25 – Imali

Kwathi ekupheleni kwamihla ithile, uKayin wathabatha eziqhameni zomhlaba, wazisa umnikelo kuYehova. UAbheli wazisa naye, ethabathe kumazibulo ezimvu zakhe, kwezinamanqatha. Waza uYehova wambheka uAbheli nomnikelo wakhe. Akambheka uKayin nomnikelo wakhe. Waqumba kunene uKayin, basangana ubuso bakhe.

UAbram waye esisityebi kunene ngemfuyo, nangesilivere, nangegolide.

Ilizwe elo alaba nakubathwala, ukuba bahlale ndawonye; ngokuba impahla yabo yayininzi, ababa nakuhlala ndawonye.

Makabongwe uThixo Osenyangweni obanikeleyo ababandezeli bakho esandleni sakho. UAbram wamnika isishumi seento zonke.

UYehova uyisikelele kunene inkosi yam; wayikhulisa, wayinika imphahla emfutshane, neenkomo, nesilivere, negolide, nabakhonzi, nabakhonzazana, neenkamela, namaesile.

Umkhonzi wavelisa impahla yesilivere, nempahla yegolide, nezambatho, wanika uRebheka; wanika umnakwabo nonina izinto ezinconywayo.

UIsake wahlwayela kwelo zwe, wazuza ngaloo mnyaka imilinganiso elikhulu; uYehova wamsikelela. Yaba nkulu indoda leyo, yaya ikhula ngokukhula, yada yaba nkulu kunene. Yaba nemfuyo yempahla emfutshane, nemfuyo yeenkomo, nabakhonzi abaninzi; ayimonela amaFilisti.

neli litye ndilimisileyo lasisimiso loba yindlu kaThixo; neento zonke othe wandinika, ndokunika isishumi sazo.

UYosefu wayifumba ingqolowa yanjengentlabathi yolwandle, yaninzi kunene, wada wayeka ukubala, kuba ibingenakubalwa.

Indlala yaba sezweni lonke; uYosefu wazivula zonke izindlu ezinokudla, wathengisa ngengqolowa kumaYiputa; kuba indlala yaba namandla ezweni laseYiputa. Lesuka ilizwe liphela, leza kuthenga ingqolowa kuYosefu eYiputa, kuba indlala ibinamandla kulo lonke.

UYosefu wamondla uyise, nabazalwana bakhe, nendlu yonke kayise, ngesonka, ngangokuswela kosapho lwabo.

Bekungekho kudla kulo lonke ilizwe; kuba ibinzima kunene indlala; ilizwe laseYiputa nelizwe lakwaKanan laphelelwa ngamandla ngenxa yendlala. Wayihlanganisa uYosefu yonke imali eyafunyanwayo ezweni laseYiputa nasezweni lakwaKanan, yengqolowa ababeyithenga; wayingenisa uYosefu imali endlwini kaFaro. Yaphela imali ezweni laseYiputa nasezweni lakwaKanan. Onke amaYiputa eza kuYosefu, esithi, Sinike ukudla. Yini na ukuba sife phambi kwakho, kuba imali iphelile. Wathi uYosefu, Rholani imfuyo yenu; ndoninika ngemfuyo yenu, ukuba imali iphelile. Ayizisa imfuyo yawo kuYosefu; uYosefu wawanika ukudla ngamahashe, nangemfuyo eyimpahla emfutshane, nangemfuyo eziinkomo, nangamaesile; wawapha ukudla endaweni yayo yonke imfuyo yawo ngaloo mnyaka. Waphela ke loo mnyaka. Eza kuye ngomnyaka wesibini, athi kuye, Asinakukufihla enkosini yam, ukuba imali nemfuyo eziinkomo iphelele enkosini yam; akusalanga nto kuthi phambi kwenkosi yam, yimizimba yethu nimihlaba yethu yodwa kuphela. Yini na ukuba sife phambi kwakho, thina aba nomhlaba wethu. Sithenge thina nomhlaba wethu ngokudla, ukuze thina nomhlaba wethu sibe ngabakhonzi bakaFaro. Sinike imbewu, ukuze siphile, singafi, kube senkangala. UYosefu wawuthengela uFaro wonke umhlaba waseYiputa; kuba amaYiputa athengisa elowo ngentsimi yakhe, kuba indlala yabe inzima phezu kwawo; umhlaba ke waba ngokaFaro. Abantu wabafudusela emizini, kwathabathela ekupheleni komnye umda waseYiputa kwesa ekupheleni komnye.

Intokazi iya kucela kwengummelwane wayo, nakwengumphambukeli endlwini yayo, impahla yesilivere, nempahla yegolide, neengubo, nizinxibe oonyana benu neentombi zenu, niwaphange amaYiputa.

Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Uyabona, ndiya kuninisela isonka sivela ezulwini; baphume abantu, babuthe isabelo semini esilingene imini, ukuze ndibalinge ukuba bohamba ngomyalelo wam, abayi kuhamba ngawo, kusini na. Kothi ngemini yesithandathu, balungise oko bakuzisileyo; koba ngumlinganiselo ophindwe kabini kunoko bathe bakubutha imihla ngemihla.

Wathi kubo uMoses, Umntu makangabeki mbeko. Abamphulaphulanga uMoses. Inxenye yayibeka umbeko; yabola, yaba neempethu, yanuka. UMoses waba noburhalarhume kubo.

Uze ungebi.

Uze ungawunqweneli umzi wommelwane wakho. Uze ungamnqweneli umfazi wommelwane wakho, nesicaka sakhe, nesicakakazi sakhe, nenkomo yakhe, ne-esile lakhe, nanye into eyeyommelwane wakho.

Ize ningenzi oothixo bokunxulumana nam, ningazenzeli oothixo besilivere, noothixo begolide.

Othe weba umntu, nokuba uthengise ngaye, nokuba ufunyenwe esandleni sakhe, wobulawa afe.

Xa athe umntu wanikela ummelwane wakhe imali, nokuba yimpahla, ukuba ayigcine, yaza yabiwa endlwini yaloo mntu: ukuba lithe lafunyanwa isela elo, maliyibuyekeze kabini. Ukuba lithe alafunyanwa isela: umninindlu makasondezwe kuThixo, afunge ukuba akayiphathanga impahla yommelwane wakhe lowo.

Ukuba uthe wababoleka imali abantu bam abaziintsizana abanawe, uze ungabi kubo njengomboleki-mali: uze ungababizi nzala.

Nowuthabatha umrhumo wam ebantwini bonke abanikela ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo.

uthi, Thabathani phakathi kwenu, nise umrhumo kuYehova; bonke abantliziyo zibaqhubayo mabazise umrhumo kaYehova: igolide, nesilivere, nobhedu;

Beza, amadoda kwanabafazi, bonke abantliziyo zibaqhubayo, bezisa izacholo, namajikazi, nemisesane, nezidanga, yonke impahla yegolide; bonke abantu ababetshangatshangise kuYehova umtshangatshangiso wegolide, bawuzisa.

zatsho kuMoses ukuthi, Abantu bazisa ngaphezulu kakhulu kokwanele ukusetyenzwa komsebenzi, awise umthetho ngawo uYehova ukuba wenziwe. Wawisa umthetho uMoses, ukuba kuhanjiswe ilizwi eminqubeni, lisithi, Amadoda nabafazi mabangabi senza mpahla yamrhumo wengcwele. Bapheza ke abantu ukuzisa. Impahla yazanela izinto zonke, emisebenzini yonke, ukubabayenze, yada yasala.

Xa ubani athe wona ngokumeneza, emeneza kuYehova, wayikhanyela kummelwane wakhe into ebibekwe kuye, nokuba yinto esisibambiso, nokuba yinto exhakamfulweyo, nokuba umcudisile ummelwane wakhe, nokuba ufumene into ebidukile wayikhanyela, wafunga ubuxoki ezintweni zonke azenzileyo, esona ngazo:

Ekuvuneni kwenu isivuno selizwe lenu, uze ungawavuni ugqibelele amacala entsimi yakho, ungabhikici lubhikico lokuvuna kwakho. Uze ungasicholi isidiliya sakho; nento evuthulukileyo yomdiliya wakho uze ungayibhikici; woyishiyela olusizana nomphambukeli: ndinguYehova, uThixo wenu. Ize ningebi; ize ningakhanyeli into niyazi; ize ningaxokisani.

Uze ungamcudisi ummelwane wakho, uze ungaxhakamfuli; umvuzo womqeshwa uze ungalali kuwe kude kuse.

Ize ningenzi bugqwetha ekugwebeni nasekulinganiseni ubude, nobunzima, nokuzala kwento. Noba nezikali zobulungisa, namatye obulungisa, ne-efa yobulungisa, nehin yobulungisa. NdinguYehova, uThixo wenu, onikhuphileyo ezweni laseYiputa.

Ekuvuneni kwenu isivuno selizwe lenu, uze ungaligqibi icala lentsimi yakho ekuvuneni kwakho, ungalubhikici ubhikico lwesivuno sakho; woshiyela olusizana nomphambukeli: ndinguYehova uThixo.

Woyihlwayela iminyaka emithandathu intsimi yakho, usithene isidiliya sakho iminyaka emithandathu, uhlanganise ungeniselo lwaso; ke umnyaka wesixhenxe woba yisabatha yesabatha kulo ilizwe, isabatha kuYehova. Uze ungayihlwayeli intsimi yakho, ungasitheni isidiliya sakho; ungawuvuni ummilela wokuvuna kwakho, neediliya zesidiliya sakho esingathenwanga uze ungazisiki. Woba ngumnyaka wesabatha kulo ilizwe.

Uze uzibalele iisabatha ezisixhenxe zeminyaka, iminyaka esixhenxe ibe zizihlandlo ezisixhenxe, ize imihla yeesabatha ezisixhenxe zeminyaka ibe yiminyaka emashumi mane aneminyaka esithoba kuwe; usihambise isigodlo sokumema ngenyanga yesixhenxe, ngolweshumi enyangeni leyo; ngomhla wokucamagusha nosihambisa isigodlo ezweni lenu lonke; umnyaka niwungcwalise, umnyaka wamashumi omahlanu, nivakalise inkululeko ezweni kubemi balo bonke. Woba ngowentlokoma kuni, nibuvele elowo emizalwaneni yakhe. Umnyaka woba ngowentlokoma kuni, umnyaka wamashumi omahlanu, ukuba ningahlwayeli, ningawuvuni ummilela, ningasisiki isidiliya esingathenwanga. Ngokuba le ntlokoma yoba ngcwele kuni; noludla luvela entsimini ungeniselo lwayo.

Xa athe umzalwana wakho wanzonza, isandla sakhe solukela kuwe, somomeleza, aphile nawe engumphambukeli, elundwendwe kuwe.

Musa ukuthabatha nzala kuye, nalwando lwemboleko; uze woyike uThixo wakho, aphile umzalwana wakho kuwe. Imali yakho uze ungamniki ngenxa yenzala, ungamniki ukudla kwakho ngenxa yolwando lwemboleko:

Sonke isishumi somhlaba, sembewu yomhlaba, seziqhamo zomthi, sesikaYehova; singcwele kuYehova.

Wathi uYehova kuAron, Ezweni labo akuyi kuba nalifa, akuyi kuba nasabelo phakathi kwabo; ndisisabelo sakho nelifa lakho phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli. Uyabona, oonyana bakaLevi ndibanika zonke izishumi kwaSirayeli, ukuba zibe lilifa, ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo abasebenza wona, umsebenzi wentente yokuhlangana;

Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi, Thetha kubaLevi, uthi kubo, Xa nithe nasithabatha koonyana bakaSirayeli isishumi endininika sona, esiphuma kubo sililifa lenu, norhuma ngaso umrhumo kaYehova, ngesishumi sesishumi. Wothi umrhumo wenu ubalelwe kuni uyingqolowa yasesandeni, uyinzaliseko yasesixovulelweni. Ngokunjalo nani norhuma umrhumo kaYehova ngezishumi zenu zonke enizithabathayo koonyana bakaSirayeli, nimnika uAron umbingeleli kuzo umrhumo kaYehova. Eminikelweni yonke eniyinikiweyo, norhuma imirhumo yonke kaYehova; ekutyebeni kwayo konke norhuma into yakhe eyingcwele ivela kuyo.

Yini na ke ukuba igama likabawo licinywe phakathi kwemizalwane yakhe, kuba engenanyana? Sinike ilifa phakathi kwabazalwana bakabawo. UMoses wasibeka isimangalo sazo phambi koYehova. Wathetha uYehova kuMoses wathi, Iintombi zikaTselofehadi zilungisile ukuthetha; wozinika ilifa phakathi kwabazalwana bakayise, ulihambisele kuzo ilifa likayise; uthethe koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi, Xa ithe yafa indoda, ingenanyana, nolihambisela ilifa layo kwintombi yayo. Ke ukuba ithe ayaba nantombi, nolinika abazalwana bayo ilifa layo. Ukuba ithe ayaba nabazalwana, nolinika abazalwana bakayise ilifa layo. Ukuba uyise uthe akaba nabazalwana, ilifa layo nolinika umzalwana wayo okufuphi kuyo emizalwaneni yayo, alidle ilifa. Woba ngummiselo ke wokugweba lowo koonyana bakaSirayeli, njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses.

Sisondeze umsondezo kaYehova, elowo ngokufumana kwakhe, impahla yegolide imixhaka, nezacholo, nemisesane yokutywina, namajikazi, nezidanga, ukuba siyicamagushele imiphefumlo yethu phambi koYehova.

ukuze lingashenxi ilifa esizweni, liyesizweni simbi, kuba izizwe zoonyana bakaSirayeli ziya kunamathela eso elifeni laso.

Uze ungebi.

Uze unganqweneli umfazi wommelwane wakho; uze unganqweneli indlu yommelwane wakho, nentsimi yakhe, nesicaka sakhe, nesicakakazi sakhe, nenkomo yakhe, ne-esile lakhe, nanye into eyeyommelwane wakho.

ezweni ongayi kudla sonka kulo uyimbedlenge, ongayi kuswela nanye into kulo; ezweni elimatye asinyithi, elintaba womba ubhedu kuzo;

hleze uthi, wakudla uhluthe, wakhe izindlu ezintle, uhlale kuzo; zande iinkomo zakho, nempahla yakho emfutshane, yande kuwe isilivere negolide, yande yonke into onayo: isuke iphakame intliziyo yakho, umlibale uYehova uThixo wakho, owakukhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa, endlwini yobukhoboka; owakuhambisayo entlango enkulu eyoyikekayo, eneenyoka ezinobuhlungu, noonomadudwane, nebalelelwe lilanga, engenamanzi; owakuvelisela amanzi eweni leqhwitha; owakudlisa imana entlango, into ababengayazi ooyihlo, ukuze akuthobe, akulinge, ukuba akwenzele okulungileyo ekupheleni kwakho; uze uthi ke entliziyweni yakho, Ngamandla am nokuqina kwesandla sam okundizuzise obu butyebi. Uze umkhumbule uYehova uThixo wakho, ngokuba nguye okunika amandla okuzuza ubutyebi; ukuze awumise umnqophiso wakhe abewufungele ooyihlo, njengoko kunjalo namhla.

Kuba uYehova uThixo wenu nguThixo woothixo yena, nguNkosi kankosi, nguThixo omkhulu, oligorha, owoyikekayo, ongakhethi buso, ongamkeli sicengo; ogwebela inkedama nomhlolokazi, othanda owasemzini, amnike ukudla, amnike nengubo.

Nowasa khona amadini enu anyukayo, nemibingelelo yenu, nezishumi zenu, nomrhumo wesandla senu, nezibhambathiso zenu, nemibinge yenu emfutshane;

Kothi ke kubekho indawo aya kuyinyula uYehova uThixo wenu, alihlalise khona igama lakhe, nizizise khona izinto zonke endiniwisela umthetho ngazo; amadini enu anyukayo, nemibingelelo yenu, nezishumi zenu, nomrhumo wesandla senu, nezibhambathiso zenu zonke ezinyuliweyo, enibhambathisa ngazo kuYehova;

Akunakusidlela emasangweni akho isishumi sengqolowa yakho, nesewayini yakho entsha, neseoli yakho, namazibulo eenkomo zakho nawempahla yakho emfutshane, nezibhambathiso zakho zonke obhambathisa ngazo, nemibingelelo yakho yokuqhutywa yintliziyo, nomrhumo wesandla sakho.

Uze unikele isishumi songeniselo lonke lwembewu yakho ephuma entsimini, iminyaka ngeminyaka; udle phambi koYehova uThixo wakho endaweni leyo aya kuyinyulela ukuhlalisa igama lakhe kuyo, esishumini sengqolowa yakho, nesewayini yakho entsha, neseoli yakho, namazibulo eenkomo zakho, nawempahla yakho emfutshane; ukuze ufunde ukumoyika uYehova uThixo wakho yonke imihla.

Ekupheleni kweminyaka esixhenxe, uze wenze uyekelelo. Nali ke isiko loyekelelo: Bonke ababoleki ababoleke ngesandla sabo, mabayiyekelele into abayiboleke ummelwane wabo, bangammemi ummelwane wabo ongumzalwana wabo; ngokuba kumenyezwe uyekelelo lukaYehova. Ungammema owolunye uhlanga; ke into eyiyeyakho ekumzalwana wakho soyiyekelela isandla sakho.

Ngokuba uYehova uThixo wakho ukusikelele, njengoko wathethayo kuwe; woboleka iintlanga ezininzi ngezibambiso, ke wena akuyi kuboleka kuzo ngazibambiso. Wolawula iintlanga ezininzi, ke zona aziyi kukulawula.

Xa kuthe kwakho ihlwempu kuwe ebazalwaneni bakho, nokuba kukuliphi kumasango akho, ezweni lakho akunikayo uYehova, uThixo wakho, uze ungayenzi ingqoshomba intliziyo yakho, usivale isandla sakho kumzalwana wakho olihlwempu. Uze usivule kakhulu isandla sakho kuye, umboleke into elingene ukuswela kwakhe aswele ngako.

Uze uzigcine kungabikho butshijolo entliziyweni yakho, uthi, Usondele umnyaka wesixhenxe, umnyaka woyekelelo; libe libi iliso lakho ngakumzalwana wakho olihlwempu, ungamniki nto; aze akhale ngawe kuYehova, ube nesono. Uze umnike, ingabi mbi intliziyo yakho ekumnikeni kwakho; ngokuba ngenxa yale ndawo wokusikelela uYehova uThixo wakho emsebenzini wakho wonke, nasezintweni zonke osa isandla sakho kuzo. Kuba alisayi kuza lingabikho ihlwempu phakathi kwelizwe elo; ngenxa yoko ndikuwisela umthetho, ndisithi, Sivule kakhulu isandla sakho kumzalwana wakho olusizana, olihlwempu lakho ezweni lakho.

wenze umthendeleko weeveki kuYehova uThixo wakho ngokomlinganiso wombingelelo wokuqhutywa yintliziyo wesandla sakho, uwunike njengokusikelelwa kwakho nguYehova uThixo wakho;

elowo abonakale ngokupha kwesandla sakhe, ngokwentsikelelo kaYehova uThixo wakho akunikileyo.

