42 UJesu wathi kubo: “Alikaze likubale yini eMibhalweni ukuthi, ‘Ilitshe elaliwa ngabakhi selibe lilitshe eliyisiqokoqela.*+ Livela kuJehova* futhi lihle kakhulu emehlweni ethu’?+

44 Kanti njalo umuntu owela elitsheni leli uzaphahlazeka+ futhi loba ngubani elizawela phezu kwakhe lizamhlifiza.”+

17 Kodwa yena wabakhangela wabathi nhlo, wasesithi: “Pho utshoni umbhalo othi: ‘Ilitshe elaliwa ngabakhi selibe lilitshe eliyisiqokoqela’?*+ 18 Wonke umuntu owela elitsheni lelo uzaphahlazeka+ futhi loba ngubani elizawela phezu kwakhe lizamhlifiza.”

31 Kodwa abako-Israyeli behluleka ukuwulandela ngokugcweleyo umthetho wokulunga lanxa babezama ngamandla wonke ukuwulandela. 32 Ngenxa yani? Ngenxa yokuthi babezama ukuwulandela ngemisebenzi hatshi ngokholo. Bakhubeka ‘elitsheni elikhubayo’+ 33 njengoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: “Khangela! Ngibeka eZiyoni ilitshe+ lami elikhubayo ledwala eliwisa abantu, kodwa lowo okholwa kulo kasoze adane.”+

23 Kodwa thina sitshumayela ngoKhristu owabethelwa esigodweni njalo lokhu kwenza amaJuda akhubeke futhi kuyibuthutha kwabezizweni.+

7 Yikho yena uligugu kini ngoba lingamakholwa kodwa kulabo abangakholwayo, “ilitshe elaliwa ngabakhi+ selibe lilitshe eliyisiqokoqela,”*+ 8 “lelitshe elikhubayo kanye ledwala eliwisa abantu.”+ Bayakhubeka ngoba abalilaleli ilizwi. Lesi yiso isiphetho abasibekelweyo.