1 Lencwadzi iphuma kuPawula, inceku yaKhristu Jesu, nemphostoli lokhetsiwe wabitwa nguNkulunkulu kutsi ashumayele liVangeli.
2 LeliVangeli letsenjiswa nguNkulunkulu emandvulweni, waletsembisa ngebaphrofethi bakhe, labhalwa emiBhalweni leNgcwele.
3 LingeNdvodzana yakhe, iNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu, ebuntfwini bakhe watalwa awesitukulwane saDavide;
4 ngebungcwele bakhe basezulwini kwakhonjiswa ngemandla lamakhulu kutsi uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu ngekutsi avuswe ekufeni.
5 Ngaye loJesu semukele umusa nebuphostoli, kuze kutsi egameni lakhe bantfu etiveni tonkhe sibaholele ekukholweni nasekutfobeleni Nkulunkulu.
6 Nani nikuleto tive, nibitelwe kutsi nibe baJesu Khristu.
7 Lencwadzi iya kubo bonkhe labatsandzekako baNkulunkulu labaseRoma, lababitelwa kutsi babe ngulabangcwele. Akube kini umusa nekuthula lokuvela kuBabe wetfu Nkulunkulu naseNkhosini Jesu Khristu.
8 Kwekucala, ngibonga Nkulunkulu wami ngaJesu Khristu, ngani nonkhe; ngobe umhlaba wonkhe ubabata kukholwa kwenu.
9 Nkulunkulu lengimkhonta ngemoya wami wonkhe ngekushumayela liVangeli leNdvodzana yakhe ungufakazi wami wekutsi nginikhumbula kangakanani emithandazweni yami onkhe emalanga.
10 Sonkhe sikhatsi emikhulekweni yami ngincusa kutsi Nkulunkulu, ngentsandvo yakhe, awente ematfuba ekutsi nginivakashele nome nini.
11 Maye, ngiyafisa kunibona khona ngitewucetunelana nani sipho saMoya kuze nitewucina.
12 Ngisho kutsi nine nami sitewusitakala kanyekanye, nine ngekukholwa kwami, nami ngekukholwa kwenu.
13 Kufanele nati, bazalwane bami, kutsi sengemahlandla lamanyenti kanganani ngetama kunivakashela, kodvwa bengisolomane ngivimbeleka, kwadzimate kwaba ngulamuhla. Kukhona lengifuna kubazuza baphendvuke emkhatsini wenu, njengobe ngentile nakulabanye betive,
14 ngobe nginemtfwalo kubo bonkhe, emaGriki nalabangakaphucuki, labafundzile nalabangakafundzi.
15 Ngiko nje ngilambele kushumayela liVangeli nakini lenihlala eRoma.
16 Anginamahloni ngeliVangeli, ngobe lingemandla aNkulunkulu ekusindzisa bonkhe bantfu labakholwako, kucala emaJuda, kulandzele emaGriki.
17 Ngobe liVangeli lembula kutsi Nkulunkulu wenta kanjani kutsi bantfu balungelane naye: Kungekukholwa, kusuka ekucaleni kuye ekugcineni, njengobe umBhalo utsi: “Lolungile ngekukholwa utawuphila.”
18 Lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lubonakala luphuma ezulwini lwehlela etikwako konkhe kungamesabi Nkulunkulu nekungalungi kwebantfu labavimba liciniso ngekungalungi kwabo.
19 Nkulunkulu uyabajezisa, ngobe loko labangahle bakwati bantfu ngaNkulunkulu kusebaleni, njengobe yena cobo lwakhe akubonakalisile kubo.
20 Kusukela ekudalweni kwemhlaba nemkhatsi emandla akhe laphakadze nebuNkulunkulu bakhe bebufihlekile emehlweni ebantfu; noko bebukhona etingcondvweni kutsi bubonakale etintfweni latentile. Ngako-ke bate taba;
21 ngobe batsi kantsi Nkulunkulu bayamati bangete bambonga bamnike neludvumo lolumfanele njengaNkulunkulu. Esikhundleni saloko imicabango yabo yaba lite, netinhlitiyo tabo taba mnyama.
22 Batsi bahlakaniphile, besuka baba tilima;
23 bashiya bukhosi baNkulunkulu longabhubhi, bakhonta umfanekiso wemuntfu lobhubhako, newetinyoni, newetilwane letihamba ngetinyawo letine, newaletihamba ngesisu.
24 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu ubayekelele etinkhanukweni tetinhlitiyo tabo, emanyaleni nasekungcolisaneni imitimba yabo.
25 Baguculele liciniso laNkulunkulu balenta emanga; bakhonta, badvumisa indalo kunekukhonta nekudvumisa uMdali lokunguyena abongeka kuze kube phakadze. Amen.
26 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu ubayekelele etinkhanukweni letilihlazo. Labasikati bakhona bagucule imvelo lengabe bayenta kulabadvuna, kodvwa bagucuke balalana bodvwana, benta labebangakadalelwa kona.
27 Kanjalo nemadvodza ayekele kulalana nalabasikati, kodvwa adliwa yinkhanuko ase alalana odvwana; ngako atfola sijeziso lesifanele kona kwawo.
28 Njengobe abafunanga kumati Nkulunkulu, ngako wababukelela, tingcondvo tabo taba butsakatsaka, netimilo tabo tonakala.
29 Bagcwele tonkhe tinhlobo tebubi: kona, nekuhawukela, nekuzindlekela; bagcwele umona, nekubulala, nekulwa, nemacebo, nebucili, nenhlebo.
30 Bakhuluma kabi ngalabanye, batondze Nkulunkulu, bangahloniphi, batigcabhe, batikhukhumete, bacambe lokubi, bangahloniphi batali babo;
31 abehlukanisi lokuhle kulokubi, abatigcini tetsembiso tabo, abanalutsandvo, abanasihawu.
32 Bayawati umtsetfo waNkulunkulu lotsi bantfu labenta tintfo letinje bafanele kufa, kepha bona abagcini ngekutenta kuphela kodvwa besuka bavumelana nalabo labatentako.
1 Ngako-ke ngeke utilandvulele, wena muntfu-ndzini, nome ngabe ungubani wena lowehlulelako; ngobe ngekwehlulela lomunye utilahla wena, ngobe nawe lowehlulelako uyakwenta kona loko.
2 Siyati kutsi Nkulunkulu akasenti siphosiso nakehlulela bantfu labenta lokubi.
3 Kodvwa wena muntfu-ndzini, wenta loko nawe lowehlulela ngako labanye bantfu! Ucabanga kutsi uyawuphepha yini ekwahlulelweni kwaNkulunkulu?
4 Kumbe uyayedzelela yini ingcebo yemusa wakhe, nekubeketela kwakhe, nekumela bulukhuni kwakhe? Awati yini kutsi umusa waNkulunkulu nguwo lokuholela ekuphendvukeni?
5 Kodvwa ngebulukhuni nangenkhani yekungaphendvuki kwenhlitiyo yakho, utibekela lulaka lube lukhulu ngelilanga lelulaka. Ngalelo langa iyawukhanya indlela Nkulunkulu lehlulela ngayo kutsi imsulwa.
6 Phela Nkulunkulu uyawuvuza wonkhe umuntfu njengekwemisebenti yakhe.
7 Labanye bantfu bachubeka benta lokuhle, bafuna tibusiso, neludvumo nekuphila lokungabhubhi; labo-ke Nkulunkulu uyawubanika kuphila lokuphakadze.
8 Labanye bantfu baticabanga bona, bangakwemukeli loko lokuliciniso, bese balandzela loko lokungesiko; kulabo Nkulunkulu uyawutfululela lulaka nentfukutselo yakhe.
9 Kuyawuba khona kuhlupheka nebuhlungu lobumatima kubo bonkhe bantfu labenta lokubi, kucale kumaJuda bese kulandzela betive.
10 Kepha kuyawuba khona inkhatimulo, neludvumo, nekuthula kubo bonkhe labenta lokuhle, kucale emaJuda bese-ke kulandzela betive.
11 Ngobe Nkulunkulu akakhetsi muntfu.
12 Bonkhe labone bate umtsetfo bayawubhujiswa ngaphandle kwemtsetfo, nalabo labone banemtsetfo bayakwehlulelwa ngemtsetfo.
13 Ngobe akusibo labawuvako umtsetfo labalungile kuNkulunkulu, kepha ngulabo labawentako umtsetfo labayakwemukelwa nguNkulunkulu ngekutsi balungile.
14 Ngekwemvelo betive bate umtsetfo, kodvwa nabatentela loko lokufunwa ngumtsetfo, kungumtsetfo kubo, nome bate umtsetfo.
15 Batiphatsa ngendlela lekhombisa kutsi loko lokufunwa ngumtsetfo kubhalwe etinhlitiyweni tabo. Nanembeza wabo uyabafakazela kutsi loko kuliciniso, njengobe nemicabango yabo ngaletinye tikhatsi iyabalahla, nangaletinye tikhatsi iyabavumela.
16 NgekweliVangeli lami ngaKhristu Jesu kuyawuba njalo nangalelo langa Nkulunkulu layakwehlulela ngalo lokufihlekile kwebantfu.
17 Ase ufanekise ngawe. Wena uliJuda, wetsembele emtsetfweni, futsi utigabatisa ngekutsi Nkulunkulu wakho.
18 Uyayati intsandvo yaNkulunkulu ngekuyifundza emtsetfweni, uyakwati nekukhetsa lokuncono.
19 Uneliciniso kutsi wena ungumkhombi wendlela kulaba labatimphumphutse, nekukhanya kulabasebumnyameni.
20 Nguwe umceceshi walabangati nemfundzisi walabangakafundzi, wati kahle kutsi emtsetfweni kunelwati loluphelele ngeliciniso.
