Jakopo
1 UJakopo,+ isigqila sakaZimu neseKosi uJesu Krestu, eentjhabeni ezili-12 ezirhatjhekele eendaweni ezihlukahlukeneko:
Lotjhani!
2 Thabani bafowethu nanihlangana neenlingo ezihlukahlukeneko+ 3 njengombana nazi ukuthi ukulingwa okunjalo kokukholwa kwenu kuveza ukukghodlhelela.+ 4 Kodwana vumelani ukukghodlhelela kuphelelise umsebenzakho bona nibe ngabapheleleko nabaqaqulukileko kikho koke, ningatlhayeli litho.+
5 Nje-ke nangabe omunye wenu utlhoga ukuhlakanipha, akaragele phambili akubawa kuZimu,+ uzokuphiwa khona+ ngombana ubapha boke ngomusa ngaphandle kokusola.*+ 6 Akaragele phambili abawa ngokukholwa,+ angazazi nakanye+ ngombana ozazako unjengegagasi lelwandle eliphetjhulwa mumoya liye ngapha nangapha. 7 Eqinisweni, umuntu loyo akukafuzi alindele ukwamukela litho kuJehova* 8 umumuntu onganatlha,+ ongakadzimeleli kizo zoke iindlela zakhe.
9 Umfowethu otlhagileko akathabe ngombana nje usesikhundleni esiphezulu+ 10 nonjingileko akathabele ukwehliswa kwakhe+ ngombana uzokutjhabalala njengethuthumbo lemmangweni. 11 Njengombana ilanga liphuma nokutjhisa kwalo okukhulu, litjhwabise isitjalo nethuthumbo laso lithintitheke nobuhle balo butjhabalale, kunjalo-ke nangomuntu onjingileko, uzokutjhabalala asagijimisa ubunjinga.+
12 Uyathaba umuntu oragela phambili akghodlhelela isilingo+ ngombana nakamukelwako uzokufumana isihlohlo sokuphila,+ leso uJehova* asithembise labo abaragela phambili bamthanda.+ 13 Umuntu nakalingwako, akangathi: “Ngilingwa nguZimu.” Ngombana uZimu akalingwa ngezinto ezimbi begodu naye akalingi muntu. 14 Kodwana ngamunye ulingwa ngokudoswa nangokuyengwa yikanukwakhe.+ 15 Nje-ke ikanuko nasele ivundile,* ibeletha isono, isono nasele senziwe, siletha ukufa.+
16 Ningakhohliswa bafowethu abathandekako. 17 Nanyana ngisiphi isipho esihle begodu nanyana ngisiphi isipho esipheleleko sivela phezulu,+ sehla sivela kuBaba weenkhanyisi zezulwini,+ ongatjhugulukiko njengemithunzi etjhidako.+ 18 Bekuyintandwakhe ukusenza sibe khona ngelizwi leqiniso,+ ukuthi sibe mhlobo othileko weenthelo zokuthoma zeembunjwa zakhe.+
19 Yazini lokhu bafowethu abathandekako: Woke umuntu kufuze abe msinya ekulaleleni, abe buthaka ekukhulumeni,+ abe buthaka ekusilingekeni+ 20 ngombana ukusilingeka komuntu akulethi ukulunga kwakaZimu.+ 21 Ngalokho, susani koke ukusilaphala nawo woke amachaphazela wobumbi,+ namukele ngomusa ukudzinyeleliswa kwelizwi elikghona ukunisindisa.
22 Yeke, yibani babenzi belizwi,+ ningabi ngabalizwako kwaphela, nizikhohlisa ngokucabanga okumamala. 23 Ngombana nangabe umuntu umumuzwi welizwi angasi mumenzi,+ unjengomuntu oqala ubuso bakhe esibonibonini. 24 Ngombana uyaziqala bese uyakhamba, akhohlwe msinyana bona umumuntu onjani. 25 Kodwana loyo oqalisisa emthethweni opheleleko+ ongowetjhaphuluko, aragele phambili kiwo, akakabi mumuzwi okhohlwako kodwana ube mumenzi womsebenzi, uzokuthaba kilokho akwenzako.+
26 Nangabe nanyana ngubani ucabanga ukuthi ulotjha uZimu kodwana angalawuli ilimu lakhe,+ ukhohlisa ihliziywakhe, nokulotjha kwakhe kulilize. 27 Umhlobo wokulotjha* ohlwengileko ngokombono kaZimethu uBaba ngilo: Kutlhogomela iintandani+ nabahlolokazi+ esizini labo,+ nokuhlala unganabala elivela ephasini.+