Yokuthoma KaPitrosi 4:1-19
4 Njengombana uKrestu atlhaga enyameni,+ nani hlomani ngendlela yokucabanga efanako* ngombana umuntu otlhagileko enyameni uzilisile izono+
2 bona ngesikhathi esimsaleleko asenyameni, angasaphileli iinkanuko zabantu+ kodwana aphilele intando kaZimu.+
3 Esikhathini esidlulileko nenza okwenziwa ziintjhaba+ ngesikhathi nihlanganyela ekwenzeni izenzo zamanyala ningabi neenhloni,* eenkanukweni ezingalawulwako, ekurhamuleni khulu, eminyanyeni engalawulekiko, emaphaliswaneni wokurhamula nekulotjheni iinthombe okunyenyisako.+
4 Bararekile ngombana anisahlanganyeli nabo endlelenabo yokuphila ngamanyala, nje-ke banikhuluma kumbi.+
5 Kodwana abantwaba bazoziphendulela kiloyo olungele ukwahlulela abaphilako nabafileko.+
6 Eqinisweni, kungebangeli iindaba ezimnandi zatjhunyayelwa nakwabafileko,+ khona kuzakuthi nanyana bahlulelwa enyameni ngokombono wabantu, baphile ngokuvumelana nommoya ngokombono kaZimu.
7 Ukuphela kwazo zoke izinto kutjhidele. Nje-ke, qaqulukani emkhumbulweni,+ niphaphamele imithandazo.+
8 Ngaphezu kwakho koke, thandanani khulu+ ngombana ithando ligubuzesa izono ezinengi.+
9 Yibani nommoya wokwamukela iimvakatjhi ngaphandle kokunghonghoyila.+
10 Ngokwezinga ngamunye afumene ngalo isipho, akasisebenzise ekusizeni abanye njengabaphathi abahle bomusa omkhulu kaZimu obonakaliswa ngeendlela ezihlukahlukeneko.+
11 Nangabe kukhona okhulumako, akakhulume njengaloyo okhuluma izahlulelo zakaZimu, nangabe kukhona osizako, akasize njengosame emandleni anikelwe nguZimu+ ukuthi ezintweni zoke uZimu aphazinyuliswe+ ngoJesu Krestu. Iphazimulo namandla ngekwakhe bekube ngokungapheliko. Amen.
12 Bathandekako, ningararwa ziinlingo ezivuthako eniqalene nazo+ ngasuthi nivelelwa yinto engakajayeleki.
13 Kunalokho, ragelani phambili nithaba+ ngezinga enibahlanganyeli ngalo ekutlhageni kwakaKrestu+ bona nithabe begodu nijekezele nangesikhathi sokwambulwa kwephazimulwakhe.+
14 Niyathaba nabanithukako ngebanga legama lakaKrestu+ ngombana ummoya wephazimulo, ummoya kaZimu uhlezi phezu kwenu.
15 Nanyana kunjalo, akungabi namunye wenu otlhaga ngebanga lokuba mbulali namkha lisela namkha mumenzi wokumbi namkha mcabheli eendabeni zabanye abantu.+
16 Nje-ke nakukhona otlhaga ngombana amKrestu akangabi neenhloni+ kodwana akaragele phambili aphazimulisa uZimu kukulapho aphatha igameli.
17 Ngombana sikhathi esibekiweko sokobana ukwahlulela kuthome ngendlini kaZimu.+ Nje-ke nangabe kuthoma ngathi,+ uzokuba yini-ke umphumela kilabo abangalaleli iindaba ezimnandi zakaZimu?+
18 “Godu nangabe umuntu olungileko usindiswa budisi, kuzokwenzekani-ke emuntwini ongasabi uZimu nesoni?”+
19 Nje-ke, labo abatlhaga ngokuvumelana nentando kaZimu abaragele phambili bazibeke kuMdali othembekileko kukulapho benza okuhle.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “ngokuzimisela okufanako.”
^ Ubunengi bebizo lesiGirigi elithi a·sel′gei·a. Qala Ihlathululo.
