Ngokuba singabafokazi phambi kwakho nezihambi njengabo bonke obaba ; izinsuku zethu emhlabeni zinjengethunzi, nethemba alikho.

enikholwa nguNkulunkulu ngaye , owamvusa kwabafileyo nowamnika inkazimulo, ukuze ukukholwa kwenu kube nethemba kuNkulunkulu.

Makabongwe uNkulunkulu uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu owabuye wasizala kabusha ngokwesihawu sakhe esikhulu ukuba sibe nethemba eliphilileyo ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu kwabafileyo,

Nethemba lethu ngani liqinile , sazi ukuthi njengalokhu ningabahlanganyeli bezinhlupheko, kanjalo ningabahlanganyeli nabenduduzo.

Kepha iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu uqobo , noNkulunkulu uBaba wethu owasithanda nowasipha ngomusa induduzo yaphakade nethemba elihle,

Ngathi: Amandla ami nethemba lami kuJehova kuphelile.

Akwethembayo umuntu omubi kuyaphela ekufeni kwakhe, nethemba lobubi liyabhubha.

Ngokuba impela umvuzo ukhona, nethemba lakho aliyikunqunywa.

Yazi uk uthi kunjalo ukuhlakanipha emphefumulweni wakho ; uma ukutholile, kuyakuba khona isikhathi esizayo , nethemba lakho aliyikunqunywa.

Ngokuba konke okwalotshwa ngaphambili kw alotshelwa ukufundiswa kwethu, ukuze ngokubekezela nangenduduzo yemibhalo sibe nethemba.

Ngalokho usho kanje oNgcwele ka -Israyeli, uthi: Njengokuba nilidelela leli zwi, nethemba kukho ukucindezela nakukho okuphambeneyo , nencike kukho,

ukuphila kwakho kujikiswa phambi kwakho , wesabe ubusuku nemini , ungabe usaba nethemba ngokuphila kwakho;

Nilime ububi, navuna okubi; nidlile izithelo zamanga , ngokuba nethemba endleleni yenu nakubo ubuningi bamaqhawe enu.

Ngokuba ngiyazi mina imicabango engiyicabanga ngani , usho uJehova , imicabango yokuthula kungengeyobubi ukuba ngininike isikhathi esizayo nethemba.

amanzi ayagubha amatshe ; ukuphuphuma kwawo kuyakhukhula uthuli lomhlaba; kanjalo uyachitha nethemba lomuntu.