Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo evikela uNkulunkulu
2 kuThimothewu 3 : 14 – 16
14 Kepha wena hlala ezintweni ozifundileyo waqiniselwa kuzo, wazi ukuthi wazifunda kubani;
15 lokuthi kusukela ebuntwaneni wazi imibhalo engcwele, elamandla okukuhlakaniphisa, kube yinsindiso ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu.
16 Yonke imibhalo iphefumulelwe nguNkulunkulu, ilungele ukufundisa, nokusola, nokuqondisa, nokuyala ekulungeni;
UJobe 36 : 12
12 Kodwa uma bengalaleli, bayobhubha ngenkemba futhi bafe bengenalwazi.
Luka 15 : 1 – 32
1 Kwase kusondela kuye bonke abathelisi nezoni ukumuzwa.
2 AbaFarisi nababhali bakhonona, bathi: “Lo wamukela izoni, adle nazo.
3 Wasebatshela lumfanekiso, esithi.
4 Ngumuphi umuntu kini onezimvu eziyikhulu, kuthi uma elahlekelwa ngenye yazo, angazishiyi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ehlane, alandele elahlekileyo, aze ayithole, na?
5 Athi eseyitholile, ayibeke emahlombe akhe ethokoza.
6 Esefikile ekhaya, abizele ndawonye abangani bakhe nomakhelwane, athi kubo: “Thokozani nami; ngoba ngiyitholile imvu yami ebilahlekile.
7 Ngithi kini: Kanjalo kuyakuba khona ukuthokoza ezulwini ngesoni sisinye esiphendukayo, kunabalungileyo abangamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye abangadingi kuphenduka.
8 Noma ngumuphi owesifazane onezinhlamvu zesiliva eziyishumi, kuthi uma elahlekelwa uhlamvu lunye, angalumeki isibani, ashanele indlu, adingisise, aze aluthole?
9 Athi eseyitholile, abizele ndawonye abangane bakhe nomakhelwane, athi: ‘Thokozani nami; ngokuba ngilutholile ucezu ebengingilahlekele.
10 Kanjalo, ngithi kini: Kukhona ukuthokoza phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu ngesoni sisinye esiphendukayo.
11 Wathi: “Umuntu othile wayenamadodana amabili;
12 Encane yawo yathi kuyise: ‘Baba, nginike isabelo sempahla esiqondene nami.’ Futhi wabahlukanisela impahla yakhe.
13 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezingeziningi indodana encane yayisibutha konke, yamuka, yaya ezweni elikude;
14 Esechithe konke, kwaba khona indlala enkulu kulelo zwe; waqala ukuswela.
15 Wasehamba wazihlanganisa nesakhamuzi salelo zwe; Wayithumela emadlelweni akhe ukuba yaluse izingulube.
16 Wayesefisa ukugcwalisa isisu sakhe ngamakhoba adliwa yizingulube, kepha kwakungekho muntu owamnikayo.
17 Kwathi lapho isanguluka yathi: ‘Bangaki abaqashwa bakababa abanesinkwa esanele, kanti mina ngifa indlala.
18 Ngiyakusuka, ngiye kubaba, ngithi kuye: Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho;
19 Angisafanele ukuthiwa indodana yakho; ngenze ngibe njengomunye wabaqashwa bakho.
20 Yasuka, yaya kuyise. Kuthe isekude, uyise wayibona, waba nesihe, wagijima, wawa entanyeni yakhe, wayanga.
21 Indodana yathi kuye: ‘Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho, angisafanele ukuthiwa indodana yakho.’
22 Kodwa uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe: Khuphani nikhiphe ingubo enhle kunazo zonke, niyembathise; wafaka indandatho esandleni sakhe, nezicathulo ezinyaweni zakhe;
23 Nilethe ithole elikhuluphalisiwe, nilihlabe; futhi asidle, sijabule;
24 Ngokuba le ndodana yami ibifile, isiyaphila futhi; ubelahlekile, usetholakele. Basebeqala ukujabula.
25 Indodana yakhe enkulu yayisensimini; yathi isiza isondela endlini, yezwa ukuhlabelela nokusina.
26 Yabiza enye yezinceku, yabuza ukuthi ziyini lezi zinto.
27 Wathi kuye: “Umfowenu ufikile; uyihlo uhlabile ithole elikhuluphalisiwe, ngokuba umamukele ephilile.
28 Wathukuthela, akavumanga ukungena; wayesephuma uyise, wamncenga.
29 Wasephendula wathi kuyise: Khangela, leminyaka eminengi ngikukhonza, kangizange ngeqe umlayo wakho;
30 Kodwa kuthe ifika le ndodana yakho, edle ukudla kwakho lezifebe, uyihlabele ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo.
