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2 Ngakho awulasizatho sokuzigeza wena muntu+ nxa usahlulela ngoba nxa usahlulela omunye uyazigweba. Phela lawe uyazenza lezozinto owahlulela abanye ngazo.+
2 Siyakwazi ukuthi nxa uNkulunkulu esahlulela labo abahlala besenza lokhu, ukwahlulela kwakhe kuvumelana leqiniso.
3 Nxa usahlulela abenza izinto lezi kodwa lawe uzenza, ucabanga ukuthi uzaphunyuka yini nxa uNkulunkulu esesahlulela?
4 Kumbe awulandaba yini lokuthi uNkulunkulu ugcwele umusa+ lesineke+ kanye lokubekezela?+ Awukwazi ukuthi ngomusa lowo uzama ukukunceda ukuthi uphenduke?+
5 Kodwa wena uzilethela ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokuthi uyisiqholo njalo ulenhliziyo engaphendukiyo. UNkulunkulu uzaluveza ulaka lwakhe mhla esahlulela abantu futhi uzabahlulela ngendlela elungileyo,+
6 abuyisele umuntu ngamunye lokho okufanele imisebenzi yakhe.+
7 Uzabanika ukuphila okungapheliyo labo abaqhubeka besenza imisebenzi emihle, betshengisa ukuthi bafuna inkazimulo lodumo kanye lemizimba engatshabalaliyo.+
8 Kodwa labo abathanda ingxabano, labangalaleli iqiniso labenza okungalunganga bazaluzwa ulaka lentukuthelo yakhe.+
9 Wonke umuntu owenza izinto eziyingozi uzahlupheka futhi athwale nzima. Kuzaqala ngomJuda kulandele umGrikhi.
10 Kodwa wonke umuntu owenza okuhle uzathola inkazimulo lodumo kanye lokuthula. Kuzaqala ngomJuda+ kulandele umGrikhi+
11 ngoba uNkulunkulu kakhethi muntu.+
12 Bonke abone bengelawo umthetho bazabhubha bengelawo.+ Kodwa bonke abone bengaphansi komthetho bazakwahlulelwa ngomthetho.+
13 Phela abawuzwayo umthetho ayisibo abalungileyo phambi kukaNkulunkulu, kodwa abenza okutshiwo ngumthetho yibo okuzathiwa balungile.+
14 Nxa abantu bezinye izizwe abangelawo umthetho+ besenza ngokwemvelo izinto ezisemthethweni, abantu laba bangumthetho bona ngokwabo lanxa bengelawo umthetho.
15 Yibo kanye abatshengisa ukuthi okusemthethweni kubhaliwe ezinhliziyweni zabo, lapho imizwangedwa yabo ifakazelana labo, lalapho imicabango yabo ibasola kumbe ibatshela ukuthi abalacala.
16 Lokhu kuzakwenzakala mhla uNkulunkulu esebenzisa uKhristu uJesu ukuthi ahlulele izinto abantu abazifihlileyo,+ njengoba nje zisitsho izindaba ezinhle engizitshumayelayo.
17 Nxa ubizwa ngokuthi ungumJuda+ futhi uthembele emthethweni, uzigqaja ngoNkulunkulu,
18 uyazi intando yakhe, usamukela izinto eziqakatheke kakhulu ngenxa yokuthi uwufundisiwe* uMthetho,+
19 njalo ungathandabuzi ukuthi wena ungumkhokheli weziphofu lokuthi ukhanyisela abasemnyameni,
20 uqondisa abayizithutha, ufundisa abantwana, uzwisisa ulwazi oluqakathekileyo leqiniso eliseMthethweni
21 futhi ufundisa abanye, kungani ungazifundisi lawe?+ Wena otshumayela usithi, “Ungatshontshi,”+ uyatshontsha yini?
22 Wena othi, “Ungafebi,”*+ uyafeba yini? Wena owenyanya izithombe, ugqekeza amathempeli yini?
23 Wena ozigqaja ngomthetho, uyamyangisa yini uNkulunkulu ngokwephula uMthetho?
24 Phela kubhaliwe ukuthi: “Ibizo likaNkulunkulu liyathukwa ezizweni ngenxa yenu.”+
25 Ukusoka+ kunceda kuphela nxa usenza okusemthethweni,+ kodwa nxa uyisephulamthetho kuyabe sekufanana lokuthi awusokanga.
26 Yikho nxa umuntu ongasokanga+ esenza izinto ezilungileyo eziseMthethweni, angithi kuzathiwa usokile lanxa engasokanga?+
27 Nxa umuntu ongasokanga elandela uMthetho, uzakwahlulela wena sephulamthetho kungelani lokuthi wena ulawo umthetho obhaliweyo njalo usokile
28 ngoba ukuba ngumJuda ayisikho kuba ngumJuda ngaphandle,+ lokusoka kweqiniso ayisikho kusoka kwangaphandle enyameni.+
29 Kodwa umJuda ngulowo ongumJuda ngaphakathi,+ lokusoka kwakhe yikusokwa kwenhliziyo+ okwenziwa ngomoya hatshi ngomthetho obhaliweyo.+ Udumo lomuntu lo luvela kuNkulunkulu, aluveli ebantwini.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “uwufundiswe ngomlomo.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo umuntu otshadileyo olala lomuntu ongasimkakhe.
