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4 Zivelaphi izimpi nokulwa phakathi kwenu? Akuveli yini ezifisweni zenu zenyama eziqhubeka zilwela ukulawula imizimba yenu? *+ 2 Niyafisa, kodwa anitholi. Niyaqhubeka nibulala futhi niyahala, kodwa anikwazi ukuthola. Niyaqhubeka nilwa futhi nihlaselana. + Aninalutho ngenxa yokuthi aniceli. 3 Uma nicela anitholi ngoba nicela ngenjongo embi, ukuze nikusebenzise ezifisweni zenu zenyama.
4 Ziphingi,* anazi yini ukuthi ubungani nezwe bungubutha noNkulunkulu? Ngakho-ke, noma ubani ofuna ukuba umngani wezwe uzenza isitha sikaNkulunkulu. + 5 Noma ingabe nicabanga ukuthi umbhalo usho ngaphandle kwesizathu ukuthi: “Umoya ongaphakathi kithi uqhubeka ulangazelela ngomona”? + 6 Nokho, umusa awunikezayo mkhulu kakhulu. Ngakho umbhalo uthi: “UNkulunkulu umelana nabaziphakamisayo, + kodwa abathobekile ubapha umusa omkhulu.” +
7 Ngakho-ke, zithobeni kuNkulunkulu; + kodwa melanani noDeveli + khona-ke uyonibalekela. + 8 Sondelani kuNkulunkulu, naye uyosondela kini. + Hlanzani izandla zenu, nina zoni, + futhi nihlanze izinhliziyo zenu, + nina enimanqikanqika. 9 Yibani lusizi, nilile futhi nikhale. + Ukuhleka kwenu makuphenduke ukulila, nenjabulo yenu ibe ukuphelelwa yithemba. 10 Zithobeni emehlweni kaJehova, *+ khona-ke uyoniphakamisa. +
11 Yekani ukukhuluma kabi ngomunye nomunye, bazalwane. + Lowo okhuluma kabi ngomfowabo noma owahlulela umfowabo ukhuluma kabi ngomthetho futhi wahlulela umthetho. Manje uma wahlulela umthetho, awuyena umenzi womthetho, kodwa ungumahluleli. 12 Munye kuphela onguMniki-mthetho noMahluleli, + lowo okwaziyo ukusindisa nokubhubhisa. + Kodwa wena, ungubani ukuba wahlulele umakhelwane wakho? +
13 Yizwani nina enithi: “Namuhla noma kusasa sizoya kuleli dolobha sihlale unyaka khona, futhi sizoqhuba ibhizinisi sithole inzuzo,” + 14 nibe ningazi ukuthi ukuphila kwenu kuyoba njani kusasa. + Ngoba niyinkungu ebonakala isikhashana bese inyamalala. + 15 Esikhundleni salokho, kufanele nithi: “Uma uJehova* ethanda, + sizophila futhi senze lokhu noma lokhuya.” 16 Kodwa manje niziqhenya ngokuqhosha kwenu kokuzikhukhumeza. Konke ukuqhosha okunjalo kubi. 17 Ngakho-ke, uma umuntu azi ukuthi angakwenza kanjani okuhle kodwa angakwenzi, wenza isono. +