Ekayakobi 5:5-15 Ibhayibhile (XHO96)

5. Kaloku obenu ubomi apha emhlabeni bubunewu-newu nobumnandi. Ewe, nizondle natyeba, kanti nizilungiselela umhla womgwebo.

6. Nimgwebile nambulala umntu ongenatyala. Kanti noko akaxhathisi.

7. Mawethu, yibani nomonde ide ifike iNkosi. Thathani umzekelo kumlimi: yena usilinda ngomonde isivuno asixabisileyo somhlaba wakhe. Ewe, yena uzilinda ngomonde iimvula zasentlakohlaza ngokunjalo nezasekwindla.

8. Ngoko ke nani yibani nomonde, ningatyhafi; kaloku iMini yokufika kweNkosi ikufuphi.

9. Mawethu, musani ukukhalazelana ukuze ningagwetywa nguThixo. Ngenene yena uMgwebi usemnyango.

10. Nanku ke umzekelo, mawethu: ndixela *abashumayeli bamandulo, abo babethetha egameni leNkosi. Bona mababe ngumzekelo wenu wokunyamezela ngomonde naxa kunzima.

11. Ewe, sithi banoyolo abo banyamezelayo. Seniyivile indlela awayenomonde ngayo uYobi; niyayazi indlela eyambuyekeza ngayo iNkosi. Kaloku iNkosi inenceba novelwano.

12. Ngaphezu koko ke, mawethu, musani ukufunga xa nisenza isithembiso; nditsho nangezulu, umhlaba, nangantoni na. Xa nivuma yithini: “Ewe,” nithi: “Hayi,” xa nisala, kube kuphela, ukuze ningabi sesichengeni sokugwetywa.

13. Ukuba kukho umntu osenkathazweni, makathandaze. Ukanti xa umntu evuya, makahlabele ingoma adumise.

14. Xa umntu egula, makabize amadoda amakhulu ebandla; wona aya kumthandazela, amthambise ngeoyile egameni leNkosi.

15. Lo mthandazo uphuma elukholweni uya kumnyanga umntu ogulayo, iNkosi imbuyisele empilweni, zithi nezono azenzileyo zixolelwe.

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