A Palavra de Deus

ULizwi Waba Yinyama

1 Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayeloNkulunkulu, njalo uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu.

ULizwi Waba Yinyama

1 Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayeloNkulunkulu, njalo uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu.

14 ULizwi waba yinyama, wahlala phakathi kwethu. Siyibonile inkazimulo yakhe; inkazimulo yeNdodana eyiyo yodwa, eyavela kuYise, igcwele umusa leqiniso.

14 ULizwi waba yinyama, wahlala phakathi kwethu. Siyibonile inkazimulo yakhe; inkazimulo yeNdodana eyiyo yodwa, eyavela kuYise, igcwele umusa leqiniso.

3 Ngakho uNkulunkulu wasesithi, "Akubekhona ukukhanya," lakanye kwabakhona ukukhanya.

3 INdodana iyikubenyezela kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu kanye lomfanekiso wokuba nguye kwakhe uqobo, iqinisa izinto zonke ngelizwi layo elilamandla. Emva kokuba isikufezile ukuhlanjululwa kwezono, yahlala phansi esandleni sokunene sobukhosi ezulwini.

3 Ngokukholwa siyezwisisa ukuthi izulu lomhlaba kwadalwa ngokulaya kukaNkulunkulu, ngoba okubonakalayo kakwenziwanga ngalokho okwakubonakala.

6 Ngelizwi likaThixo amazulu enziwa,

ubunkanyankanya bezinkanyezi ngomoya womlomo wakhe.

12 Ilizwi likaNkulunkulu liyaphila njalo liyasebenza. Libukhali kulenkemba esika inxa zombili, ingena ize yehlukanise umphefumulo lomoya, amalunga lomnkantsho; lahlulela imicabango lomumo wenhliziyo.

12 Ilizwi likaNkulunkulu liyaphila njalo liyasebenza. Libukhali kulenkemba esika inxa zombili, ingena ize yehlukanise umphefumulo lomoya, amalunga lomnkantsho; lahlulela imicabango lomumo wenhliziyo.

29 "Ilizwi lami kalinjengomlilo," kutsho uThixo, "lanjengesando esidabula idwala libe yizicucu na?"

17 Thathani ingowane yokusindiswa lenkemba kaMoya eyilizwi likaNkulunkulu.

16 IMibhalo yonke yaphefumulelwa nguNkulunkulu njalo ilosizo ekufundiseni, lokukhuza, lokuqondisa, lokufundisa ngokulunga,

16 IMibhalo yonke yaphefumulelwa nguNkulunkulu njalo ilosizo ekufundiseni, lokukhuza, lokuqondisa, lokufundisa ngokulunga, 17 ukuze umuntu kaNkulunkulu ayilungisele ngokupheleleyo yonke imisebenzi emihle.

16 IMibhalo yonke yaphefumulelwa nguNkulunkulu njalo ilosizo ekufundiseni, lokukhuza, lokuqondisa, lokufundisa ngokulunga, 17 ukuze umuntu kaNkulunkulu ayilungisele ngokupheleleyo yonke imisebenzi emihle.

105 Ilizwi lakho liyisibane ezinyaweni zami

liyikukhanya kwendlela yami.

105 Ilizwi lakho liyisibane ezinyaweni zami

liyikukhanya kwendlela yami.

130 Ukwambulwa kwamazwi akho kuletha ukukhanya;

kunika ukuzwisisa kwabayizithutha.

89 Ilizwi lakho, Oh Thixo, kalipheli lanini;

limi liqinile emazulwini.

9 Ijaha lingaphila njani impilo ehlambulukileyo?

Ngokuphila ngendlela yelizwi lakho.

11 Ilizwi lakho ngilifihlile enhliziyweni yami

ukuze ngingenzi isono kuwe.

160 Wonke amazwi akho aqinisile;

yonke imithetho yakho elungileyo ngeyaphakade.

ש Sin kumbe Shin

22 Lingalaleli ilizwi nje kuphela, beselizikhohlisa ngalokho. Yenzani lokho elikutshoyo.

22 Lingalaleli ilizwi nje kuphela, beselizikhohlisa ngalokho. Yenzani lokho elikutshoyo.

22 Lingalaleli ilizwi nje kuphela, beselizikhohlisa ngalokho. Yenzani lokho elikutshoyo. 23 Loba ngubani olalela ilizwi kodwa angaze enza elikutshoyo unjengomuntu okhangela ubuso bakhe esibukweni 24 kuthi esezibukile asuke ahle akhohlwe ukuthi unjani.

