1 Kodwa bhekani, mina, Jakobe, ngizokhuluma kini enimsulwa enhliziyweni. Bhekani kuNkulunkulu ngokugxila komqondo, futhi nikhuleke kuye ngokholo olukhulu, futhi uyoniduduza ezinkathazweni zenu, futhi uyonikhulumela, futhi athumele ukulunga phezu kwalabo abafuna ukunibhubhisa.

2 O nonke nina enimsulwa enhliziyweni, phakamisani amakhanda enu namukele izwi elithokozisayo likaNkulunkulu, futhi nizitike othandweni lwakhe; ngokuba ningakwazi, uma imiqondo yenu ^aigxilile, njalo.

3 Kodwa, maye, maye, kini eningekho msulwa enhliziyweni, nina ^aeningcolile ngalolu suku phambi kukaNkulunkulu; ngokuba ngaphandle kokuthi niphenduke izwe liqalekisiwe ngenxa yenu; futhi amaLamani, angangcolile njengani, nokho ^baqalekiswe ngesiqalekiso esibuhlungu, ayonihlupha ngisho nize nibhubhe.

4 Futhi isikhathi siyeza masinyane, sokuthi ngaphandle kokuthi niphenduke ayolithatha izwe lenu eliyifa, futhi iNkosi uNkulunkulu ^aiyohola abalungileyo baphume phakathi kwenu.

5 Bhekani, amaLamani abafowenu, enibazondayo ngenxa yokungcola kwabo kanye naleso siqalekiso eseza phezu kwezikhumba zabo, alunge kakhulu kunani; ngokuba ^aawawukhohliwe umyalelo weNkosi, owanikwa ubaba—wokuthi kumele babe noyedwa kuphela umfazi, futhi izancinza bangabi nazo nasinye, futhi kungabi bikho bufebe obenzekayo phakathi kwabo.

6 Manje, lomyalelo bayazama ukuwugcina; ngalokho-ke, ngenxa yalokhu kuwugcina, lomyalelo, iNkosi uNkulunkulu ayiyikubabhubhisa, kodwa iyokuba ^anomusa kubo; futhi ngolunye usuku bayokuba ngabantu ababusisiwe.

7 Bhekani, abayeni babo ^abayabathanda abafazi babo, futhi abafazi babo bayabathanda abayeni babo; futhi abayeni babo kanye nabafazi babo bayabathanda abantwana babo, futhi ukungakholwa kwabo kanye nenzondo yabo kini kungenxa yobubi obukhulu boyise; ngalokho-ke, ngabe ningcono kangakanani nina kunabo, emehlweni oMdali wenu omkhulu na?

8 O bafowethu, ngiyesaba ukuthi ngaphandle kokuthi niphenduke ezonweni zenu ukuthi izikhumba zabo ziyokuba mhlophe kakhulu kunezenu, uma senilethwa kanye nabo phambi kwesihlalo sikaNkulunkulu.

9 Ngalokho-ke, ngininika umyalelo, oyizwi likaNkulunkulu, ukuthi ningabe nisabethuka nanini ngenxa yobumnyama bezikhumba zabo; noma nibethuke ngenxa yokungcola kwabo; kodwa nikhumbule ukungcola kwenu uqobo, futhi nikhumbule ukuthi ukungcola kwabo kweza ngenxa yoyise.

10 Ngalokho-ke, niyokhumbula ^aabantwana benu, ukuthi nizidabukise kanjani izinhliziyo zabo ngenxa yesibonelo enisenze phambi kwabo; futhi phezu kwalokho, khumbulani ukuthi, ngenxa yokungcola kwenu, ningaletha abantwana benu ekubhujisweni, futhi izono zabo ziyonqwabelana phezu kwamakhanda enu ngosuku lokugcina.

11 O bafowethu, yizwani amazwi ami; vusani amandla emiphefumulo yenu; zithintitheni ukuze ^anivuke ebuthongweni bokufa; futhi nizikhulule ebuhlungwini ^bbesihogo ukuze ningabi ^cyizingelosi kudeveli, ukuze niphoswe kulelochibi lomlilo kanye nesibabuli ^delingukufa kwesibili.

12 Manje mina, Jakobe, ngakhuluma eziningi kakhulu izinto kubantu baNefi, ngibaxwayisa ngokumelene ^anokuhlobonga kanye ^bnenkanuko, kanye nayo yonke inhlobo yesono, ngibatshela ngomphumela omubi waso.

13 Futhi ingxenye yokwekhulu yezenzo zalaba bantu, manje abasebeqala ukuba baningi, ayizukubhalwa ^akulezi zingcwephe; kodwa eziningi zezenzo zabo zibhaliwe ezingcwepheni ezinkudlwana, nezimpi zabo, nemibango yabo, kanye nokubusa kwamakhosi abo.

14 Lezi zingcwephe zibizwa ngezingcwephe zikaJakobe, futhi zenziwa ngesandla sikaNefi. Futhi ngenza isiphetho sokukhuluma lamazwi.