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2 Nanyana kunjalo, kwaba nabaphorofidi bamala phakathi kwabantu njengombana kuzokuba nabafundisi bamala phakathi kwenu.+ Bazokungenisa ngokukhukhutha iinqhema ezitjhabalalisako begodu bazokuphika nomnikazabo owabathengako,+ bazilethele ukutjhatjalaliswa ngokurhabako. 2 Ngaphezu kwalokho, abanengi bazokulandela ukwenza kwabo amanyala bangabi neenhloni,*+ kanti ngebanga labo indlela yeqiniso izokukhulunywa kumbi.+ 3 Godu, ngokuba marhamaru kwabo bazonidlelezela ngamezwi akhohlisako. Kodwana isahlulelo sabo esakhutjhwa kade+ asikhambi kabuthaka bazokutjhatjalaliswa.+
4 Ngokuqinisekileko uZimu akhenge alise ukujezisa iingilozi ezonako+ kodwana waziphosa eTartarusi,*+ wazibopha ngeenketani* ebumnyameni obukhulu bona zibekelwe isahlulelo.+ 5 Akhenge alise ukujezisa iphasi lekadeni+ kodwana wasindisa uNowa umtjhumayeli wokulunga+ kunye nabanye abalikhomba+ nakaletha umthwalela ephasini labantu abangamsabiko uZimu.+ 6 Godu ngokuyitjhisa thokgho iSodoma neGomora, wayilahla+ abekela abantu abangamsabiko uZimu isibonelo sezinto ezizako.+ 7 Kodwana wamhlenga uLoti olungileko,+ obekagandeleleke khulu ngebanga labantu abanganamthetho ebebenza amanyala bangabi neenhloni* 8 ngombana ilanga nelanga umuntu olungileko lo bekahlunguphaza umphefumulwakhe* olungileko ngebanga lokukhohlakala ebekakubona begodu akuzwa njengombana ahlala hlangana nabo. 9 Nje-ke, uJehova* uyakwazi ukubahlangula esilingweni+ abantu abathembekileko kuye kodwana abekele abantu abambi ukutjhatjalaliswa* ngelanga lesahlulelo,+ 10 khulukhulu labo abafuna ukusilaphaza inyama yabanye+ begodu badelele ubukhosi.+
Banesibindi esirarako begodu banekani, abasabi ukukhuluma kumbi ngabaphazimulako, 11 kukulapho iingilozi, nanyana zinamandla amakhulu kunabo, zingabamangaleli ngeenkulumo ezimbi ngombana zihlonipha uJehova.*+ 12 Kodwana abantwaba, njengeenlwana ezinganangqondo eziragwa mazizo angokwemvelo begodu ezizalelwa ukubanjwa zitjhatjalaliswe, bakhuluma kumbi ngezinto abangazaziko.+ Bazokurhayilwa ngokutjhatjalaliswa okulethwa yindlelabo yokuphila etjhabalalisako, 13 ukulimala kube mvuzo wendlelabo yokuphila elimazako.
Bakuthatha njengokuthabisako ukuzitika ngepilo emabothobotho,+ ngitjho nemini libalele. Banjengamabala asilaphaza ibandla, bazithabisa ngeemfundiso zabo ezikhohlisako kukulapho badla nani eminyanyeni.+ 14 Amehlwabo azele ubufebe*+ begodu abakghoni ukulisa isono, bayenga nalabo abangakadzimeleli. Banehliziyo ebandulelwe ukuba marhamaru. Babantwana abaqalekisiweko. 15 Batjhiye indlela enqophileko, baphambukisiwe. Balandele indlela kaBhalami+ indodana kaBhewori, owathanda umvuzo wokwenza okumbi+ 16 kodwana wakhalinywa ngokungenzi kwakhe okulungileko.+ Udumbana ongakwazi ukukhuluma wakhuluma ngelizwi lomuntu wavimba indlela yokurhapha yomphorofidi lo.+
17 Bamithombo enganamanzi nekungu eragwa siwuruwuru esikhulu, babekelwe ubumnyama obubudlula boke.+ 18 Batjho amezwi azwakala ngasuthi ahlakaniphile kodwana alilize. Ngeenkanuko zenyama+ nangokwenza amanyala bangabi neenhloni,* bayenga abantu abasanda ukuphunyurha kilabo abaphila ngokwenza umtjhapho.+ 19 Babathembisa itjhaphuluko, khisibe kwabona baziingqila zokonakala+ ngombana nangabe umuntu uhlulwa ngothileko, usigqila sakhe.*+ 20 Ngokuqinisekileko nangabe ngemva kokuphunyurha ezintweni ezisilaphazako zephasi+ ngelwazi elinembileko leKosi noMsindisi uJesu Krestu, babuyele ezintweni abazihlulileko, ubujamo babo bamuva buzokuba bumbi khulu kunebokuthoma.+ 21 Ngombana bekungaba ngcono ngabo ukungayazi ngokunembileko indlela yokulunga kunokuthi ngemva kokuyazi bafulathele umyalo ocwengileko abawufumeneko.+ 22 Okutjhiwo sisaga esiliqiniswesi kwenzekile kibo: “Inja ibuyele emahlanzwenayo, nefarigi ehlanjisiweko ibuyele ekuzibhudabhudeni edakeni.”+