UJames
ISAHLUKO1
1UYakobi,umkhonzikaThixoneNkosiuYesuKristu, ubhalelaizizweezilishumielinazibinieziziintsali,ebulisa. 2Bazalwanabam,kubaleleniekuthinikuluvuyoolukhulu, xaniwelakwizilingongezilingo; 3nisazinjeukubaucikidolokhololwenulusebenza umonde
4Umondekemawubenomsebenziozalisekileyo,ukuze nibengabazalisekileyo,abagqibeleleyo,ningaswelento
5Ukubaubanikuniusweleubulumko,makacelekuThixo, onikabonkeengenakumbi,engangcikivi;kwayeuya kuyinikwa
6Makaceleekholwa,engathandabuzi;Kubalowo uthandabuzayoufananokulatyuzakolwandle,luqhutywa ngumoya,luntsileka
7Kubaloomntumakangabiuyakwamkelantokuyo iNkosi.
8Indodaemphefumloumbaxaiyahlozingakuzozonke iindlelazayo
9Keumzalwanaothobekileyomakaqhayisengako ukuphakamakwakhe;
10osisityebikemakaqhayisengakoukuthobekakwakhe; ngokubauyakudlulanjengentyantyamboyengca.
11Kubalithilakuphumailanga,kunyenolophu,liyitshise ingca,izekeintyantyamboyayoivuthuluke,buthinobuhle bembonakaloyayobutshabalale;siyakwenjenjalo nesityebiukungcumbekaeluhambenilwaso
12Inoyoloindodaekunyamezelayoukulingwa;ngokuba yothi,yakubaicikidekile,isamkeleisithsabasobomi, ebabekengedingaiNkosiabobayithandayo
13Makungabikhonamnyeutshoyoakuhendwaukuthi, NdihendwakwaThixo;
14Elowokeuhendwaakutsalwa,abanjiswe,yeyakhe inkanuko.
15Ithiinkanuko,yakubaithabathile,izaleisono; 16Musaniukulahlekiswa,bazalwanabambaziintanda
17Sonkeisiphoesilungileyo,nasosonkeisipho esigqibeleleyo,sesaphezulu;sihlasivelakuyeuYise wezikhanyiso,ongenabuyambonasithunzisakujika
18Uthandile,wasizalangelizwilenyaniso,ukuzesibe yintlahlelayazoizidalwazakhe
19Ngokoke,bazalwanabambaziintanda,makathiumntu wonkeenzemsinyaukuva,enzekadeukuthetha,enzekade ukuqumba;
20kubaingqumboyendodaayisebenzibulungisa bukaThixo.
21Kungokoendithi,nibubekilenxamnyebonke ubunyhukunyhukunokuphuphumaulunya,namkele ninobulaliilizwielimiselweyokuni,elinakoukuyisindisa imiphefumloyenu
22Yibanikengabenzibelizwi,ningabingabaphulaphuli kodwa,nizikhohlisa.
23Kubaumntu,ukubaungumphulaphulinjewelizwi, engemenziwalo,lowoufananendodaeqiqaubusobayo bobuntuesipilini;
24kubaiyaziqiqa,imke,ilibalekwaokoukubaibinjanina
25Keyenaoqondelaemthethweniogqibeleleyowayo inkululeko,ahlaleehlelikuwo,lowo,ethenjeakaba
ngumphulaphuliolibalayo,esukewabangumenzi womsebenzi:yenauyakubanoyoloekwenzenikwakhe 26Ukubaubanikuniubaungonqulayo,abeengalubambi ngomkhalaulwimilwakhe,elukuhlaintliziyoyakhe, unqulolwalowoaluntoyanto
27Unqulolonaoluhlambulukileyo,olungadyobhekileyo phambikoThixouBawo,luloolu:kukuvelelaiinkedama nabahlolokaziembandezelweni,yabo:kukuzigcina engenabalakuloihlabathi.
