2. ISAHLUKO 1
u-Asheri, indodana yeshumi kaJakobe
noZilipa. Incazelo yobuntu obubili.
Indaba yokuqala kaJekyll noHyde.
Ukuze uthole isitatimende soMthetho
Wesinxephezelo u-Emerson
ayengasijabulela, bheka Ivesi 27.
1 Ikhophi yeTestamente ku-Asheri,
lokho wakukhuluma emadodaneni
akhe ngomnyaka wekhulu namashumi
amabili nanhlanu wokuphila kwakhe.
2 Ngoba esaphila wathi kubo: Lalelani,
bantwana bakaAsheri, uyihlo, njalo
ngizalitshela konke okuqotho phambi
kweNkosi.
3 UNkulunkulu unike amadodana
abantu izindlela ezimbili,
nokuthambekela okubili, nezinhlobo
ezimbili zesenzo, nezinhlobo ezimbili
zesenzo, nezindaba ezimbili.
4 Ngakho zonke izinto zimbili, enye
ibhekene;
5 Ngoba kunezindlela ezimbili zokuhle
nokubi, futhi ngalezi kukhona
ukuthambekela okubili ezifubeni zethu
ezihlukanisayo.
6 Ngakho uma umphefumulo ujabulela
ukuthambekela okuhle, zonke izenzo
zawo zisekulungeni; uma sona
siyaphenduka masinyane.
7 Ngokuba uma imicabango yakho
igxile ukulunga, nokulahla ububi,
kuchitha masinyane ububi, kusiphule
isono.
8 Kodwa uma ithambekela
ekuthambekeleni okubi, zonke izenzo
zayo zisebubini, futhi ixosha okuhle,
futhi inamathele kokubi, futhi ibuswa
nguBeliyari; noma kwenza okuhle,
uyakuphendukezela okubi.
9 Ngoba kuthi nxa kuqala ukwenza
okuhle, uphosela ukwenza okubi kuye,
njengoba ingcebo yokuthambekela
igcwele umoya omubi.
10 Ngakho-ke umuntu angasiza okuhle
ngamazwi ngenxa yokubi, kepha
indaba yesenzo iholela ebubini.
11 Kukhona umuntu ongenazwelo
kuye osebenzela ithuba lakhe ebubini;
futhi le nto igeza izici ezimbili, kodwa
zonke zimbi.
12 Futhi kukhona umuntu othanda
owenza okubi, ngoba ethanda ngisho
nokufa ebubini ngenxa yakhe; futhi
mayelana nalokhu kuyacaca ukuthi
igeza izici ezimbili, kodwa wonke
umsebenzi omubi.
13 Noma enothando, nokho mubi ofihla
okubi ngenxa yegama elihle, kepha
isiphetho sesenzo sithambekela ebubini.
14 Omunye uyeba, wenza kabi,
uyaphanga, uyaphamba, futhi
uhawukela abampofu; nalokhu kugeza
kukabili, kepha kubi konke.
15 Ophamba umakhelwane wakhe
uthukuthelisa uNkulunkulu, ufunga
amanga ngoPhezukonke, nokho
uhawukela ompofu;

3. 16 Uyangcolisa umphefumulo, adlise
umzimba; ubulala abaningi,
abahawukele abayingcosana; nalokhu
kugeza kukabili, kepha konke kubi.
17 Omunye uyaphinga, uyafeba, akadli,
lapho ezila ukudla, wenza okubi,
namandla engcebo yakhe ehlula
abaningi; kepha nokho ububi bakhe
obedlulele, uyayenza imiyalo;
18 Amadoda anjalo angonogwaja;
zihlanzekile, njengalezo ezidabula
inselo, kepha empeleni zingcolile.
19 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ezibhebheni
zemiyalo umemezele kanje.
20 Kodwa nina, bantwana bami,
ningagqoki ubuso obubili obufana
nobo, obobuhle nobobubi; kepha
bambelelani ebuhleni kuphela,
ngokuba uNkulunkulu usendaweni
yakhe yokuhlala kuyo, nabantu
bayakufisa.
21 Kepha balekelani ububi, nichithe
ukuthambekela okubi ngemisebenzi
yenu emihle; ngoba abanobuso
obumbaxa-mbili kabakhonzi
uNkulunkulu, kodwa izinkanuko zabo,
ukuze bathokozise uBeliyari labantu
njengabo.
22 Ngoba abantu abalungileyo, labo
abanobuso obubodwa, lanxa
becatshangwa yilabo abakabili
esonweni, balungile phambi
kukaNkulunkulu.
23 Ngokuba abaningi ekubulaleni ababi
benza imisebenzi emibili, okuhle
nokubi; kepha konke kuhle, ngokuba
usishule okubi, akuchithise.
24 Omunye uzonda umuntu olesihawu
nongalungile, nomuntu ophingayo
nozila ukudla; nalokhu kunezici
ezimbili, kepha wonke umsebenzi
muhle, ngokuba ulandela isibonelo
seNkosi, ngokuba engakwamukeli
okuhle okubonakala kukuhle.
njengokuhle kweqiniso.
25 Omunye akathandi ukubona usuku
oluhle nalabo abangawuboni, funa
bangcolise umzimba wakhe,
bangcolise umphefumulo wakhe; lokhu,
nakho, kukabili, kodwa konke kuhle.
26 Ngokuba abantu abanjalo bafana
nezindluzele nezindluzelekazi,
ngokuba ngokwendlela yezilwane
zasendle babonakala bengcolile, kepha
bahlanzeke ngokuphelele; ngoba
bahamba ngokushisekela uJehova futhi
bayakugwema lokho uNkulunkulu
akuzondayo nakwenqabelayo
ngemiyalo yakhe, begwema okubi
kokuhle.
27 Niyabona, bantwana bami, ukuthi
kukhona ababili ezintweni zonke,
omunye ngokumelene nomunye, futhi
enye ifihliwe ngenye: ukuhaha
okufihliwe, ekudakweni ebubini,
ekuhlekeni nasekuhlekeni, ebufebeni
bomshado.
28 Ukufa kuphumelela ekuphileni,
ihlazo enkazimulweni, ubusuku nemini,
nobumnyama bube ngukukhanya; futhi
zonke izinto zingaphansi kosuku, izinto
nje ngaphansi kokuphila, izinto
ezingalungile ngaphansi kokufa;

