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3Ngokunjaloa bafazi, zehliseleni ngaphansi kwawenu amadodab, ukuze kuthi, uba-ke bekhona abangalaleli ilizwic, bazuzwe ngaphandle kwelizwidef ngokuziphatha kwabafazi, 2 enanzelela ukuhamba kwenug okuhlambulukileyo ekwesabenih. 3 Okuceca kwenu kakungabi ngokwangaphandle okokweluka inwelei, lokokugqiza igolidej, kumbe okokugqoka izembathok; 4 kodwa umuntu osithekileyo wenhliziyol, entweni engagugiyo yomoya omnene lokuthula, oligugu elikhulu phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 5 Ngoba kudala bazicecisa ngokunjalo labesifazana abangcwele ababethemba uNkulunkulum, bezehlisela ngaphansi kwawabo amadodan; 6 njengoSara owamlalela uAbrahama, wambiza ngokuthi nkosio, eselingamadodakazi1 akhe, uba lisenza okuhle njalo lingesatshiswap langokukodwa okwesabekayo.

7 Ngokunjalo madodaq, hlalisananir ngokolwazis, limhloniphe owesifazanat njengesitsha esibuthakathakau, njengoba labo beyizindlalifa zomusa wempilo kanye laniv, ukuze imikhuleko yenu ingavinjelwaw.

Ukuhamba ngokubekezela ekuhluphekeni

8 Okokucina-ke, banini nhliziyonye lonkex, lizwelaney, lithande abazalwane, libe lobubele, lilomusaz; 9 lingaphindiseli okubi ngokubia, kumbe ukuthuka ngokuthukab; kodwa esikhundleni salokhu busisanic, lisazi ukuthi labizelwa lokho, ukuze lidle ilifa lesibusisod. 10 Ngoba lowo ofuna ukuthanda impilo, lokubona insuku ezinhle, kanqande ulimi lwakhe kokubi, lendebe zakhe ukuze zingakhulumi inkohlisoe; 11 kaphambuke kokubi, abesesenza okuhlef; adinge ukuthula, njalo akunxwanele. 12 Ngoba amehlo eNkosi aphezu kwabalungileyo, lendlebe zayo zingasemkhulekweni wabog; kodwa ubuso beNkosi bumelana labenza okubi.

13 Pho ngubani ongalilimazah, uba lingabalingisi bokuhle?i 14 Kodwaj uba lani lihlupheka ngenxa yokulungak, libusisiwel; njalo lingesabi ukwethusa kwabom, njalo lingakhathazekin; 15 kodwa ngcwelisani iNkosi uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni zenuo; beselihlala lizilungiselep ukuphendula wonke olibuza isizatho ngethemba elikiniq, kanye lobumnener lokwesabas2, 16 lilesazela esihletu, ukuze kuthi kulokho abalihleba ngakhov njengabenzi bobubiw bayangeke, labo abathukax ukuziphatha kwenu okuhle kuKristuy. 17 Ngoba kungcono ukuhlupheka lisenza okuhle, uba intando kaNkulunkulu ikuthandaz, kulokuhlupheka lisenza okubi. 18 Ngoba loKristu wahlupheka kanyeab ngenxa yezono, olungileyo esikhundleni sabangalungangac, ukuze asise kuNkulunkulud; owabulawae enyamenif, kodwa wenziwa waphilag ngoMoyah, 19 ayesehambe ngawo laye watshumayelai kumimoya esentolongwenij, 20 eyababekade bengalalelik, laphol ukubekezela kukaNkulunkulum kwakukade kulindele, ensukwini zikaNowa lapho umkhumbi wawusakhiwan, okwasindiswa kuwo abalutshwana, okuyikuthi imiphefumulo eyisificaminwembiliop, ngamanziq. 21 Umfuziselo wawor lubhabhathizos olusisindisayot lathi khathesi, kungeyisikho ukususwa kwengcekeza yenyamau, kodwa ukucelav kwesazela esihle kuNkulunkuluw, ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristux, 22 oseye ezulwini, ekhona ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkuluy, izingilosiz leziphathamandlaabc lamandladef sekwehliselwe ngaphansi kwakheg.

