Ifika Imini yeNkosi

Imini ifika njengesela, kodwa bona abakho ebumnyameni ngayo, ngoko malibe linde, baqiqe. Ukuvala kululuhlu olukhawulezayo: hloniphani abakhokeli benu, thuthuzelani abadanileyo, yibani nomonde, vuyani, thandazani, bulelani, vavanyani konke, nibambelele koko kulungileyo.

Isahluko 5.

Ke kaloku, malunga namaxesha namathuba, bazalwana, anisweli nto ibhalelwe kuni. Nina ngokwenu niyazi kakuhle ukuba imini yeNkosi yethu uYesu ifika njengesela ebusuku. Xa abantu besithi: “Uxolo nokholoseka,” kuza ukubhubha ngesiquphe phezu kwabo—njengenimba kumfazi omithiyo—baze bangasindi. Ke nina, bazalwana, anikho ebumnyameni ukuze loo mini inigagele njengesela. Nonke ningabantwana bokukhanya nabantwana bemini; asingabobusuku nabobumnyama thina. Ngoko ke, masingalali njengabanye, koko masilinde size siqiqe. Kuba abo balalayo balala ebusuku, nabo banxilayo banxila ebusuku. Ke thina, njengokuba singabemini, masiqonde, sambethe ukholo nothando njengesingxobo sesifuba, nethemba losindiso njengesigcinantloko. Kuba uBawo wethu akasimiselanga ingqumbo, koko ukuba sizuze usindiso ngeNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu, owasifelayo, ukuze nokuba siphaphile, nokuba silele, siphile kunye naye. Ngoko ke khuthazanani nakhane, njengoko nenjenjalo.

Ukuhlala Njengabantwana bokuKhanya

Siyanicela, bazalwana, ukuba nibabeke abo basebenza nzima phakathi kwenu, baniphatha eNkosini, banohlwaya. Babekeni kakhulu kunene ngothando ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo. Hlalani ngoxolo omnye nomnye.

Bazalwana, siyanikhunga: bohlwayeni abanqenayo, bathuthuzeleni abaqhiphuka umbilini, baxhaseni ababuthathaka, nizeke kade umsindo kubo bonke. Lumkani ukuze kungabikho namnye obuyekeza ububi ngobubi kubani, koko soloko niphuthuma okulungileyo omnye komnye nakubo bonke.

Vuyani ngamaxesha onke, thandazani ningayeki, bulelani ezintweni zonke; kuba oku kukuthanda kukaBawo wethu ngoKrestu uYesu kuni. Musani ukumcima uMoya oyiNgcwele. Musani ukuziphatha ngendelo iziprofeto, koko zilingeni zonke izinto; kubambeleleni okulungileyo. Hlukanani nalo lonke uhlobo lobubi.

Yena ngokwakhe uBawo wethu woxolo manganingcwalise niphela, uze umoya wenu uphele nomphefumlo nomzimba kugcinwe kungenakusoleka ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu. Unyanisekile lowo unibizayo; yena uya kukwenza ngenene.

Bazalwana, sithandazeleni nathi.

Babuliseni bonke abazalwana ngokwanga okungcwele. Ndiyanikhunga phambi kweNkosi ukuba le ncwadi ileselwe bonke abazalwana.

Ubabalo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu malube nani.