Hebhere
ISAHLUKO1
1UThixoowathethakudalakwamandulo,nangeendlela ezininzi,koobawongabooobawongaboabaprofeti; 2UthethekuthiekuphelenikwalemihlangoNyanawakhe, awammisayowayindlalifayeentozonke,awathikwangaye wawenzaamahlabathi;
3othe,elubengezelolobuqaqawulibakhe,nombhalo wenkquyakhe,ezithwelenokuzithwalazonkeizintongalo ilizwilamandlaakhe,wesuka,akubaeyenzilengokwakhe intlambululoyezono,wahlalaphantsingasekunene kobuKhulu,enyangweni;
4ethewabangonamandlangaphezukwezithunywazezulu, ngangokoazuzeilifalegamaeligqithiseleyokunelazo 5Kubasisiphinaisithunywa,awakhawathikuso, UnguNyanawamwena,Mnandikuzelenamhla?Nokuthi, MnandiyakubanguYisekuye,YenaabenguNyanawam?
6Nangexaathiamngeniseowamazibulokwelimiweyo, uthi,MaziqubudekuyezonkeizithunywazikaThixo 7Malunganezithunywazezuluuthi,Ulozenzaizithunywa zakheimimoya,Nabalungiselelibakheilangatyelomlilo.
8KodwangayeuNyanauthi,Itroneyakho,Thixo, ingunaphakadekanaphakade;
9Uthandaubulungisa,uthiyeokungendawo;Ngenxayoko, uThixo,uThixowakho,ukuthambiseNgeoliyomhlali ngaphezukwabalinganebakho
10Kananjalowathi,Wena,Nkosi,walisekaihlabathi kwasekuqalekeni;Liyimisebenziyezandlazakhoizulu; 11Ezozintoziyakutshabalala;kewenauhlalauhleli;Aye onkenjengenguboeyakonakala;
12Uyakuzisonganjengesambatho,ziguqulwe;kewena ukwanguwe,neminyakayakhoayiyikuphela.
13Sisiphinakeisithunywa,awakhawathikuso,Hlala ngasekunenekwam,Ndideiintshabazakhondizenze isihlaloseenyawozakho?
14Azingomoyaababusayozonkena,zithunyweukuba zilungiseleleabobazakubaziindlalifazosindiso?
ISAHLUKO2
1Ngenxayoko,simelwekukuzinyamekela ngokugqithiseleyoizintoesazivayo,hlezesikhukuliswe simkekuzo
2Kuba,ukubailizwielathethwangezithunywazezulu laqina,kwathikonkeukugqithanokungevakwamkela umvuzooyeleleyo;
3Sothininathinaukusinda,sakubasiluhilizeleusindiso olungakanana?eyathiekuqaleniukuthethwayiyoiNkosi, yazayaqiniselwakuthingabobayivayo;
4NayeuThixoengqinangabo,nangemiqondiso, kwanezimanga,nemisebenzingemisebenziyamandla, nezabelozoMoyaoyiNgcwele,ngokokuthandakwakhe?
5Kubaakalithobelangaphantsikwezithunywazezulu elimiweyoelizakubakho,elisithethangalo 6Ke,wakhawangqinaubani,esithi,Uyintoninaumntu,le ntoumkhumbulelayo?Unyanawomntu,lentoumvelelayo?
7Umsilelisekancinanekunezithunywazezulu; Wamthwesauzukonembeko,Wammisaphezu kwemisebenziyezandlazakho.
8Zonkeizintowazithobelaphantsikweenyawozakhe Kubaekubeniwazithobelaphantsikwakhezonkeizinto, akashiyangantoingathotyelwangaphantsikwakhe. Kungokukeasikazibonizithotyelwephantsikwakhezonke izinto
9Kesibonalouncitshiswekancinanekunezithunywa zezulu,uYesuke,ethengenxayeentlunguzokufa, ethwesweuzukonembeko;ukuzengobabalolukaThixoeve ukufangenxayabobonke.
10Kubabekumfanelelowo,ezingenxayakhezonkeizinto ezo,nezingayezonkeizintoezo,ekubenieziseoonyana abaninzieluzukweni,ukuthiayenzengeentlunguigqibelele imbangiyosindisolwabo
11Kubalowoungcwalisayo,kwanabobangcwaliswayo, baphumakumnyebonke;
12esithi,Ndiyakulazisaigamalakhokuboabazalwana bam
13Abuyeathi,Ndiyakukholosangaye.Abuyeathi, Yabona,mnanabantwanaandinikebonauThixo
14Ekubeningokoabantwanaabobengamadlelanenaye ngenyamanegazi,wathinayengokwakhengokukwanjalo wabelananabongezozinto;ukuzengakoukufa ambhangiselowounegunyalokufa,okokukuthi,uMtyholi lo;
15abakhululeebukhobokenibonkeabobabethengalo lonkeixeshalokudlakwaboubomibazizisuluzokoyika ukufa.
16Kubandithi,akathabathelikuyezithunywa; wathabathelakuyeimbewuka-Abraham 17Ekuthengokowafanelwakukubaafanenabazalwana bakhengezintozonke,ukuzeabengonenceba, kwanombingeleliothembekileyoomkhuluezintweni ezilungekuThixo,ukuzeazicamagusheleizonozabantu 18Kubaekubenieveubunzima,ehendwanayengokwakhe, unakoukubasizaabahendwayo.
