Akukho namnye osindayo kumgwebo kaBawo wethu
UPawulos uphethukela kumfundi obesonwabela uluhlu lwesahluko sokuqala. Ukugweba abanye ube usenza kwaloo nto kuyakugweba, nemvume zonqulo azikhululi mntu — uBawo wethu akakhethi buso, neentlanga ezingazange zibe nomthetho zingawugcina ngesazela.
2 1Ngoko akunakuziphendulela, nokuba ungubani na, xa ugweba omnye—ngokumgweba kwakho uzigweba ngokwakho, kuba wenza kwezo zinto. 2Ke siyazi ukuba umgwebo kaBawo wethu uyawa ngobulungisa phezu kwabo benza izinto ezinjalo. 3Ucinga ukuba, wena ugweba abanye ngezinto ezinjalo ube uzenza nawe, uya kuwusinda umgwebo kaBawo wethu na? 4Okanye uyabudela na ubutyebi bobubele bakhe, nokuzibamba, nomonde, ungakwazi ukuba ububele bukaBawo wethu bufuna ukukhokelela enguqukweni? 5Kodwa ngenxa yentliziyo yakho elukhuni, engenanguquko, uziqwebela ingqumbo, ngomhla wengqumbo, xa uya kutyhilwa umgwebo wobulungisa bukaBawo wethu. 6Uya kubuyisela umntu ngamnye ngokokwenza kwakhe. 7Kwabo bathi ngokuzingisa umsebenzi omhle bafuna uzuko, imbeko, nokungabi nakufa, uya kubanika ubomi obungenasiphelo. 8Ke abo bazifunela okwabo, bayicekisa inyaniso, balandela ukungalungisi, bohlangabezana nengqumbo nobushushu. 9Imbandezelo nengcutheko kuwo wonke owenza ububi—umYuda kuqala, kwandule umGrike, 10kodwa uzuko, imbeko, noxolo kubo bonke abenza okulungileyo—umYuda kuqala, kwandule naye umGrike. 11Kuba uBawo wethu akanakukhetha buso. 12Aboni abangenamthetho batshabalala ngaphandle kwawo nabo; aboni abaphantsi komthetho baya kugwetywa ngawo. 13Kuba asingabo abo baliva umthetho abangamalungisa phambi koBawo wethu, koko ngabo bawenza umthetho, abaya kugwetyelwa. 14Inene, xa iintlanga, ezingenamthetho, zisenza ngemvelo oko kufunwa ngumthetho, umthetho uyasebenza ngaphakathi kwazo, nangona zingenawo umthetho. 15Zibonakalalisa umsebenzi womthetho obhalwe ezintliziyweni zazo, isazela sazo singqinela, neengcinga zazo eziphikisanayo zizibeka ityala okanye zizithethelela. 16Oku kwenzeka ngomhla uBawo wethu aya kugweba ngawo iimfihlo zomntu wonke ngoYesu Krestu—njengoko itsho ivangeli yam. a a v16 UBawo wethu ngumgwebi, kodwa ugweba ngoNyana wakhe—uBawo uwunikele kuYesu umgwebo wonke.
Umthetho awuyi kukusindisa
17Kodwa ukuba uzibiza ngokuba ungumYuda, uthembele emthethweni, uqhayisa ngoBawo wethu, 18ukuba uyakwazi ukuthanda kukaBawo wethu, uqonda okungcono kakhulu ngenxa yokuba ufundiswa ngumthetho, 19ukuba weyisekile ukuba ungumkhokeli weemfama, ukhanyiso kwabo basebumnyameni, 20umqondisi wabangenabulumko, umfundisi wabangekakhuli, uphethe emthethweni ubume bokwazi nenyaniso. 21Ufundisa abanye—akuzifundisi na wena? Ushumayela uthi mabangebi—uyeba na wena? 22Wena uxelela abanye ukuba mabangakrexezi—uyakrexeza na wena? Wena ulisikizi izithixo—uyazibela na izindlu zezithixo? 23Wena uqhayisa ngomthetho, umbheka phantsi na uBawo wethu ngokwaphula umthetho? 24Njengoko kubhaliwe: “Igama likaBawo wethu linyeliswa phakathi kweentlanga ngenxa yenu.” 25Ulwaluko luyanceda ukuba uwenze umthetho; wuphule, lube ke ulwaluko lwakho kukungaluki. 26Ngoko ke ukuba ongalukanga ugcina iindawo zomthetho, akuyi kubalelwa na ukungaluki kwakhe ngokolwaluko? 27Ongalukanga enyameni, lo ugcina umthetho, uya kugweba wena, lo unombhalo nolwaluko, kodwa uwaphule umthetho. 28Kuba ukuba ngumYuda akukokwangaphandle kuphela, nolwaluko aluyonto yangaphandle emzimbeni kuphela. 29Koko ngumYuda lowo ungaphakathi, ulwaluko lube lolwentliziyo, ngoMoya, kungekhona ngombhalo; indumiso yalowo ayiveli ebantwini, iphuma kuBawo wethu.