Makangazandiseli bafazi, ize ityeke intliziyo yakhe; angazandiseli kakhulu silivere nagolide.

Mabangabi nalifa phakathi kwabazalwana babo; nguYehova ilifa labo, njengoko wathethayo kubo.

Uze ungawushenxisi umlimandlela wommelwane wakho, abawumisayo abamandulo elifeni lakho, oya kulidla ezweni elo akunikayo uYehova uThixo wakho ukuba ulime.

Uze ungambizi nzala umzalwana wakho: nzala yamali, nzala yakutya, nzala nokuba yeyani ekubizwa inzala ngayo. Wobiza inzala kowolunye uhlanga; uze ungabizi nzala kumzalwana wakho, ukuze akusikelele uYehova uThixo wakho ezintweni zonke osisa kuzo isandla sakho, kulo ilizwe ongena kulo ukuba ulime.

Xa ithe indoda yafunyanwa isiba umntu ebazalwaneni bayo, oonyana bakaSirayeli, imphathe kakubi, ithengise ngaye njengekhoboka: malife elo sela; ubutshayele ke ububi, bungabikho phakathi kwakho.

Xa uthe wasivuna isidiliya sakho, uze ungasibhikici emva kwakho; soba sesomphambukeli, nesenkedama, nesomhlolokazi;

wasingenisa kule ndawo, wasinika eli lizwe, ilizwe elibaleka amasi nobusi. Kaloku ke, nanku ndizise ulibo lweziqhamo zomhlaba lowo undinikileyo, Yehova. Uze uyibeke phantsi phambi koYehova uThixo wakho, uqubude phambi koYehova uThixo wakho; uvuye nendlu yakho ezintweni zonke ezilungileyo akunikileyo uYehova uThixo wakho, wena, nomLevi, nomphambukeli ophakathi kwenu.

Xa uthe wagqiba ukunikela isishumi sonke songeniselo lwakho ngomnyaka wesithathu, ongumnyaka wezishumi wamnika umLevi, nomphambukeli, nenkedama, nomhlolokazi, badla emasangweni akho, bahlutha: wothi phambi koYehova uThixo wakho, Ndiyikhuphe kwee tu into engcwele endlwini yam; kananjalo ndimnikile umLevi, nomphambukeli, nenkedama, nomhlolokazi, ngokomthetho wakho wonke ondiwiseleyo; andigqithanga emithethweni yakho, andilibalanga nto.

UYehova wokwandisela okulungileyo esiqhameni sesizalo sakho, nasesiqhameni sempahla yakho ezitho zine, nasesiqhameni somhlaba wakho, emhlabeni lowo awafungayo uYehova kooyihlo ukuba wokunika. UYehova wokuvulela uvimba wakhe olungileyo, izulu lilinike imvula ilizwe lakho ngexesha layo, awusikelele wonke umsebenzi wesandla sakho, uboleke iintlanga ezininzi, ungaboleki kuzo wena.

Ke yona yonke isilivere, negolide, nempahla yobhedu, neyesinyithi, iyingcwele kuYehova; yongena ebuncwaneni bukaYehova.

Ke isizwe sakwaLevi uMoses asasinikanga lifa. NguYehova uThixo kaSirayeli ilifa laso, njengoko wathethayo kuso.

UYehova uyahlwempuza, atyebise; Uthoba, abuye aphakamise. Uvusa eluthulini abasweleyo, Aphakamise amahlwempu ezaleni, Ukuba awahlalise namanene; Uwabela ilifa elisihlalo sozuko; Ngokuba zezikaYehova iintsika zehlabathi, Walimisa phezu kwazo elimiweyo.

UYehova wathumela uNatan kuDavide. Waya kuye, wathi kuye, Kwakukho amadoda amabini mzini mnye: enye isisityebi, enye ilihlwempu. Esisityebi yayinempahla emfutshane neenkomo ezininzi kunene. Elihlwempu yayingenanto, kuphela yayinemva nazana encinane inye, ebiyizuzile, yayigcina; yakhulela kuyo nabantwana bayo ndaweni-nye, yadla eqhekezeni layo, yasela endebeni yayo, yalala esifubeni sayo, yanjengentombi yayo. Kwafika umhambi endodeni esisityebi eso, sanqena ukuthabatha empahleni yaso emfutshane nasezinkomeni zaso, ukulungiselela umhambi lowo ufikileyo kuso; sesuka sathabatha imvanazana yendoda elihlwempu, salungiselela umntu ofike kuso. Wavutha kunene umsindo kaDavide kwindoda leyo, wathi kuNatan, Ehleli nje uYehova, ngumfo wokufa loo ndoda yenze le nto. Iya kuyimisela ngesine imvanazana leyo, ngenxa enokuba yenze loo nto, nangenxa yokuba ingabanga nalufefe.

Wathi ukumkani kuAravena, Hayi, ndiya kusithenga ngexabiso kuwe; andiyi kunyusa ndise kuYehova uThixo wam amadini anyukayo endiwazuze ngelize. Wasithenga ke uDavide isanda neenkomo ezo ngeeshekele zesilivere ezimashumi mahlanu. Wakhela apho ke uDavide isibingelelo kuYehova, wanyusa amadini anyukayo nemibingelelo yoxolo. Wathandazeka ke uYehova ngenxa yelizwe; sathintelwa isibetho kumaSirayeli.

Wayaleka ke uSolomon indlu ngaphakathi ngegolide ethe shinyi, wavala ngemixokelelwane yegolide ngaphambi kwendawo yezihlabo, wasaleka ngegolide. Wayaleka ngegolide yonke ke indlu, wada wayigqiba yonke indlu; nesibingelelo sonke esibe sisendaweni yezihlabo wasaleka ngegolide.

Umgangatho wendlu wawaleka ngegolide ngapha nangapha.

Wazenza ke uSolomon zonke iimpahla zendlu kaYehova: isibingelelo segolide, netafile yegolide ebezikuyo izonka zokubonisa; neziphatho zezibane zegolide ethe shinyi: zazihlanu ngasekunene, zazihlanu ngasekhohlo, phambi kwendawo yezihlabo; neentyantyambo, nezibane, nezifinyiso zegolide, nezitya, nezitshetshe, nezitya zokutshiza, neenkamba, neengcedevu zegolide ethe shinyi, neehinjizi zegolide zeengcango zendlu engaphakathi, eyingcwele kangcwele, nezeengcango zendlu elibhotwe.

Ke kaloku ukulinganiswa kwegolide, eyeza kuSolomon ngamnyaka mnye, kwaba ngamakhulu mathandathu anamanci mathandathu anesithandathu iitalente zegolide.

Yonke impahla yokusela yokumkani uSolomon yabe iyeyegolide, nempahla yonke yendlu yehlathi laseLebhanon yabe iyeyegolide ecikizekileyo; bekungekho yasilivere; ibingento yakonto yona ngemihla kaSolomon. Ngokuba ukumkani ubenesinqanawa saseTarshishe elwandle, ndawonye nesinqanawa sikaHiram; seza kanye ngeminyaka emithathu isinqanawa eso saseTarshishe, sithwele igolide, nesilivere, neempondo zeendlovu, neentsimango, neepikoko. Waba mkhulu ke ukumkani uSolomon, ngaphezu kookumkani bonke behlabathi, ngobutyebi nangobulumko.

Waya kuwakha; wambiza, wathi, Khawundiphathele neqhekeza lesonka ngesandla. Wathi, Ehleli nje uYehova, uThixo wakho, andinasonka; ngumgubo ongazalisa isandla emphandeni, nentwana yeoli eselweni; uyabona ke, ndichola iinkuni ezimbini, ukuba ndiye ndenzele mna nonyana wam, sidle, sife. Wathi uEliya kuye, Musa ukoyika; yiya, wenze ngokwelizwi lakho; kodwa ke ndenzele isonkana ngawo ukuqala, undizisele, uzenzele ke wena nonyana wakho emveni koko. Ngokuba utsho uYehova, uThixo wakwaSirayeli, ukuthi, Umphanda womgubo awuyi kuphela, neselwa leoli aliyi kuminyelelwa, ide ifike imini aya kuyinisa ngayo imvula uYehova phezu komhlaba. Waya ke, wenza ngokwelizwi likaEliya, wadla yena, naye, nendlu yakhe, zaziintsuku. Umphanda womgubo awuphelanga, iselwa leoli alaminyelelwa, ngokwelizwi likaYehova, awalithethayo ngoEliya.

Wathi uElisha kuye, Ndikwenzele ntoni na? Ndixelele, unantoni na endlwini? Wathi, Umkhonzazana wakho akananto endlwini, kuphela ligubu leoli. Wathi, Hamba uye kuzibolekela izitya ngaphandle, kubamelwane bakho bonke, izitya ezize; zingabi mbalwa; ungene, uzivalele wena noonyana bakho, uthululele kwezo zitya zonke, uzishenxise ezizeleyo. Wemka ke kuye, wazivalela, yena noonyana bakhe; bezisa kuye bona, wathulula yena. Kwathi, zakuzala izitya, wathi kunyana wakhe, Zisa esinye isitya kum. Wathi yena kuye, Akusekho sitya: yanqamka ke ioli. Waya waxelela umfo wakwaThixo; wathi yena, Hamba uye kuthengisa ngeoli leyo, uhlawule ityala lakho, uphile wena noonyana bakho ngeseleyo.

UHezekiya wamnika yonke isilivere eyafunyanwa endlwini kaYehova, nasebuncwaneni bendlu yokumkani. Ngelo xesha uHezekiya wayinqamla igolide yeengcango zetempile kaYehova, nemigubasi abeyalekile uHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, wayinika ukumkani waseAsiriya.

Warhola khona bonke ubuncwane bendlu kaYehova, nobuncwane bendlu yokumkani; wazinqunqa zonke iimpahla zegolide, awazenzayo uSolomon ukumkani wakwaSirayeli etempileni kaYehova, njengoko wakuthethayo uYehova. Wayifudusa yonke iYerusalem, nabathetheli bonke, namagorha onke anobukroti, ishumi lamawaka abathinjwa, zonke iingcibi nabakhandi; akwasala mntu, yaba ngamahlwempu elizwe odwa asalayo.

UYabhetse wamnqula uThixo wakwaSirayeli, wathi, Ngamana wandisikelela, wawandisa ummandla wam, isandla sakho saba nam, wandithintela ebubini, ukuze ndingabulaleki. UThixo wamenzela loo nto wayicelayo.

Kananjalo abakufuphi nabo, kwada kwesa kwaIsakare, nakwaZebhulon, nakwaNafetali, bazisa izonka ngamaesile, nangeenkamela, nangoondlebende, nangamaqegu, ukudla okungumgubo, nezicumba zamakhiwane nezeerasintyisi, newayini, neoli, neenkomo, nempahla emfutshane, into eninzi; ngokuba bekuvuywa kwaSirayeli.

Uyabona, ngemigudu yam indlu kaYehova ndiyilungisele ikhulu lamawaka eetalente zegolide, nesigidi esinye seetalente zesilivere, nobhedu nesinyithi, into engenakulinganiselwa ukuba ninzi kwayo; ndilungise nemithi namatye; nawe ungongeza kwezozinto.

Ke, ngamandla am onke indlu kaThixo wam ndiyilungisele igolide yezinto zegolide, isilivere yezesilivere, ubhedu lwezobhedu, isinyithi sezesinyithi, imithi yezemithi, namatye ebherilo, nafakwayo, namatye okuhombisa, naziimfakamfele, namatye onke anqabileyo, namatye emarmore emhlophe, into eninzi. Kananjalo ekubeni ilikholo kum indlu kaThixo wam, ndinenqobo yegolide nesilivere, endiyimisele indlu kaThixo wam, engaphandle kwayo yonke endiyilungisele indlu engcwele;

Banikela kwinkozo yendlu kaThixo igolide yaziitalente ezingamawaka amahlanu needarike ezilishumi lamawaka; nesilivere yaziitalente ezingamawaka alishumi, nobhedu lwaziitalente ezingamawaka alishumi elinesibhozo, nesinyithi saziitalente ezingamawaka alikhulu. Abo ke, kwafumaneka kubo amatye anqabileyo, bawanikela ebuncwaneni bendlu kaYehova, esandleni sikaYehiyeli umGershom. Bakuvuyela abantu ukunikela kwabo ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo; ngokuba banikela ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo ephelelisileyo kuYehova. Kananjalo uDavide ukumkani wavuya ngovuyo olukhulu.

Ubutyebi nozuko luvela kuwe, ulawula zonke izinto; asesandleni sakho amandla nobugorha; kusesandleni sakho ukukhulisa nokomeleza zonke izinto.

Ngokuba ndingubani na mna, bangoobani na abantu bam, ukuba side sibe namandla okunika ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo njengoku? Ngokuba zivela kuwe zonke izinto; sikunika okuvele esandleni sakho.

Yehova Thixo wethu, yonke le ngxokolo, siyilungisele ukulakhela indlu igama lakho elingcwele, ivela esandleni sakho, yeyakho yonke.

Wathi uThixo kuSolomon, Ngenxa enokuba loo nto ibisentliziyweni yakho, akwacela ubutyebi, nenzuzo, nozuko, nobomi beentshaba zakho; kananjalo akwacela imihla emininzi, wasuka wazicelela ubulumko nokwazi, ukuze ubalawule abantu bam, endikwenze ukumkani kubo: ubunikiwe ubulumko nokwazi; ndiya kukunika ubutyebi, nenzuzo, nozuko, ekungabangakho unjalo kookumkani ababephambi kwakho, ekungayi kubakho unjalo emva kwakho.

Ukumkani wayenza isilivere negolide yaninzi njengamatye eYerusalem, nemisedare wayenza yanjengemithombe esesihlanjeni, ukuba mininzi.

UHezekiya wathi kubantu, kubemi baseYerusalem, mabanike isabelo sababingeleli nabaLevi, ukuze babambelele emyalelweni kaYehova. Lakuvakala elo lizwi, oonyana bakaSirayeli bazisa into eninzi yeziqhamo zokuqala zengqolowa, newayini, neoli, nobusi, nolibo lonke lwamasimi, bazisa kakhulu isishumi sezinto zonke.

Ke kaloku kwabakho ukukhala okukhulu kwabantu nabafazi babo ngabazalwana babo amaYuda. Bekukho ababesithi, Sibaninzi thina, oonyana bethu, neentombi zethu; masamkele ingqolowa, ukuze sidle, siphile. Bekukho nababesithi, Amasimi ethu, nezidiliya zethu, nezindlu zethu, sibambisile ngazo; masamkele ingqolowa ngenxa yendlala. Bekukho nababesithi, Siboleke imali yokurhafela ukumkani, ngokubambisa ngamasimi ethu nezidiliya zethu. Kaloku inyama yethu ikwanjengenyama yabazalwana bethu, noonyana bethu bakwanjengoonyana babo; ukanti siyabanyanzela oonyana bethu neentombi zethu, ukuba babe ngamakhoboka; ezintombini zethu kukho nesezinyanzelwe; akukho mandla esandleni sethu, amasimi ethu nezidiliya zethu zizezabanye nje. Wavutha ke kakhulu umsindo wam, ndakukuva ukukhala kwabo, naloo mazwi. Ndafuna iqhinga entliziyweni yam, ndabambana nabanumzana nabaphathi, ndathi kubo, Niyadlana ngokuboleka. Ndabamisela ibandla elikhulu, ndathi kubo, Thina, ngangoko sinako, sibathengile sabakhulula abazalwana bethu amaYuda, ebe kuthengiswe ngabo kwiintlanga. Niya kusuka ke nina nithengise na ngabazalwana benu, ukuze bathengise ngeziqu zabo kuthi? Bathi cwaka, abafumana lizwi lakuphendula. Ndathi, Ayilungile le nto niyenzayo; nibe ningafanele na ukuhamba ekoyikeni uThixo wethu, ngenxa yokungcikiva kweentlanga eziziintshaba zethu? Kananjalo mna, abazalwana bam, namadodana akwam, sibaboleke imali nengqolowa; makhe sikuyeke oku kuboleka ngokubambisa. Khanibabuyisele kwanamhlanje amasimi abo, nezidiliya zabo, nezinquma zabo, nezindlu zabo; nesekhulu isahlulo semali, nesengqolowa, nesewayini entsha, neseoli, eniyibize kubo iyinzuzo. Bathi, Siya kusibuyisa, singabizi nto kubo; siya kwenza njengoko utshoyo. Ndabiza ababingeleli, ndabafungisa ukuba benze ngokwelo lizwi. Kananjalo ndavuthulula isondo lengubo yam, ndathi, UThixo makenjenje ukubavuthulula ezindlwini zabo, nasekuxelengeni kwabo, bonke abantu abangayi kulimisa elo lizwi; mabenjiwe nje ukuvuthululwa, balambathe. Lathi lonke ibandla, Amen; bamdumisa uYehova. Benza ke abantu ngokwelo lizwi.

Sibawisele amaqashiso ngomsondezo weenkuni ababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabantu, ukuba ziziswe endlwini kaThixo wethu, ngokwezindlu zethu zooyise, ngamaxesha amisiweyo, iminyaka ngeminyaka, ukuba zibaswe esibingelelweni sikaYehova uThixo wethu, ngoko kubhaliweyo emyalelweni; sizise iintlahlela zomhlaba wethu, neentlahlela zeziqhamo zonke zemithi yonke, iminyaka ngeminyaka, endlwini kaYehova; nabamazibulo koonyana bethu nawemfuyo yethu, ngoko kubhaliweyo emyalelweni, namazibulo eenkomo zethu, nawempahla emfutshane, siwazise endlwini kaThixo wethu, kubabingeleli abalungiselelayo endlwini kaThixo wethu; neentlahlela zemigrayo yethu, nemirhumo yethu, neziqhamo zemithi yonke, iwayini entsha, neoli, sizizise kubabingeleli emagumbini endlu kaThixo wethu; nezishumi zemihlaba yethu kubaLevi; bona abaLevi bazamkele izishumi emizini yonke esilima kuyo. Umbingeleli unyana ka-Aron aze abekho nabaLevi, ekuzamkeleni kwabaLevi izishumi; bazinyuse abaLevi izishumi zezishumi ezo, bazizise endlwini kaThixo wethu, emagumbini endlu yobuncwane; ngokuba oonyana bakaSirayeli noonyana bakaLevi baya kuzisa umrhumo wengqolowa, newayini entsha, neoli, emagumbini apho zikhona iimpahla ezingcwele, nababingeleli abalungiselelayo, nabamasango, neemvumi; indlu kaThixo wethu singayishiyi.

wamenzela igumbi elikhulu, apho bekufudula kubekwa khona umnikelo wokudla, nentlaka emhlophe, nempahla, nezishumi zengqolowa, nezewayini entsha, nezeoli, ezibe zimiselwe abaLevi neemvumi nabamasango; nemirhumo yababingeleli.