21 Ngakho-ke, lahlani amanyala wonke lobubi obande kangaka, lilamukele ngokuthobeka ilizwi elahlanyelwa kini, elingalisindisa.

Umakhi Ohlakaniphileyo Loyisiwula

24 "Ngakho lowo owezwayo amazwi ami la awenze unjengendoda ehlakaniphileyo eyakhela indlu yayo edwaleni.

4 UJesu waphendula wathi, "Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Umuntu kayikuphila ngesinkwa kuphela kodwa ngelizwi lonke eliphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu.’*"

4 UJesu waphendula wathi, "Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Umuntu kayikuphila ngesinkwa kuphela kodwa ngelizwi lonke eliphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu.’*"

28 Waphendula wathi, "Kungenani, ababusisiweyo yilabo abalizwayo ilizwi likaNkulunkulu baliphile."

4 UJesu waphendula wathi, "Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Umuntu kaphili ngesinkwa kuphela.’*"

36 Bonke abantu bamangala kakhulu bakhulumisana besithi, "Yikufundisa bani lokhu? Ulaya imimoya emibi ngegunya langamandla layo iphume!"

35 Izulu lomhlaba kuzedlula, kodwa amazwi ami kawayikwedlula lanini."

31 Izulu lomhlaba kuzedlula, kodwa amazwi ami kawayikwedlula lanini."

8 Utshani buyabuna, amaluba ayakhithika,

kodwa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu limi kuze kube nininini."

4 Ngoba ilizwi likaThixo lilungile, liqinisile;

uthembekile kukho konke akwenzayo.

4 Ngoba ilizwi likaThixo lilungile, liqinisile;

uthembekile kukho konke akwenzayo.

5 Wonke amazwi kaNkulunkulu akalamposiso;

uyisihlangu kulabo abacatsha kuye.

6 Ngoba uThixo uyapha ukuhlakanipha,

emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ulwazi lokuqedisisa.

6 Ngoba uThixo uyapha ukuhlakanipha,

emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ulwazi lokuqedisisa.

Abantwana Baka-Abhrahama

31 UJesu wathi kumaJuda amkholwayo, "Nxa libambelela emfundisweni yami lingabafundi bami ngempela.

Abantwana Baka-Abhrahama

31 UJesu wathi kumaJuda amkholwayo, "Nxa libambelela emfundisweni yami lingabafundi bami ngempela. 32 Ngakho lizalazi iqiniso, njalo iqiniso lizalikhulula."

51 Ngiyaqinisa ngithi, nxa umuntu egcina ilizwi lami kasoze akubone ukufa lanini."

24 Ngiqinisile ngithi lowo owezwayo amazwi ami amkholwe lowo ongithumileyo ulokuphila okungapheliyo njalo kazukulahlwa; usechaphile wasuka ekufeni waya ekuphileni.

23 UJesu waphendula wathi, "Lowo ongithandayo uzalalela imfundiso yami. UBaba uzamthanda njalo sizakuza kuye sakhe umuzi wethu kanye laye.

3 Lina selihlambulukile ngenxa yelizwi esengilikhulume kini.

17 Bangcwelise ngalo iqiniso; ilizwi lakho liliqiniso.

22 Ngemva kokuvuswa kwabafileyo abafundi bakhe bakukhumbula lokho ayekukhulumile. Ngakho bawukholwa uMbhalo kanye lamazwi uJesu awakhulumayo.

41 Ngenxa yamazwi akhe abanengi baba ngamakholwa.

38 Loba ngubani okholwa kimi njengoba uMbhalo utshilo, imifula yamanzi aphilayo izageleza ngaphakathi kwakhe."

8 INcwadi yoMthetho le kayingasuki emlonyeni wakho, cabanga ngayo emini lebusuku ukuze unanzelele ukugcina konke okulotshwe kuyo. Ngokwena njalo uzaphumelela.

16 Ekufikeni kwamazwi akho, ngawadla;

ayeyintokozo yami lenjabulo yenhliziyo yami,

ngoba mina ngibizwa ngebizo lakho,

wena Thixo Nkulunkulu Somandla.

9 nxa uvuma ngomlomo wakho usithi, "UJesu uyiNkosi," njalo ukholwa enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo, uzasindiswa. 10 Ngoba ukholwa ngenhliziyo yakho njalo ulungiswa ngayo, njalo kungomlomo wakho ovuma ngawo usindiswe.

4 KuNkulunkulu, engidumisa ibizo lakhe,

ngithemba kuye uNkulunkulu; angiyikwesaba.

Umuntu wenyama angenzani kimi?

30 Izindlela zikaNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe ziphelele;

ilizwi likaThixo kalilasici.

