Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo amandla onkulunkulu
KwabaseKolose 1 : 16
16 Ngokuba kwadalwa ngayo zonke izinto ezisezulwini nezisemhlabeni, ezibonakalayo nezingabonakali, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ziyizihlalo zobukhosi, noma imibuso, noma imibuso, noma amandla;
1 IziKronike 29 : 11
11 Ngobakho, Jehova, ubukhulu, namandla, nenkazimulo, nokunqoba, nobukhosi, ngokuba konke okusezulwini nasemhlabeni kungokwakho; umbuso ungowakho, Jehova, futhi uphakeme uyinhloko phezu kwakho konke.
UEksodusi 14 : 14
14 UJehova uyakunilwela, nina nithule;
KumaHeberu 10 : 35
35 Ngakho-ke ningalahli isibindi senu esinomvuzo omkhulu.
Johane 14 : 26
26 Kepha uMduduzi, uMoya oNgcwele, uBaba ayakumthumela egameni lami uyakunifundisa zonke izinto, anikhumbuze konke enginitshele khona.
UGenesise 1 : 1
1 Ekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wadala izulu nomhlaba.
Amahubo 28 : 7
7 UJehova ungamandla ami nesihlangu sami; inhliziyo yami yathembela kuye, futhi ngasizwa; ngalokho inhliziyo yami ithokoza kakhulu; ngizamdumisa ngengoma yami.
Izaga zikaSolomoni 3 : 5 – 6
5 Thembela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho; futhi ungenciki kokwakho ukuqonda.
6 Mazi kuzo zonke izindlela zakho, futhi uyokwenza izindlela zakho ziqonde.
UGenesise 1 : 1 – 31
1 Ekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wadala izulu nomhlaba.
2 Umhlaba wawuyize, ungenalutho; Ubumnyama babuphezu kukazamcolo womhlaba futhi uMoya kaNkulunkulu wawundinda phezu kwamanzi.
3 UNkulunkulu wathi: Makube khona ukukhanya, futhi kwaba khona ukukhanya.
4 UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi ukukhanya kuhle, futhi uNkulunkulu wahlukanisa ukukhanya nobumnyama.
5 UNkulunkulu wabiza ukukhanya ngokuthi yiMini, nobumnyama wabubiza ngokuthi ubusuku. Kwaba sebusuku, kwaba ngukusa. Kwakuwusuku lokuqala.
6 UNkulunkulu wathi: Makube khona umkhathi phakathi kwamanzi, futhi mawuhlukanise amanzi nomkhathi.
7 UNkulunkulu wenza umkhathi futhi wahlukanisa amanzi angaphansi komkhathi namanzi angaphezu komkhathi.
8 UNkulunkulu wabiza umkhathi, futhi kwaba kusihlwa, futhi kusasa, usuku lwesibili.
9 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Amanzi aphansi kwezulu mawaqoqekele ndawonye, kubonakale umhlabathi owomileyo.” kwaba njalo.
10 UNkulunkulu wabiza umhlabathi owomileyo ngokuthi umhlaba; nokuqoqeka kwamanzi wakubiza ngokuthi ulwandle; uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
11 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Umhlaba mawuveze utshani, izitshalo ezithela imbewu, nemithi yezithelo ethela izithelo ngezinhlobo zayo, ekuyo imbewu yayo, emhlabeni.” kwaba njalo.
12 Umhlaba waveza utshani, nezitshalo ezithela imbewu ngezinhlobo zazo, nemithi ethela izithelo, ekuyo imbewu yayo ngezinhlobo zayo; uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
13 Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba kusasa, usuku lwesithathu.
14 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Makube khona emkhathini wezulu izinkanyiso zehlukanise imini nobusuku; futhi mazibe izibonakaliso nezinkathi nezinsuku neminyaka.
15 Futhi mabasebenze njengezinkanyiso emkhathini wezulu ukuze zikhanyise emhlabeni; futhi kwenzeka kanje.
16 UNkulunkulu wenza izinkanyiso ezimbili ezinkulu; ukukhanya okukhulu ukubusa emini nokukhanya okuncane ukubusa ebusuku; Wenza nezinkanyezi.
17 UNkulunkulu wazibeka emkhathini wezulu ukuba zikhanyise emhlabeni;
18 Futhi ukubusa imini nobusuku, kanye nokuhlukanisa ukukhanya nobumnyama, futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
19 Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba kusasa, usuku lwesine.
20 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Amanzi mawagcwale uswebezane lwezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni ezindiza phezu komhlaba emkhathini wezulu.”
21 UNkulunkulu wenza imikhomo emikhulu nazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezihambayo, amanzi akhiqiza ngobuningi ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinyoni zonke ezinamaphiko ngezinhlobo zazo; uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
22 UNkulunkulu wazibusisa, wathi: “Zalani, nande, nigcwalise amanzi olwandle, nezinyoni mazande emhlabeni.
23 Kwasekukusihlwa, kusasa kwaba lilanga lesihlanu.
24 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Umhlaba mawuveze izilwane eziphilayo ngezinhlobo zazo: izinkomo, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezilo zomhlaba ngezinhlobo zazo; futhi kwenzeka kanje.
