Jude
1:1 UJuda, inceku kaJesu Kristu, nomfowabo kaJakobe, kubo ukuthi
zingcwelisiwe nguNkulunkulu uBaba, futhi zilondolozwe kuJesu Kristu, futhi
ebizwa:
1:2 Makwandiswe kini umusa, nokuthula, nothando.
1:3 Bathandekayo, lapho ngenza inkuthalo yonke ukunibhalela ngabavamile
insindiso, bekudingeka ukuba nginibhalele, nginikhuthaze lokho
kufanele nilwele ngobuqotho ukholo olwanikelwa kulo kanye
abangcwele.
1:4 Ngoba kukhona amadoda athile angena ngokunyenya, ababekhona kwasendulo
abamiselwe lokhu kulahlwa, abantu abangamesabi uNkulunkulu, abaphendukela umusa kaNkulunkulu wethu
emanyaleni, bephika iNkosi eyodwa uNkulunkulu, leNkosi yethu uJesu
UKristu.
1:5 Ngakho-ke ngizonikhumbuza, nakuba nake nakwazi lokhu, kanjani
ukuthi iNkosi isisindisile abantu elizweni leGibhithe.
ngasemuva wababhubhisa abangakholwanga.
1:6 Futhi izingelosi ezingagcinanga isimo sazo sokuqala, kodwa zashiya ezazo
indawo yokuhlala, uyigcinile emaketangeni aphakade phansi kobumnyama
ukwahlulelwa kosuku olukhulu.
1:7 NjengaseSodoma neGomora, nemizi yangakubo ngokufanayo.
bazinikele ekuphingeni, balandela inyama engaziwa.
babekwe kwaba yisibonelo, behlushwa ukujeziswa komlilo ophakade.
1:8 Ngokunjalo lalaba baphuphi abangcolileyo bangcolisa inyama, badelele ukubusa.
futhi bakhulume kabi ngezithunzi.
1:9 Nokho uMikayeli, ingelosi enkulu, lapho ephikisana noSathane, waphikisana
ngesidumbu sikaMozisi kazange abe lesibindi sokuletha inhlamba ngaye
kodwa wathi: INkosi mayikukhuze.
1:10 Kodwa laba bakhuluma kabi ngezinto abangazazi, kodwa lokho abakwaziyo
bazi ngokwemvelo, njengezilwane ezingenangqondo, kulezo zinto zonakalisayo
ngokwabo.
1:11 Maye kubo! ngoba bahambe ngendlela kaKhayini, bagijima ngokuhaha
emva kokuduka kukaBalami ngenxa yomvuzo, wabhubha ekuphikeni kuka
Ingqikithi.
1:12 Laba bangamabala emikhosini yenu yothando, lapho bedla nani;
bazidlisa ngokungesabi; bangamafu angenamanzi, athwalwa
mayelana nemimoya; izihlahla ezibunayo, ezingatheli, ezifa kabili;
isitshulwe ngezimpande;
1:13 Amagagasi olwandle agubhayo, ekhihliza amahlazo awo; izinkanyezi ezizulazulayo,
okugcinelwe ubumnyama bobumnyama kuze kube phakade.
1:14 Futhi u-Enoke, wesikhombisa kusukela ku-Adamu, waprofetha ngalezi, wathi:
Bheka, iNkosi iyeza nabangcwele bayo abayizinkulungwane.
1:15 Ukuze akhiphe isahlulelo phezu kwabo bonke, futhi ukukholisa bonke abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu phakathi
kuzo zonke izenzo zabo zokungamesabi uNkulunkulu abazenzile, futhi
ngazo zonke izinkulumo zabo ezilukhuni izoni ezingamesabi uNkulunkulu ezikhulume ngazo
yena.
1:16 Laba ngabakhonondi nabasolayo, behamba ngezinkanuko zabo; futhi
umlomo wabo ukhuluma amazwi okuzidla, benobuso bomuntu
ukutuswa ngenxa yenzuzo.
1:17 Kodwa, bathandekayo, khumbulani amazwi akhulunywe ngaphambili
abaphostoli beNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu;
1:18 ukuthi bakutshela kanjani ukuthi ngesikhathi sokugcina kuyakuba khona abahleka usulu, ngubani
kufanele bahambe ngokwezinkanuko zabo zokungamesabi uNkulunkulu.
1:19 Laba yibo abazahlukanisayo, abenyama, abangenaye uMoya.
1:20 Kodwa nina, bathandekayo, zakheni ekukholweni kwenu okungcwele kakhulu, nikhuleka
ngoMoya oNgcwele,
1:21 Zigcineni othandweni lukaNkulunkulu, nilindele umusa weNkosi yethu
UJesu Kristu ekuphileni okuphakade.
1:22 Futhi bahawukele abanye, nenza umehluko.
1:23 Futhi nisindise abanye ngokwesaba, nibadonsa emlilweni; ngizonda ngisho
ingubo engcoliswe yinyama.
1:24 Manje kuye okwaziyo ukukulonda ungakhubeki futhi ukwethula kini
engenasici phambi kobuso benkazimulo yakhe ngentokozo enkulu.
1:25 KuNkulunkulu yedwa ohlakaniphileyo, uMsindisi wethu, makube inkazimulo nobukhosi, nobukhosi, nobukhosi
amandla, manje naphakade. Amen.