimi zokubakhawulela; ngokuba amadoda lawo abehlaziswe kunene. Wathi ukumkani, Hlalani eYeriko, zide zihlume iindevu zenu, nandule ukubuya.
6 Babona oonyana baka-Amon ukuba bazinukisile kuDavide, bathumela ke oonyana baka-Amon, baqesha kuma-Aram aseBhete-rehobhi, nakuma-Aram aseTsobha, amashumi amabini amawaka angumqikela; nakukumkani waseMahaka iwaka lamadoda; nakumadoda aseTobhi ishumi elinamabini lamawaka amadoda.
7 Weva uDavide; wathuma uYowabhi enomkhosi wonke wamagorha.
8 Baphuma oonyana baka-Amon, bakha izintlu zokulwa ekungeneni kwesango; ama-Aram aseTsobha, nawaseRehobhi, namadoda aseTobhi, nawaseMahaka aba wodwa endle.
9 Wabona uYowabhi ukuba imfazwe ibheke kuye, ngaphambili nangasemva, wanyula emadodeni onke ahleliweyo kwaSirayeli, wakha uluhlu malunga nama-Aram.
10 Abanye abantu wabanikela esandleni sika-Abhishayi, umninawa wakhe, wabakha baluluhlu malunga noonyana baka-Amon.
11 Wathi, Ukuba ama-Aram athe andeyisa, wondisiza; ukuba bathe oonyana baka-Amon bakoyisa, ndoza kukusiza.
12 Yomelela, somelele ngenxa yabantu bakowethu, nangenxa yemizi yoThixo wethu; uYehova enze oko kulungileyo emehlweni akhe.
13 Weza uYowabhi nabantu ababenaye, walwa nama-Aram; asaba ebusweni bakhe.
14 Babona oonyana baka-Amon ukuba asabile ama-Aram, basaba nabo ebusweni buka-Abhishayi, bangena ekhaya. Wabuya ke uYowabhi koonyana baka-Amon, weza eYerusalem.
15 Abona ama-Aram ukuba agxothiwe phambi kwamaSirayeli, ahlanganisana ndawonye.
16 Wathumela uHadadezere, wawarhola ama-Aram abephesheya koMlambo, eza eHelam; uShobhaki, umthetheli womkhosi kaHadadezere, ephambi kwawo.
17 Kwaxelwa kuDavide; wahlanganisa amaSirayeli onke, wayiwela iYordan, waya eHelam. Akha izintlu ama-Aram malunga noDavide, alwa naye.
18 Asaba ama-Aram ebusweni bamaSirayeli. UDavide wabulala kuma-Aram amakhulu asixhenxe abeenqwelo zokulwa, namashumi amane amawaka abamahashe. Waxabela noShobhaki, umthetheli womkhosi wawo, wafela khona.
19 Bonke ookumkani abakhonza uHadadezere babona ukuba bagxothiwe phambi kwamaSirayeli, baxolelana namaSirayeli, bawakhonza. Oyika ke ama-Aram ukuba sabasiza oonyana baka-Amon.


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1:1 UPawulos, umkhonzi kaYesu Kristu, umpostile owabizwayo, wahlulelwa ukuvakalisa iindaba ezilungileyo zikaThixo,
1:2 awazidingayo ngenxa engaphambili ngabo abaprofeti bakhe ezibhalweni ezingcwele,
1:3 ebhekisele kuNyana wakhe, owazalwa engowembewu kaDavide ngokwenyama,
1:4 owamiswayo ukuba unguNyana kaThixo, enamandla, ngokomoya wobungcwele, ngokuvuka kwabafileyo, uYesu Kristu ke, iNkosi yethu;
1:5 esathi ngaye samkela ubabalo nobupostile, ukuze ngenxa yegama lakhe kubekho ukulululamela ukholo phakathi kwazo zonke iintlanga;
1:6 eniphakathi kwazo nani, babiziweyo bakaYesu Kristu:
1:7 ubhalela bonke abaseRoma, abaziintanda zikaThixo, abangcwele ababiziweyo, esithi, Makube lubabalo kuni, noxolo oluvela kuThixo uBawo wethu, neNkosi uYesu Kristu.
1:8 Kuqala ke, ndiyabulela kuThixo wam ngoYesu Kristu ngenxa yenu nonke, kuba ukholo lwenu luxelwa ehlabathini liphela.
1:9 Kuba ulingqina lam uThixo, endimkhonzayo ngomoya wam kwiindaba ezilungileyo zoNyana wakhe, okokuba andiyeki ukunikhankanya;
1:10 ndihlala ndikhunga emithandazweni yam, ukuba ndingade ngoku ndibe nempumelelo, ndize kuni nangakuphi, ngako ukuthanda kukaThixo.
1:11 Kuba ndilangazelela ukunibona, ukuze ndinabele sibabalo sithile sisesomoya, ukuze nizimaseke;
1:12 oko ke kukuze ndivuseleleke nam phakathi kwenu, ngalo ukholo olukuthi sobabini, ngolwenu kwanangolwam.
1:13 Andithandi ke ukuba ningazi, bazalwana, ukuba kufuthi ndizimisela entliziyweni yam ukuza kuni (ndathintelwa kwada kwanamhla), ukuze ndibe nasiqhamo sithile naphakathi kwenu, kwanjengaphakathi kwezinye iintlanga.
1:14 KumaGrike kwanakumabharbhari, kwizilumko kwanakwabaswele ukuqonda, ndimelwe kukushumayela.
1:15 Ngokunjalo okukokwam ndingxamele ukuzishumayela iindaba ezilungileyo nakuni baseRoma.
1:16 Kuba andinazintloni ngazo iindaba ezilungileyo zikaKristu; kuba zingamandla kaThixo okusindisa bonke abakholwayo, umYuda kuqala, kwanomGrike.
1:17 Kuba ngazo kutyhilwa ubulungisa bukaThixo, buphuma elukholweni buse elukholweni, njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Olilungisa ke uya kudla ubomi ngokokholo.
1:18 Kuba ityhilekile ingqumbo kaThixo ivela emazulwini, ichase konke ukungahloneli Thixo, nentswela-bulungisa yabantu, abayithintelayo inyaniso ngokuswela ukulungisa.
1:19 Ngokokuba oko kwazekayo ngoThixo kuyabonakala ngaphakathi kwabo; kuba uThixo wakubonakalalisa kubo.
1:20 Kuba kwasekudalweni kwehlabathi, iindawo zakhe ezibe zingenakubonwa zibonwa kakuhle, ziqondeke, ngezinto ezenziweyo, kwa-amandla akhe angunaphakade, nobuThixo bakhe, ukuze bangabi nakuziphendulela.
1:21 Ngokokuba bathe, bemazi uThixo, abamzukisa ngokoThixo, ababulela kuye; basuka bazizinto ezingento ezicamangweni zabo, yaza intliziyo yabo engenakuqonda yenziwa yamnyama;
1:22 bathi besiba bazizilumko, besuka baba ziziyatha;
1:23 baza ubuqaqawuli bukaThixo ongenakonakala babananisela intsobi yomfanekiselo womntu onokonakala, noweentaka, nowezinto ezizitho zine, nowezinambuzane.
1:24 Kungoko athe, besezinkanukweni zeentliziyo zabo, uThixo wabanikela nokubanikela ekungcoleni, ukuba bahlazisane ngemizimba, yabo.
1:25 bona bananisele ubuxoki inyaniso kaThixo, basihlonela basikhonza isidalwa, begqitha kuMdali, ongowokubongwa kuse kuwo amaphakade. Amen.
1:26 Ngenxa yoko, uThixo wabanikela ekuthabathekeni okulihlazo; kuba namankazana abo umsebenzi wasemvelweni awananisela okunxamnye nemvelo;
1:27 kwaza kwangokunjalo ke namadoda, ewushiya umsebenzi wenkazana wasemvelweni, avutha ngokukhanukana kwawo, amadoda esenza kumadoda okuziintloni, ezamkelela umbuyekezo wokulahleka kwawo, abemelwe ke nguwo.
1:28 Njengokuba ke bekumangele ukuhlala bemazi kakuhle uThixo, uThixo wabanikela engqiqweni engacikidekileyo, ukuba benze izinto ezingafanelekileyo;
1:29 bezele yiyo yonke intswela-bulungisa, okungendawo, ukubawa, ulunya; bezele ngumona, kukubulala, ziinkani, yinkohliso, bubumenemene;
1:30 abasebezi, abahlebi, abathiyekileyo kuThixo, abasileyo, abanekratshi, abaqhankqalazi, abacebi bezinto ezimbi, abangabevayo abazali,
1:31 abangenakuqonda, abaphuli beminqophiso, abangenabubele, abangenatarhu, abangenanceba;
1:32 bona bathi, besazi kakuhle isimiselo sikaThixo, sokuba abo bazenzayo izinto ezinjalo bafanelwe kukufa, banganeli kukuzenza, basuka bathakazelele nabo bazenzayo.
2:1 Kungoko ndithi, Akunakuziphendulela, mntundini ugwebayo, nokuba ungubani; kuba ngokugweba omnye, uzigweba kwawena; kuba wena ugwebayo wenza kwaezo zinto.
2:2 Siyazi ke ukuba isigwebo sikaThixo siwa ngokwenyaniso phezu kwabo bazenzayo izinto ezinjalo.
2:3 Ucinga na ke, mntundini ugweba abo bazenzayo izinto ezinjalo, ube usenza kwazona nawe, ukuthi, uya kusisaba na wena isigwebo sikaThixo?
2:4 Okanye uyabudela na ubutyebi bobubele bakhe, nonyamezelo, nokuzeka kade umsindo; ungazi ukuba ububele bukaThixo bukusa enguqukweni?
2:5 Ke uthi, ngokuba lukhuni kwakho, nentliziyo yakho engenanguquko, uziqwebele ingqumbo, ngemini yengqumbo nokutyhilwa komgwebo onobulungisa kaThixo;
2:6 oya kuvuza ulowo nalowo ngokwemisebenzi yakhe:
2:7 abo bathi ngokomonde emsebenzini olungileyo bafune uzuko nembeko nokungonakali, abavuze ngobomi obungunaphakade;
2:8 ke kwabo beyelenqe, bangayithambeliyo inyaniso, basuke bathambele intswela-bulungisa, kuya kubakho umsindo nengqumbo,
2:9 imbandezelo noxinaniso emphefumlweni wabantu bonke abasebenza okubi, kowomYuda ukuqala, kwanakowomGrike;
2:10 kubekho uzuko ke, nembeko, noxolo, kubantu bonke abasebenza okulungileyo, kumYuda ukuqala, kwanakumGrike.
2:11 Kuba kuThixo akukho kukhetha buso.
2:12 Kuba bonke abonileyo bengenamthetho, baya kutshabalala ngokunjalo bengenamthetho; nabo bonke abonileyo benomthetho, baya kugwetywa ngomthetho;
2:13 kuba asingabanela ukuba ngabaphulaphuli bawo umthetho, abangamalungisa kuThixo; ngabenzi bawo umthetho abaya kugwetyelwa.
2:14 Kuba xa abeentlanga bathi, bengenamthetho, benze ngemvelo okomthetho, abo, bengenamthetho nje, bangumthetho kubo ngokwabo:
2:15 bona bawubonakalalisayo umsebenzi womthetho, ubhalwe ezintliziyweni zabo, sibe isazela sabo singqinelana nawo, zibe izicamango zabo zimangalelana, ziphathe kuziphendulela.
2:16 Kuya kuba njalo mhlenikweni uThixo aya kuzigweba izinto ezifihlakeleyo zabantu, ngokweendaba zam ezilungileyo ngoYesu Kristu.
2:17 Uyabona, wena unegama lokuba ungumYuda, wayame ngomthetho; uqhayisa ngoThixo;
2:18 uyakwazi ukuthanda kwakhe; uzicikida izinto ezahlukeneyo, uwutyelwe umthetho;
2:19 kananjalo wena ukholose ngokuthi uNokeli weemfama, ulukhanyiselo lwabo basebumnyameni,
2:20 umluleki wabaswele ukuqonda, umfundisi weentsana, onesimilo sokwazi nesenyaniso emthethweni.
2:21 Ndithi, wena ke umfundisayo omnye, akuzifundisi? Wena ke uvakalisa ukuthi, makungebiwa, uyeba?
2:22 Wena ke uthi, makungakrexezwa, uyakrexeza? Wena ke ukruqukileyo zizithixo, uphanga iitempile?
2:23 Wena ke uqhayisa ngomthetho, uyamhlazisa uThixo ngokugqitha umthetho?
2:24 Kuba igama likaThixo linyeliswa ngenxa yenu phakathi kwazo iintlanga, njengoko kubhaliweyo.
2:25 Kuba ulwaluko luyanceda okunene, ukuba uyawenza umthetho; kodwa ukuba ungumgqithi womthetho, ulwaluko lwakho lusuke lwaba kukungaluki.
2:26 Ngoko ke, ukuba ongalukileyo uthi azigcine izimiselo zomthetho, akuyi kuthi na ukungaluki kwakhe kubalelwe ekuthini kukwaluka?
