1 Kodvwa bukani, mine, Jakobe, ngitokhuluma kini nine lenimsulwa enhlitiyweni. Bukani kuNkulunkulu ngekugcila kwengcondvo, nithandaze kuye ngelukholo lolukhulu, utawunidvudvuta etinhluphekweni tenu, futsi uyawunikhulumela, aphindze atfumele kulunga etikwalabo labafuna kunibhubhisa.

2 O nonkhe nine lenimsulwa enhlitiyweni, phakamisani tinhloko tenu nemukele livi lelitfokotisako laNkulunkulu, nititike elutsandvweni lwakhe; ngoba ningakwati, uma tingcondvo tenu tigcilile njalo.

3 Kodvwa, maye, maye, kini leningekho msulwa enhlitiyweni, nine leningcolile kulelilanga phambi kwaNkulunkulu; ngoba ngaphandle kwekutsi niphendvuke lelive licalekisiwe ngenca yenu; futsi emaLamani, langakangcoli njengani, noko acalekisiwe ngesicalekiso lesibuhlungu, ayawunihlupha nite nibhubhe.

4 Futsi sikhatsi siyeta masinyane, sekutsi ngaphandle kwekutsi niphendvuke ayawulitsatsa live lenu lelilifa, neNkhosi Nkulunkulu itawuhola labalungile baphume emkhatsini wenu.

5 Bukani, emaLamani bomnakenu, lenibatondzako ngenca yekungcola kwabo kanye naleso sicalekiso leseta etikwetikhumba tabo, balunge kakhulu kunani; ngoba abakawukhohlwa umyaleto weNkhosi, lowaniketwa babe—wekutsi kumele babe namunye kuphela umfati, tingani bangabi ngisho nasinye, futsi kungabi khona bugwadla lobentekako emkhatsini wabo.

6 Manje, lomyaleto bayetama kuwugcina; ngaloko-ke, ngenca yaloku kuwugcina lomyaleto, iNkhosi Nkulunkulu angeke ibabhubhise, kodvwa itawuba nemusa kubo; futsi ngalelinye lilanga bayawuba bantfu lababusisiwe.

7 Bukani, bayeni babo bayabatsandza bafati babo, nebafati babo bayabatsandza bayeni babo; nebayeni babo kanye nebafati babo bayabatsandza bantfwana babo, futsi kungakholwa kwabo kanye nenzondo yabo kini kungenca yebubi lobukhulu babokhokho babo; ngaloko-ke, ngabe nincono kangakanani nine kunabo, emehlweni eMdali wenu lomkhulu na?

8 O bomnaketfu, ngiyesaba kutsi ngaphandle kwekutsi niphendvuke etonweni tenu tikhumba tabo titawuba mhlophe kakhulu kunetenu, uma seniletfwa kanye nabo phambi kwesihlalo saNkulunkulu.

9 Ngaloko-ke, ngininika umyaleto, lolivi laNkulunkulu, kutsi ningabe nisabetfuka nanini ngenca yebumnyama betikhumba tabo; noma nibetfuke ngenca yekungcola kwabo; kodvwa nikhumbule kungcola kwenu lucobo, futsi nikhumbule kutsi kungcola kwabo kweta ngenca yabokhokho.

10 Ngaloko-ke, niyawukhumbula bantfwana benu, kutsi nitidzabukise kanjani tinhlitiyo tabo ngenca yesibonelo lenisente phambi kwabo; ngetulu kwaloko, khumbulani kutsi, ngenca yekungcola kwenu, ningaletsa bantfwana benu ekubhujisweni, netono tabo tiyocwabelana etikwetinhloko tenu ngelilanga lekugcina.

11 O bomnaketfu, vanini emavi ami; letsani emandla emiphefumulo yenu; titsintsitseni kute nivuke ebutfongweni bekufa; nitikhulule ebuhlungwini besihogo kute ningabi tingilosi kudeveli, kute niphonswe kulelo chibi lemlilo kanye nesibabule lesikufa kwesibili.

12 Manje mine, Jakobe, ngakhuluma tintfo letinyenti kakhulu kubantfu baNefi, ngibecwayisa ngekuhlobonga nangenkhanuko, kanye nayo yonkhe inhlobo yesono, ngibatjela ngemphumela lomubi waso.

13 Futsi incenye yelikhulu yetento talaba bantfu, manje labesebacale kuba banyenti, angeke ibhalwe kulaba bongcwengcwe; kodvwa letinyenti tetento tabo tibhaliwe kubongcwengcwe labakhudlwana, netimphi tabo, netincabano tabo kanye nekubusa kwemakhosi abo.

14 Laba bongcwengcwe babitwa ngabongcwengcwe baJakobe, futsi bentiwa ngesandla saNefi. Futsi ngenta siphetfo sekukhuluma lamavi.