UKrestu umsizi wethu
1Bantwana bami, nginitlolela lokhu ukuze ningoni. Kodwana nakube kukhona owonako, sinomkhulumeli kuBaba, nguJesu Krestu olungileko; 2yena uyihlawulo yezono zethu, ingasi zethu kwaphela kodwana nezono zephasi loke.
3Nje-ke ngalokhu siqinisekile bona siyamazi yena nakube silonda imiyalwakhe. 4Loyo othi: “Ngiyamazi,” kodwana angalondi imiyalwakhe, unamanga begodu neqiniso alikho kuye. 5Kodwana loyo olonda ilizwi lakhe, mbala ithando lakaZimu liphelelisiwe kuye. Lokhu ngikho okusenza siqiniseke bona sikuye. 6Loyo othi uhlala kuZimu kufanele akhambe njengoJesu.
Umyalo omutjha
7Bathandekako, anginitloleli umyalo omutjha, kodwana nginitlolela omdala ebeninawo kusukela ekuthomeni; umyalo omdala ngiwo umlayezo eseniwuzwile. 8Nje-ke kwanjesi nginitlolela umyalo omutjha oliqiniso kuye nakini ngombana ubumnyama buyadlula nomkhanyo wamambala sewuyabonakala.
9Loyo othi usemkhanyweni khisibe uzonda umzalwana, usesebumnyameni. 10Kodwana othanda umzalwana uphila ekukhanyeni begodu akunalitho elingamenza akhutjwe. 11Kodwana ozonda umzalwana usebumnyameni; ukhamba ebumnyameni begodu akazi lapho aya khona ngombana ubumnyama bumphophazile.
12Ngitlolela nina bantwana
ngombana izono zenu zilitjalelwe ngebanga lebizo lakhe.
13Ngitlolela nina bobaba
ngombana niyamazi wekuthomeni.
Ngitlolela nina lutjha
ngombana nimehlulile okhohlakeleko.
14Ngitlolele nina bantwana
ngombana niyamazi uBaba.
Ngitlolele nina bobaba
ngombana niyamazi wekuthomeni.
Ngitlolele nina lutjha
ngombana ninamandla
nelizwi lakaZimu lihlezi kini
nokhohlakeleko nimehlulile.
15Ningathandi iphasi namkha izinto zephasi. Nakube umuntu uthanda iphasi, ithando lakaBaba alikho kuye 16ngombana koke kwephaseli kuziinkanuko zenyama, iinkanuko zamehlo nokuzigqaja ngepilo. Koke lokhu akuveli kuBaba kodwana ephasini. 17Iphasi neenkanuko zalo kuyadlula; kodwana loyo owenza intando kaZimu unokuphila okungapheliko.
Isiyeleliso ngabaphika uKrestu
18Bantwana, sekusikhathi sokuphela, njengombana nizwile bona owaphika uKrestu uyeza; nje-ke abaphika uKrestu abanengi sebafikile. Ngalokho siyazi bona sekusikhathi sokuphela. 19Baphuma kithi, kodwana bekungasibo bethu; ngombana nakube bekungabethu bebazokuhlala nathi. Kodwana ngokuphuma kwabo kithi kutjengisa tjhatjhalazi bonyana akakho namunye wabo ogade kungowethu.
20Kodwana nina nazeswa ngiloyo oCwengileko, yeke ninelwazi loke. 21Nje-ke ngiyanitlolela, ingasi ngombana ningalazi iqiniso, kodwana ngombana nilazi, begodu niyazi bona akunamanga avela eqinisweni.
22Alo-ke, ngubani onamanga, nakungasi ngiloyo ophikako bona uJesu unguKrestu na? Loyo-ke ungophika uKrestu, uphika uYise neNdodana. 23Akakho ophika iNdodana onoYise; woke ovuma iNdodana unaye noYise.
24Lokho enakuzwa ekuthomeni akuhlale kini. Nakube lokho enakuzwako kusukela ekuthomeni kuhlala kini, khona nizakuhlala kuYise neNdodaneni. 25Lokhu ngilokho asethembise khona, okutjho ipilo engapheliko. 26Nginitlolela izintwezi mayelana nalabo abathanda ukunilahlekisa. 27Nakungini, izeso enalamukela kuye lihlala kini, ngalokho anidingi kobana nanyana ngubani anifundise. Kodwana njengombana izeso lakhe linifundisa ngezinto zoke, kuliqiniso akusiwo amanga, yeke njengombana linifundisile, hlalani kuye.
28Nje-ke bantwana, hlalani kuye ukuze kuthi nakabonakaliswako sibe nesibindi, iye, singadaniswa phambi kwakhe ekufikeni kwakhe. 29Nakube niyazi bona ulungile, nizakwazi bonyana ngiloyo naloyo owenza kuhle, ubelethwe nguye.