2:27 Kuthi ukungaluki, oko kwasemvelweni, ngokuwuzalisa umthetho, kukugwebe wena ungumgqithi-mthetho, noko unesibhalo nolwaluko?
2:28 Kuba umYuda asingulowo unguye ngokwangaphandle, nolwaluko asilulo olo lwangaphandle enyameni;
2:29 umYuda ngulowo wasemfihlekweni, nolwaluko lolwentliziyo ngomoya, kungengantetho: yena ukudunyiswa kwakhe kungaphumi bantwini, kuphuma kuThixo.
3:1 Ugqithisele ngantoni na ngoko umYuda kwabanye? Kunceda ntoni na ukwaluka?
3:2 Kukhulu, ngeendlela zonke. Kuba ke, ukuqala, baphathiswa izihlabo zikaThixo.
3:3 Kuyini na khona, ukuba abathile abakholwanga? Ukungakholwa kwabo kokuphuthisa na ukuthembeka kukaThixo?
3:4 Nakanye! UThixo yena makabe nenyaniso, bonke abantu ke babe ngamaxoki; njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Ukuze ube nokugwetyelwa emazwini akho, Weyise ekumangalelweni kwakho.
3:5 Ke ukuba ukuswela-kulungisa kwethu kuqondakalisa ubulungisa bukaThixo, sothini na? Uswele ukulungisa na uThixo, lo uhlisa umsindo wakhe? (Ndithetha ngokomntu.)
3:6 Nakanye! Oko ubengathini na uThixo ukuligweba ihlabathi?
3:7 Ke ukuba inyaniso kaThixo iphuphumele ekuthini azukiswe ngobuxoki bam, ndisagwetywa ngani na mna ngokomoni?
3:8 Yini na ukuba singabi sesisithi (ngoko ke sinyeliswayo, ngoko ke abathile bathi, sithi thina), Masenze okubi, ukuze kuvele okulungileyo? abakugwetywa kuyeleleyo.
3:9 Kuthiweni na ke? Sinomkhusane na? Hayi, unakanye! Kuba besesiwamisele ityala amaYuda kwanamaGrike, lokuba baphantsi kwesono bonke;
3:10 njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Akukho lungisa, hayi, nalinye;
3:11 Akukho uqondayo; Akukho umfunisisayo uThixo!
3:12 Bonke baphambukile; bephelele, abancedi lutho; Akukho wenza okulungileyo; akukho nokude abe mnye.
3:13 Lingcwaba elivulekileyo umqala wabo, Ngeelwimi zabo bamana ukukhohlisa. Ubuhlungu bamaphimpi buphantsi kwemilebe yomlomo wabo.
3:14 Abamlomo uzele kukuqalekisa nobukrakra.
3:15 Iinyawo zabo zinamendu okuphalaza igazi;
3:16 Lityumtyum neentsizi ezindleleni zabo;
3:17 Nendlela yoxolo abayazanga.
3:18 Akukho koyika Thixo phambi kwamehlo abo.
3:19 Siyazi ke ukuba izinto zonke ozithethayo umthetho, uzithetha kwabaphantsi komthetho; ukuze imilomo yonke ivingcwe, nehlabathi lonke libe netyala kuThixo.
3:20 Ngokokuba, ngokwasemisebenzini yomthetho, akuyi kugwetyelwa nyama emehlweni akhe; kuba isono saziwe ngokubakho komthetho.
3:21 Ngoku ke kubonakaliswe ubulungisa bukaThixo, kungekho mthetho, bungqinelwa nguwo umthetho nabaprofeti;
3:22 ubulungisa ke bukaThixo, obungokukholwa kuYesu Kristu, bube bobabo bonke, buphezu kwabo bonke abakholwayo;
3:23 kuba akukho kwahluka; kuba bonile bonke, basilelela eluzukweni lukaThixo;
3:24 begwetyelwe ngesisa lubabalo lwakhe ngako ukukhululwa ngentlawulelo ekuYesu Kristu;
3:25 athe uThixo wammisa, ukuba abe sisicamagushelo ngegazi lakhe, ngako ukukholwa, ukuze bubonakalaliswe ubulungisa bakhe ngenxa yokuyekelelwa kwezono ezibe zenziwe ngenxa engaphambili, ekunyamezeleni kukaThixo;
3:26 ukuze bubonakalaliswe ubulungisa bakhe ngeli xesha lakalokunje, ukuze abe lilungisa, kwanomgwebeli walowo waselukholweni lukaYesu.
3:27 Luphi na ngoko uqhayiso? Luvalelwe ngaphandle. Ngamthetho mni na? Ngowemisebenzi na? Hayi! Ngomthetho wokholo.
3:28 Ngoko ke sigqiba kwelithi, umntu ugwetyelwa ngokholo, kungekho misebenzi yamthetho.
3:29 Kanene uThixo ungowamaYuda odwa na? Akanguye na noweentlanga? Ewe, ngoweentlanga nazo;
3:30 ekubeni emnye uThixo, oya kugwebela abolwaluko ngokwaselukholweni, nabangengabolwaluko ngalo ukholo.
3:31 Umthetho ngoko siyawuphuthisa na ngalo ukholo? Nakanye! Siyawumisa wona umthetho.
4:1 Yintoni na ngoko esiya kuthi, uAbraham, ubawo wethu, ufumene yona ngokwenyama?
4:2 Kuba uAbraham, ukuba wayegwetyelwe ngokwasemisebenzini, ange eneqhayiya; akanalo ke phambi koThixo.
4:3 Kuba sithini na isibhalo? Sithi ke, Wakholwa uAbraham kuThixo, kwaza oko kwabalelwa kuye ebulungiseni.
4:4 Ke kaloku, kulowo usebenzayo, umvuzo awubalelwa ngokwaselubabalweni; ubalelwa ngokwasekubangweni.
4:5 Ke kulowo ungasebenziyo, uthi akholwe kuye omgwebelayo lowo ungahloneli Thixo, ukholo lwakhe lubalelwa ebulungiseni;
4:6 kwanjengokuba noDavide eluncoma uyolo lwaloo mntu, uThixo ambalela ubulungisa kungekho misebenzi,
4:7 esithi, Banoyolo abazigqitho zixolelweyo, Abazono zigutyungelweyo;
4:8 Inoyolo indoda eya kuthi iNkosi ingakhe ibalele sono kuyo.
4:9 Olo luyolo ngoko lunconywayo lulolwabolwaluko bodwa na? Asilulo olwabo bangebolwaluko nabo na? Kuba sithi, kuAbraham ukholo lwabalelwa ebulungiseni.
4:10 Lwathiwani na ke ngoko ukubalelwa kuye? Esekwalukeni, esekungalukini, sini na? Engekhona ekwalukeni; esekungalukini.
4:11 Waza wamkela umqondiso wolwaluko, waba litywina lokuqinisa ubulungisa bokholo abenalo esekungalukini: ukuba abe nguyise wabo bonke abakholwayo besekungalukini, ukuze ubulungisa bubalelwe nakubo;
4:12 nokuthi abe nguyise wabalukileyo, abanganele ukuba ngabalukileyo nje kodwa; abathi phezu koko bahambe emkhondweni wokholo lobawo wethu uAbraham, abenalo esekungalukini.
4:13 Kuba ukumbeka ngedinga uAbraham, nokuba yimbewu yakhe, lokuba yindlalifa yalo ihlabathi, bekungengamthetho; bekungobulungisa bokholo.
4:14 Kuba abo basemthethweni, ukuba ngabo iindlalifa, ukholo lungaba lwenziwe into engento, nedinga lingaba liphuthisiwe;
4:15 kuba umthetho usebenza ingqumbo. Ke apho kungekho mthetho, akukho sigqitho.
4:16 Ngenxa yoku, ilifa lelaselukholweni; ukuze libe ngokobabalo; ukuze idinga liqiniseke kuyo yonke imbewu; lingabi kweyasemthethweni yodwa, libe nakweyaselukholweni luka-Abraham, ongubawo wethu sonke
4:17 (njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Ndikumisile ukuba ube nguyise weentlanga ezininzi), phambi koThixo awakholwayo kuye, obadlisa ubomi abafileyo, azibize izinto ezingekhoyo, zinge zikho.
4:18 Owakholwayo ngethemba, kungekho nethemba eli, ukuze abe nguyise weentlanga ezininzi, ngokoko kwathethwayo: Iya kuba njalo imbewu yakho.
4:19 Wathi, engebuthathaka nje ngokholo, akondela emzimbeni wakhe, obuselufile (emayela ekhulwini leminyaka ezelwe), kwanokufa kwesizalo sikaSara;
4:20 owathi, ngokusingisele kwidinga likaThixo, akathandabuza ngokungakholwa; wesuka womelela ngokholo, ezukisa uThixo,
4:21 eqinisekile ukuba oko akumise ngedinga, unako nokukwenza.
4:22 Kungoko kwabalelwa nokubalelwa ebulungiseni kuye.
4:23 Ke kaloku, ukuba kwabalelwa kuye, akubhalwanga ngenxa yakhe yedwa;
4:24 kwabhalwa nangenxa yethu, thina kwakuza kubalelwa kuthi, thina bakholwayo kulowo wamvusayo uYesu iNkosi yethu kwabafileyo;
4:25 owanikelwa ngenxa yeziphoso zethu, waza wabuya wavuswa ngenxa yokugwetyelwa kwethu.
5:1 Ngoko, sigwetyelwe nje ngokwaselukholweni, sinoxolo kuThixo ngayo iNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu;
5:2 esaba nako ngaye ukuthi singene ngokholo kolu lubabalo simiyo kulo, siqhayise ngokuthemba uzuko lukaThixo.
5:3 Asikukuphela ke oko; sizingca nangeembandezelo ezi, sisazi ukuba imbandezelo isebenza unyamezelo;
5:4 unyamezelo ke lusebenza ukucikideka; ukucikideka ke kusebenza ithemba;
5:5 ithemba ke alidanisi, ngokuba uthando lukaThixo luthululelwe ezintliziyweni zethu ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, esamnikwayo.
5:6 Kuba uKristu uthe, sakubon ukuba sisengama-athalala, wabafela ngexesha elimisiweyo abangahloneli Thixo.
5:7 Kuba kungangenkankulu ukuthi ubani afele ilungisa; kuba uthi mhlawumbi ubani abe nobuganga bokumfela olungileyo;
5:8 ke yena uThixo uqondakalisa okwakhe ukusithanda ngokuthi, sakubon ukuba sisengaboni, uKristu asifele.
5:9 Kokukhona sigwetyelwe nje ngegazi lakhe, siya kusindiswa ngaye kuyo ingqumbo.
5:10 Kuba xa sithe, besiziintshaba nje, saxolelaniswa noThixo ngako ukufa koNyana wakhe: kokhona, sixolelanisiwe nje, siya kusindiswa ngobomi bakhe.
5:11 Asikukuphela ke oko; singabazingca nokuzingca nangaye uThixo, ngayo iNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, esamkele ngayo kalokunje uxolelaniso olo.
5:12 Ngenxa yoko, njengokuba isono sangena ngamntu mnye ehlabathini, kwangena ke ukufa ngaso isono; kwaza ngokunjalo ukufa kwabatyhutyha abantu bonke, ekubeni bonke bonayo;
5:13 kuba kude kwakho umthetho, kukho isono ehlabathini, sibe ke isono singabalelwa mntwini kungekho mthetho.
5:14 Ukufa ke kwalawula, kuthabathela kuAdam kwezisa kuMoses, nakwabo bangonanga ngokufana nesigqitho sika-Adam, oyintsobi yalowo ubeza kubakho.
5:15 Sisuke isiphoso asaba njengoko sinjalo sona isibabalo. Kuba, xa abaninzi aba bafa sisiphoso salowo mnye, kokukhona ubabalo lukaThixo, nesipho esingobabalo olu lwalo mntu mnye, uYesu Kristu, saphuphumela kubo abaninzi aba.
5:16 Kanjalo sona isipho asinjengokuba kwaba njalo ngalowo mnye wonayo. Kuba okunene isigwebo seza ngenxa yalowo mnye, sesa ekugwetyweni; ke sona isibabalo seza ngenxa yeziphoso ezininzi, sesa ekugwetyelweni.
5:17 Kuba, xa kwathi ngesiphoso salowo mnye ukufa kwalawula ngalowo mnye, kokukhona baya kuthi aba bakwamkelayo ukuphuphuma kobabalo, noko kuphiwa ubulungisa, babe nokulawula ebomini ngaye lo umnye, uYesu Kristu.
5:18 Ngoko ke, njengokuba kwathi ngasiphoso sinye kwabakho ukugwetywa kwabo bonke abantu, ngokunjalo kothi nangesenzo esinye sobulungisa, kubekho ukugwetyelwa ubomi kubo bonke abantu.
5:19 Kuba njengokuba kwathi, ngokungeva komntu omnye lowo, abaninzi benziwa aboni, ngokunjalo kuya kuthi, nangokuva komnye lo, abaninzi benziwe amalungisa.
