James 4

Ndebele Bible 1978 (iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978)

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1Zivela ngaphi izimpi lokulwa phakathi kwenu? Kakuveli lapha yini, enkanukweni zenu ezilwayo ezithweni zenu?

2Liyafisa, kodwa kalila; liyabulala njalo lilomhawu, kodwa lingeke lazuza; liyalwa futhi lenza impi, kodwa kalila, ngoba kaliceli;

3liyacela njalo kalemukeli, ngoba licela kubi, ukuze li ku chithele enkanukweni zenu.

4Zifebe lezifebekazi, kalazi yini ukuthi ukuthanda umhlaba kuyibutha kuNkulunkulu? Ngakho loba ngubani othanda ukuba ngumngane womhlaba, wenziwa isitha sikaNkulunkulu.

5Kumbe licabanga yini ukuthi umbhalo utsho ize: Umoya ohlala kithi ufisa kumona?

6Kodwa uyanika umusa omkhulu; ngakho uthi: UNkulunkulu umelana labazigqajayo, kodwa abathobekileyo uyabapha umusa.

7Ngakho zehliseleni kuNkulunkulu, melanani loSathane, njalo uzalibalekela.

8Sondelani kuNkulunkulu, laye uzasondela kini; gezani izandla, zoni, njalo lihlanze izinhliziyo, banhliziyombili.

9Danani lilile likhale; ukuhleka kwenu kakuphendulwe ukulila, lentokozo ukudana.

10Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi, njalo izaliphakamisa.

11Lingahlebani, bazalwane. Lowo ohleba umzalwane, amehlulele umzalwane wakhe, uhleba umlayo, ehlulela umlayo; kodwa uba esehlulela umlayo, kawusumenzi womlayo, kodwa umahluleli.

12Munye ummisumlayo, olamandla okusindisa lokubhubhisa; wena ungubani owahlulela omunye?

13Lalelani-ke lina elithi: Lamuhla loba kusasa sizakuya emzini othile, sihlale khona umnyaka owodwa sithengiselane sizuze;

14elingakwaziyo okwakusasa. Ngoba iyini impilo yenu? Ngoba iyinkungu ebonakala okwesikhatshana, emva kwalokho ibisinyamalala;

15endaweni ya lokho ngabe lithi: Uba iNkosi ivuma, njalo sizaphila, sibe sesisenza lokhu kumbe lokhuyana.

16Kodwa khathesi liyazincoma ekuzigqajeni kwenu; konke ukuzincoma okunje kubi.

17Ngakho lowo okwaziyo ukwenza okuhle kodwa enga kw enzi, kuyisono kuye.

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