Incwadi KaJakopo 4:1-17
4 Zivelaphi izipi nokulwa phakathi kwenu? Kghani aziveli eenkanukweni zenu zenyama ezilwisanako phakathi kwenu?+
2 Niyakhanuka kodwana anibi nalitho. Niragela phambili nibulala begodu nimarhamaru kodwana anikghoni ukufumana. Niragela phambili nilwa ngasuthi nisepini.+ Anibi nalitho ngebanga lokuthi anibawi.
3 Nanibawako, anifumani ngombana nibawa ngomnqopho omumbi, bona nikusebenzise eenkanukweni zenu zenyama.
4 Nina eningakathembeki,* anazi na bona ubungani nephasi kububutha noZimu? Nje-ke nanyana ngubani ofuna ukuba mngani wephasi uzenza inaba lakaZimu.+
5 Namkha nicabanga ukuthi umtlolo uyazitjhwela na nawuthi: “Umona ongaphakathi kwethu usolo urhalela izinto zoke”?+
6 Nanyana kunjalo umusa omkhulu awunikelako mkhulu kunawo. Yeke uthi: “UZimu ulwisana nabazikhakhazisako+ kodwana ubenzela umusa omkhulu abathobekileko.”+
7 Nje-ke zithobeni kuZimu+ kodwana nilwisane noDeveli+ begodu uzonibalekela.+
8 Tjhidelani kuZimu naye uzokutjhidela kini.+ Hlanzani izandla zenu nina zoni,+ nicwengise iinhliziyo zenu+ nina abanganatlha.
9 Yibani lisizi, nizile benilile.+ Ukuhleka kwenu akuphenduke ukuzila, nethabo lenu liphenduke ukudana.
10 Zithobeni phambi kwakaJehova,*+ uzoniphakamisa.+
11 Lisani ukukhulumana kumbi bafowethu.+ Nanyana ngubani okhuluma kumbi ngomfowabo namkha ahlulele umfowabo ukhuluma kumbi ngomthetho begodu wahlulela umthetho. Nje-ke nawahlulela umthetho, awusimumenzi womthetho kodwana umumahluleli.
12 KunoMnikelimthetho noMahluleli munye kwaphela,+ loyo okghona ukusindisa nokutjhabalalisa.+ Kodwana wena, ungubani bona wahlulele umakhelwanakho?+
13 Nje-ke lalelani nina enithi: “Namhlanjesi namkha kusasa sizokuya edorobheneli, siqede umnyaka lapho, senze irhwebo begodu senze inzuzo,”+
14 kukulapho ningazi ukuthi ukuphila kwenu kuzokuba njani kusasa.+ Ngombana niyikungu evela isikhatjhana bese inyamalale.+
15 Kunalokho, kufuze nithi: “UJehova* nakathandileko,+ sizokuphila senze lokhu nalokha.”
16 Kodwana nje niyazikhakhazisa, nizigabisa ngani kwaphela. Koke ukuzigabisa okunjalo kumbi.
17 Nje-ke, nangabe umuntu uyazi ukuthi angakwenza njani okuhle kodwana angakwenzi, kusisono kuye.+
