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Singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu

4Kodwa ngithi, ngaso sonke isikhathi indlalifa iseyingane, kayehlukananga ngalutho esigqilini lanxa ingumnikazi wakho konkea; 2 kodwa ingaphansi kwabaphathib lababonisic, kuze kufike isikhathi esamiswa nguyise. 3 Ngokunjalo lathi, lapho siseyizingane, sasiyizigqilid ngaphansi kwemfundiso zakuqala zomhlabae; 4 kodwa kwathi ukuphelela kwesikhathi sekufikile, uNkulunkulu wathuma iNdodana yakhef, yazalwag ngowesifazanah, yenziwai ngaphansi komthethoj, 5 ukuze ihlenge abangaphansi komlayok, ukuze semukele ukuma kwabantwana. 6 Njengoba lingamadodanal, uNkulunkulu wathuma uMoya weNdodana yakhe enhliziyweni zenum, ememeza esithi: Abha*, Baban! 7 Ngakho kawuseyiso isigqili, kodwa indodana; njalo uba uyindodana, futhi uyindlalifa kaNkulunkulu ngoKristuo.

8 Kodwa ngalesosikhathi, lingamazi uNkulunkulup, laliyizigqili kulaboq abangeyisibo onkulunkulu ngemvelor; 9 kodwa khathesi lokhu selimazi uNkulunkulu, yebo kangithi lisaziwa nguNkulunkulus, libuyela njanit futhi kumfundiso zakuqala ezibuthakathaka leziyibuyangau, elifuna ukuba yizigqili zazo futhi kakutshav? 10 Ligcina izinsukuw, lezinyangaxy lezikhathiz, leminyakaa. 11 Ngilovalo nganib, hlezi ngitshikatshikelec ize kinid.

12 Banini njengami, ngoba lami nginjengani, bazalwane, ngiyalincenga; kalingonanga ngaluthoe; 13 liyazi-ke ukuthi ngobuthakathaka benyama ngatshumayela ivangeli kinif ngokokuqalag, 14 lokulingwa kwami okwakusenyameni yami kalikudelelanga njalo kalikwenyanyanga, kodwa langemukela njengengilosi kaNkulunkuluh, njengoKristu Jesui. 15 Ngakho sasiyini isibusiso senuj? Ngoba ngiyalifakazela ukuthi, uba kungenzekak, lalingakhupha amehlo enu linginikel. 16 Ngakho sengibeyisitha senu ngokulitshela iqiniso yinim? 17 Bayalitshisekela ngokungekuhlen; kodwa bafuna ukulivalela ngaphandle, ukuze litshisekele bonao. 18 Kodwa kuhle ukuthi litshisekelelwe kokuhle isikhathi sonke, njalo kungabi sebukhoneni bami lani kuphelap. 19 Bantwana bami abancane, engilomhelo futhi wokulizalaq aze uKristur abunjwes kinit, 20 kodwa bengingathanda ukuba khona lani khathesi, ngiphendule ilizwi lamiu, ngoba ngididekile nganiv.

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21 Ngitshelani, lina elithanda ukuba ngaphansi komlayo, kaliwuzwa yini umlayo? 22 Ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi uAbrahama wayelamadodana amabili; enye ingeyesigqilikaziw, lenye ingeyokhululekileyox. 23 Kodwa eyesigqilikazi yazalwa ngokwenyamay, kodwa eyokhululekileyo ngesithembisoza. 24 Okuyizinto ezingumzekeliso; ngoba laba bayizivumelwano ezimbili; esinye esentabeni iSinayib1, esizalela ebugqilini, esinguAgaric. 25 Ngoba lokhu, uAgari, kuyintaba iSinayi eseArabhiyad, njalo imele iJerusalema yalamuhla, futhi iyisigqili kanye labantwana bayoe. 26 Kodwa iJerusalema ephezulu ikhululekile, engumama wethu sonkef; 27 ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Thokoza, wena nyumba engazaliyo; kekela umemeze, wena ongawuzwanga umhelo; ngoba abantwana botshiyiweyo banengi okwedlula kakhulu kulaye olendodag. 28 Kodwa thina, bazalwane, njengoIsakah singabantwana besithembisoi. 29 Kodwa njengakulesosikhathi owazalwa ngokwenyama wamzingela yena ongowakoMoyaj, kunjalo lakhathesik. 30 Kodwa umbhalo uthinil? Uthi: Xotsha isigqilikazi lendodana yaso; ngoba indodana yesigqilikazi kayisoze idle ilifa kanye lendodana yokhululekileyom. 31 Ngakho, bazalwane, kasisibo abantwana besigqilikazi, kodwa bokhululekileyon.

a 3.29.

b Mat. 20.8.

c Gen. 24.2.

d 2.4.

e Kol. 2.8,20.

f Mark. 1.15.

g Joha. 1.14. Roma 1.3. Fil. 2.7. Heb. 2.14,17.

h Gen. 3.15.

i Joha. 1.14. Roma 1.3. Fil. 2.7. Heb. 2.14,17.

j Mat. 5.17. Luka 2.27.

k 3.13. 1 Pet. 1.18,19. Mat. 20.28.

l 3.26. Roma 8.15.

m Roma 8.9.

n Mark. 14.36. Roma 8.15.

o 3.29. Roma 8.17.

p Hlu. 2.10.

q Roma 1.25. 1 Kor. 12.2. Efe. 2.11,12. 1 Thes. 1.9.

r 2.15. 1 Kor. 8.4. 10.20.

s 1 Kor. 8.3.

t 3.3.

u Roma 8.3. Heb. 7.18.

v 2.4.

w Roma 14.5.

x 2 Lan. 8.13.

y Kol. 2.16. Nani 28.11.

z 2 Lan. 8.13.

a Levi 25.2-5.

b 2.2.

c Roma 16.6.

d 5.2, 4.

e 2 Kor. 2.5.

f Roma 6.19. 1 Kor. 2.3.

g 1.6.

h 1 Sam. 29.9. Zek. 12.8. Mal. 2.7. 2 Kor. 5.20.

i Mat. 10.40. 1 Thes. 2.13.

j Roma 4.6,9.

k Roma 12.18.

l Mark. 2.4.

m 3.1.

n 2 Kor. 11.2. Roma 10.2. 1 Kor. 12.31.

o 2 Kor. 11.2. Roma 10.2. 1 Kor. 12.31.

p 2 Kor. 11.2. Roma 10.2. 1 Kor. 12.31.

q 3 Joha. 1.4. 1 Kor. 4.15. 1 Thes. 2.7. Jak. 1.18.

r 2 Kor. 13.5.

s Roma 2.20.

t 2 Kor. 13.5.

u Roma 9.3.

v Joha. 13.22. Seb. 25.20.

w Gen. 16.15.

x Gen. 21.2.

y Roma 9.7.

z 4.28. Gen. 17.15-19. 18.10-14. 21.1. Heb. 11.11.

a Gen. 21.2.

b Dute. 33.2.

1 iSinayi: Gr. iSina.

c 2.4.

d 1.17.

e 2.4.

f Heb. 12.22. Isam. 3.12. 21.2,10.

g Isa. 54.1.

h 3.29. 4.23. Roma 9.8. Seb. 3.25.

i 4.23. 3.29. Roma 9.8. Seb. 3.25.

j Gen. 21.9.

k 5.11.

l 3.8.

m Gen. 21.10. Joha. 8.35.

n 5.1.