Sigaba 121
Umthandazo netiphrofetho letabhalwa nguJoseph Smith umPhrofethi encwadzini layibhalela liBandla ngesikhatsi asesiboshwa ejele laseLiberty, eMissouri, mhlaka 20 iNdlovulenkhulu, 1839. Umphrofethi nebangani labambalwa besebahlale tinyanga ejele. Ticelo netikhalo tabo letaticondziswe kubaphatsi tikhundla nemajaji atikwatanga kubaletsela lusito.
1–6, Umphrofethi uncusela labaNgcwele ngekuhlupheka kwabo eNkhosini; 7–10, INkhosi imnika kuthula; 11–17, Bacalekisiwe bonkhe labo labakhuluma emanga batsi bantfu beNkhosi bonile; 18–25, Angeke babe nelilungelo lebuphristi futsi batawuvinjelwa kuta ebukhoneni baNkulunkulu; 26–32, Tembulo letinhle kakhulu tetsenjiswa labo lababeketela ngebuchawe; 33–40, Kungani babaningi lababitwako kodvwa bambalwa labakhetsiwe na; 41–46, Buphristi kufanele busetjentiswe ngekulunga kuphela.
1 Awu Nkulunkulu, ukuphi na? Futsi lukuphi luphahla lolufihle indzawo lekubhacisile na?
2 Kuyawute kube nini sandla sakho usibamba, neliso lakho, yebo liso lakho lelimsulwa, libuka lisemazulwini aphakadze bubi lobentiwa kubantfu bakho nasetincekwini takho, nendlebe yakho itsintfwa kukhala kwabo na?
3 Yebo, Awu Nkhosi, kuyawute kube nini babhekana nalobuhlungu nalokucindzetelwa lokungakavumeleki, ngaphambi kwekutsi inhlitiyo yakho ibatsambele, netibilini takho titsintseke ngekubavela na?
4 Awu Nkhosi Somandla, mdali welizulu, umhlaba, tilwandle, nato tonkhe tintfo letikuko, futsi lolawula nalobeka develi ngaphansi kwakhe, nembuso waSheol lomnyama nalontima—lula sandla sakho; liso lakho alibukisise, luphahla lwakho aluphakanyiswe; indzawo yakho yekubhaca ayingasambonywa; beka indlebe yakho; inhlitiyo yakho ayitsanjiswe, netibilini takho atitsintseke ngekusivela.
5 Intfukutselo yakho ayokheleke ngekumelana netitsa tetfu; futsi, entfukutselweni yenhlitiyo yakho, ngenkemba yakho siphindziselele ngebuhlungu lesiviswe bona.
6 Khumbula kuhlupheka kwalabangcwele bakho, Awu Nkulunkulu wetfu; netinceku takho titawujabula egameni lakho ingunaphakadze.
7 Ndvodzana yami, kuthula akube semphefumulweni wakho; bumatima bakho netinhlupheko takho tiyawuba tesikhashana;
8 Futsi emvakwaloko, uma ukubeketelela kahle, Nkulunkulu uyawukuphakamisela etulu; uyawuncoba etikwato tonkhe titsa takho.
9 Bahlobo bakho beme edvute nawe, futsi bayawuphindze bakubingelele ngetinhlitiyo letifutfumele nangetandla letinebungani.
10 Wena usengakafani naJobe; bangani bakho abalwi nawe, noma bakubeke licala ngekwephula umtsetfo, njengoba benta kuJobe.
