UmTshumayeli 12:1-14
12 Ngakho-ke khumbula uMdali wakho omkhulu ngensuku zobutsha bakho,+ zingakafiki insuku zokukhathazeka*+ njalo ingakafiki leminyaka lapho ozakuthi: “Angithokozi ngayo,”
2 ilanga, lokukhanya, lenyanga kanye lezinkanyezi kungasakhanyisi+ futhi lamayezi engakachitheki ngemva kokuna kwezulu,*
3 kungakafiki ilanga lapho abalindi* bendlu abazabe sebegedezela khona,* lamadoda alamandla esekhokhobele labesifazana sebeyekele ukuchola ngenxa yokuthi sebebalutshwane, labomama abalunguze emawindini sebebona kalufifi;+
4 lapho iminyango ekhangele emigwaqweni isivaliwe, lomsindo walabo abacholayo usuzwakalela khatshana, lapho umuntu esevuswa ngumsindo wokukhala kwenyoni lalapho wonke amadodakazi ahlabelayo engasazwakali kuhle.+
5 Lapho umuntu esesesaba izindawo eziphakemeyo njalo sekulezingozi emgwaqweni. Lapho isihlahla sama-alimondi sesikhipha amaluba*+ lentethe isihamba izihudula, inhliziyo isimnyama* ngoba umuntu esesiya endlini yakhe yaphakade+ futhi labalilayo sebehambahamba emgwaqweni;+
6 intambo yesiliva ingakasuswa lomganu wegolide ungakaphahlazwa, lembiza yebumba ingakabulawa futhi lendrayi ingakabhidlizwa.
7 Uthuli beselubuyela emhlabathini+ lapho olwavela khona njalo amandla okuphila abuyele* kuNkulunkulu weqiniso onguye owawanika abantu.+
8 Umtshumayeli uthi: “Akuncedi ngalutho!”+ “Konke nje akuncedi ngitsho.”+
9 Umtshumayeli wayehlakaniphile njalo waqhubeka efundisa abantu izinto ayezazi,+ wacabangisisa futhi wachwayisisa kakhulu ukuze aqoqe* izaga ezinengi.+
10 Kanti njalo wadingisisa ukuze athole amazwi athokozisayo,+ wabhala lamazwi aqondileyo futhi aliqiniso.
11 Amazwi abantu abahlakaniphileyo anjengezinciji*+ njalo izitsho zabo abaziqoqileyo zinjengezipikili ezibethelwe zaqina, amazwi abo avela kumelusi munye.
12 Ngaphezu kwalokho nanku okumele ukunanzelele ndodana yami: Amabhuku azaqhubeka ebhalwa ngobunengi bawo kodwa ukuhlala uwabala kuyawudinisa umzimba.+
13 Konke sekukhulunyiwe nansi isiphetho sendaba: Mesabe uNkulunkulu weqiniso+ ugcine imithetho yakhe+ ngoba lo yiwo wonke umlandu womuntu.+
14 Phela uNkulunkulu weqiniso uzakwahlulela zonke izenzo zabantu, kuhlanganise lakho konke okufihlakeleyo atsho ukuthi kuhle yini loba kubi.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “zobunzima.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “lamayezi engakabuyi lezulu.”
^ Kumbe, “sebexega.”
^ Kumbe, “abagcini.”
^ Kumbe, “sesiqhakaza.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “amakhephabheri esedubukile.” Lo ngumhlobo wesithelo esenza umuntu afune ukudla.
^ Kumbe, “umoya ubuyele.”
^ Kumbe, “ahlele kuhle.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