25 UNkulunkulu wazenza izilwane zomhlaba ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinkomo ngezinhlobo zazo, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni ngezinhlobo zazo; uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
26 UNkulunkulu wathi: Masenze abantu ngomfanekiso wethu, basifuze, babuse phezu kwezinhlanzi zolwandle, phezu kwezinyoni zezulu, naphezu kwezinkomo, naphezu kwazo zonke izilwane ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni wonke.
27 UNkulunkulu wamdala umuntu ngomfanekiso wakhe, wamdala ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu; wabadala owesilisa nowesifazane.
28 UNkulunkulu wababusisa, wathi kubo: Zalani, nande, nihlale emhlabeni, niwulime. Nibuse phezu kwezinhlanzi zolwandle, nezinyoni zezulu, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni.
29 UNkulunkulu wathi: Bhekani, ngiyaninika zonke izimila ezithela imbewu, ezisemhlabeni wonke, nemithi yonke ethela izithelo ethela imbewu; kufanele kube ngukudla kini.
30 Kepha zonke izilwane zomhlaba, nezinyoni zonke zezulu, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni, okukhona kuzo ukuphila, ngazinika zonke izitshalo eziluhlaza zibe ngukudla. Kwenzeka kanje.
31 UNkulunkulu wabheka konke akwenzileyo, wabona ukuthi kwakukuhle kakhulu. Kwahlwa, kwaba kusasa, usuku lwesithupha.
2 kaPetru 3 : 8 – 13
8 Kodwa, bathandekayo, ningayikhohlwa lento eyodwa, ukuthi usuku olulodwa eNkosini lunjengeminyaka eyinkulungwane, neminyaka eyinkulungwane injengosuku olulodwa.
9 INkosi ayilibali ngesithembiso sayo, njengalokhu abanye bathi ukulibala; kodwa uyasibekezelela, engathandi ukuthi kubhubhe namunye, kodwa ukuba bonke beze ekuphendukeni.
10 Kodwa usuku lweNkosi luzafika njengesela ebusuku; lapho amazulu ayakudlula ngomsindo omkhulu, nezakhi ziyoncibilika ngokushisa okukhulu, nomhlaba nemisebenzi ekuwo kuyakusha.
11 Ngakho njengoba zonke lezi zinto zizancibilika, kufanele libe ngabantu abanjani ekuhambeni konke okungcwele lokumesaba uNkulunkulu?
12 nilindele, nijahe ukufika kosuku lukaNkulunkulu, lapho amazulu eyakusha, ancibilike, nezakhi zincibilike ngokushisa okukhulu?
13 Kepha thina ngokwesithembiso sakhe silindele amazulu amasha nomhlaba omusha okuhlala kukho ukulunga.
U-Isaya 21 : 1 – 17
1 Isiprofetho ngogwadule lolwandle. Njengezivunguvungu zidlula eningizimu; kanjalo livela ogwadule, ezweni elesabekayo.
2 Kwamenyezelwa kimi umbono onzima; uhwebo olungathembekile ngokukhohlisa, nabangathembekile bonakele. Khuphuka, Elamu, vimbezela, Mediya! Ngakuyeka konke ukububula kwakhe.
3 Ngakho izinkalo zami zigcwele usizi; imihelo ingibambile njengobelethayo; Ngaphatheka kabi lapho ngiyibona.
4 Inhliziyo yami yabhoboza, ukwesaba kwangethusa; ubusuku bentokozo yami baphenduka bangesaba.
5 Lungisa itafula, nokulinda embhoshongweni wokulinda, nidle, niphuze; sukumani nina zikhulu, nigcobe isihlangu.
6 Ngokuba isho kanje kimi iNkosi, ithi: Hamba, ubeke umlindi, akhulume lokho akubonayo.
7 Wabona inqola nabamahhashi, nenqola yezimbongolo, nenqola yamakamela; futhi walalela ngenkuthalo ngenhlonipho enkulu.
8 Wasememeza wathi: Ingonyama: Nkosi yami, ngimi njalo embhoshongweni wokulinda emini, ngisendaweni yami yokulinda ubusuku bonke.
9 Bheka, nansi inqola yamadoda, nabamahhashi; Yaphendula yathi: “Liwile iBabele, iBabele liwile; zonke izithombe ezibaziweyo zonkulunkulu balo waziphihliza phansi.
10 O isibuya sami nokolweni wesibuya sami! lokho engikuzwile kuJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngikumemezele kini.