21 Pho, njengobe ufundzisa labanye, wena awutifundzisi ngani? Wena ushumayela kutsi kungebiwa, pho, wena ubelani?
22 Utsi akungaphingwa, pho, wena uphingelani? Utondza tithico, kodvwa uwagcekezelani emathempeli?
23 Utigabatisa ngekuba nemtsetfo waNkulunkulu, kepha umhlaziselani Nkulunkulu ngekwephula umtsetfo wakhe?
24 Kubhaliwe kutsi: “Ngenca yenu, betive bahlambalata ligama laNkulunkulu.”
25 Kusoka kwakho kunalo lusito nawugcina umtsetfo, kepha nawephula umtsetfo kusoka kwakho kuyafanana nekungasoki.
26 Nangabe wetive, longakasoki, agcina imiyalo yemtsetfo, angeke yini Nkulunkulu amtsatse njengemuntfu losokile?
27 Ngako-ke wena mJuda, uyawulahlwa ngumuntfu wetive, ngekutsi yena ugcina umtsetfo nome angazange asasoke enyameni, ngobe wena wephula umtsetfo nome unawo ubhalwe phansi, kantsi futsi usokile.
28 UmJuda akusiye umJuda ngalokubonakalako, nekusoka akusiko loko lokubonakala emehlweni kuphela.
29 Kodvwa umJuda weliciniso ngumuntfu longumJuda ngekhatsi, lokusho kutsi, usoke enhlitiyweni ngaMoya, hhayi ngalokubhaliwe. Umuntfu lonjalo-ke ubongeka kuNkulunkulu, hhayi kubantfu.
1 Pho, emaJuda ancono ngani kunalabanye bantfu? Kusita ngani kusoka?
2 Vele kusita ngalokuphelele. Kwekucala Nkulunkulu emavi akhe wawaphatsisa emaJuda.
3 Pho, nangabe lamanye emaJuda angazange etsembeke-ke, ngabe loko kusho kutsi kungetsembeki kwawo kungacedza kwetsembeka kwaNkulunkulu yini?
4 Cha, akusho loko. Nkulunkulu wetsembekile, nome bonkhe bantfu bangaba nemanga, njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Kukhuluma kwakho kuyabonakalisa kutsi uneliciniso; nawubekwa licala, utfolakala umsulwa.”
5 Kodvwa kunjani nangabe kwenta kwetfu lokungakalungi kusita ekubonakaliseni ngalokukhanyako kwenta kwaNkulunkulu lokulungile? Singatsini? Singatsi Nkulunkulu akenti kahle ngekusijezisa? Ngikhuluma njengemuntfu.
6 Cha, akunjalo. Pho, nangakalungi Nkulunkulu, angawehlulela kanjani umhlaba?
7 Kodvwa nangabe bucili bami busita ludvumo lwaNkulunkulu ngekwenta liciniso lakhe libonakale kakhulu, ngingalahlelwani njengesoni?
8 Pho, akushiwo ngani-ke kutsi: “Asente lokubi, khona kutawuvama lokuhle”? Labanye bantfu, badzimate bangetfuka ngekungibeka licala ngekutsi ngikhuluma kanjalo! Bayawulahlwa njengobe kufanele.
9 Tsine maJuda sincono yini kunalabanye? Cha, asincono. Njengaloku sengishito kutsi tsine maJuda nebetive singephansi kwemandla esono ngalokufananako,
10 njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Kute namunye lolungile,
11 kute ngisho namunye locondzisisako, kute lofuna Nkulunkulu.
12 Bonkhe bamfulatsele, bagucuke baba ngimibungu, babantfu labangenamsebenti walutfo balahleke bonkhe; kute lowenta lokulungile, ngisho namunye,
13 umphimbo wabo ulidliza lelikhamisile, ngetilimi tabo bayakhohlisa, ngaphansi kwetindzebe temilomo yabo kubindze shevu webunyoka.
14 Imilomo yabo igcwele ticalekiso nebutsi.
15 Tinyawo tabo tiyashesha kuya ekucitseni ingati.
16 Tindlela tabo tigcwele incitsakalo nelusizi,
17 nendlela yekuthula abazange sebayati.
18 Abamesabi Nkulunkulu.”
19 Siyati kutsi konkhe lokusemtsetfweni kucondzene nalabo labangephansi kwawo, khona kutewuvinjwa tonkhe taba tebantfu, nemhlaba wonkhe utfolakale unelicala kuNkulunkulu.
20 Ngobe kute umuntfu loyakwemukeleka kuNkulunkulu kutsi ulungile ngekugcina umtsetfo. Umtsetfo wenta bantfu basati sono.
21 Kodvwa nyalo kulunga kwaNkulunkulu sekwembuliwe, akusiko kwemtsetfo; umtsetfo nebaphrofethi bayawufakazela loko.
22 Nkulunkulu wenta kutsi bonkhe labakholwako balungelane naye ngekukholwa kwabo nguJesu Khristu, bonkhe ngalokufananako.
23 Bonkhe bantfu bonile, bakhashane kakhulu nenkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu.
24 Kodvwa ngesipho samahhala semusa waNkulunkulu bonkhe bentiwe bemukeleka kuye kutsi balungile ngekuhlengwa lokukuKhristu Jesu.
25 Nkulunkulu wamnikelela kutsi abe yinhlawulo ngengati yakhe; lenhlawulo-ke yemukeleka ngekukholwa. Ngalendlela Nkulunkulu sewubonakalise kulunga kwakhe ngekutsi ngaJesu ahlawule tono letatentiwa kadzeni Nkulunkulu angakatehluleli,
26 ngenca yekubeketela kwakhe. Kodvwa kwanyalo Nkulunkulu sewubonakalisa kulunga kwakhe, kuze kukhanye kutsi yena ulungile nekutsi wonkhe umuntfu lokholwa nguJesu uyamemukela kutsi ulungile.
27 Pho-ke, singatigabatisa ngani? Kute! Ngasiphi sizatfu? Ngesizatfu semisebenti yini? Cha, kodvwa ngesizatfu sekukholwa.
28 Ngako sibona kutsi umuntfu wemukelwa nguNkulunkulu kutsi ulungile ngekukholwa kuphela, hhayi ngekwenta lokufunwa ngumtsetfo.
29 Empeleni Nkulunkulu ngabe unguNkulunkulu wemaJuda kuphela yini? Akasiye yini futsi Nkulunkulu webetive? Vele, unguNkulunkulu newebetive,
30 ngobe phela Nkulunkulu munye. Bekusoka bayakwemukelwa nguNkulunkulu kutsi balungile ngekukholwa; kanjalo nebekungasoki balungisiswa ngekukholwa.
31 Pho, siyawulahla yini umtsetfo ngalokukholwa? Cha, asiwulahli, esikhundleni saloko siyawusekela umtsetfo.
1 Pho, singatsini-ke ngakhokho wetfu Abrahama lesiyintalelwane yakhe? Watfolani?
2 Nangabe Abrahama emukelwa nguNkulunkulu kutsi ulungile ngenca yemisebenti yakhe, angaba nako kutigabatisa. Kodvwa ngeke atigabatise embikwaNkulunkulu.
3 UmBhalo utsini-ke? Utsi: “Abrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, ngenca yekukholwa kwakhe Nkulunkulu wamemukela kutsi ulungile.”
4 Umuntfu losebentako uyaholelwa; leliholo lakhe alitsatfwa njengesipho, kepha litsatfwa njengentfo lafanele kuyihola.
5 Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu angaketsembeli emisebentini yakhe lemihle kodvwa ngekukholwa etsembele kulowo lolungisisa longamesabi Nkulunkulu, kukholwa kwakhe nguko lokumenta emukeleke kuNkulunkulu kutsi ulungile.
6 Abesho loku Davide, nakakhuluma ngekubusiseka kwemuntfu lobitwa nguNkulunkulu ngekutsi ulungile ngaphandle kwemisebenti, nakatsi:
7 “Babusisiwe labo Nkulunkulu labatsetselele tiphambuko tabo, nalabo labatono tabo tisitjekelwe.
8 Ubusisiwe umuntfu, iNkhosi lengeyumbalela sono.”
9 Kambe ngabe lokubusiseka kwalabasokile bodvwana yini? Cha, kwabo nalabangakasoki. Ngobe sitsatsa ngekutsi: “Abrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, ngenca yekukholwa kwakhe Nkulunkulu wamemukela kutsi ulungile.”
10 Loku kwenteka nini? Kwenteka asasokile yini Abrahama nome angakasoki? Kwenteka angakasoki, hhayi asasokile.
11 Wasoka muva, lokusoka kwaba luphawu lwekucinisa kutsi ngenca yekukholwa kwa-Abrahama Nkulunkulu abesamemukele ngekutsi ulungile, ngaphambi kwekutsi asoke. Ngako-ke Abrahama waba nguyise wabo bonkhe labakholwa nguNkulunkulu bese bemukelwa nguye kutsi balungile, nome bangakasoki.
12 Uphindze abe nguyise walabo labasokile, hayi ngobe basokile, kodvwa ngobe baphila imphilo yekukholwa lefanana nalena leyaphilwa ngubane wetfu Abrahama asengakasoki.
13 Setsembiso sekutsi uyawuba yindlalifa yemhlaba asinikwanga Abrahama nome situkulwane sakhe ngobe agcine umtsetfo, kodvwa ngobe wakholwa wase wemukelwa nguNkulunkulu kutsi ulungile.