ISAHLUKO3
1Ndithingoko,bazalwanabangcwele,mabelanangobizo lwasemazulwini,mondeleniuMpostile,uMbingeleli oMkhuluwovumolwethu,uKristuYesu;
2ethembekilekulowowamenzayo,kwanjengoMoses endlwiniyakheiphela
3Kubaloubalelweekuthiniufanelweluzukoolungaphezu kolukaMoses;ngangokubalowowayakhayoindlu, enembekoengaphezukwayoindlu
4Kubayonkeintoeyindluinoyakhayo;kelowo wazakhayozonkeizintonguThixo
5OkunenenoMosesebethembekileendlwiniyakheiphela ngokomkhonzi,ukuzebubebubungqinaobobezintoeziya kuthethwa
6KeyenauKristuuthembekengokonyanaphezukwendlu yakhe;esiyindluyakhekethina,ukubasithesakubamba ngokuthenkqiukungafihlisikwethu,neqhayiyalethemba lethu,sadasesaekupheleni
7Ngokoke,njengokoatshoyouMoyaoyiNgcwele,ukuthi, Namhla,ukubanithenalivailizwilakhe, 8Musaniukuzenzalukhuniiintliziyozenu, njengasengcaphukisweni,ngomhlawokuhendwaentlango; 9Okobandilingayoooyihlo,bandilinga,Bayibona imisebenziyamiminyakaemashumimane
10Kungokondababuhlungungenxayesosizukulwana, ndathi,Bahlalabelahlekaezintliziywenizabo;abazazi iindlelazam
11Ndafungakendinomsindo,ndathi,Abayikungena ekuphumlenikwam.
12Lumkani,bazalwana,hlezekubekhokubaniwenu intliziyoengendawo,engakholwayo,enokumkakuThixo ophilileyo;
13manivuselelaneimihlangemihla,xakusathiwa kunamhla;ukuzekungabikhomntukuniwenziwalukhuni kukulukuhlakwesono
14KubasibangamabelanangoKristu,ukubasitheingqalo yokukholosakwethusayibambangokuthenkqi,sadasesa ekupheleni;
15ekubenikusithiwa,Namhla,ukubanithenalivailizwi lakhe,Musaniukuzenzalukhuniiintliziyozenu, njengasengcaphukisweni
16Kubabatheabathile,bevile,bacaphukisa,phofu ingengabobonkeabobaphumayoeYiputangoMoses.
17Ngoobaninakeowazohlwayangaboiminyaka emashumimane?Yayingengabonaabobonayo, bazidumbuzawayoentlango?
18Wafungelaoobaninake,ukubaabayikungena ekuphumlenikwakhe,ingengaboabobangevanga?
19Siyabonake,ukubababengenakungena,ngenxa yokungakholwa
ISAHLUKO4
1Masoyikengokoke,hlezekuthi,xalithelalisakhoidinga lokungenaekuphumlenikwakhe,kubekhobanikuni ungathiusilelakulo
2Kubasizishunyayeziweiindabaezilungileyo kwanjengabo;
3Kubathinasakholwayo,siyangenaekuphumleni, ngokokoathe,Njengokondafungayo,ndinengqumbo, Ndathi,Unakanyeukubabokhabangeneekuphumleni kwam!nakubeniimisebenziyenziwayokwasekusekweni kwehlabathi
4Kubawakhawathethangawoumhlawesixhenxe,ukuthi, WazawaphumlauThixongawoumhlawesixhenxekuyo yonkeimisebenziyakhe
5athikulendawokwakhona,Ukubabongenaekuphumleni kwam
6Ekubeningokokusaseleukubaabathilebangenekuwo, bazaaboke,kwashunyayelwaiindabaezilungileyokuqala kubo,abangenangangenxayokungakholwa;
7ubuyaamiseminiithile,esithingoDavide,Namhlanje, emvenikwexeshaelingakanana;njengokubakuthiwe, Namhla,ukubanithenalivailizwilakhe,Musaniukuzenza lukhuniiintliziyozenu
8KubauYesu,ukubaubebaphumzile,angeengabuyanga athethengawoomnyeumhla
9NgokokeabantubakaThixobalindweluphumlo olunjengolwesabatha
10Kubalowoungeneyoekuphumlenikwakhe,naye ngokwakheuphumlekuyoimisebenziyakhe,njengoThixo kweyeyakhe
11Masikhuthalelengokoukungenakokokuphumla,ukuze kungabikhonamnyeubuyaeyelekwakuloomzekelo wokungeva
12KubailizwilikaThixoliphilile,linamandla,libukhali ngaphezukwamakreleonkeantlangothimbini;lihlaba liphumele,lidelahluleumphefumlokwanomoya, amalungukwanomongo;linokugwebaiingcingane nezicamangozentliziyo.
13Kananjaloakukhosidalwasingabonakaliyoemehlweni akhe;
14Ngoko,sinombingeleliomkhulunjeocandeemazulwini, UYesuke,uNyanakaThixo,masilubambeuvumolwethu 15Kubaasinambingelelimkhuluungenakoukuvelana nezilwelwezethu;ke,ulingwangeentozonke, ngokokufananathi,engenasono
Masisondelekengokosinokungafihlisikuyoitrone yobabalo,ukuzesamkelisweinceba,sifumaneubabalo lokusizangexeshaelililo
ISAHLUKO5
1Kubawonkeumbingeleliomkhulu,ethabathele ebantwini,umiselwaabantuezintweniezilungekuThixo, ukuzeasondezeiminikelokwanamadiningenxayezono; 2Ngubaninaonokubanemfesanekwabangazinto nakwabalahlekayo;kubanayengokwakheenxitywe ubulwelwe
3Ngenxayokokeufanelwekukuthi,njengokuba esondezelaabantu,kwangokunjaloazisondezeleamadini ngenxayezono
Kanjaloakukhomntuuzithabathelangokwakheimbeko leyo;oyithabathayongobizwenguThixo,kwanjengoAron 5NgokunjalonayeuKristuakazizukisangangokwakhe, ukubaabengumbingeleliomkhulu;wazukiswa ngowathethayokuye,wathi,UnguNyanawamwena,Mna ndikuzelenamhla
6njengokubaesithinakwenyeindawo,Wena ungumbingelelingonaphakade,Ngokohlobo lukaMelkitsedeke
7Owathingemihlayenyamayakhe,xawayesondeze izikhungokwanezibongozokulowounakoukumsindisa ekufeni,kunyenodandulukoolunamandla,neenyembezi, waviwangenxayokoyikakwakheuThixo;
8NakubaebenguNyana,wafundaukululamangobunzima awabuvayo;
9waza,egqibelele,wabayimbangiyosindiso olungunaphakadekubobonkeabamlulamelayo;
10ebizwenguThixo,ukubaabengumbingeleliomkhulu ngokohlobolukaMelkitsedeke.
