Iseluleko mayelana nabahlolokazi, abaphathi namakhoboka
1Ungamkhahlamezi umuntu omdala, kodwana khuluma naye njengoyihlo, nabaduna abatjha njengabafowenu, 2abadala abasikazi ubaphathe njengabonyoko kuthi abasesebatjha ubaphathe njengabodadwenu ngobumsulwa obupheleleko.
3Hlonipha abahlolokazi abanganabani. 4Nangabe umhlolokazi unabantwana namkha abazukulu, kufanele bafunde maqangi ukubonakalisa izenzo zokukholwa kwabo emndeninabo bese baba nembuyiselo kubabelethi babo ngombana lokho kuyathokozeka kuZimu. 5Umhlolokazi onganabani, osele asele yedwa, ubeke ithemba lakhe kuZimu, uhlala ekuncengeni nekuthandazeni ubusuku nemini. 6Kodwana umhlolokazi ozinikelele ebumnandini, ufe asaphila. 7Yewuyale ngezintwezi ukuze bangasoleki. 8Kodwana nangabe umuntu akabatjheji bekhabo, khulukhulu bomndenakhe, ulahle ukukholwa begodu mumbi kunongakholwako.
9Umhlolokazi ongaphasi kweminyaka ematjhumi asithandathu nogade ende endodeni yinye, akangafakwa erhelweni, 10nakube akanayo imisebenzi emihle njengokukhulisa kuhle abantwana, ukuphatha kuhle abayeni, ukuqopha iinyawo zabacwengileko, ukusiza abahlunguphaziweko nokuzinikela ekwenzeni okuhle nanyana ngayiphi indlela.
11Kodwana abahlolokazi abasesebatjha ungabatlolisi erhelweni ngombana nasele iinkanuko zemizimba yabo ziba ngaphezu kokuzinikela kwabo kuKrestu, bazokufuna ukwenda. 12Ngokwenza njalo bazibangela ukulahlwa ngombana basephulile isithembiso sabo sokuthoma. 13Ngaphezu kwalokho bafunda ukuvilapha nokutjharhathela emizini. Abavilaphi nje kwaphela kodwana bayahleba, bathanda iindaba zabanye, bakhulume nalokho okungakafaneli bona bakutjho. 14Nje-ke bengingathanda bona abahlolokazi abasesebatjha babuye bende babelethe, baphathe kuhle imizabo, khona inaba lethu lingazukufumana ithuba lokukhuluma kumbi ngathi. 15Ngikhuluma nje abanye sebagwilikile balandela uSathana. 16Nangabe umfazi okholwako unabahlolokazi emndenini, akabasize; umthwalo ungabi semahlombe webandla, khona lizakwazi ukusiza abahlolokazi abanganabani.
17Abaphathi abaphethe kuhle kufanele bahlonitjhwe ngokubuyelelweko, khulukhulu labo abakhuthalele ukutjhumayela nokufundisa 18ngombana umtlolo uthi: “Ungafaki ikomo isifonyo lokha nayibhula ibhali nekoroyi.” Begodu uthi: “Isisebenzi sifanelwa mrholo waso.” 19Umlandu othweswe umphathi ungawamukeli ngaphandle kwabofakazi ababili nanyana abathathu. 20Abonako ubakhalimele phambi kwabo boke, khona nabanye bazakusaba.
21Ngikuyala phambi kwakaZimu noKrestu Jesu kanye neengilozi ezikhethiweko kobana ulonde imiyalo le ngokungathandi ukubukwa, begodu ungenzi ilitho ngokukhetha. 22Ungarhabi ubeke izandla phezu kwananyana ngubani, begodu ungahlanganyeli ezonweni zabanye; hlala umsulwa.
23Ungabe usasela amanzi wodwa, kodwana thatha newayini kancancani ngebanga lesisu sakho nokubogaboga kwakho okuvamileko.
24Izono zabanye zisebaleni begodu zibandulela ekugwetjweni, kanti-ke zabanye ziyabalandela. 25Godu ngokunjalo nemisebenzi elungileko isebaleni, sengitjho naleyo engabonakali kuhle ayisitheki.
