Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo amasela
Kwabase-Efesu 4 : 28
28 Owebayo makangabe eseba, kodwa kunalokho makakhuthale, asebenze okuhle ngezandla zakhe, ukuze abe nokokwabela osweleyo.
KwabaseRoma 12 : 19
19 Bathandekayo, ningaziphindiseli nina, kodwa dedelani ulaka, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ngokwami ukuphindisela; ngiyakubuyisela mina, isho iNkosi.
IsAmbulo 21 : 8
8 Kepha amagwala, nabangakholwayo, nabanengekayo, nababulali, neziphingi, nabathakathi, nabakhonza izithombe, nabo bonke abaqamba amanga, isabelo sabo siyakuba sechibini elivutha umlilo nesibabule, okungukufa kwesibili.
Mathewu 18 : 15 – 17
15 Futhi uma umfowenu ona kuwe, hamba umsole ninodwa naye; uma ekuzwa, umzuzile umfowenu.
16 Kodwa uma engakulaleli, thatha kanye nawe oyedwa noma ababili, ukuze ngomlomo wawofakazi ababili noma abathathu wonke amazwi aqiniswe.
17 Uma engasezwa, tshela ibandla;
Johane 8 : 44
44 Nina ningabakayihlo uSathane, nithanda ukwenza izinkanuko zikayihlo. Yena wayengumbulali wabantu kwasekuqaleni, akemi eqinisweni, ngokuba iqiniso lingekho kuye. Nxa ekhuluma amanga, ukhuluma okungokwakhe, ngokuba ungumqambimanga noyise wawo.
1 kwabaseKorinte 6 : 9 – 10
9 Anazi yini ukuthi abangalungile abayikulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu na? Ningadukiswa: nazifebe, nabakhonza izithombe, naziphingi, nabesilisa abalalanayo, nabesilisa abalalanayo,
10 Namasela, nabahahayo, nazidakwa, nazithuki, nabaphangi abayikulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu.
UDuteronomi 28 : 1 – 68
1 “Uma ulalela nokulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuba ugcine yonke imiyalo yakhe, wenze lokhu engikuyala ngakho namuhla, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukuphakamisa phezu kwazo zonke izizwe zomhlaba;
2 Zonke lezi zibusiso ziyakufika phezu kwakho, zikufice, uma ulilalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
3 Uyakubusiswa emzini, ubusiswe nasensimini.
4 Iyakubusiswa inzalo yesisu sakho, nenzalo yezwe lakho, nenzalo yezinkomo zakho, nesanda sezinkomo zakho, nezimvu zezimvu zakho.
5 Ubusisiwe ubhasikidi wakho nenqolobane yakho.
6 Uyakubusiswa ekungeneni kwakho, ubusiswe nasekuphumeni kwakho.
7 UJehova uyakwenza ukuba izitha zakho ezikuvukelayo zibulawe phambi kwakho; bayakuphumela kuwe ngandlelanye, bakubaleke ngezindlela eziyisikhombisa.
8 UJehova uyakukubusisa engcebweni yakho nakukho konke obeka kukho isandla sakho; uyakukubusisa ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona.
9 UJehova uyakunenza nibe yisizwe esingcwele kuye, njengalokho akuthembisa ngesifungo, uma nigcina imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nihamba ezindleleni zakhe.
10 Bonke abantu bomhlaba bayobona ukuthi igama likaJehova libiziwe phezu kwakho; futhi bayokwesaba.
11 UJehova uyakukwenza ube nokuchichima kokuhle, esithelweni sesisu sakho, nasesithelweni sezinkomo zakho, nasesithelweni sezwe lakho, ezweni uJehova alifungela oyihlo ukukunika lona.
12 UJehova uyakuvula ingcebo yakhe enhle, izulu, ukuba anise imvula ezweni lakho ngesikhathi esifanele, abusise wonke umsebenzi wesandla sakho; uyakutsheleka izizwe eziningi, kepha wena awuyikuboleka.