11Esineendawoezininzizokuthethangaye,ezilukhuni ukuchazwa,ekubenininanababuthuntuiindlebe.
12Kuba,nakubabenifaneleukubangabafundisi,ngenxa yokubasekumzuzunakholwayo,nibuyenaswelaumntu wokunifundisaiziqalelozokuqalazezihlabozikaThixo; nisukenabangabafaneleukusezwaamasi,aningabokutya okuqinileyo
13Kubabonkeabasasezwaamasiabanamavaelizwi lobulungisa,kubabeziintsana
14Kokwabakhulileyokeukudlaokuqinileyo,abobathi, ngenxayobugcisa,babenezimvoeziqheliselweukucalula okuhlekwanokubi
1Endithingoko,masithi,siyekaelengqaloilizwielithetha ngoKristu,siqhubelekwelokukhula;singabuyisibeke isisekosenguqukoemisebenziniefileyo,nokukholwa kuThixo;
2eyemfundisoyeembhaptizo,neyokubekwaizandla, neyovukolwabafileyo,neyogweboolungunaphakade.
3Okokesokwenza,ukubaangabautheuThixowavuma
4Kubaakunakwenzekaukubaabobakhabakhanyiswa, basivaisiphosasezulwini,babanesabelokuMoya oyiNgcwele;
5BalivailizwielilungileyolikaThixo,kwanamandla elimiweyoelizayo;
6ukubabathebabuyabakreqa,ukuzebabuyebahlaziyelwe enguqukweni;ekubenibephindaukuzibethelelela emnqamlezweniuNyanakaThixo,bamhlazeekuhleni
7Kubaumhlabalo,uyiselayoimvulaezafuthiphezu kwawo,uveliseimifunoelungelebonaaboulinywangenxa yabo,wamkelaintsikelelokuThixo;
8Ke,othiuveliseimithanaenamevaneenkunzane,awunto yanto,ukufuphinengqalekiso;okuphelakwawo kukutshiswa
9Kenganinina,zintanda,sikholosengelokuthi, nineendawoezilungileyokunezo,iindawoeziyelelene nosindiso,nakubasisenjenjeukuthetha;
10kubaakanantswela-bulungisauThixo,ukudeawulibale umsebenziwenu,nomzamowothandoenalubonakalalisa kuloigamalakhe,nabalungiselelayonjeabangcwele, nisamananibalungiselela
11Sinqwenelake,ukubaulowokunialubonakalalise kwaololukhuthalo,asingisekwinzalisekoyethemba,ade aseekupheleni;
12kenibengabaxelisaabobathi,ngokholonangomonde, bawadlailifaamadinga
13KubawathiuThixo,akumbekangedingauAbraham, ekubenibekungekhonamnyeumkhulukunaye angamfungayo,wazifungayena;
14Esithi,Inene,ndiyakuthi,ndisikelela,ndikusikelele; ndithi,ndisandisa,ndikwandise.
15Wazangokunjalo,enokunyamezela,walifumanisa idinga
16Kubaabantuokunenebafungalowoumkhulukubo, sithikuboisifungosipheliseyonkeingxabano
17UthengokouThixo,ethandakakhulu ukukubonakalalisakwiindlalifazedingaukungaguquleki kwecebolakhe,wakumisangesifungo; 18ukuze,ngezintoezimbiniezingenakuguquleka, angenakoukuxokangazouThixo,sithi,thinabasivileyo, sibambeithembaelibekwephambikwethu,sibe nentuthuzeloeqinileyo;
19ithembakeesinalongokweankileyomphefumlo, linqabile,likwathembekile,lingenaliyengaphaya kwesikhuselo; 20aphoumanduleliuYesuwangenakhonangenxayethu, ethengokohlobolukaMelkitsedeke,wabangumbingeleli omkhuluongunaphakade.
ISAHLUKO7
1KubaloMelkitsedeki,ukumkaniwaseSalem, umbingelelikaThixoOsenyangweni,owahlangabeza
uAbraham,ekubuyenikwakheekubulaleniookumkani, wamsikelela; 2awathiuAbrahamwamnikanesishumisazozonkeizinto; kuqalake,ngentethoevakalayo,ukumkaniwobulungisa, azeemvenikokoabengukumkaniwaseSalem,okokukuthi, ukumkaniwoxolo;
3ongenayisenanina,namlibowakuzalwa;kodwaenziwe wafananoNyanakaThixo;uhlalaengumbingeleli ngamaxeshaonke
4Khangelanike,ukubawayemkhulukangakananinalo, wathiuAbrahamusolusaphowamnikaisishumi samaxhobisa
5AbookunenebakoonyanabakaLevi,babamkelayo ububingeleli,banomyalelowokubabathabatheisishumi ebantwiningokomthetho,okokukuthi,kuboabazalwana babo,nakubabephumeesinqenisika-Abraham.:
6Kodwayena,ongenamlibowakuzalwauphumayokubo, ubangeisishumikuAbraham,wasikelelalowounamadinga 7Kengokungenakuphikwa,omncinaneusikelelwayeyona inkulu
8Kananjaloaphaokunenengabantuabanokufa, abathabathaisishumi;kodwakhonaaphoowamkelayo, ngongqinelweyoukubauhleli
9Ukutshokendithi,kubangwengoAbrahamisishumi nakuLevi,lowamkelayoizishumi;
10Kubawayesesinqenisikayise,okouMelkitsedeki wamhlangabezayo
11Kengoko,ukubaokuneneinzalisekoibingabakho ngobubingelelibakwaLevi(kubaabantubewiselwe owobubingeleliumthetho),bekusafunekangantoninake, ukubakubuyekuvelembingeleliwumbingokohlobo lukaMelkitsedeke,angabizwangokohloboluka-Aron?
12Kubaububingelelibaguqulwanje,kufunekaukuba kuguqulwenomthetho.
13Kubalowo,zithethwangayeezizinto,waye engowasizwesimbi,ebekungekhonamnyekuso ubesinyamekeleisibingelelo.
