Umshumayeli 12:1-14
12 Ngako-ke, khumbula uMdali wakho Lomkhulu nawusesemusha,+ tisengakefiki tinsuku tekuhlupheka,* isengakefiki+ neminyaka lapho utawutsi: “Kuphila angisakujabuleli”;
2 sisengakefiki sikhatsi lapho kukhanya kwelilanga, inyanga netinkhanyeti kutawuba mnyama,+ nemafu asengakabuyi ngemuva kwemvula* lenkhulu.
3 Ngalelolanga bogadzi bendlu batawuchachatela, emadvodza lanemandla atawuba butsakatsaka, bafati batawuyekela kusila ngobe batawube sebambalwa, netintfombi letibuka ngemafasitelo titawube setibona kalufifi;+
4 iminyango leya emgwacweni itawube seyivaliwe, umsindvo welitje lekusila ungasevakali kahle, umuntfu sekavuswa kukhala kwenyoni, futsi onkhe emadvodzakati sekahlabelela phansi.+
5 Ngetulu kwaloko, umuntfu usuke sekesaba kuba setindzaweni letiphakeme futsi akhatsateka ngetintfo letesabisako emgwacweni. Sihlahla sema-alimondi siyachakaza,+ nentsetse ihamba itotoba, umuntfu angasakukhanuki nekudla,* futsi usuke sekaya endlini+ latawuhlala kuyo sikhatsi lesidze, nebantfu labalilako sebahambahamba emgwacweni.+
6 Mkhumbule isengakesuki intsambo yelisiliva, isengakaphihliki indishi yeligolide, isengakafi imbita lesemtfonjeni, nelisondvo lelisetjentiselwa kukha emanti emtfonjeni lisengakephuki.
7 Ngemuva kwaloko, lutfuli lubuyela emhlabatsini+ lapho belukhona khona, nemoya* ubuyele kuNkulunkulu weliciniso, lokunguye lowawuniketa bantfu.+
8 Umfundzisi*+ utsi: “Kulite! Konkhe kulite!”+
9 Lomfundzisi bekahlakaniphile, ngetulu kwaloko wachubeka afundzisa bantfu loko lakwatiko.+ Abecabangisisa futsi ahlolisisa kuze ahlanganise* kahle taga letinyenti.+
10 Watimisela kutfola emavi lamnandzi+ nekubhala emavi laliciniso njengobe anjalo.
11 Emavi alabahlakaniphile afanana netindvuku leticijile tekuchuba tinkhomo,+ nemavi abo lahlanganiswe ndzawonye afanana netipikili letishayelwe tacina; onkhe avela kumelusi munye.
12 Ngetulu kwaloko, lalela nasi secwayiso ndvodzana yami: Kubhalwa kwetincwadzi letinyenti angeke kuphele, nekutifundza kakhulu kwenta umtimba udzinwe.+
13 Njengobe konkhe sekuvakele, siphetfo sendzaba sitsi: Yesaba Nkulunkulu weliciniso+ futsi ugcine imiyalo yakhe,+ ngobe nguloku lokubaluleke kakhulu umuntfu lokufanele akwente.+
14 Ngobe Nkulunkulu weliciniso utawehlulela bantfu ngako konkhe labakwentako, lokufaka ekhatsi nalabakwenta ekusitsekeni, kuze kubonakale kutsi kuhle nobe kubi.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “tetinhlekelele.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “nemvula.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “i-caper berry.” Lolu luhlobo lwemagungumence lolwenta umuntfu akhanuke kudla.
^ Nobe “umoya wekuphila.”
^ Nobe “atihlele.”
