3 Ekwazini oku kuqala, okokuba ngemihla yokugqibela kuya kuza abarhwaphilizi, behamba ngokweenkanuko zabo.

4 Ukukhanyela iNkosi uYesu Krestu, nokuthi, Siphi isithembiso sokuza kwayo? kuba ukususela oobawo balalayo, zonke izinto zimele ukuqhubeka njengoko zinjalo, kwaye zithe zaqhubeka njengoko zinjalo ukususela ekuqalekeni kwendalo.

5 Ngako oku abazi ngokuzithandela, ngako oko kwamazulu amadala, nomhlaba omi emanzini nangaphandle kwamanzi, owawudalwe ngelizwi likaThixo.

6 Kwaye ngelizwi likaThixo, ihlabathi elalikho ngoko, liphuphumala ngamanzi latshabalala;

7 Kodwa amazulu, nomhlaba akhoyo ngoku, agcinwe elugcinweni ngelizwi elifanayo, alondolozelwe umlilo ngokuchasene nomhla womgwebo nentshabalalo yabantu abangahloneli Thixo.

8 Kodwa ngokunxulumene nokuza kweNkosi, bathandekayo, Andingethandi ukuba ningazi ngale nto inye, okokuba imini enye eNkosini injengewaka leminyaka, neminyaka eliwaka injengemini enye.

9 INkosi ayityhafi ngokunxulumene nesithembiso sayo nokuza, njengokuba abanye abantu bebala utyhafo; kodwa ukuzeka kade umsindo ngakuthi, ingathandi namnye ukuba atshabalale, kodwa okokuba bonke beze enguqukweni.

10 Kodwa umhla weNkosi uya kuza njengesela ebusuku, kuwo amazulu aya kunyikima, nomhlaba kanjalo uya kugungqa, neentaba ziya kunyibilika, kwaye ziya kudlula ngesandi esikhulu, kwaye izinto zeziqalelo ziya kuzaliswa ngobushushu obutshisayo; umhlaba kanjao uya kuzaliswa, nemisebenzi enokonakaliswa ekuwo iya kutshiswa.

11 Xa ke ngoko zonke ezi zinto ziya kutshatyalaliswa, ngabantu abaluhlobo luni ekufanele nibe ngabo ekuziphatheni okungcwele nokuhlonela uThixo.

12 Ekujongeni, nasekulungiseleleni umhla wokuza kweNkosi kuwo izinto ezinokonakala zamazulu zisiba semliweni, ziya kuphela, kwaye iintaba ziya kunyibilika ngobushushu obutshisayo?

13 Nangona, xa siya kunyamezela, siya kugcinwa ngokunxulumene nesithembiso sayo. Kwaye sijonge amazulu amatsha, nomhlaba omtsha kuwo ekuhlala ubulungisa.