14Kubakusekuhlenikanye,ukubaiNkosiyethuiphume kwaYuda;isizweesoangathethangantongasouMoses ngobubingeleli.
15Ngokuloucacangakumbi,kubakuvelembingeleli wumbiungowodidilukaMelkitsedeke
16ongathangaamiswengokomthethowomthetho ongowenyama,wamiselwangokwamandlaobomi obungenasiphelo
17Kubaungqinangokuthi,Wenaungumbingeleli ngonaphakade,NgokohlobolukaMelkitsedeke
18Kubaokunenekutshitshiswaumthethoowandulelayo, ngenxayokuswelaamandla,nokungancediluthokwawo
19Kubaumthetholowoawuzalisanganto;kekungeniswe phezukwawoelonathembalilungileyo;esisondelangayo kuyeuThixo.
20Njengokoke,wenziwaumbingelelingaphandle kwesifungo;
21(Kubaabobabingelelibayebenziwangaphandle kwesifungo,kodwayenaufungelwengesifungosalowo wathikuye,YafungaiNkosi,ayiyikuzohlwaya,yathi, Wenaungumbingelelingonaphakade,Ngokohlobo lukaMelkitsedeke; ngangokokeuYesuwabangummeliwowonaulungileyo umnqophiso
23Bathebonaababingelelibababaninzi,ngenxayokuba ukufakwakungavumiukubabahlalebehleli; 24Keyena,ngenxayokubaehlelingonaphakade, unobubingeleleliobungenakudlula.
25Ngokounakonokubasindisakanyeabobezayongaye kuThixo,ehlalaehlelinjeukubaabathethelele
26Kubaubesifaneleumbingeleliomkhuluonjalo, ongcwele,ongenabubi,ongenabala,owahlukileyokubo aboni,othewabangaphezukwaloizulu; ekungafunekiyoukubaathiimihlangemihla, njengababingeleliabakhuluabaya,anyusekuqalaamadini ngenxayezonoezizezakhe,anduleukunyusangenxa yezabantu;kubaokowakwenzakwabakanye, ekuzinyuseningokwakhengokwedini
28Kubaumthethoumisaabantubenobulwelwe,babe ngababingeleliabakhulu;Kelonailizwilesifungo, esingasemvakomthetho,limiseuNyana,ongcwaliswe ngonaphakade
ISAHLUKO8
1Kekaloku,eyonantoibalulekileyokwezizinto sizithethileyo:Sinombingeleliomkhuluonje,othewahlala phantsingasekunenekwetroneyobuKhuluemazulwini; 2ongumlungiseleliwengcwele,nowomnqubawenyaniso owamiswayoyiNkosi,awamiswangumntu
3Kubawonkeumbingeleliomkhuluumiselwaukuba asondezeiminikelokwanamadini;ekuthengenxayoko kwafunekaukubanayeloabenentoayisondezayo
4Kuba,ukubaubelaphaemhlabeni,ubengayikuba ngumbingeleli,ekubenikukhoababingeleliabanikela iziphongokomthetho;
5bonabakhonzaumzekelonesithunzisezinto zasemazulwini,kwanjengokubauMoseswayehlatyelwe nguThixo,xaabezakuwufezaumnquba;kubawathi, Khangelaukubauzenzezonkeizintongokomfuziselo owawuboniswayoentabeni.
6Kodwakungoku,uzuzeumbusoogqithiseleyokulowo, kangangokubaengumlamleliwomnqophisoolungileyo ngakumbi,wonausekwephezukwawonamadinga alungileyo
7Kuba,ukubaubungenakusolekalowowokuqala, ubungayikufunelwandawoowesibini.
8Kubauthi,esola,Yabona,kuzaimihla,itshoiNkosi, endiyakwenzangayoumnqophisoomtshanendlu kaSirayeli,nendlukaYuda;
9Ungahambingokomnqophisoendawenzelaooyise,Mini ndababambangesandla,ukubandibakhupheezweni laseYiputa;ngenxaenokubabengahlalanga emnqophisweniwam,namandabakhathalela;utsho uYehova
10Nguwoloumnqophiso,endiyakuwenzanendlu kaSirayeliEmvakwaloomihla,itshoiNkosi;ndiya kuyibekaimithethoyamengqondweniyabo,ndiyibhale ezintliziywenizabo,ndibenguThixowabo,babengabantu bam;
11Kanjaloabayikukhabafundiseelowoummelwane wakhe,elowoumzalwanawakhe,esithi,YaziiNkosi; ngokubabayakundazibonke,bethabathelakomncinane basekomkhulu.
12Ngokubandiyakukuxolelaukungalungisikwabo, Nezonozabo,nokuchasakwaboumthetho,ndingabi sakukhumbula
13Ngokuthi,Umnqophisoomtsha,uwaluphalisile owokuqala.Keintoenayo,yayaibadala,iseyisondele.
ISAHLUKOSE-9
Kengokonowokuqalaumnqophisowawunezimiselo zombuso,kwanendawoengcweleyehlabathi
2Kubakwakhiwaumnqubalowoelokuqalalalinesiphatho sezibane,kwanetafile,nesibonisosezonka;ebizwa ngokubayingcwele.
3Emvakwekhuselolesibinikwabakhoumnqubalo kuthiwayingcwelekangcwele;
4netyeyayomnqophiso,yalekwengegolidengeenxazonke, inesityasegolidengaphakathiesinemana,inentongakaAroneyadubulayo,inawoamacwecweomnqophiso
5Kengaphezukwayokwemaiikerubhizobuqaqawuli, zisibekeleisicamagushelo;esingenakuthethangakumbi ngayongoku
6Kekaloku,zakubon'ukubazenziwengokunjaloezozinto, ababingelelibangenaokuneneamaxaonkekowokuqala umnquba,beyifezaimibusokaThixo
7Kekowesibinikungenaumbingeleliomkhuluyedwa, kubekanyengomnyaka,kungengagazi,alisondezayo ngenxayakhe,nangenxayeziphosozabantu
8UMoyaoyiNgcweleeqondisake,ukubaindlelaeya kweyonangcweleyayingekabonakali,umnqubawokuqala umi
9wonalowoubengumzekelisowexeshaelililo,ekuthi ngalokusondezweiminikelokwanamadini,lawoangenako ukumenzaagqibelelelowoukhonzayo,ngokwesazela; 10ezithe,ndawonyenezintoezidliwayoneziselwayo, neentlambululongeentlambululo,ezizizimiselozenyama kuphela,zamiselwaukubakudekufikeixeshalolungiso 11Kekaloku,uKristu,efike,engumbingeleliomkhulu wezintoezilungileyoezizakubakho,uthengowonamkhulu ugqibeleleyoumnquba,ongenakwenziwangazandla,oko kukuthi,ongengowalendlu;
12wangenakwabakanyekweyonangcwele,kungengalo negazileebhokhwenelamathole,kungegazielilelakhe, wafumanainkululoengunaphakadengokusihlawulela.
