3 Amadodana ayilifa elivela kuThixo,

abantwana bangumvuzo ovela kuye.

12 Kuzakuthi amadodana ethu ebutsheni bawo

azakuba njengezihlahla ezikhuliswa kuhle,

kuthi amadodakazi ethu

abe njengezinsika ezibazelwe ukucecisa isigodlo.

13 Ngoba wadala ingaphakathi yobuyimi;

wangiphetha kuhle ndawonye esiswini sikamama.

14 Ngiyakudumisa ngokuthi ngabunjwa ngesimanga esesabekayo;

iyamangalisa imisebenzi yakho,

lokho ngikwazi kamhlophe.

9 Ijaha lingaphila njani impilo ehlambulukileyo?

Ngokuphila ngendlela yelizwi lakho.

9 Ijaha lingaphila njani impilo ehlambulukileyo?

Ngokuphila ngendlela yelizwi lakho.

11 Wozani, bantwabami, lalelani kimi;

ngizalifundisa ukumesaba uThixo.

6 Fundisa umntwana indlela amele ahambe ngayo,

kuzakuthi esemdala kayikuphambuka kuyo.

6 Fundisa umntwana indlela amele ahambe ngayo,

kuzakuthi esemdala kayikuphambuka kuyo.

6 Fundisa umntwana indlela amele ahambe ngayo,

kuzakuthi esemdala kayikuphambuka kuyo.

15 Ubuwula bugxilile enhliziyweni yomntwana,

kodwa uswazi lokuqondisa luzabuxotshela khatshana.

15 Ubuwula bugxilile enhliziyweni yomntwana,

kodwa uswazi lokuqondisa luzabuxotshela khatshana.

24 Lowo ongasebenzisi uswazi uyayizonda indodana yakhe,

kodwa lowo oyithandayo unqinekela ukuyiqondisa.

1 Indodana ehlakaniphileyo iyemukela izeluleko zikayise,

kodwa ihlongandlebe kalilaleli nxa likhuzwa.

1 Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa imfundiso yami,

kodwa ugcine imilayo yami enhliziyweni yakho,

2 ngoba izakwandisa impilo yakho okweminyaka eminengi,

ikuphe ukuthula.

1 Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa imfundiso yami,

kodwa ugcine imilayo yami enhliziyweni yakho,

12 ngoba uThixo ulaya labo abathandayo,

njengoyise elaya indodana yakhe ayithandayo.

4 wangifundisa ubaba wathi,

"Abambe amazwi ami ngenhliziyo yakho yonke;

gcina imilayo yami ukuze uphile.

5 Zuza ukuhlakanipha, zuza ukuqedisisa;

ungawakhohlwa amazwi ami, kumbe ugudluke kuwo.

15 Uswazi lokuqondisa lunika ukuhlakanipha,

kodwa umntwana oyekelwayo uhlazisa unina.

13 Ungayekeli ukumlaya umntwana;

ukumtshaya ngoswazi akuyikumbulala.

22 Lalela uyihlo owakuletha emhlabeni,

njalo ungeyisi unyoko nxa eseluphele.

23 Thenga iqiniso ungalithengisi;

zuza ukuhlakanipha lokuzikhuza lokuzwisisa.

26 Lowo ontshontshela uyise, axotshe unina

yindodana ethelela inhloni lehlazo.

1 Ungcono umyanga ohamba ngobuqotho

kulesiwula esilezindebe ezingcolileyo.

7 Umuntu olungileyo uphila impilo encomekayo;

babusisiwe abantwabakhe abamfuzayo.

11 Lomntwana waziwa ngezenzo zakhe,

ngokuthi isimilo sakhe sihle, siqotho.

25 Indodana eyisiwula ithelela uyise

usizi lokudabuka kulowo owayizalayo.

6 Abazukulu bangumqhele wabalupheleyo,

njalo labantwana baziqhenya ngabazali babo.

6 Abazukulu bangumqhele wabalupheleyo,

njalo labantwana baziqhenya ngabazali babo.

