Umsebenzi
5:1 Biza manje, uma ekhona oyakuphendula; futhi kukuphi kwe
abangcwele nizaphenduka na?
5:2 Ngoba ulaka luyabulala umuntu oyisiwula, futhi umhawu uyambulala oyisiwula.
5:3 Ngibonile oyisiwula emila izimpande, kodwa kungazelelwe ngaqalekisa ezaso
indawo yokuhlala.
5:4 Abantwana bakhe bakude nokuphepha, bachotshozwa esangweni;
akakho ongabakhulula.
5:5 Okuvunwayo abalambileyo bayakudla, bakukhiphe ngisho nasezweni
ameva, nomphangi udla impahla yabo.
5:6 Nakuba usizi akuveli othulini, futhi usizi
phuma emhlabathini;
5:7 Nokho umuntu uzalelwa usizi, njengoba izinhlansi zikhuphukela phezulu.
5:8 Bengiyakufuna kuNkulunkulu, kuNkulunkulu bengiyakubeka indaba yami.
5:9 Owenza izinto ezinkulu nezingenakuphenyeka; izinto ezimangalisayo ngaphandle
inombolo:
5:10 Onisa imvula emhlabeni, futhi uthumela amanzi emasimini.
5:11 Ukubeka phezulu labo abaphansi; ukuze abalilayo babe
iphakanyiselwe ekuphepheni.
5:12 Uyawadumaza amacebo abakhohlisayo, ukuze izandla zabo zingakwazi
benza ibhizinisi labo.
5:13 Uyababamba abahlakaniphileyo ebuqilini babo, neseluleko sabahlakaniphileyo
ophambeneyo uqhutshelwa phambili.
5:14 Bahlangana nobumnyama emini, baphumputhe emini njengasemini
ubusuku.
5:15 Kodwa usindisa abampofu enkembeni, emlonyeni wabo, futhi kusukela
isandla sabanamandla.
5:16 Ngakho ompofu unethemba, futhi ububi buvala umlomo wakhe.
5:17 Bheka, ubusisiwe umuntu uNkulunkulu amyalayo, ngakho ungamdeleli
isijeziso sikaSomandla:
5:18 Ngoba uyalimaza, futhi abophe, futhi uyalimaza, futhi izandla zakhe zenza
ephelele.
5:19 Uyakukukhulula ezinkathazweni eziyisithupha, yebo, kweziyisikhombisa akukho okubi
ngikuthinte.
5:20 Endlaleni uyakukuhlenga ekufeni, nasempini emandleni
inkemba.
5:21 Uyocasha ekushayweni ngolimi, futhi ngeke ube
ukwesaba ukubhujiswa lapho kufika.
5:22 Uyohleka ngokubhujiswa nendlala, futhi ngeke wesabe
wezilwane zomhlaba.
5:23 Ngoba uzokwenza isivumelwano namatshe endle, kanye nezilwane
yasendle iyakuba nokuthula nawe.
5:24 Uyakwazi ukuthi itabernakele lakho liyakuba nokuthula; nawe
uyakuhambela ikhaya lakho, angoni.
5:25 Uyokwazi futhi ukuthi inzalo yakho iyoba nkulu, futhi inzalo yakho
njengotshani bomhlaba.
5:26 Uyakufika ethuneni lakho usukhulile, njengokungathi yisikhwehlela sokusanhlamvu
ingena ngesikhathi sayo.
5:27 Bheka lokhu, sikuhlolile, kunjalo; yizwe, ukwazi wena
kuhle kwakho.