13Kuba,ukubaigazileenkomoneleebhokhwe,nothuthu lwethokaziolufefaoyinqambi,lungcwalisela ekuhlambululeniinyama;
14lobekaphinaukugqithiselalonaigazilikaKristu, owazisondezangoMoyaongunaphakade,engenasiphako, kuyeuThixo,ukusihlambululaisazelasenuemisebenzini efileyo,ukuzenikhonzeuThixoophilileyo?
15Nangenxakeyoko,ungumlamleliwomnqophisoomtsha, ukuzebathiabobabiziweyo(kwakubon',ukubakubekho ukufaokuhlawulelaizigqitho,ezibeziphantsikwawo umnqophisowokuqala),balamkeleidingalelifa elingunaphakade
16Kubaaphokukhoyoumnqophisowomyoleli,kufuneka ukubakucaceukufakwalowounqophisileyo.
17Kubaumnqophisouqinisekabakubabefile,okanye awubanamandlaxenikweniasadlaubomiumyoleli
18Ekuthengokonowokuqalawasungulwakungekhogazi. 19Kubakuthe,akuwuthethauMosesumthethowonke ngokomyaleloebantwinibonke,walithabathaigazi
lamatholeneleebhokhwe,ndawonyenamanzi,noboya obubomvu,nehisope,*wayifefaincwadi,kwanabantu bonke; 20esithi,Eliligazilawoumnqophiso,aniwiseleumthetho ngawouThixo.
21Nomnqubake,nazozonkeiimpahlazombuso,wazifefa ngegazi
22Kananjalongokomthethondingadendithi,zonkeizinto ziphantseukubazihlanjululwengegazi;ngaphandle kokuphalalakwegaziakukhokuxolelwa
23Kwafunekangoko,ukubaokuneneizizekelozezinto ezisemazulwinizihlanjululwengezintoezinjalo;zonazona ezozintozasemazulwini,zinamadinialungileyokunalawo. 24KubauKristuakangenangakweyonangcwele inokwenziwangezandla,engumfuziseloweyenyaniso; ungenekuwoamazulungokwawo,ukubaabonakalengoku ebuswenibukaThixongenxayethu
25Kananjaloakangenangaukuzeazisondezefuthi, njengokubaumbingeleliomkhuluebengenakweyona ngcweleiminyakangeminyaka,enegazilenyeinto; 26okanyeangeemelwekukubaabeebeveubunzimafuthi, kuselokolasekwayoihlabathi.Keuthengoku, ekufinyezwenikwawoamaphakade,wabonakalaliswa kwabakanye,ukubaatshitshiseisonongelilelakheidini
27Kwanjengokubakeabantubamiselweukubabafekube kanye,izekeemvenikokoibengumgwebo; 28ngokunjalouKristu,esondezwekwabakanye,ukuba asithwaleasisuseisonosabaninzi;uyakuthiokwesibini, ngaphandlekwesono,abonakalekwabobamlindileyo,ezisa usindiso
ISAHLUKOSE-10
1Kubaumthetho,unesithunzinjesodwasezinto ezilungileyoezizakubakho,ungenasosonaisimilosazo izinto,awuzeubenako,iminyakangeminyaka,ngaloo madinibawasondezangokungapheliyo,ukubenza bagqibeleleabobasondelayo
2Okanyeangeengayekwanganaukusondezwa?ngenxa yokubaabobakhonzayo,behlanjululwekwabakanye, bengasenasazelasazono
3Kodwakuwoamadinikukhoukukhunjulwakwesono iminyakangeminyaka.
4Kubaigazileenkunzizeenkomoneleebhokhwe alinakuzisusaizono
5Kungoko,akungenaehlabathini,uthi,Akuthandanga mbingelelo,namnikelowakudla,keundilungisele umzimba;
6Amadinianyukayonawesono,akukholiswangangawo
7Ndathike,Yabona,ndiyeza(Encwadiniesongwayo kubhaliwengam),ndizakwenzaukuthandakwakho,Thixo 8Xaathengaphezukoko,akuwavumanga,mbingelelo, namnikelowakudla,namadinianyukayo,nawesono, akakholiswangangawo;ezisondezwengumthetho; 9Wathike,Yabona,ndizakwenzaukuthandakwakho, ThixoUsusaesokuqala,ukuzeamiseesesibini 10Esithe,ngokokuthandakwakhe,sangcwaliswa ngokusondezwakomzimbakaYesuKristu,kwabakanye 11Wonkeumbingeleliumiimihlangemihlaelungiselela, esondezafuthiamaxeshaamaninzikwaloomadini angenakoukuzisusaizono;
12Kodwayenalo,esondezeidinilalinyengenxayezono, usukewahlalaphantsingasekunenekukaThixo ngokungapheliyo;
13okokugqibelaelindeukubazideiintshabazakhe zenziweisihlaloseenyawozakhe.
14Kubangamnikelomnyeubenzebagqibelela ngokungapheliyoabobangcwaliswayo 15UyasingqinelakenayeuMoyaoyiNgcwele; 16Nguwokeloumnqophiso,endiyakuwenzanaboemva kwaloomihla,itshoiNkosi,Ndiyakuyibekaimithethoyam ezintliziywenizabo,ndizendiyibhaleezingqondwenizabo; 17Izonozabonokuchasaumthethokwabondingabi sakukhumbula.
