2 UPITROSI 2
Abaphorofidi nabafundisi bamanga
(Jud 4-13)
1Abaphorofidi bamanga bebavele bakhona hlangana nabantu, njengombana kuzakubakhona abafundisi bamanga phakathi kwenu abazakungenisa ngasese iimfundiso ezibhubhisako. Bazakuphika ngitjho noMbusi owabahlawulelako, ngalokho-ke bazilethela ngokwabo ukurhayilwa okumsinyana. 2Nanyana kunjalo, abanengi bazakulandela ukukhohlakala kwabo, begodu ngebanga labo, indlela yeqiniso izokurhubutjhwa. 3Ngokuba marhamaru kwabo bazonidlelezela ngamezwi wobugalajani. Kwakade balengelwa kulahlwa nokubhujiswa kwabo akukayathi.
4Ngitjho nakade uZimu azange ababalele iingilozi ezonako, kodwana wazilahlela ngesirhogweni, wazifaka ngemigodini enzima tshu bonyana zilindele ngapho ukugwetjwa kwazo. 5Godu azange arhawukele iphasi lekadeni, kodwana wamlonda uNowa umtjhumayeli wokulunga kanye nabanye abalikhomba, ngesikhathi aletha umthwalela ephasini labangamesabiko uZimu; 6iye, imizi yeSodoma neGomora wayirhayila ngokuyiphendula yaba mlotha, wayenza isibonelo salokho okuzakwenzeka kilabo abangamesabiko. 7Godu wahlangula noLoti olungileko obegade asele akhamba ngamanyala wegandelelo leenkhohlakali ezinganamthetho, 8ngombana ngokuhlala hlangana nazo, indoda elungileko leyo yawurubajeka emphefumulwenayo ngokubona nokuzwa ilanga nelanga imikhubabo yobuhlongandlebe. 9Ngalokho uSomnini uyakwazi ukusindisa labo abamesabako ekulingweni; kuthi abangakalungi ababekele ukuhlunguphazwa ngelanga lokugwetjwa, 10khulukhulu labo abazifaka eenkanukweni zenyama zokonakala nabangahloniphi abaphathi.
Bamaphikakani, bayazitjhaya begodu abesabi nokuhlambalaza abacwengileko, 11khisibe nanyana iingilozi zizikulu ngeenkhwepha nangamandla, azibamangaleli ngehlamba phambi kwakaSomnini. 12Kodwana laba abahlambalazako banjengeembandana ezinganamkhumbulo, ezizalelwe ukubanjwa nokubulawa. Bahlambalaza ngezinto abangazaziko; nje-ke nabo bazokubhujiswa njengazo iimbandanezo, 13bamukeliswe ukuhlupheka ngokwenza kwabo okumbi. Ukuthaba kwabo kukwenza ihlazo emini libalele. Baziingilamkhuba neembhidlamnyanya bazithabisa ngeenkanuko zabo ezimbi. 14Banamehlo azele ukuhlobonga nanamathele ekoneni; bayenga abangakanzinzi epilweni. Ihliziywabo ijayele ukuba marhamaru; babantwana bamanikelela. 15Batjhiye indlela enqophileko badurha, balandela indlela kaBhiliyamu umsa kaBhewori owathanda umvuzo wekohlakalo. 16Kodwana wakhalinywa ngeemphambeko zakhe: Udumbana osimumu wakhuluma ngelizwi lomuntu wavimbela ukuhlanya komphorofidi loyo.
17Labo bamithombo enganamanzi nekungu ephetjhulwa siwuruwuru; yeke bagcinelwe ubumnyama obuphathekako. 18Bakhuluma amezwi wokuzitjhaya alilize, bakhohlisa ngeenkanuko zabantu benyama abasanda ukuphunyuka kilabo abaphambukileko. 19Babathembisa ikululeko, khisibe bona ngokwabo bamakhoboka wokonakala ngombana umuntu ulikhoboka lalokho okumbusako. 20Ngambala, emva kobanyana baphunyurhe ekusilaphaleni kwephaseli ngokwazi iKosethu noMsindisi uJesu Krestu, sele godu bararelwe kikho begodu bahlulekile; nje isiphetho sabo sele sisimbi khulu kunekuthomeni. 21Bekuyoba ngcono kibo thana akhange bayazi indlela yokulunga kunokuba kuthi sebayazile babuye bawufulathela umyalo ocwengileko owethulwa kibo. 22Kubehlele njengesaga nasithi:
“Inja ibuyela emahlanzenayo,”
nokuthi,
“Isavukazana esihlanjisiweko sibuyela edakeni.”
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