a 2.13.

b 3.5. Efe. 5.22. Kol. 3.18. Tit. 2.5. Gen. 3.16.

c 3.20. Heb. 11.31.

d 1 Kor. 7.16.

e Mat. 18.15.

f 3.2,16. Gal. 1.13.

g 2.12.

h 3.2,16. Gal. 1.13.

i 1 Tim. 2.9. Isa. 3.18-24. Tit. 2.3.

j 1 Tim. 2.9. Isa. 3.18-24. Tit. 2.3.

k 1 Tim. 2.9. Isa. 3.18-24. Tit. 2.3.

l Roma 2.29. Hlab. 45.13. 1 Tim. 2.10. Roma 7.22.

m 1 Tim. 5.5.

n 3.5. Efe. 5.22. Kol. 3.18. Tit. 2.5. Gen. 3.16.

o Gen. 18.12.

1 amadodakazi: Gr., abantwana.

p 3.14. Efe. 5.33. Zaga 3.25.

q Efe. 5.25. Kol. 3.19.

r 1 Kor. 7.3.

s 2 Pet. 1.5,6.

t 1 Kor. 12.23.

u 1 Thes. 4.4.

v 1.4.

w 1 Kor. 7.5.

x Roma 12.16.

y Heb. 4.15. 10.34.

z Efe. 4.32. Kol. 3.12.

a Zaga 17.13. Mat. 5.39.

b 2.23. 1 Kor. 5.11.

c Mat. 5.44. Roma 12.14.

d Mat. 25.34. 1 Tim. 4.8.

e Hlab. 34.12-16.

f 3 Joha. 1.11.

g Jak. 5.16.

h Zaga 16.7.

i 3 Joha. 1.11.

j Mat. 24.48.

k 2.19,20.

l Mat. 5.10-12. Jak. 1.12. Roma 5.3.

m 3.6. Mat. 10.28. Isa. 8.12,13.

n Joha. 14.1,27.

o Mat. 6.9.

p Kol. 4.6. Zaga 15.28.

q 2 Kor. 7.11.

r 2 Tim. 2.25.

s 1.17.

2 ukwesaba: kumbe, ukuhlonipha.

t Heb. 13.18.

u 3.21.

v 2.12.

w 2.12.

x 4.4. Mat. 5.44. Luka 6.28.

y 3.1.

z 2.15.

a Heb. 9.26,28.

b 2.21; 4.1. Roma 4.25.

c 2.24.

d Efe. 2.18.

e 2 Kor. 13.4.

f 4.1. Kol. 1.22.

g Roma 8.11. 2 Kor. 3.6.

h Roma 1.4. Heb. 9.14. 1 Tim. 3.16.

i 4.6. Hlab. 68.18. Efe. 4.9. Seb. 2.27,31.

j Isam. 20.7.

k 3.1.

l Gen. 6.3,5,13,14. Jobe 22.16. Mat. 24.37-39. Luka 17.26,27.

m Roma 2.4.

n Heb. 11.7.

o Gen. 7.1,7,23; 8.18. 2 Pet. 2.5.

p Seb. 27.37.

q Heb. 11.7.

r Heb. 9.24.

s Mark. 16.16. Efe. 5.26.

t Tit. 3.5.

u 2 Pet. 1.14.

v Roma 10.10.

w 3.16. 1 Tim. 1.5.

x 1.3.

y 1.21. Roma 8.34. Hlab. 110.1.

z Roma 8.38.

a 1 Kor. 15.24.

b Efe. 1.21.

c Kol. 1.16. Luka 12.11.

d Roma 8.38.

e 1 Kor. 15.24.

f Efe. 1.21.

g Mat. 28.18.