1 Futsi kwenteka kutsi umnakaboJaredi, (manje sibalo setikebhe lebesetilungisiwe betisiphohlongo) wahamba waya entsabeni, lebebayibita ngentsaba iShelema, ngenca yebudze bayo lobukhulu, wancibilikisa edvwaleni ematje lamancane lalishumi nesitfupha; bekamhlophe aphindze abonakalisa, njengengilazi lekubonakala ngale kwayo; wawatfwala ngetandla takhe waya nawo etikwentsaba, waphindze wakhala eNkhosini, watsi:

2 O Nkhosi, utsite sitawutungeletwa tikhukhula. Manje buka, O Nkhosi, futsi ungayitfukutseleli inceku yakho ngenca yebutsakatsaka bayo; ngoba siyati kutsi wena ungcwele uphindze uhlala emazulwini, nekutsi tsine asikafaneleki ngaphambi kwakho; ngenca yekuwa kwemvelo yetfu seloku yaba nebubi njalo; noko, O Nkhosi, usinike umyaleto wekutsi kufanele sicele kuwe, kute kuwe sitfole njengekwetifiso tetfu.

3 Buka, O Nkhosi, usishayile ngenca yebubi betfu, wasichuba, futsi kuleminyaka leminyenti besisehlane; noko, ube nemusa kitsi. O Nkhosi, ngibuke ungihawukele, ususe intfukutselo yakho kulabantfu bakho, futsi ungavumi kutsi bahambe bewele kulamanti lanesivunguvungu ebumnyameni; kodvwa buka letintfo lengitincibilikisile ngatikhipha edvwaleni.

4 Futsi ngiyati, O Nkhosi, kutsi wena unemandla onkhe, ungenta noma yini loyifisako kutsi kuzuze umuntfu; ngako-ke tsintsa lamatje, O Nkhosi, ngemunwe wakho, uwalungisele kutsi akhanye ebumnyameni; futsi ayawusikhanyisela etikebheni lesitilungisile, kute sibe nekukhanya ngesikhatsi sewela lwandle.

5 Buka, O Nkhosi, ungakwenta loku. Siyati kutsi wena uyakwati kukhombisa emandla akho lamakhulu, labukeka amancane ngekucondza kwebantfu.

6 Futsi kwenteka kutsi ngesikhatsi umnakaboJaredi sekawashito lamavi, buka, iNkhosi yelula sandla sayo yaphindze yawatsintsa ematje ngalinye nangalinye ngemunwe wayo. Futsi lendvwangu yesuswa emehlweni emnakaboJaredi, wabona umunwe weNkhosi; bewunjengemunwe wemuntfu, njengenyama kanye nengati; futsi umnakaboJaredi wawa phansi phambi kweNkhosi, ngoba washaywa kwesaba.

7 Futsi iNkhosi yabona kutsi umnakaboJaredi besekawele phansi; yase itsi kuye: Sukuma, uwiswa yini na?

8 Watsi eNkhosini: Ngibone umunwe weNkhosi, futsi ngesabile funa ingishaye; ngoba bengingati kutsi iNkhosi inenyama kanye nengati.

9 INkhosi yatsi kuye: Ngenca yelukholo lwakho ubonile kutsi ngiyawutsatsa umtimba wenyama kanye nengati; futsi akukate nanini kute umuntfu phambi kwami ngelukholo lolukhulu kangaka njengobe wena wentile; ngoba kube bekungasiko njalo bewungeke uwubone umunwe wami. Ngabe ubona lokunyenti kunaloku na?

10 Futsi waphendvula watsi: Cha; Nkhosi, tivete kimi.

11 INkhosi yatsi kuye: Utawuwakholwa yini lamavi lengitawuwakhuluma na?

12 Waphendvula watsi: Yebo, Nkhosi, ngiyati kutsi wena ukhuluma liciniso, ngoba unguNkulunkulu weliciniso, futsi angeke uwacale emanga.

13 Futsi sekawashito lamavi, buka, iNkhosi yativeta kuye, yatsi: Ngenca yekutsi uyatati letintfo sewuyahlengwa ekuweni; ngako-ke ubuyiselwa ebukhoneni bami; ngako-ke ngiyativeta kuwe.

