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.