ISAHLUKO2
1Bazalwanabam,musaniukukuphathangokukhethabuso bamntu,ukukholwayiNkosiyethuyozuko,uYesuKristu 2Kuba,xakuthekwangenaendlwiniyenuyesikhungu indodaenemisesaneyegolide,inenguboeqaqambileyo; kwazakekwangenaihlwempu,lineenguboezimdaka; 3nazanakhangelakulowouvetheinguboeqaqambileyo, nathikuye,Hlalaaphawenakakuhle;ndithikwihlwempu, Yimawenaphaya,mhlawumbiuhlalephantsiphantsi kwesihlaloseenyawozam;
4Anikhethibusonaphakathikwenu,nabangabagwebi beengcingaezimbi?
5Yivani,bazalwanabambaziintanda:uThixo akawanyulanganaamahlwempuelihlabathi,ukubaabe zizityebizokholo,neendlalifazobukumkani,awababeka ngedingaabobamthandayo?
6KeninaniwadelileamahlwempuIzityebiazinishicileli na?Azinirholeliematyalenina?
7Abalinyelisinaigamaelihle,nabizwangalo?
8Ukubaniyawuzalisaumthethowakomkhulu, ngokwesibhaloesithi,Uzeumthandeummelwanewakho ngokouzithandangako,nityaphile;
9kodwaukubanikhethaubusobomntu,nisebenzaisono, niyohlwaywangumthethongokwabagqithi.
10Kubayenaoyakuwugcinaumthethouphela,akhubeke mthethwenimnye,unetyalalayoyonke
11Kubalowowathi,Musaukukrexeza,ubuyewathi,Musa ukubulalaKe,ukubaakukrexezi,kodwaubulala,usewuthe wabangumgqithi-mthetho
12Yithiniukuthetha,yithiniukwenza,nabazakugwetywa ngomthethowenkululeko
13Kubaumgweboawuyikubanatarhukulowo ungenzanganceba;yayeincebaiwuqhayiselaumgwebo.
14Kuncedantonina,bazalwanabam,ukubaumntuuthi unokholo,abeimisebenzikeengenayo?Lunakona ukumsindisaukholo?
15Ukubakeumzalwana,nokubangudade,uthewahamba ze,esweleukudlakwemihlangemihla, 16athikeomnyewenukubo,Hambanininoxolo,yothani, hluthani;nibekeningabanikiizintoezoziwufaneleyo umzimba;incedantonina?
17Ngokunjalonaloukholo,ukubaluthilungabi namisebenzi,lufilengokukokwalo
18Wosukaomnye,athi,Wenaunokholo,kemna ndinemisebenzi;ndiboniseukhololwakho olungenamisebenziyakho;namndokubonisa ngokwasemisebenziniyamukhololwam
19WenauyakholwaukubauThixomnye;uyatyapha;nazo iidemonziyakholwa,zibenamanwele
Uyathandanakeukwazi,mntundiniungento,ukuba ukholoolu,ingekhoimisebenzi,lufile?
21UAbraham,ubawowethu,akagwetyelwangana ngokwasemisebenzini,akumnikelauIsake,unyanawakhe, phezukwesibingelelo?
22Uyabonaukubaukhololwalusebenzisananemisebenzi yakhe,lwenziwawagqibelelaukholongokwasemisebenzini?
23Sazasazalisekaisibhaloesithi,WakholwakeuAbraham nguyeuThixo;kwazaokokwabalelwaebulungisenikuye, wabizwangokubasisihlobosikaThixo.
24Niyabonakengoko,ukubaumntuuyagwetyelwa ngokwasemisebenzini;kungabingokwaselukholweni lodwa
25Ngokunjaloke,noRahabhi,ihenyukazi, akagwetyelwanganangokwasemisebenzini,akubamkela ngobubeleabathunywa,abakhuphelephandlengayimbi indlela?
26Kuba,kwanjengokubaumzimba,ungekhoumoya,ufile, ngokunjaloukholo,ingekhoimisebenzi,lufilenalo
ISAHLUKO3
Musaniukubangabafundisiabaninzi,bazalwanabam, nisazinjeukubasiyakwamkelaolonalukhuluugwebo.
2KubasiyakhubekakaninzisonkeUkubaubani akakhubekizwini,lowouyindodaegqibeleleyo,enako ukuwubambangomkhalanawoumzimbauphela.