4. ngalokho-ke nokuphila okuphakade
kulindele ukufa.
29 Futhi makungashiwo ukuthi iqiniso
lingamanga, noma kulungile
akulungile; ngoba lonke iqiniso
lingaphansi kokukhanya, njengoba
zonke izinto zingaphansi
kukaNkulunkulu.
30 Ngakho-ke, zonke lezi zinto
ngazivivinya ekuphileni kwami, futhi
angizange ngiphambuke eqinisweni
leNkosi, futhi ngaphenya imiyalelo
yoPhezukonke, ngihamba
ngokwamandla ami wonke ngobuso
obuqotho kuye lokho okuhle. .
31 Ngakho-ke, qaphelani nani,
bantwana bami, emithethweni yeNkosi,
nilandela iqiniso ngobunye bobuso.
32 Ngokuba labo ababuso-mbili
banecala lesono esikabili; ngoba
bobabili benza okubi futhi
bayakujabulela abakwenzayo,
belandela isibonelo semimoya
yenkohliso, nokulwa nabantu.
33 Ngakho-ke, bantwana bami, gcinani
umthetho weNkosi, futhi ningakunaki
okubi njengokuhle; kodwa bhekani into
enhle ngempela, futhi niyigcine kuyo
yonke imiyalo yeNkosi, nibe nehambo
yenu kuyo, futhi niphumule kuyo.
34 Ngokuba izinjongo zokugcina
zabantu zikhombisa ukulunga noma
ukungalungi kwabo, lapho behlangana
nezingelosi zeNkosi kanye
nezikaSathane.
35 ngoba nxa umphefumulo uphuma
ukhathazekile, uhlutshwa ngumoya
omubi owawusebenza ngezinkanuko
lemisebenzi emibi.
36 Kodwa uma enokuthula ngenjabulo
uhlangana nengelosi yokuthula, futhi
imholela ekuphileni okuphakade.
37 Bantwabami, lingabi njengeSodoma,
yona eyonayo ezingilosini zeNkosi,
yabhubha kuze kube nininini.
38 Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi niyokona,
futhi ninikelwa ezandleni zezitha zenu;
izwe lenu liyakuba yincithakalo,
nezindawo zenu ezingcwele zibhujiswe,
nihlakazekele emagumbini omane
omhlaba.
39 Niyakuchithwa ekuhlakazweni
ninyamalale njengamanzi.
40 OPhezukonke aze ahambele
umhlaba, eze yena njengomuntu, edla,
ephuza, ephule ikhanda likadrako
emanzini.
41 Uyosindisa u-Israyeli nabo bonke
abeZizwe, uNkulunkulu ekhuluma
ebusweni bomuntu.
42 Ngakho-ke nani, bantwana bami,
zitsheleni lezi zinto kubantwana benu,
ukuze bangamlaleli.
43 Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi niyakuba
abangalaleli nokungamesabi
uNkulunkulu, ningalaleli umthetho
kaNkulunkulu, kodwa imiyalo yabantu,
wonakaliswa ngobubi.

5. 44 Ngakho-ke niyohlakazwa
njengoGadi noDani abafowethu, futhi
aniyikuwazi amazwe enu, isizwe,
nolimi lwenu.
45 Kodwa iNkosi izalibutha ndawonye
ngokukholwa ngesihawu sayo,
langenxa kaAbrahama, loIsaka,
loJakobe.
46 Eseshilo lokho kubo, wabayala,
wathi: "Ngingcwabeni eHebroni."
47 Walala ubuthongo, wafa esemdala.
48 Amadodana akhe enza njengalokho
ebayalile, akhuphukela naye eHebroni,
ammbela koyise.