Aza onke amaYuda azisa izishumi zengqolowa, nezewayini entsha, nezeoli, koovimba.

Imfuyo yayo yayingamawaka asixhenxe empahla emfutshane, namawaka amathathu eenkamela, namakhulu amahlanu ezibini zeenkomo, namakhulu amahlanu eemazi zamaesile, nabakhonzi abaninzi kunene; yaba nkulu ke loo ndoda kubo bonke oonyana belasempumalanga. Oonyana bakhe babeqhele ukuya kwenza isidlo endlwini yalowo ibiyimini yakhe; bathumele bameme oodade babo bobathathu, ukuba badle basele nabo.

Wathi, Ndaphuma ndize esizalweni sikama, ndiya kubuyela khona ndikwaze: uYehova wanika, ikwanguYehova othabathileyo; igama likaYehova malibongwe.

Uginye ubutyebi, wabuhlanza; Uyabukhupha esiswini sakhe uThixo.

Kuba wabathi viki, wabalahla, abasweleyo; Waxhakamfula indlu, angayakhanga.

Bayayigqiba imihla yabo ngokuchwayitha, Behle ngephanyazo ukuya kwelabafileyo.

Kuba ububambise umzalwana wakho ngelize, Ububahluba abaze iingubo. Ubungamsezi manzi otyhafileyo, Olambileyo ubumwimba ukutya.

USomandla woba lilitye legolide kuwe, Nesilivere ebengezelayo kakhulu.

Kushenxiswa imilimandlela; Kuphangwa imihlambi, yaluswe. Kuqhutywa kumkiwe ne-esile lenkedama, Kubanjiswe ngenkomo yomhlolokazi. Kugilwa amahlwempu endleleni, Bazimele ndawonye abaziintsizana belizwe. Khangela, njengamaesile asendle entlango, Baphuma ngomsebenzi wabo, befuna kwakusasa into yokudla; Inkqantosi sisonka sabantwana kubo. Esisimini bavuna ukutya kwabo, Babhikice esidiliyeni songendawo. Balala ze bengenangubo, Abananto yokuzigubungela engqeleni, Bayanetha sisiphango seentaba; Bancathama ngeliwa, bengenandawo yakuzimela. Kuhluthwa ebeleni iinkedama, Koniwe abaziintsizana. Bahamba ze, bengenangubo; Bathwala izithungu, belambile.

Bekuya kuba kum ukunkwantya, ukusindeka nguThixo, Ndikhohlwe phambi kokuphakama kwakhe. Ukuba bendenze igolide inqolonci yam, Ndathi kwecikizekileyo, Nkoloseko yam; Ukuba bendikuvuyela ukuba buninzi kobutyebi bam, Nokufumana kakhulu kwesandla sam;

Kangakanani na ke kongabanoneleliyo abathetheli, Onganoneleli zinongonongo ngaphezu kwabasweleyo? Kuba bangumsebenzi wezandla zakhe bona bonke.

UYehova wakubuyisa ukuthinjwa kukaYobhi, akubon’ ukuba ubathandazele oowabo. Wakongeza uYehova konke awayenako uYobhi, kwada kwaphindwa kabini.

Akwafumaneka mankazana mahle njengeentombi zikaYobhi ezweni lonke. Uyise wazinika amafa phakathi kwabanakwazo.

Cela kum, ndikunike iintlanga zibe lilifa lakho, Iziphelo zehlabathi zibe zezakho.

Ngokuba aliyi kuhlala lilityalwa ihlwempu, Ithemba leentsizana aliyi kudaka ngonaphakade.

Ngokuba ongendawo uyaqhayisa ngeminqweno yomphefumlo wakhe. Nolibawa wahlukene noYehova, wamgiba.

Ongayinikeliyo imali yakhe ukuba adle abantu ngayo, Ongenakugaqelwa ngaye omsulwa. Okwenzayo oko akayi kuza ashukunyiswe naphakade.

NguYehova isahlulo endasabelwayo, nendebe endayabelwayo; Ulenze banzi ilifa lam. Amacandelo andiwele ezindaweni ezimnandi; Hee! Ndide ndaba nelifa elihle.

Umhobe kaDavide. UYehova ngumalusi wam, andisweli lutho.

Moyikeni uYehova, nina bangcwele bakhe, Ngokuba abanakuswela abamoyikayo.

Onke amathambo am aya kuthi, Yehova, ngubani na onjengawe, Mhlanguli wosizana kowomeleleyo kunalo, Kwausizana nehlwempu kumxhakamfuli walo?

Kholosa ngoYehova, wenze okulungileyo; Lime ilizwe, ulandelane nokuthembeka. Ziyolise ngoYehova; Wokunika okunqwenelwa yintliziyo yakho.

Ndaka ndamtsha, kungokunje ndimdala; Ukanti andizanga ndilibone ilungisa lishiywa, Nembewu yalo ivukela ukutya. Imihla yonke liyababala, liboleke abanye; Nembewu yalo iyintsikelelo.

Amalungisa aya kulidla ilifa ilizwe, Ahlale kulo ngonaphakade.

Mna ke ndilusizana, ndilihlwempu; INkosi iya kundikhumbulela. Umncedi wam nomsindisi wam nguwe; Thixo wam, musa ukulibala.

Kumongameli. Umhobe kaDavide. Hayi, uyolo lwalowo unyamekela ihlwempu! Ngomhla wobubi uYehova uya kumhlangula. UYehova uya kumlondoloza amgcine, aphile. Kuya kuthiwa unoyolo yena ehlabathini; Ungamnikeli elitheni leentshaba zakhe.

Abo bakholose ngemfuyo yabo, Baqhayisa ngobuninzi bobutyebi babo. Akukho bani unokukhulula umzalwana; Akanakumnika uThixo isicamagusho ngaye (Sinqabile isikhululo somphefumlo wabo, Masincanywe ngonaphakade),

Nanko umfo ongamenzanga igwiba lakhe uThixo, Owakholosa ngobuninzi bobutyebi bakhe, Waba nengcwangu ekweyeliseleni kwakhe.

Musani ukukholosa ngokudla abantu, Ningazenzi into engeyanto ngento exhakamfuliweyo. Yakwanda imfuyo, musani ukuyinyamekela.

Ngokuba uya kulihlangula ihlwempu elizibikayo, Nabaziintsizana abangenaluncedo; Abenzele inceba abasweleyo nabangamahlwempu; Asindise imiphefumlo yamahlwempu;

Thethani ityala losweleyo nelenkedama, Gwebelani olusizana nolihlwempu. Sizani osweleyo nolihlwempu, Bahlanguleni esandleni sabangendawo.

Ngokuba ulilanga, uyingweletshetshe uYehova uThixo, UYehova uyababala azukise; Abahamba ngokugqibeleleyo akabavimbi nto ilungileyo.

Uwubhekile umthandazo wabachushuluzayo, Akawudela umthandazo wabo.

Bubuncwane nobutyebi endlwini yakhe; Ubulungisa bakhe buhlala bumi.

Unoyolo umntu obabalayo, aboleke; Uya kuyimisa intetho yakhe ematyaleni.

Ulomvusa eluthulini osweleyo, Ulomphakamisa ezaleni olihlwempu, Ukuba amhlalise namanene, Amanene abantu bakhe;

Izithixo zazo yisilivere negolide, Zizenzo zezandla zabantu.

UYehova wonandisa nina ngakumbi nangakumbi, Abandise oonyana benu. Nisikelelekile kuYehova, UMenzi wamazulu nowehlabathi.

Ndingambuyisela ngantoni na uYehova Konke ukundiphatha kwakhe kakuhle?

Amehlo eento zonke akhangele kuwe, Wena ke uzinika ukudla kwazo ngexesha elililo; Uyasivula isandla sakho, Uzihluthise iinto zonke eziphilileyo ngeento ezikholekileyo.

Unjalo umendo wabo bonke abangxamele inzuzo embi; Imka nomphefumlo womniniyo.

Ukuba uthe wabufuna njengesilivere, Wabumba njengobutyebi obuselelweyo: Uya kwandula ukukuqonda ukoyika uYehova, Ukufumane ukumazi uThixo,

Mzukise uYehova ngobuncwane bakho, Nangentlahlela yongeniselo lwakho lonke: Ozala amaqonga akho bubuninzi, Nemikhombe yakho yokukhongozela iphuphume iwayini entsha.

Hayi, uyolo lomntu ofumene ubulumko, Lomntu ozuze ingqondo! Kuba lulungile urhwebo lwabo ngaphezu korhwebo lwesilivere, Nongeniselo lwabo ngaphezu kwegolide embiweyo. Bunqabile bona ngaphezu kwekorale, Nezinto zakho zonke ezinqwenelekayo azilingani nabo.

Musa ukwala nento elungileyo kolunge nayo, Kwakuba kusemandleni esandla sakho ukuyenza. Musa ukuthi kummelwane wakho, Hamba, wobuya uze, Ndokunika ngomso; Kanti unayo.

Nyana wam, ukuba uthe wammela ummelwane wakho, Wabambana nomnye ngesandla: Urhintyelwe ngentetho yomlomo wakho, Uthiwe hlasi ngentetho yomlomo wakho. Yenza le nto ngoku, nyana wam, uzihlangule; Kuba uzifake esandleni sommelwane wakho; Yiya, ziwise phantsi, umzame ummelwane wakho. Musa ukuwanika ubuthongo amehlo akho, Ungaziniki kozela iinkophe zakho; Zihlangule esandleni njengebhadi, Njengentaka esandleni somthiyeli.

Alidelwa isela, xa lithe labela Ukwanelisa umphefumlo walo, xa lithe lalamba; Lifunyenwe, lihlawula kasixhenxe, Lirhola bonke ubuncwane bendlu yalo.

Bunam ubutyebi nozuko, Ubuncwane obusisimakade nobulungisa. Silungile isiqhamo sam ngaphezu kwegolide embiweyo, nakwengcwengekileyo; Lulungile ungeniselo lwam ngaphezu kwesilivere enyuliweyo. Ndihamba ngomendo wobulungisa, Phakathi kweendlela ezisesikweni; Ukuze abandithandayo ndibadlise ilifa elililo, Ndizizalise izindlu zabo zobuncwane.

Ubuncwane bokungendawo abunyusi; Ke bona ubulungisa buhlangula ekufeni. UYehova akawuyeki ulambe umphefumlo welungisa; Ke imbimbithelo yabangendawo uyayisunduza. Uba lihlwempu osebenza ngesandla esidangeleyo; Ke sona isandla sabakhutheleyo siyatyebisa. Obutha ehlotyeni ngunyana onengqiqo; Owozela ngexa lokuvuna ngunyana odanisayo.

Ubuncwane besityebi ngumzi waso oliqele; Iintshabalalo yabasweleyo bubuhlwempu babo.

Yisilivere enyuliweyo ulwimi lwelungisa; Intliziyo yabangendawo yintwana engeyakonto. Umlomo welungisa udlisa abaninzi; Izimathane zifa ngokuswela intliziyo. Intsikelelo kaYehova, yiyo etyebisayo, Imbulaleko ayongezi nento kuyo.

Isikali esikhohlisayo singamasikizi kuYehova; Ilitye elizeleyo lilikholo kuye.

Kubi kakhulu komele omnye; Ke yena okuthiyayo ukumela omnye ukholosile. Umfazi osimilo silungileyo uzizekela uzuko; Abanobungqwangangqwili bazizekela ubutyebi.

Kukho ohlakazayo, aye esanda ngokwanda; Kukho nozinqandayo kokumfaneleyo, oko kube yintswelo yodwa. Umphefumlo osikelelayo uyatyetyiswa; Oseza ahluthise abanye, uyasezwa ahluthe naye. Omangala nengqolowa, luyamqalekisa uluntu; Intsikelelo isentlokweni yothengisa ngayo. Ozondelele okulungileyo ufuna okwamkelekileyo; Ongxamele ububi, buya kumfikela. Okholosa ngobutyebi bakhe uya kuwa yena; Ke amalungisa aya kuhluma njengamagqabi.

Umphefumlo wevila uyanqwena, ungazuzi; Umphefumlo wabakhutheleyo uyatyetyiswa.

Kukho ozenza isityebi, engenayo nento; Kukho ozenza isisweli, enobuncwane obuninzi. Ucamagusho lomphefumlo wendoda bubutyebi bayo; Isisweli asiva kusongelwa.

Ubuncwane basebubhedengwini buya kuncipha; Ke yena obutha ngezipha, uyandisa.

Olungileyo ushiya ilifa kubazukulwana bakhe; Ubutyebi bomoni buqwetyelwe ilungisa.

Ihlwempu lithiywa nangummelwane walo; Ke bona abathanda isityebi baninzi. Omdelayo ummelwane wakhe uyona; Obabala abaziintsizana, hayi, uyolo lwakhe! Abayi kulahleka yini na abayila ububi? Inceba nenyaniso iba nabayila okulungileyo. Ekubulalekeni konke kubakho ungeniselo; Ke ukuthetha komlomo kubanga ukuswela kodwa.

Ocudisa isisweli ungcikiva uMenzi waso; Olibabalayo ihlwempu uyamzukisa.

Indlu yelungisa nguvimba omkhulu; Ke ngongeniselo longendawo kukho ukuhlisa ishwangusha.

Ilungile intwana encinane kunye nokoyika uYehova, Ngaphezu kwendyebo eninzi kunye nokuxhalaba. Ulungile umxhesho womfuno kunye nothando, Ngaphezu kwenkomo etyetyisiweyo kunye nentiyo.

Uyihlisela ishwangusha indlu yakhe obawela inzuzo embi; Ke yena othiya isicengo, uya kuphila.

Ilungile intwana encinane enobulungisa, Ngaphezu kolungiselo oluninzi olukunye nokungesesikweni.

Ukurhweba ubulumko kungakanani na ukulunga kwako, ngaphezu kwegolide embiweyo! Nokurhweba ingqondo kungakanani na ukunyuleka kwako, ngaphezu kwesilivere!

Iqhekeza elomileyo lesonka, kunye nokuchulumacha, lilungile Ngaphezu kwendlu ezele yimibingelelo, enembambano. Umkhonzi onengqiqo uya kumlawula unyana owenza okuziintloni, Ahlule ilifa phakathi kwabazalwana. Ukhamba lolokunyibilikisa isilivere; iziko lelokunyibilikisa igolide; Umcikidi weentliziyo nguYehova.

Umntu oswele intliziyo ngobambana nomnye ngesandla, Ngomela umelo phambi kowabo.

Ihlwempu lithetha ngezibongozo; Isityebi siphendula ngokulukhuni.

Uboleka uYehova obabala isisweli; Umbuyekeza ukuphatha kwakhe okuhle.

Ebusika ivila alilimi; Liyafuna ngexa lokuvuna, kungabikho nto.

Amatye ngamatye, iiefa ngee-efa, Ngamasikizi kuYehova ezo nto zombini.

Sinencasa endodeni isonka sobuxoki; Ke emveni koko umlomo wayo uzala luhlalu.

Ilifa elizuzwe buphuthuphuthu ekuqaleni, Ukuphela kwalo akunantsikelelo.

Iingcinga zabakhutheleyo zisingisa elungeniselweni lodwa; Konke ukungxama kusingisa entswelweni yodwa. Ukuzuza ubuncwane ngolwimi oluxokayo Ngumphunga ophephethekayo wabafuna ukufa.

Ovingca iindlebe zakhe ekukhaleni kwesisweli, Naye uya kubiza, angaviwa.

Othanda imigcobo uba yindoda esweleyo; Othanda iwayini neoli akabi sisityebi. Ongendawo lucamagusho ngenxa yelungisa; Inginingini lisesikhundleni sabathe tye. Kulungile ukuhlala ezweni eliyintlango, Kunokuhlala nomfazi onengxabano neengqumbo. Ubuncwane obunqwenelekayo neoli zisekhayeni lesilumko; Ke umntu osisinyabi uyaziginya azigqibe.

Umnqweno wevila uyalibulala, Kuba izandla zalo azivumi kusebenza. Imini yonke linqwena linqwenile, Ke lona ilungisa liyapha lingavimbi.

Igama elilungileyo linokunyulwa ngaphezu kobutyebi obuninzi; Isimilo esilungileyo silunge ngaphezu kwesilivere negolide. Ziyaqubisana izityebi namahlwempu; Umenzi wabo bonke nguYehova.

Isityebi siya kuwalawula amahlwempu; Nobolekayo ngumkhonzi endodeni embolekayo. Ohlwayela ubugqwetha, wovuna ubutshinga, Nentonga yokuphuphuma kwakhe umsindo yophela. Oliso linobubele nguye osikelelekayo; Kuba kwisonka sakhe upha isisweli.

Ocudisa isisweli, ukuba andise okwakhe, Nonika isityebi, uhlelwa yintswelo kuphela.

Musa ukusihlutha isisweli ngakuba sisisweli, Ungamtyumzi olusizana esangweni; Kuba uYehova eya kubambana nababambene nabo, Awonakalise umphefumlo wabonakalisa bona.

Musa ukuba phakathi kwababambana nomnye ngesandla, Phakathi kwabamela into ebolekiweyo. Ukuba uthe akwaba nanto yakuhlawula, Yini na ukuba athabathe ukhuko lwakho phantsi kwakho?

Musa ukuzidinisa ngokufuna ubutyebi; Yeka okwakho ukuqonda. Amehlo akho uya kuwasukelisa ubutyebi na, bungekho nje? Kuba bona buzenzela amaphiko, Buphaphazela njengexhalanga elisinge ezulwini.

Kuba isela-wayini nedla-kudla liyahlwempuzeka; Kona ukozela kwambesa amajacu.

Indlu yona yakhiwa ngobulumko; Izinziswe ngengqondo; Ngokwazi kuzaliswa amaqonga Bubuncwane bonke obunqabileyo nobumnandi.

