Ukuhlakanipha Kwakha Indlu Yakho
Izindlu ezimbili, izimemo ezimbili, zombili zibiza abadlulayo abangenalwazi abafanayo. Indlu yokuhlakanipha inetafula elihlelekile nokudla okulungile; eyobuwula inikeza amanzi entshontshiwe nesinkwa esidliwa ngasese. Umehluko awukho esimemweni kodwa kulokho okulindile ngaphakathi. Phakathi kwazo kukhona imigqa ngokukhuza.
9 1Ukuhlakanipha kwakhile indlu yakho; kubazile izinsika zakho eziyisikhombisa. a a v1 Ukuhlakanipha kugcwaliseka kuJesu, ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu — 1 Korinte 1:24, 30; Kolose 2:3. 2Kuhlabile izilwane zakho; kuxubile iwayini lakho; kuphinde kwadeka itafula lakho. 3Kuthumele izintombi zakho ukuba zimemeze zisezindaweni eziphakeme zedolobha: 4“Noma ngubani ongenalwazi, makangene lapha!” Kulowo oswele ukuqonda kuthi, 5“Woza, udle isinkwa sami, uphuze iwayini engilixubile. 6Lahla izindlela zakho zobuwula, uphile; uhambe ngendlela yokuqonda.” 7Lowo oqondisa isideleli uzilethela ihlazo, nalowo okhuza omubi uyalimala. 8Ungakhuzi isideleli, funa akuzonde; khuza ohlakaniphileyo, uyakukuthanda. 9Yala ohlakaniphileyo, uyokwengeza ukuhlakanipha kwakhe; fundisa olungileyo, uyokufunda nakakhulu. 10Ukwesaba uBaba wethu kuyisiqalo sokuhlakanipha, nokwazi oNgcwele kungukuqonda. 11Ngokuba ngami izinsuku zakho ziyakwandiswa, neminyaka iyakwengezwa ekuphileni kwakho. 12Uma uhlakaniphile, uhlakaniphele wena; uma udelela, uyakubhekana nakho wena wedwa.
Isimemo Esiyimbumbulu Sobuwula
13Owesifazane onguBuwula unomsindo; uyisiwula, akazi lutho. 14Uhlala emnyango wendlu yakhe, esihlalweni ezindaweni eziphakeme zedolobha, 15ememeza labo abadlulayo, abahamba beqonde phambili ngendlela yabo: 16“Noma ngubani ongenalwazi, makangene lapha!” Kulowo oswele ukuqonda uthi, 17“Amanzi antshontshiweyo amnandi, nesinkwa esidliwa ngasese siyajabulisa.” 18Kodwa akazi ukuthi abafileyo balapho, nokuthi izethekeli zakhe zisezinzulwini zengcwaba.