Ulihawu labo bonke abaphephela kuye.

35 Wena uyanginika isihlangu sakho sokunqoba,

lesandla sakho sokunene siyangiqinisa;

uyazehlisela phansi ukuze ungenze ngibe mkhulu.

36 Uqhelisa indlela enginyathela kuyo,

ukuze inqagala zami zingapheci.

12 Lowo othanda ukuphila

abone lezinsuku ezinhle kumele

13 anqande ulimi lwakhe kokubi

lezindebe zakhe ekukhulumeni inkohliso.

3 UThixo walichumisa, walenza lalamba kanti njalo walipha ukudla okuyimana, ukudla lokho laboyihlo abangazange bakwazi, kuyikulifundisa ukuthi umuntu kaphili ngesinkwa kuphela zwi kodwa ngalo lonke ilizwi eliphuma emlonyeni kaThixo.

2 Njengabantwana abasanda kuzalwa, funani uchago lwakomoya oluhlambukileyo, ukuze likhuliswe yilo ekusindisweni kwenu,

Ukulingisela Ukuthobeka KukaKhristu

1 Nxa kukhona okukhuthazayo ngokuhlangana loKhristu, nxa kulenduduzo evela ethandweni lwakhe, nxa kulobudlelwano loMoya, nxa kulozwelo lesihawu, 2 phelelisani intokozo yami ngokuba ngqondo nye, lilothando lunye, limunye emoyeni njalo linjongo yinye. 3 Lingenzi lutho ngokuzikhukhumeza loba ukuziphakamisa okuyize. Kodwa ngokuthobeka khangelani abanye njengabangcono kulani 4 lingazikhathaleli izifiso zenu lodwa kodwa likhathalele lezifiso zabanye.

5 Ekuphilisaneni kwenu, isimo sengqondo yenu kumele sifanane lesikaKhristu uJesu,

6 Yena okwathi ngemvelo enguNkulunkulu,

kacabanganga ukulingana loNkulunkulu

kuyilutho olungafinyelelwa,

7 kodwa wazithoba,

wathatha isimo senceku,

yena elesimo somuntu.

8 Wathi ebunjwe wabonakala njengomuntu,

wazehlisa

walalela kwaze kwaba sekufeni,

ukufa kwasesiphambanweni!

9 Ngakho-ke, uNkulunkulu wamphakamisela endaweni ephezulu kakhulu,

wamnika ibizo elingaphezu kwamabizo wonke,

10 ukuba amadolo wonke aguqe ebizweni likaJesu,

ezulwini lasemhlabeni kanye langaphansi komhlaba,

11 lezindimi zonke zivume ukuthi uJesu Khristu uyiNkosi,

kube ludumo lukaNkulunkulu uYise.

Ukucwebezela Njengezinkanyezi

12 Ngakho-ke, bangane bami abathandekayo, njengoba lihlezi lilalela kungayisikho ukuthi ngikhona kuphela kodwa ikakhulu nxa ngingekho, qhubekani lisebenzela ukusindiswa kwenu ngokwesaba langokuthuthumela 13 ngoba nguNkulunkulu osebenzayo phakathi kwenu ukuba lifune njalo lenze okumthokozisayo.

14 Yenzani konke kungela kusola kumbe ukuphikisana 15 ukuze libe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu abangelasici labahlambulukileyo, abamsulwa phakathi kwesizukulwane esonakeleyo lesixhwalileyo, lina elicwebezela phakathi kwaso liletha ukukhanya emhlabeni 16 ligagadlela ilizwi lokuphila. Ngalokho ngizazincoma ngosuku lukaKhristu ukuthi kangigijimelanga kumbe ngasebenzela ize. 17 Kodwa lanxa ngithululwa njengomnikelo wokunathwa phezu komhlatshelo lenkonzo evela ekukholweni kwenu, ngiyathaba ngithokoza lani lonke. 18 Ngakho-ke, lani njalo thabani lithokoze lami.

UThimothi Lo-Ephafrodithusi

19 Ngiyethemba eNkosini uJesu ukuba ngizathuma uThimothi kini masinyane ukuba lami ngithokoze lapho ngisamukela izindaba ngani. 20 Kangilaye omunye onjengaye, othakazelela inhlalakahle yenu ngobuqotho. 21 Ngoba abantu bonke bazifunela okwabo, hatshi okukaJesu Khristu. 22 Kodwa lina liyakwazi ukuthi uThimothi usezifakazele ngoba njengendodana eloyise usesebenze lami emsebenzini wevangeli. 23 Ngakho-ke, ngithemba ngizamthuma masinyane lapho sengibonile ukuba izinto zingihambela njani. 24 Njalo ngiyathemba eNkosini ukuthi lami uqobo ngizakuza masinyane.

