UmShumayeli
12 Ngenxa yalokho, khumbula uMdali wakho Omkhulu ezinsukwini zobusha bakho, + ngaphambi kokuba kufike izinsuku zosizi *+ neminyaka oyothi ngayo: “Angikujabuleli ukuphila”; 2 ngaphambi kokuba ilanga nokukhanya nenyanga nezinkanyezi kube mnyama, + nangaphambi kokuba amafu alethe imvula;* 3 mhla onogada bendlu beba netwetwe,* namadoda anamandla eba buthaka, nabesifazane beyeka ukugaya ngoba sebembalwa, nezintokazi ezibuka ngaphandle emafasiteleni zithola kumnyama; + 4 lapho iminyango eya emgwaqweni isivaliwe, lapho umsindo wokugaya uncipha, lapho umuntu evuswa umsindo wenyoni, nazo zonke izintombi ezihlabelelayo sezizwakalela phansi. + 5 Umuntu usesaba nezindawo eziphakeme, kukhona nezinto ezithusayo esitaladini. Isihlahla som-alimondi siyaqhakaza, + nentethe iyazihudula, namakhephabheri ayaqhuma ngoba umuntu useya endlini azophumula kuyo isikhathi eside, + nabalilayo bazulazula esitaladini; + 6 ngaphambi kokuba intambo yesiliva isuswe, nesitsha segolide siphihlizwe, nembiza esesiphethwini ife, nesondo lokukha amanzi emthonjeni liphihlike. 7 Uthuli lube selubuyela emhlabeni, + njengoba nje kwakunjalo, nomoya* ubuyele kuNkulunkulu weqiniso owawunikeza. +
8 “Yize leze!” kusho umshumayeli. + “Konke kuyize.” +
9 Umshumayeli akagcinanga nje ngokuba ohlakaniphile, kodwa waqhubeka efundisa abantu lokho ayekwazi, + wazindla futhi wafunisisa ukuze ahlanganise* izaga eziningi. + 10 Umshumayeli wafuna ukuthola amazwi ajabulisayo + nokuloba amazwi eqiniso anembile.
11 Amazwi abahlakaniphile anjengezinkandi, *+ nezinkulumo zabo ezikhethwe kahle zinjengezipikili ezishayelwe zaqina; ashiwo evela kumalusi oyedwa. 12 Ngokuqondene nanoma yini enye ngaphandle kwalokhu, ndodana yami, lalela nasi isixwayiso: Ukwenza izincwadi eziningi akupheli, nokuzinikela kakhulu kuzo kuyayikhathaza inyama. +
13 Isiphetho sendaba, njengoba sekuzwakele konke, yilesi: Yesaba uNkulunkulu weqiniso + ugcine imiyalo yakhe, + ngoba lokhu kuyiso sonke isibopho somuntu. + 14 Ngoba uNkulunkulu weqiniso uyokwahlulela yonke imisebenzi, kuhlanganise nakho konke okufihliwe, ukuthi kuhle yini noma kubi. +