14 Ngobe nangabe tindlalifa kungulabo labalalela umtsetfo, kukholwa kucitsekile, nesetsembiso sibhidlikile.
15 Umtsetfo uletsa intfukutselo; kodvwa lapho kute umtsetfo khona, kute nekuwephula.
16 Ngako-ke setsembiso semukelwa ngekukholwa, khona konkhe kuyawuba ngemusa waNkulunkulu, ngaleyo ndlela-ke setsembiso siphiwe wonkhe umuntfu loyintalo ya-Abrahama. Lentalo ya-Abrahama-ke akusibo labo labagcina umtsetfo nje kuphela, kodvwa ngibo nalabo labakholwa njengaye. Abrahama ungubabe wetfu sonkhe,
17 njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Ngikukhetsele kutsi ube nguyise wetive letinyenti.” Lesetsembiso wasemukela kuNkulunkulu labemetsemba; lowo-ke nguNkulunkulu lovusa labagfile baphile. Nguye lokhuluma bese kuba khona lokungazange sekube khona.
18 Abrahama wakholwa, wetsemba, kungekho tsemba, ngako wase uba “nguyise wetive letinyenti”, njengobe umBhalo utsi: “Titukulwane takho tiyawuba ngaka.”
19 Kukholwa kwakhe akuzange kube butsakatsaka nome abesaneminyaka lengacishe ibe likhulu asatibonela nje kutsi umtimba wakhe bese kufanana nekutsi ufile, nekutsi sitalo saSara sase sifile.
20 Noko akazange asingabate setsembiso saNkulunkulu ngekungasikholwa. Kodvwa wacina ekukholweni anika Nkulunkulu ludvumo.
21 Waba neliciniso leliphelele kutsi Nkulunkulu unawo emandla ekukwenta loko labekwetsembisile.
22 Ngiko nje ngekukholwa kwakhe: “Nkulunkulu wamemukela ngekutsi ulungile.”
23 Lamavi latsi: “Wamemukela ngekutsi ulungile,” akabhalwanga ngaye kuphela,
24 kodvwa abhalwa nangatsi lesemukelwe ngekutsi silungile, tsine lesikholwa nguye lowavusa Jesu iNkhosi yetfu kulabafile.
25 Wanikelelwa kutsi afe ngenca yetiphambuko tetfu, wavuswa khona atewusenta semukeleke kuNkulunkulu kutsi silungile.
1 Njengobe sesentiwe semukeleka kuNkulunkulu kutsi silungile ngekukholwa, sesinekuthula naNkulunkulu ngeNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
2 Ngaye loJesu Khristu sinekungena ngekukholwa kulomusa lesesime kuwo; siyabonga sijabulela litsemba lebukhosi baNkulunkulu lobutawuba betfu.
3 Ngetulu kwaloko siyabonga nasetinhluphekweni tetfu, ngobe siyati kutsi tinhlupheko tiveta kubeketela.
4 Kubeketela kuveta kuciniseka, kuciniseka kudala litsemba.
5 Litsemba alijabhisi, ngobe lutsandvo lwaNkulunkulu selutselwe etinhlitiyweni tetfu ngaMoya Longcwele, lesinikwe yena.
6 Ngobe kwatsi sisebutsakatsaka, Khristu wafela labangamesabi Nkulunkulu; wafa ngesikhatsi lesifanele.
7 Kulukhuni kabi kutsi umuntfu afele lomunye umuntfu nome ngabe umsulwa. Mhlawumbe kukhona longaba nesibindzi sekufela umuntfu lolungile.
8 Kodvwa-ke Nkulunkulu sewulukhombisile lutsandvo lwakhe kitsi ngekutsi sisetoni Khristu wafa esikhundleni setfu.
9 Sesentiwe ngengati yaJesu semukeleka kuNkulunkulu kutsi silungile, ngetulu kwaloko siyawusindziswa ngaye elulakeni lwaNkulunkulu.
10 Ngobe nangabe kwatsi sisetitsa satfola kubuyisana naNkulunkulu ngekufa kweNdvodzana yakhe, kakhulu kanganani-ke nase sibuyisene naye siyawusindziswa ngekuphila kwayo.
11 Noko akusiko loko kuphela, kodvwa siphindze sijabula kuNkulunkulu ngaJesu Khristu iNkhosi yetfu lokungaye semukeliswe kubuyisana naNkulunkulu.
12 Sono sangena ngemuntfu munye emhlabeni, sangena nekufa, kufa kwase kwendlulela kubo bonkhe bantfu, njengobe bonkhe bonile.
13 Sono sasikhona emhlabeni usengakabekwa umtsetfo; kodvwa lapho kute khona umtsetfo, sono asibalelwa kumuntfu.
14 Kodvwa kusukela esikhatsini sa-Adamu kuye esikhatsini saMosi bonkhe bantfu babuswa kufa, ngisho nalabo labangazange bone njenga-Adamu. Adamu abesitfunti salowo abetawufika.
15 Kodvwa sono sa-Adamu singeke silinganiswe nesipho saNkulunkulu semusa; ngobe nangabe ngesiphambuko semuntfu munye kwafa labanyenti, kakhulu kangakanani-ke ngesipho lesingumuntfu longuJesu Khristu, umusa waNkulunkulu wenela bantfu labanyenti.
16 Kukhona umehluko emkhatsini wesipho saNkulunkulu nemphumela wesono salowo muntfu munye: Nganhlanye kunesehlulelo ngenca yesono sinye kube kubhujiswa; nganhlanye kunesipho saNkulunkulu semusa lesisusa tono letinyenti kube kulunga lokwemukeleka kuNkulunkulu.
17 Nangabe ngesono semuntfu munye kufa kwacala kubusa ngaye, kakhulu kanganani-ke labo labemukela umusa lochichimako nesipho sekulunga bayawubusa ekuphileni ngemuntfu munye longuJesu Khristu.
18 Njengobe ngesono sinye bonkhe bantfu banesijeziso sekufa, ngalokufananako ngesento sinye lesilungile bonkhe bayakwentiwa balungelane naNkulunkulu ekuphileni.
19 Njengobe ngekungalaleli kwemuntfu munye labanyenti baba toni, ngalokufananako ngekulalela kwemuntfu munye longuKhristu labanyenti bentiwa balungelana naNkulunkulu.
20 Umtsetfo wefikela kwandzisa siphambuko, kodvwa ngekwandza kwesono nemusa waNkulunkulu wandza kakhulu.
21 Ngako-ke, njengobe sono sabusa kwaba kufa, ngalokufananako kubusa kwemusa kwaba kulunga lokusiholela ekuphileni kwaphakadze ngaJesu Khristu iNkhosi yetfu.
1 Pho, siyawutsini-ke? Kufanele yini sichubeke siphile esonweni kuze kwandze umusa?
2 Cha, akungabi njalo. Tsine lesesafa sehlukana nesono, pho, singachubeka kanjani siphile kuso?
3 Kantsi anati yini kutsi tsine sonkhe lesabhajatiselwa kuKhristu Jesu, sabhajatiselwa ekufeni kwakhe?
4 Ngako-ke ngekubhajatiswa kwetfu sangcwatjwa kanye naye, kuze kutsi njengobe Khristu avuswa kulabafile ngemandla ebukhosi baBabe, kanjalo-ke natsi singayiphila imphilo lensha.
5 Nangabe saba munye naye ekufeni kwakhe, ngempela siyawuba munye naye nasekuvukeni kwakhe;
6 siyati kutsi umuntfu wetfu lomdzala wabetselwa esiphambanweni kanye naye, khona kutewutsi umtimba wetfu wesono utewufa, singabe sisagcilatwa sono.
7 Umuntfu lofile ukhululiwe emandleni esono.
8 Siyakholwa kutsi nasife naKhristu siyawuphila kanye naye.
9 Siyati nekutsi Khristu wavuswa kulabafile, angeke aphindze afe; nekufa sekute emandla etikwakhe.
10 Ngobe kufa lakufa kwaba kanye ngenca yesono, kuphila lakuphilako ukuphilela Nkulunkulu.
11 Kanjalo nani kufanele nitsatse ngekutsi nifile nehlukana nesono, kodvwa niphilela Nkulunkulu nikuKhristu Jesu.
12 Ngako-ke ningasivumeli sono kutsi siphindze siyibuse lemitimba yenu lebhubhako. Ningabobe nisatilandzela ngisho netinkhanuko temitimba yenu.
13 Futsi akusafanele kutsi ninikele titfo tenu esonweni tibe tikhali tekungalungi; kodvwa tinikeleni nine matfupha kuNkulunkulu njengobe ningulabavuswe ekufeni base bayaphila. Ngako-ke titfo tenu tinikeleni tibe tikhali tekulunga kuNkulunkulu.
14 Sono akusafanele sibuse etikwenu, ngobe anisaphili ngaphansi kwemtsetfo, kodvwa niphila ngaphansi kwemusa.
15 Pho-ke, sitakona yini, ngobe singekho ngaphansi kwemtsetfo, singaphansi kwemusa? Cha, ngeke.
16 Anati yini kutsi lowo lenitinikele kuye nitigcili takhe tekumlalela? Nitigcili talowo lenimlalelako, nome tesono kube kufa, nome tekulalela Nkulunkulu kube kwemukeleka kuye kutsi nilungile.
17 Akabongwe Nkulunkulu, ngobe benitigcili tesono kodvwa seniwatfobele ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe emaciniso emfundziso leseniyemukele.
18 Nakhululwa esonweni, nase niba tigcili tekulunga.
19 Ase ngikhulumise kwemuntfu ngenca yebutsakatsaka bebuntfu benu, ngitsi: Njengaloku nake natinikela ngalokuphelele kutsi nibe tigcili temanyala nekukhohlakala lokukhulu, kanjalo-ke namanje tinikeleni kutsi nibe tigcili tekulunga kube kungcweliswa kwenu.
20 Ngesikhatsi nisetigcili tesono, nanikhululekile kutsi ningakwenti lokulungile.
21 Natfolani-ke ngekwenta leto tintfo leseninemahloni ngato nyalo? Phela siphetfo saleto tintfo kufa!
22 Kodvwa nyalo senikhululiwe esonweni, senitigcili taNkulunkulu; nitfola sitselo senu sekungcweliswa. Siphetfo saloko kuphila lokuphakadze.
