Jude

1 UJuda, inceku kaJesu Khristu lomfowabo kaJakhobe, Kulabo ababiziweyo, abathandwa nguNkulunkulu uBaba belondolozwa nguJesu Khristu:

2 Isihawu, lokuthula kanye lothando kakube ngokwenu ngokwandileyo.

Isono lokubhubha kwabantu abangamesabiyo uNkulunkulu

3 Bangane abathandekayo, lanxa kade ngitshisekela kakhulu ukulilobela mayelana lensindiso esilayo, kodwa ngibone kufanele ukuthi ngilobele ukulikhuthaza ukuba lilwele ukukholwa lokhu okwakungokomuntu wonke okwaphathiswa abangcwele. 4 Ngoba abantu abathile abokulahlwa kwabo kwalotshwa endulo sebengene phakathi kwenu ngasese. Bangabantu abangamesabiyo uNkulunkulu abaguqulela umusa kaNkulunkulu ukuthi ubeyimvumo yokuganga bamphike loJesu Khristu onguyena Mbusi leNkosi yethu kuphela.

5 Lanxa selikwazi konke lokhu, ngithanda ukulikhumbuza ukuthi iNkosi yakhupha abantu bayo eGibhithe, kodwa muva yababhubhisa labo abangakholwanga. 6 Lezingilosi ezingagcinanga izikhundla zazo zamandla kodwa zadela ikhaya lazo – lezi wazigcina ebumnyameni, zibotshwe ngamaketane angaqamukiyo zilindele ukwahlulelwa ngoSuku olukhulu.

7 Ngokunjalo, iSodoma leGomora lamadolobho aseduzane azinikela ekuxhwaleni kobufebe lokonakala. Ayisibonelo salabo abezwa isijeziso somlilo wanini lanini.

8 Ngokunjalo, abaphuphi laba bangcolisa imizimba yabo, baphike ukukhokhelwa, bachothoze lezidalwa zasezulwini. 9 Kodwa lengilosi enkulu uMikhayeli, lapho ephikisana loSathane ngesidumbu sikaMosi, kazange alokothe ukumthuka ngenhlamba, kodwa wathi, “INkosi kayikukhuze!” 10 Kodwa abantu laba bakhuluma behlambaza lokho abangakuzwisisiyo; njalo lezozinto abazizwisisayo ngokwemvelo, njengezinyamazana ezingacabangiyo, lezi yizo kanye izinto ezibabhubhisayo.

11 Maye kubo! Balandele indlela kaKhayini; baphuthume inzuzo besona njengoBhalamu; babhujiswa emvukeleni kaKhora.

12 Abantu laba bayizinengiso emadilini enu abantu abathetheneyo, besidla lani bengelanhloni lakancane – abelusi abazinika ukudla bona bodwa. Bangamayezi angelazulu, aphetshulwa ngumoya; izihlahla zasekwindla ezingelazithelo ezisitshuliweyo – zife kabili.

13 Bangamagagasi olwandle alamandla, bebhubhudla ihlazo labo; izinkanyezi ezintulayo, ezilobumnyama obukhulu obugcinelwe zona kuze kube nininini.

14 U-Enoki, owesikhombisa kusukela ku-Adamu, waphrofetha ngabantu laba wathi: “Khangelani, iNkosi iza lezinkulungwane lezinye izinkulungwane zabangcwele bayo 15 ukwahlulela abantu bonke, lokubalahla ngamacala bonke abangamesabiyo uNkulunkulu ngenxa yezenzo zabo zonke zokweyisa uNkulunkulu abazenzayo ezindleleni zabo zokwedelela uNkulunkulu, langenxa yamazwi wonke alukhuni izoni ezingamesabiyo uNkulunkulu ezawakhuluma kubi ngaye.” 16 Abantu laba bangabakhononi labachothozi; balandela izinkanuko zabo ezimbi; bayazikhukhumeza, bancome abanye okwamanga ukuze bathole inzuzo.

Isimemezelo sokubekezela

17 Kodwa-ke, bangane abathandekayo, khumbulani okwatshiwo ngaphambili ngabaphostoli beNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu. 18 Bathi kini, “Ngezikhathi zokucina kuzakuba labaklolodayo abazalandela izinkanuko zabo zokweyisa uNkulunkulu.” 19 Laba yibo abantu abalehlukanisayo, abalandela isazela semvelo nje bengelaye uMoya.

20 Kodwa lina, bangane abathandekayo, zakheni ekukholweni kwenu okungcwele kakhulu likhuleke ngoMoya oNgcwele.

21 Zigcineni lisethandweni luka-Nkulunkulu lisalindele isihawu seNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu ukuba ilingenise ekuphileni okulaphakade.

22 Yibani lesihawu kulabo abathandabuzayo;

23 lenyule abanye emlilweni libasilise; kwabanye bonakalisani isihawu, kuhlangene lokwesaba – lizonde lezigqoko ezingcoliswe yimizimba exhwalileyo.

Ihubo lokubonga

24 Kuye olamandla okuligcina ukuba lingawi, lokulibeka phambi kwenkazimulo yobukhona bakhe kungelasici njalo ngentokozo enkulu –

25 kuye onguNkulunkulu yedwa, uNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu, kakube lenkazimulo, lobukhosi, lamandla kanye lobukhulu, ngoJesu Khristu iNkosi yethu, mandulo kwezikhathi zonke, khathesi kanye lanininini! Ameni.