5:20 Ke kaloku umthetho wangena nawo, ukuze isiphoso sande; ke apho sandayo isono, lwaphuphuma ngakumbi ubabalo;
5:21 ukuze, njengokuba isono saba nokulawula ngokufa, ngokunjalo nobabalo lube nokulawula ngobulungisa, luse ebomini obungunaphakade, ngaye uYesu Kristu, iNkosi yethu.
6:1 Masithini na ngoko? Masihlale sihleli na esonweni, ukuze ubabalo lwande?
6:2 Nakanye! Thina safayo nje kwisono, singathini na ukuba sahlala kuso?
6:3 Anazi na ukuba thina sonke, sabhaptizelwayo kuKristu Yesu, sabhaptizelwa ekufeni kwakhe?
6:4 Ngoko ke sangcwatywa naye ngokubhaptizelwa ekufeni; ukuze, njengokuba uKristu wavuswayo kwabafileyo ngalo uzuko loYise, sithi ngokunjalo nathi sihambe sinobomi obutsha.
6:5 Kuba xa similiselwe kuye ngentsobi yokufa kwakhe, somiliselwa kuye nangeyokuvuka kwakhe;
6:6 sikwazi nje oku, ukuba umntu wethu omdala wabethelelwa emnqamlezweni kunye naye, ukuze umzimba wesono uphuthiswe, size singabi sasikhonza isono;
6:7 kuba owafayo ugwetyelwe, wakhululwa kuso isono.
6:8 Ukuba ke safa kunye noKristu, siyakholwa ukuba sodla ubomi kwakunye naye;
6:9 sisazi ukuba uKristu, evusiwe nje kwabafileyo, akabi safa; ukufa akusamphathi ngabukhosi.
6:10 Kuba ukufa awakufayo, wakufa kwisono kwaba kanye; ubomi ke abudlayo, ubudlela kuThixo.
6:11 Ngokunjalo nani zibaleleni ekuthini, ningabafileyo okunene kwisono; kodwa ningabadla ubomi kuThixo, nikuKristu Yesu, iNkosi yethu.
6:12 Ngoko isono masingalawuli emzimbeni wenu onokufa, ukuze nisilulamele ngokwenza iinkanuko zawo.
6:13 Kanjalo amalungu enu maningawanikeli kuso isono, ukuba abe ziintonga zentswela-bulungisa; manizinikele ngokwenu kuThixo, ngokwabaphile babengabafileyo, niwanikele kuThixo amalungu enu, ukuba abe ziintonga zobulungisa.
6:14 Kuba isono asiyi kuniphatha ngabukhosi; kuba aniphantsi komthetho, niphantsi kobabalo.
6:15 Kuthiweni na ngoko? Sone na, kuba singephantsi kwamthetho, siphantsi kobabalo? Nakanye!
6:16 Anazi na ukuba lowo nizinikela kuye ukuba ngabakhonzi bokumlulamela, ningabakhonzi ngoku kulowo nimlulamelayo: nokokuba ningabesono, nisingise ekufeni, nokokuba ningabolulamo, nisingise ebulungiseni?
6:17 Makubulelwe ke kuThixo, ukuba nithe, beningabakhonzi besono, nawululamela ngokwentliziyo umfuziselo wemfundiso enanikelwayo kuwo;
6:18 nathi, nakuba nikhululwe ke kuso isono, nakhonziswa kubo ubulungisa.
6:19 Ndithetha ngokwabantu, ngenxa yobulwelwe benyama yenu; kuba, njengoko nawanikelayo amalungu enu ukuba abe ngabakhonzi bako ukungcola nokuchasa umthetho, ukuba nichase umthetho: ngokunjalo kalokunje, wanikeleni amalungu enu ukuba abe ngabakhonzi kubo ubulungisa, ukuba ningcwaliseke.
6:20 Kuba, oko nibe ningabakhonzi besono, beningabakhululekileyo kubo ubulungisa.
6:21 Naye ninasiqhamo sini na ke ngelo xesha, ngezi zinto nineentloni ngazo ngoku? Kuba isiphelo sazo kukufa.
6:22 Kaloku ke, nikhululwe nje kuso isono, naza nakhonziswa kuThixo, ninaso isiqhamo senu sokuba ningcwaliseke; isiphelo ke sibe bubomi obungunaphakade.
6:23 Kuba umvuzo wesono kukufa; ke sona isibabalo sikaThixo bubomi obungunaphakade, kuKristu Yesu iNkosi yethu.
7:1 Anazi na, bazalwana (kuba ndithetha kwabawaziyo umthetho), ukuba umthetho umphatha ngobukhosi umntu ngexesha lonke adla ubomi ngalo?
7:2 Kuba umfazi owendileyo, ubotshiwe ngumthetho kwindoda yakhe, lo gama idla ubomi; ukuba ke ithe yafa indoda, ukhululekile kuwo umthetho ombophe endodeni.
7:3 Ngoko ke, ukuba uthe waba kuyimbi indoda, yakubon ukuba indoda yakhe isadla ubomi, kothiwa ngumkrexezikazi. Ke ukuba ithe yafa indoda yakhe, woba ukhululekile kuwo umthetho, ukuba angabi mkrexezikazi, ethe waba kuyimbi indoda.
7:4 Ngoko ke, bazalwana bam, nani nabulawa nafa kuwo umthetho ngawo umzimba kaKristu, ukuba nibe kuwumbi, kulowo ke wavuswa kwabafileyo, ukuze sixakathe isiqhamo kuThixo thina.
7:5 Kuba oko besikwinyama, ukuthabatheka zizono, okube kuxhokonxwa ngawo umthetho, kwakusebenza emalungwini ethu ekuxakatha isiqhamo esisa ekufeni.
7:6 Ke ngoku sikhululwe thina kuwo umthetho, safayo nje kwesasibanjwe kuko, ngokokude sikhonze sinobutsha bomoya, singakhonzi sinobudala bomthetho obhaliweyo.
7:7 Sithini na ke? Umthetho usisono na? Nakanye! Ke ngendingasazanga isono, ukuba bekungengamthetho; kuba nenkanuko ngendingayazanga, ukuba umthetho ubungatshongo ukuthi, Uze ungakhanuki.
7:8 Isono ke sizuze ithuba ngawo umthetho, sasebenza ngaphakathi kwam yonke inkanuko; kuba, kungekho mthetho, isono sifile.
7:9 Mna ke bendifudula ndiphilile, ungekho umthetho; uthe ke wakufika umthetho, sabuya saphila isono, ndafa ke mna;
7:10 waza umthetho obumiselwe ubomi, wafumaneka kum inguwona usingisa ekufeni.
7:11 Kuba isono sithe, sizuze ithuba ngawo umthetho, sandilukuhla, saza ngawo sandibulala.
7:12 Ngoko ke umyalelo okunene ungcwele; nomthetho ungcwele, unobulungisa, ulungile.
7:13 Oko ke kulungileyo kwaba kukufa na ke kum? Nakanye! Saye sisisono; ukuze sibonakale sisisono, sisebenza ukufa kum ngoko kulungileyo; ukuze isono ngawo umthetho sibe sisono ngokuncamisileyo.
7:14 Kuba siyazi ukuba umthetho ungowomoya; ke mna ndingowenyama; kuthengiswe ngam, ndaba phantsi kwesono.
7:15 Kuba oko ndikwenzayo andikwazi mna; kuba endikuthandayo, oko andikwenzi; endikuthiyayo, oko ndiyakwenza;
7:16 ukuba ke endingakuthandiyo ndenza khona oko, ndivumelana nomthetho ukuba mhle.
7:17 Ngoko ke ayisendim osebenza oko, seyisisono esi simiyo ngaphakathi kwam.
7:18 Kuba ndiyazi ukuba ngaphakathi kwam, oko kukuthi enyameni yam, akumi okulungileyo; kuba ukuthanda kukho ukubakho oku kum; ke kona ukukusebenza okuhle andikufumani.
7:19 Kuba okulungileyo endikuthandayo, andikwenzi; khona okubi, endingakuthandiyo, oko ndiyakwenza.
7:20 Ukuba ke endingakuthandiyo mna, ndenza khona oko, ayisendim okusebenzayo
7:21 oko, seyisisono esi simiyo ngaphakathi kwam.
7:22 Ndifumana ngoko lo mthetho kum, ukuba kuthi, ndifuna ukukwenza okuhle, kusuke kubekho okubi kum.
7:23 Kuba ndikholene nomthetho kaThixo ngokomntu ongaphakathi; kodwa ndibona mthetho wumbi, emalungwini am, usilwa nomthetho wengqiqo yam, undithimbela emthethweni wesono, lowo usemalungwini am.
7:24 Athi ke mna, mntu uludwayi! Azi, ngubani na oya kundihlangula kulo mzimba woku kufa?
7:25 Ndiyabulela kuThixo ngoYesu Kristu, iNkosi yethu. Ngoko ke mna ngokwam ngayo ingqiqo okunene ndikhonza umthetho kaThixo; kodwa ngayo inyama ndikhonza umthetho wesono.
8:1 Ngoko ke, ngoku akukho kugwetywa kwabakuKristu Yesu; abangahambiyo ngokwenyama, abahamba ngokoMoya.
8:2 Kuba umthetho woMoya wobomi, ndakuba kuKristu Yesu, wandikhulula emthethweni wesono nokufa.
8:3 Kuba ekukhohlweni komthetho, ekubeni uswele amandla ngayo inyama, uthe uThixo, ethume owakhe uNyana, efana nenyama elawulwa sisono, emthume ngenxa yesono, wasigweba isono esenyameni leyo;
8:4 ukuze ibango lomthetho lizaliseke kuthi, thina singahambiyo ngokwenyama; sihambayo ngokoMoya.
8:5 Kuba abo bangokwenyama banyamekela izinto zasenyameni; abo ke bangokoMoya banyamekela izinto zaseMoyeni.
8:6 Kuba ukunyameka kwenyama ikukufa; ukunyameka ke koMoya bubomi noxolo.
8:7 Ngokokuba ukunyameka kwenyama kububutshaba kuThixo; kuba umthetho kaThixo kungawululameli, kuba kungenako nokuba nako ukwenjenjalo.
8:8 Abo ke bakwinyama, abanakumkholisa uThixo.
8:9 Ke nina anikwinyama; nikuMoya, ukuba kumi okunene uMoya kaThixo ngaphakathi kwenu. Ukuba ke umntu akanaye uMoya kaKristu, akangowakhe lowo.
8:10 Ukuba ke uKristu ungaphakathi kwenu, umzimba okunene ufile ngenxa yesono; kodwa uMoya ububomi ngenxa yobulungisa.
8:11 Ukuba ke uMoya walowo wamvusayo uYesu kwabafileyo, umi ngaphakathi kwenu, yena owamvusayo uKristu kwabafileyo uya kuyenza iphile nemizimba yenu enokufa, ngaye uMoya wakhe omiyo ngaphakathi kwenu.
8:12 Ngoko ke, bazalwana, singabanetyala; kodwa kungekuyo inyama ukuze siphile ngokwenyama.
8:13 Kuba xa niphila ngokwenyama, niza kufa; ke ukuba niyazibulala ngoMoya, zife iintlondi zomzimba, nophila.
8:14 Kuba bonke abakhokelwa nguMoya kaThixo, bangoonyana bakaThixo abo.
8:15 Kuba anamkelanga moya wabukhoboka, ukuba nibuye noyike; namkele umoya wokwenziwa oonyana, esidanduluka ngawo sithi, Abha, Bawo.
8:16 UMoya ngokwakhe ungqinelana nomoya wethu, ukuba singabantwana bakaThixo.
8:17 Ukuba ke singabantwana, sikwaziindlalifa; iindlalifa zikaThixo, iindlalifa ke kunye noKristu; ukuba okunene siva ubunzima kunye naye, ukuze sizukiswe nokuzukiswa kunye naye.
8:18 Kuba ndigqiba kwelithi, iintlungu zeli xesha lakalokunje azinakulinganiswa nobuqaqawuli obu buza kutyhilwa kuthi.
8:19 Kuba ukulangazelela kwendalo kulinde ukutyhileka koonyana bakaThixo.
8:20 Kuba indalo yalulanyiselwa kokungelutho, kungengakuvuma kwayo, kungenxa yowayilulamisayo,
8:21 inethemba lokuba nendalo ngokwayo iya kukhululwa ebukhobokeni bokonakala, isingiswe enkululekweni yozuko lwabantwana bakaThixo.
8:22 Kuba siyazi ukuba yonke indalo iyancwina, inenimba kunye, unangoku.
8:23 Asiyiyo ke yodwa; sisuka nathi, banayo intlahlela yoMoya, thina aba ke ngokwethu, sincwine ngaphakathi kwethu, silinde ukwenziwa oonyana; inkululeko yomzimba wethu ke leyo.
8:24 Kuba sasindiselwa ethembeni; ke ithemba elise libonwa asithemba; kuba oko akubonayo umntu, angaba usakuthembeleni na?
8:25 Ukuba ke sithembe ukuzuza oko singakuboniyo, sikulinda kakhulu, sinomonde.
