EkaJakobe 4 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

EkaJokobe 4

¹ Zivelaphi izimpi nokulwa phakathi kwenu na? Aziphumi yini lapha ezinkanukweni zenu ezilwa ezithweni zenu na?

² Niyafisa, ningabi nalutho;

³ Niyacela, kepha anikwamukeli, ngokuba nicela kabi, ukuze nikusebenzise ezinkanukweni zenu.

⁴ Ziphingi neziphingi, anazi yini ukuthi ubungane bezwe bungubutha kuNkulunkulu? ngakho loba ngubani othanda ukuba ngumngane welizwe uyisitha sikaNkulunkulu.

⁵ Ingabe nithi umbhalo usho ngeze ukuthi: “UMoya ohlezi kithi uhahela umhawu na?

⁶ Kodwa ubapha umusa owengeziwe. Ngalokho uthi: “UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.

⁷ Ngakho zehliseleni kuNkulunkulu. Melanani noSathane, khona uyakunibalekela;

⁸ Sondelani kuNkulunkulu, laye uzasondela kini. Hlambululani izandla nina zoni; nihlanze izinhliziyo zenu nina eninhliziyombili.

⁹ Yibani lusizi, nilile, nikhale; ukuhleka kwenu makuphenduke ukulila, nokujabula kwenu kube ukudabuka.

¹⁰ Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi, njalo izaliphakamisa.

¹¹ Lingakhulumi kubi, bazalwane. Ohlambalaza umzalwane wakhe, ahlulele umzalwane wakhe, ukhuluma kabi ngomthetho, wahlulela umthetho;

¹² Munye ummisimthetho, onamandla okusindisa nokubhubhisa; ungubani wena owahlulela omunye na?

¹³ Manje-ke nina enithi: Namuhla noma kusasa siyakuya emzini onjalo, futhi sihlale khona umnyaka, sithenge, sithengise, sizuze;

¹⁴ Kalikwazi okuzakwenzeka kusasa. Ngoba iyini impilo yakho? Kungumhwamuko obonakala isikhashana, bese unyamalala.

¹⁵ Ngokuba nifanele ukuthi: Uma iNkosi ithanda, siyakuphila, senze lokhu nalokhuya.

¹⁶ Kepha manje niyazibonga ngokuzigabisa kwenu; konke ukuzibonga okunjalo kubi.

¹⁷ Ngakho-ke kokwaziyo ukwenza okuhle kodwa angakwenzi, kuye kuyisono.