Bafati nemadvodza abo
1Ngalokufananako-ke, nani bafati, tfobelani emadvodza enu, kuze kutsi nakukhona emadvodza langalikholwa livi, nawo azuzeke ngaphandle kwenkhulumo, azuzwe yintfobeko yebafati bawo, 2nakabona similo senu lesimsulwa lesinekwesaba Nkulunkulu. 3Kuhloba kwenu kungabi kwekubukisa ngemichino, nangekugaba, nangekufaka imihlobohlobo yegolide, nome-ke ngekugcoka. 4Kodvwa akube kuhloba kwemuntfu longekhatsi, lohloba ngalokungabhubhi kwemoya lomnene nalonekuthula, lokuligugu lelimcoka emehlweni aNkulunkulu. 5Babetihlobisa kanjalo-ke bafati bakadzeni labangcwele lababetsembela kuNkulunkulu, babewatfobela emadvodza abo. 6Abenta njalo-ke naSara, ahlonipha Abrahama, ambita ngekutsi “yinkhosi” yakhe, lese naba bakhe nanenta lokulungile, ningesatjiswa lutfo.
7Ngalokufananako nani, madvodza, hlalisanani kahle nebafati benu, nati kutsi umuntfu lomsikati unjengesitja lesibutsakatsaka; nibahloniphe, ngobe batindlalifa temusa wekuphila kanye nani; loku nikwente, khona ingetiwuvimbeleka imithandazo yenu.
Kuhlupheka ngekwenta lokuhle
8Kwekugcina-ke, hawukelanani, nibe munye nonkhe, nitsandzane ngebuzalwane, nibe nebubele nekutfobeka. 9Ningaphindziseli lokubi ngalokubi, nome inhlamba ngenhlamba; kodvwa esikhundleni saloko busisani, ngobe nabitelwa loko kutsi nidle lifa lekubusiswa. 10Ngobe umBhalo utsi:
“Lowo lotsandza kuphila
nekubona emalanga lamahle,
akabambe lulwimi lwakhe kulokubi,
nemlomo wakhe
ekukhulumeni inkhohliso.
11Akakhweshe kulokubi
ente lokulungile;
akajonge kuthula
ngemandla akhe onkhe.
12Ngobe emehlo eNkhosi
ayababona labalungile,
netindlebe teNkhosi
tiyayiva imithandazo yabo.
Kodvwa iNkhosi iyemelana nalabo
labenta lokubi.”
13Pho, ngubani longahle anilimate nangabe ninenshisekelo yekwenta lokulungile? 14Kepha nangabe nihlushwa ngenca yekwenta lokulungile, nibusisiwe. Ningesabi muntfu, ningakhatsateki. 15Kepha mngcweliseni Khristu abe yiNkhosi etinhlitiyweni tenu, nimhloniphe, nihlale nilungele kubaphendvula bonkhe labanibuta ngelitsemba lelikini. 16Loku nikwente ngebumnene nangekuhlonipha, nibe nanembeza lomsulwa, kuze kutsi kuloko labanihleba ngako bajabhiswe labo labetfuka kuhamba kwenu lokuhle kuKhristu. 17Ngobe kuncono kuhlupheka ngekwenta lokuhle, nakuyintsandvo yaNkulunkulu, kunekuhlupheka ngekwenta lokubi.
18Khristu wafela tono tetfu, kwaba kanye, kwenela. Yena lolungile wafela labangakalungi, kuze animikise kuNkulunkulu. Wabulawa ngekwemtimba, kepha wavuswa ngaMoya waNkulunkulu. 19Wahamba ngaye loMoya wayawushumayela imiphefumulo yalabasekuboshweni. 20Labo-ke ngulabo lekwatsi endvulo bala kulalela Nkulunkulu ngesikhatsi Nkulunkulu abalindzele ngekubeketela ngemalanga ekwakhiwa kwemkhumbi waNowa. Bantfu labambalwa, lababesiphohlongo, bangena kulomkhumbi basindza emantini. 21Emanti wona emele umbhabhatiso. Umbhabhatiso awusiwo wekususa insila yemtimba, kodvwa wekucela nembeza lomsulwa kuNkulunkulu. Lombhabhatiso uyanisindzisa ngekuvuka kwaJesu Khristu ekufeni. 22Yena sewahamba waya ezulwini, lapho asahleti khona ngesekudla saNkulunkulu; emagunya, nemandla, netingilosi sekwabekwa ngaphansi kwakhe loJesu.