11 Umthwalo kaDuma. Wangibiza eseSeyiri, wathi: “Mlindi, ebusuku na? Mlindi, kuthiwani ngobusuku?
12 Uthi umlindi: Kuyeza ukusa, nobusuku futhi; uma ufuna ukubuza, uyabuza; buya, woza.
13 Isiprofetho nge-Arabiya. Ehlathini lase-Arabiya kumelwe nilale ubusuku, nina bahambi baseDedanimi.
14 Abakhileyo ezweni laseThema balethe amanzi kowomileyo, bamnqande obaleka nesinkwa sabo.
15 Ngoba babalekela izinkemba, inkemba engaphothuliwe, lomnsalo ohotshiweyo kanye lobunzima bempi.
16 Ngokuba isho kanje kimi iNkosi, ithi: Phakathi nonyaka, njengeminyaka yomqashwa, yonke inkazimulo yeKedari iyakuphela.
17 Insali enanini labacibishelayo, amaqhawe abantwana bakwaKedari, iyoncipha, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ukukhulumile.
Izaga zikaSolomoni 3 : 1 – 35
1 Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa umthetho wami; kepha inhliziyo yakho mayigcine imiyalo yami.
2 Ngoba iyakwenezela kuwe ubude bezinsuku, nokuphila, nokuthula.
3 Ungaphelelwa umusa nokuthembeka; zibophe entanyeni yakho; kulobe esibhebheni senhliziyo yakho.
4 Kanjalo uyakufumana umusa nengqondo enhle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu nakubantu.
5 Thembela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho; futhi ungenciki kokwakho ukuqonda.
6 Mazi kuzo zonke izindlela zakho, futhi uyokwenza izindlela zakho ziqonde.
7 Ungabi ngohlakaniphileyo emehlweni akho; yesaba uJehova, udede ebubini.
8 Kuyakuba nempilo enkabeni yakho nomnkantsha wamathambo akho.
9 Dumisa uJehova ngempahla yakho nangolibo lwazo zonke izithelo zakho.
10 Ngakho iziphala zakho ziyakugcwala ngokuchichimayo, nezikhamo zakho zewayini zichichime ngewayini.
11 Ndodana yami, ungadeleli ukulaya kukaJehova; ungadinwa ukusola kwakhe.
12 Ngokuba uJehova uyamlaya amthandayo; njengoyise indodana athokoza ngayo.
13 Uyajabula umuntu othola ukuhlakanipha, nomuntu ozuza ukuqonda.
14 Ngokuba ukuthengiswa kwawo kuhle kunokuthengiswa kwesiliva, nenzuzo yalo kunegolide elihle.
15 Uyigugu ngaphezu kwamarubi, nakho konke ongakufisa akunakukufanisa nabo.
16 Ubude bezinsuku busesandleni sabo sokunene; nasesandleni sakhe sokhohlo ingcebo nodumo.
17 Izindlela zabo ziyizindlela zenjabulo, futhi zonke izindlela zabo ziwukuthula.
18 Kungumuthi wokuphila kwabakubambayo, babusisiwe bonke abakubambayo.
19 UJehova wawusekela umhlaba ngokuhlakanipha; ngesizathu walimisa izulu.
20 Ngokwazi kwakhe utwa lwabhodlozwa, namafu aphephula amazolo.
21 Ndodana yami, ungazivumeli zisuke ebusweni bakho; gcina ukuhlakanipha okuhle neseluleko.
22 Kuyakuba-ngukuphila emphefumulweni wakho, nomusa entanyeni yakho.
23 Khona-ke uyakuhamba endleleni yakho ngokulondeka, unyawo lwakho lungakhubeki.
24 Lapho ulala, ungesabi; yebo, uyolala, futhi ubuthongo bakho buyoba mnandi.
25 Ungakwesabi ukwesaba okuzumayo, nokubhujiswa kwababi lapho kufika.
26 Ngokuba uJehova uyakuba yithemba lakho, agcine unyawo lwakho ekubanjweni.
27 Ungagodleli okuhle kulabo okubafanele, uma kusemandleni esandla sakho ukwenza kanjalo.
28 Ungasho kumakhelwane wakho ukuthi: ‘Hamba ubuye, kusasa ngizakukunika; uma unayo nawe.
29 Ungaceli okubi ngomakhelwane wakho, ngokuba uhlala nawe elondekile.
30 Ungaxabani nomuntu ngaphandle kwesizathu uma engonangalanga.
31 Ungamhawukeli umcindezeli, ungakhethi enye yezindlela zakhe.
32 Ngoba omubi uyisinengiso kuJehova, kodwa imfihlo yakhe ikulabo abalungileyo.
33 Isiqalekiso sikaJehova sisendlini yomubi, kepha uyayibusisa indawo yokuhlala yabalungileyo.
34 Impela uyabahleka abaklolodayo, kepha abathobekile ubapha umusa.
35 Abahlakaniphileyo bayakudla ifa lodumo, kepha iziwula ziyihlazo.
EkaJuda 1 : 3
3 Bathandekayo, ngisenza inkuthalo yonke ukulibhalela ngensindiso esihlanganyelo ngayo, kwadingeka ukuba nginilobele, nginikhuthaze ukuba nilulwele kanzima ukholo olwanikelwa kwabangcwele kanye.