EkaJakobe 2
2
Abazalwane mabangakhethi abantu
1 Bazalwane bami, ukukholwa kwenu yiNkosi yethu yenkazimulo uJesu Kristu makungabi nokukhetha abantu. 2Ngokuba uma kungena esinagogeni* lenu umuntu onendandatho yegolide nezingubo ezicwebezelayo, kungene nompofu onezingubo ezimbi, 3nimbheke ogqokile izingubo ezicwebezelayo, nithi: “Hlala lapha wena kulendawo enhle,” besenithi kompofu: “Yima lapho wena,” noma: “Hlala phansi kwesenabelo sezinyawo zami,” 4anikhethi yini, nibe ngabahluleli abanezizindlo ezimbi na?
5 Yizwani, bazalwane bami abathandekayo. UNkulunkulu akakhethanga yini abampofu ezweni babe ngabacebileyo ekukholweni nezindlalifa zombuso awuthembisa bona abamthandayo na? 6 Kepha nina namdumaza ompofu. Abacebileyo abanicindezeli yini, abanihuduleli emacaleni na? 7Abahlambalazi igama elihle enibizwa ngalo na?
8 Kepha uma nigcina umthetho wobukhosi ngokombhalo wokuthi: “Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena,” nenza kahle; 9 kodwa uma nikhetha abantu, nenza isono, nilahlwa ngumthetho njengabaweqayo. 10 Ngokuba ogcina wonke umthetho kepha akhubeke kowodwa, unecala kuyo yonke. 11 Ngokuba yena owathi: “Ungaphingi,” wathi futhi: “Ungabulali,” uma-ke ungaphingi kepha ubulale, ungoweqa umthetho.
12 Khulumani kanjalo, nenze kanjalo njengokufanele abayakwahlulelwa ngomthetho wenkululeko. 13 Ngokuba ukwahlulelwa okungenasihawu kuyakumehlela ongenzi isihawu; isihawu sizigabisa ekwahlulelweni.
Ukukholwa kufanele kube nezenzo
14 Kusizani, bazalwane bami, uma umuntu ethi unokukholwa, kepha engenayo imisebenzi na? Ukukholwa kungamsindisa na? 15 Uma umzalwane noma umzalwanekazi behamba ze, beswela ukudla kwemihla ngemihla, 16 kusho omunye kini kubo ukuthi: “Hambani nibe nokuthula, nifudumale; nisuthe,” kepha ningabaphi lokho okudingwa ngumzimba, lokhu kusizani na? 17Kanjalo-ke nokukholwa, uma kungenayo imisebenzi, kufile ngokwakho.
18Kepha omunye uyakuthi: “Wena unokukholwa, mina nginemisebenzi,” ngibonise ukukholwa kwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi, nami ngizakukukhombisa ukukholwa ngemisebenzi yami. 19 Wena uyakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu munye na? Wenza kahle; namademoni ayakholwa, athuthumele.
20Kepha wena muntu ongelutho uyathanda ukuqonda ukuthi ukukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kuyize na? 21 U-Abrahama ubaba wayengalungisiswa yini ngemisebenzi enikela ngendodana yakhe u-Isaka e-altare na? 22Uyabona ukuthi ukukholwa kwasebenza kanye nemisebenzi yakhe nokuthi ukukholwa kwapheleliswa ngemisebenzi, 23 kwagcwaliseka umbhalo othi: “Kepha u-Abrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi kungukulunga,” wabizwa ngokuthi umhlobo kaNkulunkulu. 24 Niyabona ukuthi umuntu uyalungisiswa ngemisebenzi, kungengokukholwa kuphela.
25 Kanjalo-ke noRahabi isifebe wayengalungisiswa ngemisebenzi yini, ezamukele izithunywa eziphumisa ngenye indlela na? 26Ngokuba njengalokhu umzimba ngaphandle komoya ufile, kanjalo nokukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kufile.
