Umdiliya Olungele Umlilo Kuphela
Umfanekiso omfutshane nobuhlungu. Umthi womdiliya awunamsebenzi ekwakheni nangaphambi kokuba utshe, waza utshiwe awunamsebenzi ngokuphindiweyo. Oko, utsho uBawo wethu, kuko oko abemi baseYerusalem bakuko kuye: begcinelwe umlilo, bengafanelekanga nawuphi na umsebenzi.
15 1Kwafika ke ilizwi likaBawo wethu kum, lisithi:
2“Nyana woluntu, umthi womdiliya ungcono ngantoni kunayo yonke eminye imithi — isebe lomdiliya eliphakathi kwemithi yehlathi? 3Ngaba umthi wawo unokusetyenziselwa into eluncedo? Ngaba kunokwenziwa ngawo isikhonkwane sokuxhoma izinto kuso? 4Khangela — uphoswe emlilweni ube ziinkuni. Umlilo udla iziphelo zawo zombini, isazulu sawo sitshile. Ngaba ufanelekile kuwo nawuphi na umsebenzi? 5Ukuba ubungalungele nto usaphelele, wobeka phi na ke emva kokuba udliwe ngumlilo, watsha — ngaba unokwenziwa into na?”
6Ngako oko itsho iNkosi uBawo wethu ukuthi: “Njengomthi womdiliya ophakathi kwemithi yehlathi, endiwunikele umlilo ukuba ube ziinkuni, ngokunjalo ndibanikele abemi baseYerusalem. 7Ndiya kububhekisa ubuso bam ngakubo. Basinda kuwo omnye umlilo, kodwa omnye uya kubadla; naza nazi ukuba ndinguBawo wenu, xa ndibubhekisa ubuso bam ngakubo. 8Ndiya kwenza ilizwe libe senkangala, ngenxa yokuba bameneze kakhulu, itsho iNkosi uBawo wethu.”
