IMfundziso neTivumelwano

1 Lalelani, O nine bantfu belibandla lami, kusho livi laloyo lohlala ekuphakameni, nemehlo akhe lasetikwebantfu bonkhe; yebo, ngicinisile ngitsi: Lalelani nine bantfu bakhashane; nani lenisetichingini taselwandle, lalelani kanyekanye.

2 Ngoba ngicinisile livi leNkhosi liya kubo bonkhe bantfu, futsi kute lotawuphunyuka; kute neliso lelingeke libone, noma indlebe lengeke ive, noma inhlitiyo lengeke itsintseke.

3 Nalabahlamuka iNkhosi bayawuhlushwa ngelusizi lolukhulu; ngoba bubi babo buyawumenyetelwa etikwetindlu, netento leyitimfihlo tabo tiyawukwembulwa.

4 Nelivi lesecwayiso liyawuya kubo bonkhe bantfu, ngemilomo yebafundzi bami, lengibakhetsile kuleti tikhatsi tekugcina.

5 Bayawuhamba futsi kute loyawubavimba, ngoba mine iNkhosi ngibayaletile.

6 Bukani, leli ligunya lami, neligunya letinceku tami, nesendlalelo sami encwadzini yemiyaleto yami, lengibanikete yona kutsi bayikhiphele nine, O bantfu basemhlabeni.

7 Ngaloko-ke, yesabani niphindze nitfutfumele, O nine bantfu, ngoba loko mine iNkhosi lengikumemetele kubo kuyawufezeka.

8 Futsi ngicinisile ngitsi kini, labo labahambako, bahambisa leti tindzaba kubantfu basemhlabeni, kubo emandla aniketiwe kute babophe emhlabeni nasezulwini, labangakholwa nalabahlamuka iNkhosi;

9 Yebo, ngicinisile, kubabophela lilanga lapho lulaka lwaNkulunkulu luyawutfululwa kulababi ngaphandle kwesilinganiso—

10 Kufinyelela elangeni lapho iNkhosi iyawukuta kutawukhokhela wonkhe umuntfu ngekwemsebenti wakhe, futsi ilinganise wonkhe umuntfu ngesilinganiso lalinganisa ngaso umuntfu wakubo.

11 Ngaloko-ke livi leNkhosi liya kuyo yonkhe imikhawulo yemhlaba, kute bonkhe labatawukuva beve:

12 Tilungiseleleni, tilungiseleleni loko lokutawukuta, ngoba iNkhosi seyisedvute;

13 Futsi intfukutselo yeNkhosi iyavutsa, nenkemba yakhe seyigeziwe, itawuwela etikwebantfu basemhlabeni.

14 Nemkhono weNkhosi uyawukwembulwa; nelilanga liyeta lapho labo labangeke balive livi leNkhosi, noma livi letinceku takhe, noma bangawanaki emavi ebaphrofethi nebaphostoli, bayawususwa emkhatsini webantfu;

15 Ngoba baphambukile etimisweni tami, futsi basephulile nesivumelwano sami saphakadze;

16 Abayifuni iNkhosi kute icinisekise kulunga kwayo, kodvwa nguloyo muntfu uhamba ngeyakhe indlela, nangekwemfanekiso wankulunkulu wakhe, umfanekiso wakhe lowo lofana nemhlaba, nesicu sawo sisitfombe, lesigugako nalesitawushabalala eBhabhulona, ngisho iBhabhulona lenkhulu, letawukuwa.

