James (5/5)    

1. Minani-ke lina abanothileyo, khalani lilile ngenxa yenhlupheko zenu ezi l ehlelayo.
2. Inotho yenu ibolile, lezembatho zenu zidliwe yinundu;
3. igolide lenu lesiliva kuthombile, lokuthomba kwakho kuzakuba yibufakazi kini, njalo kuzakudla inyama yenu njengomlilo. Li zi bekela inotho ensukwini zokuphela.
4. Khangela, umvuzo wezisebenzi ezigunde amasimu enu, oncitshwe yini, uyakhala; lokukhala kwabavuni kungene endlebeni zeNkosi yamabandla.
5. Libusile ngokuzithokozisa emhlabeni, latamasa; linonise inhliziyo zenu njengesukwini lokuhlatshwa,
6. limlahlile, lambulala olungileyo; kamelananga lani.
7. Ngakho bekezelani, bazalwane, kuze kube sekufikeni kweNkosi. Khangela, umlimi uyalindela isithelo somhlabathi esiligugu, asibekezelele, size sizuze izulu elokuqala lelokucina.
8. Lani bekezelani, liqinise inhliziyo zenu, ngoba ukufika kweNkosi kuyasondela.
9. Lingasolani, bazalwane, ukuze lingalahlwa; khangela, uMahluleli umi emnyango.
10. Thathani isibonelo sokuhlupheka, bazalwane bami, lesokubekezela, abaprofethi abakhuluma ebizweni leNkosi.
11. Khangela, sithi babusisiwe ababekezelayo; lizwile ukubekezela kukaJobe, laselibona ukucina kweNkosi, ukuthi iNkosi ilesihawu esikhulu lobubele.
12. Kodwa phambi kwakho konke, bazalwane bami, lingafungi, kumbe ngezulu, loba ngomhlaba, loba yisiphi esinye isifungo; kodwa kakuthi uyebo wenu abe nguyebo, lohatshi nguhatshi; ukuze lingaweli ekulahlweni.
13. Kukhona ohluphekayo yini phakathi kwenu? Kakhuleke. Kukhona othokozayo yini? Kahlabele indumiso.
14. Kukhona ogulayo phakathi kwenu yini? Kabizele kuye abadala bebandla, babesebekhuleka phezu kwakhe, bamgcobe ngamafutha ebizweni leNkosi;
15. lomkhuleko wokholo uzamsindisa ogulayo, leNkosi izamlulamisa; uba-ke enzile izono, kuzathethelelwa kuye.
16. Vumani iziphambeko omunye komunye, likhulekelane, ukuze lisiliswe. Umkhuleko oqinileyo wolungileyo ulamandla kakhulu.
17. UElija wayengumuntu olemizwa efanana le ye thu, wasekhuleka umkhuleko wokuthi lingani; njalo kalinanga emhlabeni okweminyaka emithathu lenyanga eziyisithupha;
18. wasebuya ekhuleka, lezulu lanika izulu, lomhlaba wathela isithelo sawo.
19. Bazalwane, uba omunye kini ephambuka eqinisweni, lomunye angambuyisa,
20. yazi ukuthi obuyise isoni ekuduheni kwendlela yaso uzasindisa umphefumulo ekufeni, usibekele inkithinkithi yezono.

  James (5/5)