Família

15 Kodwa nxa ukukhonza uThixo kukhanya kungathandeki kini, khethani phakathi kwenu namhlanje lowo elizamkhonza, kumbe ngonkulunkulu okhokho benu ababebakhonza ngaphetsheya koMfula kumbe onkulunkulu bama-Amori, lawo elihlala elizweni lawo. Kodwa mina lendlu yami sizakhonza uThixo."

15 Kodwa nxa ukukhonza uThixo kukhanya kungathandeki kini, khethani phakathi kwenu namhlanje lowo elizamkhonza, kumbe ngonkulunkulu okhokho benu ababebakhonza ngaphetsheya koMfula kumbe onkulunkulu bama-Amori, lawo elihlala elizweni lawo. Kodwa mina lendlu yami sizakhonza uThixo."

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

57 Sengathi uThixo uNkulunkulu wethu angaba lathi njengoba wayelabokhokho bethu; sengathi angaze asitshiya loba asidele.

6 Fundisa umntwana indlela amele ahambe ngayo,

kuzakuthi esemdala kayikuphambuka kuyo.

6 Fundisa umntwana indlela amele ahambe ngayo,

kuzakuthi esemdala kayikuphambuka kuyo.

Isixwayiso Ngokukhangwa Yizoni

8 Lalela, ndodana yami, izeluleko zikayihlo

njalo ungadeli imfundiso kanyoko.

9 Kuzakuba ngumqhele omuhle ekhanda lakho

lomgaxo wokucecisa intamo yakho.

Isixwayiso Ngokuphinga

20 Ndodana yami, gcina imilayo kayihlo

ungadeli imfundiso kanyoko.

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.

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.

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

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

Abantwana Labazali

1 Bantwana lalelani abazali benu eNkosini ngoba lokhu kulungile. 2 "Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko," okungumlayo wakuqala olesithembiso,

12 Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko ukuze impilo yakho ibende elizweni akunika lona uThixo uNkulunkulu wakho.

12 Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko ukuze impilo yakho ibende elizweni akunika lona uThixo uNkulunkulu wakho.

19 hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko,’* njalo ‘thanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.’*"

Ukuchitha Umtshado

1 UJesu eseqedile ukutsho lezizinto, wasuka eGalile waya emangweni waseJudiya ngaphetsheya kweJodani. 2 Walandelwa ngamaxuku amakhulu abantu, wabasilisa khona lapho.

3 Abanye abaFarisi beza kuye ukuzamlinga. Bambuza bathi, "Kusemthethweni yini ukuthi indoda ilahle umkayo loba kungasiphi isizatho?"

4 Waphendula wathi, "Kalikubalanga yini ukuthi ekuqaleni uMdali ‘wabenza baba ngowesilisa lowesifazane,’* 5 wathi, ‘Ngalesi isizatho indoda izatshiya uyise lonina ihlanganiswe lomkayo, kuthi laba ababili bazakuba nyamanye?’* 6 Ngakho kabasebabili, kodwa sebenyamanye. Ngakho, lokho uNkulunkulu asekuhlanganisile akungehlukaniswa muntu."

7 Babuza bathi, "Kungani pho uMosi walaya ukuthi indoda imuphe umkayo incwadi yokuquma umtshado ibisimxotsha?"

8 UJesu waphendula wathi, "UMosi walivumela ukuthi lilahle omkenu ngobulukhuni bezinhliziyo zenu. Kodwa kwakungenjalo ekuqaleni. 9 Ngilitshela ukuthi lowo ohlukana lomkakhe, ngaphandle kokuba ehlobongile, athathe omunye umfazi, uyaphinga."

10 Abafundi bathi kuye, "Nxa kumi kanjalo phakathi kwendoda lomkayo kungcono ukungathathi."

11 UJesu waphendula wathi, "Akusibo bonke abangalemukela lelilizwi, kodwa labo kuphela abaliphiweyo. 12 Ngoba abanye bangabathenwa ngenxa yokuthi bazalwa benjalo, abanye benziwa ngabantu njalo abanye bakudela ukutshada ngenxa yombuso wezulu. Lowo ongakwamukela lokho kakwemukele."

