Ekajakobe 4:6-15 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

6. Kodwa unika umusa ngokwenezela; ngakho uthi: “UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.”

7. Ngakho thobelani uNkulunkulu, kepha nimelane noSathane, khona uyakunibalekela;

8. sondelani kuNkulunkulu, khona uyakusondela kinina. Hlanzani izandla nina zoni, nihlambulule izinhliziyo nina bonhliziyombili.

9. Yibani lusizi, nidabuke, nikhale; ukuhleka kwenu makuphenduke ukudabuka, nokujabula kube ngukujabha.

10. Zithobeni ebusweni beNkosi, khona iyakuniphakamisa.

11. Ningahlebani, bazalwane. Ohleba umzalwane, noma ahlulele umzalwane wakhe, uhleba umthetho, ahlulele umthetho; kepha uma wahlulela umthetho, awusiye owenza okomthetho kodwa ungumahluleli.

12. Munye ongummisimthetho nomahluleli; nguyena onamandla okusindisa nokubhubhisa; kepha ungubani wena omahlulelayo umakhelwane na?

13. Minani nina enithi: “Namuhla noma ngomuso siyakuya kulona noma kulowaya muzi, siqede khona umnyaka, sithengiselane, sizuze,”

14. anikwazi okwangomuso; kuyini ukuphila kwenu na? Ngokuba niyinkungu ebonakala isikhashana, ibisinyamalala.

15. Nga nisho nithi: “Uma iNkosi ithanda, siphila, siyakwenza lokhu nalokho.”

Ekajakobe 4