EkaJuda 1:1-25

UJuda, inceku kaJesu Kristu, nomfowabo kaJakobe, kubo abangcwelisiwe nguNkulunkulu uBaba, nabalondolozwe kuJesu Kristu, nababiziweyo: Makwandiswe kini umusa, nokuthula, nothando. Bathandekayo, ngisenza inkuthalo yonke ukulibhalela ngensindiso esihlanganyelo ngayo, kwadingeka ukuba nginilobele, nginikhuthaze ukuba nilulwele kanzima ukholo olwanikelwa kwabangcwele kanye. Ngokuba sekungene ngokunyenya abantu abathile, abamiselwa ngaphambili lokhukulahlwa ngaphambili, abangamesabi uNkulunkulu, abaphendula umusa kaNkulunkulu wethu ube ngamanyala, bephika uMbusi oyedwa uNkulunkulu wethu, neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. Ngakho-ke ngiyakunikhumbuza, noma benazi lokhu ngaphambili, ukuthi iNkosi, isisindise abantu ezweni laseGibithe, yabuye yabhubhisa abangakholwanga. Nezingelosi ezingagcinanga isikhundla sazo sokuqala, kepha zashiya ikhaya lazo, uzigcinile ngamaketanga aphakade phansi kobumnyama kuze kube ngukwahlulelwa kosuku olukhulu. Njengoba nje iSodoma leGomora, lemizi yangakibo, yenza ubufebe ngokunjalo, ilandela inyama engeyiyo, ibekwe yaba yisibonelo, ithwele ukujeziswa komlilo ophakade. Ngokunjalo lalaba baphuphi abangcolileyo bangcolisa inyama, badelele ukubusa, bakhulume kubi ngabahloniphekayo. Kepha uMikayeli, ingelosi enkulu, lapho ebambene noSathane bephikisana ngesidumbu sikaMose, akabanga nasibindi sokumbeka icala lokuthuka, kodwa wathi: “INkosi mayikukhuze. Kepha laba bahlambalaza abangazaziyo, kepha abakwaziyo ngokwemvelo njengezilwane ezingenangqondo bazonakalisa ngakho. Maye kubo! ngoba bahambe ngendlela kaKhayini, bagijimela ukuduka kukaBalami ukuze bathole umvuzo, babhubha ekuphikeni kukaKora. Laba bangamabala emikhosini yenu yothando, lapho bedla nani, bezidlisa ngaphandle kokwesaba; bangamafu angenamanzi, apheshulwa ngumoya; izihlahla ezibunayo, ezingatheli, ezifile kabili, ezisitshulwe; amagagasi olwandle abilayo, ekhihliza amahlazo awo; izinkanyezi ezidukayo, ezigcinelwe ubumnyama bobumnyama kuze kube phakade. Naye u-Enoke, owesikhombisa kusukela ku-Adamu, waprofetha ngalaba, wathi: “Bheka, iNkosi iyeza nezinkulungwane eziyishumi zabangcwele bayo. Ukuba ahlulele bonke, asole bonke abangamesabi uNkulunkulu phakathi kwabo ngazo zonke izenzo zabo zokungamesabi uNkulunkulu abazenzile, nangawo wonke amazwi abo alukhuni izoni ezingamesabi uNkulunkulu eziwakhulume ngaye. Laba ngabakhonondi nabasolayo, behamba ngezabo izinkanuko; nomlomo wabo ukhuluma izikhukhula, betusa ubuso babantu ngenxa yenzuzo. Kepha nina bathandekayo, khumbulani amazwi akhulunywe ngaphambili ngabaphostoli beNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; ukuthi bathi kini: Ngesikhathi sokugcina kuzakuba khona abahleki bosulu, abahamba ngezinkanuko zabo zokungamesabi uNkulunkulu. Laba yibo abazahlukanisayo, abenyama, abangenaye uMoya. Kepha nina bathandekayo, zakheni ekukholweni kwenu okungcwelengcwele, nikhuleke ngoMoya oNgcwele; Zigcineni othandweni lukaNkulunkulu, nibheke umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu kuze kube ngukuphila okuphakade. Nibahawukele abanye, nenze umehluko; Abanye nibasindise ngokwesaba nibakhipha emlilweni; bazonda ngisho nesambatho esingcoliswe yinyama. Kuye olamandla okulilinda ekukhubekeni, lokulimisa phambi kwenkazimulo yakhe lingelasici ngentokozo enkulu; KuNkulunkulu yedwa ohlakaniphileyo, uMsindisi wethu, makube inkazimulo nobukhosi, nobukhosi, namandla, manje naphakade. Amen.