8:26 Ngokukwanjalo ke noMoya uncedisana nokuswela kwethu amandla; kuba esingakuthandazelayo ngokoko simelwe kukuthandaza ngako, asikwazi; uthi ke uMoya ngokwakhe asithethelele ngezincwino ezingathethekiyo.
8:27 Ke oziphengululayo iintliziyo uyakwazi into okuyiyo ukunyameka koMoya; ngokuba ubathethelela abangcwele ngokukaThixo.
8:28 Siyazi ke ukuba zonke izinto zisebenziselana okulungileyo kwabo bamthandayo uThixo, kwababiziweyo ngokwengqibo yakhe.
8:29 Ngokuba abo wabaziyo ngenxa engaphambili, wabamisela ngenxa engaphambili ukuba bafane nomfanekiselo woNyana wakhe, ukuze abe ngowamazibulo kubazalwana abaninzi.
8:30 Abo ke wabamisayo ngenxa engaphambili, wabuya wababiza bona; waza abo wababizayo, wabuya wabagwebela bona; abo ke wabagwebelayo, wabuya wabazukisa nokubazukisa bona.
8:31 Sithini na ke ngoko kwezi zinto? Ukuba uThixo ungakuthi, ngubani na ongasichasayo?
8:32 Lowo, gxebe, ungamconganga owakhe uNyana, wesuka wamnikela ngenxa yethu sonke, angathini na ukuba angasibabali ngazo zonke ezo zinto, ndawonye naye?
8:33 Ngubani na oya kumangalela abanyulwa bakaThixo, inguThixo nje obagwebelayo?
8:34 Ngubani na ogwebayo, inguKristu nje owafayo? ngaphezu koko ke, wabuya wavuka; ongasekunene kukaThixo, osithethelelayo?
8:35 Ngubani na oya kusahlula eluthandweni lukaKristu? Yimbandezelo na, luxinaniso na, yintshutshiso na, yindlala na, bubuze na, yingozi na, likrele na?
8:36 Njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Ngenxa yakho sibulawa imini yonke; Sibalelwe ekuthini sizizimvu zokuxhelwa.
8:37 Kanti ke kwezo zinto zonke, sisuka soyise sigqithisele, ngaye owasithandayo.
8:38 Kuba ndeyisekile kukuba nakufa, nabomi, nazithunywa zezulu, nazilawuli, naziphathamandla, nanto zikhoyo, nanto zizayo,
8:39 nabuphakamo, nabunzulu, nasinye isidalwa esisimbi, asiyi kuba nako ukusahlula thina eluthandweni lukaThixo, olukuye uKristu Yesu, iNkosi yethu.
9:1 Ndithetha inyaniso ndikuKristu, andixoki, sibe nesazela sam sindingqinela ndiseMoyeni oyiNgcwele,
9:2 ukuba ndineentlungu kakhulu, nentuthumbo enkulu engapheliyo, entliziyweni yam.
9:3 Kuba bendingade ndinqwenele ukusingelwa phantsi mna ngokwam, ndahlukaniswe naye uKristu, ngenxa yabazalwana bam, abayimizalwane yam ngokwenyama,
9:4 abangamaSirayeli bona; ekukokwabo ukwenziwa oonyana, nokuzukiswa, nokuphiwa iminqoqhiso, nokuwiswa komthetho, nenkonzo kaThixo, namadinga;
9:5 abangababo ooyise; awaphuma kubo uKristu ngokwenyama, uThixo ongophezu konke, engowokubongwa kude kube ngunaphakade. Amen.
9:6 Ke, xa nditshoyo, andithethi nto nje, ngokungathi ilizwi likaThixo liphalele. Kuba asingabo bonke abaphuma kuSirayeli abangamaSirayeli;
9:7 kananjalo abathe, ngakuba beyimbewu ka-Abraham, baba ngabantwana bonke; kusuke kwathiwa, Imbewu yakho iya kubizwa ngoIsake;
9:8 oko kukuthi, asingabantwana benyama abangabantwana bakaThixo; ngabantwana bedinga ababalelwa ekuthini bayimbewu.
9:9 Kuba lilo eli ilizwi ledinga, Ngeli xesha nyakenye ndiya kuza, waye uSara eya kuba nonyana.
9:10 Alipheli apho ke; kwathi nakuRebheka, akubon ukuba ukhawule ngamnye, ngoIsake ubawo wethu,
9:11 nakuba abantwana babengekazalwa, bengekenzi nto nelungileyo nembi, ukuze ingqibo kaThixo ngokonyulo ihlale ihleli, ingengokwasemisebenzini, ingokwalowo ubizayo:
9:12 kwathiwa kuye, Omkhulu uya kukhonza komnci;
9:13 njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, UYakobi ndamthanda, ke uEsawu ndamthiya.
9:14 Sithini na ke ngoko? Kukho ukuswela kulungisa kusini na kuye uThixo? Nakanye!
9:15 Kuba esithi kuMoses, Ndiya kuba nenceba kosukuba ndinenceba kuye, ndibe netarhu kosukuba ndinetarhu kuye.
9:16 Ngoko ke asikokothandayo, kanjalo asikokobalekayo; kokukaThixo onenceba.
9:17 Kuba isibhalo sithi kuFaro, Ndakuvelisela yona le nto, yokuba ndiwabonakalalisele kuwe amandla am, nokuthi laziswe igama lam kulo lonke ihlabathi.
9:18 Ngoko ke unenceba kwathanda ukumenzela inceba, athi ke athandayo amenze lukhuni.
9:19 Uya kuthi kum ngoko, Usasolelani na ke? Kuba ngubani na omelana necebo lakhe?
9:20 Ehla ke, mntundini! Ungubani na wena, ukuba uphendulane noThixo? Into exonxiweyo ingatsho na kumxonxi Wayo ukuthi, Yini na ukuba undenjenje ukundenza?
9:21 Khona akanagunya na umbumbi wodongwe ukwenza, ngadongwe lwambumba-nye, esinye isitya sibe sesembeko, nesinye sibe sesingesambeko?
9:22 Hi, ukuba ke uThixo, ethanda ukubonakalalisa ingqumbo yakhe, nokwazisa amandla akhe, wathwala enokuzeka kade okukhulu izitya zengqumbo, zilungiselwe intshabalalo;
9:23 ukuze abazise ubutyebi bozuko lwakhe ezityeni zenceba, abezilungisele uzuko ngenxa engaphambili;
9:24 ezi wazibizayo, kwathina aba, kungekuwo amaYuda odwa, kukwiintlanga nazo?
9:25 Njengokuba esithi nakwekaHoseya, Ndiya kubabiza abangebantu bam ngokuba ngabantu bam; Nongathandiweyo, ngokuba ngothandiweyo.
9:26 Kwakuya kuthi, apho kwabe kusithiwa kubo, Aningabantu bam nina, Babizwe apho ngokuthi, Ningoonyana bakaThixo ophilileyo.
9:27 Ke uIsaya udanduluka ngoSirayeli, esithi, Nangona inani loonyana bakaSirayeli lingangentlabathi yaselwandle, ngamasalela odwa aya kusindiswa;
9:28 kuba elifeza ilizwi, aligqibe ngobulungisa; ngokuba iNkosi iya kwenza ilizwi layo phezu komhlaba, ilifinyeze.
9:29 Kwanjengokuba uIsaya ebetshilo ngenxa engaphambili ukuthi, Ukuba iNkosi yemikhosi ibingasishiyelanga mbewu, Ngesibe saba njengeSodom, ngesibe senziwa safana neGomora.
9:30 Sithini na ke ngoko? Sithi, iintlanga ebezingasukeli bulungisa, zabubamba ubulungisa, ubulungisa ke baselukholweni;
9:31 kodwa yena uSirayeli, obesukela umthetho wobulungisa, akafikelelanga emthethweni wobulungisa.
9:32 Ngani na? Ngokuba ukusukela kwakhe kwaye kungengokwaselukholweni; kwaye kungathi kungokwasemisebenzini yomthetho. Kuba babetheka elityeni eli lokubetheka,
9:33 njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Yabona, ndibeka eZiyon ilitye lokubetheka, Iliwa lesikhubekiso; bonke abakholwayo kuye abayi kudaniswa.
10:1 Bazalwana, inkolelo yeyam intliziyo, nesikhungo sam kuye uThixo, ngenxa yamaSirayeli, sesokuba asindiswe.
10:2 Kuba ndiyabangqinela ukuba banokumzondelela uThixo, koko bengamzondeleli ngokokwazi okukuko.
10:3 Kuba bathe, bengabazi ubulungisa bukaThixo, befuna nokumisa obabo ubulungisa, ababululamela ubulungisa bukaThixo.
10:4 Kuba intsingiselo yomthetho nguKristu, ukuze abe bubulungisa kubo bonke abakholwayo.
10:5 Kuba uMoses ubulungisa basemthethweni uthi ukububhala, Umntu ozenzileyo ezi zinto uya kuphila zizo.
10:6 Ke bona obaselukholweni ubulungisa buthetha ngolu hlobo, Musa ukuthi entliziyweni yakho, Ngubani na oya kunyuka aye emazulwini ukuba ahlise uKristu?
10:7 nokuthi, Ngubani na oya kuhla aye enzonzobileni, ukuba anyuse uKristu kwabafileyo?
10:8 Buthini na ke? Buthi, Ilizwi eli likufuphi kuwe, emlonyeni wakho nasentliziyweni yakho: elo ke lilizwi lokholo, eli sivakalisa lona.
10:9 Ngokuba, xa uthe wamvuma ngomlomo wakho ukuba uyiNkosi uYesu, wakholwa ngentliziyo yakho ukuba uThixo wamvusa kwabafileyo, wosindiswa.
10:10 Kuba umntu ukholwa ngentliziyo, ukuze abe nobulungisa; avume ke ngomlomo, ukuze asindiswe.
10:11 Kuba isibhalo sithi, Bonke abakholwayo kuye abayi kudaniswa.
10:12 Kuba akukho kwahluka kwamYuda namGrike; kuba ikwayiloo Nkosi eyiNkosi yabo bonke, ibubutyebi kubo bonke abayinqulayo.
10:13 Kuba bonke abasukuba belinqula igama leNkosi bosindiswa.
10:14 Bothini na ke ukumnqula lowo bangakholwanga kuye? Bothini na ke ukukholwa kulowo bangamvanga?
10:15 Bothini na ke ukuva, kungekho mshumayeli? Bothini na ke ukushumayela, bengathunywanga? Njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Hayi, ukuba zintle kwazo iinyawo zabashumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zoxolo, zabashumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zezinto ezilungileyo!
10:16 Abazilulamelanga ke bonke iindaba ezilungileyo, kuba uIsaya uthi, Nkosi, ngubani na owakholwayo ludaba lwethu?
10:17 Ngoko ke ukholo luphuma eludabeni, udaba ke lukho ngelizwi likaThixo.
10:18 Ingaba kodwa, abevanga na? Ehla wena! Intlokoma yabo yaphuma, yaya kulo lonke ihlabathi, Namazwi abo aya eziphelweni zelimiweyo.
10:19 Ndithi, Kodwa ubengazi na uSirayeli? Ukuqala, uMoses uthi, Mna ndiya kunikhweletisa ngabangeluhlanga, Ndiya kunicaphukisa ngohlanga olungenangqondo.
10:20 Ke yena uIsaya akanqwanqwi; uthi, Ndifunyenwe ngababengandifuni, Ndaba nokubonakala kwababengandibuzi.
10:21 Ke ngokubhekisele kuSirayeli uthi, Imini yonke izandla zam ndizolulele kubantu abangevayo, abaphikayo.
11:1 Ngoko ke ndithi, UThixo ubagibile na abantu bakhe? Nakanye! Kuba nam lo ndingumSirayeli wasembewini ka-Abraham, wesizwe sikaBhenjamin.
11:2 UThixo akabagibanga bona abantu bakhe, abebazi ngenxa engaphambili. Okanye aniyazi na indawo ethetha ngoEliya esibhalweni, ukumangalela kwakhe amaSirayeli kuThixo, esithi,
11:3 Nkosi, abaprofeti bakho ababulele, nezibingelelo zakho azichithile; mna ndisele ndedwa; afuna ke ubomi bam?
11:4 Sisuka esikaThixo isihlabo sithini na kuye? Sithi, Ndizishiyele amadoda angamawaka asixhenxe, angagobanga dolo kuBhahali wona.
11:5 Ngokunjalo ke ngoko, nakweli xesha lakalokunje, kukho amasalela ngokonyulo lobabalo.
11:6 Ukuba ke kungobabalo, akusengamisebenzi; okanye ubabalo alungebi saba lubabalo.
11:7 Kuthiweni na ngoko? Kuthiwe, Khona oko akungxameleyo amaSirayeli akakufumananga; ke abanyuliweyo bakufumana, bathi ke abanye baqaqadekiswa;
11:8 njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, UThixo ubanike umoya wokuqoba, amehlo okuba bangaboni, neendlebe zokuba bangeva, kwada kwaba yimini yanamhla.