Ithi, Intwana yobuthongo, intwana yokozela, Intwana yokukhwabusha izandla ukuba ndilale: Boza ubuhlwempu bakho njengomphangi; Nokuswela kwakho njengendoda enengweletshetshe.

Ziilamuni zegolide kwizitya zesilivere ezimakhazikhazi Ilizwi elithethwe latyapha.

Ukuba okuthiyileyo uthe walamba, mphe ukudla adle; Ukuba uthe wanxanwa, mseze amanzi; Kuba ufumba wena amalahle avuthayo entlokweni yakhe; UYehova wokuvuza.

Ngokuba ayingonaphakade ingqwebo; Nesithsaba sesezizukulwana ngezizukulwana, yini na?

Lilungile ihlwempu elihamba ngengqibelelo yalo, Ngaphezu komjibilizi ondlela mbini, nakuba esisityebi. Obamba umyalelo ngunyana onengqondo; Ke olikholwane labachithi uhlaza uyise. Owongeza ubuncwane bakhe ngokudla abanye, nangolwandiso, Ubuthela obabala izisweli.

Ilumkile indoda esisityebi kwawayo amehlo; Ke isisweli esinengqondo siyayigocagoca.

Owusebenzayo umhlaba wakhe uya kuhlutha sisonka; Osukela izinto ezingento uya kuhlutha bubuhlwempu. Indoda enyanisekileyo ineentsikelelo ezininzi; Ke yena ongxamayo ukuba sisityebi, akabi msulwa. Ukukhetha ubuso akulungile; Ngenxa yeqhekeza lesonka umntu angade aphosise. Indoda eliso libi ikhawulezela ukutyeba; Ayazi ukuba ukuswela kuya kuyifikela. Omohlwayayo umntu wothi kamva afumane ubabalo, Ngaphezu kocengacengayo ngolwimi. Ophanga uyise nonina, athi, Asilukreqo, Ulidlelane lendoda engumonakalisi.

Opha ihlwempu akasweli; Ke yena ofihla amehlo akhe uneengqalekiso ezininzi.

Ilungisa liyalazi ibango lesisweli; Ke yena ongendawo akanangqondo yakulazi.

Owahlulelana nesela uthiya umphefumlo wakhe; Uyasiva isishwabulo, angaxeli.

Khwelelisa kum inkohlakalo nelizwi lamanga; Musa ukundinika ubuhlwempu nobutyebi; Ndihlafunise isonka endisimiselweyo; Hleze ndihluthe, ndikhanyele, ndithi, Ngubani na uYehova? Hleze ndihlwempuzeke, ndibe, Ndilicukuceze igama likaThixo wam.

Vula umlomo wakho, gweba ngobulungisa, Ugwebe ityala lolusizana nolihlwempu. Umfazi onesidima ngubani na ongamfumanayo? Lingaphezulu nakwikorale ixabiso lakhe.

Isandla sakhe usitwabululela olusizana, Azolulele izandla zakhe kumahlwempu.

Ndazenzela imisebenzi emikhulu, ndazakhela izindlu: ndazityalela izidiliya, ndazenzela amasimi nemiyezo, ndatyala kuyo imithi eneziqhamo zonke; ndazenzela amachibi amanzi okunyela ihlathi elihluma imithi; ndathenga amakhoboka namakhobokazana, ndaba nawo nazalelwe endlwini yam. Kananjalo imfuyo yeenkomo neyempahla emfutshane yaba ninzi kum, ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababengaphambi kwam eYerusalem. Ndaziqwebela nesilivere, negolide, nezinto eziziinqobo zookumkani ngookumkani, nezamazwe ngamazwe; ndazenzela iimvumi neemvumikazi, neziyolo zoonyana babantu, inkosikazi namakhosikazi. Ndaba mkhulu ke, ndanda ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababeseYerusalem ngaphambi kwam; bathi nobulumko bam bandinceda. Andiwabandezanga into yonke ayibizayo amehlo am; andiyivimbanga intliziyo yam namnye umvuyo; ngokuba intliziyo yam yayivuya emigudwini yam yonke, saba sesi ke isabelo sam emigudwini yam yonke. Ndabheka mna ezenzweni zam zonke, ezazenzayo izandla zam, nasemigudwini yam endaphuka yiyo ukuyenza; ndayibona ukuba yonke loo nto ingamampunge nokusukelana nomoya; akukho lungelo phantsi kwelanga.

Othanda isilivere akaneliswa yisilivere; nalowo uthanda intabalala, akangenelwa nto. Kwanaloo nto ingamampunge.

Njengokuba waphuma esizalweni sonina eze, uya kubuya emke njengoko weza enjalo, angathabathi nento ngemigudu yakhe, angayiphathayo ngesandla sakhe.

Kananjalo wonke umntu, athe uThixo wamnika ubutyebi nokuqweba, wamnika negunya lokudla kubo, athabathe isabelo sakhe, avuye emigudwini yakhe: sisipho sikaThixo eso.

yindoda uThixo ayinike ubutyebi, nokuqweba, nozuko, ungasweli umphefumlo wayo nanye into engayinqwenelayo, aze uThixo angayiphi amandla okuyidla; ngokuba idliwa yenye indoda. Ngamampunge lawo, sisifo esibi eso.

Benza isidlo ukuba bahleke, iwayini ivuyise ubomi; imali ilungele iinto zonke.

Kusasa hlwayela imbewu yakho, nangokuhlwa ungasiphumzi isandla sakho; ngokuba ungazi ukuba kolunga yiphi na, nokuba yile nokuba yileya, kusini na, nokuba zolunga ngakunye zombini na.

Ilizwe labo lizele yisilivere negolide; abunakuphela ubuncwane babo. Ilizwe labo lizele ngamahashe; azinakuphela iinqwelo zabo zokulwa. Ilizwe labo lizele zizithixo ezingeni; baqubuda kumsebenzi wezandla zabo, kwinto eyenziwe yiminwe yabo.

ukuze bazisunduze izisweli, zingafiki ematyaleni, bazihluthe ibango lazo iintsizana zabantu bam, ukuba abahlolokazi babe lixhoba labo, baphange iinkedama!

Inene lona liceba izinto zobunene; lona limi ngezinto zobunene.

Wenani! Nonke nina ninxaniweyo, yizani emanzini, nabangenamali; yizani, thengani nidle; yizani, thengani iwayini namasi, ningenani, ningenamali. Yini na ukuba nilinganisele imali ngento engesonka, nokuxelenga kwenu ngento engahluthisiyo? Phulaphulani kum ninyameke, nidle okulungileyo, umphefumlo wenu uxhamle ukutyeba.

Asikoku na: ukumqhekezela esonkeni sakho olambileyo, ubangenise endlwini abaziintsizana, abatshutshiswayo? xa uthe wabona ohamba ze, umambese, ungazifihli kwinyama yakho?

wamvukelisa olambileyo ngento oyidlayo, wawuhluthisa umphefumlo wocinezelweyo: kophumela ke ukukhanya kwakho emnyameni, nesithokothoko sakho sibe njengemini enkulu.

Uya kwandula ukubona, ukhazimle, inkwantye yande intliziyo yakho; ngokuba iya kuguqulelwa kuwe intabalala yolwandle, ubutyebi beentlanga buya kuza kuwe. Inkitha yeenkamela iya kukugubungela, amagobo akwaMidiyan nawakwaEfa, bonke bephela baya kuza bevela kwaShebha, bezisa igolide nentlaka emhlophe, beshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zeendumiso zikaYehova.

Esikhundleni sobhedu ndizisa igolide, esikhundleni sesinyithi ndizisa isilivere, esikhundleni semithi ubhedu, esikhundleni samatye isinyithi; isiveleli sakho ndisenze uxolo, abaphathi bakho ndibenze ubulungisa.

Ke wena ubhuqiweyo, uyakuthini na? Nokuba uthe wambatha ezibomvu, nokuba uthe wavatha izivatho zegolide, nokuba uthe wawazoba amehlo akho ngestibhiya, ufumane wahomba: ziya kukucekisa izithandane, zifuna umphefumlo wakho,

Ubutyebi bakho nobuncwane bakho ndobunikela ukuba bube lixhoba, kungengaxabiso, ngenxa yezono zakho zonke, nasemideni yakho yonke;

Wena uhleliyo phezu kwamanzi amaninzi, ubuncwane bakho buninzi; kufikile ukuphela kwakho, isilinganiselo senzuzo yakho embi.

Bonke abantu bayo bayancwina, befuna isonka; Barhole izinto zabo ezinqwenelekayo ngenxa yesonka, ukuze bawubuyise umphefumlo; Bona, Yehova, ukhangele, ukuba ndisuke ndacukucezeka.

Isilivere yabo baya kuyiphosa ezitratweni, negolide yabo ibe yinto engcolileyo kubo. Isilivere yabo negolide yabo ayiyi kuba nako ukubahlangula ngemini yokuphuphuma komsindo kaYehova; abayi kuwuhluthisa ngayo umphefumlo wabo, nombilini wabo bangawuzalisi ngayo; ngokuba yaba sisikhubekiso sokuba babe gwenxa.

Nabu ke ubugwenxa beSodom umsakwenu; yabe ilikratshi, nokuhlutha sisonka, nokuchulumacha, yona namagxamesi ayo; ayabamba ngesandla abaziintsizana nabangamahlwempu. Babezidla, besenza amasikizi phambi kwam; ndabasusa, ndakukubona oko.

akamxinzelela phantsi umntu, wasibuyisa isibambiso sokuboleka kwakhe, akaxhakamfula; wamnika olambileyo isonka sakhe, wamgubungela oze ngengubo; akanikela imali ukuba adle abanye ngayo, akathabatha nzala yamboleko; wasibuyisa isandla sakhe ekugqwetheni, wenza ngokwesiko nangenyaniso phakathi kobani nobani; wahamba ngemimiselo yam, wagcina amasiko am, ukuba enze ngenyaniso: ulilungisa, inene uya kuphila; itsho iNkosi uYehova.

oluxinzelela phantsi usizana nehlwempu, oxhakamfulayo, ongasibuyisiyo isibambiso; owaphakamisela kwizigodo amehlo akhe, owenza amasikizi; onikela imali ukuba adle abanye ngayo, othabatha inzala yemboleko: wophila na ke loo nyana? Akayi kuphila; wenze onke la masikizi; uya kubulawa afe; igazi lakhe liya kuba phezu kwakhe.

Bamkela izicengo bekuwe, ukuze baphalaze igazi; wena udle abantu ngemali, wathabatha inzala yemboleko: uyamdla ummelwane wakho ngokucudisa; undilibele; itsho iNkosi uYehova.

Abantu belizwe elo bayacudisa, bayaphanga, baxinzelela phantsi usizana nehlwempu, bacudise owasemzini ngokungesesikweni. Ndafuna kubo indoda engaba luthango phakathi, ime ethutyeni phambi kwam, ikhusele ilizwe elo, ukuze ndingalitshabalalisi; ke andiyifumani.

Ngobulumko bakho nangengqondo yakho uzenzele ubuhandiba, wangenisa igolide nesilivere ebuncwaneni bakho. Ngobuninzi bobulumko bakho ubandisile ubuhandiba bakho, ngorhwebo lwakho, yaphakama intliziyo yakho ngobuhandiba bakho. Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa enokuba wayenza intliziyo yakho yanjengentliziyo yoThixo, ngako oko, uyabona, ndiya kukuzisela abasemzini, abangcangcazelisi basezintlangeni; baburholele ubuhle bobulumko bakho amakrele abo, bakuhlambele ukubengezela kwakho.

Uya kuthi, Ndiya kunyuka ndiye ezweni lamaphandle; ndiya kubafikela abazolileyo, abahleli bekholosile bonke bephela, abahleli bengenazindonga, bengenamivalo nazingcango; ukuba uthimbe, uhlasele amaxhoba, usibuyisele isandla sakho kumanxuwa amiweyo, nakubantu abahlanganisiweyo ezintlangeni, bezuze imfuyo nempahla, abahleli esazulwini somhlaba. OoShebha noDedan, nabarhwebi baseTarshishe, neengonyama ezintsha zabo zonke, baya kuthi kuwe, Uze kuthimba na, ukuba lihlasele amaxhoba na ibandla lakho olibizele ndawonye? ukuba limke negolide nesilivere, lithabathe imfuyo nempahla, lithimbe kakhulu na?

UBheleshatsare, akuyiva iwayini, wathi maziziswe iimpahla zegolide nezesilivere, abezithimbile uNebhukadenetsare uyise etempileni eseYerusalem, ukuze asele ngazo ukumkani nezikhulu zakhe, namakhosikazi akhe, namashweshwe akhe. Baza bazizisa iimpahla zegolide, ezazithinjwe etempileni yendlu kaThixo eseYerusalem. Wasela ngazo ukumkani nezikhulu zakhe, namakhosikazi akhe, namashweshwe akhe. Basela iwayini, babancoma oothixo begolide, nabesilivere, nabobhedu, nabesinyithi, nabemithi, nabamatye.

Okukhona bandileyo, kokukhona bonileyo kum; uzuko lwabo ndiya kulwananisa ngocukucezo.

Ungumrhwebi ophethe isikali senkohliso, uthanda ukucudisa. Wathi uEfrayim, Noko ndisisityebi, ndizifumanele ubutyebi; yonke imigushanxa yam ayindizuzisanga bugwenxa busisono.

Ndonibuyiselela okweminyaka eyadliwa yinkumbi, nangumkhothululi, nangumqikela, nangumnqunquthi, impi yam enkulu endayithumelayo phakathi kwenu. Niya kudla nidlile, nihluthe, nilidumise igama likaYehova uThixo wenu, oniphethe ngokubalulekileyo; bangadani abantu bam naphakade;

Ngako oko, ngenxa yokusigqusha kwenu isisweli, nithabathe kuso unikelo lwengqolowa, niya kwakha izindlu ngamatye aqingqiweyo, ningahlali kuzo; nityale izidiliya ezinqwenelekayo, ningaseli wayini yazo. Kuba ndiyazazi izikreqo zenu ukuba zininzi kwazo, nezono zenu ukuba zikhulu kwazo; nibandezela ilungisa, nisamkele isicengo, nisijike isigwebo samahlwempu esangweni.

Yivani oku, nina bawazondayo amahlwempu, ukuba nibaphelise abaziintsizana belizwe, nisithi, Kuya kugqitha nini na ukuthwasa kwenyanga, sithengise ngengqolowa? Iya kugqitha nini na isabatha, sivule izisele zengqolowa, ukuze sinciphise iefa, sikhulise ishekele, sigqwethe isikali, sibe sesokukhohlisa? ukuze sizithenge izisweli ngesilivere, namahlwempu ngeembadada ezimbini, sithengise ngomdlungu wengqolowa?

Banqwenela amasimi, bawahluthe; kwanezindlu, bazithabathe; bacudisa umfo nendlu yakhe, indoda nelifa layo.

Aziyi kuwenza umzekeliso ngaye yini na, zonke ezo ziphela, zimkwekwele, zimntsonkothele, zisithi, Uha, lowo wandisa okungekwakhe! (kunini na?) esenjenjalo ezisindanisa ngezibambiso? Abakudlayo abayi kusuka beme ngesiquphe yini na, bavuke abakuqungaqungayo, ube ngamaxhoba kubo?

Ubutyebi bawo buya kudywidwa, nezindlu zawo zibe ngamanxuwa; akhe izindlu, angazihlali; atyale izidiliya, angayiseli iwayini yazo.

Nesilivere yabo negolide yabo ayisayi kuba nako ukubahlangula ngemini yokuphuphuma komsindo kaYehova; lotshiswa lonke ihlabathi ngumlilo wekhwele lakhe. Ngokuba uya kubaphelisa, inene, abenze into ekhwankqisayo bonke abemi behlabathi.

Isilivere yeyam, igolide yeyam; utsho uYehova wemikhosi.

Ndathi kuwo, Ukuba kulungile emehlweni enu, etheni umvuzo wam; ukuba akulungile, yekani. Bandilinganisela ke umvuzo wam, amashumi amathathu esilivere. Wathi uYehova kum, Yiphose kumbumbi, ixabiso elingengangani, abandimisela lona. Ndawathabatha ke amashumi amathathu esilivere, ndawaphosa kumbumbi endlwini kaYehova.

Umntu angamqhatha na uThixo, ukuba nindiqhathe nje? Nithi ke, Sitheni na ukukuqhatha? Kwizishumi nemirhumo. Niqalekisiwe ngesiqalekiso; noko ke niphikele ukundiqhatha, nina luhlangandini nonke niphelu. Ziziseni zonke izishumi endlwini yobuncwane bam, ize ke kubekho ukudla endlwini yam; ngoku nindicikide ngale nto, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, ukuba andisayi kunivulela na iingcango zezulu, ndinithululele iintsikelelo, kude kungasweleki lutho.

Zingenile endlwini, zambona umntwana enoMariya unina, zawa phantsi, zaqubuda kuye; zathi, zinqike impahla yazo, zanikela kuye iminikelo, igolide, nentlaka emhlophe, nemore.

Banoyolo abangamahlwempu ngomoya; ngokuba ubukumkani bamazulu bobabo.

Banoyolo abalambela banxanelwe ubulungisa; ngokuba baya kuhluthiswa bona.

Nalowo ufuna ukukumangalela, akuhluthe ingubo yangaphantsi, myekele neyokwaleka. Nosukuba ekunyanzelela imayile enye, hamba naye zibe mbini. Mphe lowo ukucelayo, nalowo ufuna ukuboleka kuwe ungamnikeli umva.

Lumkani, ubulungisa benu ningabenzeli ebusweni babantu, ngokunga ningabonwa ngabo; okanye, aninamvuzo kuYihlo osemazulwini. Ngoko, xa sukuba uliza abantu, ungahlokomisi xilongo phambi kwakho, njengoko benza ngako abahanahanisi ezindlwini zesikhungu, nasezitratweni, ukuze bazukiswe ngabantu. Inene ndithi kuni, Bawufincile umvuzo wabo. Ke wena, xa uliza abantu, masingazi isandla sakho sokhohlo into eyenziwa sisandla sakho sokunene, ukuze amalizo akho abe semfihlekweni; aze uYihlo obona emfihlekweni akubuyisele ekuhleni yena.

Siphe namhla isonka sethu semihla ngemihla. Usixolele amatyala ethu, njengokuba nathi sibaxolela abo banamatyala kuthi.

Ningaziqwebeli ubutyebi emhlabeni, apho konakalisa inundu nomhlwa, nalapho amasela agqobhozayo ebe; ziqwebeleni ke ubutyebi emazulwini, apho kungonakalisi nundu namhlwa, nalapho amasela angagqobhoziyo ebe; kuba apho bukhona ubutyebi benu, yoba lapho nentliziyo yenu.

