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UJakobe uxwayisa ngokulwa phakathi kwabazalwane
1 Zivela ngaphi izimpi lokulwa phakathi kwenu? Kakuveli lapha yini, enkanukweni zenu ezilwayo ezithweni zenu? 2 Liyafisa, kodwa kalilakho; liyabulala njalo lilomhawu, kodwa lingeke lazuza; liyalwa futhi lenza impi, kodwa kalilakho, ngoba kaliceli; 3 liyacela njalo kalemukeli, ngoba licela kubi, ukuze likuchithele enkanukweni zenu. 4 Ziphingi leziphingikazi, kalazi yini ukuthi ukuthanda umhlaba kuyibutha kuNkulunkulu? Ngakho loba ngubani othanda ukuba ngumngane womhlaba, wenziwa isitha sikaNkulunkulu. 5 Kumbe licabanga ukuthi umbhalo utsho ize: Umoya ohlala kithi ufisa ngomona yini? 6 Kodwa uyanika umusa omkhulu; ngakho uthi: UNkulunkulu umelana labazigqajayo, kodwa abathobekileyo uyabapha umusa. 7 Ngakho zehliseleni kuNkulunkulu, melanani lodiyabhola, njalo uzalibalekela. 8 Sondelani kuNkulunkulu, laye uzasondela kini; gezani izandla, zoni, njalo lihlanze izinhliziyo, banhliziyombili. 9 Danani lilile likhale; ukuhleka kwenu kakuphendulwe ukulila, lentokozo ukudana. 10 Zehliseni phambi kweNkosi, njalo izaliphakamisa.
11 Lingahlebani, bazalwane. Lowo ohleba umzalwane, abesemgweba umzalwane wakhe, uhleba umlayo, usegweba umlayo; kodwa uba ugweba umlayo, kawusengumenzi womlayo, kodwa umgwebi. 12 Munye ummisimlayo, olamandla okusindisa lokubhubhisa; wena ungubani ogweba omunye?
UJakobe usola abathanda inzuzo labanothileyo
13 Lalelani-ke lina elithi: Lamuhla loba kusasa sizakuya emzini othile, besesihlala khona umnyaka owodwa sithengiselane sizuze; 14 elingakwaziyo okwakusasa. Ngoba iyini impilo yenu? Ngoba iyinkungu ebonakala okwesikhatshana, emva kwalokho ibisinyamalala; 15 endaweni yalokho ngabe lithi: Uba iNkosi ivuma, njalo sizaphila, sibe sesisenza lokhu kumbe lokhuyana. 16 Kodwa khathesi liyazincoma ekuzigqajeni kwenu; konke ukuzincoma okunje kubi. 17 Ngakho lowo okwaziyo ukwenza okuhle kodwa engakwenzi, kuyisono kuye.