Thandanani Njengomndeni
Imiyalelo yokugcina yempilo yansuku zonke: qhubekani nithandana, yamukelani abafokazi, khumbulani iziboshwa sengathi niboshwe eceleni kwazo, hloniphani umshado, hlalani nikhululekile othandweni lwemali. UJesu wahlupheka ngaphandle kwesango, ngakho phumani niye kuye, ngoba lo muzi awusiwo ohlala njalo futhi uBaba wethu ungumsizi wethu.
13 1Uthando lokuthandana njengomndeni maluqhubeke. 2Ningakukhohlwa ukungenisa izihambi; ngoba ngako abanye bake bangenisa izingelosi bengazi. 3Khumbulani iziboshwa ngokungathi niboshwe kanye nazo, nalabo abaphathwa kabi, njengoba nani nisesemzimbeni. 4Umshado mawuhlonishwe phakathi kwabo bonke, umbhede womshado ugcinwe uhlanzekile—uBaba wethu uyakubahlulela abahlobongayo nabaphingayo.
5Impilo yenu mayingabi nothando lwemali; yaneliswani yilokho eninakho, ngokuba uBaba wethu uqobo lwakhe wathi: “Angisoze ngakushiya, angisoze ngakulahla.”
6Ngakho sithi ngesibindi: UBaba wethu ungumsizi wami; angiyikwesaba. Umuntu angangenzani na? a a v6 Umbhali ucaphuna iHubo 118:6 — isililo sokwethemba esishiwo yiwo wonke umntwana wesivumelwano othole uBaba wethu engumsizi wakhe.
7Khumbulani abaholi benu abanikhulumela izwi likaBaba wethu. Qaphelani umphumela wendlela yokuphila kwabo, nilingise ukukholwa kwabo. 8UJesu Khristu uyafana izolo nanamuhla kuze kube phakade. 9Ningadukiswa yizimfundiso ezingaziwa ezahlukene. Kuhle ukuba inhliziyo iqiniswe ngomusa, hhayi ngokudla—labo abaphila ngakho abazuzi lutho. 10Sinalo i-altare labo abakhonza etendeni abangenalo ilungelo lokudla kulo. 11Ngokuba imizimba yezilwane ezingegazi lazo umpristi omkhulu aliletha endaweni engcwele ngenxa yesono, ishiswa ngaphandle kwekamu. 12Ngakho noJesu wahlupheka ngaphandle kwesango ukuze abantu abenze bangcwele ngegazi lakhe siqu. 13Ngakho-ke masiphumele kuye ngaphandle kwekamu, sithwele ihlazo alibekezelela. 14Ngokuba lapha asinawo umuzi ohlalayo, kodwa sifuna umuzi ozayo.
15Ngaye-ke, masihlale sinikela kuBaba wethu umhlatshelo wokudumisa—isithelo sezindebe ezivuma igama lakhe. 16Ningakukhohlwa ukwenza okuhle nokwabelana ngalokho eninakho—iminikelo enjalo iyamthokozisa uBaba wethu.
17Lalelani abaholi benu nizithobe kubo—balinda imiphefumulo yenu, njengoba beyakulandisa ngani. Mabakwenze lokhu ngenjabulo, hhayi ngokububula, ngoba lokho akunisizi ngalutho.
18Sikhulekeleni, njengoba siqinisekile ukuthi unembeza wethu uhlanzekile, sifuna ukuziphatha ngokuhloniphekayo kukho konke. 19Nginincenga nakakhulu ukuba nikwenze lokhu, ukuze ngibuyiselwe kini masinyane.
20Kwangathi uBaba wethu wokuthula, owavusa kwabafileyo iNkosi yethu uJesu—uMalusi omkhulu wezimvu—ngegazi lesivumelwano esiphakade, b b v20 UBaba wethu wamvusa uJesu kwabafileyo wamenza uMalusi omkhulu wezimvu zakhe — uMalusi ofanayo owathi: “Mina ngingumalusi omuhle” (Johane 10:11). UBaba neNdodana ndawonye bayawubutha bawugcine umhlambi. 21anganiphelelisa kukho konke okuhle ukuze nenze intando yakhe, esebenza kithi lokho okumthokozisayo ngoJesu Khristu, inkazimulo mayibe kuye kuze kube phakade naphakade. Ameni.
22Bazalwane, nginincenga ukuba nilibekezelele leli zwi lokukhuthaza—ngibhale kafushane nje. 23Yazini ukuthi umzalwane wethu uThimothewu usekhululiwe; uma efika masinyane, ngiyakunibona kanye naye.
24Bingelelani bonke abaholi benu nabangcwele bonke. Labo abavela e-Itali bayanibingelela.
25Umusa mawube nani nonke. Ameni.