Akukho mntu unako ukukhonza nkosi mbini; kuba eya kuyithiya le ayithande leya, athi mhlawumbi abambelele kule ayidele leya. Aninako ukukhonza uThixo nobutyebi.

Ngenxa yoko ndithi kuni, Musani ukubuxhalela ubomi benu, nisithi nodla ntoni na; nosela ntoni na; kwanomzimba wenu, nisithi niya kwambatha ntoni na. Ubomi abungaphezulu na kuko ukudla, nomzimba awungaphezulu na kwinto yokwambatha? Yondelani ezintakeni zasezulwini; ngokuba azihlwayeli, azivuni, azibutheli koovimba; ukanti ke uYihlo osemazulwini uyazondla. Nina anizidlule kakhulu na? Nguwuphi na ke kuni onokuthi ngokuxhala ongeze ebukhulwini bakhe ikubhite ibe nye? Kanjalo yini na ukuba nixhalele into yokwambatha? Gqalani iinyibiba zasendle, ukuhluma kwazo; azibulaleki, azisonti nokusonta; ke ndithi kuni, noSolomon kubo bonke ubunewunewu bakhe, wayengavathiswanga nanjenganye kuzo ezi. Ukuba ke ingca leyo yasendle, ethi namhla ibekho, ize ngomso iphoswe eziko, wenjenjalo uThixo ukuyambathisa, akayi kunambathisa kakhulu ngakumbi na, bantundini balukholo luncinane? Musani ukuxhala ngoko, nisithi, Sodla ntoni na, sosela ntoni na, siya kwambatha ntoni na? Kuba zonke ezo zinto zingxanyelwe ziintlanga; kuba uYihlo wasemazulwini uyazi ukuba ezo zinto zonke ziyafuneka kuni. Funani ke tanci ubukumkani bukaThixo nobulungisa bakhe, zaye zonke ezo zinto ziya kongezelelwa kuni. Ngoko musani ukuxhalela ingomso; kuba ingomso liya kuxhalela okwalo. Buyanele imini leyo obayo ububi.

Celani, nophiwa; funani, nofumana; nkqonkqozani, novulelwa; kuba wonke umntu ocelayo uyazuza, nalowo ufunayo uyafumana, nalowo unkqonkqozayo uya kuvulelwa.

Ukuba ngoko nina, nikhohlakele nje, niyakwazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezilungileyo, wobeka phi na yena uYihlo osemazulwini ukugqithisela ngokubapha okulungileyo abo bamcelayo?

Athi uYesu kuye, Iimpungutye zinemingxuma, neentaka zezulu zineendawo zokuhlala; yena uNyana woMntu akanandawo apho angalalisa khona intloko.

Ningaziqwebeli golide nasilivere nalubhedu emibhinqweni yenu; nangxowa yandlela, nangubo zangaphantsi ngambini, nambadada, namsimelelo; kuba umsebenzi ufanelwe kukudla kwakhe.

Nothe waseza noko amnye waba bangabona bancinane indebe yodwa yamanzi abandayo egameni lomfundi, inene ndithi kuni, akayi kukha alahlekelwe ngumvuzo wakhe.

Ezinye ke zawa kuwo wona umhlaba omhle, zanika iziqhamo, olunye lwanika ikhulu, olunye amashumi amathandathu, nolunye amashumi amathathu.

Lowo ke uhlwayelwe emithaneni enameva, ngulo ulivayo ilizwi, lithi ke ixhala leli phakade, nokulukuhla kobutyebi, kuliminxe ilizwi, lisuke lingabi nasiqhamo. Lowo ke uhlwayelwe kuwo umhlaba omhle, ngulo ulivayo ilizwi aliqonde; othi yena okunene axakathe iziqhamo; omnye ke enze ikhulu, omnye amashumi amathandathu, nomnye amashumi amathathu.

Kanjalo ubukumkani bamazulu bufana nobutyebi obufihlwe entsimini, athe umntu akubufumana wabufihla; aze ngenxa yovuyo lwakhe aye athengise ngeento zonke anazo, ayithenge loo ntsimi. Kanjalo ubukumkani bamazulu bufana nomrhwebi, efuna iiperile ezintle; owathi ke akuyifumana iperile inye, exabiso likhulu, wemka waya wananisa ngeento zonke abenazo, wayithenga.

Kuba, kumnceda ntoni na umntu, ukuba uthe wazuza ihlabathi liphela, waza wonakalelwa ke ngumphefumlo wakhe? Okanye worhola ntoni na umntu, ibe sisananelo somphefumlo wakhe?

Ke, bakubon’ ukuba bafikile eKapernahum, kweza kuPetros abo bamkela imali yetempile, bathi, Umfundisi wenu akayirholi na imali yetempile? Athi, Ewe, uyayirhola. Akungena endlwini, uYesu wamphangela, esithi, Uthini na wena, Simon? Ookumkani behlabathi bamkela kubaphi na irhafu nomnikelo? koonyana babo, kwabasemzini, kusini na? Athi uPetros kuye, Kwabasemzini. Wathi uYesu kuye, Bakhululekile ngoko ke bona oonyana. Kodwa ukuze singabakhubekisi, hamba uye elwandle, uphose umlobothi wakho, uthabathe loo ntlanzi ithe yavela tanci. Wothi wakuwunqika umlomo wayo, ufumane ishekele; thabatha yona leyo ubanike, usenzelelela mna nawe.

Ngenxa yoko ubukumkani bamazulu bufanekiswa nomntu ongukumkani, owafuna ukubalelana nabakhonzi bakhe. Kuthe ke akuqala ukubalelana nabo, kwaziswa kuye omnye onetyala leetalente ezingamawaka alishumi. Kuthe ke ekubeni engenanto yakuhlawula, yathi inkosi yakhe, makuthengiswe ngaye, nangomfazi wakhe, nangabantwana bakhe, nangeento zonke anazo, kuhlawulwe. Wawa phantsi ngoko umkhonzi lowo, waqubuda kuyo, esithi, Nkosi, khawundenze kuhle, ndokuhlawula lonke. Yasikwa ke yimfesane inkosi yaloo mkhonzi, yamkhulula, yamxolela ityala elo. Uphumile ke loo mkhonzi, wafumanana nomnye wabakhonza kunye naye obenetyala kuye leedenariyo ezilikhulu; wambamba, wamkrwitsha, esithi, Ndihlawule ityala onalo. Wawa phantsi ngoko ezinyaweni zakhe lo ubekhonza kunye naye, wamana embongoza, esithi, Khawundenze kuhle, ndokuhlawula lonke. Akavumanga ke; waya wamphosa entolongweni, ade alihlawule ityala elo. Bathi ke abo babekhonza kunye naye, bakubona oko kwenzekileyo, baba buhlungu kakhulu, beza bayityela inkosi yabo konke oko kwenzekileyo. Yaza inkosi yakhe, imbizele kuyo, yathi kuye, Mkhonzindini ungendawo, ndakuxolela lonke elaa tyala, ekubeni wandibongo zayo; ubungamelwe na kukuba ube nenceba nawe kokhonza kunye nawe, njengokuba nam bendinenceba kuwe? Yaqumba inkosi yakhe, yamnikela kubathuthumbisi, ade alihlawule lonke ityala lakhe kuyo. Wothi noBawo wasemazulwini enjenjalo kuni, ukuba anithanga nonke ngabanye nabaxolela abazalwana benu iziphoso zabo ngeentliziyo zenu.

Wathi uYesu kuyo, Ukuba unga ungafezeka, hamba uye kuthengisa ngeempahla zakho, uphe amahlwempu, woba nobutyebi emazulwini; uze ke undilandele. Ilivile ke indodana ilizwi elo, yemka ibuhlungu; kuba ibinemfuyo eninzi.

Wathi ke uYesu kubafundi bakhe, Inene, ndithi kuni, Koba ngenkankulu ukuba isityebi singene ebukumkanini bamazulu. Kananjalo ke ndithi kuni, Kulula ukuba inkamela iphumele entunjeni yenaliti, kunokuba isityebi singene ebukumkanini bukaThixo. Bakuva ke abafundi bakhe, bakhwankqiswa kakhulu, besithi, Ngubani na ke ongasindiswayo? Ondele ke uYesu, wathi kubo, Kubantu le nto ayinakwenzeka; ke kuye uThixo zonke izinto zinako ukwenzeka.

Waphendula uPetros wathi kuye, Uyabona, thina sishiye iinto zonke sakulandela; siya kuba nantoni na ke? Wathi ke uYesu kubo, Inene, ndithi kuni, Nina nindilandeleyo, ekuzalweni okutsha, xa athe wahlala uNyana woMntu phezu kwetrone yozuko lwakhe, niya kuhlala nani phezu kweetrone ezilishumi elinambini, nigweba ezizweni ezilishumi elinazibini zakwaSirayeli. Umntu wonke oshiye izindlu, nokuba ngabazalwana, nokuba ngoodade, nokuba nguyise, nokuba ngunina, nokuba ngumfazi, nokuba ngabantwana, nokuba ngamasimi, ngenxa yegama lam, uya kwamkela kalikhulu, abudle ilifa ubomi obungunaphakade.

Kuba ubukumkani bamazulu bufana nomntu ongumninindlu, owaphuma ekuseni, waya kuqesha abasebenzi bokuya esidiliyeni sakhe. Akuvumelana nabasebenzi ngedenariyo ngemini, wabathuma esidiliyeni sakhe. Ephume malunga nelixa lesithathu wabona abanye bemi endaweni yembutho bengasebenzi. Wathi nakwabo, Hambani nani niye esidiliyeni, ndoninika okusukuba kufanelekile. Bahamba ke baya. Wabuya waphuma malunga nelixa lesithandathu nelesithoba, wenza kwangokunjalo. Ephumile ke malunga nelixa leshumi elinanye, wafumana abanye bemi bengasebenzi; athi kubo, Yini na ukuba nime apha imini iphela ningasebenzi? Bathi kuye, Akukho bani usiqeshileyo. Athi kubo, Hambani nani niye esidiliyeni; niya kwamkela okusukuba kufanelekile. Kwakuhlwa, uthi umninisidiliya egoseni lakhe, Babize abasebenzi, ubamkelise, uqala kwabokugqibela ude uye kwabokuqala. Bezile abo bebeqeshwe malunga nelixa leshumi elinanye, bamkela elowo idenariyo. Ke kaloku bakuza abokuqala, baba baya kwamkela into engaphezulu; nabo bamkela elowo idenariyo. Beyamkele ke, bamrokrela umninindlu, besithi, Aba bokugqibela basebenze ilixa lalinye, usuke wabalinganisa nathi, thina sithwele ubunzima nobushushu bemini. Waphendula ke yena wathi komnye wabo, Wethu, andikoni; ubungavumelananga nam ngedenariyo yini na? Thabatha okwakho uhambe; ndithanda ukumnika lowo wokugqibela kwanjengoko ndikunike ngako. Akuvumelekile na ukuba ndenze endikuthandayo ngokukokwam? Iliso lakho likhohlakele na, ngokuba ndilungile mna? Ngokunjalo abokugqibela baya kuba ngabokuqala, nabokuqala, baya kuba ngabokugqibela; kuba baninzi ababiziweyo, ke bambalwa abanyuliweyo.

Wangena uYesu etempileni kaThixo, wabakhupha bonke ababethengisa nababethenga etempileni, wazibhukuqa iitafile zabananisi bemali, nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamahobe; athi kubo, Kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Indlu yam iya kubizwa ngokuba yindlu yokuthandaza; ke nina niyenze umqolomba wezihange.

Sixelele ngoko, uthini na wena? Kuvumelekile na ukumnika irhafu uKesare, akuvumelekile, sini na? Ke kaloku, eyazi uYesu inkohlakalo yabo, wathi, Nindilingelani na, bahanahanisindini? Ndiboniseni iqhosha lerhafu. Bamzisela ke idenariyo. Athi kubo, Ngokabani na lo mfanekiso nombhalo? Bathi kuye, NgokaKesare. Andule ukuthi kubo, Nikelani kaloku izinto zikaKesare kuKesare, neento zikaThixo kuThixo.

Yeha, nina babhali, baFarisi, bahanahanisindini! Ngokuba ninikela izishumi zetyeleba nedile nekumin, kanti nizishiyile ezona ndawo zinzima zomthetho, umgwebo nenceba nokholo; ezi benimelwe kukuba nizenze, nithi neziya ningazishiyi.

Kuba kunjengomntu owathi, eza kuhambela kwelinye, wabiza abakhe abakhonzi, wayinikela kubo impahla yakhe. Wathi omnye wamnika iitalente zantlanu, omnye zambini, nomnye yaba nye, walowo wanikwa ngokwawakhe amandla; wahambela kwelinye kwaoko. Lowo ke wamkela iitalente ezintlanu, waya wasebenza ngazo, wenza esinye isihlanu seetalente. Kwangokunjalo nalowo wamkela ezimbini, naye wazuza esinye isibini. Ke naye lowo wamkela yanye, waya wemba emhlabeni, wayifihla imali yenkosi yakhe. Ithi ke emveni kwexesha elikhulu, ifike inkosi yabo bakhonzi, ibalelane nabo. Weza lowo wamkela iitalente ezintlanu, wazisa esinye isihlanu seetalente, esithi, Nkosi, wandinika iitalente zantlanu; khangela, ndizuze esinye isihlanu seetalente phezu kwazo. Yathi ke kuye inkosi yakhe, Hee ke, mkhonzi ulungileyo, uthembekileyo! Ubuthembekile kwiinto ezimbalwa; ndiya kukumisa phezu kweento ezininzi, ngena eluvuyweni lwenkosi yakho. Weza ke nalowo wamkela iitalente ezimbini, wathi, Nkosi, wandinika iitalente zambini; khangela, ndizuze esinye isibini seetalente phezu kwazo. Yathi kuye inkosi yakhe, Hee ke, mkhonzi ulungileyo, uthembekileyo! Ubuthembekile kwiinto ezimbalwa; ndiya kukumisa phezu kweento ezininzi; ngena eluvuyweni lwenkosi yakho. Weza ke nalowo wamkela italente yanye, wathi, Nkosi, bendikwazi wena ukuba ungumntu olukhuni, uvuna apho ubungahlwayelanga khona, ubuthe apho ungelelanga khona; ndasuka ndoyika, ndaya ndayiselela italente yakho ngomhlaba; nanku unako okwakho. Yaphendula ke inkosi yakhe yathi kuye, Mkhonzindini ukhohlakeleyo, ulivila, ubusazi nje ukuba ndivuna apho ndingahlwayelanga khona, ndibuthe apho ndingelelanga khona, ubumelwe kukuthi ngoko ube ubuyibeke imali yam kubananisi, ndaza ndakufika mna, ndabuya ndakuzuza okwam kunenzala. Mhlutheni ngoko italente leyo, niyinike lowo uneetalente ezilishumi. Kuba wonke umntu onako Uya kunikwa, abe nako ngokugqithiseleyo; ke ongenako, uya kuhluthwa kwanoko anako. Naye umkhonzi ongancedi lutho, mkhupheleni ebumnyameni obungaphandle; khona apho kuya kubakho ukulila nokutshixiza kwamazinyo.

Uya kuthi ke ukumkani kwabangasekunene kwakhe, Yizani, nina nisikelelweyo nguBawo, nibudle ilifa ubukumkani obalungiselwa nina kwasekusekweni kwehlabathi; kuba ndalamba, nandipha ukudla; ndanxanwa, nandiseza; ndandingowasemzini, nandingenisa endlwini; ndandize, nandambesa; ndandisifa, nandivelela; ndandisentolongweni, neza kum. Oza amphendule ke amalungisa, esithi, Nkosi, sakubona nini na ulambile, sakonga; unxaniwe, sakuseza? Sakubona nini na ke ungowasemzini, sakungenisa endlwini, uze, sakwambesa? Sakubona nini na ke usifa, okanye usentolongweni, seza kuwe? Aze aphendule ukumkani athi kuwo, Inene ndithi kuni, Ekubeni nenjenjalo nakumnye waba bazalwana bam bangabona bancinane, nenjenjalo nakum.

Uya kuthi nakwabangasekhohlo, Mkani kum, nina baqalekiswa, niye emlilweni ongunaphakade, owalungiselwa uMtyholi nezithunywa zakhe. Kuba ndalamba, anandipha kudla; ndanxanwa, anandiseza; ndandingowasemzini, anandingenisa ndlwini; ndandize, anandambesa; ndandisifa, ndandisentolongweni, anandivelela. Boza ke bamphendule nabo, besithi, Nkosi, sakubona nini na ulambile, okanye unxaniwe, okanye ungowasemzini, okanye uze, okanye usifa, okanye usentolongweni, asakulungiselela? Aze abaphendule, esithi, Inene ndithi kuni, Ekubeni ningenjanga njalo nakumnye waba bangabona bancinane, anenjanga njalo nakum.

kweza kuye umfazi enehlala lelabhastile, linamafutha aqholiweyo axabiso likhulu, wawagalela phezu kwentloko yakhe, akubon’ ukuba uhleli ngasesithebeni. Bekubonile ke oko abafundi bakhe, bacaphuka, besithi, Yeyani na le nkcitho? Kuba la mafutha ngekuthengiswe lukhulu ngawo, kwaza kwaphiwa amahlwempu. Ekwazi ke oko, uYesu wathi kubo, Umfazi lo nimaphulelani na? Kuba usebenze kum umsebenzi omhle. Kuba amahlwempu lawo nihleli ninawo; kodwa mna anihleli ninam.

wathi, Ningandinika ntoni na, ndimnikele kuni? Bammisela ke amaqhosha esilivere amashumi mathathu. Waza kwalapho wafuna ithuba elilungileyo lokuze amnikele kubo.

Waza uYuda, lowo wamngcatshayo, ebone ukuba ugwetyiwe, wazohlwaya, wawabuyisela kwakubabingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu loo maqhosha esilivere amashumi mathathu, esithi, Ndonile, kuba ndingcatshe igazi elingenatyala. Bathi ke bona, Iyini na kuthi loo nto? Zibonele wena. Wawaphosa phantsi etempileni apho loo maqhosha esilivere, wemka, waya wazixhoma. Ke kaloku ababingeleli abakhulu bawathabatha loo maqhosha esilivere, bathi, Akuvumelekile ukuwagalela emkhombeni weminikelo, ngokokuba elinani legazi. Babhunga ke, bathenga ngawo umhlaba wombumbi, ukuze ube yindawo yokungcwabela abasemzini. Kungoko wabizwayo loo mhlaba ngokuba ngumhlaba wegazi, kwada kwanamhlanje. Kwazaliseka ke okwathethwayo ngoYeremiya umprofeti, esithi, Bawathabatha loo maqhosha esilivere amashumi mathathu, inani lalowo wamiselwa inani, abammisela inani aboonyana bakaSirayeli, bawarholela umhlaba wombumbi, njengoko yandiyalelayo iNkosi.