3Yabona,sifakaamalamuemlonyeniwamahashe,ukuze asiphulaphule;kwayesijikaumzimbawabowonke 4Yabona,nayoimikhombe,imikhulukangakanje, iqhutywanjeyimimoyaenamandla,ijikwangomthi wokujikaomncinanana,iyeaphosukubaumlawuli angxameleukubaingayangakhona.
5Ngokunjalonaloulwimi,lulilunguelincinanananje, luyagwagwisakakhuluYabonani,umliloomncinaneuya kuphemba;
6Nolwimiolungumlilo,lihlabathielizelekukungalungisi; lunjaloulwimiukuhlalaphakathikwamalunguethuLona luyawudyobhaumzimbauphela,luvuthisaintendayobomi; sivuthiswasisihogosomlilo
7Kubazonkeiimvelozezintoezizithozine, kwanezeentaka,nezezinambuzane,kwanezezinto eziselwandle,ziyadanjiswa,kanjalosezikhezadanjiswa yimveloeyiyeyabantu;
8Kelonaulwimialunayenokoamnyeebantwini, unokuludambisa;bububiobungalawulekiyo,buzele bubuhlunguobubulalayo
9NgalosiyambongauThixo,uBawowethu;Ngalo siyabaqalekisaabantuabenziwengokomfanekiselo kaThixo.
10Kwakulomlomomnyekuphumaintsikelelo nengqalekisoAkufanelekile,bazalwanabam,ezizinto ukubazibenje
11Umthomboumpompozaamnandinakrakrakwangelo lisolinye,yinina?
12Unakoyinina,bazalwanabam,umkhiwaneukuvelisa iinkozozomnquma?ngumdiliyayinina,amakhiwane? Ngokunjaloakukhomthombouvelisaamanziamtyuba namnandi.
13Ngubaninaolumkileyo,owaziyokakuhlephakathi kwenu?Makayiboniseimisebenziyakhengehamboentle, enobulalibobulumko.
14Ke,ukubaninomonaokrakraneyelenqeentliziyweni yenu,musaniukuyiqhayiselanokuyixokainyaniso
15Obubulumkoasibokuhlaphezulu; 16Kubaaphokukhoyoumonaneyelenqe,kubakho isiphithiphithinemicimbiemibiyonke
Kebonaubulumkobaphezuluukuqalabunyulu,buzebube boboxolo;buyancendezela,buthozamekakuhle,buzele yincebaneziqhamoezilungileyo;abunankani, abunaluhanahaniso
18Isiqhamokesobulungisasihlwayelwangoxolongabo benzauxolo
ISAHLUKO4
1Zivelaphinaiimfazwenokulwaphakathikwenu? Aziphuminaaphaezinkanukwenizenu,eziwaphumela umkhosiamalunguenu?
2Niyakhanuka,ningabinakuzuzantonoko;niyabulala, nizonde,ningabinakuzuzantonoko;
3Niyacela,ningamkelinoko,ngenxaenokubanicela kakubi,ukuzeokonikuchitheleiziyolozenu.
Bakrexezindini,bakrexezikazindini,anazinaukuba ubuhlobobaloihlabathibubutshabakuyeuThixo?Othe ngokoangabasisihlobosaloihlabathi,utshabalukaThixo. 5Nibanaisibhalosifumanasisitshoukuthi,Umoyaohleli ngaphakathikwethuukhweletisa?
6Keubabalakakhulungakumbi.Kungokoathi,UThixo uyabachasaabanekratshi,abababaleabazithobileyo
7MthobeleningokouThixoMchasenikeuMtyholi, wonibaleka.
8SondelanikuyeuThixo,wosondelakuniHlambululani izandla,boni;nenzenyuluiintliziyozenu,nina bamphefumloumbaxa.
9Yibaniziindwayi,nikhedame,nilile;ukuhlekakwenu makujikekubekukukhedama,novuyolwenulubekukuthi dakumba.
10ZithobeniemehlwenieNkosi,yoniphakamisa 11Musaniukuthethaokubiomnyengomnye,bazalwana Lowouthethakakubingomzalwanawakhe,amgwebe umzalwanawakhe,uthethaokubingomthetho,egweba umthetho;kodwaukubauyawugwebaumthetho,akumenzi wamthetho,ungumgwebi.