23 Inkhokhelo yesono kufa; kodvwa sipho semusa saNkulunkulu sikuphila lokuphakadze ngaKhristu Jesu iNkhosi yetfu.
1 Bazalwane, ase ngikhulume naku kini, nine lenati umtsetfo: Niyati kutsi umuntfu ubuswa ngumtsetfo kuphela yingci asaphila.
2 Njengekutsi nje, umfati losendzile umtsetfo umbophele endvodzeni yakhe nayisaphila; kodvwa nayifa, sewukhululekile kulomtsetfo bewumbophele kulendvodza yakhe.
3 Ngako-ke, umfati nakahlala nalenye indvodza, kantsi indvodza yakhe isaphila, ubitwa ngekutsi yingwadla. Kodvwa nakufa lendvodza yakhe, ngekwemtsetfo sewungumfati lokhululekile, futsi angeke abitwe ngekutsi yingwadla, nome angendza kulenye indvodza.
4 Kunjalo-ke nakini, bazalwane bami; nani-ke senifile kuwo umtsetfo, ngobe niyincenye yemtimba waKhristu; nyalo senibakhe lowo lowavuswa ekufeni kuze tsine sitewutselela Nkulunkulu titselo.
5 Ngesikhatsi sisaphila ngekwelive tinkhanuko tetono letativusetelwa ngumtsetfo tasebenta etitfweni temitimba yetfu, sasisebentela kufa.
6 Noko, nyalo, sesikhululekile ekubeni ngaphansi kwemtsetfo, ngobe safa sehlukana naloko kwakusente tiboshwa, asisakhonti ngendlela lendzala yekwenta lokufunwa ngumtsetfo lobhaliwe, kodvwa sikhonta ngendlela lensha yaMoya.
7 Pho, siyawutsini-ke? Sitakutsi umtsetfo usono? Cha, awusiso. Kodvwa-ke sono ngabe angizange ngisati kutsi siyini kube akufikanga umtsetfo. Ngabe angizange sengati nekutsi kuyini kona kufisa kube umtsetfo awuzange usho kutsi: “Ungafisi.”
8 Kodvwa sono satfola litfuba ngemyalo, kwavuka kufisa konkhe kimi. Ngobe ngaphandle kwemtsetfo sono sifile.
9 Nami matfupha ngase ngaphila ngaphandle kwemtsetfo; kodvwa kwatsi kube kufike umyalo, sono savuka indlwabane,
10 ngase ngiyafa, lomyalo lowawufanele kuba kuphila wagucuka waba kufa kimi.
11 Ngobe sono senelela kutfola litfuba ngekusebenta ngemyalo sangikhohlisa sangibulala ngawo.
12 Kuyakhanya-ke kutsi umtsetfo ungcwele, nemyalo ungcwele, ulungile, futsi muhle.
13 Pho, loko lokuhle kwaletsa kufa yini kimi? Cha, akuzange. Loko kwentiwa sono, ngobe ngekusebentisa lokuhle sangiletsela kufa, khona kutekwembuleka sono kutsi sisono. Ngobe ngemyalo sono sibonakaliswa sisono kakhulu.
14 Siyati kutsi umtsetfo waMoya, kodvwa mine ngingumuntfu wemhlaba, lotsengiswe esonweni.
15 Loko lengikwentako angikucondzisisi, ngobe loko lengikutsandzako angikwenti, kodvwa ngenta loko lengikutondzako.
16 Nangabe-ke ngikwenta loko lengingakutsandzi kukwenta, ngiyawuvumela umtsetfo kutsi ulungile.
17 Kepha-ke akusesimi lona lowenta loko kodvwa sono lesihlala kimi.
18 Ngobe ngiyati kutsi kute lokulungile lokuhlala kimi, ngisho emtimbeni wami; nome sifiso sikhona kimi sekwenta lokulungile, kodvwa ngite emandla ekukwenta.
19 Ngobe lokulungile lengitsandza kukwenta, angikwenti, kodvwa lokubi lengingafuni kukwenta, ngiyakwenta.
20 Nangabe ngenta lengingatsandzi kukwenta, loko kusho kutsi akusesimi lowo lokwentako, kodvwa ngulesono lesihlala kimi.
21 Ngako ngikhandza kutsi kunemtsetfo losebenta kimi: Nangifuna kwenta lokulungile, lokubi kunami shaqa.
22 Ngobe ngekwemuntfu longekhatsi ngitfokotela umtsetfo waNkulunkulu.
23 Kodvwa ngibona umtsetfo lomunye losebenta emalungeni ami ulwa nemtsetfo wengcondvo yami. Ungenta ngibe sigcili semtsetfo wesono lesihlala emalungeni ami.
24 Maye kimi! Mine sihlupheki! Ngitawukhululwa ngubani mine kulomtimba wekufa?
25 Akabongwe Nkulunkulu ngeNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu! Ngako-ke mine ngekwami ngikhonta umtsetfo waNkulunkulu ngengcondvo yami, kodvwa ngekwemvelo yami ngikhonta umtsetfo wesono.
1 Sekute kulahlwa kulabo labakuKhristu Jesu.
2 Ngobe umtsetfo waMoya wekuphila lokukuKhristu Jesu ungikhululile emtsetfweni wesono newekufa.
3 Loko-ke lokwehlula umtsetfo ngenca yebutsakatsaka besimo semvelo yemuntfu, Nkulunkulu wakwenta: Ngenca yesono watfumela iNdvodzana yakhe, leyeta ngesimo semuntfu lesonakele, kwatsi ngayo wehlulela sono ebantfwini,
4 kuze sente loko lokufunwa ngumtsetfo tsine lesingahambi ngekwenyama, kepha sihamba ngaMoya.
5 Ngobe labahamba ngekwenyama banaka kwenyama, kodvwa labahamba ngaMoya banaka kwaMoya.
6 Kunaka kwenyama kukufa, kodvwa kunaka kwaMoya kukuphila nekuthula.
7 Ngako-ke labanaka kwenyama batitsa kuNkulunkulu, ngobe abawutfobeli umtsetfo waNkulunkulu; empeleni bate emandla ekuwutfobela.
8 Labo labanaka kwenyama bangeke bamtfokotise Nkulunkulu.
9 Kepha nine anibuswa yinyama, kodvwa nibuswa nguMoya, nangabe phela Moya waNkulunkulu ahlala kini. Umuntfu longenaye Moya waKhristu, akasiye waKhristu.
10 Kodvwa nangabe Khristu akini, nome umtimba wenu ufa ngenca yesono, noko Moya uninika kuphila, ngobe senentiwe nemukeleka kuNkulunkulu kutsi nilungile.
11 Kodvwa nangabe Moya waNkulunkulu lowavusa Jesu kulabafile, ahlala kini, lowo lowavusa Khristu Jesu kulabafile uyawuphindze aninike kuphila emitimbeni yenu lebhubhako niphile ngebukhona baMoya wakhe lohlala kini.
12 Ngako-ke, bazalwane, asisekho sidzingo sekutsi siphile ngekwemvelo yenyama yetfu leyonakele.
13 Ngobe naniphila ngekwenyama, nitawufa; kodvwa nangabe nibulala imisebenti yenyama ngaMoya, nitawuphila.
14 Labo labaholwa nguMoya waNkulunkulu bangemadvodzana aNkulunkulu.
15 Ngobe anemukelanga umoya webugcili wekutsi nibuye nesabe, kodvwa nemukela Moya losenta emadvodzana, sikhulume ngaye kuNkulunkulu sitsi: “Babe! Babe wami!”
16 NguMoya lucobo lofakazelana nemoya wetfu kutsi sibantfwana baNkulunkulu.
17 Njengobe sibantfwana bakhe nje, sitindlalifa futsi: Sitindlalifa taNkulunkulu, yebo, sitindlalifa kanye naKhristu; nangabe phela sihlupheka kanye naye siyawukhatimuliswa kanye naye.
18 Ngiyakholwa kutsi lolusizi lwekuhlupheka lesikulo nyalo lungeke lulinganiswe nenkhatimulo yebukhosi leyakwembulwa kitsi.
19 Indalo yonkhe ilindzele ngekulangatelela lokukhulu kutsi Nkulunkulu embule emadvodzana akhe.
20 Ngobe indalo ibekwe esimeni sebute, hhayi ngekutsandza kwayo, kodvwa ngentsandvo yalowo lowayibeka etsembeni
21 lekutsi nendalo ngalelinye lilanga iyawukhululwa kulobugcili bekubola, ibe nesabelo kulenkhululeko nebukhosi bebantfwana baNkulunkulu.
22 Siyati kutsi kudzimate kube ngulesikhatsi indalo yonkhe iyabubula ngebuhlungu lobufana nemhelo.
23 Kodvwa akusiyo indalo yodvwa; natsi futsi lesiphiwe Moya losibambiso siyabubula etinhlitiyweni tetfu silindzele ngekulangatelela lokukhulu kunikwa simo sebudvodzana, kube kukhululwa kwemitimba yetfu.
24 Sisindziswe sisetsembeni; kodvwa nasikubona loko lesikwetsembako, akusesilo litsemba. Ngobe ngubani longahle etsembe intfo lasayibonile?
25 Kodvwa nasetsemba loko lesingakuboni, sikulindzela ngekubeketela.
26 Ngalokufanako Moya uyasisita ebutsakatsakeni betfu. Ngobe asati kutsi kufanele sithandaze kanjani; kodvwa Moya usincusela kuNkulunkulu ngekububula lokungeke kukhulumeke ngemavi.
27 Kepha yena lophenya tinhlitiyo uyati kutsi uyini umcondvo waMoya; ngobe Moya uncusela labangcwele ngekwentsandvo yaNkulunkulu.
