INCWADI

KAJAKOBE

KUBO BONKE

Isibingelelo

1UJakobea, inceku kaNkulunkulub leyeNkosi uJesu Kristuc, kuzo izizwe ezilitshumi lambilid ezisekuhlakazekenie, ngiyabingelela.

Ukulaya ngezilingo

2 Kubaleni njengentokozo yonkef, bazalwane bami, nxa liwela ezilingweni ezizinhlobonhlobog,

3 lisazi ukuthi ukuhlolwa kokholoh lwenu kuvezai ukubekezelaj;

4 kodwa ukubekezela kakube lomsebenzi opheleleyo, ukuze libe ngabapheleleyo liphelelisiwek, lingasileli ngalutho.

5 Njalo uba kukhona kini oswele inhlakaniphol, kacelem kuNkulunkulun ophanayo ngesihleo kibo bonke, futhi engasoli, njalo uzayinikwap.

6 Kodwa kacele ekholweniq engathandabuzi ngaluthor; ngoba othandabuzayo unjengegagasi lolwandles eliqhutshwa ngumoya lizuliswe.

7 Ngoba lowomuntu kangacabangi ukuthi uzazuza ulutho eNkosini.

8 Indoda enhliziyombilit iyaphendukaphenduka endleleni zayo zonkeu.

9 Lomzalwane ophansi kazincome ekuphakameni kwakhev;

10 kodwa onothileyo ekuthotshisweni kwakhew; ngoba njengeluba lotshanix uzadlulay.

11 Ngoba ilanga liphuma lilokutshisaz, libunise utshania, leluba labo liwohloke, lobuhle bokubonakala kwalo bunyamalale; ngokunjalo lesinothi sizanyamalala ezindleleni zaso.

12 Ubusisiwe umuntu obekezelela isilingob; ngoba esehloliwec uzakwemukela umqhele wempilod, iNkosi eyawuthembisa kwabayithandayoe.

13 Kakulamuntu olingwayo omele athi: Ngilingwa nguNkulunkulu; ngoba uNkulunkulu kalasilingo sokubi, laye uqobo kalingi muntu.

14 Kodwa ngulowo lalowo uyalingwa, lapho ehudulwa ngezakhe inkanukofg, ehugwa;

15 kuthi lapho inkanuko isikhulelwe ibelethe isonoh; lesono lapho sesiphelele sizala ukufai.

16 Lingakhohliswaj, bazalwane bami abathandekayo.

17 Sonke isipho esihlekl laso sonke isipho esipheleleyom sivela phezulun, sehla sivela kuYise wezibaneo, okungekho kuye ukuguqukap, kumbe isithunzi sokuphenduka.

18 Ngokuthanda kwakheq wasizalar ngelizwi leqinisos, ukuze sibet njengezithelo zokuqalau zezidalwa zakhe.

Ukulaya ngokholo olulezenzo

19 Ngakho, bazalwane bami abathandekayo, wonke umuntu umele aphangise ukuzwa, aphuze ukukhulumav, aphuze ukuthukuthelaw;

20 ngoba ukuthukuthela kwendoda kakwenzi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu.

21 Ngakho selihlubule amanyala wonkex lokwanda kakhulu kobubiyz, lemukele ngobumnenea ilizwi eligxunyekiweyo, elilamandla okusindisa imiphefumulo yenub.

22 Kodwa banini ngabenzi belizwic, lingabi ngabezwayo kuphelad, lizikhohlisae lina ngokwenu.

23 Ngoba uba umuntuf engumuzwi welizwig futhi engesimenzih, yena ufanana lendoda ebuka ubuso bayo bemvelo esibukwenii;

24 ngoba iyazibuka, ibisisuka, ibisihle ikhohlwa ukuthi ibinjani.

25 Kodwa lowo okhangelisisaj emlayweni opheleleyo, lowo owenkululekok, abesebambelela kuwo, yena engesimuzwil okhohlwayo kodwa engumenzi womsebenzim, lo uzakuba ngobusisiweyo ekwenzeni kwakhen.

26 Uba umuntu phakathi kwenu esithi uyakholwao, uba engalufaki itomup ulimi lwakheq, kodwa akhohlise inhliziyo yakhe, ukukholwa kwalowo kuyizer.

27 Ukukholwas okuhlanzekileyo lokungangcoliswanga phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngitsho uBabat yilokhu, ukuhambelau izintandanevw labafelokazix ekuhluphekeni kwabo, lokuzilondolozay engelasici kokomhlabaz.

Abazalwane balaywa ukuthi bangabandlululi abantu

2Bazalwane bami, kungeyisikho ngokubandlulula abantu libe lokholoa lweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, iNkosi yenkazimulobc.

