UBawo Uyazibona Izikhalo Zabacudisiweyo
Imivuzo ebanjezelweyo yabavuni iyakhala, ifike ezindlebeni zoBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini; izityebi eziqwebileyo ziyaxelelwa ukuba zilile. Bonke abanye baxelelwa ukuba balinde njengomlimi, bathandaze xa besiva ubuhlungu, bavumelane izono omnye komnye, baze balandele lowo ulahlekayo.
5 1Yizani ngoku, nina zityebi, lilani nenze isijwili ngenxa yeenzingo ezizayo phezu kwenu. 2Ubutyebi benu bubolile, neengubo zenu zidliwe ngumhlwa. 3Igolide nesilivere yenu ikhwankqwisiwe; ukukhwankqwa kwayo kuya kuba lingqina kuni, kutshise inyama yenu njengomlilo. Niziqwebele ubutyebi ngemihla yokugqibela. 4Khangelani: imivuzo eniyibambezeleyo kubavuni bamasimi enu iyakhala, nezikhalo zabavuni zifikile ezindlebeni zoBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini. 5Nahamba ngokunyolukayo nangokuzonwabisa emhlabeni. Nazityebisa iintliziyo zenu ngemini yokuxhelwa. 6Nimgwebile nambulala ilungisa, elingasunduzaniyo nani.
Lindani Ngeentliziyo Ezinomonde
7Ngoko yibani nomonde, bazalwana, kude kube sekufikeni kweNkosi. Cingani ngomlimi: ululindele ngomonde isiqhamo esinqabileyo somhlaba, side sizuze imvula yokuqala neyokugqibela. 8Nani kanjalo yibani nomonde. Zomelezeni iintliziyo zenu, ngokuba ukufika kweNkosi kusondele. 9Musani ukukrokrelana, bazalwana, hleze nigwetywe. Khangelani—uMgwebi umi emnyango. 10Bazalwana, thabathani abaprofeti abathetha egameni loBawo wethu njengomzekelo weentlungu nomonde. 11Yabonani, sithi banoyolo abo banyamezelayo. Nikuvile ukunyamezela kukaYobhi, nakubona oko awakwenzayo uBawo wethu—uBawo wethu uzele yimfesane nenceba.
12Ngaphezu kwako konke, bazalwana bam, musani ukufunga—nokuba lizulu, nokuba ngumhlaba, nokuba sesiphi na esinye isifungo. Uewe wenu makabe nguewe, nohayi wenu abe nguhayi, ukuze ningangeni phantsi komgwebo.
Umthandazo Wokholo Uyaphilisa
13Ukho na obandezelekayo phakathi kwenu? Makathandaze. Ukho na onemihlali? Makavume indumiso. 14Ukho na ogulayo phakathi kwenu? Makabize amadoda amakhulu ebandla, aze loo madoda amakhulu amthandazele, emthambisa ngeoli egameni leNkosi. 15Umthandazo wokholo uya kumsindisa ogulayo, iNkosi iya kumvusa. Naxa athe wona, uya kuxolelwa. 16Ngoko zixeleni izono zenu, omnye komnye, nithandazelane, ukuze niphiliswe. Umthandazo welungisa unamandla, usebenza okukhulu. 17UEliya wayengumntu onjengathi, waza wathandaza kakhulu ukuba kungani; akubangakho mvula ezweni iminyaka emithathu neenyanga ezintandathu. 18Wandula ukuphinda wathandaza, aza amazulu anika imvula, umhlaba wavelisa isiqhamo sawo.
19Bazalwana bam, ukuba ukho phakathi kwenu olahlekayo enyanisweni, aze omnye ambuyise, 20yazini oku: lowo ubuyisa umoni endleleni yakhe engalunganga, uwusindisa umphefumlo walowo ekufeni, agubungele inkitha yezono.