28 Siyati kutsi Nkulunkulu usebentisa konkhe kube lusito kulabo labamtsandzako, lababitwe ngekwenjongo yakhe.
29 Ngobe labo labatinchanti Nkulunkulu wabakhetsanchanti kutsi babe nesimo seNdvodzana yakhe kuze yona itewuba litubulo kubazalwane labanyenti.
30 Kodvwa labo labakhetsanchanti wababita wabenta bemukeleka kuye kutsi balungile, bona labo futsi wabanika bukhosi bakhe.
31 Siyawutsini-ke ngaloku? Nangabe Nkulunkulu angakitsi ngubani longamelana natsi?
32 Yena longazange ayigodle iNdvodzana yakhe, kodvwa wayinikela ngenca yetfu sonkhe, pho, akayusinika yini tonkhe tintfo mahhala kanye nayo?
33 Ngubani loyakumangalela bantfu baNkulunkulu labakhetsiwe? Kute: Ngobe ukhona Nkulunkulu lowenta umuntfu emukeleke kuye kutsi ulungile.
34 Pho, kukhona yini longahle abalahle ngelicala? Kute: Ngobe ukhona Khristu Jesu lowafa, kodvwa wavuswa waphila, sewungesekudla saNkulunkulu, nguye losincuselako.
35 Pho, ngubani-ke longasehlukanisa nelutsandvo lwaKhristu: kuhlupheka nome bulukhuni, nome kutingelwa, nome yindlala, nome kuhlubula, nome yingoti, nome kufa?
36 Kubhaliwe kutsi: “Ngenca yakho sibasengotini yekufa lonkhe lilanga; sitsatfwa njengetimvu tekuhlatjwa.”
37 Kepha kuko konkhe loku siyancoba nekuncoba ngaye lowasitsandza.
38 Ngobe ngineliciniso lekutsi nekufa, nekuphila, netingilosi, nebabusi, nalokukhona, nalokutako, nemandla,
39 nalokuphakeme, nalokujulile, nome ngusiphi sidalwa, kungeke kube nemandla ekusehlukanisa nelutsandvo lwaNkulunkulu lolukuKhristu Jesu, iNkhosi yetfu.
1 Ngikhuluma liciniso ngikuKhristu, angikhulumi emanga; nanembeza wami lokuMoya Longcwele uyangifakazela kutsi
2 nginelusizi lolukhulu, nebuhlungu lobungapheli enhlitiyweni yami
3 ngebazalwane bami labayingati yami ngekwebuve. Bengingafisa kutsi lokungenani ngibe ngulocalekisiwe nome ngisuswe kuKhristu kube loko bekungaba lusito kubo.
4 Ema-Israyeli sive saNkulunkulu lasenta emadvodzana akhe. Wawanika sabelo ebukhosini bakhe, watenta nawo tivumelwane, wawanika umtsetfo, nendlela lengiyo yekukhonta ethempelini, wabapha netetsembiso.
5 Wona angumliba wabokhokho, lapho kwavela khona Khristu waba ngumuntfu, yena longuNkulunkulu, Losetikwako Konkhe, akadvunyiswe phakadze naphakadze. Amen.
6 Kodvwa akusiko kutsi livi laNkulunkulu selehlulekile. Ngobe akusibo bonkhe labasitukulwane sa-Israyeli labangema-Israyeli.
7 Akusibo bonkhe lababantfwana ba-Abrahama ngekutsi basitukulwane sakhe, kodvwa kutsiwa: “Situkulwane sakho siyakwetsiwa nga-Isaka.”
8 Loko kusho kutsi akusibo bantfwana bengati lababantfwana baNkulunkulu kodvwa bantfwana besetsembiso labemukeleka njengesitukulwane.
9 Ngobe nguloko lokwashiwo setsembiso kutsi: “Ngiyawubuya ngalesikhatsi nyakenye, Sara uyawutala indvodzana.”
10 Futsi akusiko loko kuphela, kodvwa neyise wemaphahla latalwa nguRebheka abe munye kungu-Isaka, khokho wetfu.
11 Injongo yaNkulunkulu yekukhetsanchanti ayigucuki. Kwatsi lamaphahla angakatalwa, asengakenti lutfo lokulungile nalokungakalungi,
12 Rebheka watjelwa kutsi: “Lomdzala uyawuba ngaphansi kwalomncane.” Loko-ke kwentiwa ngentsandvo yaNkulunkulu lengayi ngemitamo yemuntfu, kodvwa leya ngelubito lwakhe, Nkulunkulu;
13 njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Jakobe ngimtsandzile, kodvwa Esawu ngamtondza.”
14 Pho, siyawutsini-ke? Sitsi kukhona yini lokungakalungi kuNkulunkulu? Cha, kute.
15 Ngobe watsi kuMosi: “Ngiyawuba nemusa kulowo lenginemusa kuye, ngibe nesihawu kulowo lenginesihawu kuye.”
16 Ngako-ke akuyi ngekutsandza nangekutihlupha kwemuntfu, kodvwa kuya ngebubele baNkulunkulu.
17 Ngobe umBhalo utsi kuFaro: “Ngikuvusele kona loko kutsi ngikhombise emandla ami kuwe, kuze libito lami libatjatwe emhlabeni wonkhe.”
18 Ngako-ke, unemusa kulowo latsandza kuba nemusa kuye, kodvwa amente abe lukhuni lowo latsandza kumenta abe lukhuni.
19 Ngako-ke uyawutsi kimi: “Nangabe kunjalo, pho, Nkulunkulu angambekelani umuntfu licala? Ngubani longamelana nentsandvo yaNkulunkulu?”
20 Kodvwa-ke wena muntfu-ndzini, ungubani kutsi ungaphikisana naNkulunkulu? Ludziwo lungasho yini kumbumbi walo kutsi: “Wangibumbelani kanje?”
21 Empeleni, umbumbi ute yini lilungelo lekusebentisa libumba ngekutsandza kwakhe, nekutsi ente titja letimbili ngasinye sigadla selibumba, lesinye setikhatsi letitsite, lesinye sekusetjentiswa nje nome kunini?
22 Loku akusiko yini Nkulunkulu labefuna kukwenta? Nome abefuna kubonakalisa lulaka lwakhe nekwatisa emandla akhe, noko watimela ngekubeketela lokukhulu titja telulaka lwakhe letatimiselwe kubhujiswa.
23 Loko wakwentela kutsi kwatiwe ingcebo yenkhatimulo yakhe etitjeni temusa wakhe labesavele atilungiselele inkhatimulo yakhe.
24 Tsine-ke singuleto titja temusa wakhe, latibita, hhayi kumaJuda kuphela kepha nakubetive.
25 Naku-ke lakushoko encwadzini yaHoseya: “Bantfu lababengesibo bami, ngiyawubabita ngekutsi: ‘Bantfu bami;’ sive lengingazange ngisitsandze ngiyawusibita ngekutsi: ‘Ngulabatsandzekako bami.’
26 Nakuleyo ndzawo, lapho batjelwa khona kutsi: ‘Anisibo bantfu bami,’ bayawubitwa ngekutsi: ‘Ngemadvodzana aNkulunkulu lophilako.’ ”
27 Na-Isaya wamemeta nga-Israyeli atsi: “Nome bantfu baka-Israyeli bangaba banyenti babe ngangesihlabatsi saselwandle, noko kuyawuba yinsali yabo kuphela leyawusindziswa;
28 ngobe iNkhosi iyawunonopha yephetse emacala nemhlaba wonkhe.”
29 Kunjengobe Isaya kucala watsi: “Kube iNkhosi Somandla akasishiyelanga letinye tetitukulwane, ngabe safanana neSodoma, safanana neGomora.”
30 Pho, siyawutsini-ke? Betive labangazange bakufune kulungelana naNkulunkulu noko sebakunikwe ngekukholwa kwabo.
31 Kepha baka-Israyeli lababetihlupha bafuna kulunga ngekwenta lokufunwa ngumtsetfo, noko abazange bakhone kuwugcina umtsetfo.
32 Ngani-ke? Ngobe kulunga abazange bakufune ngekukholwa, kodvwa benta sengatsi kutfolakala ngekutsi bakusebentele. Bakhubeka, bakhutjwa litje lesikhubekiso,
33 njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Bheka, ngibeka eSiyoni litje lekukhubekisa nelidvwala lekuwisa; kepha lowo lokholwa kuye, angeke ajabhiswe.”
1 Bazalwane, sifiso senhlitiyo yami nemthandazo wami kuNkulunkulu ngebaka-Israyeli kutsi bamane basindziswe.
2 Ngiyabafakazela kutsi banenshisekelo lenkhulu kuNkulunkulu; kodvwa ayikho ekulatini kahle liciniso.
3 Ngobe ngekungakwati kahle kulunga lokuvela kuNkulunkulu, bafuna kutimisela lokungekwabo kulunga, abazange batinikele ngekutfobeka ekulungeni kwaNkulunkulu.
4 Ngobe Khristu usiphetfo semtsetfo, kuze kutsi wonkhe lokholwako entiwe emukeleke kuNkulunkulu kutsi ulungile.
5 Macondzana nekulunga lokutfolakala ngekugcina umtsetfo Mosi wabhala watsi: “Umuntfu lowenta lokufunwa ngumtsetfo uyawuphila ngako.”
6 Kodvwa ngekulunga kwekukholwa utsi: “Ungasho enhlitiyweni yakho utsi: ‘Ngubani-ke lotakwenyukela ezulwini?’ ” Loko kusho kwehlisa Khristu.
7 “Ungasho futsi nekutsi: ‘Ngubani lotakwehlela endzaweni yalabafile?’ ” Loko kusho kuvusa Khristu kulabafile.
8 Kodvwa umBhalo utsi: “Livi laNkulunkulu lisedvute nawe lisemlonyeni wakho nasenhlitiyweni yakho.” Lelo livi lekukholwa lesilishumayelako.
