INtshumayeli
5:1 Gcina unyawo lwakho xeshikweni uya endlwini kaThixo, ulunge ngakumbi
yivani ngaphezu kokunikela kwezidenge imibingelelo;
benza ububi.
5:2 Musa ukungxama ngomlomo wakho, intliziyo yakho ingaphangi ikhuphe ukuthetha
ngokuba uThixo usemazulwini, ke wena usehlabathini;
ke ngoko amazwi akho makabe mancinane.
5:3 Ngokuba ukuphupha kuza ngobuninzi bemicimbi; nelizwi lesidenge
yaziwa ngobuninzi bamagama.
5:4 Xa uthe wabhambathisa isibhambathiso kuThixo, musa ukuyeka ukuzalisa; ngokuba akanaye
ukholiswa zizidenge; kufezekise oko ukubhambathisileyo.
5:5 Kulungile ukuba ungabhambathisi, kunokuba ubhambathise
kwaye ungabhatali.
5:6 Musa ukuwuvumela umlomo wakho, ukuba uyonise inyama yakho; kananjalo ungathethi ngaphambili
isithunywa, ukuba ibikukulahlekiswa;
ilizwi, wowonakalise umsebenzi wezandla zakho?
5:7 Kuba ebuninzini bamaphupha namazwi, maninzi amazwi
kodwa yoyika uThixo.
5:8 Ukuba uthe wakubona ukucudiswa kwehlwempu, nokuphenulwa kokugonyamela
Musani ukumangaliswa yiloo nto ezweni, ngokuba yena
ophakamileyo kunoyena uphakamileyo; kwaye kubekho phezulu kunoko
bona.
5:9 Ilungelo lelizwe entweni yonke, ngukumkani ngokwakhe
ngasebaleni.
5:10 Othanda isilivere akaneliswa yisilivere; okanye yena
uthanda intabalala, kunye nendyebo; kwanaloo nto ingamampunge.
5:11 Ekwandeni kwezinto ezilungileyo bayanda abazidlayo, nokuba kulunge ntoni na?
khona kubanikazi bayo, kodwa ukuba ikhangeleke kunye nayo
amehlo?
5:12 Bumnandi ubuthongo bosebenzayo, nokuba incinane, nokuba ininzi into ayidlayo;
ke intabalala yesityebi ayisivumeli ukuba silale buthongo.
5:13 Kukho ububi obuhlungu, endibubonileyo phantsi kwelanga, ubutyebi;
igcinelwe umniniyo, kube kubi kubo.
5:14 obo butyebi butshabalala ngento embi;
akukho nto esandleni sakhe.
5:15 Njengokuba waphuma esizalweni sonina eze, uya kubuya emke njengoko abehamba ze;
weza, akathabatha nto emigudwini yakhe, aya kungena nayo
isandla sakhe.
5:16 Kwanale nto bububi obusisifo, ukuba uya kwenjenjalo ngeendlela zonke
hamba; unalungelo lini na ke owaphukela umoya?
5:17 Kananjalo iimini zakhe zonke uzidlela ebumnyameni, enentlungu enkulu, kunye
ingqumbo kunye nesifo sakhe.
5:18 Nantsi into endiyibonileyo mna, ilungile, intle ukuba umntu adle adle
ukuba asele, abone okulungileyo ngemigudu yakhe yonke aphuka yiyo
lilanga, yonke imihla yobomi bakhe, amnikayo uThixo, ngokuba libe lelakhe
inxalenye.
5:19 Kananjalo wonke umntu, athe uThixo wamnika ubutyebi nokuqweba, wamnika
unegunya lokudla kuzo, athabathe isabelo sakhe, avuye ngezo zakhe
umsebenzi; sisipho sikaThixo eso.
5:20 Ngokuba akayikhumbuli kakhulu imihla yobomi bakhe; ngokuba uThixo
Umphendula ngovuyo lwentliziyo yakhe.