Isibingelelo

1 UJakobea, inceku kaNkulunkulub leyeNkosi uJesu Kristuc, kuzo izizwe ezilitshumi lambilid ezisekuhlakazekenie, ngiyabingelela.

Ukulaya ngezilingo

2 Kubaleni ukuthi kuyintokozo yonkef, bazalwane bami, nxa liwela ezilingweni ezizinhlobonhlobog, 3 lisazi ukuthi ukuhlolwa kokholoh lwenu kuvezai ukubekezelaj; 4 kodwa ukubekezela kakube lomsebenzi opheleleyo, ukuze libe ngabapheleleyo liphelelisiwek, lingasileli ngalutho.

5 Njalo uba kukhona kini oswele inhlakaniphol, kacelem kuNkulunkulun ophanayo ngesihleo kubo bonke, futhi engasoli, njalo uzayinikwap. 6 Kodwa kacele ekholweniq engathandabuzi ngaluthor; ngoba othandabuzayo unjengegagasi lolwandles eliqhutshwa ngumoya lizuliswe. 7 Ngoba lowomuntu kangacabangi ukuthi uzazuza ulutho eNkosini. 8 Indoda enhliziyombilit iyaphenduphenduka endleleni zayo zonkeu.

9 Lomzalwane ophansi kazincome ekuphakameni kwakhev; 10 kodwa onothileyo ekuthotshisweni kwakhew; ngoba njengeluba lotshanix uzadlulay. 11 Ngoba ilanga liphuma lilokutshisaz, libunise utshania, leluba labo liwohloke, lobuhle bokubonakala kwalo bunyamalale; ngokunjalo lesinothi sizanyamalala ezindleleni zaso.

12 Ubusisiwe umuntu obekezelela isilingob; ngoba esehloliwec uzakwemukela umqhele wempilod, iNkosi eyawuthembisa kwabayithandayoe. 13 Kakulamuntu olingwayo omele athi: Ngilingwa nguNkulunkulu; ngoba uNkulunkulu kalasilingo sokubi, laye uqobo kalingi muntu. 14 Kodwa ngulowo lalowo uyalingwa, lapho eyengwa ngezakhe inkanukofg, ehugwa; 15 kuthi lapho inkanuko isikhulelwe ibelethe isonoh; lesono lapho sesiphelele sizala ukufai.

16 Lingakhohliswaj, bazalwane bami abathandekayo. 17 Sonke isipho esihlekl laso sonke isipho esipheleleyom sivela phezulun, sehla sivela kuYise wezibaneo, okungekho kuye ukuguqukap, kumbe isithunzi sokuphenduka. 18 Ngokuthanda kwakheq wasizalar ngelizwi leqinisos, ukuze sibet njengezithelo zokuqalau zezidalwa zakhe.

Ukulaya ngokholo olulezenzo

19 Ngakho, bazalwane bami abathandekayo, wonke umuntu umele aphangise ukuzwa, aphuze ukukhulumav, aphuze ukuthukuthelaw; 20 ngoba ukuthukuthela kwendoda kakwenzi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu. 21 Ngakho selihlubule amanyala wonkex lokwanda kakhulu kobubiyz, lemukele ngobumnenea ilizwi eligxunyekiweyo, elilamandla okusindisa imiphefumulo yenub.

22 Kodwa banini ngabenzi belizwic, lingabi ngabezwayo kuphelad, lizikhohlisae lina ngokwenu. 23 Ngoba uba umuntuf engumuzwi welizwig futhi engesimenzih, yena ufanana lendoda ebuka ubuso bayo bemvelo esibukwenii; 24 ngoba iyazibuka, ibisisuka, ibisihle ikhohlwa ukuthi ibinjani. 25 Kodwa lowo okhangelisisaj emlayweni opheleleyo, lowo owenkululekok, abesebambelela kuwo, yena engesimuzwil okhohlwayo kodwa engumenzi womsebenzim, lo uzakuba ngobusisiweyo ekwenzeni kwakhen.

26 Uba umuntu phakathi kwenu esithi uyakholwao, uba engalufaki itomup ulimi lwakheq, kodwa akhohlise inhliziyo yakhe, ukukholwa kwalowo kuyizer. 27 Ukukholwas okuhlanzekileyo lokungangcoliswanga phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngitsho uBabat yilokhu, ukuhambelau izintandanevw labafelokazix ekuhluphekeni kwabo, lokuzilondolozay engelasici kokomhlabaz.