18Keaphouxolelolwezozintolukhona,akusekho mnikelongenxayesono
19Ngokoke,bazalwana,ekubenisinobugangabokungena kweyonangcwele,ngegazilikaYesu; 20ngendlelaentsha,ephilileyo,ayimiseleyo,iphumele ekhusini,okokukuthienyameniyakhe; 21sinombingeleliomkhulunjephezukwendlukaThixo; 22masisondelesinentliziyoeyinyaniso,sinenzaliseko yokholo,sifefiweiintliziyozethu,sisusiweisazela esingendawo,nemizimbayethuihlanjiwengamanzi amsulwa
23silubambeuvumolwethulokholo,lungabi nakuxengaxenga;(kubauthembekilelowouthembisileyo); 24Masinyamekelane,sivuselelaneeluthandweni nasemisebenziniemihle;
25singakutyesheliukuhlanganisanakwethundawonye, njengokokulisikolabathile;masivuselelane ngokungakumbi,niyibonanjeukubaiminileyoiyasondela.
26Kuba,xasithisonengabomi,emvenikokuba sakwamkelayoukwaziinyaniso,akusaselediningenxa yezono;
27sekuselekeukulindaokoyikekayokakhulu,umgwebo nomsindowomlilo,ozakudlaabobachasileyo
28LowouwugibileyoumthethokaMoses,wafa engenanceba,phantsikwamangqinaamabini,nokuba ngamathathu
29Niba,uyakugqalwaufanelweyisohlwayoesiqatha kangakananina,lowoumnyatheleyouNyanakaThixo, wabalelelaekuthiniliyinqambiigazilomnqophiso, angcwaliswengalo,ukubaliyintoengeyiyo,nokubawenza intoengentoUmoyawobabalo?
30Kubasiyamazilowowatshoyoukuthi,Impindezelo yeyam,kuyakubuyekezamna,itshoiNkosi.Kananjalo wathi,INkosiiyakubagwebaabantubayo
31KuyoyikekakeukweyelaezandlenizoThixoophilileyo; 32Zikhumbuzenikeimihlayangaphambili, enakhanyiselwangayo,nanyamezelaumzamoomkhulu weembandezelo;
33Kubanenziweintlekisanjenangezingcikivo naziimbandezelo;ngokuyinxenye,nanibabangamadlelane abenzibobubi
34Kubanavelananamndisezintanjeni;kananjalo nakwamkelangovuyoukuphangwakweempahlazenu, nisaziukubaninayokuningokwenuemazulwinieyona mpahlailungileyo,ihlalaihleli
35Musaniukukulahlangokoukungafihlisikwenu,kona kunokwamkelaumvuzoomkhulu.
36Kubakufunekaukubanibenomonde,ukuzenithi, nakubanikwenzileukuthandakukaThixo,nizuzanenalo idinga
37Kubakusayakubamzuzwanamncinanana,Athilowo uzayoafike,angalibali.
38Kelowoulilungisauyakudlaubomiobuphuma elukholweni;ukubakeuthewahlehla,awuyikukholiswa nguyeumphefumlowam.
39Kethinaasingabahlehlabayeentshabalalweni;kodwa kekwabakholwayo,kukusindiswakomphefumlo
ISAHLUKOSE-11
Ukholokekukukholosangezintoezithenjiweyo; kukweyisekabubukhobezintoezingabonwayo 2Kubaamanyangeangqinelwangokubanalo.
3Ngokholosiyaqondaukubaindaloleyonkeyenziwe yabakhongelizwilikaThixo,ukuzeizintoezizibonwayo zibeaziphumekwezibonakalayo.
4NgokholouAbheliwasondezakuyeuThixoumbingelelo ogqithileyokunokaKayin,awangqinelwangawoukuba ulilungisa,uThixowayingqinelayonjeiminikeloyakhe; ngaloke,efilenje,usathetha
5NgokholouEnokiwafuduselwaemazulwiniukuba angabonikufa;akabanakufunyanwake,ngenxaenokuba uThixowamfudusayo;kubangaphambikokufuduswa kwakhe,wangqinelwaukubaumkholisekakuhleuThixo 6Ke,lungekhoukholo,akunakubakhoukumkholisa kakuhle;kubalowouzayokuThixo,umelwekukukholwa ukubaukho,nokubaungumvuziwabobamfunayo
7NgokholouNowa,ehlatyelwenguThixongazoizinto ebezingekabonwa,wathingokoyikauThixowawakha umkhombewokusindisaindluyakheathengalo waligwebaihlabathi,wabayindlalifayobulungisa obungokokholo
8NgokholouAbrahamwathi,akubizwa,Wakululamela ukubaaphume,ayekuloondawoabezakuyamkelaukuba ibelilifa;waphumaengaziaphoayakhona
9Ngokholowabangumphambukeliemhlabeniwedinga, wangaukowasemzini,ehlelieminqubeni,ndawonye noIsakenoYakobi,beziindlalifazaloelodingakunyenaye; 10kubawayewulindeleumzilouneziseko,ungcibi, umbangiwawo,inguThixo.
