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1 UJuda, inceku kaJesu Khristu nomfowabo kaJakobe, kubo bonke ababiziweyo nabathandiweyo bakaNkulunkulu uYise, nabagciniwe kuJesu Khristu. 2 Umusa nothando nokuthula makuphindwaphindwe kini.
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3 Bathandekayo, ngisha amashushu ngifuna ukunilobela ngensindiso esiyihlanganyele sonke, ngikuthola kubalulekile ukuba nginilobele, nginikhuthaze ukuba nilulwele ukholo olwabekwa kwabakanye kwabangcwele. 4 Ngokuba abathile sebengene isinyenyela phakathi kwenu, okwalotshwa ngabo phambilini ukuthi bamiselwe ukubhujiswa njengabangalungile. Bahlanekezela umusa kaNkulunkulu wethu, bawenze ube yizaba zokwenza amanyala, beyiphika iNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu okunguYena kuphela uMbusi.
5 Kepha ngithanda ukunikhumbuza, nanxa nikwazi konke lokhu ukuthi iNkosi isisikhululile isizwe eGibhithe, emveni kwalokho yabhubhisa labo abangakholwanga. 6 Nezingelosi ezingayigcinanga indawo yazo yokubusa, kepha ezayishiya indawo yazo yokuhlala; uzigcine ziboshwe ngezinsinga ingunaphakade, ebumnyameni obuphakade, ukuze zehlulelwe ngosuku olukhulu. 7 NjengeSodoma neGomora nemizi eyakhelene nayo, yenza ubufebe ngokufanayo, yalandela ubufebe obuxakile. Bayisibonelo sokubhujiswa ngomlilo ongunaphakade.
8 Ngokunjalo, nalaba abaphuphayo banukubeza imizimba yabo, futhi baphika ubukhosi, bahlambalaze nezidalwa ezingcwele. 9 Kepha lapho uMikhayeli, ingelosi enkulu ephikisana nosathane, bebanga isidumbu sikaMose, akalokothanga wakhuluma okubi ngaye, kodwa wathi: “INkosi mayikusole.”
10 Kepha laba, bahlambalaza nalezo zinto abangazaziyo, babhujiswa nayilezo zinto abazaziyo ngokwemvelo, njengezilwane ezingenakuqonda.
11 Maye, kubo, ngokuba bahamba endleleni kaKhayini, bagijimela nasephutheni likaBhalamu alenza ngenxa yomvuzo; babhubha njengoKhora owahlubukayo.
12 Yibo laba abayichilo emadilini enu, abadla nani bengenakwesaba, bezenelisa. Bangamafu angenamvula apheshulwa wumoya, izihlahla zasehlobo ezingenazithelo, bafe imfakabili, basishuliwe. 13 Bakhefuza amahlazo abo njengamaza adlangalalayo, bayantunta njengezinkanyezi ezigcinelwe ubumnyama baphakade.
14 U-Enokhi, owayengowesikhombisa kusukela ku-Adamu, waphrofetha ngalaba, wathi: “Uyabona, iNkosi iyeza nezindimbane zabangcwele bayo, 15 ukubehlulela bonke nokujezisa yonke imiphefumulo ngenxa yemisebenzi yokungamesabi uNkulunkulu, abayenze ngokungahloniphi, nangawo wonke amazwi anesihluku abawakhuluma ngaye; lezi yizoni ezimbi.”
16 Yibo laba abangabakhonondayo nabasolayo, abahamba ngokubuswa yizinkanuko zabo, bekhuluma amazwi aluwangala, betusa abanye ukuze bazuze.
UJuda Ululeka Ukuba Baqine Ekukholweni
17 Kepha nina bathandekayo, khumbulani amazwi akhulunywe kini phambilini ngabaphostoli beNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu. 18 Basho ukuthi ngesikhathi sokugcina kuyakuba khona ababhinqayo, bebuswa yizinkanuko zabo zokungcola. 19 Yibo laba abadala ukwahlukana bengabemvelo, bengenaye uMoya.
20 Kepha nina bathandekayo zakheni, nigxile ekukholweni kwenu okungcwele kakhulu, nikhuleke ngoMoya oNgcwele, 21 nizigcine othandweni lukaNkulunkulu, nilindele umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu oholela ekuphileni okuphakade.
22Nibahawukele abanye abangabazayo. 23 Nibasindise abanye ngokubahlwitha emlilweni, nibahawukele abanye, kodwa nibe nokwesaba, nenyanye ngisho nesembatho esingcoliswe yinyama yabo.
24 Kepha kuYena onamandla okunilonda ningakhubeki, animise phambi kwenkazimulo yakhe ningenasici, ninokuthokoza. 25 Kuye uNkulunkulu munye, uMsindisi wethu ngaye uJesu Khristu iNkosi yethu, makube udumo, nobukhosi, namandla, negunya, kusukela zingakabi bikho izikhathi, namanje, kuze kube phakade. Amen.