9 Nangabe uyavuma ngemlomo wakho kutsi Jesu uyiNkhosi, ukholwe nasenhlitiyweni yakho kutsi Nkulunkulu wavusa Jesu kulabafile, uyawusindziswa.
10 Ngobe umuntfu uyakholwa ngenhlitiyo entiwe emukeleke kuNkulunkulu kutsi ulungile, avume ngemlomo wakhe kube kusindziswa kwakhe.
11 UmBhalo utsi: “Umuntfu lokholwa kuye, angeke ajabhiswe.”
12 Kute umehluko emkhatsini wemJuda nemGriki ngobe yona leyo Nkhosi yiNkhosi yabo bonkhe, bonkhe labatibika ngekubita libito layo ibenetisa ngetibusiso ngalokuphuphumako.
13 Ngobe “wonkhe umuntfu lotibika abite libito leNkhosi, uyawusindziswa.”
14 Kodvwa bangatibika njani kulowo labangakholwa nguye? Bangamkholwa njani labangazange sebeve ngaye? Bangeva njani nakute lobashumayelako?
15 Bangashumayela njani bangakatfunywa? Njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Maye, tinhle tinyawo talabo labashumayela liVangeli.”
16 Kodvwa liVangeli abalemukelanga bonkhe, ngobe Isaya utsi: “Nkhosi, ngubani lokholwe loko lakuve kitsi?”
17 Ngako-ke kukholwa kuvela ekuveni, kuva kuvela ngekutsi kushunyayelwe ngaKhristu.
18 Kodvwa ngiyabuta ngitsi: “Abakeva yini?” Empeleni bevile, “ngobe inkhulumo yabo iphumele emhlabeni wonkhe, nemavi abo asafike emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba.”
19 Sengiyabuta futsi ngitsi: “Ngabe Israyeli akevisisanga yini?” Kwekucala Mosi wamemetela livi laNkulunkulu lelitsi: “Ngiyawunenta nibe nesikhwele ngebantfu labangesiso sive; ngiyawunitfukutselisa ngesive lesilibele.”
20 Na-Isaya waba nesibindzi nakamemetela livi laNkulunkulu atsi: “Ngatfolwa ngulabo lababengakangifuni, ngatibonakalisa kulabo lababengakangiceli.”
21 Kodvwa nga-Israyeli utsi: “Lonkhe lilanga ngelulela tandla tami esiveni lesingalaleli nalesinenkhani.”
1 Sengiyabuta-ke, ngitsi: Nkulunkulu wasilahla yini sive sakhe? Cha, akazange! Nami matfupha ngingum-Israyeli, situkulwane sa-Abrahama, ngiwesive saBhenjamini.
2 Nkulunkulu akazange asilahle sive sakhe lasikhetsanchanti. Anati yini kutsi umBhalo utsini nga-Elija, nakamangalela ema-Israyeli kuNkulunkulu?
3 Watsi: “Nkhosi, sebabulele baphrofethi bakho, babhidlita emalati akho; sengimi ngedvwa losasele, nami bayangitingela bafuna kungibulala.”
4 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamphendvula watsini? Watsi: “Ngitigcinele bantfu labati-7 000 labangakasikhonti sithico lesinguBhali.”
5 Nanyalo kulesikhatsi kunjalo, bakhona labasele ngekukhetfwa ngemusa.
6 Kukhetsa kwakhe kungemusa wakhe, hhayi ngemisebenti. Ngobe kube kukhetsa kwaNkulunkulu bekungemisebenti, ngabe lomusa wakhe awusesiwo.
7 Pho-ke yini? Kusho kutsi bantfu baka-Israyeli abakakutfoli loko bebakufuna, kodvwa kwatfolwa ngulabakhetsiwe; laba labanye bentiwa baba lukhuni,
8 njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Nkulunkulu wabanika umoya webulima, nemehlo ekungaboni, netindlebe tekungeva, kuze kube ngulamuhla.”
9 NaDavide utsi: “Shangatsi lidzili labo lingaba ngusochaka nelugibe, libe sikhubekiso nesijeziso.
10 Shangatsi emehlo abo angafiphatwa bangete babona, nemigogodla yabo igobane kokuphela.”
11 Sengiyabuta-ke ngitsi: EmaJuda, nakakhutjwa, awa aphela yini? Cha, akazange. Kodvwa ngekona kwawo insindziso yase ifika nakubetive, kuze nemaJuda avukelwe sikhwele ngayo.
12 Kodvwa nangabe sono semaJuda saletsa tibusiso letikhulu kubantfu, nebuphuya bawo ngekwaMoya baletsa tibusiso letikhulu kubetive, pho, letibusiso titawuba tikhulu kangakanani-ke nasaphelele onkhe emaJuda!
13 Sengikhuluma kini betive: Njengobe ngingumphostoli kubetive nje, ngiyawudvumisa umsebenti wami.
14 Mhlawumbe ngingabavusela sikhwele bantfu besive sakitsi, ngize ngisindzise labanye babo.
15 Ngobe nangabe kulahlwa kwabo bekukubuyisana kwaNkulunkulu nemhlaba wonkhe, pho, kwemukelwa kwabo kungaba yini, nakungesiko kuphila kulabafile?
16 Nangabe litsantana lenhlama lehlukaniselwe Nkulunkulu, nenhlama yonkhe yehlukaniselwe Nkulunkulu; futsi nangabe imphandze ingcwele, nemagala angcwele.
17 Lamanye emagala ajutjwa, kwase kutsi endzaweni yawo kwahlunyeleliswa wena bewuligala lemncumo wesiganga, khona utewuba nenhlanganyelo emcebeni wemncumo wasekhaya.
18 Ngako-ke ungawedzeleli lamagala, ukhumbule kutsi akusiwe losimise imphandze, kodvwa yimphandze lesimise wena.
19 Utawutsi: “Emagala ajutjwa, khona kutawuhlunyeleliswa mine.”
20 Ucinisile kuloko, ajutjwa ngenca yekungakholwa kwawo, kodvwa wena usime ngekukholwa kwakho. Ngako-ke ungatigabatisi, kodvwa mani ngekwesaba.
21 Ngobe nangabe Nkulunkulu angazange awaphephise emagala emvelo, kuyakhanya kutsi nawe angeke akuphephise.
22 Bheka-ke bumnene nesandla lesilukhuni saNkulunkulu: bulukhuni bakhe kulabo labawile, kodvwa umnene kuwe, nawuchubeka uphile ngebumnene bakhe; nakungenjalo nawe utawujutjwa.
23 Nalabo labanye futsi nabakuyekela kungakholwa kwabo bayawuhlunyeleliswa, ngobe Nkulunkulu unawo emandla ekuphindza abahlumelelise.
24 Nangabe wena wajutjwa emncumeni wesiganga ngemvelo, wahlunyeleliswa ngalokuphambene nemvelo emncumeni wasekhaya, kakhulu kangakanani-ke lamagala emvelo, atawuhlunyeleliswa esihlahleni sawo semvelo.
25 Bazalwane, ngitsandza kutsi niyati lemfihlakalo yeliciniso; ngobe naningayati, ningahle nicabange kutsi nihlakaniphile. Lemfihlakalo kutsi labanye bema-Israyeli behlelwa bulukhuni khona kutewutsi betive bahlunyeleliswe ngalokuphelele.
26 Onkhe ema-Israyeli ayawusindziswa kanjalo-ke, njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “UMkhululi uyawuvela eSiyoni loyawususa konkhe konakala kuJakobe.
27 Lesi sivumelwane sami nabo, nangisusa tono tabo.”
28 NgekweliVangeli baka-Israyeli batitsa taNkulunkulu, khona kutewusitakala nine, kodvwa ngekwelukhetfo bangulabatsandzekako ngenca yabokhokho babo.
29 Phela Nkulunkulu akakuguculi kwephana kwakhe kwamahhala nekubita kwakhe.
30 Empeleni nine animlalelanga Nkulunkulu, kodvwa nyalo senemukeliswe sihawu ngenca yekungamlaleli kwebaka-Israyeli.
31 Ngalokufananako nabo abakalaleli, kuze kutsi sihawu leniphetfwe ngaso nabo basemukeliswe.
32 Ngobe Nkulunkulu bonkhe bantfu sewubayekelele ekutseni bangamlaleli, adzimate atebahawukela bonkhe.
33 Maye, kujula kwemcebo, nekwenhlakanipho, nekwelwati lwaNkulunkulu! Ngubani nje longaphenya kwehlulela kwakhe ahlolisise imfihlakalo yetindlela takhe?
34 “Ngubani lowase wati ingcondvo yeNkhosi, nome-ke, lowase waba ngumeluleki wayo?
35 Ngubani lowase wanika Nkulunkulu lutfo kuze naNkulunkulu ambonge ngelutfo?”
36 Ngobe konkhe kuvela kuye, kukhona ngaye, kukhonela yena. Akube kuye ludvumo nini nanini! Amen.
1 Ngako-ke, bazalwane, njengobe Nkulunkulu ube nesihawu lesikhulu kangaka kitsi, ngiyanincenga ngitsi nikelani imitimba yenu ibe ngumnikelo lophilako, nalongcwele, nalowemukeleka kuNkulunkulu; leyo-ke nguyona nkonzo yenu sibili.
2 Ningalilingisi lelive, kodvwa niguculwe ngekwentiwa kabusha kwengcondvo yenu, khona nitekwati kuhlolisisa loko lokuyintsandvo yaNkulunkulu, nikwati lokuhle, nalokwemukelekako, nalokuphelele.
3 Ngenca yesipho semusa saNkulunkulu kimi, ngitsi kini nonkhe: Ningacabangi kutsi nibakhulu kunaloku leningiko. Esikhundleni saloko zitsani ekucabangeni kwenu, ngulowo nalowo atehlulele ngebungako bekukholwa kwakhe lakunikwe nguNkulunkulu.