5 Isiwula siyakulahla ukulaya kukayise,

kodwa owemukela ukuqondiswa uveza ukuhlakanipha.

20 Indodana ehlakaniphileyo iletha intokozo kuyise,

kodwa indoda eyisiwula yeyisa unina.

7 Lowo ogcina umthetho yindodana eqedisisayo,

kodwa umngane wezixhwali uyangisa uyise.

8 Lalela, ndodana yami, izeluleko zikayihlo

njalo ungadeli imfundiso kanyoko.

9 Kuzakuba ngumqhele omuhle ekhanda lakho

lomgaxo wokucecisa intamo yakho.

32 Ngakho-ke, madodana ami, ngilalelani;

babusisekile labo abalondoloza izindlela zami.

33 Lalelani imfundiso yami ukuze lihlakaniphe;

lingaqali ukuyidela.

1 Bantwana lalelani abazali benu eNkosini ngoba lokhu kulungile. 2 "Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko," okungumlayo wakuqala olesithembiso, 3 "ukuze kukulungele lokuba ube lempilo ende emhlabeni."*

4 Bobaba*, lingabathukuthelisi abantwana benu kodwa bondleni ngokufundisa langokulaya kweNkosi.

4 Bobaba*, lingabathukuthelisi abantwana benu kodwa bondleni ngokufundisa langokulaya kweNkosi.

1 Ngakho-ke, wobani ngabalingiseli bakaNkulunkulu njengabantwana abathandwa kakhulu

20 Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu ezintweni zonke ngoba lokhu kuyayithokozisa iNkosi.

21 Bazali, lingabathukuthelisi abantwana benu hlezi badumazeke.

6 Imilayo le engikupha yona lamuhla kumele ibe sezinhliziyweni zenu. 7 Igcizeleleni ebantwaneni benu. Likhulume ngayo nxa lihlezi emakhaya enu lalapho lihamba endleleni, lapho lilala lanxa livuka.

7 Igcizeleleni ebantwaneni benu. Likhulume ngayo nxa lihlezi emakhaya enu lalapho lihamba endleleni, lapho lilala lanxa livuka.

40 Gcinani izimiso zakhe lemilayo yakhe, engilinika yona lamuhla, ukuze kulihambele kahle lina kanye labantwabenu lokuthi liphile isikhathi eside elizweni eliliphiwa nguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu ukuze libe ngelenu kokuphela."

28 Linanzelele lilandele iziqondiso zonke engilinika zona, ukuze kulihambele kuhle lina kanye labantwabenu abezayo ngemva kwenu, ngoba lizabe lenze okuhle njalo kulungile emehlweni kaThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.

46 wathi kubo, "Alondolozeni ezinhliziyweni zenu wonke lamazwi engiwethule phambi kwenu ngesifungo lamuhla, ukuze libe lakho ukubalaya abantwabenu ukuba bawalalele ngonanzelelo amazwi alo umthetho. 47 Akusimazwi alula nje kini, ayikuphila kwenu. Ngala amazwi lizaphila isikhathi eside elizweni eselingena kulo lichapha uJodani ukuba lilithathe libe ngelenu."

14 UJesu wathi, "Yekelani abantwana beze kimi, lingabavimbeli ngoba umbuso wezulu ungowabanjengalaba."

14 UJesu wathi, "Yekelani abantwana beze kimi, lingabavimbeli ngoba umbuso wezulu ungowabanjengalaba."

1 Ngalesosikhathi abafundi beza kuJesu babuza bathi, "Ngubani omkhulu kulabo bonke embusweni wezulu na?"

2 Wabiza umntwana omncinyane wamisa phakathi kwabo. 3 Wasesithi, "Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, ngaphandle kokuba liguquke libe njengabantwana abancinyane, kalisoze lafa langena embusweni wezulu. 4 Ngakho lowo ozithobayo njengomntwana lo nguye omkhulu kulabo bonke embusweni wezulu.