Yimbi yawa kuwo wona umhlaba omhle, yanika isiqhamo esakhulayo sachuma; yathwala amashumi amathathu enye, namashumi amathandathu enye, nekhulu enye.

Abo bahlwayelwayo emithaneni enameva ngaba, bathi balive ilizwi; aze amaxhala eli phakade, nokulukuhla kobutyebi, neenkanuko zezinye izinto, zingene ziliminxe ilizwi, lisuke lingabi nasiqhamo. Abo bahlwayelweyo kuwo umhlaba omhle ngaba, basakuthi balive ilizwi, balamkele, baxakathe isiqhamo, omnye amashumi amathathu, omnye amashumi amathandathu, nomnye ikhulu.

Waphendula wathi kubo, Bapheni nina badle. Bathi kuye, Simke na siye kuthenga izonka ngeedenariyo ezimakhulu mabini, sibaphe badle? Uthi ke yena kubo, Izonka eninazo zingaphi na? Hambani niye kukhangela. Besazi, bathi, Zihlanu, neentlanzi ezimbini. Wabathethela ngelithi, mababangqengqise bonke, babe ziziqhu ngeziqhu engceni eluhlaza. Bahlala phantsi beziingcamba ngeengcamba ngamakhulu, nangamashumi ngamahlanu. Wazithabatha izonka zozihlanu neentlanzi zombini, wathi ekhangele ezulwini wasikelela, waziqhekeza izonka, wanika abafundi bakhe, ukuba babeke phambi kwabo; wathi neentlanzi zombini wazabela bona bonke. Badla ke bonke bahlutha. Baza basusa izitya zizele ngamaqhekeza zalishumi elinazibini, basusa nakwiintlanzi. Baye abo babezidla izonka ezo bekumawaka omahlanu amadoda.

oobusela, ookubawa, okungendawo, iinkohliso, uburheletyo, umona, ukunyelisa, ukukratsha, ukuswela kuqonda; zonke ezi zinto zingendawo ziphuma ngaphakathi, zimenze inqambi umntu.

Kuba othe wathanda ukuwusindisa umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo; ke yena othe wawulahla umphefumlo wakhe ngenxa yam, nangenxa yeendaba ezilungileyo ezi, wowusindisa. Kuba komnceda ntoni na umntu, ukuba uthe walizuza ihlabathi liphela, waza wonakalelwa ngumphefumlo wakhe? Okanye worhola ntoni na umntu, ibe sisananelo somphefumlo wakhe?

Uthe ke uYesu, ondele kuye, wamthanda, wathi kuye, Kukho nto-nye uyisweleyo: hamba uye kuthengisa ngeento zonke onazo, uphe amahlwempu, woba nobutyebi ke emazulwini; yiza ke undilandele, uwuthwele umnqamlezo. Wathi ke khunubembe ngelo zwi, wemka ebuhlungu; kuba ebenemfuyo eninzi.

UYesu esingasingile, wathi kubafundi bakhe, Hayi, ukuba ngenkankulu ukuya kungena kwabo banobutyebi ebukumkanini bukaThixo! Ke bathi qhiphu umbilini abafundi ngamazwi akhe. Aphinde ke uYesu, aphendule athi kubo, Bantwana, hayi, ukuba ngenkankulu ukuthi abo bakholose ngobutyebi bangene ebukumkanini bukaThixo! Kulula ukuba inkamela iphumele entunjeni yenaliti, kunokuba isityebi singene ebukumkanini bukaThixo. Baye bekhwankqiswa ke ngokuncamisileyo, besitshono ukuthi, Ngubani na ongasindiswayo? Ondele ke kubo uYesu, uthi, Kubantu akunakwenzeka; kuye yena uThixo akunakuba kungenzeki; kuba zonke izinto zinako ukwenzeka kuye uThixo.

Waqala uPetros ukuthi kuye, Uyabona, thina sishiye iinto zonke, sakulandela. Waphendula uYesu wathi, Inene ndithi kuni, akukho namnye ushiye indlu, nokuba ngabazalwana, nokuba ngoodade, nokuba nguyise, nokuba ngunina, nokuba ngumfazi, nokuba ngabantwana, nokuba ngamasimi, ngenxa yam nangenxa yeendaba ezilungileyo ezi, ongayi kuthi amkeliswe kalikhulu: ngoku ngeli xesha, izindlu, nabazalwana, noodade, noonina, nabantwana, namasimi, ndawonye neentshutshiso; nakwelizayo iphakade, ubomi obungunaphakade.

Bafika eYerusalem. Waza uYesu, eye kungena etempileni, waqala wabakhupha ababethengisa nababethenga etempileni; wathi neetafile zabanani bemali nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamahobe wazibhukuqa. Wayengavumi ukuba kubekho ucanda etempileni ethwele isitya. Wayefundisa, esithi kubo, Akubhaliwe na kwathiwa, Indlu yam iya kubizwa ngokuba yindlu yokuthandaza iintlanga zonke? Ke nina niyenze umqolomba wezihange.

Befikile ke bona, bathi kuye, Mfundisi, siyazi ukuba uyinene, kanjalo akukhathali nangubani; kuba akukhethi buso bamntu, indlela kaThixo uyifundisa ngenene. Kuvumelekile na ukumnika irhafu uKesare, akuvumelekile, kusini na? Sinikele, singanikeli, kusini na? Ke kaloku yena, ekwazi ukuhanahanisa kwabo, wathi kubo, Nindilingelani na? Ndiziseleni idenariyo, ndiyibone. Bayizisa ke. Athi kubo, Ngokabani na lo mfanekiso nombhalo? Bathi ke kuye, NgokaKesare. Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Nikelani izinto zikaKesare kuKesare, nezinto zikaThixo kuThixo. Bamangaliswa nguye.

Waye uYesu ehleli malungana nomkhumbi wokulondoloza imali, ekhangela ukuba sithini na isihlwele ukuphosa imali yobhedu emkhumbini wokulondoloza imali; zaye izityebi ezininzi ziphosa kakhulu. Kwafika mhlolokazi uthile ulihlwempu, waphosa iimalanana zambini eziyikodrante. Ebabizele kuye abafundi bakhe, uthi kubo, Inene ndithi kuni, Lo mhlolokazi ulihlwempu uphose ngaphezu kwabo bonke abaphosileyo emkhumbini wokulondoloza imali; kuba bonke abo baphose bethabatha kwikhupha labo; ke yena ekusweleni kwakhe uphose konke abenako, impilo yakhe iphela.

Kuthe eseBhetani, endlwini kaSimon owayeneqhenqa, akubon’ ukuba uhleli, kweza umfazi enehlala lelabhastile, linamafutha enadusi engangxengelelweyo, exabiso likhulu; walityumza ihlala elo lelabhastile, wamgalela ngawo entloko. Kwaye ke kukho abathile abacaphukayo phakathi kwabo, besithi, Yenzelweni na le nkcitho yamafutha aqholiweyo? Kuba la mafutha bekungathengiswayo ngawo ngenani elingaphezu kweedenariyo ezimakhulu mathathu, kuphiwe amahlwempu; basuka bamfuthela. Uthe ke uYesu, Myekeni; nimaphulelani na? Usebenze umsebenzi omhle kum; kuba amahlwempu lawo nihleli ninawo, nize xa sukuba nithanda, nibe nako ukuwenzela okulungileyo; ke mna anihleli ninam.

Bathi ke bona bakuva bavuya; bambeka ngedinga lokumnika imali. Wayefuna ukuba angathini na ukumnikela ngexesha elimlungeleyo.

Waphendula ke wathi kubo, Lowo uneengubo zangaphantsi ezimbini, makabele ongenayo: nalowo unokudla, makenjenjalo.

Kweza ke nababuthi berhafu ukuba babhaptizwe, bathi kuye, Mfundisi, masenze ntoni na? Wathi ke kubo, Ningabizi okungaphezu kwenikumiselweyo. Ayebuza kuye ke namasoldati, esithi, Masenze ntoni na ke thina? Wathi kuwo, Ningaphangi mntu ngokumoyikisa, ningadli mntu ngokumtyhola; yanelani yimivuzo yenu.

Waza yena wawaphakamisela amehlo akhe kubo abafundi bakhe, wathi, Ninoyolo, nina mahlwempu; ngokuba bobenu ubukumkani bukaThixo. Ninoyolo, nina nilambayo kalokunje; ngokuba niya kuhluthiswa. Ninoyolo, nina nililayo kalokunje; ngokuba niya kuhleka.

Kodwa yeha, nina zityebi! ngokuba niyifincile intuthuzelo yenu. Yeha, nina nihluthiyo! ngokuba niya kulamba. Yeha, nina nihlekayo kalokunje! ngokuba niya kukhedama nilile.

Lowo ukubetha esidleleni, mnikele nesinye; nothabatha ingubo yakho yokwaleka, ungali neyangaphantsi. Bonke ke abacela kuwe, baphe; kothabatha izinto zakho, ungabuye uzibize.

Ukuba nithanda abo banithandayo, ninambulelo mni na? Ngokuba naboni bayabathanda abo babathandayo. Xa nithi nenze okulungileyo kwabanenzela okulungileyo, ninambulelo mni na? Ngokuba naboni benza kwaloo nto.

Xa nithi niboleke abo nithembe ukubuya nizuze kubo, ninambulelo mni na? Kuba naboni bayababoleka aboni, ukuze babuye bazuze kwangangoko. Ke nina, zithandeni iintshaba zenu, nenze okulungileyo; niboleke ningathembe lutho. Woba mkhulu ke umvuzo wenu, nize nibe ngoonyana bOsenyangweni; ngokuba yena enobubele kwabangabuleliyo nabangendawo.

Yiphani, naniya kuphiwa nani; umlinganiselo omhle, ohlohliweyo, ohlunguzelweyo, ophalalayo, nowuphiwa esondweni lengubo yenu; kuba umlinganiselo enilinganisela ngawo, niya kulinganiselwa kwangawo nani.

Uphendule ke uYesu, wathi, Umntu othile wayesihla evela eYerusalem, esiya eYeriko. Wagaxeleka ezihangeni, ezambhunyula iingubo, zamngxwelerha, zemka, zimshiya engathi uza kufa.

Akumka ngengomso, warhola iidenariyo zambini wanika umninindlu, wathi kuye. Uze umonge; nento ongathi ubuye udleke yona, ndokuhlawulela mna ekubuyeni kwam.

Siphe imihla yonke isonka sethu semihla ngemihla, usixolele izono zethu;

Ukuba ke ngoko nina, ningendawo nje, niyakwazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezilungileyo, wobeka phi na ke yena uYihlo wasemazulwini, ukugqithisela ukubapha uMoya oyiNgcwele abo bamcelayo?

Kanye ke izinto ezingaphakathi, lizani ngazo; niyabona, zosuka zonke izinto zihlambuluke kuni. Yeha, nina baFarisi! Ngokuba ninikela izishumi zetyeleba nezenxina nezemifuno yonke, nize nidlule kuwo umgwebo nokuthanda uThixo; ezi ndawo ke benimelwe kukuthi nizenze, nithi neziya ningazishiyi.

Ke kaloku uthe ubani kuye endimbaneni, Mfundisi, yitsho kumzalwana wam, ahlulelane nam ilifa. Uthe ke yena kuye, Mntundini, ndimiswe ngubani na ukuba ndibe ngumahluli nomabi phakathi kwenu? Wathi ke kubo, Lumkani, nizilinde ngasekubaweni; ngokuba ubomi bomntu abumi ngabuninzi bempahla yakhe.

Wathetha ke umzekeliso kubo, esithi, Umhlaba womntu othile osisityebi wachuma kakhulu; wayecamanga phakathi kwakhe, esithi, Ndiya kuthini na; ngokuba andinandawo ndiya kuzihlanganisela kuyo iziqhamo zam? Wathi, Nantsi into endiya kuyenza; ndiya kubawisa phantsi oovimba bam, ndakhe abangaphezulu kwabo; ndizihlanganisele khona zonke izilimo zam, nezinto zam ezilungileyo; ndithi kuwo umphefumlo wam, Mphefumlo, unezinto ezininzi ezilungileyo, ezibekelwe iminyaka emininzi; phumla, yidla, sela, yiba nemihlali. Uthe ke uThixo kuye, Msweli-kuqonda, ngobu busuku umphefumlo wakho uya kubizwa kuwe; ziya kuba zezikabani na ke ezo zinto uzilungisileyo? Unjalo lowo uziqwebela ubutyebi, engenabutyebi kuThixo.

Wathi ke kubo abafundi bakhe, Ngenxa yoko ndithi kuni, Musani ukubuxhalela ubomi benu, ngokuthi ningadla ntoni na; kwanomzimba, ngokuthi ningambatha ntoni na. Ubomi bukhulu kunokudla, nomzimba kunento yokwambatha. Qondani ngamahlungulu la, ngokuba akahlwayeli, akavuni; kuwo akukho qonga navimba, kanti noko uThixo uyawondla; nina nibeke phi na ke, ukuzigqitha iintaka! Nguwuphi na ke kuni onokuthi ngokuxhala ongeze ebukhulwini bakhe ikubhite ibe nye? Ukuba ngoko aninako ukwenza neyona nto incinane, yini na ukuba nizixhalele ezinye? Qondani ngeenyibiba, ukuhluma kwazo; azibulaleki, azisonti nokusonta; ndithi ke kuni, Naye uSolomon, kubo bonke ubunewunewu bakhe, wayengavathanga nanjenganye yazo ezi. Ukuba ke ingca, leyo isendle, ethi namhla ibekho, ize ngomso iphoswe eziko, wenjenjalo uThixo ukuyambesa, wobeka phi na ke kuni, bantundini balukholo luncinane? Nani nize ningafuni ukuthi ningadla ntoni na, nisele ntoni na; kanjalo nize ningathingazi; ngokuba zonke ezo nto zingxanyelwe ziintlanga zehlabathi; uYihlo ke uyazi ukuba niziswele ezo zinto. Funani ubukumkani bukaThixo nina, zaye zonke ezo zinto ziya kongezelelwa kuni.

Thengisani ngeempahla zenu, nilize ngazo; zenzeleni iingxowa zemali ezingagugiyo, ubutyebi obungapheliyo emazulwini, apho kungasondeliyo sela, kungonakalisiyo nanundu;

kuba apho bukhona ubutyebi benu, yoba lapho nentliziyo yenu.

Wayesithi ke nakulowo ummemileyo, Xa sukuba usenza isidlo sasemini, nokuba sesangokuhlwa, musa ukubiza izihlobo zakho, nabazalwana bakho, nemizalwane yakho, nabamelwane abazizityebi; hleze nabo babuye bakumeme, ize oko kube yimbuyekezo kuwe. Yithi xa sukuba usenza isidlo, umeme amahlwempu, izilima, iziqhwala, iimfama; woba nentsikelelo; ngokuba abanako ukubuyekeza kuwe; kuba uya kubuyekezwa wena eluvukweni lwamalungisa.

Ngokukwanjalo ngoko, wonke umntu kuni ongazishiyiyo zonke iimpahla zakhe, akanakuba ngumfundi wam.

Kanjalo nguwuphi na umfazi eneedrarhima zilishumi, ongethi, ukuba ithe yalahleka enye idrarhima, alumeke isibane, ayitshayele indlu, afune enyamekile, ade ayifumane? Athi akuyifumana, ababizele ndawonye abahlobo nabamelwane, esithi, Vuyisanani nam, ngokuba ndiyifumene idrarhima ebindilahlekile. Ngokukwanjalo ndithi kuni, kubakho uvuyo emehlweni ezithunywa zikaThixo ngomoni eba mnye oguqukayo.

Ke kaloku wathi, Umntu othile ube enoonyana ababini. Wathi omnci wabo kuyise, Bawo, ndinike isahlulo sempahla esilunge nam. Wababela imfuyo leyo. Kuthe kungekabi ntsuku zininzi, wahlanganisa into yonke unyana omnci, wesuka kwelakowabo, waya ezweni elikude; wathi khona apho wayichitha impahla yakhe ngentlalo yokuzibhubhisa. Akubon’ ukuba udle konke, kwabakho indlala enzima kwelo zwe, waqala ukuswela naye. Waya wanamathela komnye kubemi belo zwe; wathi yena wamthumela emihlabeni yakhe, ukuba aye kwalusa iihagu. Ubenqwenela ke ukusizalisa isisu sakhe ngeengxam ezabe zidliwa ziihagu; bekungekho mntu umphayo. Ke kaloku, akuba nokuziqonda, wathi, Kanene bangakanani na abaqeshwa bakabawo, abadikwa zizonka; nanku ke mna ndiphela yindlala? Ndiya kusuka ndiye kubawo, ndithi kuye, Bawo, ndonile kuwo amazulu, nasemehlweni akho. Andisafanele kubizwa ngonyana wakho; ndenze ndibe njengomnye kubaqeshwa bakho. Wesuka weza kuyise. Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba usekude lee, uyise wambona, wasikwa yimfesane, wagidima, wawa entanyeni yakhe, wamanga. Wathi ke unyana kuye, Bawo, ndonile kuwo amazulu, nasemehlweni akho; andisafanele kubizwa ngonyana wakho. Uthe ke uyise kubakhonzi bakhe, Rholani ingubo ende, eyona intle, nimambathise, nifake umsesane esandleni sakhe, neembadada ezinyaweni zakhe. Nizise ithole, eliya lityetyisiweyo, nixhele; sidle, sibe nemihlali. Ngokuba lo nyana wam ubefile, wabuya waphila; ubelahlekile, wafunyanwa. Baqala ke ukuba nemihlali.