11 Futsi nalabo labakubeka licala ngekwephula umtsetfo, litsemba labo liyawushabalaliswa, futsi naloko labakulindzele kuyawuncibilika njengesitfwatfwa sincibilika phambi kwemisebe leshisako yelilanga leliphumako;
12 Futsi nekutsi Nkulunkulu umemetele waphindze washicilela kushintja tikhatsi netikhatsi temnyaka, nekuphumphutsekisa tingcondvo tabo, kute bangayicondzi imisebenti yakhe lemangalisako; kute abavivinye aphindze ababambe kubo bucili babo;
13 Futsi ngesizatfu sekutsi tinhlitiyo tabo tikhohlakele, netintfo labafise kutetfwesa labanye, futsi batsandza kutsi labanye bahlupheke, titawuta kubo kakhulu;
14 Kute badvumale futsi, nematsemba abo ashabalaliswe;
15 Futsi kungakabi yiminyaka lemingakhi kusukela manje, bona netitukulwane tabo bayawususwa ngaphansi kwelizulu, kusho Nkulunkulu, kangangoba kute namunye wabo losalako aphila.
16 Bacalekisiwe bonkhe labo labayawugucukela labagcotjiwe bami, kusho iNkhosi, bamemete batsi bonile babe bangakoni phambi kwami, kushi iNkhosi, kodvwa bente loko lokufanele emehlweni ami, nalengibayalete ngako.
17 Kodvwa labo labamemetela kutsi bephule umtsetfo bakwenta ngoba batinceku tesono, futsi babantfwana bekungalaleli lucobo lwabo.
18 Futsi labo labafunga emanga ngekumelana netinceku tami, kute batiletse ebugcilini nasekufeni—
19 Maye kubo; ngoba bakhubekise labancane bami bayawuhlukaniswa netimiso tendlu yami.
20 Emabhasikidi abo angeke agcwale, tindlu tabo netincolobane tabo tiyawubhidlika, nabo lucobo lwabo bayawudzelelwa ngulabo lababalutsa.
21 Angeke babe nelilungelo lebuphristi, noma titukulwane tabo emvakwabo titukulwane ngetitukulwane.
22 Bekuyawuba ncono kubo kutsi litje lekusila liboshelwe etintsanyeni tabo, bacwiliswe ekujuleni kwelwandle.
23 Maye kubo bonkhe labo labahlupha bantfu bami, babaphocelele kutsi babaleke, labababulalako, futsi bafakaze ngekumelana nabo, kusho iNkhosi yemaBandla; situkulwane semabululu angeke sikubalekele kulahlwa esihogweni.
24 Buka, emehlo ami ayayibona aphindze ayayati yonkhe imisebenti yabo, futsi ngigcine sehlulelo lesisheshako ngesikhatsi saso, sabo bonkhe;
25 Ngoba kunesikhatsi lesibekiwe sawo wonkhe umuntfu, kuyawuba ngekwemisebenti yakhe.
26 Nkulunkulu uyawukunika lwati ngaMoya wakhe loNgcwele, yebo, ngesipho lesingachazeki saMoya loNgcwele, lesingakase sembulwe kusukela umhlaba wabakhona kute kube manje;
27 Bokhokho betfu lebebalulindzele ngekulangatelela kutsi lwembulwe etikhatsini tekugcina, tingcodvo tabo letakhonjwa kulo tingilosi, njengoba lwalugcinelwe kuphelela kwenkhatimulo yabo;
28 Sikhatsi lesitako lapho kute lokuyawuvinjwa, noma kukhona Nkulunkulu munye noma bonkulunkulu labaningi, bayawukwembulwa.
29 Tonkhe tihlalo tebukhosi nebukhosi, babusi netiphatsimandla, kuyawukwembulwa kuphindze kunikwe bonkhe labalibeketelele ngebuchawe livangeli laJesu Khristu.
30 Futsi, kuyawukwembulwa uma kukhona imincele lebekwe emazulwini noma etilwandle, noma emhlabeni lowomile, noma elangeni, enyangeni, noma etinkhanyetini—
31 Tonkhe tikhatsi tekutungeleta kwato, onkhe emalanga labekiwe, tinyanga, neminyaka, futsi onkhe emalanga emalanga ato, tinyanga, neminyaka, nato tonkhe tinkhatimulo tato, imitsetfo yato, netikhatsi tato letihleliwe, tiyawukwembulwa ngemalanga eluhlelo lelwengamela lekuphelela kwetikhatsi—
32 Ngekwaloko lokwakhetfwa emkhatsini weMkhandlu waNkulunkulu waPhakadze wabo bonkhe labanye bonkulunkulu lomhlaba usengakadalwa, lokufanele kugcinelwe siphetfo nekuphela kwawo, lapho wonkhe umuntfu ayawungena ebukhoneni bakhe nakuko kuphumula kwakhe kwekungabhubhi.
