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2Bazalwane bami, kungeyisikho ngokubandlulula abantu libe lokholoa lweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, iNkosi yenkazimulob c. 2 Ngoba uba kungena emhlanganweni1 wenu indoda elendandatho yegolide lesembatho esikhazimulayod, besekungena longumyanga olesembatho esingcolileyo, 3 beselinanzelelae ogqoke isembatho esikhazimulayof beselisithi kuye: Wena hlala lapha kuhle; beselisithi kongumyangag: Wena mana lapho, loba: Hlala lapha ngaphansi kwesenabelo senyawo zami; 4 pho, kalibandlululi phakathi kwenuh i, njalo laba ngabahluleli abalemicabango emibi yini?j k 5 Zwanini, bazalwane bami abathandekayo. UNkulunkulu kabakhethangal m yini abayanga balumhlaba, benothile ekholwenin, njalo bezindlalifao zombusop awuthembisayoq kwabamthandayor? 6 Kodwa lina libadumazile abayangas. Abanothileyo kabalicindezeli yini, njalo akusibo yini abalidonselat ekwahlulelweni?u 7 Bona kabalihlambaziv yini ibizo elihle elibizwa ngalow?

8 Uba liphelelisa umlayo wobukhosix, ngokombhaloy othi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wenaz, lenza kuhle; 9 kodwa uba libandlululaa abantu, lenza isono, lilahlwa ngumlayo njengabaweqayob. 10 Ngoba loba ngubani ogcina umlayo wonke, kodwa akhubeke kokukodwac, ubad lecalae kuyo yonke. 11 Ngoba owathi: Ungafebif; wathi futhi: Ungabulalig; uba-ke ungafebi, kodwa ubulala, usungumeqi womlayo.

12 Khulumani ngokunjalo lenze njalo, njengabazakwahlulelwa ngomlayo wenkululekoh. 13 Ngoba ukwahlulelwa okungelasihawui kungokwalowo ongenzanga isihawu; njalo isihawuj sizincoma kukho ukwahlulela.

14 Kusizanik, bazalwane bami, uba umuntu esithi ulokholo, kodwa engelamisebenzi? Lolokholo lungamsindisa yini? 15 Uba-ke umzalwane loba umzalwanekazil behambazem njalo beswela ukudla kwensuku ngensuku, 16 omunye wenu abesesithi kubon: Hambani ngokuthula, likhudumale lisuthe; kodwa lingabaniki izinto ezidingwa ngumzimbao, lokho kusizanip? 17 Kunjalo lokholo, uba lungelamisebenzi, lufile ngokwalo.

18 Kodwa omunye uzakuthi: Wena ulokholo, mina-ke ngilemisebenzi; ngitshengisa ukholo lwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi yakho, lami emisebenzini yami ngizakutshengisaq ukholo lwamir. 19 Wena uyakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu munyes; wenza kuhle; lamadimonit ayakholwau, njalo athuthumele.

20 Kodwa uyathanda ukwazi yini, O siphukuphukuv, ukuthi ukholo olungelamisebenzi lufilew? 21 UAbrahama ubaba wethu kalungisiswanga yini ngemisebenzi, esenikele indodana yakhe uIsaka phezu kwelathix? 22 Uyabona ukuthi ukholoy lwalusebenza kanye lemisebenzi yakhe, lokuthi ukholo lwapheleliswa ngemisebenziz, 23 kwasekugcwaliswa umbhaloa othi: LoAbrahama wakholwa uNkulunkulub, kwasekubalelwa kuye ukuthi kuyikulunga, wasebizwa ngokuthi ngumngane kaNkulunkuluc. 24 Ngakho-ke liyabona ukuthi umuntu uyalungisiswa ngemisebenzid, futhi kungesikuthi ngokholo kuphelae. 25 Ngokunjalo-ke loRahabif isifebe kalungisiswanga ngemisebenzi yini, esezemukeleg izithunywa, eseziphumise ngenye indlela? 26 Ngoba njengalokhu umzimba ngaphandleh komoya ufile, ngokunjalo lokholo ngaphandle kwemisebenzi lufilei.

a Mark. 11.22.

b 1 Kor. 2.8. Seb. 7.2.

c 2.9. Dute. 1.17; 10.17. Zaga 24.23; 2 Kor. 5.16. 1 Pet. 1.17. Juda 1.16.

1 emhlanganweni: kumbe, esinagogeni.

d 2.3. Luka 23.11.

e Luka 1.48.

f 2.3. Luka 23.11.

g Zaga 18.23.

h 3.17. Mat. 21.21.

i Roma 14.1.

j Mat. 15.19.

k Roma 14.1.

l Efe. 1.4.

m 1 Kor. 1.27,28. Jobe 34.19.

n Zaga 13.7. 2 Kor. 8.9. Isam. 2.9. Luka 12.21.

o Mat. 25.34.

p Mat. 5.3. Luka 6.20; 12.32.

q 1.12.

r Eks. 20.6. 1 Kor. 2.9. Zaga 8.17. 2 Tim. 4.8.

s 5.6. 1 Kor. 11.22.

t Seb. 16.19.

u 5.6. Seb. 8.3; 13.50; 17.6; 18.12.

v 1 Tim. 6.1. 1 Pet. 4.14. Seb. 13.45.

w Seb. 15.17.

x 4.11. Mat. 22.38. Joha. 13.34. Gal. 6.2.

y 2.23.

z Levi 19.18. Roma 13.9.

a 2.9. Dute. 1.17; 10.17. Zaga 24.23; 2 Kor. 5.16. 1 Pet. 1.17. Juda 1.16.

b Joha. 16.8.

c 3.2.

d Gal. 3.10.

e Mark. 3.29.

f Eks. 20.13,14.

g Eks. 20.13,14.

h 1.25.

i Jobe 22.6-11. Zaga 21.13. Mat. 6.15; 18.35. Mark. 11.26. Luka 6.38; 16.25.

j 1 Joha. 4.17,18.

k 2.16. 1 Kor. 15.32.

l Luka 3.11. Jobe 31.19,20.

m Jobe 22.6.

n 1 Joha. 3.18.

o 1 Joha. 3.17.

p 2.16. 1 Kor. 15.32.

q 3.13.

r Gal. 5.6. Mat. 7.16,17.

s 1 Kor. 8.6.

t 1 Kor. 10.20.

u Mat. 8.28,29. Mark. 1.23,24; 5.2,7. Luka 4.33,34. Seb. 16.16,17; 19.15.

v Hlu. 9.4. 1 Kor. 15.36. Mat. 5.22.

w 2.26. Roma 3.28.

x Gen. 22.9,12.

y Heb. 11.17.

z 2.17. 1 Thes. 1.3. Joha. 6.28,29.

a 2.8. 4.5. 1 Tim. 5.18. 1 Pet. 2.6. Gal. 3.8.

b Gen. 15.6. Roma 4.3. Gal. 3.6.

c 2 Lan. 20.7. Isa. 41.8.

d Heb. 11.33.

e Heb. 11.33.

f Heb. 11.31.

g Luka 10.38.

h 2.20.

i 2.20.