1Njengobe sibambisene naNkulunkulu emsebentini wakhe, siyanincenga sitsi: Yemukelani umusa waNkulunkulu, ningawenti lite. 2Ngobe utsi:
“Ngikuvile ngesikhatsi lesifanele;
ngakusita ngelilanga lensindziso.”
Lalelani la, “sikhatsi lesifanele” ngiso lesi; “lilanga lensindziso” ngilo lona leli.
3Kute lesimbekele sikhubekiso endleleni, kuze kutsi kubete liphutsa lelitfolakala emsebentini wetfu. 4Esikhundleni saloko konkhe lesikwentako sikwenta sikhombisa kutsi sitisebenti taNkulunkulu ngekutsi konkhe sikumele: ngekucinisela lokukhulu ekuhlushweni, nasebulukhunini, nasekugongonyekeni, 5nasekushayweni, nasekufakweni ejele, nasetiphitsiphitsini, nasekukhandlekeni, nasekucwasheni, nasekulaleni ngendlala, 6nangekuhlanteka, nangelwati, nangekubeketela, nangemusa, nangaMoya Longcwele, nangelutsandvo lolujulile, 7nangelivi leliciniso, nangemandla aNkulunkulu. Kuko konkhe loku tikhali tetfu tikulunga lesikuphetse ngesandla sangesekudla nangesandla sangesancele. 8Siyadvunyiswa, sihhalatiswe. Siyasolwa, sibongwe. Sitsatfwa njengebakhohlisi, kantsi sibeliciniso. 9Asinakwa, kodvwa satiwa kakhulu. Shangatsi siyafa, kodvwa siyaphila. Siyajeziswa, kodvwa asigwetjwa intsambo. 10Siviswa buhlungu, kodvwa sitfokota njalonjalo. Siphuyile, kodvwa banyenti lesibanjingisako. Asinalutfo, kodvwa sinako konkhe.
11Sikhuluma kini, nine baseKhorinte, inhlitiyo yetfu ivulekele kini. 12Kute lesinigodlele kona tsine, kodvwa ngini lenisivalele tinhlitiyo tenu. 13Nyalo-ke, sengikhuluma njengeyise akhuluma kubantfwana bakhe, ngitsi: “Nani-ke, vulani tinhlitiyo tenu.”
Lithempeli laNkulunkulu lophilako
14Ningaboshelwa ejokeni linye nalabangakholwa. Empeleni nje, kukhona yini kuvana kwekulunga nebubi? Buyini budlelwane bekukhanya nebumnyama? 15Bangaba nakuvana kuni boKhristu naBheliyali? Angevana ngani umKhristu nemhedeni? 16Nhlanganyelo yini lesemkhatsini welithempeli laNkulunkulu netithico? Ngobe tsine silithempeli laNkulunkulu lophilako; njengobe Nkulunkulu watsi:
“Ngiyawuhlala kubo,
ngihambe emkhatsini wabo;
ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo,
bona bayawuba sive sami.”
17INkhosi yaphindza yatsi:
“Phumani emkhatsini wabo,
nehlukane nabo.
Ningakutsintsi lokungcolile,
ngiyawube sengiyanemukela.”
18INkhosi, Somandla, yaphindza yatsi:
“Mine ngiyawuba nguYihlo,
nine-ke niyawuba
ngemadvodzana nemadvodzakati ami.”
