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10 Bafowethu, engikufisa ngokusuka ehliziyweni nengirabhela uZimu ngakho ngebanga labo, kukuthi basindiswe. 2 Ngombana ngiyabafakazela ukuthi bayamtjhisakalela uZimu, kodwana ingasi ngokuvumelana nelwazi elinembileko. 3 Ngokungazi ukulunga kwakaZimu kodwana bafune ukuveza kwabo, azange bazithobe ekulungeni kwakaZimu. 4 Ngombana uKrestu usiphetho somThetho, ukuze nanyana ngubani okholwako abe nokulunga.
5 UMosi watlola ngokulunga okuza ngomThetho athi: “Umuntu owenza izintwezi uzokuphila ngebanga lazo.” 6 Kodwana ukulunga okumphumela wokukholwa kuthi: “Ungathomi uthi ehliziywenakho, ‘Ngubani ozokunyukela ezulwini?’ Okutjho ukuthi, ayokwehlisa uKrestu, 7 namkha, ‘Ngubani ozokwehlela emgodini onganamkhawulo?’ Okutjho ukuthi, avuse uKrestu kwabafileko.” 8 Kodwana uthini umTlolo? “Ilizwi liseduze nawe, lisemlonyenakho nehliziywenakho”; ‘okulilizwi’ lokukholwa, esilitjhumayelako. 9 Ngombana nawuvuma tjhatjhalazi ngomlomakho ukuthi uJesu uyiKosi, ukholwe ngehliziywakho ukuthi uZimu wamvusa kwabafileko, uzokusindiswa. 10 Ngehliziyo umuntu uyakholwa afumane ukulunga, kodwana ngomlomo umuntu uvuma tjhatjhalazi afumane isindiso.
11 Umtlolo uthi: “Akakho osekela ukukholwa kwakhe kuye ozokudana.” 12 Ngombana akunamehluko phakathi komJuda nomGirigi. KuneKosi yinye phezu kwabo boke, enothileko* kibo boke abayibizako. 13 Ngombana “woke umuntu obiza ibizo lakaJehova uzokusindiswa.” 14 Nanyana kunjalo, bazombiza njani loyo abangakakholwa kuye? Bazokukholwa njani kiloyo abangakezwa ngaye? Bazokuzwa njani nakungekho otjhumayelako? 15 Bazokutjhumayela njani bangakathunywa? Njengombana kutloliwe ukuthi: “Qala bona zihle kangangani iinyawo zalabo abamemezela iindaba ezimnandi zezinto ezihle!”
16 Kodwana azange bazilalele boke iindaba ezimnandi. Ngombana u-Isaya uthi: “Jehova, ngubani okholwe into ayizwe kithi?”* 17 Nje-ke ukukholwa kulandela into ezwiweko. Bese lokho okuzwiweko kuza ngelizwi elimalungana noKrestu. 18 Kodwana ngiyabuza: Kghani babhalelwe kukuzwa? Awa, kuhlekuhle, “itjhada labo laphumela ephasini loke, nomlayezwabo wafika emaphethelweni wephasi.” 19 Kodwana ngiyabuza: Kghani u-Israyeli wabhalelwa kukwazi? Kokuthoma uMosi uthi: “Ngizonivusela isikhwele ngento engasisitjhaba; ngizonivusela itukuthelo enenturhu ngesitjhaba esisidlhadlha.” 20 Kodwana u-Isaya uba nesibindi khulu athi: “Ngafunyanwa ngilabo egade bangangifuni; ngaziwa ngilabo egade bangabuzi ngami.” 21 Kodwana ngokuphathelene no-Israyeli uthi: “Ilanga loke ngithabululele izandla zami esitjhabeni esingalaleliko nesinekani.”