Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo amakha
UEksodusi 30 : 33 – 37
33 Loba ngubani obutha into enjengale kumbe obeka enye yazo kowezizweni, kumele axotshwe ebantwini bakibo.
34 UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Zithathele amakha amnandi, isitakidi, neonikha, negalbhanu; lezi ziqholo nenhlaka ecwengekileyo, isisindo ngasinye sibe sinye.
35 Wowenza ube yimpepho, ibe yinhlebo njengomsebenzi womkhandi weziqholo, eqinile, ehlanzekile, engcwele.
36 Kumelwe uyicolise kakhulu, uyibeke phambi kobuFakazi etendeni lokuhlangana, lapho engiyakuhlangana khona nawe; kufanele kube ngcwele kini.
37 Lamakha eniwenzayo, ningazenzeli njengokwakheka kwawo; kuyakuba ngcwele kini kuJehova.
Johane 12 : 3
3 UMariya wayesethatha ilitha lamafutha enadi lodwa elinenani elikhulu, wagcoba izinyawo zikaJesu, wesula izinyawo zakhe ngezinwele zakhe; indlu yagcwala iphunga lamafutha.
Kwabase-Efesu 5 : 1 – 33
1 Ngakho yibani ngabalingisa uNkulunkulu njengabantwana abathandekayo;
2 nihambe othandweni, njengalokho noKristu wasithanda, wazinikela ngenxa yethu, abe ngumnikelo nomhlatshelo kuNkulunkulu, abe yiphunga elimnandi.
3 Kepha ubufebe, nakho konke ukungcola, noma isangabe, makungaphathwa nakanye phakathi kwenu, njengokuba kufanele abangcwele;
4 namanyala, nenkulumo yobuwula, nokuntela, okuyizinto ezingafanele, kepha kunalokho ukubonga.
5 Ngokuba niyakwazi lokhu, ukuthi akukho sifebe, noma ongcolileyo, noma onesangabe ongokhonza izithombe, onefa embusweni kaKristu noNkulunkulu.
6 Makungabikho onikhohlisayo ngamazwi ayize, ngokuba ngenxa yalezo zinto ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwehlela phezu kwabantwana bokungalaleli.
7 Ngakho-ke ningabi ngabahlanganyeli nabo.
8 Ngokuba nanikade nibubumnyama, kepha manje ningukukhanya eNkosini; hambani njengabantwana bokukhanya;
9 (Ngokuba isithelo sikaMoya sikubo bonke ubuhle nokulunga neqiniso;)
10 nihlola ukuthi kuyini okwamukelekayo eNkosini.
11 Futhi ningabi nenhlanganyelo nemisebenzi yobumnyama engatheli, kodwa kunalokho niyisole.
12 Ngoba izinto ezenziwa yibo ekusithekeni kulihlazo lokukhuluma.
13 Kodwa konke okusolwayo kubonakaliswa ngukukhanya, ngoba konke okubonakaliswayo kungukukhanya.
14 Ngakho uthi: Vuka wena oleleyo, uvuke kwabafileyo, uKristu uzakukukhanyisa.
15 Ngakho bhekisisani ukuthi nihamba kanjani, kungabi njengeziwula kodwa njengabahlakaniphileyo;
16 nithengisise isikhathi, ngokuba izinsuku zimbi.
17 Ngakho ningabi ngabangahlakaniphileyo, kodwa niqonde okuyintando yeNkosi.
18 Futhi ningadakwa yiwayini, lapho kukhona ukuganga; kodwa gcwaliswani ngoMoya;
19 nikhulumisana ngamahubo, nangezihlabelelo, nangamaculo okomoya, nihlabelele, nihubele eNkosini enhliziyweni yenu;
20 nimbonga njalo uNkulunkulu uBaba ngakho konke egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu;
21 nizithoba omunye komunye ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu.
22 Bafazi, thobelani amadoda enu kungathi kukuyo iNkosi.
23 Ngokuba indoda iyinhloko yomfazi, njengokuba noKristu eyinhloko yebandla, yena engumsindisi womzimba.
24 Ngakho-ke njengokuba ibandla lithobela uKristu, kanjalo nabafazi mabathobele amadoda abo kukho konke.
25 Madoda, thandani omkenu, njengalokho noKristu walithanda ibandla, wazinikela ngenxa yalo;
26 ukuze alingcwelise, alihlambulule ngesigezo samanzi ngezwi;
27 ukuze azimise phambi kwakhe ibandla elinenkazimulo, elingenasisihla, noma umbimbi, nanto enjalo; kodwa ukuthi libe ngcwele njalo lingelasici.
