IMizekeliso 9:1-18
9 Ubulumko bokwenene buyakhile indlu yabo;Buyenzele* iintsika ezisixhenxe.
2 Buyilungise ngokupheleleyo inyama;*Buxube iwayini;Badeka netafile.
3 Buthume izicakakazi zaboUkuba ziyokukhwaza kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zesixeko, zithi:+
4 “Nabani na ongenamava, makangene ngapha.”
Buthi kulowo ungenangqondo:*
5 “Yizokutya isonka sam,Usele newayini endiyixubileyo.
6 Kushiye ukungabi namava kwakho* uze uphile;+Hamba endleleni yokuqonda.”+
7 Olungisa umntu osileyo uzizisela ihlazo,+Yaye nabani na okhalimela umenzi-bubi uza kwenzakala.
8 Sukumkhalimela umntu osileyo, kuba uza kukucaphukela.+
Khalimela umntu osisilumko, yena uza kukuthanda.+
9 Fundisa umntu osisilumko, uza kulumka ngakumbi.+
Fundisa ilungisa, ukuze longeze kwizinto elizaziyo.
10 Ubulumko buqala ngokoyika uYehova,+Ibe ukwazi Oyena Ungcwele+ kukuqonda.
11 Kuba ngam uza kuphila imihla emininzi,+Kongezelelwe iminyaka ebomini bakho.
12 Ukuba uba sisilumko, uza kuncedwa bubulumko bakho,Kodwa ukuba usile, uza kufumana imiphumo yokusa kwakho.
13 Umfazi osisidenge uyangxola.+
Usisiphukuphuku nje esingazi kwanto.
14 Uhlala kumnyango wendlu yakheEsitulweni kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zesixeko,+
15 Aze akhwaze abo badlulayo,Abo bahamba ngendlela, esithi:
16 “Nabani na ongenamava, makangene ngapha.”
Uthi kwabo bangenangqondo:*+
17 “Amanzi abiweyo amnandi,Nokutya okutyelwa emfihlekweni kumnandi.”+
18 Kodwa abazi ukuba kukho abantu abafileyo apho,Ukuba iindwendwe zakhe zisenzulwini yengcwaba.*+
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Okanye “Buyiqingqele.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “Buxhelile.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “uswele intliziyo.”
^ Okanye “Bashiye abangenamava.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “baswele intliziyo.”
^ Funda Ingcaciso Yamagama.