31 Wathi kuye: “Mntanami, wena uhlezi unami, nakho konke enginakho kungokwakho.
32 Bekufanele ukuthi sijabule sithokoze, ngokuba umfowenu lo ubefile, wabuye waphila; yayilahlekile, yafunyanwa.
UJobe 36 : 1 – 33
1 U-Elihu waqhubeka wathi:
2 Ngibekezeleleni kancane, futhi ngizonikhombisa ukuthi ngisamkhulumela uNkulunkulu.
3 Ngiyakususela kude ukwazi kwami, ngibeke ukulunga koMenzi wami.
4 Ngokuba ngempela, amazwi ami awasiwo amanga; ophelele ekwazini ukini.
5 Bheka, uNkulunkulu unamandla, akadeleli muntu; Unamandla amakhulu nokuhlakanipha.
6 Akagcini ukuphila kwababi, kepha unika abampofu ubulungisa.
7 Akawasusi amehlo akhe kwabalungileyo, kepha uhlezi kanye namakhosi esihlalweni sobukhosi; yebo, uyazimisa kuze kube phakade, futhi ziphakeme.
8 Futhi uma beboshwe ngamaketanga, beboshwe ngezintambo zosizi;
9 Ngemva kwalokho Ubabonisa umsebenzi wabo neziphambeko zabo ukuthi baphambukile.
10 Futhi uvula izindlebe zabo ekulayweni futhi uyabalaya ukuthi baphenduke ebubini.
11 Uma belalela futhi bemkhonza, bayochitha izinsuku zabo ebuhleni neminyaka yabo ebumnandini.
12 Kodwa uma bengalaleli, bayobhubha ngenkemba futhi bafe bengenalwazi.
13 Kepha abazenzisi benhliziyo babutha ulaka; abakhali uma Ebabopha.
14 Bafa besebasha, nokuphila kwabo kuphakathi kwabangcolileyo.
15 Uyabasindisa abampofu osizini, avule izindlebe zabo ekuhluphekeni.
16 Kanjalo ubeyakunisusa ekubandezelekeni, akuyise endaweni ebanzi lapho kungekho khona usizi; okubekwe phezu kwetafula lakho kuyakugcwala amanoni.
17 Kodwa wena usuqedile ukwahlulelwa kwababi; ukwahlulela nokulunga kuyakubamba.
18 Ngokuba kukhona ulaka, xwayani funa aniphuce ngokushaywa kwakhe; khona-ke isihlengo esikhulu ngeke sikusindise.
19 Iyakunaka ingcebo yakho na? qha, hhayi igolide, noma wonke amandla.
20 Ungafisi ubusuku lapho abantu beyonqunywa endaweni yabo.
21 Qaphela, unganaki ububi, ngokuba ukukhethile kunosizi.
22 Bheka, uNkulunkulu uphakeme ngamandla akhe; ngubani ofundisa njengaye na?
23 Ngubani owamlaya indlela yakhe? ngubani ongasho ukuthi: ‘Wenzile okubi na?
24 Khumbula ukuthi ukhulisa umsebenzi wakhe obonwa ngabantu.
25 Wonke umuntu angakubona; umuntu angayibona kude.
26 Bhekani, uNkulunkulu mkhulu, kepha asimazi, nenani leminyaka yakhe alinakulandelwa.
27 Ngokuba wenza amathonsi amanzi abe mancane; bathele imvula njengenkungu yayo;
28 owenza amafu awe futhi agcwale phezu kwabantu.
29 Ukhona yini ongaqonda ukwendlaleka kwamafu noma umsindo wetabernakele lakhe?
30 Bheka, uyeneka ukukhanya kwakhe phezu kwalo, asibekele ukujula kolwandle.
31 Ngoba ngazo uyahlulela abantu; unika inyama ngobunengi.
32 Wembesa ukukhanya ngamafu; futhi iyala ukuthi ingakhanyi phakathi kwefu elingenelelayo.
33 Umsindo wayo ubonisa ukukhukhuleka kwayo, nokukhukhula phezu komhwamuko.
1 kuThimothewu 3 : 14 – 16
14 Lezizinto ngikubhalela zona, ngethemba lokuza kuwe masinyane;
15 Kepha uma ngilibala, ukuze wazi ukuthi kufanele ukuziphatha kanjani endlini kaNkulunkulu, eyibandla likaNkulunkulu ophilayo, insika nesisekelo seqiniso.
16 Futhi ngokungangabazeki inkulu imfihlakalo yokumesaba uNkulunkulu: UNkulunkulu wabonakaliswa enyameni, walungisiswa emoyeni, wabonwa yizingelosi, washunyayelwa kwabezizwe, wakholeka emhlabeni, wemukelwa enkazimulweni.
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