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3:1 Musani ukuba ngabafundisi abaninzi, bazalwana bam, nisazi nje ukuba siya kwamkela oko
umgwebo omkhulu ngakumbi.
3:2 Kuba siyakhubeka kaninzi sonke. Ukuba umntu uthe akakhubeki zwini, makayeke
oyindoda egqibeleleyo, enako ukuwubamba ngomkhala nawo umzimba uphela.
3:3 Yabona, sifaka amalamu emlonyeni wamahashe, ukuze asiphulaphule; kwaye thina
bajike umzimba wonke.
3:4 Yabona, nayo imikhombe, imikhulu kangaka nje, iqhutywaqhutywa yiyo
imimoya enamandla, ijikajika ngomthi wokujika omncinane kakhulu;
naphi na apho irhuluneli ithanda khona.
3:5 Ngokunjalo nalo ulwimi, lulilungu elincinanana nje, luyagwagwisa kakhulu.
Yabonani, umlilo omncinane utshisa into eninzi;
3:6 Nolwimi olu ngumlilo, lihlabathi elizele kukungalungisi;
ukuba iyawudyobha umzimba uphela, iyawuvuthisa ngomlilo
ikhondo lendalo; sivuthiswa sisihogo somlilo.
3:7 Ngokuba zonke iintlobo zezilwanyana, neentaka, neenyoka, kunye nezinto
elwandle, uyadanjiswa, kanjalo ukhe wadanjiswa yimvelo eyiyeyamalo.
3:8 ke lona ulwimi alunaye noko amnye ebantwini, unokuludambisa; bububi obungalawulekiyo, buzele bububi obubulalayo
ityhefu.
3:9 Ngalo siyambonga uThixo uYise; siqalekisa abantu ngalo;
abenziwe ngokomfanekiselo kaThixo.
3:10 Kwakulo mlomo mnye kuphuma intsikelelo nengqalekiso. Bazalwana bam,
azifanele ukuba nje ezi zinto.
3:11 Umthombo umpompoza amnandi nakrakra kwangelo liso linye, yini na?
3:12 Unako yini na, bazalwana bam, umkhiwane ukuvelisa iinkozo zomnquma? ngumdiliya yini na, amakhiwane?
Ngokunjalo akukho mthombo uvelisa amanzi amtyuba namnandi.
3:13 Ngubani na olumkileyo, owaziyo kakuhle phakathi kwenu? makabonise
imisebenzi yakhe enobulali bobulumko.
3:14 Ke, ukuba ninomona okrakra neyelenqe entliziyweni yenu, musani ukuqhayisa;
musa ukuxoka ngokuchasene nenyaniso.
3:15 Obo bulumko asibokuhla phezulu;
umtyholi.
3:16 Kuba apho kukhoyo umona neenkani, kubakho isiphithiphithi, nawo wonke umsebenzi ongendawo.
3:17 Ke bona ubulumko baphezulu ukuqala bunyulu, buze bube boboxolo;
kwaye kulula ukuphendulwa, ezele yinceba neziqhamo ezilungileyo, ngaphandle
ngokukhetha ubuso, nokungabi naluhanahaniso.
3:18 Isiqhamo ke sobulungisa sihlwayelwa ngoxolo ngabo benza uxolo.