Okuqokiwe okwamanje:
EkaJakobe 2: ZUL59
Qhakambisa
Dlulisela
Kopisha
Ufuna ukuthi okuvelele kwakho kugcinwe kuwo wonke amadivayisi akho? Bhalisa noma ngena ngemvume
© Bible Society of South Africa 1959, 1997. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
EkaJakobe 2
2
Abazalwane mabangakhethi abantu
1 Bazalwane bami, ukukholwa kwenu yiNkosi yethu yenkazimulo uJesu Kristu makungabi nokukhetha abantu. 2Ngokuba uma kungena esinagogeni* lenu umuntu onendandatho yegolide nezingubo ezicwebezelayo, kungene nompofu onezingubo ezimbi, 3nimbheke ogqokile izingubo ezicwebezelayo, nithi: “Hlala lapha wena kulendawo enhle,” besenithi kompofu: “Yima lapho wena,” noma: “Hlala phansi kwesenabelo sezinyawo zami,” 4anikhethi yini, nibe ngabahluleli abanezizindlo ezimbi na?
5 Yizwani, bazalwane bami abathandekayo. UNkulunkulu akakhethanga yini abampofu ezweni babe ngabacebileyo ekukholweni nezindlalifa zombuso awuthembisa bona abamthandayo na? 6 Kepha nina namdumaza ompofu. Abacebileyo abanicindezeli yini, abanihuduleli emacaleni na? 7Abahlambalazi igama elihle enibizwa ngalo na?
8 Kepha uma nigcina umthetho wobukhosi ngokombhalo wokuthi: “Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena,” nenza kahle; 9 kodwa uma nikhetha abantu, nenza isono, nilahlwa ngumthetho njengabaweqayo. 10 Ngokuba ogcina wonke umthetho kepha akhubeke kowodwa, unecala kuyo yonke. 11 Ngokuba yena owathi: “Ungaphingi,” wathi futhi: “Ungabulali,” uma-ke ungaphingi kepha ubulale, ungoweqa umthetho.
12 Khulumani kanjalo, nenze kanjalo njengokufanele abayakwahlulelwa ngomthetho wenkululeko. 13 Ngokuba ukwahlulelwa okungenasihawu kuyakumehlela ongenzi isihawu; isihawu sizigabisa ekwahlulelweni.
Ukukholwa kufanele kube nezenzo
14 Kusizani, bazalwane bami, uma umuntu ethi unokukholwa, kepha engenayo imisebenzi na? Ukukholwa kungamsindisa na? 15 Uma umzalwane noma umzalwanekazi behamba ze, beswela ukudla kwemihla ngemihla, 16 kusho omunye kini kubo ukuthi: “Hambani nibe nokuthula, nifudumale; nisuthe,” kepha ningabaphi lokho okudingwa ngumzimba, lokhu kusizani na? 17Kanjalo-ke nokukholwa, uma kungenayo imisebenzi, kufile ngokwakho.
18Kepha omunye uyakuthi: “Wena unokukholwa, mina nginemisebenzi,” ngibonise ukukholwa kwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi, nami ngizakukukhombisa ukukholwa ngemisebenzi yami. 19 Wena uyakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu munye na? Wenza kahle; namademoni ayakholwa, athuthumele.
20Kepha wena muntu ongelutho uyathanda ukuqonda ukuthi ukukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kuyize na? 21 U-Abrahama ubaba wayengalungisiswa yini ngemisebenzi enikela ngendodana yakhe u-Isaka e-altare na? 22Uyabona ukuthi ukukholwa kwasebenza kanye nemisebenzi yakhe nokuthi ukukholwa kwapheleliswa ngemisebenzi, 23 kwagcwaliseka umbhalo othi: “Kepha u-Abrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi kungukulunga,” wabizwa ngokuthi umhlobo kaNkulunkulu. 24 Niyabona ukuthi umuntu uyalungisiswa ngemisebenzi, kungengokukholwa kuphela.
25 Kanjalo-ke noRahabi isifebe wayengalungisiswa ngemisebenzi yini, ezamukele izithunywa eziphumisa ngenye indlela na? 26Ngokuba njengalokhu umzimba ngaphandle komoya ufile, kanjalo nokukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kufile.
Okuqokiwe okwamanje:
:
Qhakambisa
Dlulisela
Kopisha
Ufuna ukuthi okuvelele kwakho kugcinwe kuwo wonke amadivayisi akho? Bhalisa noma ngena ngemvume
© Bible Society of South Africa 1959, 1997. Used with permission. All rights reserved.