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3:1 Bazalwane bami, ningabi ngabafundisi abaningi, nazi ukuthi siyakwamukeliswa
ukulahlwa okukhulu.
3:2 Ngokuba siyakhubeka ngokuningi. Uma umuntu engakhubeki ngezwi,
uyindoda epheleleyo, ekwazi ukulawula nomzimba wonke ngokungathi ngetomu.
3:3 Bheka, sifaka amatomu emilonyeni yamahhashi, ukuze asilalele; futhi thina
bajike umzimba wonke.
3:4 Bheka futhi imikhumbi, okuyinto nakuba mikhulu kangaka, futhi iqhutshwa
imimoya enamandla, nokho iphendulwa ngesiphini esincane kakhulu;
nomaphi lapho umbusi ethanda khona.
3:5 Kanjalo nolimi luyisitho esincane, futhi luzincoma kakhulu.
Bhekani, umlilo omncane uvutha kangakanani!
3:6 Futhi ulimi lungumlilo, izwe lobubi, kanjalo ulimi phakathi
izitho zethu, ukuthi kungcolisa umzimba wonke, kuthungele umzimba wonke
inkambo yemvelo; futhi uthungelwa umlilo wesihogo.
3:7 Ngoba zonke izinhlobo zezilwane, futhi izinyoni, futhi izinyoka, futhi izinto
olwandle, uyathambisa, futhi uthanjisiwe abantu.
3:8 Kodwa ulimi kakho ongaluthambisa; kungububi obungalawuleki, obugcwele okubulalayo
ubuthi.
3:9 Ngalo siyambonga uNkulunkulu, uBaba; futhi ngalo siqalekisa abantu.
ezenziwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu.
3:10 Emlonyeni ofanayo kuphuma isibusiso nesiqalekiso. Bazalwane bami,
lezi zinto akufanele zibe njalo.
3:11 Ingabe umthombo ukhipha endaweni eyodwa amanzi amnandi nabababayo?
3:12 Ingabe umkhiwane, bazalwane bami, ungathela izithelo zomnqumo? noma umvini, amakhiwane?
kanjalo kawunamthombo othela amanzi anosawoti namnandi.
3:13 Ngubani indoda ehlakaniphileyo futhi endued ulwazi phakathi kwenu? makaveze
yenhambo enhle imisebenzi yakhe ngobumnene bokuhlakanipha.
3:14 Kodwa uma ninomhawu obabayo nokuxabana ezinhliziyweni zenu, ningazibongi, futhi
ungaqambi amanga ngeqiniso.
3:15 Lokhu kuhlakanipha akuveli phezulu, kodwa kungokomhlaba, kungokwemvelo;
enodeveli.
3:16 Ngoba lapho umhawu nokuxabana kukhona, kukhona isiphithiphithi futhi yonke imisebenzi emibi.
3:17 Kodwa ukuhlakanipha okuvela phezulu kuqala kuhlanzekile, bese kuba ngokuthula, kumnene,
futhi kulula ukunxusa, egcwele isihawu nezithelo ezinhle, ngaphandle
ukukhetha, nokungazenzisi.
3:18 Futhi isithelo sokulunga sihlwanyelwa ngokuthula kulabo abenza ukuthula.