Ukufunda Okokuqala
Sirach 15: 15-20
15:15 He added his commandments and precepts.
15:16 If you choose to keep the commandments, futhi uma, having chosen them, you fulfill them with perpetual fidelity, they will preserve you.
15:17 He has set water and fire before you. Extend your hand to whichever one you would choose.
15:18 Before man is life and death, good and evil. Whichever one he chooses will be given to him.
15:19 For the wisdom of God is manifold. And he is strong in power, seeing all things without ceasing.
15:20 The eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear him, and he knows each one of the works of man.
Ukufunda Kwesibili
Incwadi Yokuqala KwabaseKorinte 2: 6-10
2:6 Manje, sikhuluma ukuhlakanipha phakathi kwabapheleleyo, nokho ngempela, lokhu akukhona ukuhlakanipha kwalenkathi, noma eyabaholi balesi sikhathi, okuzakwenziwa ize.
2:7 Kunalokho, sikhuluma ngokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu emfihlakalweni ebifihliwe, uNkulunkulu akumisa ngaphambili ngaphambi kwalesi sikhathi kube yinkazimulo yethu,
2:8 into engaziwa namunye kubaholi balo mhlaba. Ngoba ukube babekwazi, babengasoze bayibethela iNkosi yenkazimulo.
2:9 Kodwa lokhu kunjengoba nje kulotshiwe: “Iso alizange libone, nendlebe ayizwanga, futhi akuzange kungene enhliziyweni yomuntu, yiziphi izinto uNkulunkulu azilungiselele labo abamthandayo.”
2:10 Kodwa uNkulunkulu usembulele lezizinto ngoMoya wakhe. Ngoba uMoya uhlola zonke izinto, ngisho nokujula kukaNkulunkulu.
Ivangeli
Mathewu 5: 17-37
5:17 Ningacabangi ukuthi ngize ukuchitha umthetho noma abaprofethi. angizanga ukuzokhulula, kodwa ukugcwalisa.
5:18 Amen ngithi kuwe, ngokuqinisekile, kuze kudlule izulu nomhlaba, hhayi iota elilodwa, akusoze kwadlula ichashaza nelilodwa emthethweni, kuze kwenziwe konke.
5:19 Ngakho-ke, loba ngubani ozakweqa owodwa kulemilayo emincinyane, futhi bafundise abantu kanjalo, uyakuthiwa omncinyane embusweni wezulu. Kodwa noma ubani othanda ukuba wenze futhi wafundisa lezi, onjalo uyakuthiwa mkhulu embusweni wezulu.
5:20 Ngoba ngithi kini, ukuthi, uma ukulunga kwenu kudlula okwababhali nabaFarisi, aniyikungena embusweni wezulu..
5:21 Nizwile ukuthi kwathiwa kwabadala: ‘Ungabulali; noma ubani obulele uyakuba necala lokwahlulelwa.
5:22 Kodwa ngithi kini, ukuthi yilowo nalowo othukuthelela umfowabo uyakuba necala lokwahlulelwa. Kodwa noma ubani oyobiza umfowabo, ‘Isilima,’ uzothweswa icala lomkhandlu. Khona-ke, noma ngabe ngubani ozobe embizile, ‘Akunamsebenzi,' uzobhekana nemililo yaseSihogweni.
5:23 Ngakho-ke, uba unikela umnikelo wakho elathini, futhi lapho uyakhumbula ukuthi umfowenu unokuthile ngawe,
5:24 shiya isipho sakho lapho, phambi kwelathi, uhambe kuqala ubuyisane nomfowenu, khona-ke ungasondela unikele ngesipho sakho.
5:25 buyisana nesitha sakho masinyane, usesendleleni naye, hlezi mhlawumbe omelene lakho akunikele kumahluleli, futhi umahluleli angase akunikele esikhulwini, futhi niyophonswa etilongweni.
5:26 Amen ngithi kuwe, ukuze ungaphumi lapho, uze ubuyisele ikota yokugcina.
5:27 Nizwile ukuthi kwathiwa kwabadala: ‘Ungaphingi.’
5:28 Kodwa ngithi kini, ukuthi noma ngubani oyobe ebheke umuntu wesifazane, ukuze amkhanuke, usephingile naye enhliziyweni yakhe.
5:29 Futhi uma iso lakho lokunene likukhubekisa, sisiphule futhi usilahle kude nawe. Ngokuba kungcono kini ukuba kubhubhe sibe sinye sezitho zakho, kunokuba umzimba wakho wonke uphonswe esihogweni.
5:30 Futhi uma isandla sakho sokunene sikukhubekisa, yinqume, uyilahle kude nawe. Ngokuba kungcono kini ukuba kubhubhe sibe sinye sezitho zakho, kunokuba umzimba wakho wonke ungene esihogweni.
5:31 Futhi sekushiwo: ‘Noma ngubani ongaxosha umkakhe, kamnike incwadi yesehlukaniso.’
5:32 Kodwa ngithi kini, ukuthi noma ngubani oyobe exoshe umkakhe, ngaphandle uma kwenzeka ubufebe, kumenza aphinge; njalo loba ngubani ozamthatha owaliweyo uyaphinga.
5:33 Futhi, nizwile ukuthi kwathiwa kwabadala: ‘Ningafungi amanga. Ngoba uzabuyisela izifungo zakho eNkosini.’
5:34 Kodwa ngithi kini, ningafungi nakancane, noma ngezulu, ngoba liyisihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu,
5:35 noma ngomhlaba, ngoba uyisenabelo senyawo zakhe, noma ngeJerusalema, ngoba umuzi wenkosi enkulu.
5:36 futhi ungafunga ngekhanda lakho, ngoba ungeke wenze unwele olulodwa lube mhlophe noma lube mnyama.
5:37 Kodwa izwi lenu elithi ‘Yebo’ malisho ‘Yebo,’ futhi ‘Cha’ kusho ‘Cha.’ Ngoba noma yini engaphezu kwalokho ingokubi.