2 Ngoba uba kungena emhlanganweni1 wenu indoda elendandatho yegolide lesembatho esikhazimulayod, besekungena longumyanga olesembatho esingcolileyo,

3 beselinanzelelae ogqoke isembatho esikhazimulayof beselisithi kuye: Wena hlala lapha kuhle, beselisithi kongumyangag: Wena mana lapho; loba: Hlala lapha ngaphansi kwesenabelo senyawo zami;

4 pho, kalibandlululi phakathi kwenuhi, njalo laba ngabahluleli abalemicabango emibi yini?jk

5 Zwanini, bazalwane bami abathandekayo. UNkulunkulu kabakhethangalm yini abayanga balumhlaba, benothile ekholwenin, njalo bezindlalifao zombusop awuthembisayoq kwabamthandayor?

6 Kodwa lina libadumazile abayangas. Abanothileyo kabalicindezeli yini, njalo bona balidonselet ekwahlulelweni yini?u

7 Bona kabalihlambaziv yini ibizo elihle elibizwa ngalow?

8 Uba liphelelisa umlayo wobukhosix, ngokombhaloy othi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wenaz, lenza kuhle;

9 kodwa uba libandlululaa abantu, lenza isono, lilahlwa ngumlayo njengabaweqayob.

10 Ngoba loba ngubani ogcina umlayo wonke, kodwa akhubeke kokukodwac, ubad lecalae kuyo yonke.

11 Ngoba owathi: Ungafebif; wathi futhi: Ungabulalig; uba-ke ungafebi, kodwa ubulala, usungumeqi womlayo.

12 Khulumani ngokunjalo lenze njalo, njengabazakwahlulelwa ngomlayo wenkululekoh.

13 Ngoba ukwahlulelwa okungelasihawui kungokwalowo ongenzanga isihawu; njalo isihawuj sizincoma kukho ukwahlulela.

Ukholo lufanele lube lezenzo

14 kKusizani, bazalwane bami, uba umuntu esithi ulokholo, kodwa engelamisebenzi? Lolokholo lungamsindisa yini?

15 Uba-ke umzalwane loba umzalwanekazil behambazem njalo beswela ukudla kwensuku ngensuku,

16 omunye wenu abesesithi kibon: Hambani ngokuthula, likhudumale lisuthe; kodwa engabaniki izinto ezidingwa ngumzimbao, lokho kusizanip?

17 Kunjalo lokholo, uba lungelamisebenzi, lufile ngokwalo.

18 Kodwa omunye uzakuthi: Wena ulokholo, mina-ke ngilemisebenzi: Ngitshengisa ukholo lwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi yakho, lami emisebenzini yami ngizakutshengisaq ukholo lwamir.

19 Wena uyakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu munyes; wenza kuhle; lamadimonit ayakholwau, njalo athuthumele.

20 Kodwa uyathanda ukwazi yini, O siphukuphukuv, ukuthi ukholo olungelamisebenzi lufilew?

21 UAbrahama ubaba wethu kalungisiswanga yini ngemisebenzi, esenikele indodana yakhe uIsaka phezu kwelathix?

22 Uyabona ukuthi ukholoy lwalusebenza kanye lemisebenzi yakhe, lokuthi ukholo lwapheleliswa ngemisebenziz,

23 kwasekugcwaliswa umbhaloa othi: LoAbrahama wakholwa uNkulunkulub, kwasekubalelwa kuye ukuthi kuyikulunga, wasebizwa ngokuthi ngumngane kaNkulunkuluc.

24 Ngakho-ke liyabona ukuthi umuntu uyalungisiswa ngemisebenzid, futhi kungesikuthi ngokholo kuphelae.

25 Ngokunjalo-ke loRahabif isifebe kalungisiswanga ngemisebenzi yini, esezemukeleg izithunywa, eseziphumise ngenye indlela?

26 Ngoba njengalokhu umzimba ngaphandleh komoya ufile, ngokunjalo lokholo ngaphandle kwemisebenzi lufilei.

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 emgodini 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 lazo zonke izenzo ezimbi.

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.

UJakobe uxwayisa ngokulwa phakathi kwabazalwane

4Zivela ngaphi izimpi lokulwa1 phakathi kwenu? Kakuveli lapha yini, enkanukweni2 zenu ezilwayo ezithweni zenua?

2 Liyafisa, kodwa kalilalutho; liyabulalab njalo lilomhawu, kodwa lingeke lazuzac; liyalwa futhi lenza impi, kodwa kalilalutho, ngoba kaliceli;

3 liyacela njalo kalemukelid, ngoba licela kubie, ukuze likuchithele enkanukweni3 zenu.

4 Zifebe lezifebekazif, kalazi yini ukuthi uthandog lomhlaba luyibutha kuNkulunkuluh? Ngakho loba ngubani othanda ukuba ngumngane womhlaba, wenziwa isitha sikaNkulunkului.

5 Kumbe licabanga yini ukuthi umbhalo utsho izej: Umoya ohlala kithi ufisela kumonak4?

6 Kodwa uyanika umusa omkhulul; ngakho uthim: UNkulunkulu umelana labazigqajayon, kodwa abathobekileyo uyabapha umusa.

7 Ngakho zehliseleniop kuNkulunkulu, melanani lodiyabholaq, njalo uzalibalekela.

8 Sondelani kuNkulunkulu, laye uzasondela kinir; gezani izandlas, zoni, njalo lihlanze izinhliziyot, lina banhliziyombiliu.