11NgokholonoSarangokwakhewamkelaamandla okumisaumzi,wazawazala,liseligqithileixeshalokuba amithe,ekubeniwambalelaekuthiniuthembekilelowo wabekayongedinga
12Kungokokwazalwayonangomnye,engofileyokelowo, intoengangeenkwenkwezizezuluukubayintabalala, nanjengentlabathieselunxwemenilolwandle, engenakubalwa
13Ababonkebafangokokholo,bengawafumananga amadinga;besukabawabonakude,bakholosa,bathakazela, bavumaukubabangabasemzini,balundwendweemhlabeni
14Kubaabobathethaizintoezinjalo,babonakalalisaukuba bangxameleikowabo
15Ke,ukubaokunenebabekhumbulaelobabephumakulo, ngebabanethubalokubuyelakulo
16Kodwangokubazolulelakwelonalilungileyo,oko kukuthi,kwelasemazulwini.KungokouThixo angenazintloningabo,ukubakuthiweunguThixowabo, kubaebalungiseleumzi
17NgokholouAbrahamwamnikelauIsake, ekuvavanywenikwakhe;
18ekwakuthiwengaye,IyakubizwangoIsakeimbewu yakho;
19ecamangangokuthi,uThixounakoukuvusa nakwabafileyo;aphoathewamthabathakhona ngokomfanekiso
20NgokholouIsakewabasikelelauYakobinoEsawu, ngazoizintoezizakubakho
21NgokholouYakobiuthe,xaaqhawukayo,wabasikelela bobabinioonyanabakaYosefu;waqubudaesimelele ngentongayakhe
22NgokholouYosefuuthe,xaabhubhayo, wakukhankanyaukuphumakoonyanabakaSirayeli; Wawisaumthethongawoamathamboakhe
23NgokholouMosesutheakubaezelwe,wafihlwa iinyangazantathungabazalibakhe,ngenxaenokuba bambonaukubaungumntwanaomhle;abawoyika umthethowokumkani.
24NgokholouMosesuthe,akubamkhulu,akavuma ukubizwangokubaungunyanawentombikaFaro; 25enyulakanyeukubaaphathwekakubi,ndawonye nabantubakaThixo,kunokubaaxhamleisonoumzuzwana; 26ekubaleleukungcikivwakukaKristukububutyebi obungaphezukobutyebibaseYiputa,kubawayekhangele ukwamkelaumvuzo
27NgokholowayishiyaiYiputa,akawoyikaumsindo wokumkani;kubawakrota,wangauyambonalowo ungenakubonwa
28Ngokholouyenzileipasikanokutshizwakwegazi,ukuze lowowayewatshabalalisaamazibuloangawachukumisi.
29NgokholobaluwelauLwandleoluBomvu,kwanga kusemhlabeniowomileyo;atheamaYiputa,akukulingaoko, antywiliselwa.
30NgokholozawaiindongazaseYeriko,zakuba zijikeleziweiintsukuzasixhenxe
31NgokholouRahabhiihenyukaziakatshabalalanganabo bangevayo,akubaezamkeleiintlolangoxolo
32Ndisathethantonina?Kubandingaphelelwalixesha ndibalisangoGidiyon,kwanoBharaki,noSamson,noYifeta; ekaDavide,noSamuweli,neyabaprofeti;
33abathengokholobeyisaizikumkani,basebenza ubulungisa,bazuzaamadinga,bavingcaimilomo yeengonyama;
34bacimaamandlaomlilo,basindakwiintlangothizekrele, bomelelaekubenibebesweleamandla,babangamagorha emfazweni,bagxothaimikhosiyabasemzini
35Abafazibabazuzaabafileyobabobevukile;abanyeke batyakatywa,bengalwamkelangaukhululo;ukuzebazuze uvukoolulungileyo;
36Bambikebenziwaintlekisa,batyakatywa;
37baxulutywangamatye,basarhwakubini,bahendwa; babulawangekrele;beswele,bebandezelwa, bengcungcuthekiswa;
38(elalingabafaneleihlabathi),bedingakoozintlango, noozintaba,noomiqolomba,nakwimiqolombayomhlaba 39Abakebonke,ngenxayokubabangqinelwengokholo, abalamkelangaidinga;
40uThixoesazalelelethinangeyonantoilungileyo,ukuze bangenziwabagqibelelengaphandlekwethu.
1Ngokoke,thinasiphahlweyilifuelingakanananje lamangqina,masithinathi,siwubekilenxamnyewonke umthwalo,nasoisonoesinokusirhawulangokusisulu, silubalekengomondeugqatsoolubekwephambikwethu; 2siseamehlokuyoiMbanginoMgqibelelisiwokholo lwethu,uYesu;owathi,ngenxayovuyoolwalubekwe phambikwakhe,wawunyamezelaumnqamlezo,elidelile ihlazo,wazawahlalaphantsingasekunenekwetrone kaThixo
3Ewe,mqondenilowoukunyamezeleyoukumphikisa okungakakwaboni,ukuzeningadinwa,ingatyhafi imiphefumloyenu
4Anikaxhalelikudekusekwigazi,nizamananesono
5Kananjalosenilulibeleuvuseleloolu,luthethakuni njengakubantwana,lusithi,Nyanawam,musaukukucekisa ukuqeqeshakweNkosi,Kananjaloungatyhafi wakohlwaywayiyo;
6KubalowoimthandayoiNkosiiyamqeqesha,Ibatyakatye kebonkeoonyanaebamkelayo
7Ukubaninyamezelauqeqesho,uThixowobauniphethe njengoonyana;kubanguwuphinaunyanaongaqeqeshwayo nguyise?
8Ukubakeaniqeqeshwa,abathebabangamadlelanengalo bonke,nobaninaniyimigqakhwengoko,aningoonyana
9Kananjalosibesinabooobawobenyamaokunene besiqeqesha,sabahlonela;asiyikuthingakumbina sithobeleuYisewoomoyabonke,sidleubomi?
10Kubabonaokunenebasiqeqeshaimihlaembalwa, ngokokuzithandelakwabo;kodwayenausilungele,ukuze sahlulelanengobungcwelebakhe
11Lonkekeuqeqeshookunenengokwakalokunje alubonakaliluluvuyo,lubonakalaluyintlungu;kodwa kamvalubanikaisiqhamoesiluxolo,okokukuthi sobulungisa,abobaqhelisiweyolulo
12Kungokondithi,Zimiseniizandlaeziwileyo,namadolo anedumbe;
13iinyawozenunizenzeleimizilaethetye,ukuzeinto eqhwalelayoingaphambukiendleleni;kanyeke mayiphiliswe
14Phuthumaniuxolonabantubonke,nobungcwele, ekungekhonamnyeuyakuyibonaiNkosi,engenabo;
15Lumkanikungabikhonamnyeusilelayoelubabalweni lukaThixo;hlezekuveleingcambuyobukrakra,inikhathaze, badyobheabaninzingayo;
16kungabikhobaniulihenyu,nokubangumhlambeli, njengoEsawu,owathingenxayentwanayokudlawananisa ngobuzibulobakhe
17Kubaniyaziukubawathikamva,ethandaukuyidlailifa intsikelelo,walahlwa;kubaakafumanangathuba languquko,nokowayingxamelayongeenyembezi.