25 Kodwa ngibona kufanele ukuthi ngimthume kini futhi u-Ephafrodithusi, umzalwane wami, obambisane lami umsebenzi lolibutho kanye lami, oyisithunywa senu futhi, elamthumayo ukuthi angisize ngendingeko zami. 26 Ngoba uyalilangatha lonke njalo ukhathazekile njengoba lezwa ukuthi wayegula. 27 Ngempela wayegula njalo waphose wafa. Kodwa uNkulunkulu waba lesihawu kuye, kungayisikho kuye kuphela kodwa lakimi ukuba angiphephise osizini phezu kosizi. 28 Ngakho-ke, ngitshisekela kakhulu ukumthuma ukuze kuthi lapho limbona futhi lithokoze lami ngikhathazeke okunganeno. 29 Mamukeleni eNkosini ngokuthokoza okukhulu njalo libahloniphe abantu abanjengaye 30 ngoba waphosa wafela umsebenzi kaKhristu, wafaka impilo yakhe engozini ukuze angiphe usizo elingangiphanga lona.

18 Amazwi okubhuda agwaza njengenkemba,

kodwa ulimi lohlakaniphileyo luyelapha.

25 Inhliziyo ekhathazekileyo iyamcakisa umuntu,

kodwa ilizwi elilomusa liyamthokozisa.

11 Umlomo womuntu olungileyo ungumthombo wokuphila,

kodwa ubudlwangudlwangu bugcwele emlonyeni womubi.

1 Impendulo ethobekileyo iyaludedisa ulaka,

kodwa ilizwi elilukhuni livusa ulaka.

20 Isisu somuntu sigcwaliswa yizithelo zomlomo wakhe;

usuthiswa yisivuno sezindebe zakhe.

21 Ulimi lulamandla okuphila lokufa,

njalo labo abaluthandayo bazakudla izithelo zalo.

18 Kodwa lezozinto eziphuma emlonyeni womuntu zivela enhliziyweni yizo ezenza umuntu angcole. 19 Ngoba enhliziyweni kuphuma imicabango emibi, ukubulala, ukufeba, ukuhlobonga, ubusela, ukufakaza amanga, ukunyeya lokuhlambaza.

36 Kodwa ngiyalitshela ukuthi umuntu munye ngamunye uzaziphendulela ngosuku lokwahlulelwa ngawo wonke amazwi ayize awakhulumayo. 37 Ngoba lizakhululwa ngamazwi enu njalo lizalahlwa ngamazwi enu."

34 Lina nzalo yezinyoka, lingakukhuluma kanjani okuhle lina libabi na? Ngoba lokho okusenhliziyweni yikho umlomo okukhulumayo.

2 Sonke siyakhubeka ngezindlela ezinengi. Nxa umuntu engakaze abelesici kulokho akutshoyo, ungumuntu opheleleyo, oyenelisayo ukuwubamba wonke umzimba wakhe.

3 Lapho sifaka amatomu emilonyeni yamabhiza ukuba asilalele, ibhiza singaliphendula lonke. 4 Kumbe lithathe imikhumbi njengesibonelo. Lanxa imikhulu kangaka njalo iqhutshwa ngumoya olamandla, iqondiswa ngophinyana oluncane loba kungaphi lapho umtshayeli afuna ukuya khona. 5 Ngokufanayo ulimi luyisitho esincane somzimba kodwa luyazincoma kakhulu. Cabangani ngehlathi elikhulu elithungelwa yinhlansi encane yomlilo. 6 Ulimi lalo lungumlilo, umhlaba wobubi phakathi kwezitho zomzimba. Lungcolisa lonke uqobo lomuntu, luyithungele ngomlilo yonke impilo yakhe, lalo luthungelwe yisihogo somlilo.

7 Zonke inhlobo zezinyamazana, izinyoni, lezihuquzelayo kanye lezidalwa zasolwandle ziyathanjiswa njalo sezathanjiswa ngumuntu, 8 kodwa akulamuntu ongathambisa ulimi, luyibubi obuyaluzelayo, lugcwele itshefu ebulalayo.

17 Ngakho-ke, ukukholwa kuvela ekuzweni ilizwi, lelizwi lizwakala ngelizwi likaKhristu. 18 Kodwa ngiyabuza ngithi: Kabezwanga na? Impela bezwa ukuthi:

"Ilizwi labo liphumile laya kuwo wonke umhlaba,

amazwi abo emikhawulweni yomhlaba."*