11:9 Kanjalo uDavide uthi, Isithebe sabo masibe sisibatha, nesihogo sokubambisa, Nesikhubekiso, nesiphindezelo kubo:
11:10 Makenziwe abe mnyama amehlo abo, ukuba bangaboni; Nomhlana wabo wugobe amaxa onke.
11:11 Ndithi ngoko, Bakhubeka ukuze bawe na? Nakanye! Kuthe ngesiphoso sabo, usindiso lwafika kuzo iintlanga, ukuze zibakhweletise.
11:12 Ukuba ke isiphoso sabo siba bubutyebi behlabathi, nokuncipha kwabo kuba bubutyebi beentlanga, yobeka phi na inzaliseko yabo?
11:13 Kuba ndithetha kuni, zintlanga. Ekubeni okunene mna ndingumpostile weentlanga, ndiyaluzukisa ulungiselelo lwam;
11:14 ukuba ndingade ndibakhweletise abenyama yam, ndisindise inxenye yabo.
11:15 Kuba xa ukulahlwa kwabo kuluxolelaniso lwehlabathi, koba yintoni na ukwamkelwa kwabo? Akububomi obuphuma kwabafileyo, yini na?
11:16 Ukuba ke intlahlela ingcwele, ikwanjalo nentlama; ukuba ke ingcambu ingcwele, akwanjalo namasebe.
11:17 Ke ukuba inxenye yamasebe yaxhuzulwa, wathi ke wena, ungumnquma wasendle nje, wamiliselwa phakathi kwawo, waba lidlelane nengcambu nokutyeba komnquma:
11:18 musa ukuwaqhayisela amasebe; ke ukuba uyawaqhayisela, yazi ukuba asinguwe oyithweleyo ingcambu; yingcambu ethwele wena.
11:19 Uya kuthi ngoko, Axhuzulwa amasebe, ukuze mna ndimiliselwe.
11:20 Utyaphile; axhuzulwa ngokungakholwa, ke wena umi ngokholo; musa ukukratsha, yoyika.
11:21 Kuba, xa uThixo angawaconganga awasemvelweni amasebe, lumka hleze angakucongi nawe lo.
11:22 Khawububone ke ububele nobukhali bukaThixo; ubukhali okunene kwabo bawayo; kodwa kuwe, ububele, ukuba uthe wahlala kobo bubele; okanye wogawulwa nawe lo.
11:23 Nabo ke, ukuba abathanga bahlale ekungakholweni, bomiliselwa; kuba uThixo unako ukubuya abamilisele.
11:24 Kuba wena, xa wagawulwa kumnquma ongowasendle ngokwemvelo, waza wamiliselwa ngokunxamnye nemvelo komhle umnquma: bobeka phi na aba bangamasebe ngokwemvelo, ukumiliselwa kwabo kowabo umnquma?
11:25 Kuba andithandi, bazalwana, ukuba ningayazi le mfihlelo, ukuze ningabi ziingqondi ngokwenu: le yokuba ukuqaqadeka kuwahlele amaSirayeli ngenxenye, ide ingene inzaliseko yazo iintlanga;
11:26 aze ngokunjalo ke wonke uSirayeli asindiswe, njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Uya kuvela eZiyon uMhlanguli, Akusonge kumke kwaYakobi ukungahloneli Thixo.
11:27 Nguwo ke lo umnqophiso wam nabo, Xa ndithe ndazisusa izono zabo.
11:28 Okunene ngokweendaba ezilungileyo, baziintshaba ngenxa yenu; kodwa ngokonyulo, ngabaziintanda ngenxa yoobawo.
11:29 Kuba azinabuyambo izibabalo ezi, nobizo olu lukaThixo.
11:30 Kuba, njengokuba nani benifudula ningamvi uThixo, ngoku ke nenzelwe inceba kukungeva kwabo abo;
11:31 kwangokunjalo, nabo ababanga namvo ngoku, ukuze ngokwenzelwa kwenu inceba, benzelwe nabo inceba.
11:32 Kuba uThixo ubavalele ndawonye entsweleni-kuva bonke, ukuze abenzele inceba bonke.
11:33 Hayi, ubunzulu bobutyebi nobobulumko nobokwazi kukaThixo! Asikuko nokuba ayiphengululeki imigwebo yakhe, azilandeki iindlela zakhe!
11:34 Kuba ngubani na oyazileyo ingqiqo yeNkosi? Ngubani na khona othe waba ngumcebisi wayo?
11:35 Ngubani na khona owayinikayo ngenxa engaphambili, kwaza kwabuyekezwa kuye?
11:36 Ngokuba ziphuma kuyo ke, zikho ngayo, zikholo yona, zonke ezo zinto. Malube kuyo uzuko, kude kube ngunaphakade. Amen.
12:1 Ndiyanivuselela ngoko, bazalwana, ngeemfefe zikaThixo, ukuba niyinikele imizimba yenu ibe lidini eliphilileyo, elingcwele, elikholekileyo kuThixo: inkonzo yenu ke leyo yasengqondweni.
12:2 Kanjalo ningamilisi okweli phakade; manibe kumila kumbi ngokuhlaziyeka kwengqiqo yenu, ukuze nikucikide into okuyiyo ukuthanda kukaThixo okulungileyo, okukholekileyo, okuzalisekileyo.
12:3 Kuba ngalo ubabalo endababalwa ngalo, ndithi kubo bonke abaphakathi kwenu, mabangazicingeli ngaphezu koko bamelwe kukuzicingela ngako; mabazicingele ingcinga ephilileyo, njengoko uThixo abele ulowo nalowo umlinganiso wokholo.
12:4 Kuba, kwanjengokuba sinamalungu amaninzi mzimbeni mnye, abe ke onke amalungu la engenamsebenzi mnye, ngokunjalo thina aba, sibaninzi nje, simzimba mnye kuKristu, sonke ke ngabanye singamalungu omnye elomnye.
12:5 Sinezibabalo nje ke ezahlukahlukileyo, ngokobabalo esababalwa ngalo,
12:6 nokuba sinokuprofeta, masiprofete ngokomlinganiselo wokholo;
12:7 nokuba sinobulungiseleli, masihlale ebulungiselelini obo; nokuba ngofundisayo, makahlale emfundisweni leyo;
12:8 nokuba ngovuselelayo, makahlale ekuvuseleleni oko; owabayo makabe engenakumbi; owongamelayo, makongame enyamekile; owenza inceba makayenze inceba echwayithile.
12:9 Uthando malungabi naluhanahaniso; kuthiyeni okungendawo, namathelani kokulungileyo.
12:10 Mayela nothando olu lobuzalwana, ndithi, yenzelanani ububele; mayela nembeko leyo, phangelanani;
12:11 mayela nokunyameka oko, musani ukunqena; mayela nomoya lo, vuthani;
12:12 mayela neNkosi le, khonzani; mayela nethemba, vuyani; mayela nembandezelo, nyamezelani; mayela nomthandazo, zingisani;
12:13 mayela neentswelo zabangcwele, yibani nobudlelane; ukubuka iindwendwe kusukeleni.
12:14 Basikeleleni abanitshutshisayo; sikelelani, ningaqalekisi.
12:15 Vuyani nabavuyayo, nilile nabalilayo.
12:16 Cingelanani nto-nye; musani ukucinga izinto eziphakamileyo, tsalelani kwezithobekileyo. Musani ukuba ziingqondi ngokwenu.
12:17 Ningabuyekezi ububi ngobubi nakubani. Khathalelani okuhle emehlweni abantu bonke.
12:18 Ukuba kunokwenzeka, okukokwenu nina, hlalani ninoxolo nabantu bonke.
12:19 Musani ukuziphindezelela, zintanda; yikhweleleni ingqumbo; kuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Impindezelo yeyam, kuya kubuyekeza mna, itsho iNkosi.
12:20 Ngoko ke, ukuba utshaba lwakho lulambile, luphe ludle; ukuba lunxaniwe, luseze; kuba ngokwenjenjalo ke, woba ufumba amalahle omlilo phezu kwentloko yalo.
12:21 Musa ukweyiswa bububi; boyise ububi ngokulungileyo.
13:1 Yonke imiphefumlo mayiwalulamele amagunya awongamileyo. Kuba akukho gunya lingelilo elivela kuThixo; amagunya ke akhoyo amiswe nguThixo.
13:2 Ngoko ke olichasayo igunya, umelene nommiselo kaThixo; abo ke bameleneyo nawo, baya kuziguqulela ukugwetywa.
13:3 Kuba abaphathi aba asingabokoyikwa kwimisebenzi elungileyo, ngabokoyikwa kwemibi. Unga akungeloyiki na ke igunya? Yenza okulungileyo, wodunyiswa kwalilo;
13:4 kuba lingumlungiseleli kaThixo, wokuba kulungele wena. Ke, ukuba usuka wenze okubi, yoyika; kuba alifumane laliphatha ikrele, kuba lingumlungiseleli kaThixo, umphindezeli ngengqumbo kowenza okubi.
13:5 Kungoko ndithi, kufuneka ukulilulamela, ningakwenzi oko ngenxa yengqumbo yodwa, nikwenze nangenxa yesazela.
13:6 Kuba kukwangenxa yoko eninikela irhafu; kuba ngababusi bakaThixo, bezingisa ukusebenza loo nto.
13:7 Ngoko bonke banikeni okubafaneleyo; mnikeni irhafu ofanelwe yirhafu, unikelo ofanelwe lunikelo, ukoyika ofanelwe kukoyikwa, imbeko ofanelwe yimbeko.
13:8 Musani ukuba natyala lanto mntwini, lingelilo elokuthandana; kuba omthandayo omnye uzalise umthetho.
13:9 Kuba oku kuthi, Uze ungakrexezi, uze ungabulali, uze ungebi, uze ungangqini buxoki, uze ungakhanuki, nokuba kukho wumbi umthetho, uhlanganiselwe kweli lizwi lokuthi, Uze umthande ummelwane wakho ngoko uzithanda ngako.
13:10 Uthando alusebenzi bubi kuye ummelwane; ngoko uthando luyinzaliseko yomthetho.
13:11 Ke oko masikwenze, silazi nje ixesha eli, ukuba lilixa lokuba ngoku sivuke ebuthongweni; kuba ngoku usindiso lukufuphi kuthi, kunokuya saqalayo ukukholwa.
13:12 Ubusuku buhambile, ukusa ke kusondele. Masiyilahle ngoko imisebenzi yobumnyama, sixhobe iintonga zokukhanya.
13:13 Masihambe sizibekile ngokwasemini; kungabi sezindywaleni nasekunxileni; kungabi sekuphimiseni naseburheletyweni; kungabi sezinkanini nasemoneni.
13:14 Yambathani ke iNkosi uYesu Kristu; ize ukwazalelela inyama ningakwenzeli ukukhwezelela iinkanuko zayo.
14:1 Lowo ke uswele amandla elukholweni, mamkeleni, kodwa ke kungabi ngokucalula zicamango.
14:2 Omnye okunene uyakholwa ukuba angazidla izinto zonke; kodwa yena oswele amandla udla imifuno yodwa.
14:3 Lowo udlayo, makangamenzi into engeyakonto ongadliyo; nalowo ungadliyo, makangamgwebi odlayo; kuba uThixo umamkele.
14:4 Ungubani na wena ugweba isicaka somnye? Ukuma kwaso, nokuba kukuwa kwaso, kusenkosini yaso. Siya kuma ke; kuba uThixo unako ukusimisa.
14:5 Omnye okunene ubeka umhla othile kunomnye umhla, wumbi ke ubeka imihla yonke. Elowo nalowo makaqiniseke kweyakhe ingqiqo.
14:6 Lowo uwunyamekelayo umhla, uwunyamekelela iNkosi; nalowo ungawunyamekeliyo umhla, engawunyamekeli nje, wenzela iNkosi; lowo udlayo, udlela iNkosi, kuba ebulela kuThixo; nalowo ungadliyo, engadli nje, wenzela iNkosi, abe ebulela kuThixo.
14:7 Kuba akukho namnye kuthi uzidlelayo ubomi, akukho namnye uzifelayo.
14:8 Kuba nokuba sithi sidle ubomi, sibudlela iNkosi; nokuba sithi sife, sifela iNkosi. Ngoko ke, nokuba sithi sidle ubomi, nokuba sithi sife, singabeNkosi.
14:9 Kuba uKristu wafa, wabuya wavuka, wabuya wadla ubomi, ngenxa yoku, ukuze aphathe ubukhosi kwabafileyo, kwanakwabaphilileyo.
14:10 Ke wena, yini na ukuba umgwebe umzalwana wakho? Hi wena, yini na ukuba umenze into engeyakonto umzalwana wakho? Kuba thina siya kuma sonke phambi kwesihlalo sokugweba sikaKristu.
14:11 Kuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Ndihleli nje mna, itsho iNkosi, aya kugoba kum onke amadolo, Zidumise uThixo zonke iilwimi.
14:12 Ngoko ke elowo kuthi uya kuziphendulela kuThixo.
