EkaYakobi 1 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

1 ¹UYakobi, umkhonzi kaBawo wethu neNkosi uYesu Krestu, kuzo izizwe ezilishumi elinambini eziphangalalisiweyo phakathi kweentlanga: ndiyanibulisa. ^a a v1 Izizwe ezilishumi elinambini zibhekisele kumakholwa angamaYuda aphangalalisiweyo kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo kwihlabathi elingelilo elamaYuda.

²Kubaleleni ekubeni luvuyo olupheleleyo, bazalwana bam, xa nithe nahlangabezana nezilingo ezahlukeneyo, ³kuba niyazi ukuba ukucikidwa kokholo lwenu kuvelisa unyamezelo. ⁴Unyamezelo malugqibe umsebenzi walo, ukuze nibe ngabakhulileyo nabagqibeleleyo, ningasweli nto.

⁵Ukuba ukho phakathi kwenu oswele ubulumko, makacele kuBawo wethu, lowo ubapha bonke ngesisa engagxeki, ngako oko uya kunikwa bona. ⁶Makacele ngokholo, engathandabuzi, kuba lowo uthandabuzayo unjengeliza lolwandle, eliqhutywa ngumoya litsho-tshiswe. ⁷Loo mntu makangalindeli ukufumana nto kuBawo wethu. ⁸Umntu onjalo ungumbaxa, akazinzanga ezindleleni zakhe zonke.

⁹Ikholwa elikwiimeko eziphantsi malizidle ngesikhundla salo esiphakamileyo, ¹⁰kodwa isityebi masiqhayise ngobuphantsi baso, kuba siya kudlula njengentyantyambo yasendle. ¹¹Liphuma ilanga lineqabazo elishushu, lituname utyani; intyantyambo yalo iyawa, buyaphela ubuhle bayo. Ngokunjalo nesityebi siyabuna phakathi kwemisebenzi yaso.

¹²Unoyolo umntu onyamezela isilingo, kuba akuba ecikidiwe uya kwamkela isithsaba sobomi awasithembisa uBawo wethu kwabo bamthandayo.

¹³Xa ehendwa, makungabikho mntu uthi: “UBawo wethu undihenda mna.” Ububi abunakumhenda uBawo wethu, naye akahendi mntu. ^b b v13 UYakobi uyabukhusela ubuqu bukaBawo wethu kubuxoki obudala njengomyezo — obokuba ngumhendi. UBawo wethu upha sonke isipho esilungileyo; akaze abathiyele abantwana bakhe umgibe. ¹⁴Kodwa umntu ngamnye uhendwa, erhuqwa elukuhlwa yiminqweno yakhe embi. ¹⁵Yandule ke iminqweno ukumitha izale isono; isono, sakukhula ngokupheleleyo, sizale ukufa. ¹⁶Ningalukuhlwa, bazalwana bam abathandekayo. ¹⁷Sonke isipho esilungileyo nesigqibeleleyo sivela phezulu, sisehla kuYise wezikhanyiso, lowo ongaguqukiyo nongenasithunzi esijikajikayo. ^c c v17 UYakobi umnika uBawo wethu igama lakhe elikhethekileyo — uYise wezikhanyiso, umthombo waso sonke isipho esilungileyo, ongaguqukiyo njengelanga neenkwenkwezi awazenzayo. ¹⁸Ngokuthanda kwakhe, wasizala ngelizwi lenyaniso, ukuze sibe luhlobo lwentlahlela yendalo yakhe. ^d d v18 Iintlahlela zazisisabelo sokuqala nesona silungileyo sesivuno esasinikelwa kuThixo; apha amakholwa angawokuqala nawona alungileyo kuko konke awakudalayo.

Liveni, Nize Niliphile

¹⁹Yazini oku, bazalwana bam abathandekayo: wonke umntu makakhawuleze ukuphulaphula, azeke kade ukuthetha, azeke kade umsindo, ²⁰kuba umsindo womntu awubuvelisi ubulungisa bukaBawo wethu. ²¹Ngoko bhukuqani bonke ubumdaka bokuziphatha nokugqithisa kokungendawo; ngokuthobeka yamkelani ilizwi elityalwe ngaphakathi kwenu, elinako ukusindisa imiphefumlo yenu.

²²Ningabi ngabaphulaphuli belizwi bodwa, nizikhohlise nina ngokwenu. Yenzani oko likuthethayo. ²³Lowo ulivayo ilizwi angalenzi, unjengomntu okhangela ubuso bakhe bemvelo esipilini, ²⁴athi, akuba ezikhangele, emke alibale kwaoko ukuba unjani. ²⁵Kodwa lowo ugqala umthetho ogqibeleleyo wenkululeko, aqhubeke kuwo—engenguye umphulaphuli olibalayo kodwa engumenzi owenzayo—uya kuba nolonwabo ekwenzeni kwakhe.

²⁶Ukuba ukho umntu ozithabathela ukuba unonqulo kodwa engaluthinteli ulwimi lwakhe, uyazikhohlisa intliziyo yakhe—unqulo lwakhe alunamsebenzi. ²⁷Unqulo olunyulu nolungenabala phambi koBawo wethu lolu: ukunyamekela iinkedama nabahlolokazi ekubandezelweni kwabo, nokuzigcina umntu engenabala ehlabathini.