Abantwana Abancane LoJesu

13 Kwasekulethwa abantwana abancinyane kuJesu ukuba ababeke izandla lokubakhulekela. Kodwa abafundi babakhuza labo ababalethayo.

14 UJesu wathi, "Yekelani abantwana beze kimi, lingabavimbeli ngoba umbuso wezulu ungowabanjengalaba." 15 Esebabekile izandla wasuka lapho wahamba.

Insizwa Enothileyo

16 Kweza enye insizwa kuJesu yabuza yathi, "Mfundisi, ngingenzani okulungileyo ukuze ngizuze ukuphila okungapheliyo na?"

17 UJesu waphendula wathi, "Ungibuzelani ngokulungileyo na? Munye kuphela olungileyo. Nxa ufuna ukungena ekuphileni, landela imilayo."

18 Insizwa yabuza yathi, "Yiphi na?"

UJesu waphendula wathi, " ‘Ungabulali, ungaphingi, ungatshontshi, ungafakazeli amanga, 19 hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko,’* njalo ‘thanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.’*"

20 Insizwa yathi, "Yonke le ngiyigcinile. Pho ngisaswelani na?"

21 UJesu waphendula wathi, "Nxa ufuna ukuthi uphelele, thengisa yonke inotho yakho uphe abampofu, lapho-ke inotho yakho izakuba sezulwini. Ubusubuya ungilandele."

22 Kwathi insizwa ikuzwa lokho, yasuka idanile ngoba yayilenotho enengi kakhulu.

23 UJesu wasesithi kubafundi bakhe, "Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi kunzima emuntwini onothileyo ukuthi angene embusweni wezulu. 24 Njalo ngiyalitshela ukuthi kungaba lula ukuthi ikamela lingene embotsheni yenalithi kulokuthi umuntu onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu."

25 Kwathi abafundi sebekuzwile lokhu bamangala kakhulu babuza bathi, "Pho ngubani ongasindiswa na?"

26 UJesu wabakhangela wathi, "Ngokwabantu, lokhu kakwenzeki kodwa ngoNkulunkulu zonke izinto ziyenzeka."

27 UPhethro wamphendula wathi, "Sesitshiye konke ukuze sikulandele! Pho sizazuzani na?"

28 UJesu wathi kubo, "Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi, emhlabeni omutsha, lapho iNdodana yoMuntu isihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, lina elingilandelayo lani lizahlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi ezilitshumi lambili, lahlulele izizwana ezilitshumi lambili zako-Israyeli. 29 Njalo bonke labo abatshiye izindlu zabo, loba abafowabo, loba odadewabo kumbe uyise loba unina kumbe abantwana loba amasimu ngenxa yami bazakwamukeliswa okwandiswe ngekhulu njalo bazakudla ilifa lokuphila okungapheliyo. 30 Kodwa abanengi abangabokuqala bazakuba ngabokucina njalo abanengi abangabokucina bazakuba ngabokuqala."

32 Wobani lomusa kanye lozwelo komunye lomunye wenu njalo lithethelelane njengalokhu uNkulunkulu walithethelela ngoKhristu.

33 Kodwa omunye lomunye wenu laye kathande umkakhe njengoba ezithanda, lomfazi kumele ahloniphe indoda yakhe.

20 Nxa umuntu esithi, "Mina ngiyamthanda uNkulunkulu," kodwa ezonda umfowabo, ulamanga. Ngoba umuntu ongamthandiyo umfowabo ambonayo, angeke amthande uNkulunkulu angakaze ambone.

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

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

4 Kodwa nxa umfelokazi elabantwana kumbe abazukulu, kumele bafunde kuqala kulakho konke ukusebenzisa ukholo lwabo ngokukhathalela abendlu yakwabo langokusiza abazali babo labazali babazali babo ngoba lokhu kuyamthokozisa uNkulunkulu.

Ukudabukana Ebandleni Ngenxa Yabathungameli

10 Ngiyalincenga bazalwane, ngebizo leNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu, ukuba lonke livumelane ukuze kungabi lokwehlukana phakathi kwenu kanye lokuthi libe ngabamanyeneyo engqondweni lasemcabangweni.

