Isahluko 3
1 O nina maGalathiya angaqondiyo! Ngubani oniloyileyo nina enalotshelwa phambi kwamehlo enu umfanekiso kaJesu Kristu ebethelwe esiphambanweni na?
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Yilokhu kuphela engithanda ukukwazi kinina ukuthi: Namukeliswa uMoya ngemisebenzi yomthetho noma ngezwi lokukholwa na?
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Niwulekile kangaka na? Niqalile kuMoya seniyakugcina enyameni na?
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Nahlupheka kangaka ngeze na? uma kambe kungeze.
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Ngakho yena oninikayo uMoya noveza imisebenzi yamandla phakathi kwenu ukwenza ngemisebenzi yomthetho noma ngezwi lokukholwa na?
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Njengalokho u-Abrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi ngukulunga.
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Yazini-ke ukuthi abokukholwa yibona abangamadodana ka-Abrahama.
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Kepha umbhalo, ubona ngaphambili ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzakulungisisa abezizwe ngokukholwa, walishumayela ngaphambili ivangeli ku-Abrahama, wathi: “Izizwe zonke ziyakubusiswa kuwe.”
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Njalo-ke abokukholwa bayabusiswa kanye no-Abrahama okholwayo.
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Ngokuba bonke abemisebenzi yomthetho baphansi kwesiqalekiso, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baqalekisiwe bonke abangemi njalo kukho konke okulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho ukuba bakwenze.”
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Kepha ukuthi ngomthetho akukho muntu olungisiswayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu kusobala, ngokuba olungileyo uzakuphila ngokukholwa;
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ngokuba umthetho awusiwo owokukholwa, kodwa owenza lokho uyakuphila ngakho.
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UKristu wasihlenga esiqalekisweni somthetho, ebenziwe isiqalekiso ngenxa yethu, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baqalekisiwe bonke abalenga emthini,”
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ukuba isibusiso sika-Abrahama ngoKristu Jesu sifike kubo abezizwe, ukuze samukeliswe isithembiso sikaMoya ngokukholwa.
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Bazalwane, ngikhulumisa okwabantu: nokuba kuyintando yokugcina yomuntu eyaqiniswayo, akakho oyichithayo noma enezele kuyo.
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Manje-ke izithembiso zanikwa u-Abrahama nenzalo yakhe; akasho ukuthi: “Ezinzalweni,” kungathi ngeziningi, kepha kungathi ngeyodwa ukuthi: Nasenzalweni yakho enguKristu.
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Kepha ngisho lokhu ukuthi isivumelwano esaqiniswa nguNkulunkulu ngaphambili, umthetho owavela emva kweminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu, awusesuli, uze usichithe isithembiso;
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ngokuba uma ifa likhona ngomthetho, alikho ngesithembiso; kepha uNkulunkulu umnikile lona u-Abrahama ngesithembiso.
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Pho, umthetho uyini na? Wenezelwa ngenxa yeziphambeko, kuze kufike inzalo enikiwe isithembiso, umisiwe ngezingelosi, ngesandla somlamuleli.
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Kepha umlamuleli kasiye owamunye; kepha uNkulunkulu munye.
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Pho-ke, umthetho uphambene nezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu na? Qha nakanye. Ngokuba uma wawunikiwe umthetho onamandla okuphilisa, ngempela ukulungisiswa ngakuya ngomthetho.
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Kepha umbhalo uvalele konke phansi kwesono, ukuze isithembiso ngokukholwa nguJesu Kristu siphiwe abakholwayo.
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Kepha kungakafiki ukukholwa, sasigcinwa phansi komthetho, sivalelwe kuze kufike ukukholwa obekuzakwambulwa.
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Njalo-ke umthetho sewaba ngumlayi wethu wokusiyisa kuKristu, ukuze silungisiswe ngokukholwa.
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Kepha-ke sekufikile ukukholwa, asisephansi komlayi.
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Ngokuba nonke ningabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuKristu.
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Ngokuba nonke enabhapathizelwa kuKristu nembatha uKristu.
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Akakho umJuda nomGreki, akakho oboshiweyo nokhululekileyo, akakho owesilisa nowesifazane, ngokuba nina nonke nimunye kuKristu Jesu.
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Kepha uma ningabakaKristu, seniyinzalo ka-Abrahama, niyizindlalifa ngokwesithembiso.