1 UPITROSI 5
Umhlambi kaZimu
1Nje-ke, njengomphathi nofakazi weenhlupheko zakaKrestu, begodu nanjengaloyo omhlanganyeli wephazimulo ezakwambulwa, ngincenga abaphathi phakathi kwenu, ngithi: 2Yelusani umhlambi kaZimu eniwuphetheko, ingasi ngokugandelelwa, kodwana ngokuthanda kwehliziyo njengombana uZimu athanda bona nenze, ingasi ngenzuzo elihlazo, kodwana ngetjisakalo yokuzinikela. 3Ningazenzi amakhosi kilabo enibaphetheko, kodwana nibe ziimbonelo emhlambini. 4Kuzakuthi mhlana uMelusi omkhulu abonakalako, nizuze isihlohlo sephazimulo esingabhabhukiko.
5Ngendlela enjalo nani lutjha, thobelani abadala. Noke yembathani ukuthobelana ekusebenzisaneni kwenu omunye komunye ngombana:
“UZimu ujamelene nabazikhukhumezako.
Kodwana ubehlisela umusa abazithobileko.”
6Nje-ke zithobeni ngaphasi kwesandla esinamandla sakaZimu, khona azaniphakamisa ngesikhathi esifaneleko. 7Fumbelani woke amatshwenyeko wenu kuye ngombana yena uyanikhathalela.
8Zikhalimeni nihlale niqaphile; isitha senu uSathana utjhagala hlangana nani njengengwenyama ebhodlako, efuna ezomrhiribidela. 9Jamelanani naye ninzinzile ekukholweni ngombana niyazi bona abazalwana benu ephasini loke bangaphasi kokubandezeleka okunjalo. 10Kodwana ngemva kokuhlupheka kwesikhatjhana, uZimu womusa woke owanibizela ephazimulweni engapheliko kuKrestu, yena ngokwakhe uzanivuselela, anisekele, aniqinise abe anakhe. 11Akube kuye amandla nini nanini. Amen.
Isiphetho
12Nginitlolele incwajana efitjhani le ngisizwa nguSilvanu engimthatha njengomfowethu othembekileko; nginikhuthaza, ngifakaza kobana koke lokhu kumumusa weqiniso kaZimu, yeke kakarelani kiwo.
13Ibandla leBhabheli elikhethwe kanye nani, liyalotjhisa. UMarkosi indodanami naye uyalotjhisa. 14Bingelelanani ngokubingelela okukhethekileko nokunethando.
Ukuthula akube nani noke nina enikuKrestu.
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