Yude
1:1 UYuda, umkhonzi kaYesu Kristu, umzalwana kaYakobi, babhalela bona
zingcwaliswe nguThixo uYise, zalondolozwa kuYesu Krestu, kwaye
ebizwa:
1:2 Makwandiswe kuni inceba, noxolo, nothando.
1:3 Zintanda, ndikukhuthalele ukunibhalela ngako konke
Usindiso, kwafuneka ukuba ndinibhalele, ndinivuselele
nifanele ukuzabalazela ukholo olunikelwa kwaba kanye kulo
abangcwele.
1:4 Kuba kuthwethwe bantu bathile, abo babefudula besoyika
bebamisiweyo ke, bengahloneli Thixo, belujika ubabalo lukaThixo wethu;
eburheletyweni, bemkhanyela okuphela koMnini-nto-zonke, uThixo wethu, iNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu
UKrestu.
1:5 Ndiya kunikhumbuza ngoko, nakuba nikwazile oko kakade
ukuba uYehova, ekubahlangule abantu ezweni laseYiputa,
kamva wabatshabalalisa abo bangakholwanga.
1:6 Kananjalo izithunywa zezulu, ezo zazingalugcinanga ulawulo lwazo, zesuka zalushiya olu lwazo
ekhayeni lakhe, uligcine emixokelelwaneni engunaphakade, phantsi kobumnyama
umgwebo womhla omkhulu.
1:7 kwanjengeSodom neGomora, nayo imizi engakuyo;
behenyuzile, belandela nyama yimbi;
babekwe umzekelo, baviswa impindezelo yomlilo ongunaphakade.
1:8 Kwangokunjalo, nabo bangamaphupha badyobha inyama, batshitshise ubukhosi;
banyelise izidima.
1:9 Kanti ke uMikayeli, isiphatha-zithunywa zezulu, oko wayebambene noMtyholi
kuba ngomzimba kaMoses akabanga nabuganga bakumtshabhisa
wakumangalela ke, wathi, INkosi mayikukhalimele.
1:10 Ke bona aba banyelisa abangazaziyo;
bazazi ngokwemvelo ukuba, njengamarhamncwa angenangqondo, zonakalisa ezo zinto
ngokwabo.
1:11 Yeha ke bona! ngokuba bahambe ngendlela kaKayin, bagidima
emva kokulahlekiswa kukaBhileham ngenxa yomvuzo;
Undoqo.
1:12 Aba zizixhobo zamatye ezidlweni zenu zothando, xa besezidlweni nani;
bazidlisa okwabo ngokungenakoyika;
malunga nemimoya; yimithi ebunayo, engenasiqhamo, efe kabini;
bancothulwe ngeengcambu;
1:13 Amaza alatyuzayo olwandle, ebila ephuphuma ihlazo lawo; iinkwenkwezi ezibhadulayo,
kulowo ubekelwe isithokothoko sobumnyama ngonaphakade.
1:14 NoEnoki, ongowesixhenxe kuAdam, waprofeta ngabo, esithi,
Yabona, iNkosi iyeza enamawaka alishumi abangcwele bayo;
1:15 ukuba ibagwebe bonke, yohlwaye bonke abangahloneli Thixo
nabo kuzo zonke izenzo zabo zokungahloneli Thixo, abazenzileyo ngokungahloneli Thixo, kwaye
kuwo onke amazwi alukhuni abawathethayo ngayo aboni abangahloneli Thixo
yena.
1:16 Aba ngabakrokri abasolayo, behamba ngokwezabo iinkanuko; kwaye
umlomo wabo uthetha iindumbisa zamazwi, benobuso bomntu
ukuncoma ngenxa yenzuzo.
1:17 Ke nina, zintanda, wakhumbuleni amazwi abethethwe ngenxa engaphambili ngaye
abapostile beNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu;
1:18 Ngokuba babesithi kuni, Kuya kubakho abagxeki ngexesha lokugqibela, besithi, Kuya kubakho abagxeki
bahambe ngokwezabo iinkanuko zokungahloneli Thixo.
1:19 Aba ngabazahlulayo, bengabenyama, abangenaye uMoya.
1:20 Ke nina, zintanda, zakheni elukholweni lwenu olungcwele kanye, nithandaza
ngoMoya oyiNgcwele,
1:21 Hlalani nihleli eluthandweni lukaThixo, niyilinde inceba yeNkosi yethu
UYesu Kristu kuse ebomini obungunaphakade.
1:22 Inxenye ke niyenzele inceba, nicalula;
1:23 nibasindise inxenye niyoyika, nibarhola emlilweni; ndiyithiya nkqu
Ingubo edyojiweyo yinyama.
1:24 Ke kaloku, kuye onako ukunigcina ningakhubeki, animise
engenakusoleka phambi kobuqaqawuli bakhe, enovuyo oluncamisileyo;
1:25 kuThixo olumkileyo yedwa, uMsindisi wethu, makubekho uzuko, nobungangamsha, namandla, nozuko
amandla, ngoku nangonaphakade. Amen.