Malaki
3 “Qala! Ngithumela isithunywa sami esizokulungisa indlela phambi kwami.+ Khonokho iKosi yeqiniso eniyifunako izokuza ethempelini layo;+ isithunywa sesivumelwano sizokuza, enisilinde ngethabo. Kwamambala sizokuza,” kutjho uJehova wamabutho.
2 Yeke ngubani ozokukghodlhelela ilanga lokuza kwakhe begodu ngubani ozokukghona ukuqalana naye nakezako? Ngombana uzokuba njengomlilo womhlungi nanjengesibha+ sabantu abavasako. 3 Uzokuhlala njengomhlungi nomhlanzi wesiliva+ begodu uzokuhlanza amadodana kaLevi; uzowahlunga njengegolide nanjengesiliva, ngokuqinisekileko azokuba njengabantu abaletha umnikelo ngokulunga kuJehova. 4 Umnikelo wakwaJuda neweJerusalema uzomthabisa uJehova, njengemalangeni wakade nanjengeminyakeni yakade.+
5 “Ngizokuza bona nginahlulele begodu ngizokwahlulela msinya abaloyi,+ iimfebe, abenza iimfungo ezimamala,+ abadlelezela iinsebenzi eziqatjhiweko,+ umhlolokazi nomntwana onganayise,*+ nalabo abangafuni ukusiza umuntu ovela kwenye inarha.+ Laba akhenge bangisabe,” kutjho uJehova wamabutho.
6 “Ngombana nginguJehova; angitjhuguluki.*+ Nimadodana kaJakopo; kungebangelo ningakhenge nirhayilwe. 7 Kusukela emihleni yabokhokho benu, niphambukile eenqophisweni zami begodu akhenge nizilandele.+ Buyelani kimi, ngizokubuyela kini,”+ kutjho uJehova wamabutho.
Kodwana nithi: “Kufuze sibuyele njani?”
8 “Umuntu angamdlelezela na uZimu? Kodwana nina niyangidlelezela.”
Begodu nithi: “Sikudlelezele njani?”
“Ngokubhalelwa kuletha kwetjhumi neminikelo. 9 Ngokuqinisekileko niqalekisiwe,* ngombana niyangidlelezela, iye isitjhaba soke siyangidlelezela. 10 Lethani koke kwetjhumi ngesilulwini,+ bona kube nokudla ngendlinami+ begodu ngibawa ningilinge kilokhu,” kutjho uJehova wamabutho “khona nizokubona ukuthi angeze nganivulela amasango weenkhukhula wezulwini,+ nginikghuthulele iimbusiso bekube kulapho ningasatlhogi litho.”+
11 “Ngizonikhalimela iintethe* begodu angeze zitjhabalalise iinthelo zenarhenu namkha zenze isidiribe esisesiminenu singatheli,”+ kutjho uJehova wamabutho.
12 “Zoke iintjhaba kufuze zithi nithabile+ ngombana nizokuba yinarha ethabisako,” kutjho uJehova wamabutho.
13 “Amezwi eniwakhulume ngami ayahlaba,” kutjho uJehova.
Begodu nithi: “Sikhulume ngawe sathini?”+
14 “Nithi, ‘Akusizi ngalitho ukulotjha uZimu.+ Kusisize njani ukwenza koke akufunako nokukhamba sidanile phambi kwakaJehova wamabutho? 15 Kwanjesi sithi abagagamelako bathabile. Nalabo abenza ngokukhohlakala bayaphumelela.+ Balinga uZimu begodu bayaliswa.’”
16 Ngesikhatheso, labo abasaba uJehova bakhulumisana bodwa omunye nomunye nomnganakhe, uJehova wabatjhejisisa begodu wabalalela. Kwatlolwa nencwadi yesikhumbuzo phambi kwakhe+ yalabo abasaba uJehova nalabo abazindla ngegama lakhe.*+
17 “Bazokuba ngebami,”+ kutjho uJehova, “mhlazana ngiveza ipahla ekhethekileko.+ Ngizokuba nesirhawu kibo, njengomuntu onesirhawu endodanenakhe emlalelako.+ 18 Godu nizokubona umehluko phakathi komuntu olungileko nomuntu okhohlakeleko+ nomuntu olotjha uZimu nomuntu ongamlotjhiko.”