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7 Mayelana lezinto elazibhalayo kungcono ukuthi indoda ingamthinti* owesifazana 2 kodwa njengoba ubufebe* sebubhahe kangaka, indoda ngayinye kayibe lenkosikazi yayo,+ lowesifazana ngamunye abe lendoda yakhe.+ 3 Indoda kumele inike umkayo imfanelo zakhe, lenkosikazi kumele yenze njalo endodeni yayo.+ 4 Inkosikazi ayilamandla phezu komzimba wayo kodwa umkayo nguye olawo, lendoda ayilamandla phezu komzimba wayo kodwa umkayo nguye olawo. 5 Lingancitshani ngaphandle nxa livumelene ukuthi lime okwesikhathi esithile* ukuze libe lesikhathi sokuzinikela emthandazweni, beseliphinda lihlangana ukuze uSathane angabi elokhu elilinga ngenxa yokwehluleka kwenu ukuzibamba. 6 Engikutshoyo yikuthi liyavunyelwa ukutshada kodwa angilibekeli umlayo wokuthi lenze njalo. 7 Lanxa kunjalo, ngifisa ukuthi ngabe wonke umuntu unjengami. Kodwa lowo lalowo ulesiphiwo sakhe+ esivela kuNkulunkulu, omunye ulalesi, omunye ulalesiya.

8 Kulabo abangatshadanga labangabafelokazi ngithi kungcono ukuthi bahlale benjengami.+ 9 Kodwa nxa besehluleka ukuzibamba kabatshade ngoba kungcono ukutshada kulokutshiswa yimizwa.+

10 Abatshadileyo ngibapha imilayo kodwa kayiveli kimi ivela eNkosini: Inkosikazi akufanelanga yehlukane lomkayo.+ 11 Kodwa nxa inkosikazi ingehlukana lomkayo, kayihlale ingatshadanga kumbe ibuyelelane laye. Indoda layo akufanelanga itshiye umkayo.+

12 Loba kunjalo nanku engikutshoyo kwabanye futhi lokhu kutshiwo yimi hatshi yiNkosi:+ Nxa umzalwane elenkosikazi engakholwayo futhi ivuma ukuhlala laye kangayitshiyi 13 njalo nxa owesifazana elendoda engakholwayo futhi ivuma ukuhlala laye kangayitshiyi. 14 Phela indoda engakholwayo iba ngcwele ngenxa yomkayo, lenkosikazi engakholwayo iba ngcwele ngenxa yomkayo okholwayo. Aluba bekunganjalo abantwabenu bebezabe bengahlanzekanga kodwa khathesi bangcwele. 15 Nxa ongakholwayo ekhetha ukuhamba,* myekeleni ahambe. Nxa sekunjalo umfowethu loba udadewethu uyabe engabotshwanga ukuthi aqhubeke ehlala laye. UNkulunkulu walibizela ukuthi lihlale ngokuthula.+ 16 Mfazi, uyakwazi yini ukuthi ungamsindisa umkakho?+ Lawe ndoda, uyakwazi yini ukuthi ungayisindisa inkosikazi yakho?

17 Lanxa kunjalo uJehova* unike ngamunye isabelo sakhe, ngakho ngamunye kaqhubeke ehamba ngendlela uNkulunkulu ambize ekuyo.+ Umlayo lo ngiwunika amabandla wonke. 18 Ukhona yini owabizwa esesokile?+ Kahlale enjalo esokile. Ukhona yini owabizwa engasokanga? Kangasoki.+ 19 Ukusoka akutsho lutho, lokungasoki akutsho lutho,+ okuqakathekileyo yikulalela imithetho kaNkulunkulu.+ 20 Ngamunye kahlale ekulesosimo abizwe ekuso.+ 21 Wabizwa uyisigqili yini? Ungazikhathazi ngalokho+ kodwa nxa usenelisa ukukhululeka, ungalidlalisi lelothuba. 22 Loba ngubani obizwe eNkosini eyisigqili, ungumuntu weNkosi okhululiweyo,+ lalowo obizwe ekhululekile uyisigqili sikaKhristu. 23 Lathengwa ngentengo,+ yekelani ukuba yizigqili zabantu. 24 Bafowethu, ngamunye kaqhubeke ephambi kukaNkulunkulu ekulesosimo abizwe ekuso.

25 Angilamlayo ovela eNkosini engingawutshela abangakaze batshade,* kodwa ngikhuluma engikucabangayo+ njengoba iNkosi yangenzela isihawu ukuze ngibe ngothembekileyo. 26 Yikho ngibona kungcono ukuthi umuntu ahlale enjalo ngenxa yobunzima obukhona khathesi. 27 Wena ubotshelwe emfazini yini? Yekela ukuzama ukuphunyuka.+ Awulamfazi yini? Yekela ukudinga umfazi. 28 Kodwa uyabe ungenzanga sono lanxa ungatshada. Lomuntu ongatshadanga* uyabe engenzanga sono nxa engatshada. Loba kunjalo, abatshadayo bazakuba lenhlupho.* Kodwa mina ngizama ukulivikela.

29 Phezu kwalokho bafowethu, ngilitshela ukuthi isikhathi esesisele sincane.+ Kusukela khathesi abalabafazi kababe njengabangelabo, 30 abakhalayo bona babe njengabangakhaliyo, labathokozayo babe njengabangathokoziyo, labathengayo babe njengabangelalutho, 31 labasebenzisa umhlaba babe njengabangawusebenzisi ngokugcweleyo ngoba umumo womhlaba lo uyatshintsha. 32 Angifuni likhathazeke ngitsho lakancane. Indoda engatshadanga ikhathazeka ngezinto zeNkosi, ukuthi ingemukelwa njani yiNkosi. 33 Kodwa indoda etshadileyo ikhathazeka ngezinto zomhlaba+ ukuthi ingemukelwa njani ngumkayo 34 njalo yehlukene phakathi. Owesifazana ongatshadanga kumbe oyintombi egcweleyo ukhathazeka ngezinto zeNkosi+ ukuze abe ngcwele emzimbeni lasemoyeni wakhe. Kodwa owesifazana otshadileyo ukhathazeka ngezinto zomhlaba ukuthi angemukelwa njani yindoda yakhe. 35 Lanxa kunjalo angizami ukulicindezela* kodwa engilitshela khona kuzalinceda. Ngifuna lenze okufaneleyo futhi lihlale lizinikele eNkosini kungelanto eliphambanisayo.

36 Kodwa loba ngubani ocabanga ukuthi ukuhlala engatshadanga kwenza aziphathe ngendlela engafanelanga futhi sekwedlule isikhathi lapho imizwa yakhe yobutsha elamandla khona, nanku okumele akwenze: Katshade+ nxa lokho kuyikho akufunayo, uyabe engonanga. 37 Loba kunjalo, nxa umuntu ezimisele enhliziyweni yakhe futhi esizwa engelandaba lokutshada, elamandla okuzibamba njalo esekhethile enhliziyweni yakhe ukuthi ahlale engatshadanga,* uyabe esenza kuhle.+ 38 Ngakho otshadayo* wenza kuhle kodwa ohlala engatshadanga wenza kuhle kakhulu.+

39 Inkosikazi ibotshelwe kumkayo ngesikhathi esaphila.+ Kodwa nxa umkayo angafa ikhululekile ukutshada lomuntu emfunayo, kuphela nxa eseNkosini.+ 40 Lanxa kunjalo, mina ngicabanga ukuthi izathokoza kakhulu nxa ingazihlalela ingatshadanga njalo ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi lami ngilomoya kaNkulunkulu.