3 Wasesithi, "Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, ngaphandle kokuba liguquke libe njengabantwana abancinyane, kalisoze lafa langena embusweni wezulu. 4 Ngakho lowo ozithobayo njengomntwana lo nguye omkhulu kulabo bonke embusweni wezulu. 5 Njalo lowo owamukela umntwana omncane njengalo ebizweni lami wamukela mina."

10 "Nanzelelani ukuthi lingeyisi lamunye walaba abancinyane. Ngoba ngilitshela ukuthi izingilosi zabo zezulu zihlezi zibona ubuso bukaBaba ezulwini. [

25 Ngalesosikhathi uJesu wathi, "Ngiyakubonga Baba, Nkosi yezulu lomhlaba ngoba uzifihlile lezizinto kwabahlakaniphileyo labafundileyo, wazambulela abantwana abancinyane.

9 Babusisiwe abagcina ukuthula

ngoba bazathiwa ngamadodana kaNkulunkulu.

13 Abantu babeletha abantwana abancinyane kuJesu ukuze ababeke izandla, kodwa abafundi babakhuza. 14 UJesu wathi ekubona lokho wacaphuka. Wathi kubo, "Yekelani abantwana abancane beze kimi, lingabavaleli, ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjengalaba.

36 Wathatha umntwana omncinyane wamisa phakathi kwabo. Wamthatha wamanga wathi kubo, 37 "Yilowo owamukela oyedwa walababantwana abancinyane ebizweni lami wamukela mina; njalo lowo ongamukelayo kemukeli mina, kodwa wamukela lowo owangithumayo."

52 UJesu wakhula ngenhlakanipho, langomzimba langokuthandwa nguNkulunkulu labantu.

15 Sebeqedile ukudla, uJesu wathi kuSimoni Phethro, "Simoni, ndodana kaJohane, ungithanda ngeqiniso na okudlula laba abanye?"

Wathi, "Yebo, Nkosi, uyakwazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda."

UJesu wathi, "Phana amawundlu ami ukudla."

12 Ikanti kulabo bonke abamamukelayo, kulabo abakholwayo ebizweni lakhe, wabapha ilungelo lokuba ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu,

14 ngoba labo abakhokhelwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu bangamadodana kaNkulunkulu.

15 Ngoba kalamukelanga umoya olenza libe yizigqili, ukuze liphile ngokwesaba, kodwa lamukela uMoya wobundodana. Njalo siyamemeza ngawo sithi, "Abha, Baba."

16 UMoya uqobo uyafakaza lomoya wethu ukuthi thina singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.

19 Indalo ilindile ngokulangazelela okukhulu ukuba abantwana bakaNkulunkulu babonakaliswe.

26 Lonke lingabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuKhristu uJesu 27 ngoba lonke lina elabhaphathizelwa kuKhristu selizembathise ngoKhristu.

1 Yeka ubukhulu bothando uBaba asinika lona, ukuba sibizwe ngokuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu! Njalo lokho yikho esiyikho! Okwenza umhlaba thina ungasazi yikuthi laye kawumazanga.

2 Bangane abathandekayo, khathesi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, njalo lokho esizakuba yikho akukaziwa. Kodwa siyakwazi ukuthi lapho ebonakala sizakuba njengaye ngoba sizambona njengoba enjalo. 3 Wonke umuntu olethemba leli ngaphakathi kwakhe uyazihlambulula njengoba laye ehlambulukile.

12 Ngiyalilobela bantwana abathandekayo,

ngoba izono zenu zithethelelwe ngenxa yebizo lakhe.

21 Bantwana abathandekayo, xwayani izithombe.

4 Kayibe ngephatha kuhle umuzi wayo njalo ibone ukuba abantwana bayo bayayilalela ngenhlonipho efaneleyo.

8 Nxa umuntu enganakekeli izihlobo zakhe ikakhulu abendlu yakwabo, uselulahlile ukholo lwakhe njalo mubi kakhulu kulongakholwayo.

