EkaJuda 1 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

1 ¹UYuda, umkhonzi kaYesu Krestu, nomzalwana kaYakobi, kwabo babiziweyo, abathandekayo kuBawo wethu, begcinelwe uYesu Krestu: ²Inceba, noxolo, nothando malwandiselwe kuni.

Zabalazelani Ukholo

³Zintanda, nangona bendingxamele ukunibhalela ngosindiso esinalo sonke, bendimelwe kukunibhalela ndinibongoza ukuba nilwele ukholo olwanikwa abangcwele kwakanye kuphele. ⁴Kuba kukho abantu abathe nyelele bengaqondwa, kudala bebhaliwe ukuba beze kwesi sigwebo—abantu abangenaThixo abaguqula ubabalo lukaBawo wethu ukuba lube yimvume yenkanuko, bamkhanyele yena yedwa iNkosi neNkosi yethu, uYesu Krestu.

⁵Ngoku ndifuna ukunikhumbuza, nangona nikwazi oku konke, ukuba uYesu, akuba ebasindisile abantu ezweni laseYiputa, emveni koko wababhubhisa abo bangakholwanga. ^a a v5 Eminye imibhalo-ngqangi yakudala ithi "iNkosi" okanye "uThixo"; eyona indala neyona yomeleleyo ithi "uYesu." UYuda umbiza ngokuba nguYesu lowo wabasindisayo amaSirayeli eYiputa—iNkosi enye eyahamba nabantu bayo entlango. ⁶Izithunywa ezingazigcinanga indawo yazo, kodwa zalishiya ikhaya lazo elifanelekileyo, uzigcine zikhonkxiwe ngemixokelelwane engapheliyo, phantsi kobumnyama obunzulu, ukuze zigwetywe ngaloo mini inkulu. ^b b v6 Ezi zithunywa kusenokwenzeka ukuba zibhekisela 'koonyana bakaThixo' abashiya izulu bazeka abafazi babantu (iGenesis 6:1–4). ⁷Kwangokunjalo iSodom, neGomora, nemizi ekufuphi, enikela ngokwayo ekuhenyuzeni nasekusukeleni inyama engengeyomvelo, imi ingumzekelo, isiva isohlwayo somlilo ongunaphakade. ⁸Kanti nabo abo baphuphayo ngokunjalo bayayingcolisa inyama yabo, bayaligatya igunya, baze banyelise abazukileyo. ⁹Kodwa uMikayeli, ingelosi enkulu, ekubambaneni kwakhe nomtyholi, waphikisana ngomzimba kaMoses, akazange abe nobuganga bokumwisela isigwebo esinyelisayo, kodwa wathi: “UBawo wethu makakukhalimele.” ^c c v9 Esi sibalo sikaMikayeli nomzimba kaMoses sivela kwisithethe samaYuda (iAssumption of Moses), asiveli eTestamenteni eNdala. ¹⁰Kodwa aba bantu banyelisa into abangayiqondiyo; ke oko bakuqondayo ngemvelo, njengezilwanyana ezingenangqondo, kuyababhubhisa. ¹¹Yeha, bona! Bathabatha indlela kaKayin, baza bagxalathelana besiya empazamweni kaBhileham ngenxa yenzuzo, babhubha ngokuvukela kukaKora. ¹²Aba bangamawa afihlakeleyo kumatheko enu othando, besidla nani bengenaloyiko, bezondla bona kuphela—ngamafu omileyo aqhutywa ngumoya, imithi yasekwindla engenaziqhamo, efe kabini, enyothuliweyo. ¹³Angamaza asolwandle avuthuzayo, ebhubhudla amahlazo awo; iinkwenkwezi ezibhadulayo, egcinelwe obona bumnyama bunzulu ngonaphakade. ¹⁴UEnoki, owesixhenxe ukusuka ku-Adam, waprofeta ngabo nabo, esithi: “Yabona, iNkosi yethu uYesu ufikile enamawaka alishumi abangcwele bakhe, ^d d v14 UYuda usebenzisa isiprofeto sakudala sika-Enoki ekufikeni kukaYesu—iNkosi ebuya nabangcwele bayo ukuza nobulungisa. ITestamente eNtsha imbiza uYesu ngokuba ngulowo uza ngozuko nezithunywa zakhe (uMateyu 25:31; eyesi-2 kwabaseTesalonika 1:7). ¹⁵ukuze awise isigwebo phezu kwabo bonke, aze amgwebe wonke umntu ngenxa yezenzo zonke zokungahloneli uThixo abazenzileyo ngendlela engamhloneliyo uThixo, nangenxa yezinto zonke ezilukhuni abazithethayo ngakuye aboni abangamhloneliyo uThixo.” ¹⁶Aba bayakrokra bayakhalaza, besukela iinkanuko zabo; imilomo yabo iyaqhayisa, baze bancoma abantu ngenxa yenzuzo.

Khumbulani Oko Kwakuxelwe Kwangaphambili

¹⁷Ke nina, zintanda, khumbulani oko kwathethwayo ngaphambili ngabapostile beNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu. ¹⁸Indlela abanixelela ngayo, besithi: “Ngexesha lokugqibela kuya kubakho abagxeki, belandela iinkanuko zabo zokungahloneli uThixo.” ¹⁹Ngabo aba badala izahlukano, abantu bobu buhlabathi, abangenaMoya.

²⁰Ke nina, zintanda, nizakhayo elukholweni lwenu olungcwele kunene, nithandaza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. ²¹Zigcineni eluthandweni lukaBawo wethu, nilinde inceba yeNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu, esa ebomini obungenasiphelo. ²²Nibe nenceba kwabo bathandabuzayo; ²³sindisani abanye ngokubahlutha emlilweni; bonzeleni enye inceba abanye ninoloyiko, niyithiye nengubo eyonakaliswe sisono sabo.

UBawo Wethu Uyanigcina

²⁴Ke kuye onako ukunigcina ningakhubeki, aze animise ningenasiphako phambi kozuko lwakhe ngovuyo olukhulu, ²⁵kuBawo wethu yedwa, uMsindisi wethu, ngoYesu Krestu iNkosi yethu, makubekho uzuko, nobungangamsha, nolawulo, negunya, phambi kwamaxesha onke, nangoku, nangonaphakade. Amen. ^e e v25 UYuda unikela lonke uzuko kuBawo wethu, yena yedwa uThixo noMsindisi, ngoYesu uNyana wakhe—uBawo noNyana bahlukaniswe kodwa bemnye ekunqulweni abakwamkelayo.