Ke kaloku, wayesithi nakubafundi bakhe, Kwaye kukho umntu othile osisityebi, obenegosa; laza lona lancethezwa kuye, ukuba lingoyichithayo impahla yakhe. Elibizile ke, wathi kulo, Yintoni na le ndiyivayo ngawe? Khawenze ingxelo yobugosa bakho; kuba akusayi kuba saba ligosa. Lathi ke igosa ngaphakathi kwalo, Ndiya kuthini na? Ngokuba inkosi yam iyabuhlutha ubugosa kum; ukumba kundikhohlile; ukungqiba, ndineentloni. O! ndiyayazi into endiya kuyenza, ukuze xa ndithe ndakhutshwa ebugoseni, bandamkele ezindlwini zabo. Libabizele kulo ngabanye abanetyala enkosini yalo, lathi kowokuqala, Unatyala lingakanani na enkosini yam? Uthe ke yena, Likhulu leebhate zeoli. Lathi kuye, Thabatha iphetshana lakho, uhlale phantsi msinya, ubhale amashumi amahlanu. Emva koko lathi komnye, Wena ke unatyala lingakanani na? Uthe ke yena, Likhulu leekore zengqolowa. Lathi kuye, Thabatha iphetshana lakho, ubhale amashumi asibhozo. Yaza inkosi leyo yalincoma igosa elingalungisiyo, ngokuba lenza ngokuqonda; ngokuba bona abeli phakade kwesabo isizukulwana banokuqonda, ngaphezu kwabo abokukhanya. Nam ndithi kuni, Zenzeleni izihlobo ngabo ubutyebi bokungalungisi, ukuze xa nithe naphelelwa, namkelwe eminqubeni engunaphakade.

Othembekileyo kokuncinane, uthembekile nakokukhulu; nongalungisiyo kokuncinane, akalungisi nakokukhulu. Ukuba ngoko anibanga nakuthembeka ebutyebini bokungalungisi, ngubani na owonithemba kobo buyinyaniso? Nokuba anibanga nakuthembeka koko komnye, ngubani na oya kuninika okukokwenu?

Akukho mkhonzi unako ukukhonza nkosi mbini; kuba eya kuyithiya le, athande leya; athi mhlawumbi abambelele kule, ayidele leya; aninako ukukhonza uThixo nobutyebi. Ke kaloku baye beziva ezo ndawo zonke nabo abaFarisi, amathanda-mali; baye bemsinekela ke.

Ke bekukho umntu othile osisityebi, obevatha ezibomvu nezelinen ecikizekileyo, esenza imihlali yokuzuka kwakhe imihla yonke. Bekukho ke hlwempu lithile, ligama linguLazaro, elalikhahlelwe esangweni lakhe, lizele zizilonda, linqwenela ukuhluthiswa ngeemvuthuluka eziwa etafileni yesityebi eso; zibe zisithi izinja, zize zikhothe izilonda zalo. Ke kaloku lathi lafa ihlwempu elo, lasiwa zizithunywa zezulu esifubeni sika-Abraham; safa ke nesityebi, sangcwatywa. Size, sikwelabafileyo, siphakamise amehlo aso sisentuthumbeni, simbone uAbraham ekude, ulazaro esesifubeni sakhe. Samemeza sona sathi, Bawo, Abraham, ndenzele inceba, uthume uLazaro, ukuba athi nkxu incam yomnwe wakhe emanzini, aphozise ulwimi lwam; ngokuba ndiyathuthunjelwa kweli langatye. Uthe ke uAbraham, Mntwana wam, khumbula ukuba wena wazifincelela ebomini bakho izinto zakho ezilungileyo, noLazaro ngokukwanjalo izinto ezimbi; ngoku ke yena uyathuthuzelwa, wena ke uyathuthunjelwa. Kananjalo ngaphandle kwale nto yonke, phakathi kwethu nani kuthiwe zinzi umsantsa omkhulu, ukuze aba bathanda ukuphumela, besuka apha besiya kuni, bangabi nako; bathi nabalapho, bangabi nakuwelela kuthi. Sathi, Ndiyakucela ngoko, bawo, ukuba umthume endlwini kabawo; kuba ndinabazalwana abahlanu; ukuba abaqononondise, ukuze bangathi nabo beze kule ndawo yentuthumbo. Athi uAbraham kuso, BanoMoses nabaprofeti, mabeve bona. Sithe ke sona, Hayi, bawo Abraham; ukuba kuthe kwaya kubo ovela kwabafileyo, boguquka. Uthe ke kuso, Ukuba uMoses nabaprofeti ababeva, abayi koyiseka, nokuba kuthe kwavuka bani kwabafileyo.

Othe wafuna ukuwusindisa umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo; othe wawulahla, uya kuwulondoloza.

Ndizila ukudla kabini ngeveki, ndinikela izishumi zako konke endikuzuzayo.

Ekuvile ke oko uYesu, wathi kuye, Kusekho nto-nye uyisweleyo; zonke izinto onazo thengisa ngazo, wabele amahlwempu; woba nobutyebi ke emazulwini; uze undilandele. Ezivile ke ezo ndawo, waba buhlungu kakhulu; kuba ube esisityebi kunene.

UYesu akumbona ke ebuhlungu kakhulu, wathi, Hayi, ukuba ngenkankulu, ukuthi abo banobutyebi bangene ebukumkanini bukaThixo. Kuba kulula ukuba inkamela iphumele entunjeni yenaliti, kunokuba isityebi singene ebukumkanini bukaThixo. Bathi ke abo bevayo, Ngubani na ke ongasindiswayo? Uthe ke yena, Izinto ezingenakwenzeka kubantu, zinokwenzeka kuye uThixo.

Uthe ke uPetros, Uyabona, thina sishiye izinto zonke, sakulandela. Uthe ke yena kubo, Inene, ndithi kuni, Akukho namnye ushiye indlu, nokuba ngabazali, nokuba ngabazalwana, nokuba ngumfazi, nokuba ngabantwana, ngenxa yobukumkani bukaThixo, ongasayi kwamkela izinto eziphindaphindiweyo ngalo eli xesha, aze ngelo lizayo iphakade amkele ubomi obungunaphakade.

Wema ke uZakeyu, wathi kuyo iNkosi, Uyabona, isiqingatha sempahla yam, Nkosi, ndisinika amahlwempu; nokuba ndidle into kabani ngokumtyhola, ndimbuyisela kane.

Wathi ngoko, Umntu othile olinene wahambela ezweni elikude, eya kuzamkelela ubukumkani, aze abuye. Ubabizile ke abakhonzi bakhe abalishumi, wabanika iimina zalishumi, wathi kubo, Rhwebani, ndide ndifike. Ke abemi bomzi wakhe babemthiyile, bathuma izigidimi emva kwakhe, besithi, Asithandi ukuba lo abe ngukumkani phezu kwethu. Kwathi, akuba ebuyile, ebamkele ubukumkani, wathi, mababizelwe kuye abo bakhonzi abebanike imali leyo, ukuze azi ukuba unantsi urhwebe ntoni na. Wavela ke owokuqala esithi, Nkosi, imina yakho izele iimina zalishumi. Uthe kuye, Hee ke, mkhonzi ulungileyo; ngokuba waba nokuthembeka entweni encinanana, yiba negunya kwimizi elishumi. Weza nowesibini, esithi, Nkosi, imina yakho yenze iimina zantlanu. Uthe ke nakulowo, Nawe yiba phezu kwemizi emihlanu Weza nomnye esithi, Nkosi, nantsi imina yakho endibe ndinayo, ndiyibeke eqhiyeni; kuba ndibe ndikoyika wena, ngokuba ungumntu obungqabangqaba, uthabatha into ongayibekanga, uvune into ongayihlwayelanga. Athi ke kuye, Ndiya kukugweba ngokuphuma emlonyeni wakho, mkhonzindini ungendawo; ubusazi nje ukuba mna ndingumntu obungqabangqaba, othabatha into angayibekanga, avune into angayihlwayelanga; ibiyini na phofu, ukuba ungayibeki imali yam ebhankini, ndaza mna ekufikeni ndaba ndiyibize inenzala? Wathi kwababemi ngakhona, Mhlutheni imina leyo, niyinike lowo uneemina ezilishumi. Bathi ke kuye, Nkosi, uneemina ezilishumi. Kuba ndithi kuni, Wonke umntu onako uya kunikwa; ongenako ke, uya kuhluthwa kwanoko anako.

Waza, eye kungena etempileni, waqala ukubakhupha abo babethengisa kuyo, nababethenga; esithi kubo, Kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Indlu yam yindlu yokuthandaza; ke nina niyenze umqolomba wezihange.

Kuvumelekile na ukuba simnike irhafu uKesare, akuvumelekile, sini na? Ebuqondile kakuhle ubuqhetseba bazo, wathi kuzo, Nindilingelani na? Ndiboniseni idenariyo. Inomfanekiso nombhalo kabani na? Ziphendule ke zathi, KaKesare. Uthe ke yena kuzo, Nikelani kaloku izinto zikaKesare kuKesare; nezinto zikaThixo kuThixo.

Ke kaloku akubheka, wazibona izityebi, ziphosa iminikelo yazo emkhumbini wokulondoloza imali. Wabona ke mhlolokazi uthile ulihlwempu, ephosa apho iimalanana ezimbini. Wathi, Inyaniso ndithi kuni, Lo mhlolokazi usweleyo uphose ngaphezu kwabo bonke; kuba bonke aba baphose eminikelweni kaThixo, bethabatha kwintabalala yabo; ukanti lo, ekusweleni kwakhe, uphose yonke impilo abenayo.

Wabafumana etempileni ababethengisa ngeenkomo nezimvu namahobe, nabananisa ngemali behleli. Wenza iziniya ngemizi, wabakhupha bonke etempileni, kwanezimvu neenkomo; wayiphalaza imali yabananisi, wazibhukuqa neetafile; wathi nakwabo bathengisa ngamahobe, Ezi zinto zisuseni apha; musani ukuyenza indlu kaBawo indlu yokuthengisela. Bakhumbula ke abafundi bakhe, ukuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Ukuzondelela indlu yakho kundidlile kanye.

Musani ukusebenzela ukudla okutshabalalayo; sebenzelani ukudla okuhlala kuse ebomini obungunaphakade, aya kunipha kona uNyana woMntu; kuba uYise uThixo utywine waqinisela yena lowo.

Wathi ke uYesu kubo, Isonka sobomi esi ndim; lowo uzayo kum, akasayi kulamba; lowo ukholwayo kum, akasayi kunxanwa naphakade.

Isela alizi lingazele ukuze libe, lixhele, litshabalalise. Mna ndizele ukuze babe nobomi, babe nabo ke ngokugqithiseleyo. Ndim umalusi olungileyo; umalusi olungileyo, ubomi bakhe ubuncamela izimvu.

Uthi ngoko omnye umfundi wakhe, uYuda Sikariyoti, okaSimon, lowo ubeza kumngcatsha, Bekungani na ukuba la mafutha aqholiweyo angathengiswa ngeedenariyo ezimakhulu mathathu, kuphiwe amahlwempu? Watsho ke, kungengakuba ebekhathalele mahlwempu; watsho kuba ebelisela, inaye ingxowa, ziphathwa nguye izinto ezifakwa kuyo. Uthe ngoko uYesu, Myeke; uwalondolozele imini yokungcwatywa kwam. Kuba amahlwempu la nihleli ninawo; mna ke anihleli ninam.

Nangaloo mini aniyi kundibuza nto. Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Zonke izinto enithe nazicela kuBawo egameni lam, woninika. Kude kwaba ngokunje, anikaceli nto egameni lam; celani, niya kwamkela, ukuze uvuyo lwenu luzaliseke.

Bonke ke ababekholwa babendawonye, benobudlelane ngeento zonke. Baye bethengisa nangemihlaba nangempahla yabo, babele bonke, njengoko ebethi ubani aswele ngako. Babezingisa ukuhlala bemxhelo mnye etempileni imihla ngemihla, beqhekeza isonka kwizindlu ngezindlu, besidla ukudla benemigcobo, benolungelelwano lwentliziyo,

Wathi ke uPetros, Isilivere negolide andinayo, kodwa endinako ndikunika khona: egameni likaYesu Kristu umNazarete, vuka uhambe.

Ke kaloku inkitha yababekholiwe yayintliziyo-nye, imphefumlo mnye; kwaye kungekho namnye ubesithi kukho nto iyeyakhe empahleni yakhe; zonke izinto zaye zizezobudlelane kubo. Baye abapostile bekungqinela ngamandla amakhulu ukuvuka kweNkosi uYesu; kwaye kukho ukubabalwa okukhulu kubo bonke. Kuba kwakungekho namnye phakathi kwabo, wayeswele; kuba bonke ababenemihlaba, nokuba zizindlu, babesithi bathengise ngazo, bawazise amaxabiso ezo zinto kuthengisiweyo ngazo, bawabeke ezinyaweni zabapostile; waye ke elowo esabelwa njengoko ebesukuba eswele ngako.

Ke kaloku uYose, owathiywa ngabapostile elinye igama lokuba nguBharnabhas (elithi, lakuthethwa ngentetho evakalayo, ngumfo wovuselelo), umLevi waseSipro ngokuzalwa, wathi enomhlaba wathengisa ngawo, wayizisa imali, wayibeka ezinyaweni zabapostile.

Ke kaloku indoda ethile, uHananiya ngegama, inoSafira umkayo, yathengisa ngemfuyo yayo. Yashinta kulo ixabiso layo, esazi naye umkayo; yazisa nxenye ithile, yayibeka ezinyaweni zabapostile. Wathi ke uPetros, Hananiya, kungani na ukuba uSathana azalise intliziyo yakho, ukuba umxokise uMoya oyiNgcwele, ushinte kulo ixabiso lomhlaba? Oko ube uhleli, ubungahleli kuwe na? Kanjalo uthengisiwe, ubungekhona na egunyeni lakho? Yini na ukuba uyibeke le nto entliziyweni yakho? Akuxoke kubantu, uxoke kuThixo.

Ke kaloku uSimon, akubona ukuba ngokubekwa kwezandla zabapostile uyanikwa uMoya oyiNgcwele, wezisa kubo imali, esithi, Ndinikeni nam eli gunya, ukuze lowo, ndithe ndazibeka izandla phezu kwakhe, amkele uMoya oyiNgcwele. Uthe ke uPetros kuye, Isilivere yakho mayiye kutshabalala nawe; ngokuba ububa isipho sikaThixo singazuzwa ngemali.

Kubo ke abafundi, njengoko uthile ebenabo ubutyebi, wathi elowo kubo wagqiba ukuthumela into yokubanceda abazalwana ababemi kwelamaYuda;

Andinqwenelanga silivere nagolide nangubo kabani. Nina ke ngokwenu niyazi ukuba ezi zandla zazisebenzela iintswelo zam, nezababenam. Ndanibonisa zonke izinto, ukuba ngokwenjenjalo ukubulaleka nimelwe kukuthi niyisize imilwelwe, nikhumbule namazwi eNkosi uYesu; ngokuba yena wathi, Ukupha kunoyolo ngaphezu kokuphiwa.

Ndithi, wena ke umfundisayo omnye, akuzifundisi? Wena ke uvakalisa ukuthi, makungebiwa, uyeba?

Ngoko ke, ukuba utshaba lwakho lulambile, luphe ludle; ukuba lunxaniwe, luseze; kuba ngokwenjenjalo ke, woba ufumba amalahle omlilo phezu kwentloko yalo.

Kuba kukwangenxa yoko eninikela irhafu; kuba ngababusi bakaThixo, bezingisa ukusebenza loo nto. Ngoko bonke banikeni okubafaneleyo; mnikeni irhafu ofanelwe yirhafu, unikelo ofanelwe lunikelo, ukoyika ofanelwe kukoyikwa, imbeko ofanelwe yimbeko. Musani ukuba natyala lanto mntwini, lingelilo elokuthandana; kuba omthandayo omnye uzalise umthetho. Kuba oku kuthi, Uze ungakrexezi, uze ungabulali, uze ungebi, uze ungangqini buxoki, uze ungakhanuki, nokuba kukho wumbi umthetho, uhlanganiselwe kweli lizwi lokuthi, Uze umthande ummelwane wakho ngoko uzithanda ngako.

Anazi na, ukuba abangemalungisa abayi kubudla ilifa ubukumkani bukaThixo? Musani ukulahlekiswa; abenza umbulo, nabakhonzi bezithixo, nabakrexezi, nezifebe, namadoda alalanayo, namasela, namabawa, namanxila, nabatshabhisi, nabaphangi, abayi kubudla ilifa ubukumkani bukaThixo.

Ndingafanelana ndisamkelisa amahlwempu ngempahla yam yonke, nokuba ndithe umzimba wam ndawunikela ukuba utshiswe, uthando ke ndingenalo, akundincedi lutho.

Ke kaloku, ngokubuthwa kwemali yokusiza abangcwele, njengokuba ndawamiselayo amabandla kaThixo akwelaseGalati, yenzani ngokunjalo nani. Ngolokuqala usuku, iiveki ngeeveki, elowo kuni makabeke ekhaya, eqweba, into asukuba esikelelwe ngayo; ukuze kungathi, ndakuba ndifikile, kwandule ukubuthwa imali.

Ke kaloku obu butyebi sibuphethe ngezitya zodongwe, ukuze incamisa yamandla ibe yekaThixo, ingaphumi kuthi.

sakubon’ ukuba asixuneli ezintweni ezibonwayo, sixunela kwezingabonwayo. Kuba ezibonwayo zezomzuzwana, ke zona ezingabonwayo zezonaphakade.

Kuba siyazi ukuba, xa ithe yachithwa indlu yethu esemhlabeni, engulo mnquba, sinesakhiwo esiphuma kuThixo, indlu yona emazulwini, engenakwenziwa ngazandla, engunaphakade.

Ngokuba ndiyangqina ukuba bathe, ngokwamandla abo, ewe nangaphezu kwamandla, banikela ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo, besikhunga, besibongoza kakhulu, ukuba silwamkele ubabalo olo, ubudlelane ke obo bokulungiselela abangcwele. Abanelanga kwenza njengoko sathemba ngako; bathi kuqala bazinikela eNkosini, baza kamva bazinikela nakuthi ngokuthanda kukaThixo;

kuba niyalwazi ubabalo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, okokuba yathi, ibisisityebi nje, yaba lihlwempu ngenxa yenu, ukuze nina nibe zizityebi ngobuhlwempu bayo obo.

Kuba intumekelelo, ukuba selikho, yamkeleka kakuhle ngokoko asukuba enako umntu, kungabi ngokoko angenako. Kuba andithi mabaphumle abanye, nibandezeleke nina; ndithi, ukuze kubekho ukulingana ngexesha lakalokunje, ukuphuphuma kwenu makufikelele ekusileleni kwabo; ukuze nokuphuphuma kwabo kufikelele ekusileleni kwenu, ukuze ke kubekho ukulingana; njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Owabutha kakhulu akabanga nakusalelayo; nowabutha kancinane akabanga nakusilela.

Ngoko ndaba kuyafuneka ukubavuselela abazalwana, ukuba basandulele ukuya kuni, bayilungise ngaphambili intsikelelo yenu ebiselixeliwe ngaphambili; ilunge yona ngohlobo lwentsikelelo, ingangi yeyokuvimba.

