Izono zolimi

3Lingabia ngabafundisib abanengi, bazalwane bami, lisazi ukuthi sizakwemukela isigwebo esikhulu. 2 Ngoba sonke siyakhubeka ezintweni ezinengicd. Uba umuntue engakhubeki elizwinif, lowog uyindoda epheleleyoh, elamandla okukhina lomzimba wonkei. 3 Khangela, sifakaj amatomuk emilonyeni yamabhiza ukuze asilalele, sibe sesiqondisa umzimba wonke wawo kwenye indlela. 4 Khangela, lemikhumbi, lanxa imikhulu kangaka njalo iqhutshwa yimimoya elamandla, iyaqondiswa kwenye indlela ngephinyana nje, lapho isifiso somtshayeli esifuna khona. 5 Lunjalo lolimi luyisitho esincinyane, kanti luzincoma kakhulu. Khangela, umlilo omncinyane uyatshisa izigodo ezingakanani! 6 Ulimil lalo lungumlilo, umhlaba wobubi; lunjalo ulimi lubekwe phakathi kwezitho zethu, lungcolisam umzimba wonke, luthungele indlela1 yempilo, njalo luthungelwan yisihogoo. 7 Ngoba yonke imvelo yokubili izinyamazana lezinyoni, kokubili ezihuquzelayo lezidalwa zolwandle, iyathanjiswa njalo isithanjisiwe ngemvelo yabantu; 8 kodwa ulimi kakulamuntu ongaluthambisa; luyibubi obungelakunqotshwa, lugcwele ubuhlungu obubulalayop. 9 Ngalo siyabonga uNkulunkulu ngitsho uBabaq, langalo siqalekisa abantu abenziwe ngesimo sikaNkulunkulur; 10 emlonyeni munye kuyaphuma ukubonga lenhlamba. Lezizinto kazifanelanga, bazalwane bami, zenzeke njalo. 11 Kambe umthombo emlonyeni munye ungagobhoza yini okumnandi lokubabayo? 12 Kambe, bazalwane bami, umkhiwa ungathela imihlwathi yini, loba ivini umkhiwa? Ngokunjalo kakulamthombo oveza amanzi alitshwayi lamnandi.

Ukuhlakanipha okuvela phezulu

13 Ngubani ohlakaniphileyo loqedisisayos phakathi kwenu? Katshengiset imisebenzi yakhe ekuziphatheni kuhleu ngobumnene benhlakaniphov. 14 Kodwa uba lilomhawu obabayow lombangox enhliziyweni yenu, lingazincomi liqambele amanga iqiniso. 15 Lokhu kayisiyo inhlakanipho eyehla ivela phezuluy, kodwa ingeyomhlabaz, ngeyemvelo, eyamadimoni. 16 Ngoba lapho okukhona umhawua lombangob, lapho kukhona isiphithiphithi laso sonke isenzo esibi. 17 Kodwa inhlakaniphoc evela phezulu eyokuqala ihlanzekiled, emva kwalokho ibe lokuthulae, ibe mnenef, ilalele, igcwele isihawu lezithelo ezinhleg, kayilakubandlululah2 futhi ingelakuzenzisai. 18 Lesithelo sokulungajk sihlanyelwa ekuthuleni kulabo abenza ukuthulalm.