Imilinganiselo Echanileyo Iyinto Ayithandayo
Izikali, ububele negama kuyabaleka. Esi sahluko siyagxininisa ukuba oko kubonakala kulilahleko akulilo, ukupha ngesisa uze usityebe ngakumbi, ukuvingca ingqolowa uze uqalekiswe ngenxa yayo. Ubuhle obungenangqiqo bufumana owona mgca ubukhali: umsesane wegolide empumlweni yehagu.
11 1Izikali ezingathembekanga uyazicekisa uBawo wethu, kodwa imilinganiselo echanileyo uyayithanda. 2Xa kufika ukukhukhumala, kuza nehlazo, kodwa ubulumko buza nabathobekileyo. 3Ukugqibelela kwabathe tye kuyabakhokela, kodwa ukujibiliza kwabanginizayo kuyabatshabalalisa. 4Ubutyebi abuncedi nto ngomhla wengqumbo, kodwa ubulungisa buyahlangula ekufeni. 5Ubulungisa bongqibeleleyo bulungelelanisa indlela yakhe, kodwa ongendawo uwa ngokungendawo kwakhe. 6Ubulungisa babantu abathe tye buyabahlangula, kodwa abanginizayo bathiyelwa yinkanuko yabo. 7Xa umntu ongendawo esifa, lithshabalala ithemba lakhe, nenkoloseko ayikholoseyo ngamandla akhe iphela ibe yinto engento. 8Olilungisa uyahlangulwa enkxwalekweni, aze ongendawo angene kuyo esikhundleni sakhe. 9Ongahloneli Thixo umtshabalalisa ngomlomo wakhe ummelwane wakhe, kodwa amalungisa ahlangulwa ngokwazi. 10Xa kuhle kumalungisa, uyagcoba umzi, kuthi xa betshabalala abangendawo, kubekho ukumemelela ngemihlali. 11Ngentsikelelo yabantu abathe tye umzi uyaphakama, kodwa ngomlomo wabangendawo uyadilizwa. 12Lowo ucukucezayo ummelwane wakhe uswele ingqondo, kodwa umntu onengqondo uthi tu. 13Onentlebendwana uhamba exela iimfihlo, kodwa onomoya othembekileyo angayigcina imfihlo. 14Apho kungekho sikhokelo, basuka bawe abantu, kodwa ebuninzini bamaphakathi kukho ukusindiswa. 15Lowo uzenza isibambiso ngowasemzini uya kuva ubunzima ngenxa yaloo nto, kodwa lowo uyithiyileyo ukuxhawulana ngesithembiso ukhuselekile. 16Umfazi onobabalo ufumana uzuko, aze amadoda angenanceba azuze ubutyebi. 17Umntu onobubele uzinceda yena, kodwa umntu oyingcuka uzihlisela inkathazo. 18Ongendawo ufumana umvuzo wenkohliso, kodwa lowo uhlwayela ubulungisa ufumana umvuzo oyinyaniso. 19Lowo ozinzileyo ebulungiseni ufumana ubomi, kodwa lowo olandela ububi usinga ekufeni kwakhe. 20Abantliziyo zijibilizayo bayinto ayenyanyayo uBawo wethu, kodwa abo iindlela zabo zigqibeleleyo bayinto ayithandayo. 21Uqiniseke ngokuba umntu ongendawo akayi kuhlala engohlwaywanga, kodwa abantwana belungisa baya kusinda. 22Njengekhonkco legolide empumlweni yehagu, unjalo umfazi oyinzwakazi ongenamnkqangiyelo. 23Umnqweno welungisa uphela ngokulungileyo kuphela, kodwa ithemba labangendawo liphela engqumbweni. 24Umntu othile uyapha ngesisa, kanti uya esanda ngokwanda; omnye uyakubamba okulungileyo, aze asweleke. 25Umphefumlo onesisa uya kutyetyiswa, aze lowo ophumza abanye naye aphunyezwe. 26Abantu bayamqalekisa lowo ubambayo ingqolowa, kodwa uyasikelelwa lowo uyithengisayo. 27Lowo ufuna okulungileyo ngenyameko ufuna ubabalo, kodwa lowo ofuna ububi, buya kufika kuye ububi. 28Lowo ukholose ngobutyebi bakhe uya kuwa, ke lona ilungisa liya kutyatyamba njengamagqabi aluhlaza. 29Lowo okhathaza indlu yakhe uya kudla ilifa umoya, saye isinyabi siya kuba ngumkhonzi wonentliziyo elumkileyo. 30Isiqhamo selungisa ngumthi wobomi, saye lowo ozuza imiphefumlo ulumkile. 31Ukuba ilungisa liyabuyekezwa emhlabeni, wobeka phi na ke ongendawo nomoni!