Incwadi KaJakopo 5:1-20
5 Lalelani-ke, nina bantu abanjingileko, lilani nirhahlawule ngebanga lamatlhuwo azonehlela.+
2 Umnothwenu ubolile nezambatho zenu zidliwe ziingogwana.*+
3 Igolide nesiliva lenu likghore ngokupheleleko nokukghora kwalo kuzokuba bufakazi obunilahlako begodu kuzokudla inyamenu. Lokho enizibulungele khona kuzokuba njengomlilo ngemihla yokuphela.+
4 Qalani! Imirholo eniyigugudlheleko yeensebenzi ezivune amasimenu isolo iyalila nokulilela kwabavuni isizo kufikile eendlebeni zakaJehova* wamabutho.+
5 Niphile ipilo emabothobotho begodu nazanelisa ephasini. Nizinonisile* ngelanga lokuhlatjwa.+
6 Nilahlile, nabulala olungileko. Akaniphikisi na?
7 Nje-ke bafowethu, bekezelani bekube sekubeni khona kweKosi.+ Qalani! Umlimi uhlala alindele isithelo esiligugu sephasi, abekezele bekune izulu lokuthoma nezulu lamva.+
8 Nani bekezelani,+ qinani ngombana ukuba khona kweKosi sekutjhidele.+
9 Ninganghonghoyili* ngomunye nomunye bafowethu, ukuthi ningahlulelwa.+ Qalani! UMahluleli ujame phambi kweminyango.
10 Bafowethu, kuthatheni njengesibonelo ukuhlunguphazeka+ nokubekezela+ kwabaphorofidi abakhuluma egameni lakaJehova.*+
11 Qalani! Sithi bayathaba* labo abakghodlheleleko.+ Nizwile ngokukghodlhelela kwakaJobho+ nabona nomphumela uJehova* awunikelako,+ ukuthi uJehova unethando khulu begodu unesirhawu.+
12 Ngaphezu kwakho koke bafowethu, lisani ukufunga, kungaba ngezulu namkha ngephasi namkha ngananyana ngisiphi isifungo. Kodwana u-“Iye” wenu akatjho u-iye no-“Awa,” atjho u-awa,+ bona ningafanelwa sisahlulelo.
13 Ukhona oqalene nobudisi hlangana nani? Akaragele phambili athandaza.+ Ukhona othabileko? Akavume amarhubo.+
14 Ukhona ogulako hlangana nani? Akabize abadala+ bebandla, bamthandazele, bamzese ngamafutha+ egameni lakaJehova.*
15 Umthandazo wokukholwa uzokwenza ogulako* aphile noJehova uzomvusa. Godu nangabe wenze izono uzokulitjalelwa.
16 Nje-ke, zivumeni ngokutjhaphulukileko izono zenu+ komunye nomunye begodu nithandazelane, ukuthi nilapheke. Ukurabhela komuntu olungileko kunomphumela onamandla.+
17 U-Eliya bekamumuntu onamazizo afana nawethu kodwana wathandaza ngokuzimisela bona izulu lingani, azange line enarheni iminyaka emithathu neenyanga ezisithandathu.+
18 Wathandaza godu, izulu lana nenarha yathela.+
19 Bafowethu, nakukhona hlangana nani ophambukiswako eqinisweni bese omunye ambuyise,
20 yazini ukuthi nanyana ngubani obuyisa isoni+ endlelenaso eyonakeleko, uzosisindisa* ekufeni begodu uzokugubuzesa izono ezinengi.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiGirigi, “liviyaviyani lebusuku.”
^ NgesiGirigi, “Ninonise iinhliziyo zenu.”
^ Namkha “Ningabubuli.”
^ Namkha “babusisiwe.”
^ Namkha kungenzeka “odiniweko.”
^ Namkha “uzokusindisa umphefumulwaso.”