13 UJehova uyakukwenza ube yinhloko, ungabi ngumsila; futhi uyoba phezulu kuphela, futhi ngeke ube ngaphansi; uma niyilalela imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu enginiyala ngayo namuhla ukuba niyigcine, niyenze;
14 Ungaphambuki kunoma yiliphi lamazwi engikuyala ngawo namuhla, uye kwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo, ukulandela abanye onkulunkulu ukuba ubakhonze.
15 Kepha uma ungalilaleli izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ugcine yonke imiyalo yakhe nezimiso zakhe engikuyala ngakho namuhla; ukuze zonke lezi ziqalekiso zehlele phezu kwakho, zikufice;
16 “Uyakuqalekiswa emzini, uqalekiswe nasensimini.
17 Uqalekisiwe ubhasikidi wakho kanye nesitolo sakho.
18 Izaqalekiswa inzalo yesisu sakho, lesithelo selizwe lakho, lesanda senkomo zakho, lezimvu zezimvu zakho.
19 Uzaqalekiswa ekungeneni kwakho, uqalekiswe ekuphumeni kwakho.
20 UJehova uyakuthuma phezu kwakho iziqalekiso, nokuhlushwa, nesijeziso kukho konke obeka isandla sakho ukukwenza, uze ubhujiswe, ubhubhe masinyane; ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zenu oNgishiyile ngazo.
21 UJehova uyakunamathelisa kuwe isifo aze akuqede ezweni oya kulo ukulidla.
22 UJehova uyakukushaya ngesifo, nangomkhuhlane, nangomkhuhlane, nangomlilo omkhulu, nangenkemba, nangamabhamuza, nangesikhunta; futhi ziyakukusukela uze ubhubhe.
23 Izulu lakho eliphezu kwekhanda lakho liyakuba yithusi, nomhlaba ophansi kwakho ube yinsimbi.
24 UJehova uyakwenza imvula yezwe lakho ibe luthuli nothuli; ezulwini kuyakwehlela phezu kwakho uze ubhujiswe.
25 UJehova uyakuninqoba phambi kwezitha zenu, niphume ukulwa nazo ngendlela eyodwa, nizibaleke ngezindlela eziyisikhombisa, ninyakazeke emibusweni yonke yomhlaba.
26 Inyama yakho efileyo iyakuba ngukudla kwazo zonke izinyoni zezulu nokwezilwane zasendle zomhlaba, kungabikho muntu ozokuklebhula.
27 UJehova uyokushaya ngotwayi lwaseGibhithe nangotwayi nangotwayi nangokhwekhwe ongeke ukwazi ukusila kuzo.
28 UJehova uyakukushaya ngobuhlanya nobumpumputhe nangokumangala kwenhliziyo.
29 Uyophumputha emini njengempumputhe ebumnyameni, futhi ngeke uphumelele ezindleleni zakho; niyocindezelwa njalo nje, niphangwe, kungabikho onisindisayo.
30 Uyakuganwa ngowesifazane, enye indoda ilale naye; kufanele wakhe indlu, ungahlali kuyo; uyakutshala isivini, ungakha izithelo zaso;
31 Izinkomo zakho ziyakuhlatshwa phambi kwamehlo akho, ungazidli; imbongolo yakho iyakuhlwithwa phambi kobuso bakho, ingabuyi kuwe; izimvu zakho ziyakunikwa izitha zakho, kepha awuyikuba nalutho. Ukuze abasindise.
32 Amadodana akho namadodakazi akho ayonikwa esinye isizwe, futhi amehlo akho ayobabheka futhi aphele amandla usuku lonke, futhi ngeke kube namandla esandleni sakho.
33 Isithelo sezwe lakho nomsebenzi wakho wonke kuyakudliwa yisizwe ongasazi; futhi uyochotshozwa njalo uchotshoziwe.
34 Ukuze uhlanye ngokubona kwamehlo akho ukuthi uzokubona.
35 UJehova uyakukushaya emadolweni nasemilenzeni ngesilonda esingaphuluki, kusukela ematheni onyawo lwakho kuze kufike ekhanda lakho.
