Kunikelwe kuBaba wethu
Ngemva kwezahluko eziyishumi nanye zempikiswano, impendulo ecelwayo ingumzimba — impilo evamile enikelwe kuBaba wethu, ingqondo eqeqeshwa kabusha esikhundleni sokucindezelwa ibe yisimo salesi sikhathi. Bese kuba yimininingwane: sebenzisa isipho sakho sangempela, thanda ngaphandle kokuzenzisa, busisa abakuzingelayo, yenqaba ukuziphindiselela, nqoba okubi ngokuhle.
12 1Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, ngezihawu zikaBaba wethu ngiyanincenga: nikelani imizimba yenu ibe umhlatshelo ophilayo, ongcwele nothandekayo kuye—lokho kungukukhonza kwenu kweqiniso nokunengqondo. 2Ningabunjwa yileli zwe lamanje, kodwa guqukani ngokwenziwa kabusha kwengqondo yenu, ukuze nikwazi ukubona intando kaBaba wethu—elungileyo, ethandekayo nepheleleyo.
3Ngomusa engiwuphiwe, ngitshela yilowo nalowo kini: ungazicabangi ngaphezu kwalokho okufanele, kodwa cabanga ngengqondo ehlakaniphileyo, ngulowo nalowo ngokwesilinganiso sokholo uBaba wethu amnike sona. 4Njengoba umzimba owodwa unezitho eziningi, futhi izitho zonke zingenawo umsebenzi ofanayo, 5kanjalo thina, nakuba sibaningi, singumzimba owodwa kuKhristu, futhi ngamunye wethu ungowabanye. 6Izipho zethu zehlukene ngokomusa esiwuphiweyo: uma kungukuprofetha, akusetshenziswe ngokulingene ukholo lwethu; 7uma kuyinkonzo, asikhonze enkonzweni yethu; ofundisayo, ekufundiseni kwakhe; 8okhuthazayo, ekukhuthazeni; onikelayo, ngesandla esivulekileyo; oholayo, ngenkuthalo; onesihawu, ngokuthokoza.
9Uthando malube ngolungenakuzenzisa. Zondani okubi; bambelelani kokuhle. 10Thandanani ngothando lobuzalwane. Ncintisanani ekuhlonipheni omunye nomunye. 11Ningayekethisi entshisekelweni, kodwa vuthani emoyeni, nikhonza iNkosi. 12Jabulani ethembeni, bekezelani osizini, phikelelani emkhulekweni. 13Yabelanani nabantu bakaBaba wethu ezinsizweni zabo; phishekelani ukwamukela izihambi.
14Babusiseni abanishushisayo; busisani, ningaqalekisi. 15Jabulani nabajabulayo; khalani nabakhalayo. 16Hlalisanani ngokuzwana omunye nomunye. Ningazidli, kodwa hlangani nabathobekileyo. Ningabi nokuhlakanipha emehlweni enu. 17Ningaphindiseli muntu okubi ngokubi; nakani ngaphambili ukwenza okuhloniphekileyo phambi kwabo bonke abantu. 18Uma kungenzeka, ngokusemandleni enu, hlalani ngokuthula nabo bonke abantu.
19Bathandekayo, ningaziphindiseli; vuleleni intukuthelo kaBaba wethu indawo. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Impindiselo ngeyami, mina ngiyakubuyisela, kusho uBaba wethu.
20Kunalokho: “Uma isitha sakho silambile, siphe ukudla; uma somile, siphe okokuphuza; ngokwenza lokhu, uyakubekelela amalahle avuthayo ekhanda laso.” a a v20 Ukubekelela amalahle avuthayo ekhanda lesitha kufanekisela ukusigcwalisa ngehlazo noma ngokusola enhliziyweni ngomusa esingawulindele.
21Ninganqotshwa okubi, kodwa nqobani okubi ngokuhle.