28 Kanjalo amadoda afanele ukuthanda omkawo njengemizimba yawo. Othanda umkakhe uzithanda yena.
29 Ngokuba akakho owake wazonda eyakhe inyama; kodwa uyayondla futhi ayinakekele, njengoba nje neNkosi ibandla.
30 Ngokuba singamalungu omzimba wakhe, awenyama yakhe, singamathambo akhe.
31 Ngalokho indoda iyakushiya uyise nonina, inamathele kumkayo, futhi labo ababili bayakuba nyamanye.
32 Le yimfihlakalo enkulu, kepha ngikhuluma ngoKristu nebandla.
33 Nokho-ke yilowo nalowo kini makathande umkakhe njengalokhu ezithanda yena; nomfazi makahloniphe indoda yakhe.
Marku 14 : 3
3 Kwathi eseBethaniya endlini kaSimoni onochoko, ehlezi ekudleni, kwafika owesifazane ephethe umfuma we-alabaste wamafutha enadi lodwa elinenani elikhulu; wahlephula umfuma, wamthela ngawo ekhanda.
Johane 12 : 1 – 50
1 Khona ezinsukwini eziyisithupha ngaphambi kwePhasika uJesu wafika eBethaniya, lapho kwakukhona uLazaru owayefile, amvusa kwabafileyo.
2 Bamenzela khona isidlo sakusihlwa; uMarta wayekhonza; kepha uLazaru wayengomunye wababehlezi naye ekudleni.
3 UMariya wayesethatha ilitha lamafutha enadi lodwa elinenani elikhulu, wagcoba izinyawo zikaJesu, wesula izinyawo zakhe ngezinwele zakhe; indlu yagcwala iphunga lamafutha.
4 Khona wathi omunye wabafundi bakhe, uJudasi Iskariyothe, kaSimoni, obezamkhaphela.
5 Kungani lawa mafutha engathengiswanga ngabodenariyo abangamakhulu amathathu, kwaphiwa abampofu na?
6 Wakusho lokho kungesikho ukuthi wayekhathalela abampofu; kodwa ngoba belisela, liphethe isikhwama, lithwala okufakwe kuso.
7 Khona uJesu wathi: “Myekeni;
8 Ngokuba abampofu ninabo njalo; kepha mina aninami njalo.
9 Ngakho ixuku elikhulu labaJuda lakwazi ukuthi ulapho, laselisiza kungengenxa kaJesu kuphela, kodwa lokuthi libone loLazaro ayemvuse kwabafileyo.
10 Kepha abapristi abakhulu benza icebo lokuba babulale noLazaru;
11 ngokuba ngenxa yakhe abaningi babaJuda bamuka, bakholwa nguJesu.
12 Ngangomuso izixuku eziningi ezazize emkhosini zizwa ukuthi uJesu uyeza eJerusalema;
13 Yathatha amagatsha esundu, yaphuma ukumhlangabeza, yamemeza yathi: “Hosana!
14 UJesu esefumene ithole likababhemi, wahlala phezu kwalo; njengoba kulotshiwe,
15 Ungesabi, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni; bheka, iNkosi yakho iyeza, ihlezi etholeni lembongolo.
16 Lezizinto abafundi bakhe abakuqondanga ekuqaleni;
17 Ngakho isixuku esasinaye lapho ebiza uLazaru ukuba aphume ethuneni, emvusa kwabafileyo, safakaza.
18 Ngalokho isixuku samhlangabeza, ngokuba sasizwile ukuthi wenze lesi sibonakaliso.
19 AbaFarisi bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Niyabona ukuthi anisizi lutho na? bheka, umhlaba uyamlandela.
20 Kwakukhona amaGreki athile kwababekhuphukele ukukhuleka emkhosini;
21 Lawo-ke eza kuFiliphu waseBetsayida laseGalile, amcela, athi: “Nkosi, sithanda ukubona uJesu.
22 UFiliphu weza watshela u-Andreya; o-Andreya noFiliphu babuye batshela uJesu.
23 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Isikhathi sesifikile sokuba iNdodana yomuntu ikhazinyuliswe.