14:13 Masingabi sagwebana ngoko; kanye yithini ukugweba, makungabekwa siwiso, nasikhubekiso, phambi komzalwana.
14:14 Ndiyazi, ndeyisekile, ndiseNkosini uYesu nje, ukuba akukho nto iyinqambi ngokwayo; kodwa ke kuye obalela into ekuthini iyinqambi, kulowo iyinqambi.
14:15 Ukuba ke umzalwana wakho wenziwa buhlungu ngenxa yokusuka udle, akusahambi ngokothando. Musa ukumtshabalalisa ngokudla kwakho, yena lowo uKristu wamfelayo.
14:16 Ngoko okulungileyo kwenu makunganyeliswa.
14:17 Kuba ubukumkani bukaThixo abukukudla nakusela; bubulungisa noxolo novuyo kuMoya oyiNgcwele.
14:18 Kuba omkhonzayo uKristu kwezo zinto, ukholekile kakuhle kuye uThixo; ucikidekile nakubo abantu.
14:19 Ngoko ke masisukele izinto zoxolo, nezinto zokwakhana.
14:20 Musa ukuthi, ngenxa yokudla, uwuchithe umsebenzi kaThixo. Okunene, konke kuhlambulukile; kodwa ke kubi kuloo mntu uthi ngokudla akhubekise.
14:21 Kuhle ukuba ungadli nyama, ungaseli wayini, ungenzi nto angabetheka kuyo umzalwana wakho, akhubeke kuyo, aswele amandla okuzigcina.
14:22 Wena unokholo na? Hlala nalo emehlweni kaThixo. Unoyolo lowo ungazigwebiyo kuloo nto ayicikidileyo.
14:23 Ke lowo uthandabuzayo, ukuba uthe wadla, uselegwetyiwe, kuba engadli ngokwaselukholweni; konke ke okungekokwaselukholweni kusisono.
15:1 Thina ke bomeleleyo sifanele ukukuthwala ukuswela amandla kwabangomeleleyo, singazikholisi.
15:2 Masithi sonke ngabanye simkholise ummelwane kokumlungeleyo, ukuze akheke.
15:3 Kuba naye uKristu akazikholisanga; wathi, njengokuba kubhaliwe, Iingcikivo zabakungcikivayo zawa phezu kwam.
15:4 Kuba izinto zonke ezabhalwayo ngenxa engaphambili, zaye zibhalelwa okwethu ukufundiswa, ukuze sithi ngalo unyamezelo novuselelo lwezibhalo sibe nalo ithemba.
15:5 Wanga ke uThixo wonyamezelo novuselelo anganinika ukucinga nto-nye phakathi kwenu, ngokukaKristu Yesu;
15:6 ukuze nithi, nimxhelo mnye, engamlomo mnye uThixo, uYise weNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.
15:7 Kungoko ndithi, Yamkelanani, njengokuba naye uKristu wasamkelayo, ukuba kuzukiswe uThixo.
15:8 Ke kaloku ndithi, uYesu Kristu waba ngumlungiseleli wolwaluko ngenxa yenyaniso kaThixo, ukuze aqiniseke amadinga akhe koobawo;
15:9 zithi ke iintlanga zimzukise uThixo ngenxa yenceba yakhe, njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Ngenxa yoko, ndiya kukudumisa phakathi kweentlanga, Ndilibethele uhadi igama lakho.
15:10 Kananjalo athi, Yibani nemihlali, zintlanga, ndawonye nabantu bakhe.
15:11 Kananjalo, Yidumiseni iNkosi, nonke nina zintlanga, Niyibonge, nonke nina bantu.
15:12 Kananjalo uIsaya uthi, Liya kubakho iHlumelo likaYese; Uya kuvela oya kulawula iintlanga; Ziya kuthembela kuye iintlanga.
15:13 Wanga ke uThixo wethemba elo anganizalisa ngalo lonke uvuyo noxolo ekukholweni, ukuze niphuphume ithemba ngamandla oMoya oyiNgcwele.
15:14 Ke kaloku, bazalwana bam, ndeyisekile nam ngokwam, mayelana nani, kukuba nani ngokwenu nizele nazaliswa kukulunga, nizele kuko konke ukwazi, ninako nokululekana.
15:15 Kodwa ke ndibhalile kuni ngobuganga obukhulu kwezinye iindawo, bazalwana, ngokophindayo ukunikhumbuza ngenxa yobabalo awandibabala ngalo uThixo,
15:16 ukuze ndibe ngobusela iintlanga kuYesu Kristu, osebenza ububingeleli ngazo iindaba ezilungileyo zikaThixo, ukuze ukusondezwa kweentlanga kwamkeleke kakuhle, kungcwalisiwe ngoMoya oyiNgcwele.
15:17 Ngoko ndiyazingca, ndikuKristu Yesu, ngezinto ezilunge kuThixo.
15:18 Kuba mna andiyi kuba nabuganga bakuthetha nto ngezinto angazisebenzanga uKristu ngam, ukuze zimlulamele iintlanga, ngelizwi ke nangomsebenzi, ngamandla emiqondiso nezimanga,
15:19 ngamandla oMoya kaThixo; endide ndathi, ndithabathela eYerusalem, ndajikelezisa, ndezisa kwelaseIliriko, ndazizalisa iindaba ezilungileyo zikaKristu.
15:20 Ndenjenjalo ke ukuzondelela ukushumayela iindaba ezilungileyo; kungekhona apho uKristu wakhankanywayo, ukuze ndingakhi phezu kwesiseko somnye;
15:21 kube njengokuba kubhaliwe, kwathiwa, Abo bangabikelwanga nto ngaye, baya kubona; Nabo bangevanga nto, baya kuqonda.
15:22 Kungoko ndabanjezelwayo nokubanjezelwa futhi, ukuba ndingafiki kuni.
15:23 Ngoku ke ndingasenandawo nje kule mimandla, ndineminyaka ke emininzi ndilangazelela ukuza kuni,
15:24 xa ndihambela kwelaseSpani, ndoza kuni; kuba ndithemba ukunibona xa ndicandayo kuni, nokuphelekelelwa nini ukuya khona, ukuba ndithe kuqala ndakha ndadlelana nani ngokwaneleyo.
15:25 Kalokunje ke ndisinga eYerusalem, ndisiya kulungiselela abangcwele.
15:26 Kuba kwakholeka kwabelaseMakedoni nabelaseAkaya, ukuba badlelane namahlwempu abo bangcwele baseYerusalem ngokuwupha okuthile.
15:27 Ndithi kwakholeka kubo, kuba kakade banetyala kubo. Kuba iintlanga, xa zadlelanayo nabo ngezinto zabo ezizezomoya, zifanele ukubabusela ngezizezenyama.
15:28 Ngoko, ndakuba ndikufinyezile oko, ndasinqabisela kubo eso siqhamo, ndobuya ngani ukuya kwelaseSpani.
15:29 Ndiyazi ke ukuba ndothi, ndakuza kuni, ndize ndinentsikelelo ezalisekileyo yeendaba ezilungileyo zikaKristu.
15:30 Ke kaloku ndiyanivuselela, bazalwana, ngayo iNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, nangalo uthando loMoya, ukuba nizame kunye nam ekundithandazeleni kuye uThixo,
15:31 ukuze ndihlangulwe kwabaziingqola kwelakwaYuda, nokuze ulungiselelo lwam olusinga eYerusalem lube nokwamkeleka kakuhle kubo abangcwele,
15:32 ukuze ndize kuni ndinovuyo, ngokuthanda kukaThixo, siphumzane.
15:33 UThixo ke woxolo makabe nani nonke. Amen.
16:1 Ke kaloku ndimyaleza kuni uFibhi, udade wethu, ongumlungiseleli webandla eliseKenkreya;
16:2 ukuze nimamkele ngokwaseNkosini, ngokufanele abangcwele, nimncede emcimbini asukuba enifunela wona; kuba naye ubengumongi wabaninzi, nowam lo.
16:3 Bulisani kuPrisila noAkwila, abasebenzisi bam abakuKristu Yesu;
16:4 bona bathi, ngenxa yobomi bam, bazibeka emgoqweni ezabo iintamo, ekungabuleli mna ndedwa kubo, ekubulela nawo onke amabandla azo iintlanga.
16:5 Bulisani nakwibandla elisendlwini yabo. Bulisani kuPeneto intanda yam, oyintlahlela yelaseAkaya kuKristu.
16:6 Bulisani kuMariya, yena wabulalekayo kakhulu ngenxa yenu.
16:7 Bulisani kuAndroniko noYuniya, imizalwane yam nabathinjwa ndawonye nam, bona badumileyo phakathi kwabapostile, kanjalo baba kuKristu ngaphambi kwam.
16:8 Bulisani kuAmpliya, intanda yam ngokwaseNkosini.
16:9 Bulisani ku-Urbhano, umncedisi wethu kuKristu, noStaki intanda yam.
16:10 Bulisani kuApele ocikidekileyo kuKristu. Bulisani kwabakwa-Aristobhulo.
16:11 Bulisani kuHerodiyo, umzalwane wam. Bulisani kwabakwaNarkiso abaseNkosini.
16:12 Bulisani kuTrifena noTrifosa, abo babulalekayo emsebenzini weNkosi. Bulisani kuPersi, intanda, yena wabulalekayo kakhulu emsebenzini weNkosi.
16:13 Bulisani kuRufo onyuliweyo waseNkosini, nonina, uma.
16:14 Bulisani kuAsinkrito, kuFilego, kuHerme, kuPatrobha, kuHerma, nabazalwana abanabo.
16:15 Bulisani kuFilologo, noYuliya, kuNere, nodade wabo, no-Olimpa, nabo bonke abo bangcwele banabo.
16:16 Bulisanani ngolwango olungcwele. Ayanibulisa amabandla kaKristu.
16:17 Ke kaloku ndiyaniyala, bazalwana, balumkeleni abo benza iimbambaniso nezikhubekiso, ezinxamnye nemfundiso enayifundayo nina, niphambuke kubo.
16:18 Kuba abanjalo abakhonzi yona iNkosi yethu uKristu, bakhonza esabo isisu; baze, ngamazwi anencasa nalalanisayo, balukuhle iintliziyo zabangazani nabubi.
16:19 Kuba ukululama kwenu kuye kwafika kubo bonke. Ndiyavuya ngoko ngani; ndinga ke ningaba ngabalumkileyo okunene kokulungileyo; kodwa nibe ngabangenabuqhinga kokubi.
16:20 UThixo ke woxolo uya kumtyumza uSathana kamsinya phantsi kweenyawo zenu. Ubabalo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu malube nani.
16:21 Bayanibulisa ooTimoti, osebenza nam, noLukiyo, noYason, noSosipatro, imizalwane yam.
16:22 Ndiyanibulisa ngokwaseNkosini, mna Tertiyo, uyibhalileyo le ncwadi.
16:23 Uyanibulisa uGayo, esilundwendwe lwakhe, mna nebandla liphela. Uyanibulisa uErasto, igosa lomzi, noKwarto umzalwana.
16:24 Ubabalo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu malube nani nonke. Amen.
16:25 Ke kaloku, kuye onako ukunizimasa ngokweendaba zam ezilungileyo, novakaliso lukaYesu Kristu, ngokokutyhilwa kwemfihlelo ebifihliwe kwasephakadeni, ebonakalalisiweyo ke ngoku,
16:26 eyaziswayo kanjalo ngezibhalo zabaprofeti ngokommiselo kaThixo ongunaphakade, ukuba kubekho ukulululamela ukholo, kuzo zonke iintlanga:
16:27 kuThixo olumke yedwa, ngaye uYesu Kristu, malubekho uzuko kude kube ngunaphakade. Amen.


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Chapter 9
1 Ke kaloku ngenyanga yeshumi elinesibini (yinyanga enguAdare ke leyo), ngomhla weshumi elinesithathu kuyo, ekwakuthe kwafika ukwenziwa kwelizwi lokumkani nomthetho wakhe, ngomhla ebezilindele iintshaba zamaYuda ukuwaphatha ngegunya, kwaguqulwa oko, amaYuda aba ngawo aziphatha iintshaba zawo ngegunya.
2 Abizelana ndawonye amaYuda emizini yawo, emazweni onke kakumkani uAhaswerosi, ukuba abase isandla abo babefuna ukuwenza okubi; akwema mntu ebusweni bawo, ngokuba izizwe zonke zafikelwa kukunkwantya.
3 Bonke abathetheli bamazwe, neerhuluneli, namabamba, nabasebenzi bokumkani, bawanceda amaYuda; ngokuba babengenelwe kukoyika uMordekayi.
4 Kuba uMordekayi ebemkhulu endlwini yokumkani, udaba lwakhe lwaya emazweni onke; kuba indoda leyo inguMordekayi yaya iba nkulu ngokuba nkulu.
5 Azoyisa ke amaYuda ezo ntshaba zawo zonke ngekrele, nangokubulala, nangokutshabalalisa, enza ngokuzithandela kwabo babewathiyile.