3 Amadodana ayilifa elivela kuThixo,

abantwana bangumvuzo ovela kuye.

4 Njengemitshoko esandleni sebutho

anjalo amadodana azelwe ngumuntu esesemutsha.

5 Ubusisiwe umuntu

omxhaka wakhe ugcwele wona.

Kayikuyangeka nxa sebedibana

lezitha entubeni.

17 Kodwa kusukela phakade kusiya phakade

uthando lukaThixo lukulabo abamesabayo,

lokulunga Kwakhe ebantwaneni babantwana

18 kulabo abagcina isivumelwano Sakhe

njalo bakhumbule ukulalela izimiso zakhe.

17 Kodwa kusukela phakade kusiya phakade

uthando lukaThixo lukulabo abamesabayo,

lokulunga Kwakhe ebantwaneni babantwana

18 kulabo abagcina isivumelwano Sakhe

njalo bakhumbule ukulalela izimiso zakhe.

1 Bheka kuhle, kuyabukeka kangakanani

nxa abazalwane behlezi ndawonye ngokuzwana!

6 Abazukulu bangumqhele wabalupheleyo,

njalo labantwana baziqhenya ngabazali babo.

6 Abazukulu bangumqhele wabalupheleyo,

njalo labantwana baziqhenya ngabazali babo.

17 Umngane ulothando ngezikhathi zonke,

lomzalwane uzalelwa izikhathi zenhlupheko.

24 Umuntu olabangane abanengi ucina kubi,

kodwa kuba khona umngane othembeka okudlula umfowenu.

10 Ungadeli umngane wakho lomngane kayihlo,

futhi ungayi endlini yomfowenu nxa wehlelwe yizinhlupheko

ungcono umakhelwane eduze kolomfowenu okhatshana.

15 Ndodana yami, aluba inhliziyo yakho ihlakaniphile,

inhliziyo yami layo izathokoza;

24 Uyise womuntu olungileyo uyathokoza kakhulu;

lowo olendodana ehlakaniphileyo uyathokoza ngayo.

1 Izaga zikaSolomoni:

Indodana ehlakaniphileyo iletha ukuthokoza kuyise,

kodwa indoda eyisiwula iletha ukudabuka kunina.

27 Qeda umsebenzi wakho waphandle

ulungise lamasimu akho;

kuthi-ke usuqedile wakhe indlu yakho.

27 Indoda eyisihwaba iluhlupho kwabendlu yayo,

kodwa lowo ozonda ukufunjathiswa uzaphila.

29 Olethela abendlu yakhe uhlupho ilifa lakhe yize,

lesihawu sizakuba yinceku yohlakaniphileyo.

24 Ngalesisizatho indoda izatshiya uyise lonina imanyane lomkayo, babe nyamanye.

28 UNkulunkulu wababusisa wathi kubo, "Zalanani lande ngobunengi; liwugcwalise umhlaba, liwubuse. Busani phezu kwenhlanzi zolwandle lezinyoni zemkhathini laphezu kwezidalwa zonke ezihambayo emhlabathini."

9 Kholisa impilo lomfazi wakho omthandayo kuzozonke insuku zale impilo eyize uNkulunkulu akunike yona ngaphansi kwelanga, zonke insuku zakho eziyize. Phela lesi yiso isabelo sakho empilweni phakathi kokutshikatshika kwakho ngaphansi kwelanga.

6 Kodwa ekuqaleni kwendalo uNkulunkulu ‘wabenza baba ngowesilisa lowesifazane.’* 7 ‘Ngalesisizatho indoda izatshiya uyise lonina imanyane lomfazi wayo, 8 kuthi labo bobabili babe nyamanye.’* Yikho kabasebabili, sebemunye. 9 Ngakho, lokho uNkulunkulu asekuhlanganisile akungehlukaniswa muntu."

13 Nxa lina, elithi loba libabi likwazi ukupha abantwabenu izipho ezilungileyo, pho uYihlo osezulwini uzabapha ngokwengezwe kangakanani uMoya oNgcwele labo abacela kuye!"

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.

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.