4 Njengobe umtimba umunye unetitfo letinyenti, tonkhe leto titfo tinemisebenti leyehlukene,
5 kanjalo-ke, natsi sibanyenti nje singumtimba munye kuKhristu, sititfo letehlukene lesinye kulesinye.
6 Ngako kufanele sisebentise tipho tetfu letehlukene ngekwemusa lesinikwe wona: Nakusekuphrofetha, asisisebentise ngekwesilinganiso sekukholwa kwetfu;
7 nakungusenkonzweni yemsebenti, asitinikele kuyo; umfundzisi akasebentise sipho sakhe ekufundziseni.
8 Lonesipho sekukhutsata labanye, akabakhutsate; lowabako akwente ngekungakhetsi; longumholi ahole ngesineke, lonesihawu, akasente ngekujabula.
9 Lutsandvo kufanele lubete kutentisa. Tondzani lokubi, nibambisise lokuhle.
10 Tsandzanani ngelutsandvo lwebuzalwane, nijakiselane ngekuhloniphana.
11 Khutsalani, ningaphelelwa ngumdlandla, nivutse emoyeni, nikhonte iNkhosi.
12 Tfokotani etsembeni, nibeketele elusizini, nicinisele njalo emthandazweni.
13 Hlanganyelani nalabangcwele ekwesweleni kwabo, nikhutsale ekungeniseni tihambi.
14 Busisani labanitingelela kunihlupha; yebo, nibusise ningacalekisi.
15 Nijabule nalabajabulako, nikhale nalabakhalako.
16 Nibambisane ngamoya munye nonkhe. Ningafisi lokuphakeme, kodvwa nibe nebudlelwane nalabatfobekile. Ningacabangi kutsi nihlakaniphile.
17 Ningabuyiseli kunobe ngubani lokubi ngalokubi, kodvwa yentani lokubonakala kukuhle emehlweni abo bonkhe bantfu.
18 Nakunekwenteka, yentani konkhe lokusemandleni enu kutsi nihlalisane ngekuthula nebantfu bonkhe.
19 Bazalwane bami, ningatiphindziseleli, kodvwa yekelelani konkhe elulakeni lwaNkulunkulu; ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Kuphindzisela ngekwami, mine ngiyawubuyisela, kusho iNkhosi.”
20 Cha, “nangabe sitsa sakho silambile, siphe kudla, nangabe somile, sinatsise; ngobe ngekwenta njalo utawube umtsela ngemahloni ekutisola.”
21 Ningehlulwa ngulokubi, kodvwa yehlulani lokubi ngalokuhle.
1 Wonkhe umuntfu kufanele atitfobele ngenhlonipho tiphatsimandla tembuso, ngobe kute emandla embuso langaveli kuNkulunkulu, naleto tiphatsimandla letikhona tibekwe nguNkulunkulu.
2 Ngako-ke lowo lomelana nemandla embuso umelana nalokumiswe nguNkulunkulu, nalabo labenta loko batibangela kwehlulelwa.
3 Ngobe babusi abesabeki kulabo labenta lokuhle, kodvwa besabeka kulabo labenta lokubi. Ungatsandza yini kutsi ungamesabi losiphatsimandla sakho? Ngako yenta lokuhle, utakudvumisa.
4 Ngobe usisebenti saNkulunkulu lesikwentela lokuhle. Kodvwa nawenta lokubi, mesabe, ngobe unawo emandla ekukujezisa. Usisebenti saNkulunkulu, lesingumphindziseli lowehlisela lulaka lwaNkulunkulu kulowo lowenta lokubi.
5 Ngako-ke umuntfu akatitfobe ngenhlonipho, hhayi ngobe abalekela lulaka lwaNkulunkulu kuphela, kodvwa nangebucotfo banembeza.
6 Kungaso lesizatfu nitsela nje; letiphatsimandla letitisebenti taNkulunkulu ngetaloko, njengobe titinikela emsebentini wato.
7 Bonkhe banikeni lokubafanele: umtselo kulofanelwe ngumtselo, inkhokhelo kulofanele kukhokhelwa; mesabeni lofanele kwesatjwa, nihloniphe lofanele kuhlonishwa.
8 Ningakweledi muntfu nome seyini ngaphandle kwekutsi nitsandzane, ngobe lowo lotsandza makhelwane wakhe sewuwugcwalisile umtsetfo.
9 Lemiyalo letsi: “Ungaphingi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafisi,” nome sengumuphi-ke lomunye umyalo, yonkhe imiyalo ihlanganiswe kulomusho munye lotsi: “Tsandza makhelwane wakho, njengobe utitsandza wena.”
10 Lutsandvo alukwenti lokubi kumakhelwane; ngako-ke lutsandvo lukugcwaliseka kwemtsetfo.
11 Yentani loko nati kutsi sikhatsi sesifikile, ngiso lesikhatsi sekutsi nivuke ebutfongweni. Ngobe nyalo insindziso yetfu seyisedvute kunangalesa sikhatsi lesakholwa ngaso.
12 Busuku sebuyaphela, imini seyisondzele. Ngako-ke asilahle yonkhe imisebenti yebumnyama, sihlome tikhali tekukhanya.
13 Asitiphatse ngalokufanele njengalabahamba emini, hhayi ngekumita nangekudzakwa, hhayi ngekuphinga nangekugwadla, hhayi ngekucabana nangemona,
14 kodvwa yembatsani iNkhosi Jesu Khristu ninganakekeli kutsi lesimo senu semtimba lesonakele ningasenelisa kanjani ngetinkhanuko taso.
1 Mayelana nalobutsakatsaka ekukholweni, memukeleni kahle, kodvwa hhayi kutsi nitewuphikisana naye inkhani ngemibono.
2 Lomunye lukholo lwakhe lumvumela kutsi angadla nome yini, kantsi lobutsakatsaka ekukholweni udla tibhidvo kuphela.
3 Lodla konkhe angabombukela phansi longadli konkhe, kantsi nalongadli konkhe angamehluleli lona lodla konkhe; ngobe Nkulunkulu umemukele naye.
4 Ungubani wena kutsi ungehlulela sisebenti salomunye? Kuma nekuwa kwaso kwenkhosi yaso; kodvwa siyakuma ngobe iNkhosi inemandla ekusimisa.
5 Lomunye umuntfu ucabanga kutsi lelinye lilanga libaluleke kakhulu kunalamanye, kantsi lomunye umuntfu ucabanga kutsi onkhe emalanga ayafanana. Ngulowo nalowo kufanele eneliseke ngalokuphelele engcondvweni yakhe.
6 Lowo lohlonipha lilanga ulihloniphela iNkhosi; nalowo lodlako udlela iNkhosi, ngobe naye ubonga kuNkulunkulu; kantsi nalowo longadli uyekelela iNkhosi, ngobe naye ubonga kuNkulunkulu.
7 Kute la emkhatsini wetfu lotiphilelako, futsi kute nalotifelako.
8 Nasiphila, siphilela iNkhosi, nome sifa sifela iNkhosi, ngako-ke nome siphila nome sifa sibeNkhosi.
9 Ngobe Khristu wafa waphindze waphila, khona atewuba yiNkhosi yalabaphilako nalabafile.
10 Wena-ke umehlulelelani umzalwane wakho? Nawe-ke umeyiselani umzalwane wakho? Empeleni sonkhe siyakuma embikwesihlalo sekwehlulela saNkulunkulu.
11 Ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Njengobe ngiphila, isho iNkhosi, onkhe emadvolo ayawukhotsama kimi, tonkhe tilimi tiyawudvumisa Nkulunkulu.”
12 Ngako-ke, sonkhe siyawulandza ngatsi matfupha ngamunye ngamunye kuNkulunkulu.
13 Ngako-ke akubete lowehlulela lomunye. Esikhundleni saloko asitimisele kutsi kubete lobekela lomunye umzalwane sikhubekiso, nome umgoco longahle umwise.
14 Njengobe mine ngiseNkhosini Jesu, ngiyati futsi ngicinisekile kutsi kute lutfo lolungcolile ngekwalo; kodvwa kukhona lokungcolile kunome ngubani locabanga kutsi kungcolile.
15 Nangabe umzalwane wakho uyakhubeka ngaloko lokudlako, anisahambisani naye ngelutsandvo. Ngaloko lokudlako ungambulali lowo muntfu lowafelwa nguKhristu.
16 Ngako-ke ungakuvumeli loko lokuhle kuwe kutsi kukhulunywe kabi ngako.
17 Ngobe umbuso waNkulunkulu awusiko kudla nekunatsa, kepha ukulunga, nekuthula, nekujabula kuMoya Longcwele.
18 Lowo lokhonta Khristu ngalendlela, uyemukeleka kuNkulunkulu, futsi wetsembekile nakubantfu.
19 Ngako-ke, asilangatelele lokuletsa kuthula nekwakhana.
20 Lesekwentiwe nguNkulunkulu ungakucitsi ngesizatfu sekudla. Konkhe kuhlantekile, kepha akukalungi kumuntfu kutsi loko lakudlako kube sikhubekiso.
21 Lokuncono kungayidli inyama, nekunganatsi lokudzakisanako, nekungenti nome yini lokungahle kwente umzalwane wakho awe.
22 Kukholwa lonako kugcine emkhatsini wakho naNkulunkulu. Ubusisiwe lowo longatilahli ngaloko lakubone kutsi kufanele.
23 Kodvwa lowo lonekungabata ngalakudlako, sewulahliwe, ngobe ukwenta ngekungakholwa; phela konkhe lokungesiko kwekukholwa, kusono.
1 Tsine lesicinile ekukholweni kufanele sitfwalisane nalababutsakatsaka ekwehlulekeni kwabo, singatijabulisi tsine.
2 Ngako-ke akube ngulowo ajabulise makhelwane wakhe, khona atekwakheka.
3 Ngobe naKhristu akatijabulisanga yena, njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Tinhlamba letatikhishwa ngulabo lababekwetfuka tehlela etikwami.”
