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2 Phezu kwalokho, uNkulunkulu walenza laphila lanxa lalifile ngenxa yeziphambeko zenu lezono+ 2 elake lazenza* livumelana lomumo wezinto womhlaba* lo,+ lilandela lokho okufunwa ngumbusi oqondisa* umoya womhlaba.+ Umoya lo+ yiwo osebenzayo khathesi ebantwini abangalaleliyo. 3 Sonke sake saziphatha njengabo. Sasivumelana lezifiso zenyama,+ sisenza okufunwa yimizimba lemicabango yethu+ njalo ngokwemvelo sasingabantu okwakumele bathukuthelelwe+ nguNkulunkulu njengabanye bonke. 4 Kodwa uNkulunkulu ulesihawu esikhulu+ njalo ngenxa yokuthi wasithanda kakhulu,+ 5 wasenza saphila simanyene loKhristu, lanxa sasifile ngenxa yeziphambeko zethu.+ Selisindisiwe ngenxa yomusa omkhulu. 6 Kanti njalo uNkulunkulu wasivusa loKhristu futhi wasinika indawo yokuhlala laye ezulwini ngoba wasenza saba munye loKhristu uJesu,+ 7 ukuze ngesikhathi somumo wezinto* ozayo atshengise umusa wakhe omkhulu kakhulu ngokusinika izinto ezinhle thina esimunye loKhristu uJesu.
8 Selisindisiwe ngomusa lo omkhulu ngenxa yokholo lwenu.+ Lokhu alikusebenzelanga kodwa kuyisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu. 9 Alikutholanga ngemisebenzi yenu+ ukuze kungabi lomuntu olesizatho sokuzitshaya isifuba. 10 Singumsebenzi wezandla zikaNkulunkulu njalo sadalwa+ simanyene loKhristu uJesu+ ukuze senze imisebenzi emihle, leyo uNkulunkulu ayevele ehlele ukuthi sizayenza.
11 Ngakho lina elazalwa lingabantu bezinye izizwe khumbulani ukuthi labo ababebizwa ngokuthi “ngabasokileyo” babelibiza ngokuthi “lingabangasokanga.” Ukusoka lokhu ngokwenziwa enyameni ngezandla zabantu. 12 Ngalesosikhathi lalingelaye uKhristu, lehlukaniswe lesizwe sako-Israyeli futhi lingekho ezivumelwaneni zesithembiso.+ Laliphila lingabomhlaba, lingelathemba njalo lingelaye uNkulunkulu.+ 13 Kodwa njengoba selimunye loKhristu uJesu, lina elalikhatshana kakhulu selisondele eduze ngenxa yegazi likaKhristu. 14 Lowo owenza amaqembu womabili aba liqembu elilodwa+ nguye owasilethela ukuthula+ njalo wadiliza umduli owawuphakathi kwawo uwehlukanisa.+ 15 Ngomzimba wakhe* waqeda okwakubenza babe yizitha, okutsho uMthetho owawulemilayo, ukuze enze amaqembu la womabili amanyane laye, abe liqembu elilodwa elitsha*+ futhi abe lokuthula. 16 Kanti njalo ngokufa kwakhe esigodweni sokuhlutshwa*+ wenze ukuthi amaqembu la womabili abe ngumzimba owodwa, abuyisane loNkulunkulu ngokugcweleyo ngoba ngomzimba wakhe usekuqedile ukuzondana kwawo.+ 17 Wafika walitshela izindaba ezinhle zokuthula lina elalikhatshana kakhulu, wazitshela lalabo ababeseduze 18 ngoba ngaye, sonke esisemaqenjini la womabili sikhululekile ukusondela kuBaba ngomoya munye.
19 Ngakho kaliseyizo zihambi loba abantu bezinye izizwe,+ kodwa seliyizizalwane+ ndawonye labangcwele njalo selingamalunga emuli kaNkulunkulu.+ 20 Selakhelwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli labaphrofethi+ kodwa uKhristu uJesu yena ulilitshe lesisekelo eliyisiqokoqela.*+ 21 Sonke isakhiwo lesi esimunye laye lesibanjaniswe kuhle saqina,+ siyakhula sisiba lithempeli likaJehova* elingcwele.+ 22 Lani elimanyene laye lakhiwa ndawonye labo ukuze libe yindawo uNkulunkulu ahlala kuyo ngomoya wakhe.+