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1:1 UYuda, umkhonzi kaYesu Kristu, umzalwana ke kaYakobi, ubhalela abangcwalisiweyo bekuThixo uYise, begcinelwe uYesu Kristu, bengababiziweyo:
1:2 uthi, Makwandiswe kuni inceba noxolo nothando.
1:3 Zintanda, ndikukhuthalele ngenyameko yonke nje ukunibhalela ngalo usindiso esidlelana ngalo, kwafuneka ukuba ndinibhalele, ndinivuselele, ukuba niluzamele ukholo abalunikelwayo kwakanye abangcwele.
1:4 Kuba kuthwethwe bantu bathile; abo babebalulelwe ngenxa engaphambili kolo lugwebo, abangahloneli Thixo, belujikela eburheletyweni ubabalo lukaThixo wethu, bemkhanyela okuphela koMnini-nto-zonke, uThixo wethu, iNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.
1:5 Ndinga ke ndinganikhumbuza, nangona nikwazi oku kakade, ukuba iNkosi, yakuba ibasindisile abantu emhlabeni waseYiputa, yathi ngokwesibini yabatshabalalisa abo bangakholwanga.
1:6 Kananjalo izithunywa zezulu, ezo zazingalugcinanga ulawulo lwazo, zesuka zalishiya ikhaya lazo, izigcinele umgwebo womhla omkhulu ngemixokelelwane engunaphakade, phantsi kwesithokothoko.
1:7 Njengokuba iSodom neGomora, nayo imizi engakuyo, yenza kakhulu umbulo ngohlobo olufana nolwazo ezo, imka ilandela nyama yimbi, ibekwe ekuhleni ukuba ibe ngumqondiso, iviswa ubetho lomlilo ongunaphakade.
1:8 Kwangokunjalo nabo aba baphuphayo badyobha inyama, batshitshise ubukhosi, banyelise izikhakhamela.
1:9 Kanti yena uMikayeli, isiphatha-zithunywa zezulu, oko wayebambene naye uMtyholi, bebangisana ngawo umzimba kaMoses, akabanga nabuganga bakumzisela mgwebo wakunyelisa; wesuka wathi, INkosi mayikukhalimele.
1:10 Ke bona aba okunene izinto zonke abangazaziyo bayazinyelisa; kodwa izinto zonke abazaziyo kakuhle ngemvelo, njengezinto eziphilileyo ezingenangqondo, bayazonakalisa ngazo ezo.
1:11 Yeha ke bona! Ngokuba bahamba ngendlela kaKayin; bakhukuliswa lulahlekiso lukaBhileham ngenxa yomvuzo; batshabalala ephikeni likaKora.
1:12 Aba zizixhobo zamatye aselwandle ezidlweni zenu zothando, bezingxala ukudla nani, bezidlisa okwabo ngokungenakoyika. Bangamafu angenamanzi, aqhutywaqhutywa yimimoya; bayimithi evuthulukileyo, engenaziqhamo, efe kabini, enyothulwe iingcambu;
1:13 bangamaza alwayo olwandle, elephuza awawo amahlazo; baziinkwenkwezi eziphalaphalayo, begcinelwe isithokothoko sobumnyama ngonaphakade.
1:14 Waprofeta ke nangabo uEnoki, owesixhenxe ukususela kuAdam, esithi, Yabonani, yeza iNkosi namawakawaka abangcwele bayo,
1:15 ukuba ibagwebe bonke, ibohlwaye bonke abangahloneli Thixo kubo, ngenxa yemisebenzi yabo yonke yokungahloneli Thixo, abayenze bengahloneli Thixo, nangenxa yazo zonke izinto ezilukhuni, ababezithethile ngayo aboni abangahloneli Thixo.
1:16 Aba ngabakrokri abasolayo, behamba ngokweenkanuko zabo, umlomo wabo uthetha iindumbisa zamazwi, bencoma ubuso bomntu ngenxa yenzuzo.
1:17 Ke nina, zintanda, wakhumbuleni amazwi abethethwe ngenxa engaphambili ngabo abapostile beNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.
1:18 Ngokuba babesithi kuni, Kuya kubakho abagxeki ngexesha lokugqibela, behamba ngokwezabo iinkanuko zokungahloneli Thixo.
1:19 Aba ngabazahlukanisayo, bengabemvelo, uMoya bengenaye.
1:20 Ke nina, zintanda, zakheni elukholweni lwenu olungcwele kanye, nithandaza nikuMoya oyiNgcwele.
1:21 Hlalani nihleli eluthandweni lukaThixo, niyilinde inceba yeNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, kuse ebomini obungunaphakade.
1:22 Inxenye okunene yenzeleni inceba, nicalula;
1:23 kodwa inxenye yisindiseni nizoyikela, nibaphanga emlilweni, niyithiya nengubo edyojiweyo yinyama.
1:24 Kulowo ke unako ukunilondoloza ningabi nakukhubeka, nokunimisa phambi kobuqaqawuli bakhe ningenabala, nigcoba:
1:25 kuThixo olumkileyo yedwa, uMsindisi wethu, makubekho uzuko nobukhulu, amandla negunya, nangoku, kude kuse nasemaphakadeni onke. Amen.