September 2, 2012, Ukufunda Kwesibili

The Letter of Saint James 1: 17-18, 21-22, 27

1:17 Zonke izipho ezinhle kakhulu nazo zonke izipho eziphelele zivela phezulu, ehla evela kuYise wokukhanya, okungekho kuye ukuguquka, noma yisiphi isithunzi sokuguqulwa.
1:18 Ngokuba ngentando yakhe wasenza ngeZwi leqiniso, ukuze sibe yisiqalo phakathi kwezidalwa zakhe.
1:19 Uyazi lokhu, bazalwane bami abathandekayo. Ngakho wonke umuntu makasheshe ukulalela, kodwa wephuza ukukhuluma, wephuza ukuthukuthela.
1:20 Ngokuba intukuthelo yomuntu ayifezi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu.
1:21 Ngenxa yalokhu, nilahle konke ukungcola nokuchichima kobubi, lemukele ngobumnene iZwi elisanda kuxhunyelelwa, elilakho ukusindisa imiphefumulo yenu.
1:22 Ngakho yibani ngabenzi beZwi, futhi hhayi abalaleli kuphela, nizikhohlisa.
1:23 Ngokuba uma ekhona olizwayo iZwi, kodwa hhayi futhi umenzi, ufana nomuntu obuka esibukweni ebusweni azalwa naso;
1:24 futhi ngemva kokuzicabangela yena, wahamba wakhohlwa masinyane lokho akubonile.
1:25 Kodwa lowo obuka umthetho ophelele wenkululeko, nohlala kukho, akasiye ozwayo okhohlwayo, kodwa esikhundleni salokho umenzi womsebenzi. Uyobusiswa akwenzayo.
1:26 Kodwa uma umuntu ezibheka njengenkolo, kodwa akalubambi ulimi lwakhe, kodwa kunalokho uyenga eyakhe inhliziyo: inkolo yomuntu onjalo iyize.
1:27 Lena inkolo, ehlanzekile futhi engangcoli phambi kukaNkulunkulu uBaba: ukuhambela izintandane nabafelokazi osizini lwabo, nokuzigcina umsulwa, ngaphandle kwalenkathi.