6 EShushan komkhulu amaYuda abulala, atshabalalisa, amakhulu amahlanu amadoda.
7 UParshandata, noDalefon, noAspata,
8 noPorata, noAdaliya, noAridata,
9 noParmashta, noArisayi, noAridayi, noVayezata,
10 oonyana abalishumi bakaHaman unyana kaHamedata, umbandezeli wamaYuda, ababulala; ke amaxhoba akawachukumisanga.
11 Ngaloo mini inani lababulawelwa eShushan komkhulu laziswa phambi kokumkani.
12 Wathi ukumkani kuEstere ukumkanikazi, EShushan komkhulu amaYuda abulele atshabalalisa amakhulu amahlanu amadoda, noonyana abalishumi bakaHaman; kwamanye amazwe okumkani kobeka phi na? Ucela ntoni na? woyinikwa; usafuna ntoni na? woyenzelwa.
13 Wathi uEstere, Ukuba kuthe kwalunga kukumkani, makanikwe amaYuda aseShushan nangomso ukwenza ngokomthetho wale mini; noonyana abalishumi bakaHaman mabaxhonywe emthini.
14 Wathi ukumkani, Makwenjiwe njalo. Kwawiswa ke umthetho eShushan, kwaxhonywa oonyana abalishumi bakaHaman.
15 Abizelana ndawonye amaYuda aseShushan nangomhla weshumi elinesine wenyanga enguAdare, abulala eShushan amakhulu amathathu amadoda; amaxhoba akawachukumisanga.
16 Ke namanye amaYuda abesemazweni okumkani abizelana ndawonye, akhusela ubomi bawo, aphumla ezintshabeni zawo, abulala kwabo babewathiyile amashumi asixhenxe anesihlanu amawaka; amaxhoba akawachukumisanga.
17 Kwenzeka oku ngomhla weshumi elinesithathu wenyanga enguAdare; aphumla ngomhla weshumi elinesine kuyo, awenza umhla wesidlo nowokuvuya.
18 Ke amaYuda aseShushan abizelana ndawonye ngomhla weshumi elinesithathu kuyo, nangomhla weshumi elinesine kuyo, aphumla ngomhla weshumi elinesihlanu kuyo, awenza umhla wesidlo nowokuvuya.
19 Ngenxa yoko amaYuda asemaphandleni, abehlala emizini esemaphandleni, awenza umhla weshumi elinesine wenyanga enguAdare, ukuba ube ngowovuyo nowesidlo, umhla wokuchwayitha nowokuthumelana izabelo.
20 UMordekayi wazibhala ezo nto, wathumela iincwadi kumaYuda onke, abesemazweni onke kakumkani uAhaswerosi, akufuphi kwanakude;
21 ewamisela ukuba awugcine umhla weshumi elinesine wenyanga enguAdare, nomhla weshumi elinesihlanu kuyo, iminyaka ngeminyaka yonke,
22 njengokuba iyimihla awaphumla ngayo amaYuda ezintshabeni zawo; iyinyanga esaguqulwa ngawo isingqala saba luvuyo, isijwili saba ngumhla wokuchwayitha; ayenze yona ibe yimihla yesidlo, nomvuyo, neyokuthumelana izabelo, neyokupha amahlwempu izipho.
23 Aza amaYuda azimisela ukwenza njengoko abeqalile, nanjengoko uMordekayi ebewabhalele;
24 ngokuba uHaman unyana kaHamedata, umAgagi, umbandezeli wamaYuda onke, wayewacingele ukuwatshabalalisa amaYuda, wawisa iPuri (iqashiso ke elo), ukuba awadubadube, awatshabalalise.
25 Ekufikeni kwaloo nto phambi kokumkani, wathi ngencwadi mayibuyiselwe entlokweni yakhe ingcinga yakhe embi, abeyicingele amaYuda, bamxhome yena noonyana bakhe emthini.
26 Ngenxa yoko bathi loo mihla yiPuri, beyibiza ngegama leqashiso. Ngenxa yoko, ngenxa yamazwi onke aloo ncwadi, nangenxa yawakubonayo kuloo nto, nangenxa yawahlelwa kukho,
27 amaYuda akumisa, akuthabathela kuwo, nakwimbewu yawo, nakubo bonke abathelela kuwo, ngokuze kungatshitshi, ukuthi ayimise loo mihla yomibini ngokwesibhalo esibhalwe ngayo, nangokumiswa kwexesha layo, iminyaka ngeminyaka yonke;
28 ikhunjulwe loo mihla, yenziwe kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana zonke, kwimizalwane ngemizalwane, kumazwe ngamazwe, kwimizi ngemizi; ingatshitshi loo mihla yePuri phakathi kwamaYuda, ukukhunjulwa kwayo kungapheli embewini yawo.
29 Babhala ke ooEstere ukumkanikazi, intombi ka-Abhihayili, noMordekayi umYuda, bamisa ngokuqinileyo konke, le ncwadi yesibini yePuri.
30 Wathumela iincwadi kumaYuda onke, emazweni alikhulu elinamanci mabini anesixhenxe obukumkani buka-Ahaswerosi, amazwi oxolo nenyaniso,
31 okumisa loo mihla yePuri ngamaxesha ayo amisiweyo, ngoko bamisa ngako ooMordekayi umYuda noEstere ukumkanikazi, nangoko amaYuda azimisela ngako okwawo, nembewu yawo, amazwi okuzila ukudla nokukhala kwawo.
32 Ilizwi likaEstere lazimisa izinto zaloo Puri, labhalwa encwadini.


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Chapter 18
1 Ke uYehoshafati ube enobutyebi nozuko ngokukhulu, wazekelana noAhabhi.
2 Wehla ekupheleni kweminyaka ethile, waya kuAhabhi kwaSamari. UAhabhi wamxhelela impahla emfutshane neenkomo ezininzi, waxhelela nabantu abenabo, wamcenga ukuba anyuke naye aye eRamoti yaseGiliyadi.
3 Wathi uAhabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kuYehoshafati ukumkani wakwaYuda, Wohamba na nam, siye kulwa neRamoti yaseGiliyadi? Wathi kuye, Ndinjengawe, abantu bam banjengabantu bakho; soya nawe ekulweni.
4 Wathi uYehoshafati kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, Khawubuzise elanamhla ilizwi likaYehova.
5 Wabahlanganisa ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli abaprofeti, amakhulu amane amadoda, wathi kubo, Siye kulwana neRamoti yaseGiliyadi, ndiyeke, kusini na? Bathi, Nyuka, uThixo woyinikela esandleni sokumkani.
6 Wathi uYehoshafati, Akusekho mprofeti kaYehova na apha, sibuzise kuye?
7 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kuYehoshafati, Kusekho indoda enye esingabuzisa ngayo kuYehova, ke mna ndiyithiyile; ngokuba ayiprofeti okulungileyo ngam, iprofeta okubi imihla yayo yonke; nguMikaya, unyana kaImla. Wathi uYehoshafati, Makangatsho ukumkani.
8 Waza ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wabiza umbusi, wathi, Khawulezisa uMikaya unyana kaImla, eze apha.
9 Ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli noYehoshafati ukumkani wakwaYuda babehleli elowo etroneni yakhe, bambethe iingubo zabo, behleli ebaleni, ekungeneni esangweni lakwaSamari; bonke abaprofeti beprofeta phambi kwabo.
10 Ke uZedekiya, unyana kaKenahana, wazenzela iimpondo zesinyithi, wathi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Uya kuwangqula ngazo ezi ama-Aram, ude uwagqibe.
11 Bonke abaprofeti benjenjalo ukuprofeta, besithi, Nyuka uye eRamoti yaseGiliyadi, ube nempumelelo; uYehova uya kuyinikela esandleni sokumkani.
12 Ke umthunywa obeye kubiza uMikaya, wathetha kuye esithi, Khawubone, amazwi abaprofeti athetha okuhle ngamlomo mnye kukumkani; ilizwi lakho makhe libe njengelabo, uthethe okuhle.
13 Wathi uMikaya, Ehleli nje uYehova, athe wakuthetha uThixo wam, ndothetha kona.
14 Wafika kukumkani; wathi ukumkani kuye, Mikaya, siye na eRamoti yaseGiliyadi ukuba silwe, ndiyeke, kusini na? Wathi, Nyuka ube nempumelelo; baya kunikelwa esandleni senu.
15 Wathi ukumkani kuye, Makube zizihlandlo ezingaphi na ndikufungisa, ukuba ungathethi nto kum, ingeyiyo nyaniso egameni likaYehova? Wathi yena, Ndibone amaSirayeli onke elusali ezintabeni, njengempahla emfutshane engenamalusi.
16 Wathi uYehova, Abanankosi, mababuyele elowo endlwini yakhe enoxolo.
17 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kuYehoshafati, Bendingatshongo na kuwe ukuthi, akayi kuprofeta okuhle ngam, koba kokubi?
18 Wathi yena, Ngako oko, liveni ilizwi likaYehova: Ndim bonile uYehova ehleli etroneni yakhe, umi wonke umkhosi wasemazulwini ngasekunene kwakhe nangasekhohlo kwakhe.
19 Wathi uYehova, Ngubani na oya kulukuhla uAhabhi, ukumkani wamaSirayeli, enyuke aye awe eRamoti yaseGiliyadi? Wenjenje lo ukuthetha, wenjenje lo ukuthetha.
20 Waphuma ke umoya, wema phambi koYehova, wathi, Ndomlukuhla mna.
21 Wathi uYehova kuwo, Ngantoni na? Wathi wona, Ndophuma ndiye, ndibe ngumoya wobuxoki emlonyeni wabaprofeti bakhe bonke. Wathi yena, Mlukuhle ufeze; phuma uye, wenjenjalo.
22 Uyabona kaloku uYehova ungenise umoya wobuxoki emlonyeni wabo baprofeti bakho; uYehova uthethe okubi ngawe.
23 Wesuka uZedekiya, unyana kaKenahana, wafika wambetha uMikaya esidleleni, wathi, Ugqithe ngayiphi na indlela uMoya kaYehova ukumka kum, ukuba aye kuthetha nawe?
24 Wathi uMikaya, Khangela, uya kubona ngaloo mini, uya kuza uthungele amagumbi, uzimela.
25 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, Mthabatheni uMikaya, nibuye naye, nimse kuAmoni umphathi womzi, nakuYowashe unyana wokumkani.
26 Nithi, Utsho ukumkani ukuthi, Mfakeni entolongweni lo, nimdlise isonka soxiniweyo, namanzi oxiniweyo, ndide ndibuye ndinoxolo.
27 Wathi uMikaya, Ukuba uthe wabuya wabuya unoxolo, woba uYehova akathethanga ngam. Wathi, Yivani nonke, zizwe ziphela.
28 Wenyuka ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli noYehoshafati, ukumkani wakwaYuda, baya eRamoti yaseGiliyadi.
29 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kuYehoshafati, Ndiya kuzenza mntu wumbi, ndingene ekulweni; yambatha iingubo zakho wena. Wazenza mntu wumbi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, bangena ekulweni.
30 Ke ukumkani wakwa-Aram wabawisela umthetho abathetheli beenqwelo zokulwa abenazo, wathi, Ize ningalwi nomncinane, nomkhulu; yilwani nokumkani wakwaSirayeli yedwa.
31 Kwathi, bakumbona uYehoshafati abathetheli beenqwelo zokulwa, bathi bona, Ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli; bamrhawula, beza kulwa naye. Wakhala uYehoshafati; uYehova wamnceda, uThixo wabasonga kuye.
32 Kwathi bakubona abathetheli beenqwelo zokulwa, ukuba asingukumkani wakwaSirayeli, babuya ekumsukeleni.
33 Wathi umntu watyeda isaphetha efunisela, watola ukumkani wakwaSirayeli ekuhlanganeni kwengubo yentsimbi namasondo ayo. Wathi kumqhubi wenqwelo yakhe yokulwa, Jika izandla zakho, undikhuphele ngaphandle komkhosi, ngokuba ndingxwelerhiwe.
34 Ukulwa kwenyuka loo mini. Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wazimisa enqwelweni phambi kwama-Aram kwada kwahlwa; wafa ukutshona kwelanga.


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Chapter 24
1 Ke kaloku, ngolokuqala usuku lweveki, ngesifingo sokusa, beza engcwabeni, bephethe ubulawu ababebulungisile, kukho nabanye abafazi nabo.
2 Balifumana ke ilitye liqengqiwe, lesuka engcwabeni.
3 Bakuba bengenile, abawufumananga umzimba weNkosi uYesu.
4 Kwathi, ekukhohlweni kwabo yile nto, kwabonakala amadoda amabini, ebafikela, eneengubo ezibengezelayo.
5 Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba bangenelwe kukoyika, beqondele emhlabeni, athi kubo, Yini na ukuba ophilileyo nimfune phakathi kwabafileyo?
6 Akakho apha, uvukile; khumbulani ukuthetha kwakhe kuni, oko ebesekwelaseGalili,
7 esithi, UNyana woMntu umelwe kukuthi anikelwe ezandleni zabantu abangaboni, abethelelwe emnqamlezweni, athi ngomhla wesithathu abuye avuke.
