Ukulangazelela Ubisi Olungokomoya
1Ngakho-ke lahlani bonke ububi, bonke ubuqili, ukuzenzisa, umhawu, nakho konke ukunyembenya. 2Njengezinsana ezisanda kuzalwa, langazelelani ubisi olungokomoya olungenakonakala, ukuze ngalo nikhule kube ngukusindiswa, 3uma seninambithile nezwa ukuthi iNkosi imnene.
Ukwakhiwa Kwendlu Yokomoya
4Sondelani kuyo, iyitshe eliphilileyo, elinqatshwe ngabantu, kepha kuNkulunkulu likhethekile, liyigugu. 5Nani njengamatshe aphilileyo, nakhiwe nibe yindlu yokomoya, ubuphristi obungcwele, ukuze ninikele ngemihlatshelo yokomoya eyamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu, ngaye uJesu Khristu. 6Ngokuba umbhalo, uthi:
“Ngibeka eZiyoni itshe legumbi
elikhethekileyo, eliyigugu.
Okholwa kuye akasoze ajabhiswa.”
7Ngakho-ke kini enikholwayo liyigugu, kodwa kwabangakholwayo; itshe abalinqabayo abakhi, yilo elaba yinhloko yegumbi, 8netshe lokukhubekisa, nedwala lokuwisa. Bayakhubeka ngokuba bengalilaleli izwi okuyikhona abakumiselweyo. 9Kepha nina niluhlanga olukhethiweyo, ubuphristi basebukhosini, isizwe esingcwele, abantu abangabakaNkulunkulu, ukuze nishumayele ngobuhle balowo owanibiza, ukuba niphume ebumnyameni ningene ekukhanyeni kwakhe okumangalisayo. 10Nina naningesiso isizwe, kepha manje seniyisizwe sikaNkulunkulu; naningahawukelwanga, kodwa manje senihawukelwe.
11Bathandekayo, ngiyanincenga njengabafokazi nezihambi ukuba nidede ezinkanukweni zenyama ezilwa nomphefumulo. 12Ziphatheni kahle phakathi kwabezizwe, ukuze kuthi lapho beninyembenya ngokuthi ningabenzi bokubi, kodwa kuthi lapho bebona imisebenzi yenu emihle, bamdumise uNkulunkulu ngosuku lokuhanjelwa.
Thobelani Izimiso Zabantu Ngenxa Yenkosi
13Thobelani bonke abantu abasezikhundleni ngenxa yeNkosi, noma ngabe yinkosi njengalokhu isesikhundleni, 14noma ngabe ngababusi, njengokuba bethunywe yiyo ukuba babajezise abenza okubi, kodwa batuse abenza okuhle, 15ngokuba injalo-ke intando kaNkulunkulu; ukuba ngokwenza okuhle, nithulise ukungazi kwabantu abayiziwula. 16Nina ningabakhululekileyo, kodwa ningakwenzi ukukhululeka kwenu kube yisembozo sokubi, kepha ziphatheni njengezinceku zikaNkulunkulu. 17Bahlonipheni bonke, nibathande abazalwane, nesabe uNkulunkulu, futhi niyihloniphe inkosi.
18Zinceku, bathobeleni abaqashi benu ngokwesaba konke, kungabi nje kwabalungileyo nabamnene kuphela, kodwa nalabo abanesihluku. 19Ngokuba lokhu kuyabongeka uma umuntu, ngenxa kanembeza, ngokuyintando kaNkulunkulu, ethwala izinsizi noma ehlushwa ngokungafanele. 20Kunamvuzo muni ukubekezela lapho nishayelwa enikonileyo na? Kepha uma nibekezela lapho nihlushwa nibe nenze okuhle, lokho kuyancomeka kuNkulunkulu. 21Nabizelwa khona lokho, ngokuba uKhristu wahlushwa ngenxa yenu, wanishiyela isibonelo sokuba nilandele ezinyathelweni zakhe.
22“Ongazange enze isono,
nokungafunyanwanga nkohliso emlonyeni wakhe;”
23owathi ethukwa akaze aphindisela, ehlushwa akaze asongela muntu, kodwa wazinikela kulowo owehlulela ngokulunga; 24owathwala izono zethu emzimbeni wakhe, emthini, ukuze kuthi sesifile ezonweni, siphile ekulungeni. Ngemivimbo yakhe naphiliswa, 25ngokuba naninjengezimvu ezidukileyo, kodwa manje senibuyele kumelusi nomphathi wemiphefumulo yenu.