33 Emanti lagobhotako angahlala angcolile kute kube kunini na? Ngumaphi emandla layawuvimba emazulu na? Kanjalo nemuntfu longalula ingalo yakhe lebutsakatsaka kumisa umfula iMissouri endleleni yawo lemisiwe, noma kuwushintja endleleni yawo ubuyele emuva, njengekuvimba Somandla ekutfululeni lwati lolusuka ezulwini kulabaNgcwele beTinsuku teKugcina.
34 Buka, baningi lababitiwe, kodvwa bambalwa labakhetsiwe. Futsi kungani bangakakhetfwa na?
35 Ngoba tinhlitiyo tabo tinake kakhulu tintfo talomhlaba, futsi balangatelela ludvumo lwebantfu, kangangoba abasifundzi lesi sifundvo sinye—
36 Sekutsi emalungelo ebuphristi ahlangene ngalokungahlukaniswa nemandla asezulwini, nekutsi emandla asezulwini angeke alawulwe noma aphatfwe ngaphandle uma kungekwemigomo yekulunga.
37 Kutsi anganiketwa kitsi, kuliciniso; kodvwa uma setama kufihla tono tetfu, noma kwenelisa kutikhukhumeta kwetfu, kulangatelela kwetfu lokulite, noma kusebentisa kulawula noma kubusa noma kuphocelela kubantfwana bebantfu, nganoma nguliphi lizinga lekungalungi, buka emazulu ayahocisa; Moya weNkhosi uyadzabuka; futsi uma sewuhocisile, Amen kulobuphristi noma kuleligunya laleyo ndvodza.
38 Buka, ngaphambi kwekutsi ati, ushiywa yedvwa, kutsi akhahlele etinchijini, kuhlupha labangcwele, nekulwa naNkulunkulu.
39 Sifundze kabuhlungu kutsi kuyimvelo nesimo cishe sawo wonkhe umuntfu, ngekushesha nje lapho batfola ligunya lelincane, njengoba bacabanga, masinyane batawucala babuse ngalokungakalungi.
40 Kungako babaningi lababitiwe, kodvwa bambalwa labakhetsiwe,
41 Kute emandla noma umtselela longakwati noma lokufanele ugcinwe ngebuphristi, ngaphandle, kwekuncenga, kumela bulukhuni, bubele nangebumnene, nangelutsandvo lolungatentisi;
42 Ngemusa, nangelwati loluphelele, lokuyawukhulisa kakhulu umoya ngaphandle kwekutentisa, nangephandle kwenkhohliso—
43 Kwekhuta kakhulu ngesikhatsi lesifanele, uma uchutjwa nguMoya loNgcwele; emvakwaloko ukhombise kukhula kwelutsandvo kuloyo lomkhutile, funa akutsatse njengesitsa sakhe;
44 Kute ati kutsi kwetsembeka kwakho kucinile kunetinketane tekufa.
45 Tibilini takho atigcwale lutsandvo kubo bonkhe bantfu, nakubendlu yekukholwa, futsi bucotfo abuhlobise imicabango yakho ngalokungapheli; uma kunjalo kutetsemba kwakho kuyawucina phambi kwaNkulunkulu; nemfundziso yebuphristi iyawukwehla emphefumulweni wakho njengematolo esuka ezulwini.
46 Moya loNgcwele uyawuba ngumhlobo wakho njalo, kanjalo nendvuku yakho ibe yindvuku lengashintji yekulunga neliciniso; nekubusa kwakho kuyawuba kubusa kwaphakadze, futsi ngaphandle kwekuphocelelwa kuyawugobhota kuwe phakadze naphakadze.