36 UJehova uyakukuyisa wena nenkosi yakho oyakuyibeka phezu kwakho esizweni obungasazi wena nawoyihlo; lapho niyokhonza abanye onkulunkulu, imithi namatshe.
37 Futhi uyakuba yisimangaliso, nesaga, nenhlekisa phakathi kwezizwe zonke lapho uJehova eyakuyisa khona.
38 Uyakuletha imbewu eningi ezweni, ubuthe okuyingcosana; ngoba iyakudliwa yisikhonyane.
39 Kumelwe nitshale izivini nizisebenze, kodwa akumelwe niphuze iwayini noma nikhe amagilebhisi; ngoba izimpethu zizabadla.
40 Uzakuba neminqumo emikhawulweni yakho yonke, kodwa ungazigcobi ngamafutha; ngoba umnqumo wakho uzathela izithelo zawo.
41 Lizazala amadodana lamadodakazi, kodwa kaliyikuthokoza ngakho; ngoba bayakuthunjwa.
42 Yonke imithi yakho nezithelo zezwe lakho ziyakudliwa yisikhonyane.
43 Umfokazi ophakathi kwakho uyakuphakama kakhulu phezu kwakho; futhi uzokwehla kakhulu.
44 Yena uyakukweboleka, kepha ungeke umtsheleke; yena uyakuba yinhloko, wena ube ngumsila.
45 Zonke lezi ziqalekiso ziyakufika phezu kwakho, zikusukele, zikufice, uze ubhujiswe; ngokuba awulilalelanga izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukugcina imiyalo yakhe nezimiso zakhe akuyale ngakho.
46 Ziyakuba yisibonakaliso nesimangaliso kuwe nakuyo inzalo yakho kuze kube phakade.
47 Ngoba anikhonzanga uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngentokozo langokuthokoza kwenhliziyo ngenxa yobuningi bezinto zonke;
48 Ngalokho uyakuzikhonza izitha zakho uJehova ayakuzithuma kini, ngendlala, nangokoma, nangobuze, nangokuswela konke; iyakubeka ijoka lensimbi entanyeni yakho ize ikuchithe.
49 UJehova uyakulethela isizwe esivela kude, emikhawulweni yomhlaba, esindiza ngejubane njengokhozi; isizwe ongayikuzwisisa ulimi lwaso;
50 isizwe esinobuso obunjengomlilo, esingahloniphi ixhegu, esingabonisi umusa kwabancane;
51 Uyakudla izithelo zezinkomo zakho nezithelo zezwe lakho uze ubhujiswe; wakubhubhisa.
52 Iyakuvimbezela kuwo onke amasango akho, zize ziwe izindonga zakho eziphakemeyo nezibiyelweyo othembele kuzo ezweni lakho lonke; uyakukuvimbezela kuwo wonke amasango akho ezweni lakho lonke uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunike lona.
53 Uyakudla isithelo sesisu sakho, inyama yamadodana akho namadodakazi akho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunike wona, ekuvinjezelweni nasekucindezelekeni izitha zakho eziyakukucindezela ngakho.
54 Ukuze indoda ethambileyo phakathi kwenu nenesihawu esikhulu, iso layo libe libi kumfowabo, nakumfazi wesifuba sakhe, nakuyo insalela yabantwana bayo ayobashiya.
55 Ukuze anganiki noyedwa wabo enye yenyama yabantwana bakhe ukuba ayidle, ngokuba akanalutho kuye ekuvinjezelweni nasekucindezelekeni izitha zakho eziyakukucindezela ngakho kuwo onke amasango akho.
56 Owesifazane othambileyo nothambileyo phakathi kwenu ongenakuba nesibindi sokubeka amathe onyawo lwakhe emhlabathini ngenxa yokuthamba nokuthambile, iso lakhe liyakuba libi kumuntu wesifuba sakhe, nasendodaneni yakhe nasendodakazini yakhe;
57 Nomncane wakhe ophumela phakathi kwezinyawo zakhe, nabantwana bakhe abayakubazala; ngoba iyobadla ngasese ngokuswela kwakho konke ekuvinjezelweni nasekucindezelweni isitha sakho esiyakukucindezela ngakho emasangweni akho.
