KubaseRoma
9 Ngikhuluma liciniso ngenca yaKhristu; angicali emanga ngobe nembeza wami uyangifakazela ngemoya longcwele, 2 kutsi ngilusizi kakhulu futsi inhlitiyo yami iva buhlungu lobungapheli. 3 Ngobe bengingafisa kwehlukaniswa naKhristu ngibe ngulocalekisiwe ngenca yebomnaketfu labatihlobo tami enyameni, 4 lokungema-Israyeli. Bona batsatfwa bentiwa emadvodzana+ futsi bakhatinyuliswa, banikwa tivumelwane,+ uMtsetfo,+ umsebenti longcwele,+ netetsembiso.+ 5 Bavela kubokhokho,+ naKhristu wavela kubo ayinyama.+ Nkulunkulu losetikwako konkhe akadvunyiswe kuze kube phakadze. Amen.
6 Kodvwa akusho kutsi livi laNkulunkulu lehlulekile. Ngobe akusibo bonkhe labavela ku-Israyeli “labangema-Israyeli” mbamba.+ 7 Akusibo bonkhe lababantfwana ba-Abrahama ngenca nje yekutsi bayintalelwane*+ yakhe, ngobe kwatsiwa: “Intalelwane* yakho itawuvela ku-Isaka.”+ 8 Loku kusho kutsi bantfwana benyama akusibo lababantfwana baNkulunkulu,+ kodvwa bantfwana besetsembiso+ ngibo lokutsiwa bayintalelwane.* 9 Ngobe lesetsembiso besitsi: “Ngalesikhatsi lesi ngitawufika, futsi Sara utawuba nendvodzana.”+ 10 Lesetsembiso asigcinanga lapho kuphela, kodvwa sashiwo nangesikhatsi Rebheka atetfwele futsi atotfola emaphahla a-Isaka longukhokho wetfu.+ 11 Ngesikhatsi lamaphahla asengakatalwa futsi asengakenti lutfo loluhle nobe lolubi, (kuze injongo yaNkulunkulu yekukhetfwa kwawo ingayi ngemisebenti, kodvwa iye ngaLoyo lowabitako), 12 kwatsiwa kuRebheka: “Lomdzala utawuba sigcili salomncane.”+ 13 Kunjengobe kubhaliwe kwatsiwa: “Jakobe ngamtsandza, kodvwa Esawu ngamenyanya.”+
14 Singatsini-ke? Nkulunkulu akakalungi yini? Cha akusinjalo!+ 15 Ngobe watsi kuMosi: “Ngitawuba nesihawu kuloyo lengifuna kuba nesihawu kuye, futsi ngitamvela loyo lengifuna kumvela.”+ 16 Ngako-ke akuyi ngekufisa kwemuntfu nobe ngekutikhandla kwakhe,* kodvwa kuya ngaNkulunkulu lonesihawu.+ 17 Ngobe umbhalo wakhuluma ngaFaro watsi: “Ngulesi sizatfu lesingente ngakuyekela, kuze ngente emandla ami abonakale ngawe, nelibito lami limenyetelwe kuwo wonkhe umhlaba.”+ 18 Ngako uba nesihawu kuloyo lafuna kuba nesihawu kuye, kodvwa labo lafuna babe lukhuni uyabayekela babe lukhuni.+
19 Nine nitawutsi kimi: “Nkulunkulu usabasolelani-ke bantfu? Ngobe ngubani longamelana nentsandvo yakhe?” 20 Ungubani wena kutsi ungaphendvulana naNkulunkulu?+ Intfo lebunjiwe ingasho yini kuloyo loyibumbile itsi: “Ungibumbeleni kanjena?”+ 21 Anati yini kutsi umbumbi unelilungelo lekusebentisa sigadla sinye selubumba+ kuze ente titja letimbili, sinye sibe selikhetselo lesinye singabi selikhetselo? 22 Kutsiwani-ke nangabe Nkulunkulu bekafuna kuveta intfukutselo yakhe futsi ente nemandla akhe abonakale, kodvwa wakhetsa kubayekela waphindze wababeketelela labo labatitja letifanelwe yintfukutselo nekubhujiswa? 23 Kutsiwani-ke nangabe loku wakwenta kuze avete kutsi inkhatimulo yakhe yinkhulu kulabo labatitja letifanelwe sihawu,+ lebesekavele abahlelele kusengaphambili kutsi batfole inkhatimulo, 24 lokungitsi tsine lasibita, wangasibiti kumaJuda kuphela kodvwa wasibita nakubantfu betive?+ 25 Kunjengobe nje asho kuHoseya nakatsi: “Labo labangasibo bantfu bami+ ngitawubabita ngekutsi ‘bantfu bami,’ naloyo lobekangatsandvwa ngitawutsi ‘ngulotsandzekako.’+ 26 Nakulendzawo lapho ngatsi kubo: ‘Anisibo bantfu bami,’ kulapho labatawubitwa khona ngekutsi ‘ngemadvodzana aNkulunkulu lophilako.’”+
27 Ngetulu kwaloko, Isaya wakhuluma mayelana nema-Israyeli watsi: “Ngisho nobe emadvodzana aka-Israyeli angaba ngangesihlabatsi saselwandle, ngulabo labasele kuphela labatawusindziswa.+ 28 Ngobe Jehova* utawenta umhlaba ulandzise, futsi loko utawukwenta ngalokuphelele nangekushesha.”+ 29 Isaya waphrofetha watsi: “Kube Jehova* wemabutfo akasishiyelanga intalelwane,* besitawuvele sifane ncamashi neSodoma, futsi besitawufana neGomora.”+
30 Singatsini-ke? Bantfu betive baba ngulabalungile ngisho nobe bangazange basebentele kuba ngulabalungile,+ lokukulunga lokuletfwa kukholwa;+ 31 kodvwa nanobe ema-Israyeli awusebentela umtsetfo wekulunga, akawugcinanga. 32 Ngasiphi sizatfu? Ngobe awazange awusebentele ngekukholwa, kodvwa bewacabanga kutsi kuba ngulabalungile kuya ngemisebenti. Akhutjwa “litje lelibangela kukhubeka,”+ 33 njengobe kubhaliwe kwatsiwa: “ESiyoni ngibeka litje+ lelibangela kukhubeka nelidvwala leliwisanako, kodvwa loyo lokholwa kulo ngeke advumateke.”+