James 5
1 Hambani manje nina bacebileyo, likhale nikhale ngosizi oluzayo phezu kwenu.
2 Inotho yenu ibolile, nezingubo zenu zidliwe yizinundu.
3 Igolide lenu nesiliva kugqwalile; nokugqwala kwazo kuyakuba ngufakazi ngani, kudle inyama yenu njengomlilo. Niqongelele ingcebo ngezinsuku zokugcina.
4 Bhekani, inkokhelo yezisebenzi ezivune amasimu enu, eniyigodlile ngobuqili, iyakhala; nokukhala kwabavuniyo kungene ezindlebeni zeNkosi yamabandla.
5 Niphile ubumnandi emhlabeni, nizitika; nondlile izinhliziyo zenu njengasosukwini lokuhlaba.
6 Nimlahlile nambulala olungileyo; futhi akamelani nani.
7 Ngakho bekezelani, bazalwane, kuze kube sekufikeni kweNkosi. Bhekani, umlimi ulindela isithelo somhlaba esinqabileyo, uyabekezela ngaso, aze amukele imvula yokuqala neyamuva.
8 Bekezelani nani; niqinise izinhliziyo zenu, ngokuba ukufika kweNkosi kusondele.
9 Ningagqubuthelani, bazalwane, ukuze ningalahlwa; bhekani, umahluleli umi ngasemnyango.
10 Bazalwane bami, thathani abaprofethi abakhuluma egameni leNkosi, babe yisibonelo sokuhlupheka nokubekezela.
11 Bheka, sithi babusisiwe abakhuthazelayo. Nizwile ngokubekezela kukaJobe, nibonile isiphetho seNkosi; ukuthi iNkosi inesihawu esikhulu, nesihawu.
12 Kepha phezu kwakho konke, bazalwane bami, ningafungi, noma izulu, noma umhlaba, noma esinye isifungo; noCha wenu, cha; funa niwele ekwahlulelweni.
13 Ukhona yini phakathi kwenu ohluphekayo? akakhuleke. Ingabe kukhona okujabulisayo? makahube amahubo.
14 Kukhona ogulayo phakathi kwenu na? makabize amalunga ebandla; kabakhuleke phezu kwakhe, bamgcobe ngamafutha ebizweni leNkosi.
15 Umkhuleko wokukholwa uyakumsindisa ogulayo, iNkosi imvuse; uma enzile izono, uyakuthethelelwa.
16 Vumani izono omunye komunye, nikhulekelane ukuba niphulukiswe. Umkhuleko wolungileyo unamandla amakhulu.
17 U-Eliya wayengumuntu onemizwa efana neyethu, wakhuleka ngobuqotho ukuba lingani; futhi kalizange line emhlabeni iminyaka emithathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha.
18 Wabuye wakhuleka, izulu lanika imvula, nomhlaba wathela izithelo zawo.
19 Bazalwane, uma omunye kini eduka eqinisweni, omunye ambuyise;
20 Mazi ukuthi obuyisa isoni ekudukeni kwendlela yaso uyakusindisa umphefumulo ekufeni, asibekele izono eziningi.