Umshumayeli 8:1-17
8 Ngubani lonjengemuntfu lohlakaniphile? Ngubani lowati kutsi inkinga ingacatululwa njani?* Kuhlakanipha kwemuntfu kubonakala ebusweni bakhe. Nangabe bekaswacile, buso bakhe buyashintja bugcwale injabulo.
2 Ngitsi kini: “Lalelani imitsetfo yenkhosi,+ ngobe nenta sifungo kuNkulunkulu.+
3 Ningasheshi nisuke embikwayo.+ Ningenti lutfo lolubi,+ ngobe ingenta nobe yini leyitsandzako,
4 ngenca yekutsi lekushito akushintji.+ Ngubani nje longatsi kuyo: ‘Wentani?’”
5 Umuntfu lolalela umtsetfo ngeke ehlelwe ngulokubi,+ nemuntfu lonenhlitiyo lehlakaniphile utawati kutsi intfo letsite kufanele ayente nini futsi ayente njani.+
6 Njengobe tinkinga tebantfu titinyenti kakhulu, tonkhe tintfo kufanele tentiwe ngendlela lekahle nangesikhatsi lesifanele.+
7 Njengobe kute umuntfu lowatiko kutsi kutakwentekani, ngubani-ke longasho kutsi kutakwenteka njani?
8 Njengobe kute umuntfu longalawula emandla ekuphila,* kanjalo-ke kute umuntfu longalawula lilanga lekufa.+ Njengobe kute lisotja lelingatfola imvume yekuhamba emphini, kanjalo-ke nebubi angeke bubakhulule labo lababentako.*
9 Konkhe loku ngulengikubonile ngemuva kwekucabangisisa ngayo yonkhe imisebenti leyentiwe lamhlabeni. Kuso sonkhe lesikhatsi, umuntfu ubuse lomunye umuntfu wase uyamlimata.+
10 Ngabona lababi bangcwatjwa, labo lebebaphuma bangena endzaweni lengcwele, kodvwa ngekushesha nje abazange basakhunjulwa kulelidolobha lapho bebenta khona lokubi.+ Naloku kulite.
11 Ngenca yekutsi sijeziso sentfo lembi siyephuta kukhishwa,+ bantfu babese bayatimisela kwenta lokubi.+
12 Nanobe soni singenta lokubi tikhatsi letingu-100 futsi sichubeke siphila sikhatsi lesidze, kodvwa ngiyati kutsi kutabahambela kahle labo labesaba Nkulunkulu weliciniso, ngenca yekutsi bamesaba mbamba.+
13 Kodvwa angeke kumhambele kahle lomubi,+ futsi angeke awandzise emalanga akhe lanjengesitfunti,+ ngobe akamesabi Nkulunkulu.
14 Kunentfo lelite* leyentekako lamhlabeni: Kunebantfu labalungile labaphatfwa kungatsi bente lokubi,+ futsi kunebantfu lababi labaphatfwa shengatsi bente lokulungile.+ Naloku kulite.
15 Ngako ngibona kuncono kutsi umuntfu ajabule,+ ngobe kute lokuncono langakwenta lamhlabeni ngaphandle kwekutsi adle, anatse futsi ajabule; kufanele ahlale ajabula njengobe asebenta kamatima kuko konkhe kuphila kwakhe+ Nkulunkulu weliciniso lamnike kona lamhlabeni.
16 Bengitimisele kutfola kuhlakanipha nekubuka konkhe lokwentekako* lamhlabeni,+ futsi busuku nemini bengingasalali ngisho nekulala.*
17 Ngabese ngicabangisisa ngayo yonkhe imisebenti yaNkulunkulu weliciniso, futsi ngabona kutsi bantfu angeke bakucondze lokwenteka emhlabeni.+ Ngisho nobe bangetama kangakanani, ngeke bakucondze. Ngisho nobe bangatsi bahlakaniphe kakhulu kangakanani, ngeke baze bakucondze.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “inchazelo yalokutsite.”
^ Nobe “umoya lophefumulwako; umoya.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “bubi babo ngeke bubasindzise lababi.”
^ Nobe “lekhatsatanako.”
^ Nobe “umsebenti.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “bantfu bebangalali busuku nemini.”
