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1. | UJakobe, inceku kaNkulunkulu leyeNkosi uJesu Kristu, kuzo izizwe ezilitshumi lambili ezisekuhlakazekeni, ngiyabingelela. |
2. | Kubaleni njenge ntokozo yonke, bazalwane bami, nxa liwela ezilingweni ezizinhlobonhlobo, |
3. | lisazi ukuthi ukuhlolwa kokholo lwenu kuveza ukubekezela; |
4. | kodwa ukubekezela kakube lomsebenzi opheleleyo, ukuze libe ngabapheleleyo liphelelisiwe, lingasileli ngalutho. |
5. | Njalo uba kukhona kini oswele inhlakanipho, kacele kuNkulunkulu ophanayo ngesihle kibo bonke, futhi kasoli, njalo uzayinikwa. |
6. | Kodwa kacele ekholweni engathandabuzi ngalutho; ngoba othandabuzayo unjengegagasi lolwandle eliqhutshwa ngumoya lizuliswe. |
7. | Ngoba lowomuntu kangacabangi ukuthi uzazuza ulutho eNkosini. |
8. | Indoda enhliziyombili kayijikamanga endleleni zayo zonke. |
9. | Lomzalwane ophansi kazincome ekuphakameni kwakhe; |
10. | lonothileyo ekuthotshisweni kwakhe; ngoba njengeluba lotshani uzadlula. |
11. | Ngoba ilanga liphuma lilokutshisa, libunise utshani, leluba labo liwohloke, lobuhle bokubonakala kwalo bunyamalale; ngokunjalo lesinothi sizanyamalala ezindleleni zaso. |
12. | Ibusisiwe indoda ebekezelela isilingo; ngoba isihloliwe izakwemukela umqhele wempilo, iNkosi eyawuthembisa kwabayithandayo. |
13. | Kakulamuntu olingwayo omele athi: Ngilingwa nguNkulunkulu; ngoba uNkulunkulu kalasilingo sokubi, laye uqobo kalingi muntu. |
14. | Kodwa ngulowo lalowo uyalingwa, lapho edonswa ehugwa ngezakhe inkanuko; |
15. | kuthi lapho inkanuko isikhulelwe ibelethe isono; lesono lapho sesiphelele sizala ukufa. |
16. | Lingakhohliswa, bazalwane bami abathandekayo. |
17. | Sonke isipho esihle laso sonke isipho esipheleleyo sivela phezulu, sehla sivela kuYise wezibane, okungekho kuye ukuguquka, kumbe isithunzi sokuphenduka. |
18. | Ngokuthanda kwakhe wasizala ngelizwi leqiniso, ukuze sibe njengezithelo zokuqala zezidalwa zakhe. |
19. | Ngakho, bazalwane bami abathandekayo, wonke umuntu umele aphangise ukuzwa, aphuze ukukhuluma, aphuze ukuthukuthela; |
20. | ngoba ukuthukuthela kwendoda kakwenzi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu. |
21. | Ngakho selihlubule amanyala wonke lokwanda kakhulu kobubi, lemukele ngobumnene ilizwi eligxunyekiweyo, elilamandla okusindisa imiphefumulo yenu. |
22. | Kodwa banini ngabenzi belizwi, lingabi ngabezwayo kuphela, lizikhohlisa lina ngokwenu. |
23. | Ngoba uba umuntu engumuzwi welizwi futhi engesimenzi, yena ufanana lendoda ebuka ubuso bayo bemvelo esibukweni; |
24. | ngoba iyazibuka, ibisisuka, ibisihle ikhohlwa ukuthi ibinjani. |
25. | Kodwa lowo okhangelisisa emlayweni opheleleyo, lowo owenkululeko, abesebambelela kuwo, yena engesimuzwi okhohlwayo kodwa engumenzi womsebenzi, lo uzakuba ngobusisiweyo ekwenzeni kwakhe. |
26. | Uba umuntu phakathi kwenu esithi uyakholwa, uba engalufaki itomu ulimi lwakhe, kodwa akhohlise inhliziyo yakhe, ukukholwa kwalowo kuyize. |
27. | Ukukholwa okuhlanzekileyo lokungangcoliswanga phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngitsho uBaba yilokhu, ukuhambela izintandane labafelokazi ekuhluphekeni kwabo, l okuzilondoloza engelasici ko ko mhlaba. |
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