9 Danani lilile likhalev; ukuhleka kwenu kakuphendulwe ukulila, lentokozo ukudana.

10 Zithobeniwx phambi kweNkosi, njalo izaliphakamisa.

11 Lingahlebaniy, bazalwane. Lowo ohleba umzalwane, amehlulele umzalwane wakhez, uhleba umlayo, ehlulele umlayoa; kodwa uba esehlulela umlayo, kawusumenzi womlayob, kodwa umahluleli.

12 Munye ummisumlayo, olamandla okusindisa lokubhubhisac; wena ungubani owahlulela omunyed?

UJakobe usola abathanda inzuzo labanothileyo

13 Minani-ke linae elithi: Lamuhlaf loba kusasa sizakuya emzini othile, sihlale khonag umnyaka owodwa sithengiselane sizuzeh;

14 elingakwaziyo okwakusasa. Ngoba iyini impilo yenu? Ngoba iyinkungui ebonakala okwesikhatshana, emva kwalokho ibisinyamalala;

15 endaweni yalokho ngabe lithi: Uba iNkosi ivumaj, njalo sizaphila, sibe sesisenza lokhu kumbe lokhuyana.

16 Kodwa khathesi liyazincomak ekuzigqajeni kwenul; konkem ukuzincoma okunje kubin.

17 Ngakho lowo okwaziyo ukwenza okuhleo kodwa engakwenzi, kuyisono kuye.

5Minani-kea lina abanothileyob, khalani lilile ngenxa yenhlupheko zenu ezilehlelayoc.

2 Inotho yenu iboliled, lezembatho zenue zidliwe yinunduf;

3 igolide lenu lesiliva kuthombile, lokuthomba kwakho kuzakuba yibufakazi kini, njalo kuzakudla inyama yenu njengomlilo. Lizibekelag inotho ensukwini zokuphelah.

4 Khangela, umvuzo wezisebenzii ezigunde amasimu enuj, ogodlwe yini ngokuqilibezela, uyakhala; lokukhala kwabavunik kungene endlebeni zeNkosi yamabandlal.

5 Libusilem ngokuzithokozisa emhlabeni, latamasan; linonise inhliziyo zenu njengosukwini lokuhlatshwao,

6 limlahlilep, lambulalaq olungileyor; kamelananga lani.

Mayelana lokubekezela

7 Ngakho bekezelani, bazalwane, kuze kube sekufikeni kweNkosis. Khangela, umlimi uyalindela isithelo somhlabathi esiligugu, asibekezelelet, size sizuze izulu elokuqalau lelokucinavw.

8 Lani bekezelanix, liqinise inhliziyo zenuy, ngoba ukufika kweNkosi kuyasondelaz.

9 Lingasolani1, bazalwane, ukuze lingalahlwa; khangela, uMahlulelia umi emnyangob.

10 Thathani isiboneloc sokuhlupheka, bazalwane bami, lesokubekezela, abaprofethid abakhuluma ebizweni leNkosie.

11 Khangela, sithi babusisiwef ababekezelayog; lizwile ukubekezela kukaJobeh, laselibona ukucina kweNkosii, ukuthi iNkosi ilesihawuj esikhulu lobubelek.

Mayelana lokufunga, langokukhuleka, langokusiza abaduhileyo

12 Kodwa phambi kwakho konke, bazalwane bami, lingafungil, loba ngezulu, loba ngomhlaba, loba ngasiphi esinye isifungo; kodwa kakuthi uyebo wenu abe nguyebo, lohatshi nguhatshim; ukuze lingaweli ekulahlweni.

13 Kukhona ohluphekayo yini phakathi kwenu? Kakhuleke. Kukhona othokozayo yini? Kahlabele indumison.

14 Kukhona ogulayo phakathi kwenu yini? Kabizele kuye abadala bebandlao, babesebekhuleka phezu kwakhe, bamgcobep ngamafutha ebizweni leNkosi;

15 lomkhuleko wokholoq uzamsindisa ogulayor, leNkosi izamlulamisa; uba-ke enzile izonos, uzazithethelelwa.

16 Vumani iziphambeko omunye komunye, likhulekelane, ukuze lisiliswet. Umkhuleko oqinileyouvw wolungileyo ulamandla kakhulu.

17 UElija wayengumuntu olemizwax efanana leyethu, wasekhuleka lokukhuleka ukuthi linganiy; njalo kalinangaz emhlabeni okweminyaka emithathu lenyanga eziyisithuphaa;

18 wasebuya ekhulekab, lezulu lanika izulu, lomhlaba wathela isithelo sawo.

19 Bazalwane, uba omunye kini ephambuka eqinisweni, lomunye angambuyisac,

20 yazi ukuthi obuyise isonid ekuduheni kwendlela yaso uzasindisae umphefumulo ekufenif, asibekele inkithinkithi yezonog.