24 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma uhlamvu lukakolweni luwela emhlabathini futhi lufe, luhlala lodwa; kepha uma lufa, luthela isithelo esiningi.
25 Othanda ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; futhi ozonda ukuphila kwakhe kuleli zwe uyokulondela ukuphila okuphakade.
26 Uma umuntu engikhonza, makangilandele; nalapho ngikhona, iyakuba khona nenceku yami; uma umuntu engikhonza, uBaba uyakumdumisa yena.
27 Kalokhu umphefumulo wami ukhathazekile; futhi ngizothini? Baba, ngisindise kulelihora, kodwa ngenxa yalokhu ngize kuleli hora.
28 Baba, khazimulisa ibizo lakho. Kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Ngilikhazimulisile, ngobuye ngilikhazimulise.
29 Ngakho ixuku elalimi khona likuzwa bathi liyaduma; abanye bathi: Ingilosi ikhulume kuye.
30 UJesu waphendula wathi: Lelilizwi kalivelanga ngenxa yami, kodwa ngenxa yenu.
31 Kalokhu kungukwahlulelwa kwalomhlaba;
32 Mina-ke, uma ngiphakanyiswa emhlabeni, ngiyakubadonsela kimi bonke.
33 Wakusho lokho efanekisa ukufa ayezakufa ngakho.
34 Isixuku samphendula sathi: “Sizwile emthethweni ukuthi uKristu uhlala phakade; usho kanjani ukuthi: INdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuphakanyiswa na? ingubani le Ndodana yomuntu na?
35 UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Kuseyisikhashana ukukhanya kukini. Hambani nisenokukhanya, funa ubumnyama bunifikele, ngokuba ohamba ebumnyameni akazi lapho eya khona.
36 Nisenokukhanya kholwani ngukukhanya, ukuze nibe ngabantwana bokukhanya. UJesu wakhuluma lokho, wamuka, wacasha kubo.
37 Kodwa lanxa wayenze izibonakaliso ezingaka phambi kwabo, kabakholwanga kuye;
38 ukuze kugcwaliseke izwi lika-Isaya umprofethi, alishoyo ukuthi: “Nkosi, ngubani okholwe umbiko wethu na? Nengalo yeNkosi yambulelwe bani na?
39 Ngakho kabakholwanga, ngoba uIsaya waphinda wathi:
40 Uphuphuthekisile amehlo abo, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yabo; ukuze bangaboni ngamehlo, baqonde ngenhliziyo, baphenduke, ngibaphulukise.
41 U-Isaya wakhuluma lokho ebona inkazimulo yakhe, wakhuluma ngaye.
42 Nokho nabaningi bababusi bakholwa kuye; kodwa ngenxa yabaFarisi kabavumanga, hlezi baxotshwe esinagogeni;
43 Ngokuba babethanda udumo lwabantu kunodumo lukaNkulunkulu.
44 UJesu wamemeza wathi: “Okholwa yimi, kakholwa yimi, kodwa nakulowo ongithumileyo.
45 Ongibonayo mina ubona ongithumileyo.
46 Mina ngizile njengokukhanya emhlabeni, ukuze yilowo nalowo okholwa yimi angahlali ebumnyameni.
47 Uma umuntu ezwa amazwi ami, engawakholwa, angimahluleli;
48 Ongalayo, engawamukeli amazwi ami, unomahlulelayo;
49 Ngokuba angikhulumanga ngokwami; kodwa uBaba ongithumileyo nguyena onginike umyalo, engizakusho, nokuthi ngiyakukhulumani.
50 Ngiyazi ukuthi umyalo wakhe ungukuphila okuphakade;
2 kwabaseKorinte 2 : 14 – 17
14 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu osihola njalo ekunqobeni kuKristu, ebonakalisa ngathi iphunga lokwazi kwakhe ezindaweni zonke.
15 Ngokuba thina siyiphunga elimnandi likaKristu kuNkulunkulu phakathi kwabasindiswayo nakwababhubhayo;
16 Kwabanye siyiphunga lokufa kube ngukufa; futhi kwabanye iphunga lokuphila kube ngukuphila. Futhi ngubani owanele lezi zinto?
17 Ngokuba asinjengabaningi abonakalisa izwi likaNkulunkulu, kepha njengabaqotho, njengabavela kuNkulunkulu phambi kukaNkulunkulu sikhuluma sikuKristu.