James 4

UJakobe uxwayisa ngokulwa phakathi kwabazalwane

1Zivela ngaphi izimpi lokulwa
 lokulwa: kumbe,  ingxabano.
phakathi kwenu? Kakuveli lapha yini, enkanukweni
 inkanuko: kumbe,  intokozo.
zenu ezilwayo ezithweni zenu c?
2Liyafisa, kodwa kalilalutho; liyabulala d njalo lilomhawu, kodwa lingeke lazuza e; liyalwa futhi lenza impi, kodwa kalilalutho, ngoba kaliceli; 3liyacela njalo kalemukeli f, ngoba licela kubi g, ukuze likuchithele enkanukweni
 inkanuko: kumbe,  intokozo.
zenu.
4Zifebe lezifebekazi i, kalazi yini ukuthi uthando j lomhlaba luyibutha kuNkulunkulu k? Ngakho loba ngubani othanda ukuba ngumngane womhlaba, wenziwa isitha sikaNkulunkulu l. 5Kumbe licabanga yini ukuthi umbhalo utsho ize m: Umoya ohlala kithi ufisela kumona n ,
 kumona: kumbe,  ngomona.
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6Kodwa uyanika umusa omkhulu p; ngakho uthi q: UNkulunkulu umelana labazigqajayo r, kodwa abathobekileyo uyabapha umusa. 7Ngakho zehliseleni s , t kuNkulunkulu, melanani lodiyabhola u, njalo uzalibalekela. 8Sondelani kuNkulunkulu, laye uzasondela kini v; gezani izandla w, zoni, njalo lihlanze izinhliziyo x, lina banhliziyombili y. 9Danani lilile likhale z; ukuhleka kwenu kakuphendulwe ukulila, lentokozo ukudana. 10Zithobeni aa , ab phambi kweNkosi, njalo izaliphakamisa.

11Lingahlebani ac, bazalwane. Lowo ohleba umzalwane, amehlulele umzalwane wakhe ad, uhleba umlayo, ehlulele umlayo ae; kodwa uba usehlulela umlayo, kawusumenzi womlayo af, kodwa umahluleli. 12Munye ummisumlayo, olamandla okusindisa lokubhubhisa ag; wena ungubani owahlulela omunye ah?

UJakobe usola abathanda inzuzo labanothileyo

13Minani-ke lina ai elithi: Lamuhla aj loba kusasa sizakuya emzini othile, sihlale khona ak umnyaka owodwa sithengiselane sizuze al; 14elingakwaziyo okwakusasa. Ngoba iyini impilo yenu? Ngoba iyinkungu am ebonakala okwesikhatshana, emva kwalokho ibisinyamalala; 15endaweni yalokho ngabe lithi: Uba iNkosi ivuma an, njalo sizaphila, sibe sesisenza lokhu kumbe lokhuyana. 16Kodwa khathesi liyazincoma ao ekuzigqajeni kwenu ap; konke aq ukuzincoma okunje kubi ar. 17Ngakho lowo okwaziyo ukwenza okuhle as kodwa engakwenzi, kuyisono kuye.
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