Qondani ke le nto: Lowo uhlwayela ngokuvimba wovuna kwangokuvimba; nalowo uhlwayela ngesisa wovuna kwangesisa. Elowo makanike njengoko agqibe ngako entliziyweni; makungabi kokuphuma kabuhlungu, nangokunyanzelwa; kuba uThixo uthanda umphi ochwayithileyo. Unako ke uThixo ukuphuphumisela kuni ubabalo lonke, ukuze nithi, nihlala ninako nje ukwanela konke ngeendawo zonke, niphuphumele emsebenzini wonke olungileyo; njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Wasasaza, wapha abasweleyo; Ubulungisa bakhe buhleli ngonaphakade.

Wanga ke angathi, ompha imbewu umhlwayeli, nesonka sokudliwa, aniphe ayandise imbewu yenu, ahlumise isiqhamo sobulungisa benu; nithi ngeendawo zonke nityetyiselwe ekunyaniseni konke, kona kusebenzayo ngathi umbulelo kuThixo. Ngokuba ulungiselelo lwalo mbuso alwaneli kuzalisela iintsilelo zabangcwele; lusuka kananjalo luphuphume imibulelo emininzi kuye uThixo; besithi nje, ngako ukucikideka kolo lulungiselelo, bamzukise uThixo ngenxa yokulululamela kwenu uvumo lwenu ngokusingisele kwiindaba ezilungileyo zikaKristu, nangenxa yokunyanisa kokudlelana kwenu ngokusingisele kubo nakubantu bonke;

bathi, maze siwakhumbule amahlwempu; into ke leyo endandiyikhuthalela ukuyenza.

Kuba wonke umthetho uzaliswe ngazwi linye, ngeli lithi, Uze umthande ummelwane wakho ngoko uzithanda ngako.

Musani ukulahlekiswa; uThixo yena asingowokuhlekisa. Kuba into athe wahlwayela yona umntu, wovuna kwayona; ngokuba lowo uhlwayelela eyakhe inyama, wovuna ukonakala ngokwasenyameni; lowo uhlwayelela uMoya ke, wovuna ubomi obungunaphakade ngokwaseMoyeni. Ke ekwenzeni okulungileyo masingethi amandla; kuba sovuna ngexesha elililo, ukuba asityhafi. Njengoko singathi sibe nethuba, masisebenze okulungileyo kubo bonke, ngokukodwa ke kwabendlu yokholo.

Mna lo, unguyena mncinanana kubo bonke abangcwele, ndababalwa ngolo lubabalo, lokuba ndishumayele phakathi kweentlanga iindaba ezilungileyo zobutyebi obungalandekiyo bukaKristu;

Lowo ubayo makangabi seba; kanye ke makabulaleke esebenza okulungileyo ngezandla zakhe, ukuze abe nako ukwabela osweleyo.

Makangathi elowo axunele kwezakhe izinto zodwa, elowo makaxunele nakwezabanye.

Ndisuke, zona ezo zinto zabe ziyinzuzo kum, zona ezo ndazibalela ekuthini ziyinkxwaleko ngenxa kaKristu. Ewe, okunene, ndisuka izinto zonke ndizibalele ekuthini ziyinkxwaleko, ngenxa yokongama kokumazi uKristu Yesu iNkosi yam; endithe ngenxa yakhe ndonakalelwa zezi zinto zonke, ndizibalela ekuthini ziyinkunkuma, ukuze ndimzuze uKristu,

Kungekuko ukuba ndithetha ngokuswela; kuba mna ndafunda ukuthi entlalweni endikuyo ndanele. Ndiyazana nobuhlwempu, ndiyazana nobutyebi; kuko konke, nasezintweni zonke, ndiqhelanisiwe nokuhlutha kwanokulamba, nokutyeba kwanokuswela. Ndinokuzenza izinto zonke, ndikulowo undomelezayo, uKristu. Noko ke natyapha ukuba nobudlelane nam ngembandezelo. Nani ke baseFilipi, niyazi ukuba, ekuqalekeni kweendaba ezilungileyo ezi, xenikweni ndaphumayo kwelaseMakedoni, akubangakho nalinye ibandla eladlelana nam, ngokusingisele emcimbini wokunikela nowokwamkela, yaba nini nedwa. Ngokuba, naseTesalonika, kwaba kanye nakabini nithumela, nindinceda ekusweleni kwam. Ingekuko ukuba ndibe ndifuna ukuphiwa; ikukuba ndibe ndifuna isiqhamo esandela emcimbini wenu. Ke ndinezinto zonke nje, ndityebile, ndihluthi, ndizamkele nje kuEpafrodito izinto ezavela kuni: ivumba elimnandi, umbingelelo owamkelekileyo, okholekileyo kakuhle kuye uThixo. Ke uThixo wam wokwenzelelela konke ukuswela kwenu ngokobutyebi bakhe, ngokozuko olukuKristu Yesu.

Nyamekelani izinto zaphezulu, zingabi zezasemhlabeni.

Hlalani nivuya. Thandazani ningayeki. Ezintweni zonke bulelani; kuba oko kukuthanda kukaThixo kuKristu Yesu ngani.

Kuba naxenikweni besikuni, sanithethela ngelithi, Ukuba umntu akathandi kusebenza, makangadli nokudla.

Kwangokunjalo mabathi nabafazi banxibe iingubo ezifanelekileyo, beneentloni, benesidima, ingabi kukuphotha iinwele, nokunxitywa kwegolide neeperile, nesambatho esixabiso likhulu;

Ukuba ke umntu akabakhathalele abakhe, ngokukodwa abendlu yakhe, ulukhanyele ukholo, unobubi ngaphezu kongakholwayo.

Ke kona ukuhlonela uThixo, kundawonye nokwanela, kusekeleze inzuzo enkulu. Kuba sibe singangenanga nanto ehlabathini; kuyabonakala kananjalo ukuba asinakuphuma nanto. Sinento ke edliwayo neyambathwayo, masanele zezo zinto. Ke abo banga bangaba zizityebi, beyela ekuhendweni, nasesibatheni, nasezinkanukweni ezininzi ezibubudenge ezenzakalisayo; zona zibatshonisayo abantu ekonakaleni, nasekutshabalaleni. Kuba ukuthanda imali yingcambu yeento zonke ezimbi: abathe abathile, ngokuzolulela kuko, balahlekana nokholo, bazibhodloza ngobuhlungu obuninzi.

Abazizityebi kweli phakade langoku bathethele bangakratshi, bangathembeli butyebini bungagqalekiyo; mabathembele kuThixo ophilileyo, obeka phambi kwethu izinto zonke ngokobutyebi, ukuba zidliwe;

Kuba abantu baya kuba ngabazithandayo, abathandi bemali, abaqhankqalazi, abakratshi, abanyelisi, abangeva bazali,

Kuba umveleli umelwe kukuba ngongenakumangaleleka, njengegosa likaThixo; angabi ngowenza ukuzithandela kwakhe; angabi ngoqumba msinya; angabi ngogeziswa yiwayini; angabi ngumbethi; angabi ngongxamela nzuzo imbi.

Kuba lo Melkitsedeke, kumkani weSalem, mbingeleli kaThixo Osenyangweni, wahlangabezanayo noAbraham, ebuya evela ekubulaleni ookumkani, wamsikelela; awathi uAbraham wamabela nesishumi sezinto zonke (esithi okunene, ukuqala ukuthetha ngentetho evakalayo, ngukumkani wobulungisa, kodwa kamva abe nangukumkani weSalem, oko kukuthi, ngukumkani woxolo; engenayise, engenanina, engenamlibo wakuzalwa, engenasiqalo samihla, engenasiphelo sabomi, enziwe wafana naye uNyana kaThixo): lo uhleli engumbingeleli ngokungapheliyo. Bonani ke ukuba mkhulu kwalowo, wathi uAbraham umawokhulu wamnika nesishumi emaxhobeni, awona alinqatha. Abo okunene bakoonyana bakaLevi, babamkelayo ububingeleli, banomthetho wokubanga isishumi kubo abantu ngokomthetho; oko kukuthi, kubo abazalwana babo, nakuba bephume esinqeni sika-Abraham. Kodwa yena, ongenamlibo wakuzalwa uphumayo kubo, ubange isishumi kuAbraham, wasikelela lowo unamadinga. Ke ngokungenakuphikwa, encinane into isikelelwa yeyona inkulu. Kananjalo apha okunene ngabantu abanokufa, abathabatha isishumi; kodwa khona apho ngongqinelweyo ukuba udla ubomi. Ukutsho ke ndithi, kubangwe ngoAbraham isishumi nakuLevi, lo wamkelayo izishumi; kuba ubesesinqeni sikayise, oko uMelkitsedeke wamhlangabezayo.

Ngokholo uMoses uthe, akuba mkhulu, akavuma ukubizwa ngokuthi ungunyana wentombi kaFaro; enyula kanye ukuba aphathwe kakubi, ndawonye nabantu bakaThixo, kunokuba axhamle izono okomzuzwana; ekubalele ukungcikivwa kukaKristu kububutyebi obungaphezu kobutyebi baseYiputa, kuba wayekhangele ukwamkela umvuzo.

Isimilo senu masibe sesingathandi mali, yanelani zizinto eninazo; kuba etshilo yena ukuthi, Andiyi kukha ndikuyekele; wabuya wathi, Andiyi kukha ndikushiye;

Ke ukwenza okuhle nobudlelane, musani ukukulibala; kuba imibingelelo enjalo uyakholiswa kakuhle yiyo uThixo.

Ke umzalwana othobekileyo makaqhayise ngako ukuphakama kwakhe; osisityebi ke makaqhayise ngako ukuthobeka kwakhe; ngokuba uya kudlula njengentyantyambo yengca. Kuba lithi lakuphuma ilanga, kunye nolophu, liyitshise ingca, ize ke intyantyambo yayo ivuthuluke, buthi nobuhle bembonakalo yayo butshabalale; siya kwenjenjalo nesityebi ukungcumbeka eluhambeni lwaso.

Sonke isipho esilungileyo, naso sonke isipho esigqibeleleyo, sesaphezulu; sihla sivela kuye uYise wezikhanyiso, ongenabuyambo nasithunzi sakujika.

Kuba, xa kuthe kwangena endlwini yenu yesikhungu indoda enemisesane yegolide, inengubo eqaqambileyo; kwaza ke kwangena ihlwempu, lineengubo ezimdaka; naza nakhangela kulowo uvethe ingubo eqaqambileyo, nathi kuye, Hlala apha kakuhle wena; nathi kulo ihlwempu, Yima phaya wena; mhlawumbi, Hlala phantsi apha ngasesihlalweni seenyawo zam: anicalulanga na ke phakathi kwenu, naba ngabagwebi abanezicamango ezingendawo? Yivani, bazalwana bam baziintanda: uThixo akawanyulanga na amahlwempu eli hlabathi, ukuba abe zizityebi zokholo, neendlalifa zobukumkani, awababeka ngedinga abo bamthandayo? Ke nina nilihlazisile ihlwempu. Izityebi azinishicileli na? Zona azinirholeli ematyaleni na? Zona azilinyelisi na igama elihle elo, nabizwa ngalo?

Ukuba okunene niyawuzalisa umthetho wakomkhulu, ngokwesibhalo esithi, Uze umthande ummelwane wakho ngoko uzithanda ngako, nityaphile;

Kunceda ntoni na, bazalwana bam, ukuba umntu uthi unokholo, abe imisebenzi ke engenayo? Lunako yini na ukumsindisa ukholo lwakhe? Ukuba ke umzalwana, nokuba ngudade, bathi bahambe ze, beswele ukudla imihla ngemihla, athi ke omnye wenu kubo, Hambani ninoxolo, yothani, hluthani; nibe ke ningabaniki izinto ezo ziwufaneleyo umzimba: kunceda ntoni na? Ngokunjalo nalo ukholo, ukuba luthi lungabi namisebenzi, lufile ngokukokwalo.

Niyacela, ningamkeli noko, ngenxa enokuba nicela kakubi, ukuze oko nikuchithele iziyolo zenu.

Wenani kaloku, nina nitshoyo ukuthi, Namhla, nokuba kungomso, siya kuya kulaa mzi, senze khona umnyaka ube mnye, sirhwebe, sizuze; kanti nina aba anikwazi kakuhle okwangomso. Kuba buyintoni na ubomi benu? Bungumphunga obonakala ixesha elincinane, uze ke uthi shwaka. Endaweni yokuba nithi, Ukuba iNkosi ithe yathanda, saphila, siya kwenza le nto, nalaa nto.

Wenani kaloku, zityebi, lilani nenze isijwili ngeenkxwaleko zenu ezizayo. Ubutyebi benu bubolile, neengubo zenu zidliwe ngamanundu. Igolide nesilivere yenu idliwe ngumhlwa; umhlwa wazo uya kuba lingqina ngakuni, uyidle inyama yenu njengomlilo. Niziqwebele ubutyebi ngeemini zokugqibela.

Yabonani, umvuzo wabasebenzi, abavune amasimi enu, lowo ubandeziweyo nini, uyakhala; kwaye ukubhomboloza kwabavuni abo kungenile ezindlebeni zeNkosi yemikhosi. Nadla ubuncwane emhlabeni apha, naxhamla iziyolo, nazondla iintliziyo zenu njengamhla kuxheliweyo.

ukuze ukucikideka kokholo lwenu kufunyanwe kunqabile kakhulu, ngaphezu kwegolide le itshabalalayo, noko icikidwa ngomlilo; kuse kuyo indumiso nembeko nozuko ekutyhilekeni kukaYesu Kristu.

nisazi nje ukuba anihlawulelwanga nikhululwe ngazinto zinakonakala, oozisilivere noozigolide, kuyo ihambo yenu engento, enayinikelwayo ngooyihlo.

Ukuhomba kwenu makungabi kokwangaphandle, kokulukwa kweenwele, nokunxitywa kwegolide, nokwambathwa kweengubo; makube kokomntu ofihlakeleyo wentliziyo, ovethe ukungonakali, umoya onobulali, ozolileyo, oxabiso likhulu emehlweni kaThixo.

Musani ukulithanda ihlabathi, kwanezinto ezisehlabathini. Ukuba kukho othi alithande ihlabathi, uthando lukaYise alukho kuye. Ngokuba konke okusehlabathini, inkanuko yenyama, nenkanuko yamehlo, noqhankqalazo lobu bomi, asikokuphuma kuye uYise, kokuphuma ehlabathini. Ihlabathi ke liyadlula, nenkanuko yalo; ke yena owenza ukuthanda kukaThixo uhleli ngonaphakade.

Osukuba ke enayo impilo yeli hlabathi, aze ambone umzalwana wakhe eswele, azivalele iimfesane zakhe kuye, luthini na ukuhlala uthando lukaThixo ngaphakathi kwakhe? Bantwanana bam, masingathandi ngazwi nangamlomo; masithande ngezenzo nangenyaniso.

Ngenxa enokuba ke udikidiki, ungabandi, ungeshushu, ndiza kukuhlanza uphume emlonyeni wam. Ngokuba uthi, Ndisisityebi, ndizityebisile, andiswele nto; ube ungazi ukuba uludwayinge, ulusizana, ulihlwempu, uyimfama, uhamba ze; ndiyakucebisa, ukuba uthenge kum igolide evuthiswe emlilweni, ukuze ube nobutyebi; neengubo ezimhlophe, ukuze wambeswe, lingabonakali ihlazo lobuze bakho; nentambiso yamehlo, uthambise amehlo akho, ukuze ubone.

Ndeva izwi esazulwini sezinto eziphilileyo zone, lisithi, Ibhekile yengqolowa iya kudla idenariyo, neebhekile ezintathu zerhasi zidle idenariyo, ioli newayini uze ungayoni.

Bathi ookumkani bomhlaba, namanene, nezityebi, nabathetheli-waka, nabanamandla, namakhoboka onke, nabakhululekileyo bonke, bazifihla emiqolombeni nasemaweni eentaba. Bathi kwiintaba nakumawa, Siweleni, nisifihle ebusweni balowo uhleli phezu kwetrone, nasengqumbeni yeMvana;

Lenza bonke, abancinane nabakhulu, abazizityebi nabangamahlwempu, abakhululekileyo nabangamakhoboka, ukuba baphawulwe lilo esandleni sabo sokunene, nokuba kusemabunzini, abo. nokuze kungabikho mntu unako ukuthenga nokuthengisa, ingenguye lowo unophawu, nokuba ligama lerhamncwa, nokuba linani legama lalo.

Nabarhwebi bomhlaba baya kulila, benze isijwili ngenxa yayo, Ngokuba ingasathengwa bani impahla yabo yomkhombe: Impahla yegolide, neyesilivere, neyelitye elinqabileyo, neyeeperile, Neyelinen ecikizekileyo, neyeengubo ezibomvu, neyesilika, neyeengubo ezimfusa, Nomthi wonke ongumsedare, Nezitya zonke zeempondo zeendlovu, Nezitya zonke zomthi onqabileyo kakhulu, Nezobhedu, nezentsimbi, nezemarmore, Nesinamon, neziqhumiso, namafutha aqholiweyo, nentlaka emhlophe, Newayini, neoli, nomgubo ocoliweyo, nengqolowa, Namaqegu, nezimvu, namahashe, neenqwelo, Nemizimba nemiphefumlo yabantu. Neziqhamo ezikhanukwa ngumphefumlo wakho zimkile kuwe, Nazo zonke izinto ezityebileyo neziqaqambileyo zimkile kuwe; Akusayi kuba sazifumana zona.

Abarhwebi bezo zinto, abo batyeba ngayo, Baya kuma kude, ngenxa yokoyika intuthumbo yayo, Belila, besenza isijwili, besithi, Yeha, yeha, mzi mkhulu Owawuthiwe wambu ngelinen ecikizekileyo, nengubo ebomvu, nengubo emfusa, Uhonjiswe ngegolide, namatye anqabileyo, neeperile! Ngokuba buphanziswe ngalixa linye ubutyebi obungaka. Bonke abaqhubi-mikhombe, nayo yonke indibandiba esezinqanaweni, Noomateloshe, nabo bonke abasebenza elwandle,

Wathi kum, Kwenzekile; mna ndinguAlfa no-Omega, isiqalo nesiphelo; mna ndomnika lowo unxaniweyo emthonjeni wamanzi obomi, ngesisa.

UMoya nomtshakazi bathi, Yiza. Lowo uvayo makathi, Yiza. Lowo unxaniweyo makeze; lowo uthandayo, makawathabathe amanzi obomi ngesisa.