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Umuntu uyalungisiswa ngokholo
3Hawu maGalathiya ayizithutha, ngubani oliloyileyoa ukuze lingalalelib iqinisocd, lina abekwa obala phambi kwamehlo enu uJesu Kristu, ebethelwe phakathi kwenue? 2 Yilokhu kuphela engithanda ukukufunda kini ukuthi: Lemukela uMoya ngemisebenzi yomlayo yinif, loba ngokuzwag kokholoh? 3 Kanti liyizithutha kangaka? Liqale ngoMoyai selipheleliswa ngenyama yini? 4 Lahlupheka izinto ezinengi1 kangaka ngeze yini? Uba-ke ngitsho ngezej. 5 Ngakho yena olinika uMoya losebenza imisebenzi yamandla phakathi kwenu, kungaba ngemisebenzi yomlayo yini, kumbe ngokuzwa kokholok?
6 NjengoAbrahama wakholwa kuNkulunkulu, kwabalelwa-ke kuye ukuthi yikulungal. 7 Ngakho liyazi ukuthi labo abangabokholom, bona bangabantwana bakaAbrahaman. 8 Lombhalo, ubona ngaphambili ukuthi uNkulunkuluo ulungisisa abezizwe ngokholop, watshumayela ivangeli ngaphambili kuAbrahama wathi: Izizwe zonke zizabusiswa kuweq. 9 Ngakho abangabokholo babusiswa kanye loAbrahama okholwayor.
10 Ngoba bonke abemisebenzi yomlayo bangaphansi kwesiqalekisos; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Uqalekisiwe wonke ongaqhubeki kukho konke okulotshiweyo encwadini yomlayo ukukwenzat. 11 Kodwa kusobala ukuthi ngomlayo kakulamuntu olungisiswayo phambi kukaNkulunkuluu; ngoba: Olungileyo uzaphila ngokholov; 12 kodwa umlayo kawusiwo wokholo, kodwa kuthiwa: Umuntu owenza lezizinto uzaphila kuzow. 13 UKristux wasihlenga kusiqalekiso somlayo, esenziwe waba yisiqalekiso esikhundleni sethuy; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Uqalekisiwe wonkez olenga esihlahlenia; 14 ukuze kuthi isibusiso sikaAbrahama sifike kwabezizwe ngoKristu Jesub, ukuze semukelec isithembiso sikaMoya ngokholod.
15 Bazalwane, ngikhuluma njengokomuntue; ngitsho isivumelwano somuntuf esiqinisiweyog, kakho osichithayo loba osengezelelayoh. 16 Njalo izithembiso zakhulunywai kuAbrahama lenzalweni yakhej. Katsho ukuthi: Lezinzalweni, njengokungathi zinengi, kodwa njengokungathi ngeyodwa ukuthik: Lenzalweni yakho, enguKristul. 17 Lalokho ngiyakutsho: Umlayo oweza emva kweminyaka engamakhulu amane lamatshumi amathathu kawusesuli isivumelwano esaqiniswa nguNkulunkulu kuKristu ngaphambilim, ukuze usenze isithembiso sibe yizenop. 18 Ngoba uba ilifa livela emlayweni, alisaveli esithembisweni; kodwa uNkulunkulu walinika uAbrahama ngesithembisoq.
Umsebenzi womlayo
19 Pho, umlayo uyini? Wengezwa ngenxa yeziphambekor, kuze kufike inzalo eyanikwa isithembisos; wamiswa ngezingilosit esandleni somlamuliu. 20 Kodwa umlamuli kayisuye woyedwav, kodwa uNkulunkulu munyew. 21 Pho umlayo uphambene lezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu yini? Phindex! Ngoba uba wawunikiwe umlayo olamandla okuphilisa, isibili ukulunga ngabe kuvela ngomlayoy. 22 Kodwa umbhaloz uvalele konke ngaphansi kwesonoa, ukuze isithembisob ngokholo lukaJesu Kristu siphiwe abakholwayoc.