5 Njalo selilikhohliwe lelizwi lokulikhuthaza elikhuluma kini njengamadodana elithi:

"Ndodana yami, ungeyisi ukulaya kweNkosi.

Njalo ungalahli ithemba lapho ikukhuza,

6 ngoba uThixo ulaya labo abathandayo,

abuye ajezise bonke abamukela njengendodana."*

7 Bekezelelani ukuhlupheka njengokulaywa; uNkulunkulu uliphatha njengabantwana bakhe. Kambe yibaphi abantwana abangalaywa nguyise na? 8 Nxa lingalaywa (umuntu wonke uyalaywa), liyabe lingabantwana abazalwa ngokungekho emthethweni njalo abangasiwo amadodana lamadodakazi uqobo. 9 Phezu kwalokho, sonke sake saba labobaba abasilayayo njalo sabahlonipha ngenxa yalokho. Pho kufanele sizehlise kakhulu okungakanani kuBaba wemimoya yethu njalo siphile!

11 Akukho kulaywa okukhanya kukuhle ngalesosikhathi, kodwa kubuhlungu. Kodwa muva, kuletha isivuno sokulunga lokuthula kulabo abafundiswa yikho.

31 Baphendula bathi, "Kholwa eNkosini uJesu, uzasindiswa; wena kanye lendlu yakho."

22 Xwaya izinkanuko ezimbi zobutsha ufune ukulunga, lokukholwa, lothando kanye lokuthula, ukanye lalabo abakhuleka eNkosini ngezinhliziyo ezimhlophe.

2 Izinto owangizwa ngizitsho phambi kwabafakazi abanengi ziphathise abantu abathembekileyo abazafanela ukuba labo bafundise abanye.

13 Wonke amadodana akho azafundiswa nguThixo,

njalo kuzakuba kukhulu ukuthula kwabantwana bakho.

13 Wonke amadodana akho azafundiswa nguThixo,

njalo kuzakuba kukhulu ukuthula kwabantwana bakho.

19 Abaphilayo, ngempela abaphilayo, bayakudumisa

njengalokhu engikwenzayo lamuhla;

abazali batshela abantwababo

ngobuqotho bakho.

15 "Owesifazane angamkhohlwa umntanakhe omunyayo na,

angabi lesihelo emntwaneni amzeleyo na?

Lanxa engamkhohlwa,

mina angiyikukukhohlwa!"

16 Khangela, sengikudwebe ezintendeni zezandla zami;

imiduli yakho ihlezi iphambi kwami.

14 Ngemva kokuba sengiwuhlolisisile wonke umumo, ngasukuma ngathi ezikhulwini, lezinduna lakubantu bonke jikelele, "Lingabesabi. Khumbulani uThixo, omkhulu owesabekayo, lilwele abafowenu, amadodana lamadodakazi enu, abafazi benu lemizi yenu."

1 Umfana uSamuyeli wakhonza phambi kukaThixo engaphansi kuka-Eli. Ngalezonsuku ilizwi likaThixo lalingandanga; kwakungelamibono eminengi.

4 Angilakuthokoza okukhulu okudlula ukuzwa ukuthi abantwabami baphila ngokweqiniso.

4 Angilakuthokoza okukhulu okudlula ukuzwa ukuthi abantwabami baphila ngokweqiniso.

4 Kasizukuzifihlela abantwana babo;

sizasitshela isizukulwane esizayo

ngemisebenzi emangalisayo kaThixo,

amandla akhe, lemimangaliso aseyenzile.

5 Wamisela uJakhobe imithetho

wabeka umlayo ko-Israyeli,

walaya okhokho bethu

ukuthi bawufundise abantwababo,

6 ukuze aziwe yisizukulwane esilandelayo,

kanye labantwana abazazalwa,

kuthi labo batshele abantwababo.

7 Yikho-ke bazabeka ithemba labo kuNkulunkulu

njalo abasoze bakhohlwa izenzo zakhe

kodwa bagcine imilayo yakhe.