Umlilo Ongenakuthanjiswa Mntu
Abafundisi bajongene nomgwebo ongqongqo ngakumbi, isizathu lulwimi: upheko, intlantsi, ubuthi obungathanjiswa mntu. Umlomo onye ubonga uBawo wethu uze uqalekise abantu abenziweyo ngokomfanekiselo wakhe. Ubulumko bokwenene buvela njengehambo loxolo nenceba, kungekhona njengekhwele elikrakra.
3 1Bazalwana noodade bam, mabangabi baninzi kuni abaya kuba ngabafundisi, kuba thina abafundisi siya kugwetywa ngokungqongqo ngakumbi. 2Kaloku sonke siyakhubeka ngeendlela ezininzi. Umntu ongakhe akhubeke ekuthetheni uyindoda egqibeleleyo, enako ukuwulawula nomzimba wakhe uphela. 3Ukuba sibeka amatomu emlonyeni wamahashe ukuze asilulamele, siyawuhola nomzimba wawo uphela. 4Khawucinge nangeenqanawa: nangona zinkulu, ziqhutywa yimimoya enamandla, zilawulwa yintwana encinane yopheko, ziye apho umqhubi wazo athanda khona. 5Kwangokunjalo nolwimi lulungu oluncinane lomzimba, kodwa luqhayisa ngezinto ezinkulu. Khangela ukuba umlilo omncinane kangaka ulivuthisa njani ihlathi elikhulu! 6Ulwimi lungumlilo, ilizwe lobungendawo elibekiweyo phakathi kwamalungu omzimba wethu. Luwenza inqambi umzimba uphela, luphembe lonke uhambo lobomi, lona ngokwalo luphenjwa sisihogo. a a v6 IGehena yayiyintlambo yakwaHinom ngaphandle kweYerusalem, indawo yokutshisa inkunkuma eyaba ngumfanekiso womgwebo wokugqibela — apha, sisihogo ngokwaso. 7Zonke iintlobo zamarhamncwa, neentaka, nezinambuzane, nezinto zaselwandle ziyathanjiswa, kananjalo zithanjiswe luluntu, 8kodwa akukho mntu unako ukuluthambisa ulwimi. Lububi obungazinzanga, obuzele butyhefu obubulalayo. 9Ngalo simbonga uBawo wethu; ngalo siqalekisa abantu abenziweyo ngokomfanekiselo kaBawo wethu. 10Emlonyeni mnye kuphuma intsikelelo nokuqalekisa. Bazalwana noodade bam, oku akufanele kube njalo. 11Umthombo ungampompoza amanzi aphilileyo nakrakrayo kwangathonjana linye na? 12Bazalwana noodade, umkhiwane ungavelisa iminquma na, nomdiliya avelise amakhiwane? Kananjalo iqula letyuwa alinakuvelisa amanzi aphilileyo.
Ubulumko Obuvela Phezulu
13Ngubani na osisilumko nonengqondo phakathi kwenu? Makazibonakalise izenzo zakhe ngehambo elungileyo, ngokuthobeka kobulumko. 14Kodwa ukuba intliziyo yakho izele ngumona okrakrayo nokuzifunela okwakho, uze ungaqhayisi, ungaxoki uchase inyaniso. 15Obu asibobulumko obuhla buvela phezulu, koko bobasemhlabeni, obungebobomoya, obeedemon. 16Kaloku apho kukho khona umona nokuzifunela okwakho, koba kukho ukuphithizela nazo zonke izenzo ezimbi. 17Ubulumko obuvela phezulu: buhlambulukile kuqala, emva koko bube noxolo, bube nobubele, bube nengqiqo, buzele yinceba neziqhamo ezilungileyo, bungenamkhethe, bunyanisekileyo. 18Isivuno sobulungisa sihlwayelwa ngoxolo ngabo benza uxolo.
