Jam 4 | NdeIBE | STEP | Kuyini okubangela ukulwa lezingxabano phakathi kwenu na? Kakuveli ezinkanukwenu zenu ezilwayo phakathi kwenu na?

James 4

Zehliseni kuNkulunkulu

1 Kuyini okubangela ukulwa lezingxabano phakathi kwenu na? Kakuveli ezinkanukwenu zenu ezilwayo phakathi kwenu na? 2 Lifuna ulutho oluthile kodwa kalilutholi. Liyabulala njalo lihawukele, kodwa kalingeke likuthole lokho elikufunayo. Liyaxabana lilwe. Kalilalutho ngoba kaliceli kuNkulunkulu.

3 Lapho licela, kaliphiwa ngoba licela ngenjongo embi, ukuba lichithe lokho elikuzuzayo ezinjabulweni zenu.

4 Lina zifebe zabantu, kalikwazi yini ukuthi ubungane lomhlaba kuyikuzonda uNkulunkulu na? Umuntu okhetha ukuba ngumngane womhlaba uba yisitha sikaNkulunkulu. 5 Kumbe licabanga ukuthi umbhalo utsho kungelasizatho ukuthi umoya awenza ukuba uhlale phakathi kwethu ugebela ebukhweleni, 6 kodwa yena usinika umusa owengeziweyo. Yikho nje umbhalo usithi, “UNkulunkulu umelana labazigqajayo kodwa abanike umusa abathobekileyo.”

7 Ngakho-ke zehliseni kuNkulunkulu. Menqabeni uSathane, uzalibalekela.

8 Sondelani phansi kukaNkulunkulu laye uzasondela kini. Gezani izandla zenu lina zoni, lihlambulule lezinhliziyo zenu, lina abangqondombili. 9 Dabukani, lilile, likhale. Guqulani ukuhleka kwenu kube yikukhala, kuthi ukuthokoza kwenu kube yikudana. 10 Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi, izaliphakamisa.

11 Bazalwane, lingachothozani. Umuntu okhuluma kubi ngomzalwane wakhe, loba amahlulele, ukhuluma kubi ngomthetho awahlulele. Lapho lisahlulela umthetho, kaliwugcini, kodwa liyawahlulela. 12 KuloMenzi wemithetho loMahluleli oyedwa kuphela, lowo olamandla okusindisa lokubhubhisa. Kodwa lina – lingobani ukuba lahlulele omakhelwane benu na?

Ukuzincoma ngekusasa

13 Lalelani lina elithi, “Lamhla loba kusasa sizakuya kuleli loba kuleliyana idolobho, siqede umnyaka khona, senze imisebenzi sizuze imali.”

14 Kungani, kalikwazi lokuzakwenzakala kusasa. Ukuphila kwenu kuyini na? Liyinkungu ebonakala okwesikhatshana ibe isinyamalala.

15 Kodwa kumele lithi, “Uma kuyintando yeNkosi sizaphila senze lokhu loba lokhuyana.”

16 Okwakhathesi liyazincoma liwawaze. Konke ukuzincoma okunje kubi. 17 Ngakho loba ngubani okwaziyo okulungileyo okumele akwenze kodwa angakwenzi, wenza izono.