Amavesi EBhayibheli ngothando
- Uthando luyabekezela, uthando lumnene, alunamhawu, uthando aluzigabisi, aluzikhukhumezi; aluziphathi ngokungafanele, aluzifuneli okwalo, alucunuki, alunagqubu.
- Konke enikwenzayo akwenziwe ngothando.
- Ngizwise umusa wakho ekuseni,
ngokuba ngiyethemba kuwe;
ngazise indlela engifanele ukuhamba ngayo,
ngokuba ngiphakamisela kuwe umphefumulo wami. - Kepha phezu kwakho konke lokho yembathani uthando oluyisibopho sokuphelela.
- Isihhe neqiniso makungakushiyi;
kubophe entanyeni yakho,
ukulobe esibhebheni senhliziyo yakho,
ukuze uthole umusa nodumo oluhle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu nabantu. - Thina siyalwazi, sikholwa yilo lolu thando uNkulunkulu analo kithina. UNkulunkulu uluthando, nohlala othandweni uhlala kuNkulunkulu, noNkulunkulu uhlala kuye.
- Manje-ke kumi ukukholwa, nokwethemba, nothando, lokho kokuthathu; kepha okukhulu kulokho luthando.
- Thina siyathanda, ngokuba yena wasithanda kuqala.
- Ngokuthobeka konke nobumnene, ngokubheka kade nokubekezelelana ngothando.
- Kunakho konke yibani nokuthandana okunganqamukiyo, ngokuba uthando lusibekela inqwaba yezono.
- Uthando malungabi nakuzenzisa; nenyanye okubi, nibambelele kokuhle.
- Ukuba ngokwengcebo yenkazimulo yakhe aninike ukuqiniseka emandleni ngoMoya wakhe kumuntu ongaphakathi; uKristu ahlale ezinhliziyweni zenu ngokukholwa, ukuze nigxile, nisekelwe othandweni.
- Yilo umyalo wami wokuba nithandane, njengalokho nginithandile.
- Noma nginokuprofetha, ngiqonda izimfihlakalo zonke nokwazi konke, noma nginokukholwa konke ngangokuba ngingagudluza izintaba, kepha ngingenalo uthando, angiyinto yalutho.
- Kepha iNkosi mayiqondise izinhliziyo zenu othandweni lukaNkulunkulu nasekubekezeleni kukaKristu.
- Owesifazane angakhohlwa umntwana wakhe oncelayo
ukuba angabi namusa kuyo indodana yesizalo sakhe na?
Yebo, bona bangakhohlwa,
kodwa mina anginakukukhohlwa wena.
Bheka, ezandleni zami ngikubhalile,
izingange zakho ziphambi kwami njalo. - Thandanani ngenhliziyo ngothando lobuzalwane; ekwazisaneni nandulelane.
- Madoda, thandani omkenu, njengalokho noKristu ulithandile ibandla, wazinikela ngenxa yalo ukuba alingcwelise, alihlambulule ngesigezo samanzi ngezwi.
- UNkulunkulu akazange abonwe muntu; uma sithandana, uNkulunkulu uhlala kithi, nothando lwakhe luphelele kithi.
- Ngifake njengophawu enhliziyweni yakho,
njengophawu engalweni yakho,
ngokuba uthando lunamandla njengokufa;
isikhwele silukhuni njengendawo yabafileyo;
amalangabi alo angamalangabi omlilo,
ilangabi likaJehova. - Uma umuntu esho ukuthi: “Ngiyamthanda uNkulunkulu,” kepha ezonda umzalwane wakhe, ungumqambimanga; ngokuba ongathandi umzalwane wakhe ambonileyo angemthande uNkulunkulu angambonanga.
- Akakho onothando olukhulu kunalolo lokuba adele ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yabahlobo bakhe.
- Akukho ukwesaba othandweni, kepha uthando olupheleleyo luyaxosha ukwesaba, ngokuba ukwesaba kunesijeziso, nowesabayo akaphelele othandweni.
- Ngenxa yokuba ubuyigugu emehlweni ami,
futhi ubudumile, uthandekile kimi,
ngiyakunika abantu esikhundleni sakho,
nezizwe esikhundleni sokuphila kwakho. - Kepha kunjengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi:
“Lokho iso elingakubonanga,
nendlebe engakuzwanga,
okungavelanga enhliziyweni yamuntu,
uNkulunkulu akulungisela abamthandayo.”
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namafu ayibhuqu lezinyawo zakhe.