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4:1 Zivelaphi izimpi nokulwa phakathi kwenu na? abasuki lapha, yebo
ngezinkanuko zenu ezilwa ezithweni zenu?
4:2 Niyafisa, ningabi nalutho;
niyalwa, niyalwa, nokho aninalutho, ngokuba ningaceli.
4:3 Niyacela, kepha animukeli, ngokuba nicela kabi, ukuze nikudle
phezu kwezinkanuko zakho.
4:4 Ziphingi neziphingi, anazi yini ukuthi ubungane noJehova
izwe liyizitha zikaNkulunkulu na? ngakho loba ngubani othanda ukuba ngumngane wabo
izwe liyisitha sikaNkulunkulu.
4:5 Ingabe nicabanga ukuthi umbhalo usho ngeze: Umoya ohlala?
kithi inkanuko?
4:6 Kodwa unika umusa owengeziwe. Ngalokho uthi: “UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo;
kodwa abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.
4:7 Ngakho zithobeni kuNkulunkulu. Melanani noSathane, futhi uyobaleka
kusuka kuwe.
4:8 Sondelani kuNkulunkulu, khona uzasondela kini. Hlambululani izandla zenu, nina
izoni; nihlanze izinhliziyo zenu nina eninhliziyombili.
4:9 Yibani lusizi, nilile, futhi nikhale; ukuhleka kwenu makuphenduke
ukulila, nenjabulo yenu ibe lusizi.
4:10 Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi, futhi uyoniphakamisa.
4:11 Ningakhulumi okubi omunye komunye, bazalwane. Okhuluma kabi ngowakhe
umzalwane, ahlulele umzalwane wakhe, akhulume kabi ngomthetho, ahlulele
kepha uma wahlulela umthetho, awusiye umenzi womlayo, kodwa
ijaji.
4:12 Munye umniki-mthetho, okwazi ukusindisa nokubhubhisa;
owahlulela omunye?
4:13 Manje nina enithi: Namuhla noma kusasa sizongena emzini onjalo.
uhlale khona umnyaka, uthenge, uthengise, uzuze;
4:14 Nakuba ningakwazi okuyokwenzeka kusasa. Ngoba iyini impilo yakho?
Kuwumhwamuko, ovela isikhashana, bese kuthi-ke
iyanyamalala.
4:15 Ukuze nithi, Uma iNkosi ithanda, siyakuphila, sikwenze lokhu;
noma lokho.
4:16 Kodwa manje niyazibonga ngokuzigabisa kwenu;
4:17 Ngakho lowo owaziyo ukwenza okuhle futhi angakwenzi, kuba kuye
isono.