Akekho Ophunyuka Ekwahlulelweni kukaBaba wethu
UPawulu uphendukela kumfundi obekujabulela ukufunda uhlu lwesahluko sokuqala. Ukwahlulela abanye kanti wenza izinto ezifanayo kuyakulahla, futhi iziqu zenkolo azikhululi muntu — uBaba wethu akakhethi buso, futhi abeZizwe abangakaze babe nawo umthetho bangawugcina ngonembeza.
2 1Ngakho awunasizathu, noma ungubani, nxa wahlulela omunye—ngokumahlulela wena uzilahla wena uqobo, njengoba wenza izinto ezifanayo. 2Manje siyazi ukuthi ukwahlulela kukaBaba wethu kubehlela ngokufanele labo abenza izinto ezinjalo. 3Ucabanga yini, wena owahlulela abanye ngezinto ezinjalo kodwa wena uqobo uzenza, ukuthi uyakuphunyuka ekwahlulelweni kukaBaba wethu? 4Noma uyayidelela yini ingcebo yomusa wakhe nokuzithiba nokubekezela kwakhe, ungananzeleli ukuthi umusa kaBaba wethu uhloselwe ukukuholela ekuphendukeni? 5Kodwa ngenxa yenhliziyo yakho elukhuni, engaphenduki, uzibekelela ulaka, kuze kube usuku lolaka lapho ukwahlulela okulungileyo kukaBaba wethu kuyakwambulwa khona. 6Uyakunika umuntu ngamunye ngokwalokho akwenzile. 7Kulabo abafuna inkazimulo, nodumo, nokungafi ngokuphikelela emsebenzini omuhle, uyakubapha ukuphila okuphakade. 8Kodwa labo abazifunela bona, abala iqiniso, balandele ububi, bayakwehlelwa ulaka nentukuthelo. 9Usizi nenhlupheko kuwo wonke umuntu owenza okubi—umJuda kuqala, bese kuba umGreki, 10kodwa inkazimulo, nodumo, nokuthula kubo bonke abenza okuhle—umJuda kuqala, bese kuba nomGreki futhi. 11Ngokuba uBaba wethu akakhethi buso. 12Izoni ezingenawo umthetho ziyabhubha nazo ngaphandle kwawo; izoni ezingaphansi komthetho ziyakwahlulelwa ngawo. 13Ngokuba akubona abawuzwayo umthetho abalungileyo phambi kukaBaba wethu, kodwa yilabo abawulalelayo abayakulungisiswa. 14Impela, lapho abezizwe, abangenawo umthetho, benza ngokwemvelo lokho umthetho okukufunayo, umthetho usebenza ngaphakathi kubo, nakuba bengenawo umthetho. 15Babonakalisa umsebenzi womthetho obhalwe ezinhliziyweni zabo, unembeza wabo efakaza, nemicabango yabo ephikisanayo ibamangalela noma ibavikela. 16Lokhu kwenzeka ngosuku uBaba wethu ayakwahlulela ngalo izimfihlo zawo wonke umuntu ngoJesu Khristu—njengokusho kwevangeli lami. a a v16 UBaba wethu ungumahluleli, kodwa wahlulela ngeNdodana yakhe—uBaba uphathise uJesu konke ukwahlulela.
Umthetho Ngeke Ukusindise
17Kodwa uma uzibiza ngokuthi ungumJuda, wencike emthethweni, uziqhenya ngoBaba wethu, 18uma uyazi intando kaBaba wethu, uvuma lokho okuhle kakhulu ngoba ufundiswe umthetho, 19uma unesiqiniseko sokuthi ungumholi wezimpumputhe, ukukhanya kwalabo abasebumnyameni, 20umqondisi weziwula, umfundisi wabangakakhuli, ophethe emthethweni isimo solwazi neqiniso. 21Wena ofundisa abanye—awuzifundisi yini wena uqobo? Wena oshumayela ukuthi kungebiwe—uyeba yini? 22Wena otshela abanye ukuthi bangaphingi—uyaphinga yini? Wena ozonda izithombe—uyawaphanga yini amathempeli? 23Wena oziqhenya ngomthetho, uyamdumaza yini uBaba wethu ngokwephula umthetho? 24Njengoba kulotshiwe: “Igama likaBaba wethu liyahlanjalazwa phakathi kwezizwe ngenxa yenu.” 25Ukusoka kuyasiza uma ugcina umthetho; kodwa uma uwephula, ukusoka kwakho kuphenduka ukungasoki. 26Ngakho uma ongasokile egcina izimiso zomthetho, ukungasoki kwakhe ngeke yini kubalwe njengokusoka? 27Ongasokile ngokwenyama ogcina umthetho uyakukwahlulela wena, onombhalo nokusoka kodwa owephula umthetho. 28Ngokuba ukuba ngumJuda akusikho nje okwangaphandle, nokusoka akusikho nje okwenyama. 29Kodwa umuntu ungumJuda ngaphakathi, ukusoka kuseyinhliziyo, ngoMoya, hhayi ngombhalo; indumiso yalowo muntu ayiveli ebantwini kodwa ivela kuBaba wethu.
