Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo abaphuphi
KumaHeberu 4 : 12
12 Ngokuba izwi likaNkulunkulu liphilile, linamandla, libukhali kunezinkemba zonke ezisika nhlangothi zombili, lihlaba kuze kwahlukaniswe umphefumulo nomoya, amalungu nomnkantsha, lahlulela imicabango nezizindlo zenhliziyo.
U-Isaya 14 : 1 – 32
1 Ngokuba uJehova uyakuhawukela uJakobe, abuye amkhethe u-Israyeli, abahlalise ezweni labo; abafokazi bayakuhlangana nabo, banamathele endlini kaJakobe.
2 Abantu bayakubathatha, babayise endaweni yabo; indlu ka-Israyeli iyakubadla ezweni likaJehova njengezinceku nezincekukazi; futhi bayobusa phezu kwabacindezeli babo.
3 Kuyakuthi ngosuku uJehova aniphumuze ngalo osizini lwakho, nasekwesabeni kwakho, nasebugqileni obunzima obukhonzwe ngabo,
4 niphakamise lesi saga ngenkosi yaseBabele nithi: ‘Yeka ukuthi uphelile kanjani umcindezeli! umuzi wegolide umile!
5 UJehova uyaphule intonga yababi kanye nentonga yobukhosi yababusi.
6 Owashaya abantu ngokuthukuthela ngokushaywa njalo, owabusa izizwe ngolaka, uyazingelwa, akavinjwa muntu.
7 Umhlaba wonke uyaphumula, uthule; baqhume bejabula.
8 Yebo, imisayipuresi iyajabula ngawe, nemisedari yaseLebanoni, ithi: ‘Selokhu walalisa phansi, akakho umgundi okhuphukele kithi.
9 Isihogo esingaphansi silungiselelwe wena ukuba sikuhlangabeze ekufikeni kwakho; kwabangela ukuba wonke amakhosi ezizwe aphakame ezihlalweni zawo zobukhosi.
10 Bazakhuluma bonke, bathi kuwe: Lawe usubuthakathaka njengathi yini? usufana nathi?
11 Ubukhazikhazi bakho behlele eHayidesi, nomsindo wezingubhu zakho;
12 Wawa kanjani ezulwini, wena Lusifa, ndodana yokusa! unqunyulwe phansi kanjani, wena othuya izizwe!
13 Ngoba wena wathi enhliziyweni yakho: Ngithanda ukukhuphukela ezulwini, ngizaphakamisa isihlalo sami sobukhosi phezu kwezinkanyezi zikaNkulunkulu; ngiyakuhlala entabeni yokuhlangana, emagumbini akude asenyakatho.
14 Ngiyakwenyukela ngaphezu kweziqongo zamafu; ngizofana noPhezukonke.
15 Nokho uyakwehliselwa endaweni yabafileyo, ekugcineni komgodi.
16 Abakubonayo bayakukubheka, bakubuke, bathi: ‘Nguye lo muntu owazamazamisa umhlaba, owenza imibuso ithuthumele na?
17 owenza izwe libe njengehlane wachitha imizi yalo; ongayivulanga indlu yeziboshwa zakhe?
18 Wonke amakhosi ezizwe, wonke alele enkazimulweni, ngulowo lalowo endlini yakhe.
19 Kepha wena ulahliwe ethuneni lakho njengehlumela elinengekayo, nanjengezingubo zababulewe, abagwazwe ngenkemba, behlela ematsheni omgodi; inyathelwe phansi njengesidumbu.
20 Awunakuhlanganiswa nabo ekumbelweni, ngokuba uchithile izwe lakho, wabulala abantu bakho; inzalo yabenzi bokubi ayisoze yaziwe.
21 Lungiselelani abantwana bakhe ukuhlaba ngenxa yobubi bawoyise; funa bavuke badle izwe, bagcwalise ubuso bomhlaba ngemizi.
22 Ngokuba ngiyakubavukela, usho uJehova Sebawoti, nginqume eBabele igama, nensali, nendodana, nomshana, isho iNkosi.
23 Ngiyakuyenza ibe yifa lamagxolo ababayo namachibi amanzi; futhi ngokuqinisekile ngiyolishanela kanye nesilo esibhubhisayo,” kusho uJehova Sebawoti.
24 UJehova Sebawoti wafunga wathi: “Impela njengokucabanga kwami kuyakuba njalo; njengalokho ngihlosile, kuyakuma kanjalo;
25 ukuthi ngiyakwephula umAsiriya ezweni lami, ngimnyathele ezintabeni zami; khona ijoka lakhe liyakumuka kubo, nomthwalo wakhe emahlombe abo.
