Maye kulabo abacindezelayo
Kuqala ngabantu abalala bengalali becebela ukuthatha amasimu nezindlu, bese bekwenza ekuseni ngoba bayakwazi. Batshela uMika ukuba ayeke ukushumayela. UBaba wethu uthi naye ubacebela okuthile, bese ngokungalindelekile ethembisa ukubutha insali njengomhlambi.
2 1Maye kulabo abaceba ububi, benza okubi emibhedeni yabo! Ekuseni ngovivi bakufeza, ngokuba benamandla okukwenza. 2Bahawukela amasimu, bawaphange wona, nezindlu, bazithathe. Bacindezela umuntu nendlu yakhe, umuntu nefa lakhe.
3Ngakho-ke usho kanje uBaba wethu: Bhekani, ngiceba inhlekelele ngalo mndeni, eningeke nikhiphe izintamo zenu kuyo; ngeke nikwazi ukuphakamisa amakhanda enu, ngokuba yisikhathi esibi. 4Ngalolo suku bayakuphakamisa isibhinqo ngani, balile ngesililo esimunyu, bethi: “Sibhujisiwe nya! Uthengisa isabelo sabantu bami; yeka ukusihlwitha kwakhe kimi! Wabela isihlubuki amasimu ethu.” 5Ngakho-ke ngeke ube namuntu ozakuphosa intambo yokulinganisa ngenkatho ebandleni likaBaba wethu. a a v5 Ukuphosa intambo yokulinganisa ngenkatho kwakuyindlela u-Israyeli ayehlukanisa ngayo umhlaba phakathi kwemindeni; ukulahlekelwa yileli lungelo kwakusho ukukhishwa unomphela efeni lomphakathi.
UBaba wethu uthulisa abaprofethi bamanga
6“Ningashumayeli!” bashumayela kanjalo. “Akungabikho oshumayela lezi zinto; ihlazo ngeke lisifice.”
7Kungashiwo yini lokhu, ndlu kaJakobe? Kanti uMoya kaBaba wethu awunasineke na? Yimisebenzi yakhe le na? Angithi amazwi ami aletha okuhle kulowo ohamba ngobuqotho?
8Kodwa muva nje abantwana bami bavukile njengesitha. Nihlubula ingubo enodumo kulabo abadlulayo bengananaki, njengamadoda abuya empini ayengafuni kulwa. 9Nixosha abesifazane babantu bami emizini yabo emihle; ezinganeni zabo ezincane nithatha ubukhazikhazi bami kuze kube phakade. 10Sukumani nihambe, ngokuba lapha akusiyo indawo yokuphumula; ngokuba kungcolisiwe, kuletha incithakalo— incithakalo 11Uma indoda ephila ngenkohliso eyize ingaqamba amanga, ithi: “Ngizakushumayela kini ngewayini notshwala,” ngabe ingumshumayeli ofanele kahle lesi sizwe!
UBaba wethu uqoqa insali yakhe
12Ngizakuniqoqa nonke impela, Jakobe; ngizakuyibuthela ndawonye impela insali ka-Israyeli. Ngizakubabeka babe munye, njengezimvu esibayeni, njengomhlambi phakathi kwedlelo lawo—indawo exokozelayo ngabantu.
13Lowo ovula indlela wenyuka phambi kwabo; bafohla, badlule esangweni, baphume ngalo. INkosi yabo ihamba phambi kwabo, uBaba wethu esihlokweni sabo. b b v13 Lowo ovula indlela nguJesu, ohamba phambi kwabantu bakhe ukuze avule indlela yokuya ekhaya, abahole baphume kukho konke ukuthunjwa—iNkosi yabo, kanye noBaba wethu esihlokweni sabo.
