13 “Kuhlakanipha nemandla kwaNkulunkulu, kweluleka nekucondza kwakhe.
Shangatsi angembula kuwe timfihlakalo tekuhlakanipha, ngobe kuhlakanipha kweliciniso kukabili. Yati loku: Kutsi Nkulunkulu akakujezisi ngangekona kwakho.
Emandla nekuncoba kwaNkulunkulu, umkhohliswa nemkhohlisi, bobabili bakhe.
Ngemandla akhe wathulisa lwandle, ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe wagawula Rahabi waba ticucu.
“Nkulunkulu unemandla, kodvwa akabedzeleli bantfu; unemandla, futsi ucinisekile kulenhloso yakhe.
Ngubani nje lowaphakela inhlitiyo ngekuhlakanipha nome wapha ingcondvo kucondza?
Kuhlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu kujulile, emandla akhe abanti kakhulu. Ngubani nje lowake wacinisa inhloko kuye, wachubeka waphumelela angulote sici?
Mkhulu Simakadze wetfu, nemandla akhe makhulu, kuhlakanipha kwakhe akunakulinganiswa.
Kweluleka lokuhle nekwehlulela kahle kwami, kucondza kanye nemandla kwami.
Noko naye uhlakaniphile, futsi angayehlisa inhlekelele, emavi akhe akaphindzi awabuyise. Uyawusukuma amelane nendlu yalababi, emelane nalabo labasita labenta lokubi.
Ngimemetela siphetfo kusukela ekucaleni, kusukela etikhatsini takadzeni ngimemetela loko lokutakwenteka. Ngitsi mine: ‘Injongo yami iyakuma, ngiyawukwenta konkhe loko lese ngikuhlelile.’
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wawudala umhlaba ngemandla akhe lamakhulu; wesekela umhlaba ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe, weneka emazulu ngekucondza kwakhe.
watsi: “Alidvunyiswe Libito laNkulunkulu phakadze naphakadze; kuhlakanipha nemandla kwakhe.
ngobe phela ngiyawuninika emavi nekuhlakanipha lekuyawubate nome sinye setitsa tenu lesiyawuba nemandla ekumelana nekuphikisana nani.
“Ngubani lowase wati ingcondvo yeNkhosi, nome-ke, lowase waba ngumeluleki wayo?
Kodvwa kulabo lababitiwe, kumaJuda nakumaGriki, sishumayela Khristu longemandla aNkulunkulu nekuhlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu.
Nkulunkulu wasikhetsanchanti ngaye kutsi sibe lifa lakhe, yena lowenta konkhe ngekwentsandvo yakhe.
Nkulunkulu lasipha wona, waze waphuphuma. Ngekuhlakanipha nekucondza kwakhe
Kuye kutfukuswe emagugu onkhe ekuhlakanipha newekwati.
Nangabe emkhatsini wenu kukhona loswele kuhlakanipha, akacele kuNkulunkulu lonika bonkhe bantfu ngekwephana lokungenakufehla, utawuphiwa.