Ubulumko Bwakha Indlu Yabo
Izindlu ezimbini, izimemo ezimbini, zombini zibiza abo badlulayo bazizidenge. Elobulumko linetafile elungisiweyo nesidlo esikulungeleyo; elikaBudenge linikezela ngamanzi ebiweyo nesonka esidliwa emfihlekweni. Umahluko ayikokunikezelwayo, kokulindileyo ngaphakathi. Phakathi kwazo kuhleli imigca engokukhalimela.
9 1Ubulumko buyakhile indlu yabo; bubazile iintsika zabo ezisixhenxe. a a v1 Ubulumko buzaliseka kuYesu, ubulumko bukaThixo — 1 Korinte 1:24, 30; Kolose 2:3. 2Buxhele izilwanyana zabo; buxubile iwayini yabo; bukwalungisile netafile yabo. 3Buthumele amakhosazana abo ukuba amemeze ezindaweni eziphakamileyo zomzi: 4“Nabani na osisidenge, makangene apha!” Kulowo uswele ingqondo buthi: 5“Yiza, udle isonka sam, usele iwayini endiyixubileyo. 6Shiya iindlela zakho zobudenge, uphile; uhambe ngendlela yokuqonda.” 7Olungisa umgxeki uzizisela ihlazo, lowo ukhalimela umntu ongendawo wenzakala. 8Musa ukukhalimela umgxeki, hleze akuthiye; khalimela isilumko, sokuthanda. 9Yala isilumko size sande ngobulumko; fundisa ilungisa lize lande ekufundeni. 10Ukumoyika uBawo wethu sisiqalo sobulumko, ukumazi oyiNgcwele kukuqonda. 11Kuba ngam imihla yakho iya kwanda, kongezwe iminyaka ebomini bakho. 12Ukuba ulumkile, ulumkele wena; ukuba uyagxeka, wobuthwala wedwa.
Isimemo Sobuxoki Bobudenge
13Umfazi onguBudenge unengxolo; uyisidenge, akazi nto. 14Uhleli emnyango wendlu yakhe, esihlalweni kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zomzi, 15ememeza abo badlulayo, abahamba bethe tye endleleni yabo: 16“Nabani na osisidenge, makangene apha!” Kananjalo kulowo uswele ingqondo uthi: 17“Amanzi ebiweyo amnandi, nesonka esidliwa emfihlekweni simnandi.” 18Kodwa akazi ukuba abafileyo balapho, nokuba abamenywa bakhe basezinzulwini zelabafileyo.
