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10:24, 25) Asenzi nje inkwalambisa, kodwa siye sizimisele ukubazi ngokwenene abazalwana bethu, sibajonge njengabaxabisekileyo, njengokuba noYehova ebajonga njalo.
10:24, 25) This involves looking beyond outward appearances and really getting to know our brothers, seeing them the way Jehovah sees them, as precious.

Kubo ndabona ulonwabo lokwenene kungekhona inkwalambisa.”—J.
In them I saw not superficial but true happiness.” —J.

Simele sixelise yena, kungekhona uAnaniyas noSafira, abakhetha ukwenza inkwalambisa, ukuhanahanisa nokukhohlisa.
We should be like him and not like Ananias and Sapphira, who resorted to pretense, hypocrisy, and deviousness.

Xa sithandaza kuThixo, asigqithisi nje usana kunina, sisenza inkwalambisa yobungcwele.
When we pray to God, it is not a mere formality, done simply to give an appearance of holiness.

UYehova akakholiswa ngabantu abathi kunokuba baphile ngeLizwi lakhe, benze nje inkwalambisa yonqulo.—2 Timoti 3:5.
Jehovah finds no delight in humans who try to earn his favor by a mere form of worship instead of truly living by his Word. —2 Timothy 3:5.

Kwimisitho yonqulo kwakusenziwa nje inkwalambisa, uThixo engahlonelwa ngokunyanisekileyo.
Religious festivals became formalistic, devoid of genuine reverence for God.

(1 Samuweli 15:22) Kodwa ukuyigxininisa kwazo ngokubaxiweyo kwimisebenzi kwenza ukunqula uThixo kwangumsina-ndozele wento ezenzekelayo, inkwalambisa nje ngoxa ngokwenene umntu engazikhathalele izinto zokomoya.
(1 Samuel 15:22) But their overemphasis on works turned worship of God into a bookish routine, a mere shell of devotion with no true spirituality.

Abantu banokusiva enoba sithetha ngokusuka entliziyweni okanye senza ‘inkwalambisa ngolwimi.’
People can tell whether we are speaking from the heart or we are merely ‘flattering with the tongue.’

AmaSirayeli omhla kaIsaya ayezukisa uThixo ngemilebe yawo, kodwa inkoliso yayisenza nje inkwalambisa.
The Israelites of Isaiah’s day glorified God with their lips, but most lacked sincerity.

7 AmaYuda omhla kaYesu nawo enza inkwalambisa efanayo yesithethe sokuzila, amanye ezila kabini ngeveki!
7 The Jews of Jesus’ day put on a similar show of ceremonial fasting, some doing so twice a week!

(2 Timoti 3:7) Kunokuba lwenze nje inkwalambisa xa lunqula uYehova, kubalulekile ukuba ulutsha luhlakulele ukuba nolwalamano olusenyongweni kunye naye.
(2 Timothy 3:7) More than merely going through the motions of worshiping Jehovah, it is important that young ones cultivate a close personal relationship with him.

(Mateyu 6:9, 10) Ukuba senza nje inkwalambisa xa sithandaza, oku kusenokubonisa ukuba kufuneka sizinike ixesha lokucamngca ngezenzo zikaYehova.
(Matthew 6:9, 10) If our prayers have become mechanical and perfunctory, this could be an indication of the need to take time to meditate on Jehovah’s deeds.

Kodwa inyaniso ikukuba, aba bantu sukuba besenza nje inkwalambisa ngokuzibanga bengabalandeli bakaYesu.
But the truth is, these people belie their claim to be followers of Jesus.

Ukuba abantu banokuqonda ukuba senza inkwalambisa kunokuba sithethe ngokusuka entliziyweni, basenokuvakalelwa kukuba isigidimi sethu asibalulekanga.
If people sense that we are pretending rather than speaking from the heart, they will likely conclude that our message lacks substance.

Kodwa uYudas yena wayesenza inkwalambisa ukuze abo babeze kubamba uYesu ngobo busuku bakwazi ukumbona.
But Judas’ gesture was only a pretense to identify Jesus to those who had come in the night to arrest him.

Abanye basenokwenza inkwalambisa bencoma umfi kuba bezicengela kuye.
Flattering speeches may be given to gain the dead person’s favor.

Ayesenza inkwalambisa ngathi aguqukile ngoxa iintliziyo zawo zingendawo.
They pretended to be remorseful but never changed their hearts or lives.

Kwenziwa inkwalambisa yokuchotshelwa kwetyala.
A mock trial was arranged.

Kwiinkonzo zawo, ayesebenzisa uMaria Kannon, osisithixo samaBhuda esikuhlobo lomama osingathe umntwana, esenza nje inkwalambisa yokunqula uMariya.
In their liturgy, they used Maria Kannon, which was Mary disguised as a Buddhist bodhisattva in the form of a mother holding a child.

UYesu wabagxeka abefundisi bomhla wakhe ababesenza inkwalambisa yemithandazo kuba befuna ukubonakala ngathi bangamalungisa ebantwini.
Jesus denounced religious leaders in his day who prayed hypocritically; they cared only about making a show of their piety.