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2 Bafowethu angeze nabambelela ekukholweni kweKosethu ephazimulako uJesu Krestu kukulapho ninebandlululo, akusinjalo?+ 2 Nakungenzeka kungene umuntu ofake iindzilamnwana zegolide nezambatho zakanokutjho emhlanganwenenu, bese kungena nomuntu otlhagako ombethe amaratha, 3 inga-kghani nimthathela phezulu loyo ombethe izambatho zakanokutjho bese nithi kuye, “Hlala lapha endaweni emabothobotho,” bese nithi kotlhagako, “Jama njalo wena” namkha “Hlala lapha ngaphasi kwesinabelo seenyawo zami”?+ 4 Nangabe kunjalo, aninabandlululo na phakathi kwenu+ begodu anikabi bahluleli abenza iinqunto ezimbi?+
5 Lalelani, bafowethu abathandekako. Kghani uZimu akhenge akhethe abatlhagako ngokombono wephasi bona babe ziinjinga ekukholweni+ neendlalifa zomBuso, awuthembise labo abamthandako?+ 6 Kodwana nina nibehlise isithunzi abatlhagako. Kghani akusiziinjinga ezinigandelelako+ begodu zinidosele emakhotho? 7 Kghani azihlambalazi igama elihle enabizwa ngalo? 8 Nje-ke, nangabe nilandela umthetho wobukhosi ngokuvumelana nomtlolo othi, “Kufuze uthande umakhelwanakho njengombana uzithanda wena,”+ nenza kuhle khulu. 9 Kodwana naniragela phambili ninebandlululo,+ nenza isono begodu umthetho unilahle ngecala njengabaphula umthetho.+
10 Ngombana nangabe umuntu ulalela woke umThetho kodwana athathe igadango elimbi endaweni yinye, sekaweqe woke umthetho.+ 11 Ngombana loyo othi, “Ungafebi,”*+ uthi godu, “Ungabulali.”+ Nje-ke, nangabe awufebi kodwana uyabulala, usiseqamthetho. 12 Ragelani phambili nikhuluma begodu niziphatha njengalabo abazokwahlulelwa ngomthetho wabantu abatjhaphulukileko.*+ 13 Ngombana loyo onganasirhawu uzokwahlulelwa ngaphandle kwesirhawu.+ Isirhawu siyasihlula isahlulelo.
14 Kuzuzisa ngani, bafowethu, umuntu nakathi uyakholwa kodwana anganamisebenzi?+ Ukukholokho angekhe kumsindise, akusinjalo?+ 15 Nangabe umfowethu namkha udadwethu akanazambatho* nokudla okwaneleko kwelanga 16 kodwana omunye wenu athi kuye, “Khamba ngokuthula ufuthumale begodu usuthe” kodwana ungamuphi akutlhogako emzimbenakhe, kuzuzisa ngani lokho?+ 17 Ngokufanako nokukholwa, nakukodwa tere, kunganamisebenzi, kufile.+
18 Nanyana kunjalo, omunye uzakuthi: “Wena unokukholwa, mina nginemisebenzi. Ngitjengisa ukukholwa kwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi, mina ngizokutjengisa ukukholwa kwami ngemisebenzi.” 19 Angithi niyakholwa bona kunoZimu munye? Kuhle khulu lokho. Kodwana namadimoni ayakholwa begodu ahlengezele.+ 20 Unendaba nokwazi na, wena muntu onganalwazi, ukuthi ukukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kulilize? 21 Kghani u-Abrahama ubabethu azange kuthiwe ulungile ngemisebenzi ngemva kokuthi anikele ngendodanakhe u-Isaka e-aldareni?+ 22 Niyabona ukuthi ukukholwa kwakhe bekukhambisana nemisebenzakhe nokuthi ukukholwa kwakhe kwapheleliswa ngemisebenzakhe,+ 23 kwazaliseka umtlolo othi: “U-Abrahama wakholwa kuJehova,* waqalwa njengolungileko”+ begodu wabizwa ngokuthi mngani kaJehova.*+
24 Niyabona ukuthi umuntu kuzokuthiwa ulungile ngemisebenzi ingasi ngokukholwa kwaphela. 25 Ngokwendlela efanako, uRarhabu ingwadla akhenge na kuthiwe ulungile ngemisebenzi ngemva kokwamukela kuhle iinthunywa begodu wazibalekisa ngenye indlela?+ 26 Njengombana umzimba ngaphandle kommoya ufile,+ ngokufanako nokukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kufile.+