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Izono zolimi
1 Lingabi ngabafundisi abanengi, bazalwane bami, lisazi ukuthi sizakwemukeliswa isigwebo esikhulu. 2 Ngoba sonke siyakhubeka ezintweni ezinengi. Uba umuntu engakhubeki elizwini, lowo uyindoda epheleleyo, elamandla okukhina lomzimba wonke. 3 Khangela, sifaka amatomu emilonyeni yamabhiza ukuze asilalele, sibe sesiqondisa umzimba wonke wawo kwenye indlela. 4 Khangela, lemikhumbi, lanxa imikhulu kangaka njalo iqhutshwa yimimoya elamandla, iyaqondiswa kwenye indlela ngephinyana nje, lapho isifiso somtshayeli esifuna khona. 5 Lunjalo lolimi luyisitho esincinyane, kanti luzincoma kakhulu. Khangela, umlilo omncinyane uyatshisa izigodo ezingakanani! 6 Ulimi lalo lungumlilo, umhlaba wobubi; lunjalo ulimi lubekwe phakathi kwezitho zethu, lungcolisa umzimba wonke, luthungele indlela yempilo, njalo luthungelwa yisihogo. 7 Ngoba yonke imvelo yakho konke izinyamazana lezinyoni, leyezihuquzelayo leyezidalwa zelwandle, iyathanjiswa njalo isithanjisiwe ngemvelo yabantu; 8 kodwa ulimi kakulamuntu ongaluthambisa; luyibubi obungenqotshwe, lugcwele ubuhlungu obubulalayo. 9 Ngalo siyabonga uNkulunkulu uBaba, langalo siqalekisa abantu abenziwe ngokufanana loNkulunkulu; 10 emlonyeni ofananayo kuyaphuma ukubonga lenhlamba. Lezizinto kazifanelanga, bazalwane bami, zenzeke kanje. 11 Kambe umthombo emgodini ofananayo ungagobhoza yini amanzi amnandi lababayo? 12 Kambe, bazalwane bami, umkhiwa ungathela imihlwathi yini, loba ivini umkhiwa? Ngokunjalo kalulamthombo oveza amanzi alitswayi lamnandi.
Ukuhlakanipha okuvela phezulu
13 Ngubani ohlakaniphileyo loqedisisayo phakathi kwenu? Katshengise imisebenzi yakhe ekuziphatheni kuhle ngobumnene benhlakanipho. 14 Kodwa uba lilomhawu obabayo lombango enhliziyweni yenu, lingazincomi liqambele amanga iqiniso. 15 Lokhu kayisiyo inhlakanipho eyehla ivela phezulu, kodwa ingeyomhlaba, ngeyemvelo, eyamadimoni. 16 Ngoba lapho okukhona umhawu lombango, lapho kukhona isiphithiphithi lazo zonke izenzo ezimbi. 17 Kodwa inhlakanipho evela phezulu eyokuqala ihlanzekile, andubana ibe lokuthula, ibe mnene, ilalele, igcwale isihawu lezithelo ezinhle, kayilakuhlanekela futhi ingelakuzenzisa. 18 Lesithelo sokulunga sihlanyelwa ekuthuleni kulabo abenza ukuthula.