58 Uma ningaqapheli nokuqaphela ukwenza onke amazwi alo mthetho alotshwe kule ncwadi, ukuze nesabe leli gama elikhazimulayo nelesabekayo, elithi Jehova uNkulunkulu wenu;
59 UJehova uyakwenza izinhlupho zakho zibe yisimangaliso, nezinhlupho zenzalo yakho zibe yizinhlupho ezinkulu, nezifo ezithatha isikhathi eside nezinzima, zibe zinde.
60 Uyakwehlisela phezu kwakho zonke izifo zaseGibithe owawuzesaba; futhi bayonamathela kuwe.
61 Futhi zonke izifo nazo zonke izifo ezingalotshwanga encwadini yalo mthetho uJehova uyokwehlisela phezu kwakho uze ubhujiswe.
62 Niyosala niyingcosana ngenani, nisebaningi njengezinkanyezi zezulu; ngoba awulilalelanga izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
63 Futhi njengalokho uJehova ethanda kini ukunenzela okuhle nokunandisa; ngalokho uJehova uyakujabula ngani ukuba anibhubhise, anibhubhise; niyakusishulwa ezweni eningena kulo ukulidla.
64 UJehova uyakunihlakaza phakathi kwabantu bonke, kusukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba kuze kufike komunye; lapho niyokhonza abanye onkulunkulu enaningabazi wena nawoyihlo, imithi namatshe.
65 Futhi phakathi kwalezi zizwe ngeke nithole ukuphumula, namathe ezinyawo zenu ngeke abe nokuphumula; kepha uJehova uyakukunika lapho inhliziyo ethuthumelayo, namehlo aphela amandla, nokudabuka kwenhliziyo.
66 Futhi impilo yakho iyolenga phambi kwakho ngokungabaza; uyakwesaba imini nobusuku, ungalondeki ekuphileni kwakho.
67 Ekuseni uzakuthi: ‘Awu, kwase kuhlwile! futhi kusihlwa uzothi: Ah, bekukusasa! mayelana nokwesaba kwenhliziyo yakho okwesaba ngakho, nangokubona kwamehlo akho oyokubona.
68 UJehova uyakukubuyisela eGibithe ngemikhumbi endleleni engasho ngayo kuwe ukuthi: ‘Awuyikuyibona futhi; niyothengiswa lapho ezitheni zenu, nibe yizigqila nezigqilakazi, ningathengwa muntu.
KwabaseGalathiya 5 : 19 – 21
19 Kepha imisebenzi yenyama isobala, okuyiyona; ubufebe, ubufebe, ukungcola, ubufebe,
20 Ukukhonza izithombe, ubuthakathi, inzondo, ukuxabana, umona, ulaka, ukuxabana, ukuhlubuka, ukuhlubuka,
21 umhawu, ukubulala, ukudakwa, ukuxokozela, nokunye okunjalo, enginitshela ngakho ngaphambili, njengalokho ngasho kini ngaphambili, ukuthi abenza okunjalo abayikulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu.
1 kaJohane 2 : 4
4 Lowo othi: “Ngiyamazi,” engagcini imiyalo yakhe, ungumqambimanga, neqiniso alikho kuye.
UEksodusi 22 : 2 – 3
2 Uma isela lifunyanwa lifohla, lishaywa, laze lafa, akukho gazi elichithwa phezu kwalo.
3 Lapho ilanga liphuma phezu kwakhe, kuyachitheka igazi phezu kwakhe; ngoba kufanele akhiphe isinxephezelo esigcwele; uma lingenalutho, liyakuthengiswa ngenxa yokweba kwalo.
Mathewu 25 : 46
46 Laba bayakumuka ekujezisweni okuphakade, kepha abalungileyo baye ekuphileni okuphakade.
Mathewu 22 : 37 – 39
37 UJesu wathi kuye: “Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho.
38 Lona ngumyalo wokuqala nomkhulu.
39 Owesibili ofana nawo uthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.
Johane 14 : 15
15 Uma ningithanda, gcinani imiyalo yami.