12MnyeuMmisi-mthetho,lowounakoukusindisa nokutshabalalisa;ungubaninawena,umgwebayoomnye?
13Wenanikaloku,ninanitshoyoukuthi,Namhla,nokuba kungomso,siyakuyakulaamzi,senzekhonaumnyakaube mnye,sirhwebe,sizuze; 14ekubeniningakwazinjeokuyakubakhongomso.Kuba buyintoninaubomibakho?Kungumphungaobonakala ixeshaelincinane,uzekeuthishwaka.
15Endaweniyokubanithi,UkubaiNkosiitheyathanda, saphila,siyakwenzale,nalaanto
16Ngokukeniqhayisangokuqhankqalazakwenu;konke ukuqhayisaokunjalokubi.
17Ngokokelowoukwaziyoukwenzaokulungileyo, angakwenzi,kusisonokuye;
ISAHLUKO5
1Wenanikaloku,zityebi,lilaninenzeisijwili ngeenkxwalekozenuezizayo 2Ubutyebibenububolile,neengubozenuzidliwe ngamanundu
3Igolidenesilivereyenuidliwengumhlwa;umhlwawazo uyakubalingqinangakuni,uyidleinyamayenu njengomliloNiziqwebeleubutyebingemihlayokugqibela
4Yabonani,umvuzowabasebenzi,abavuneamasimienu, lowonibandezweniningobuqhetseba,uyakhala;kwaye ukubhombolozakwabavunibangeneezindlebenizeNkosi yemikhosi
5Nadlaubuncwaneemhlabeni,naxhamlaiziyolo;nizondle iintliziyozenunjengamhlakuxheliweyo
6Nimgwebe,nambulalaolilungisa;kanjaloakanichasi
7Nyamezelaningoko,bazalwana,ideifikeiNkosi Niyabona,umlimiuyasilindaisiqhamosomhlaba esinexabisoelikhulu,anyamezelengaso,adeamkele eyakwindlanemvula
8Nyamezelaninani;zimiseniiintliziyozenu,kubaukufika kweNkosikusondele.
9Musaniukukrokrelanaomnyenomnye,bazalwana,ukuze ningagwetywa;yabonani,uMgwebiumiphambi komnyango.
10Bathabatheni,bazalwanabam,abaprofetiababethetha egamenileNkosi,babengumzekelowokuvaubunzima, nowokunyamezela.
11Yabonani,sithi,banoyoloabobanyamezelayo UnyamezelolukaYobhinaluva,nesigqiboseNkosi nasibona;ngokubaiNkosiinemfesanekakhulu,inenceba.
12Kephezukweentozonke,bazalwanabam,musani ukufunga,nokubalizulu,nokubangumhlaba,nokuba sesinyeisifungoesiyini;nohayiwenu,hayi;ukuze ningaweliekugwetyweni
13Kukhomntunaphakathikwenuuvaububi? makathandaze.Ngabakukhoukonwaba?makavume iindumiso
14Kukhomntunaufayophakathikwenu?makabize amadodaamakhuluebandla;bathandazephezukwakhe, bamthambisengeoli,egamenileNkosi
15Umthandazowokholouyakumsindisalowougulayo, iNkosiimphakamise;nokubaubethewenzaizono, wozixolelwa
16Xelelananiiziphoso,nithandazelane,ukuzeniphiliswe Umthandazowelungisaunamandlakakhulu.
17UEliyawayengumntuoneemvakaleloezinjengezinathi, wayewathandazaenyamekileukubaingani;kwayeayani emhlabeniiminyakaemithathueneenyangaezintandathu.
18Wabuyawathandaza,lazaizululanikaimvula, nomhlabawavelisaiziqhamozawo
19Bazalwana,ukubaubanikuniuthewalahlekakuyo inyaniso,wathiubaniwambuyisa; 20makaziukubalowowamguqulayoumoniekulahlekeni kwendlelayakhe,wowusindisaumphefumloekufeni, wagubungelainkithayezono