EkaJuda 1

1 ¹UJuda, inceku kaJesu Khristu nomfowabo kaJakobe, kulabo ababiziweyo, abathandwa kuBaba wethu nabagcinelwe uJesu Khristu: ²Isihawu, ukuthula, nothando makwandiselwe kini.

Lwelani Ukholo

³Bathandekayo, nakuba benginolangazelelo lokunibhalela ngensindiso esiyihlanganyela, kwadingeka ukuba ngibhale nginikhuthaza ukuba nilwele ukholo olwanikwa abangcwele kanye kuphela. ⁴Ngokuba abanye bangenele ngasese bengabonwa, abamiselwa lokhu kwahlulelwa kwasekuqaleni—abantu abangenaNkulunkulu, abaphendula umusa kaBaba wethu bawenze imvume yezinkanuko, baphike uMphathi wethu oyedwa neNkosi, uJesu Khristu.

⁵Manje ngifisa ukunikhumbuza, nakuba senikwazi konke lokhu, ukuthi uJesu, esebasindise abantu ezweni laseGibhithe, ngemuva kwalokho wababhubhisa labo abangakholwanga. ^a a v5 Eminye imibhalo yasendulo ifundeka ngokuthi “iNkosi” noma “uNkulunkulu”; kodwa emidala kunayo yonke neqine kakhulu ifundeka ngokuthi “uJesu.” UJuda ubiza lowo owasindisa u-Israyeli wamkhipha eGibhithe ngokuthi uJesu — yiNkosi efanayo eyahamba nabantu bayo idabula ihlane. ⁶Izingelosi ezingasigcinanga isikhundla sazo kodwa zashiya ikhaya lazo elifanele, uzigcine ngamaketanga aphakade, ngaphansi kobumnyama obujulile, kuze kube ukwahlulelwa ngosuku olukhulu. ^b b v6 Lezi zingelosi cishe zibhekisela ‘emadodaneni kaNkulunkulu’ ashiya izulu athatha abafazi abangabantu (uGenesise 6:1–4). ⁷Ngokunjalo iSodoma neGomora nemizi eseduze nayo, eyazinikela esonweni socansi nasekufuneni inyama engavamile, zimi njengesibonelo, zihlushwa yisijeziso somlilo ongunaphakade. ⁸Kodwa ngokunjalo laba abaphuphayo bangcolisa inyama yabo, badelele igunya, bathuke abakhazimulayo. ⁹Kodwa uMikayeli, ingelosi enkulu, lapho ephikisana nodeveli ngomzimba kaMose, akabanga naso isibindi sokumehlulela ngokumthuka, kodwa wathi: “UBaba wethu makakukhuze.” ^c c v9 Le ndaba kaMikayeli nomzimba kaMose ivela esikweni lamaJuda (i-Assumption of Moses), hhayi eTestamenteni eliDala. ¹⁰Kodwa laba bantu bathuka noma yini abangayiqondi; kodwa lokho abakuqonda ngokwemvelo, njengezilwane ezingacabangi, yikho okubabhubhisayo. ¹¹Maye kubo! Bathatha indlela kaKhayini, baphuthela ephutheni likaBhalamu ngenxa yenkokhelo, babhubha ekuhlubukeni kukaKhora. ¹²Laba bangamadwala afihlakele emadilini enu othando, bedla nani bengenakwesaba, bezondla bona bodwa—bangamafu omile aphetshulwa ngumoya, izihlahla zasekwindla ezingenazithelo, ezife kabili, ezisishulwe nezimpande. ¹³Bangamagagasi asolwandle anolaka, aphuphuma amagwebu ehlazo lawo; bazinkanyezi ezizulazulayo, okubekelwe zona ubumnyama obujule kakhulu kuze kube phakade. ¹⁴U-Enoke, owesikhombisa kusukela ku-Adamu, wabaprofethela nalaba, wathi: “Bheka, iNkosi yethu uJesu yafika nezinkulungwane eziyishumi zabangcwele bakhe, ^d d v14 UJuda usebenzisa isiprofetho sasendulo sika-Enoke ekufikeni kukaJesu — iNkosi ebuya nabangcwele bayo ukuze ilethe ubulungiswa. ITestamente eliSha libiza uJesu njengalowo oza ngenkazimulo nezingelosi zakhe (uMathewu 25:31; eyesiBili kwabaseThesalonika 1:7). ¹⁵ukuze ehlulele bonke nokubeka wonke umuntu icala ngazo zonke izenzo ezingamhloniphi uNkulunkulu abazenzile ngendlela engamesabi, nangazo zonke izinto ezilukhuni izoni ezingamesabi uNkulunkulu ezizikhulume ngaye.” ¹⁶Laba bayakhononda futhi bayasola, belandela izinkanuko zabo; imilomo yabo iyaziqhayisa, bancenga abantu ngenxa yenzuzo.

Khumbulani Okwabikezelwa

¹⁷Kodwa nina, bathandekayo, khumbulani lokho abaphostoli beNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu abakusho ngaphambili. ¹⁸ukuthi banitshela bathi: “Esikhathini sokugcina kuyovela abaklolodayo, belandela izinkanuko zabo zokungamesabi uNkulunkulu.” ¹⁹Laba yibo abadala ukwahlukana, abantu bezwe, abangenawo uMoya.

²⁰Kodwa nina, bathandekayo, zakheni ekukholweni kwenu okungcwele kakhulu, nikhuleke ngoMoya oNgcwele. ²¹Zigcineni othandweni lukaBaba wethu, nilindele isihawu seNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu, esiholela ekuphileni okuphakade. ²²Babeni nesihawu kulabo abangabazayo; ²³sindisani abanye ngokubahlwitha emlilweni; bonisani abanye isihawu ninokwesaba, nizonde ngisho nengubo engcoliswe yisono sabo.

UBaba Wethu Uyanigcina

²⁴Manje kulowo onamandla okunivikela ekukhubekeni nokunimisa ningenasici phambi kwenkazimulo yakhe ngentokozo enkulu, ²⁵kuBaba wethu yedwa, uMsindisi wethu, ngoJesu Khristu iNkosi yethu, makube inkazimulo, ubukhulu, umbuso, negunya, ngaphambi kwazo zonke izikhathi, namanje, kuze kube phakade. Amen. ^e e v25 UJuda unikela yonke inkazimulo kuBaba wethu, onguNkulunkulu noMsindisi oyedwa, ngoJesu iNdodana yakhe — uBaba neNdodana behlukene kodwa bemunye ekukhonzweni abakwamukela kona.