Umvini Ongasizi Lutho Ngaphandle Komlilo
Umfanekiso omfushane, odabukisayo. Ukhuni lomvini alusizi lutho ekwakheni ngisho lungakashi, futhi uma seluhangukile alusizi lutho kabili. Yilokho, kusho uBaba wethu, abantu baseJerusalema abayikho kuye: bagcinelwe umlilo, abafanele noma imuphi umsebenzi.
15 1Khona-ke izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:
2“Ndodana yomuntu, ukhuni lomvini lungcono ngani kunolunye ukhuni—igatsha lomvini phakathi kwemithi yasehlathini? 3Ukhuni lwawo lungasetshenziselwa yini into eyusizo? Kungenziwa yini isikhonkwane ngalo sokuphanyeka izinto? 4Bheka—luphonswa emlilweni ukuba lube yikuni. Umlilo udla izihloko zalo zombili, kuthi phakathi kwalo kushe kube mnyama. Lungafaneleka yini kunoma yimuphi umsebenzi? 5Uma lungenamsebenzi lusaphelele, kakhulu kangakanani lapho umlilo seluludlile lwasha lwaba mnyama—lungenziwa yini into?”
6Ngakho-ke iNkosi uBaba ithi: “Njengokhuni lomvini phakathi kwemithi yasehlathini, engalunikela emlilweni ukuba lube yikuni, kanjalo ngibanikele abahlala eJerusalema. 7Ngiyakubhekisa ubuso bami kubo. Baphunyukile komunye umlilo, kodwa omunye uyakubaqeda; khona-ke niyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wenu, lapho ngibhekisa ubuso bami kubo. 8Ngiyakwenza izwe libe yincithakalo, ngenxa yokuthi baye bangathembeka nhlobo, kusho iNkosi uBaba.”