23 Kodwa kungakafiki ukholod, sasilondolozwe ngaphansi komlayoe, sivalelwe kuze kube sekholweni obeluzakwembulwaf. 24 Ngakho umlayog wawungumeluleki wethu kuKristuh, ukuze silungisiswe ngokholoi; 25 kodwa selufikile ukholoj, kasisekho ngaphansi kukamelulekik. 26 Ngoba lonke lingabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngokholo kuKristu Jesul. 27 Ngoba lonke elabhabhathizelwa kuKristum, lembethe uKristun; 28 kakukho umJuda lomGrikio, kakukho obotshiweyo lokhululekileyop, kakukho owesilisa lowesifazanaq; ngoba lina lonke limunye kuKristu Jesur. 29 Uba-ke lingabakaKristus, ngakho liyinzalo kaAbrahamat, njalo liyizindlalifa njengokwesithembisou.
a Seb. 16.6.
b 5.7.
c 2.5,14. 4.16. Tit. 1.14.
d 5.7.
e Nani 21.9.
f 3.14. Efe. 1.13. Seb. 2.38. 8.15. 10.44. 15.8. Heb. 6.4.
g Roma 10.17. Luka 7.1.
h 3.14. Efe. 1.13. Seb. 2.38. 8.15. 10.44. 15.8. Heb. 6.4.
i 4.9. Fil. 1.6.
1 ezinengi: kumbe, ezinkulu.
j 1 Kor. 15.2. Heb. 10.32,35,36. 2 Joha. 1.8.
k 2.8. 1 Kor. 12.10.
l Gen. 15.6. Roma 4.3,9,21,22. Jak. 2.23. Roma 4.9,21,22.
m 3.9,29. Roma 3.26.
n Luka 19.9. Joha. 1.47.
o 3.22. 4.30. Roma 9.17. 10.11. Roma 1.2.
p Roma 3.30.
q 3.16. Gen. 12.3.
r 3.9,29. Roma 3.26.
s 5.4. Roma 4.15. Mat. 5.19. Jak. 2.10.
t Dute. 27.26. Jer. 11.3. Hez. 18.4.
u 3.24. 2.16.
v Hab. 2.4. Roma 1.17. Heb. 10.38.
w Levi 18.5. Roma 10.5.
x 2 Kor. 5.21.
y 4.5. 1 Kor. 6.20.
z Dute. 21.23.
a Seb. 5.30.
b Mat. 8.11.
c 3.2.
d Seb. 2.33. Isa. 44.3. Hez. 11.19. Jow. 2.28.
e Roma 3.5.
f Roma 9.4.
g 2 Kor. 2.8.
h 2.21. Mark. 7.9.
i Seb. 13.32.
j 3.8. Luka 1.55. Roma 4.16.
k Mat. 1.1.
l 3.19. Gen. 13.15. 17.8. 22.18.
m Gen. 12.1-3. 15.13. Eks. 12.40,41. Seb. 7.6.
n Mat. 15.6.
o Roma 4.14. Heb. 6.12.
p 5.4,11. 1 Kor. 13.8.
q Roma 4.14. Heb. 6.12.
r Roma 4.15. 1 Tim. 1.9.
s 3.19. Gen. 13.15. 17.8. 22.18.
t Seb. 7.53.
u Eks. 20.19,21,22. Dute. 5.5,22,23,27,31. 33.2. Joha. 1.17.
v 1 Tim. 2.5.
w Roma 3.30.
x 2.17.
y 2.21.
z 3.8.
a 3.23. Roma 11.32. Roma 3.9.
b Roma 4.16. Seb. 10.43.
c Mark. 11.22.
d 2 Kor. 3.13.
e 2 Kor. 11.32.
f 3.23. Roma 11.32. Roma 3.9.
g Mat. 5.17.
h 1 Kor. 4.15.
i 3.11. 2.16.
j 2 Kor. 3.13.
k 1 Kor. 4.15.
l 4.5. Joha. 1.12. Roma 8.15. 1 Joha. 3.1,2.
m Roma 6.3. Mat. 28.19.
n Roma 13.14.
o 5.6. 6.15. Roma 1.16.
p 1 Kor. 12.13.
q 1 Kor. 11.11.
r Joha. 10.16. 17.21. 1 Kor. 10.17. Efe. 2.14-16. 4.4. Seb. 10.35.
s 3.7. 1 Kor. 3.23.
t Roma 9.7.
u 4.28. 4.1,7. Mat. 25.34. Efe. 3.6.