26 Lesi yisinqumo esinqunyiwe emhlabeni wonke; yilesi isandla eselulelwe phezu kwezizwe zonke.
27 Ngokuba uJehova Sebawoti ukuhlosile, ngubani oyakuchitha na? nesandla sakhe seluliwe, ngubani ongasibuyisela emuva?
28 Ngomnyaka wokufa kwenkosi u-Ahazi kwaba lomthwalo.
29 Ungathokozi, Phalestina lonke, ngokuba udondolo lwalowo owakushaya lwaphukile; ngokuba empandeni yenyoka kuyakuphuma isihlahla seqhude, nesithelo saso sibe yinyoka evuthayo endizayo.
30 Amazibulo abampofu ayakudla, nabampofu bayakulala belondekile; ngiyakubulala impande yakho ngendlala, abulale insali yakho.
31 Hewula wena sango! biza, muzi! wena, lonke iPhalestine, ubhubhile, ngoba kuyovela umusi uvela enyakatho, futhi akekho oyoba yedwa ngezikhathi zakhe ezimisiwe.
32 Khona-ke izithunywa zesizwe ziyoziphendula zithini? Ukuthi uJehova umisile iSiyoni, futhi abampofu babantu bakhe bayothembela kulo.
IzEnzo 10 : 1 – 48
1 Kwakukhona eKesariya indoda ethile, uKorneliyu, eyinduna yekhulu yebutho elithiwa ibutho lamaNtaliyane,
2 umuntu okholwayo nowesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nendlu yakhe yonke, abela abantu abampofu izipho eziningi, ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu njalonjalo.
3 Wabona embonweni ngokusobala, kungathi ngehora lesishiyagalolunye lemini ingelosi kaNkulunkulu iza kuye, ithi kuye: “Korneliyu!”
4 Embuka wethuka, wathi: Kuyini, Nkosi? Yathi kuye: “Imikhuleko yakho nokwabela kwakho abampofu izipho kukhuphukele kwaba yisikhumbuzo phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
5 Manje thuma amadoda eJopha, ubize uSimoni othiwa futhi uPetru;
6 yena ungenisile kaSimoni othile, umtshuki wezikhumba, ondlu yakhe ingaselwandle;
7 Kwathi isimukile ingelosi eyayikhuluma noKorneliyu, wabiza ababili bendlu yakhe nebutho elikholwayo kulabo ababemlindile njalo;
8 Esebalandisile zonke lezo zinto, wabathuma eJopha.
9 Ngangomuso besahamba, besondela emzini, uPetru wakhuphukela phezu kwendlu ukuyokhuleka ngehora lesithupha;
10 Walamba kakhulu, wafuna ukudla;
11 Wabona izulu livulekile, nesitsha esithile sehlela kuye, njengendwangu enkulu, eboshiwe emagumbini omane, yehliselwa emhlabeni;
12 okwakukhona kuzo zonke izilwane zomhlaba ezinezinyawo ezine, nezilo zasendle, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo nezinyoni zezulu.
13 Kwasekufika ilizwi kuye, lathi: Sukuma, Petro; hlaba, udle.
14 Kepha uPetru wathi: “Qha, Nkosi; ngoba kangizange ngikudle okungcolileyo lokungcolileyo.
15 Izwi labuye lakhuluma kuye ngokwesibili, lathi: “Lokho uNkulunkulu akuhlambululileyo, wena ungasho ukuthi kungcolile.
16 Lokho kwenzeka kathathu; isitsha senyuselwa futhi ezulwini.
17 Kwathi uPetru esangabaza phakathi kwakhe ukuthi uyini lowo mbono awubonileyo, bheka, amadoda abethunyiwe evela kuKorneliyu ayebuzile indlu kaSimoni, emi ngasesangweni;
18 Amemeza, abuza ukuthi uSimoni othiwa uPetru ungenisile yini khona.
19 UPetru esacabanga ngombono, uMoya wathi kuye: “Bheka, amadoda amathathu ayakufuna.
20 Ngakho sukuma wehle, uhambe nawo, ungangabazi ngalutho, ngokuba yimina engibathumile.
21 UPetru wehlela emadodeni abethunywe kuye evela kuKorneliyu; wathi: Bhekani, nginguye enimfunayo;
22 Base bethi: UKorneliyu induna yekhulu, indoda elungileyo nemesabayo uNkulunkulu, nodumo oluhle esizweni sonke samaJuda, uxwayiswe nguNkulunkulu ngengelosi engcwele ukuba akubize endlini yakhe, ezwe amazwi kwakho.