17 Ngaloko-ke, mine iNkhosi, ngekwati lusizi lolutawukuta etikwalabantfu basemhlabeni, ngabita inceku yami Joseph Smith, lomNcane, ngakhuluma naye ngisezulwini, ngamnika imiyaleto;

18 Ngaphindze nganika labanye imiyaleto, kute bamemetele leti tintfo emhlabeni; konkhe loku kute kugcwaliseke, lokwabhalwa baphrofethi—

19 Tintfo letibutsakatsaka temhlaba titawuvela tibhubhise letinemandla naleticinile, kute umuntfu angameluleki umuntfu wakubo, noma angatsembeli emandleni emuntfu—

20 Kodvwa kute wonkhe umuntfu akhulume egameni laNkulunkulu iNkhosi, ngisho uMsindzisi wemhlaba;

21 Kute lukholo nalo lwandze emhlabeni;

22 Kute sivumelwano sami saphakadze sicinisekiswe;

23 Kute kuphelela kwelivangeli lami kumenyetelwe ngulababutsakatsaka nebantfukatana emhlabeni wonkhe, nangaphambi kwemakhosi nebabusi.

24 Bukani, nginguNkulunkulu futsi ngikukhulumile loku; lemiyaleto isuka kimi, futsi yaniketwa tinceku tami ebutsakatsakeni bato, ngendlela yelulwini lwabo, kute bakhone kucondza.

25 Futsi nangabe bebaphambuka bekungatiswa;

26 Nangabe bebafuna inhlakanipho bebangakhonjiswa;

27 Nangabe bebona bebangajeziswa, kute baphendvuke;

28 Nangabe bebatitfoba bebangentiwa bacine, batfole sibusiso lesivela ezulwini, batfole lwati ngetikhatsi letitsite.

29 Futsi emvakwekutfola umbhalo wemaNefi, yebo, ngisho nenceku yami Joseph Smith, lomNcane, bekangaba nemandla ekuhumusha ngebubele waNkulunkulu, nangemandla aNkulunkulu, iNcwadzi yaMormon.

30 Nalabo bebanikwe lemiyaleto, bebangaba nemandla ekubeka sisekelo salelibandla, nekulikhipha ekusitsekeni nasebumnyameni, lokungulona kuphela lelingilo sibili naleliphilako libandla emhlabeni wonkhe, mine, iNkhosi, lengitfokotako ngalo, ngikhuluma nelibandla lonkhe hhayi ngalinye—

31 Ngoba mine iNkhosi angeke ngisibuke sono ngisivumele ngisho nakancane;

32 Noko, loyo lophendvukako ente imiyaleto yeNkhosi uyawutsetselelwa;

33 Futsi loyo longeke aphendvuke, kuye kuyawutsatfwa ngisho naloko kukhanya lesekakutfolile; ngoba Moya wami angeke asamenta umuntfu aphile, kusho iNkhosi yemaBandla.

34 Ngetulu kwaloko, ngicinisile ngitsi kini, O bantfu basemhlabeni: Mine iNkhosi ngitimisele kwembula leti tintfo kubo bonkhe bantfu;

35 Ngoba angikhetsi bala lemuntfu, futsi ngifuna wonkhe umuntfu ati kutsi lilanga liyeta ngekushesha; lihora lisengakefiki, kodvwa selisedvute, lapho kuthula kutawutsatfwa emhlabeni, nadeveli uyawuba nemandla embusweni wakhe.

36 NeNkhosi iyawuba nemandla etikwalabangcwele bayo, futsi iyawubusa emkhatsini wabo, yehle ngekwehlulela etikwe-Edomu, noma umhlaba.

37 Hlolisisani lemiyaleto, ngoba iliciniso futsi yetsembekile, netiphrofetho netetsembiso letikuyo tiyawufezeka tonkhe.

38 Loku mine iNkhosi lengikukhulumile, ngikukhulumile, futsi angicolisi ngalengikushito; noma emazulu nemhlaba kwendlula, livi lami angeke lendlule, kodvwa lonkhe liyawugcwaliseka, noma ngelivi lami noma ngelivi letinceku tami, kuyafana.

39 Ngoba bukani, futsi nibuke, iNkhosi inguNkulunkulu, naMoya uyafakaza, nebufakazi buliciniso, futsi liciniso lihlala phakadze naphakadze. Amen.