Mtjhumayeli 12:1-14
12 Khumbula uMdalakho omkhulu emalangeni wobutjha bakho,+ angakafiki amalanga wokugandeleleka begodu ingakafiki+ iminyaka ozokuthi ngayo: “Angisakuthabeli ukuphila”;
2 ngaphambi kobana ilanga, umkhanyo, inyanga neenkwenkwezi kube mnyama,+ namafu abuyele emuva, ngemva kokuna kwezulu;
3 ngelanga abonogada bendlu bahlengezela, namadoda anamandla aphelelwa mamandla, nabafazi balisa ukusila ngombana sebambalwa, neentombi ezihlola ngamafesidere zifumana kumnyama;+
4 lokha iminyango eqale endleleni ivaliwe, itjhada lokusila lehlile, lokha umuntu avuswa litjhada lenyoni, begodu woke amadodakazi avumako avumela phasi.+
5 Umuntu usaba iindawo eziphakemeko, begodu kunezinto ezithusako endleleni. Umuthi we-alimondi uveza amathuthumbo,+ nentethe iyazidosa, nesithelo esenza umuntu akhanukele ukudla siyathuthumba, ngombana umuntu uya endlinakhe yokuphumula+ begodu abantu abalilako bakhambakhamba endleleni;+
6 ngaphambi kobana intambo yesiliva isuswe, nesitja segolide siphahlazwe, nomjeka osemthonjeni uphulwe, nevili lokukha amanzi epetsini liphahlazeke.
7 Ngemva kwalokho, ithuli libuyela ehlabathini,+ njengombana bekunjalo, nommoya ubuyela kuZimu weqiniso owawunikelako.*+
8 “Kulilize lakolize!” Kutjho umhlanganisi.+ “Koke kulilize.”+
9 Umhlanganisi akhenge ahlakaniphe kwaphela kodwana bekasolo afundisa abantu lokho akwaziko,+ begodu wazindla waphenyisisa ukwenzela bona abuthelele izaga ezinengi.+
10 Umhlanganisi wafunisisa bona afumane amezwi+ athabisako nokuthi atlole amezwi anembileko aliqiniso.
11 Amezwi wabahlakaniphileko anjengeentlhorholojakomo,+ nezitjho zabo ezibuthelelweko zinjengeempikiri ezibethelweko; kuvela kumalusi munye.
12 Ngaphezu kwalokho ndodanami, yelela: Ukwenziwa kweencwadi ezinengi akunasiphetho begodu ukuzinikela khulu kizo kwenza umuntu adinwe.*+
13 Isiphetho sendaba, sakho koke okukhulunyiweko ngilesi: Saba uZimu weqiniso+ begodu uphethe imiyalwakhe,+ ngombana koke lokhu sibopho somuntu.+
14 Ngombana uZimu weqiniso uzokwahlulela zoke izenzo, kuhlanganise nezinto ezifihliweko, bona zilungile namkha zimbi.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “namandla wokuphila abuyela kuZimu weqiniso owawanikelako.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “inyama idinwe.”
