Thandanani Njengosapho
Imiyalelo yokuvala ngobomi bemihla ngemihla: qhubekani nithandana, yamkelani abasemzini, khumbulani amabanjwa ngokungathi nikhonkxwe kunye nawo, hloniphani umtshato, zigcineni nikhululekile kuthando lwemali. UYesu wabandezeleka ngaphandle kwesango, ngoko phumelani kuye, kuba lo mzi asinguwo ohlalayo, waye uBawo wethu ngumncedi wethu.
13 1Uthando lwenu lobuzalwana maluqhubeke. 2Ningalibali ukwamkela abasemzini; kuba ngokwenjenjalo abanye bamkela izithunywa zezulu bengazi. 3Khumbulani amabanjwa ngokungathi nikhonkxelwe kunye nawo, nabaphethwe kakubi, ekubeni nani nisemzimbeni. 4Umtshato mawuhlonelwe phakathi kwabo bonke, nesilili somtshato masingenzakaliswa—kuba uBawo wethu uya kugweba abenzi bombulo nabakrexezi.
5Hlalani ubomi benu bungenalo uthando lwemali; yanelani kuko eninako, kuba uBawo wethu ngokwakhe wathi: “Andisoze ndikushiye, andisoze ndikulahle.”
6Ngako ke sithetha ngokungafihlisi sithi: UBawo wethu ngumncedi wam; andiyi koyika. Angandenza ntoni na umntu? a a v6 Umbhali ucaphula iNdumiso 118:6 — isikhalo sentembeko esithethwa ngumntwana ngamnye womnqophiso ofumene uBawo wethu engumncedi wakhe.
7Khumbulani abakhokeli benu abathetha ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuni. Qwalaselani isiphelo sendlela yobomi babo, nixelise ukholo lwabo. 8UYesu Krestu unguye lowo izolo, nanamhla, nangonaphakade. 9Ningarhuqwa ziimfundiso ezingaqhelekanga nezahlukeneyo. Kulungile ukuba intliziyo yomelezwe lubabalo, kungabi kukukutya—kuba abo baphila ngako abazuzanga nto kuko. 10Sinaso isibingelelo ekungavumelekanga ukuba badle kuso abo bakhonza ententeni. 11Kuba imizimba yezilwanyana, ezigazi lazo lingeniswa engcweleni ngumbingeleli omkhulu ngenxa yesono, itshiswe ngaphandle kweminquba. 12Ngako ke noYesu weva ubunzima ngaphandle kwesango, ukuze abantu abenze bangcwele ngegazi lakhe. 13Ngako ke masiphume siye kuye ngaphandle kweminquba, sithwele ihlazo awalinyamezelayo. 14Kuba apha asinawo umzi ohleliyo, koko sifuna umzi ozayo.
15Ngaye ke masisoloko sinikela kuBawo wethu umbingelelo wendumiso—isiqhamo semilebe evumayo igama lakhe. 16Ningalibali ukwenza okulungileyo nokwabelana ngoko ninako—kuba imibingelelo enjalo iyakholeka kuBawo wethu.
17Thobelani abakhokeli benu, nizithobe kubo—kuba balinda imiphefumlo yenu, njengabaza kuphendula ngani. Mabakwenze oku bevuya, bengancwini, kuba oko akunincedi nto.
18Sithandazeleni, kuba siqinisekile ukuba isazela sethu sicocekile, sifuna ukuziphatha ngembeko kuzo zonke izinto. 19Ndiyanibongoza ngakumbi ukuba nikwenze oku, ukuze ndibuyiselwe kuni msinyane.
20Wanga uBawo wethu woxolo, owamvusa kwabafileyo iNkosi yethu uYesu—uMalusi omkhulu wezimvu—ngegazi lomnqophiso ongunaphakade, b b v20 UBawo wethu wamvusa uYesu kwabafileyo waza wamenza uMalusi omkhulu wezimvu zakhe — kwayena Malusi owathi: “Ndim umalusi olungileyo” (uYohane 10:11). UBawo noNyana kunye bayawuqokelela bawulondoloze umhlambi. 21aniphelelise kuyo yonke into elungileyo ukuze nenze ukuthanda kwakhe, esebenza kuthi oko kumkholisayo ngoYesu Krestu, makubekho kuye uzuko ngonaphakade kanaphakade. Amen.
22Bazalwana, ndiyanibongoza ukuba nilinyamezele eli lizwi lokukhuthaza—kuba ndinibhalele mfutshane nje. 23Yazini ukuba umzalwana wethu uTimoti ukhululiwe; ukuba uthe weza kamsinya, ndiya kunibona kunye naye.
24Bulisani bonke abakhokeli benu nabangcwele bonke. Bayanibulisa abo baseItali.
25Ubabalo malube nani nonke. Amen.