23 Wasebabizela phakathi, wabangenisa. Ngangomuso uPetru wahamba nabo, nabazalwane abathile baseJopha bamphelezela.
24 Ngangomuso bangena eKesariya. UKorneliyu wayebalindile, esebizele ndawonye izihlobo zakhe nabangane abaseduze.
25 Kwathi esangena uPetru, uKorneliyu wamhlangabeza, wawa phansi ezinyaweni zakhe, wakhuleka kuye.
26 Kodwa uPetro wamsukumisa, wathi: Sukuma; nami ngingumuntu.
27 Esakhuluma naye wangena, wafumana abaningi ababebuthene.
28 Wathi kubo: Niyazi ukuthi akuvunyelwe ukuba umuntu ongumJuda ahlangane noma eze kowesinye isizwe; kodwa uNkulunkulu ungibonisile ukuthi ngingabizi muntu ngokuthi ungcolile noma ungcolile.
29 Ngakho-ke ngizile kini ngingaphikanga lapho ngibiziwe; ngiyabuza-ke ukuthi ningibizeleni na?
30 UKorneliyu wathi: “Ezinsuku ezine ezidlule kwaze kwaba yileli hora ngizila ukudla; ngehora lesishiyagalolunye ngakhuleka endlini yami;
31 Yathi: “Korneliyu, ukukhuleka kwakho kuzwakele, nomusa wakho womusa ukhunjulwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
32 Ngakho thumela eJopha, ubize uSimoni othiwa uPetro; ungenisile endlini kaSimoni umtshuki wezikhumba ngaselwandle;
33 Ngakho ngithumela masinyane kuwe; futhi wenze kahle ukuthi uze. Manje-ke sikhona sonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba sizwe konke okuyalelwe nguNkulunkulu.
34 UPetro wasevula umlomo wakhe, wathi: Ngeqiniso ngiyabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu kabheki ubuso.
35 Kodwa ezizweni zonke omesabayo lowenza ukulunga uyamukeleka kuye.
36 Ilizwi uNkulunkulu alithumela kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, etshumayela ukuthula ngoJesu Kristu, yena oyiNkosi yabo bonke;
37 Niyalazi izwi elamenyezelwa kulo lonke elaseJudiya, liqala eGalile emva kobhapathizo alushumayelayo uJohane;
38 Ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamgcoba kanjani uJesu waseNazaretha ngoMoya oNgcwele nangamandla, owahamba enza okuhle, ephulukisa bonke ababecindezelwe nguSathane; ngoba uNkulunkulu wayelaye.
39 Nathi singofakazi bezinto zonke azenzayo ezweni labaJuda naseJerusalema; abambulala, bamphanyeka esihlahleni;
40 yena uNkulunkulu wamvusa ngosuku lwesithathu, wambonakalisa obala;
41 Hhayi kubantu bonke, kodwa kubofakazi abakhethwe ngaphambili nguNkulunkulu, kithina esadla, saphuza naye emva kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyo.
42 Wasiyala ukuba sishumayele kubantu, sifakaze ukuthi nguye omiswe nguNkulunkulu ukuba abe nguMahluleli wabaphilayo nabafileyo.
43 Abaprofethi bonke bafakaza ngaye ukuthi yilowo nalowo okholwa nguye uyakwamukela ukuthethelelwa kwezono ngegama lakhe.
44 UPetru esakhuluma lawo mazwi, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo bonke ababelizwa izwi.
45 Abasokile abakholwayo ababeze noPetru bamangala, ngokuba isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele sitheliwe naphezu kwabezizwe.
46 Ngokuba babezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi, betusa uNkulunkulu. Khona uPetro waphendula wathi:
47 Ukhona yini ongala namanzi ukuba bangabhapathizwa laba abamamukele uMoya oNgcwele njengathi na?
48 Waselaya ukuthi babhabhathizwe ebizweni leNkosi. Basebemncenga ukuthi ahlale insuku ezithile.
KwabaseGalathiya 6 : 1
1 Bazalwane, uma umuntu ehlelwa yisiphambeko, nina bomoya mbuyiseni onjalo ngomoya wobumnene; uzinaka wena, funa ulingwe nawe.
Johane 14 : 1
1 Izinhliziyo zenu mazingakhathazeki; kholwani nguNkulunkulu, nikholwe nayimi.
UDuteronomi 18 : 20 – 22
20 Kodwa umprofethi ozidlayo ukuba akhulume izwi egameni lami engingamyalanga ukuba alikhulume, noma oyakukhuluma egameni labanye onkulunkulu, lowo mprofethi naye uyakufa.
21 Futhi uma uthi enhliziyweni yakho: Singalazi kanjani izwi uJehova angalikhulumanga?
22 Lapho umprofethi ekhuluma egameni likaJehova, le nto ingalandeli futhi ingenzeki, yizwi uJehova angalikhulumanga, kodwa umprofethi walikhuluma ngokugabadela; ungamesabi.
EkaJuda 1 : 8
8 Ngokunjalo lalaba baphuphi abangcolileyo bangcolisa inyama, badelele ukubusa, bakhulume kubi ngabahloniphekayo.