ImiBhalo yeLukholo
yeLibandla laJesu Khristu Lalabangcwele Betinsuku Tekugcina
1 Sikholwa ku Nkulunkulu, Babe waPhakadze, nakuyo iNdvodzana Yakhe, Jesu Khristu, naku Moya loNgcwele.
2 Sikholwa kutsi bantfu batawujeziswa ngetono tabo lucobo, hhayi ngesiphambeko saAdamu.
3 Sikholwa kutsi ngeNhlawulo yaKhristu, bonkhe bantfu bangasindziswa, ngekulalela imitsetfo nemisimeto yeliVangeli.
4 Sikholwa kutsi imigomo nemisimeto yekucala yeliVangeli ngulena: kwekucala, luKholo eNkhosini Jesu Khristu; kwesibili, kuPhendvuka, kwesitsatfu, kuBhajatiswa ngekucwiliswa kute kutsetselelwe tono; kwesine kuBekwa tandla kute utfole sipho saMoya loNgwcele.
5 Sikholwa kutsi umuntfu kufanele abitwe ngekukaNkulunkulu, ngesipholofetho, nangekubekwa tandla ngulabo labasegunyeni, kutsi ashumayele liVangeli futsi ente imisimeto yalo.
6 Sikholelwa eluhlelweni lolufanako nalolo lwalukhona eBandleni laseMandvulo, loku, baphostoli, bapholofethi, bashumayeli, bafundisi, bavangeli, njalo njalo.
7 Sikholelwa esiphiweni setilimi, sekupholofetha, sekwembulela, semibono, sekuphilisa, sekuhumusha tilimi, njalo njalo.
8 Sikholwa kutsi liBhayibheli lilivi laNkulunkulu kangangoba lihunyushwe ngalokungiko; siyakholwa futsi kutsi iNcwadzi yaMormon ilivi laNkulunkulu.
9 Siyakukholwa konkhe loko Nkulunkulu lasakwembulile, konkhe loko Yena lakwembulako manje, futsi sikholwa kutsi Yena usatokwembula tintfo letiningi letinkhulu naletibalulekile letiphatselene neMbuso waNkulunkulu.
10 Sikholelwa ekugcogceni kwangempela kwaka-Israyeli nasekubuyiselweni kweTivana letiLishumi; kutsi Siyoni (iJerusalema leNsha) itokwakhiwa ngetulu kwelivekati leMelika; kutsi Khristu utobusa Yena lucobo emhlabeni; futsi, nekutsi umhlaba utokwentiwa kabusha uphindze ube nenkhatimulo lefana neparadesi.
11 Sati kutsi lilungelo lekukhonta Nkulunkulu uMninimandla Onkhe ngekutjelwa bonembheza betfu lingeletfu, futsi sivumela bonkhe bantfu kutsi babe nelilungelo lelifanako, bangakhonta ngendlela labatsandza ngayo, nalapho batsandza khona, noma loko labakutsandzako.
12 Sikholelwa ekubeni ngaphansi kwemakhosi, bengameli, babusi, futsi nabomantji, ekutfobeleni, ekuhlonipheni, nasekusekeleni umtsetfo.
13 Sikholelwa ekubeni sitsembeke, ekubeni neliciniso, ekubeni msulwa, ekubeni mnene, ekulungeni, nasekwenteni lokuhle kubo bonkhe banftu; impela, singasho kutsi silandzela umyalo waPawula—Sikholwa tonkhe tintfo, sitsemba tintfo tonkhe, sesibeketelele tintfo letiningi, futsi sitsemba kutsi sitokwati kubeketelela tonkhe tintfo. Uma kukhona noma yini lelungile, letsandzekako, noma lenebuntfu, noma lencomekako, sitama kutitfola leto tintfo.
Joseph Smith.