18Kubaanisondelangaentabeniechukunyiswayo,isitsha ngumlilo,nakubumnyama,nakubumnyama,nakuqhwithela; 19nasandinisesigodlo,nesandisamazwi;elolizwibathi bonabalivayobabongozeukubalingabisathethwakubo ilizwi;
20Kubababengenakuyithwalaloontobabeyalelwengayo, ethi,Nokubainkomoyayichukumiseintaba,yayiza kuxulutywangamatye,okanyeihlabengomkhonto.
21YayeloombonowawusoyikekakangangokubauMoses athi,Ndiyoyikakakhulu,ndiyagubha
22KeninanifikileentabeniyeZiyon,nakuwoumzi kaThixoophilileyo,iYerusalemyasemazulwini, nakumkhosiongenakubalwawezithunywazezulu; 23kwibandlaelikhulu,nebandlalamazibulo,abhaliweyo emazulwini,nakuThixouMgwebiwabobonke,nakumoya wamalungisa,agqibelele;
24nakuMlamleliwomnqophisoomtsha,uYesu,nakwigazi lokufefa,elithethaezonazintozilungileyokunelika-Abheli. 25Lumkani,ningamalilowouthethayoKuba,ukubaabo bamalayolowowathethayoemhlabeni,abasindanga, kobekaphinakeukugqithiselakuthi,ukubasiyasuka simfulathelelowouthethayoesemazulwini;
26olizwiokolawuzamazamisayoumhlaba;ngokuke ubekengedinga,esithi,Kusayakubangumzuzwanaendiya kuthimnandinganyikimisimhlabawodwa,ndinyikimise naloizulu.
27Okukuthike,Kusayakubangumzuzwana, kubonakalalisaukuguqulwakwezintoezizanyazanyiswayo, ngathikokwezenziweyo,ukuzezihlalezona ezingenakuzanyazanyiswa
28Masithingoko,sisamkelaubukumkani obungenakuzanyazanyiswanje,sibenombulelo,simkhonze ngawouThixongokukholekileyo,sinokuhlonelanokoyika; 29KubauThixowethuungumliloodlayo
ISAHLUKOSE-13
1Uthandolobuzalwanamaluhlaleluhleli.
2Musaniukukulibalaukubukaiindwendwe;kuba ngokwenjenjaloinxenyeibukeizithunywazezulu,ingazi 3Bakhumbuleleniabakhonkxiweyo,ningenikhonkxiwe nani;nabokebaphathwakakubi,njengokuba nisemzimbeninani
4Umtshatomawubekekengeendlelazonke,nesilili masingadyojwa;keabenzaumbulonabakrexezi,uThixo uyakubagweba
5Ihamboyenumayingabinankanuko;yanelanizizinto eninazo;kubaetshiloukuthi,Andiyikukhandikushiye, ndingayikukushiya
6ngokokudesomelelesithi,INkosiilusizolwam,andiyi koyika;
7Bakhumbuleleniabakhokelibenu,abalithethayokuni ilizwilikaThixo;nisingasingaimpumeleloyehamboyabo, nixelisebonaelukholwenilwabo
8UYesuKristuukwanguyeizolo,nanamhla,kanaphakade 9Musaniukuphetshethwaziimfundisongeemfundiso nezingezizo;Kubakuhleukubaintliziyoiqinelubabalo; kungabingeentoezidliwayo,abangancedekangazizoabo bahambakuzo
10Sinesibingelelothina,abangenagunyalakudlakusoabo bakhonzaumnquba
11Kubaimizimbayaloomarhamncwa,agazilawo lingeniswangenxayesonokweyonangcwelenguye umbingeleliomkhulu,imizimbayawoitshiselwa ngaphandlekweminquba
12KungokoathenoYesu,ukuzeabangcwaliseabantu ngelilelakheigazi,wevaubunzimangaphandlekwesango. 13Masiphumekengokosiyekuyengaphandle kweminquba,sithweleingcikivoyakhe
14Kubaaphaasinamziuhleliyo,singxamelelowouza kuza
15Ngokomasithingayesinyusengamaxeshaonkekuye uThixoumbingelelowendumiso,okokukuthi,isiqhamo somlomoolivumayoigamalakhe
16Keukwenzaokulungileyonobudlelane,musani ukukulibala;kubaimibingeleloenjalouyakholiswa kakuhleyiyouThixo
17Bathambeleniabakhokelibenu,nibathobele;kubabona abalali,ngenxayemiphefumloyenu,ngokwabaya kuphendula,ukuzebakwenzeokobevuyile,bengancwini; kubaanisizakalikukooko
18Sithandazeleni;kubasikholosekilekukuthisinesazela esilungileyo,singaezintwenizonkesingahambakakuhle
19Ndiyavuselelakengokugqithiseleyo,ukubanenzeoko, ukuzendibuyiselwekunikamsinyane
20KekalokuuThixowoxolo,owamvusayokwabafileyo iNkosiyethuuYesuKristu,umalusiomkhuluwezimvu, ngegazilomnqophisoongunaphakade, 21iNkosiyethuuYesu,wangaanganilungisa,nigqibelele emisebenziniyonkeelungileyo,ukuzenikwenzeukuthanda kwakhe,esenzangaphakathikwenuokokukholekileyo emehlweniakhe,ngoYesuKristukuyemakubekhouzuko, kuseemaphakadeniasemaphakadeni.Amen. Ndiyanivuselelakenina,bazalwana,linyamezeleniilizwi lovuseleloolu;kubakendinibhalelengokufutshane 23YaziniukubaumzalwanawethuuTimotiukhululwe; endothi,ukubauthewafikakamsinya,ndinibonendinaye 24Bulisanikubobonkeabakhokelibenu,nakubobonke abangcwele.BayanibulisaabemibaseItali. 25UbabalomalubenaninonkeAmen