UJames 4:1 Zivela phi na iimfazwe nokulwa phakathi kwenu? abaphumi nalapha neenkanuko zenu eziwaphumela umkhosi amalungu enu? 4:2 Niyakhanuka, ningabi nakuzuza nto noko; niyalwa, nilwe, ningabi nakuzuza nto ke, ngenxa yokuba ningaceli. 4:3 Niyacela, ningamkeli noko, ngokuba nicela kakubi, ukuze nikuchithe phezu kweenkanuko zakho. 4:4 Bakrexezindini, bakrexezikazindini, anazi na ukuba ubuhlobo beNkosi ihlabathi libutshaba kuThixo? osukuba ngoko angaba sisihlobo sikaThixo ihlabathi lilutshaba lukaThixo. 4:5 Ngaba nicinga ukuba isibhalo sifumana sitsho ukuthi, Umoya ohleliyo? kuthi ukubana umona? 4:6 Ke ubabala kakhulu ngakumbi. Kungoko athi, UThixo uyabachasa abanekratshi; ke ubabala abathobekileyo. 4:7 Mthobeleni ngoko uThixo. Mchaseni ke uMtyholi, wosaba isuka kuwe. 4:8 Sondelani kuye uThixo, wosondela kuni. Hlambululani izandla zenu, nina aboni; nenze nyulu iintliziyo zenu, nina bamphefumlo umbaxa. 4:9 Yibani ziindwayi, nikhedame nilile; makujikwe ukuhleka kwenu isijwili, novuyo lwenu lube sisingqala. 4:10 Zithobeni emehlweni eNkosi, yoniphakamisa. 4:11 Musani ukuthetha okubi omnye ngomnye, bazalwana. Othetha kakubi ngowakhe Umzalwana, amgwebe umzalwana wakhe, uthetha kakubi ngomthetho, agwebe kodwa ukuba uyawugweba umthetho, akumenzi wamthetho, kodwa umgwebi. 4:12 Mnye uMmisi-mthetho, lowo unako ukusindisa nokutshabalalisa; ungubani na wena? lowo ugweba omnye? 4:13 Wenani kaloku, nina nitshoyo ukuthi, Namhla, nokuba kungomso, siya kuya kulaa mzi; uhlale khona umnyaka ke, uthenge, uthengise, uzuze; 4:14 ekubeni ningakwazi nje okuya kubakho ngomso. Kuba buyintoni na ubomi bakho? Ikwangumphunga, obonakala ixesha elincinane, emva koko uyanyamalala. 4:15 nithi, Ukuba iNkosi ithe yathanda, saphila, siya kwenza oko; okanye ukuba. 4:16 Ngoku ke niqhayisa ngokuqhankqalaza kwenu; konke ukuqhayisa okunjalo kubi. KWABASEKORINTE I 4:17 Ngoko ke, lowokwaziyo ukwenza okulungileyo angakwenzi, kukuye isono.