4 Konkhe kwasendvulo lokusemBhalweni kwabhalelwa kufundzisa tsine, kuze sibe nelitsemba lelingumphumela wekubeketela newekucinisela lesikutfola kulowo mBhalo.
5 Shangatsi Nkulunkulu, longumtfombo wekubeketela newekucinisela, anganinika kuphilelana ngekuthula lomunye kulomunye ngekwentsandvo yaKhristu Jesu,
6 kuze kutsi nonkhe ngalivi linye nidvumise Nkulunkulu longuYise weNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
7 Ngako-ke yemukelanani, njengobe naKhristu anemukela, khona kutewudvunyiswa Nkulunkulu.
8 Nginitjela kutsi Khristu waba sisebenti sebekusoka, khona atewubonakalisa buciniso baNkulunkulu ngekugcwalisa tetsembiso taNkulunkulu kubokhokho,
9 kuze kutsi nebetive badvumise Nkulunkulu ngesihawu sakhe, njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Ngako-ke ngiyawukudvumisa emkhatsini webetive, ngiyawuhlabela ngidvumise libito lakho.”
10 Kuphindze futsi kutsiwe: “Tfokotani, nine betive, kanye nesive sakhe.”
11 Kuphindze futsi kutsiwe: “Dvumisani iNkhosi, nonkhe nine betive; nebantfu bonkhe abadvumise yona.”
12 Kantsi na-Isaya utsi: “Kuyawufika umliba waJese, lowo uyawuvukela kubusa tive, tive tiyakwetsembela kuwo.”
13 Shangatsi Nkulunkulu, longumtfombo welitsemba, anganigcwalisa ngako konkhe kujabula nekuthula ekukholweni, kuze niphuphume etsembeni ngemandla aMoya Longcwele.
14 Mine ngekwami ngenelisekile ngani, bazalwane bami, kutsi nine ngekwenu nigcwele kulunga, nagcwaliswa nangalo lonkhe lwati, niyakwati nekuyalana.
15 Kepha nginibhalele ngesibindzi kulokunye ngentela kunikhumbuta ngenca yemusa lengiwuphiwe nguNkulunkulu
16 wekutsi ngibe sikhonti saKhristu Jesu kubetive, ngikhonta njengemphristi ngekushumayela liVangeli leliphuma kuNkulunkulu, khona kutewutsi umnikelo longibo betive wemukeleke ungcwelisisiwe ngaMoya Longcwele.
17 Njengobe ngikuKhristu Jesu ngineligugu ngaloko Nkulunkulu lakwenta ngami.
18 Ngobe ngiyawubate sibindzi sekukhuluma lutfo lolunye ngaphandle kwaleto tintfo Khristu latente ngami. Khristu wasebenta ngemavi ami nangetento tami, kuze betive bamlalele;
19 abesebenta ngemandla etibonakaliso netimangaliso, nangemandla aMoya Longcwele. Ngako-ke, ngacala eJerusalema ngahamba ngijikeleta ngaze ngefika nangase-Ilirikhu ngihamba ngishumayela liVangeli laKhristu kuto tonkhe tindzawo.
20 Ngihlala nginenshisekelo lenkhulu yekushumayela liVangeli etindzaweni lapho Khristu angazange eviwe khona, khona ngingetukwakha esisekelweni lesibekwe ngulomunye umuntfu,
21 njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Labangazange sebatjelwe ngaye, bayawubona; nalabo labangazange sebeve ngaye, bayawuvisisa.”
22 Nguko nje sekungemahlandla lamanyenti ngivimbeleka kuta kini.
23 Kodvwa njengobe nyalo sengiwucedzile umsebenti wami kulamave, nanjengobe sekungiminyaka leminyenti kangaka ngifisa kuta lapho ngitenibona,
24 ngiyetsemba kutsi ngitakwendlula nginibone nase ngiya eSpaniya. Nase ngijabule nani sikhashane ngetsemba kutsi niyawungisita ngemalungiselelo nasengichubeka neluhambo lwami.
25 Kodvwa kwanyalo ngisaya eJerusalema kuyawukhonta labangcwele.
26 Ngobe kwaba kuhle kubaseMasedoniya nebase-Akhaya kutsi banikelele labangcwele labamphofu baseJerusalema.
27 Kwaba kuhle kutsi batimisele bona kukwenta loko. Yebo, nanyalo kusadzingekile kutsi babasite labamphofu. Nangabe betive beta kutawuhlanganyela nabo etibusisweni tabo taMoya, nebetive bafanele-ke babasite ngetintfo labatidzingako kulemphilo yakulomhlaba.
28 Nase ngikucedzile loko, sengibaniketile lokunikelwe, ngiyawuchubeka ngendlela yakini ngiye eSpaniya.
29 Ngiyati kutsi nangifika kini, ngiyawuniphatsela inala yetibusiso taKhristu.
30 Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngeNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu nangelutsandvo lwaMoya kutsi nilwe kanye nami ekungikhulekeleni kwenu, kuNkulunkulu.
31 Ngithandazeleni kutsi ngisindze engotini yalabangakholwa baseJudiya, nekutsi inkonzo yami eJerusalema yemukeleke kahle kulabangcwele,
32 kuze kutsi ngite kini ngentsandvo yaNkulunkulu nangenjabulo ngitewuphumula kanye nani.
33 Nkulunkulu wekuthula akabe nani nonkhe. Amen.
1 Ngetfula kini nango dzadzewetfu Foyibe longumdikhonikati welibandla laseKhenkhariya.
2 Memukeleni egameni leNkhosi njengalokufanele labangcwele, nimnike lonkhe lusito langahle aludzinge kini, ngobe ube lusito kubantfu labanyenti ngisho nakini lucobo.
3 Hambisani boPhrisila na-Akhwila, labasebentela Khristu Jesu kanye nami,
4 labanikela ngemphilo yabo kutsi ibesengotini ngenca yami. Ngiyababonga kakhulu, hhayi mine ngedvwa, kepha nawo onkhe emabandla ebetive.
5 Hambisani nalelo bandla lelihlanganela endlini yabo. Hambisani Ephayinethosi wami lotsandzekako lowaba yindvodza yekucala leyakholwa kuKhristu eveni lase-Asiya.
6 Hambisani Mariya lowanisebentela kakhulu.
7 Hambisani Andronikhusi naJuniyasi, tihlobo tami letatisejele kanye nami. Bona babalulekile kubaphostoli, baba ngemaKhristu kucala kunami.
8 Hambisani Ampliyatusi lotsandzekako kimi eNkhosini.
9 Hambisani Ubhanusi, losebentela Khristu Jesu kanye nami; hambisani nalotsandzekako wami Stakhusi.
10 Hambisani Apelesi lotsembekile kuKhristu. Nihambise nalabo lababendlu ya-Aristobulusi.
11 Hambisani Herodiyoni, sihlobo sami, nihambise nebazalwane bami kuKhristu labasendlini yaNasisusi.
12 Hambisani boTrayifina naTrayifosa, tisebenti teNkhosi; nihambise naPhesisi lotsandzekako lowasebenta kakhulu eNkhosini.
13 Hambisani Rufusi, sisebenti lesibalulekile eNkhosini, nenina wakhe longumake wami.
14 Hambisani bo-Asinkrithusi, naFlegoni, naHemesi, naPhatrobasi, naHemasi, nabo bonkhe bazalwane labanabo.
15 Hambisani boFilologusi naJuliya naNeriyusi nadzadzewabo, na-Olimpasi, nabo bonkhe labangcwele labanabo.
16 Bingelelanani ngekwangana lokungcwele. Onkhe emabandla aKhristu ayanibingelela.
17 Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane bami, kutsi nicaphele labo lababanga kwehlukana netikhubekiso, baphambane nemfundziso lenayemukela; labo bagegeni.
18 Ngobe labo labenta njalo, abakhonti yena Khristu iNkhosi yetfu, kodvwa bakhonta tisu tabo; nangemavi lamahle nalamnandzi bayenga tinhlitiyo talabo labangakahlakaniphi.
19 Ngiyajabula ngani ngobe kulalela kwenu kuyatiwa kubo bonkhe. Ngifisa kutsi nihlakaniphe kulokulungile, nibe msulwa kulokungakalungi.
20 Nkulunkulu, longumtfombo wekuthula, uyawumpitjita masinyane Sathane ngaphansi kwetinyawo tenu. Umusa weNkhosi yetfu Jesu awube nani.
21 Thimothi, losebenta kanye nami, uyanihambisa, kanye naLukhiyosi, naJasoni, naSosipateri, tihlobo tami.
22 Mine, Thethiyusi, umbhali walencwadzi, ngiyanihambisa eNkhosini.
23 Gayusi, lengingenise kakhe nalapho kuhlanganela khona libandla lonkhe, naye uyanihambisa. Uyanihambisa na-Erastusi, umgcinisikhwama welidolobha; nemzalwane wetfu Kwathusi naye uyanihambisa. [
24 Umusa weNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu awube nani nonkhe. Amen.]
25 Asimdvumise Nkulunkulu! Nguye lonemandla ekunicinisa ngeliVangeli lami nangetinshumayelo ngaJesu Khristu, ngekwesembulo semfihlakalo yeliciniso lelalifihlakele kusukela phakadze,
26 kodvwa nyalo seyembuliwe. Leyo mfihlakalo yabhalwa baphrofethi, yamenyetelwa kuto tonkhe tive ngekwemiyalo yaNkulunkulu waphakadze, kuze bonkhe batewukholwa balalele yena.
27 KuNkulunkulu, lokunguye yedvwa lonekuhlakanipha, akube ludvumo ngaJesu Khristu phakadze naphakadze. Amen.