8 Bawakhumbula ke amazwi akhe;
9 bebuyile engcwabeni, bazibika zonke ezo zinto kwabalishumi elinamnye, nakubo bonke abanye.
10 Baye ke bengooMariya waseMagadala, noYohana, noMariya kaYakobi, nabanye ababenabo, abazixelayo ezo zinto kubapostile.
11 Amazwi abo abonakala emehlweni abo engathi kukulavuza; abakholwa ngabo.
12 Esukile ke uPetros, wagidima waya engcwabeni; athi eqondele, azibone iilinen abesongelwe kuzo, zilele zodwa; wagoduka, emangalisiwe koko kuhlileyo.
13 Kwabonakala kusiya babini bakubo, kwangaloo mini, kumzana ozitadiya zimashumi mathandathu, umgama wawo neYerusalem, ogama liyiEmawusi.
14 Baye bona bexoxa bodwa ngazo zonke izinto ezibe zihlile.
15 Kwathi, ekuxoxeni kwabo, nasekubuzaneni kwabo, uYesu ngokwakhe wasondela wahamba nabo.
16 Kuloko amehlo abo ayebanjiwe, ukuba bangamazi.
17 Wathi ke kubo, Ziindawo zini na ezi nincokola ngazo, nihamba nibe nithe matshamatsha?
18 Uphendule ke omnye, lo ugama linguKleyopa, wathi kuye, Umhambi eYerusalem apha nguwe wedwa na, ukuba ungazazi nje izinto ezihle khona ngazo ezi mini?
19 Wathi kubo, Ziphi na? Bathi ke bona kuye, EzingoYesu waseNazarete, obeyindoda engumprofeti, enobunkunkqele ekwenzeni nasekuthetheni, phambi koThixo nabo bonke abantu;
20 ukuba bathini na ababingeleli abakhulu nabaphathi bethu ukumnikela ukuba agwetywe afe, bambethelela nasemnqamlezweni.
21 Ke kaloku, thina besithembe ukuba nguye oza kukhulula uSirayeli ngentlawulelo; kunjalonje ke, namhla lusuku lwesithathu zenzekile ezo zinto.
22 Kananjalo abafazi abathile bethu, ababesengcwabeni kwakusasa, babethe sathi nqa.
23 Bathe bengawufumani umzimba wakhe, beza besithi, babone nombono wezithunywa zezulu, ezithi zona, uhleli.
24 Basuka nabathile ababenathi, baya engcwabeni, bafika kunjengoko babetshilo abafazi; ke yena abambonanga.
25 Waza yena wathi kubo, Oyi! basweli-kuqonda, bantliziyo zizeka kade ukukholwa kuko konke abakuthethayo abaprofeti!
26 UKristu ubengamelwe na kukuthi abuve obu bunzima, aze angene eluzukweni lwakhe?
27 Uqalele ke kuMoses nakubo bonke abaprofeti, wabachazela kuzo zonke izibhalo iindawo ezingaye.
28 Basondela kuloo mzana babesiya kuwo; wanga yena uyegqitha.
29 Besuka bamzama, besithi, Hlala nathi; ngokuba kuza kuhlwa, nemini iseyisangene. Wangena ukuba ahlale nabo.
30 Kwathi, ekungqengqeni kwakhe ngasesithebeni ndawonye nabo, wasithabatha isonka, wasikelela, waqhekeza, wabanika.
31 Avulwa ke amehlo abo, bamazi; wathi shwaka yena kubo.
32 Batshono ukuthi, Intliziyo yethu ibingavuthi na ngaphakathi kwethu, xa ebethetha nathi endleleni, naxa ebesityhilela izibhalo?
33 Besuka kwangelo lixa, babuyela eYerusalem, babafumana abalishumi elinamnye, bequkene ndawonye nabo babenabo,
34 besithi, INkosi inene ivukile, yabonakala kuSimon.
35 Baye nabo bezichankcisa izinto zendlela, nokwazeka kwayo kubo ekuqhekezeni isonka.
36 Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba bayazithetha ezo zinto, uYesu ngokwakhe wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo, Uxolo malube nani.
37 Besuka ke bankwantya, bangenelwa kukoyika, beba babone umshologu.
38 Wathi kubo, Yini na ukuba nikhathazeke? Kungani na ke ukuba kunyuke izicamango ezintliziyweni zenu?
39 Khangelani izandla zam neenyawo zam, ngokuba ndim kanye; ndicofeni, nikhangele; ngokuba umshologu awunanyama namathambo, njengokuba nindibona ndinawo mna.
40 Utshilo, wababonisa izandla neenyawo zakhe.
41 Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba abakakholwa, ngenxa yovuyo, bemangalisiwe, wathi kubo, Ninanto na idliwayo apha?
42 Bamnika ke intwana yentlanzi eyosiweyo, neyenqatha lobusi;
43 wathabatha, wadla emehlweni abo.
44 Uthe ke kubo, Ngawo la amazwi endawathethayo kuni ndisenani, okokuba zimelwe kukuzaliseka zonke izinto ezibhaliweyo ngam emthethweni kaMoses, nasebaprofetini, nasezindumisweni.
45 Wandula wayivula ingqiqo yabo, ukuze baziqonde izibhalo;
46 wathi kubo, Kubhaliwe ngokunjalo, umelwe ngokunjalo uKristu kukuthi eve ubunzima, abuye avuke kwabafileyo ngomhla wesithathu;
47 nokuba kuvakaliswe egameni lakhe inguquko noxolelo lwezono kuzo zonke iintlanga, kuqalelwa eYerusalem.
48 Nina ke ningamangqina ezi zinto.
49 Yabonani, mna ndilithumela kuni idinga likaBawo; ke nina hlalani kuwo umzi oyiYerusalem, nide nambathiswe amandla aphuma enyangweni.
50 Ke kaloku wabarholela ngaphandle, kwada kwaya eBhetani; waziphakamisa izandla zakhe, wabasikelela.
51 Kwathi, ekubasikeleleni kwakhe, wahluka kubo, wenyuswa wasiwa emazulwini.
52 Baza bona, bakuba bequbudile kuye, babuyela eYerusalem benovuyo olukhulu.
53 Bamana behleli etempileni, bedumisa, bebonga uThixo. Amen.


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Chapter 16
1 Ke kaloku ndimyaleza kuni uFibhi, udade wethu, ongumlungiseleli webandla eliseKenkreya;
2 ukuze nimamkele ngokwaseNkosini, ngokufanele abangcwele, nimncede emcimbini asukuba enifunela wona; kuba naye ubengumongi wabaninzi, nowam lo.
3 Bulisani kuPrisila noAkwila, abasebenzisi bam abakuKristu Yesu;
4 bona bathi, ngenxa yobomi bam, bazibeka emgoqweni ezabo iintamo, ekungabuleli mna ndedwa kubo, ekubulela nawo onke amabandla azo iintlanga.
5 Bulisani nakwibandla elisendlwini yabo. Bulisani kuPeneto intanda yam, oyintlahlela yelaseAkaya kuKristu.
6 Bulisani kuMariya, yena wabulalekayo kakhulu ngenxa yenu.
7 Bulisani kuAndroniko noYuniya, imizalwane yam nabathinjwa ndawonye nam, bona badumileyo phakathi kwabapostile, kanjalo baba kuKristu ngaphambi kwam.
8 Bulisani kuAmpliya, intanda yam ngokwaseNkosini.
9 Bulisani ku-Urbhano, umncedisi wethu kuKristu, noStaki intanda yam.
10 Bulisani kuApele ocikidekileyo kuKristu. Bulisani kwabakwa-Aristobhulo.
11 Bulisani kuHerodiyo, umzalwane wam. Bulisani kwabakwaNarkiso abaseNkosini.
12 Bulisani kuTrifena noTrifosa, abo babulalekayo emsebenzini weNkosi. Bulisani kuPersi, intanda, yena wabulalekayo kakhulu emsebenzini weNkosi.
13 Bulisani kuRufo onyuliweyo waseNkosini, nonina, uma.
14 Bulisani kuAsinkrito, kuFilego, kuHerme, kuPatrobha, kuHerma, nabazalwana abanabo.
15 Bulisani kuFilologo, noYuliya, kuNere, nodade wabo, no-Olimpa, nabo bonke abo bangcwele banabo.
16 Bulisanani ngolwango olungcwele. Ayanibulisa amabandla kaKristu.
17 Ke kaloku ndiyaniyala, bazalwana, balumkeleni abo benza iimbambaniso nezikhubekiso, ezinxamnye nemfundiso enayifundayo nina, niphambuke kubo.
18 Kuba abanjalo abakhonzi yona iNkosi yethu uKristu, bakhonza esabo isisu; baze, ngamazwi anencasa nalalanisayo, balukuhle iintliziyo zabangazani nabubi.
19 Kuba ukululama kwenu kuye kwafika kubo bonke. Ndiyavuya ngoko ngani; ndinga ke ningaba ngabalumkileyo okunene kokulungileyo; kodwa nibe ngabangenabuqhinga kokubi.
20 UThixo ke woxolo uya kumtyumza uSathana kamsinya phantsi kweenyawo zenu. Ubabalo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu malube nani.
21 Bayanibulisa ooTimoti, osebenza nam, noLukiyo, noYason, noSosipatro, imizalwane yam.
22 Ndiyanibulisa ngokwaseNkosini, mna Tertiyo, uyibhalileyo le ncwadi.
23 Uyanibulisa uGayo, esilundwendwe lwakhe, mna nebandla liphela. Uyanibulisa uErasto, igosa lomzi, noKwarto umzalwana.
24 Ubabalo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu malube nani nonke. Amen.
25 Ke kaloku, kuye onako ukunizimasa ngokweendaba zam ezilungileyo, novakaliso lukaYesu Kristu, ngokokutyhilwa kwemfihlelo ebifihliwe kwasephakadeni, ebonakalalisiweyo ke ngoku,
26 eyaziswayo kanjalo ngezibhalo zabaprofeti ngokommiselo kaThixo ongunaphakade, ukuba kubekho ukulululamela ukholo, kuzo zonke iintlanga:
27 kuThixo olumke yedwa, ngaye uYesu Kristu, malubekho uzuko kude kube ngunaphakade. Amen.


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Chapter 12
1 Ahlatyelwa umkhosi eza amadoda akwaEfrayim, awela aya entla, athi kuYifeta, Ibiyini na ukuba ugqithe uye kulwa noonyana baka-Amon, ungasibizanga sihambe nawe? Siya kuyitshisa ngomlilo indlu yakho phezu kwakho.
2 Wathi uYifeta kuwo, Mna bendingumfo wembambano, mna nabantu bam besibambene kunene noonyana baka-Amon; ndanihlabela umkhosi, anandisindisa esandleni sabo.
3 Ndithe ndakubona ukuba anindisindisi, ndawenza isichenge umphefumlo wam, ndawela ndaya koonyana baka-Amon; uYehova wabanikela esandleni sam. Kungani na ukuba ninyuke namhla, nize kulwa nam?
4 Wawabutha uYifeta onke amadoda aseGiliyadi, walwa namaEfrayim. Amadoda aseGiliyadi awabulala amaEfrayim, ngokuba ebesithi, Ningabasabileyo kumaEfrayim, nina maGiliyadi, phakathi kwamaEfrayim namaManase.
5 AmaGiliyadi awaphangela amaEfrayim ngokuvingca amazibuko eYordan. Babesithi abasabileyo bakwaEfrayim bakuthi, Mandiwele, athi kuye amadoda aseGiliyadi, UngumEfrayim na? Ubesithi akuthi, Hayi,
6 athi kuye, Khawuthi, Shibholete; wathi yena, Sibholete, engalungisi ukulibiza ngokwenjenjalo; asuke ambambe, amsike emazibukweni eYordan. Kwawa ke ngelo xesha kumaEfrayim amawaka angamashumi omane anamabini.
7 UYifeta wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka yamithandathu. Wafa ke uYifeta umGiliyadi, wangcwatyelwa komnye wemizi yaseGiliyadi.
8 Emveni kwakhe wawalawula amaSirayeli uIbhetsan waseBhetelehem.
9 Wayenoonyana abamashumi mathathu; waya kwendisa ngaphandle iintombi ezimashumi mathathu, wazekela oonyana bakhe iintombi ezimashumi mathathu ezivela ngaphandle. Wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka esixhenxe.
10 Wafa ke uIbhetsan, wangcwatyelwa eBhetelehem.
11 Emveni kwakhe wawalawula amaSirayeli uElon, umZebhulon; wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka elishumi.
12 Wafa ke uElon umZebhulon, wangcwatyelwa eAyalon, ezweni lakwaZebhulon.
13 Emveni kwakhe wawalawula amaSirayeli uAbhedon, unyana kaHileli, wasePiraton.
14 Waye enoonyana abamashumi mane, noonyana boonyana abamashumi mathathu, abakhwela kumaesile amatsha amashumi asixhenxe. Wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka esibhozo.
15 Wafa ke uAbhedon unyana kaHileli, wasePiraton, wangcwatyelwa ePiraton ezweni lakwaEfrayim, kweleentaba lama-Amaleki.