YebeRoma 9:1-33
9 Ngikhuluma iqiniso kuKrestu; angileyi amala njengombana unembezami ufakazelana nami emmoyeni ocwengileko,
2 ukuthi ngilisizi khulu begodu nginobuhlungu obungapheliko ehliziywenami.
3 Ngombana ngifisa ngathana bengihlukaniswe noKrestu njengomuntu oqalekisiweko ngebanga labafowethu, iinhlobo zami,
4 ezima-Israyeli. Ngekwabo ukumbelekelwa njengamadodana,+ iphazimulo, iimvumelwano,+ ukunikelwa komThetho,+ ukulotjha uZimu+ neenthembiso.+
5 Ngebabo abokhokho+ begodu uKrestu uvele kibo ngokwenyama.+ UZimu ophezu kwakho koke, akadunyiswe bekube nini nanini. Amen.
6 Akusikukuthi ilizwi lakaZimu libhalelwe. Ngombana akusingibo boke abavela ku-Israyeli, “abangu-Israyeli” wamambala.+
7 Akusingibo boke ababantwana ngombana basizukulwana saka-Abrahama;+ kunalokho, “Iinzukulwana zakho zizokuza ngo-Isaka.”+
8 Okutjho bona abantwana enyameni abasibantwana bakaZimu+ kwamambala kodwana abantwana ngesithembiso+ babalwa njengabantwana* bamambala baka-Abrahama.
9 Ngombana ilizwi lesithembiso belithi: “Ngesikhathesi ngizokuza begodu uSara uzabe anendodana.”+
10 Ingasi ngesikhatheso kwaphela kodwana nalokha uRabega azithwala amawele ngo-Isaka ukhokhwethu;+
11 lokha amawele la angakabelethwa begodu angakenzi litho elihle namkha elimbi, bona umnqopho kaZimu malungana nokukhetha uragele phambili ungadzimeleli emisebenzini kodwana kiloyo obizako,
12 kwathiwa kuye: “Indodana ekulu izokuba sigqila sendodana encani.”+
13 Njengombana kutloliwe: “Ngimthandile uJakopo kodwana ngimhloyile u-Esewu.”+
14 Alo-ke sizokuthini? Kukhona ukungabi nabulungiswa kuZimu na? Awa!+
15 Ngombana wathi kuMosi: “Ngizokuba nomusa kinanyana ngubani engifuna ukuba nomusa kuye begodu ngizokuba nesirhawu kinanyana ngubani engifuna ukuba nesirhawu kuye.”+
16 Yeke akuyi ngesifiso somuntu namkha umzamakhe* kodwana kuya ngoZimu, onomusa.+
17 Ngombana umtlolo uthi kuFaro: “Kungebangeli ngikulisile waragela phambili uphila bona ngitjengise amandlami ngawe nokwenza igama lami limenyezelwe ephasini loke.”+
18 Nje-ke unomusa kinanyana ngubani afuna ukuba nomusa kuye kodwana uvumela nanyana ngubani afuna abe nekani bona abe nekani.+
19 Ngalokho nizokuthi kimi: “Alo kubayini asasola abantu? Ngubani ojamelene nentandwakhe?”
20 Kodwana ungubani wena muntu bona ungaphendulana noZimu?+ Into ebunjiweko iyatjho na kumbumbayo ithi: “Kubayini ungenze ngendlela le?”+
21 Umbumbi akanamandla na phezu kwebumba+ bona ngeliqa elifanako enze isitja esiligugu nesinye esingatjho litho?
22 Kuthiwani-ke nangabe uZimu uzibekezelele khulu izitja zelaka ezenziwe zafanelekela ukutjhatjalaliswa, ngitjho nanyana athanda ukutjengisa ilaka lakhe nokwenza amandlakhe aziwe?
23 Kuthiwani nangabe lokhu kwenzelwa bona enze ukunotha kwephazimulwakhe kwaziwe ezitjeni zomusa,+ azilungiselele iphazimulo kusesengaphambili,
24 okutjho thina asibizileko ingasi hlangana namaJuda kwaphela kodwana nahlangana neentjhaba?+
25 Kunjengombana atjho nakuHosiya: “Labo abangasibabantu bami+ ngizobabiza ngokuthi ‘babantu bami,’ naloyo obekangathandwa ngizokuthi ‘ngothandekako’+
26 nendaweni okwathiwa kibo, ‘Anisibabantu bami,’ bazokubizwa ngokuthi ‘madodana kaZimu ophilako.’”+
27 U-Isaya warhuwelela malungana no-Israyeli wathi: “Nanyana isibalo sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli singaba njengehlabathi yelwandle, ngabaseleko kwaphela abazokusindiswa.+
28 Ngombana uJehova* uzokwenza iphasi liziphendulele, uzokwenza njalo ngokupheleleko begodu aliphelise msinyana.”+
29 Godu njengombana u-Isaya abikezela: “Ngathana uJehova* wamabutho akhenge asitjhiyele iinzukulwana, besizokuba njengeSodoma, sifane neGomora.”+
30 Alo sizokuthini? Abantu beentjhaba nanyana bangalweli ukufumana ukulunga, bayakufumana ukulunga,+ ukulunga okumphumela wokukholwa+
31 kodwana u-Israyeli nanyana bekalwela ukufumana umthetho wokulunga, akhenge awufumane umthetho lowo.
32 Kubayini? Ngombana balwela ukuwufumana, ingasi ngokukholwa kodwana ngemisebenzi. Bayakhutjwa “elitjeni lokukhubekisa”+
33 njengombana kutloliwe: “Qalani! Ngibeka eZiyoni ilitje+ nedwala elisiqabo kodwana obeka ukukholwa kwakhe koke kilo angeze adaniswe.”+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiGirigi, “njengembewu.”
^ NgesiGirigi, “akuyi ngokwaloyo ofisako namkha ogijimako.”