14 Buka, nginguye loyo lowalungiselelwa kusukela ekusekelweni kwemhlaba kute ngihlenge bantfu bami. Buka, NginguJesu Khristu. NginguBabe kanye neNdvodzana. Kimi lonkhe luntfu luyawuba nekuphila, futsi loko kuyawuba kwaphakadze, ngisho nalabo labayawukholwa egameni lami; futsi bayawuba ngemadvodzana kanye nemadvodzakati ami.

15 Futsi angikate nanini ngitivete kumuntfu lengimdalile, ngoba umuntfu akate akholwe kimi njengobe wena wentile. Uyabona yini kutsi udalwe ngemfanekiso wami na? Yebo, ngisho bonkhe bantfu badalwa ekucaleni ngemfanekiso wami.

16 Buka, lomtimba, lowubonako manje, ngumtimba wemoya wami; futsi umuntfu ngamdala ngemfanekiso wemtimba wemoya wami; njengobe ngivela kuwe ngisemoyeni ngiyawuvela kubantfu bami enyameni.

17 Manje, njengobe mine, Moroni, ngitsite angeke ngikhone kuniketa indzaba lephelele ngaletintfo letibhaliwe, ngako-ke kuyangenelisa kusho kutsi Jesu wativeta kulendvodza akumoya, ngisho nangaleyo ndlela kanjalo nangekufana nalowo mtimba latibonakalisa ngawo kumaNefi.

18 Wamsebentela nanjengobe asebentela emaNefi; futsi konkhe loku, kute kutsi lendvodza yati kutsi bekanguNkulunkulu, ngenca yemisebenti leminyenti nalemikhulu iNkhosi leyambonisa yona.

19 Futsi ngenca yelwati lwalendvodza ayitange isavinjelwa kutsi ibone ngekhatsi kwendvwangu; yabona umunwe waJesu, lokwatsi uma iwubona, yawa ngekwesaba; ngoba yati kutsi bekungumunwe weNkhosi; futsi ayitange isaba nelukholo, ngoba beseyati, ingasangabati lutfo.

20 Ngaloko-ke, sekanalolu lwati loluphelele lwaNkulunkulu, akatange asavinjelwa kutsi abesekhatsi kwalendvwangu; ngako-ke wambona Jesu; futsi wamsebentela.

21 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yatsi kumnakaboJaredi: Buka, ungativumeli letintfo lotibonile nalotivile kutsi tiye emhlabeni, kute kufike sikhatsi lengiyawudvumisa ngaso libito lami enyameni; ngaloko-ke, uyawutigcina letintfo lotibonile, nalotivile, ungatikhombisi muntfu.

22 Buka, ngesikhatsi sewuhlangana nami, uyawutibhala uphindze utivale tilondzeke, kute kubebete namunye longatihumusha; ngoba uyawutibhala ngelulwimi lolungeke lufundzeke.

23 Buka, lamatje lamabili ngitawukunika wona, futsi uyawuwavala alondzeke nawo naleto tintfo loyawutibhala.

24 Ngoba buka, lolo lulwimi loyawulubhala ngiluphambanisile; ngako-ke ngitawukwenta ngesikhatsi sami lesifanele kutsi lamatje aticacise emehlweni ebantfu letintfo loyawutibhala.

25 Futsi ngesikhatsi iNkhosi seyiwakhulumile lamavi, yakhombisa umnakaboJaredi bonkhe labantfu bemhlaba labebakhona, kanjalo nabo bonkhe labo labebayawuba khona; futsi ayibagodlanga emehlweni ayo, kwate kwaba ngisho nasemikhawulweni yemhlaba.

26 Ngoba beyishito kuye ngetikhatsi letingaphambilini, kutsi uma bekayawukholwa kuyo kutsi yayitawukhombisa tonkhe tintfo—loko kwakutawukhonjiswa kuye; ngako-ke iNkhosi yayingeke isagodla nanoma yini kuye, ngoba bekati kutsi iNkhosi ingamkhombisa tonkhe tintfo.

27 INkhosi yatsi kuye: Bhala letintfo bese uyativala tilondzeke; ngiyawutiveta ngesikhatsi sami lesifanele kubantfwana bebantfu.

28 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yamyaleta kutsi awavale alondzeke nalawo matje lamabili labekawatfolile, futsi angawaveti, ite iNkhosi iwavete yona kubantfwana bebantfu.