KubaseRoma 3:1-31
3 Kuzuzisa ngani kuba ngumJuda, futsi kusita ngani kusoka?
2 Kuzuzisa kakhulu, ngobe kwekucala emaJuda anikwe emavi langcwele aNkulunkulu.+
3 Kutsiwani nangabe lamanye emaJuda angazange akholwe? Kweswela kwawo kukholwa bekungenta bantfu bangasametsembi yini Nkulunkulu?
4 Cha! Nkulunkulu utawuhlala etsembekile+ ngisho nobe bonkhe bantfu banemanga,+ njengobe nje kubhaliwe kwatsiwa: “Emavi akho atawukhombisa kutsi ulungile futsi nawubekwa licala utawutfolakala umsulwa.”+
5 Kodvwa kutsiwani-ke nangabe kungalungi kwetfu kwenta kulunga kwaNkulunkulu kubonakale? Nkulunkulu usuke angakalungi yini nakaveta intfukutselo yakhe? (Loku lengikushoko yindlela bantfu labacabanga ngayo.)
6 Cha! Nakunjalo, Nkulunkulu bekatawehlulela njani umhlaba?+
7 Nangabe ngicala emanga, futsi loko kwente liciniso laNkulunkulu ligcame kakhulu kuze akhatinyuliswe, kungani-ke ngehlulelwa njengesoni?
8 Anikhulumi ngani njengalabanye bantfu labasicalela emanga, batsi sitsi: “Asenteni tintfo letimbi kuze sitotfola lokuhle”? Kwehlulelwa lokutfolwa ngulabo bantfu kusuke kubafanele.+
9 Sincono yini tsine? Cha! Ngobe sengishito kutsi onkhe emaJuda nemaGriki anesono;+
10 njengobe nje kubhaliwe kutsi: “Kute ngisho namunye umuntfu lolungile;+
11 kute lonekucondza, futsi kute nalofuna Nkulunkulu.
12 Bonkhe bantfu bayekele kwenta lokuhle futsi bonkhe abasiti ngalutfo; kute ngisho namunye kubo lonemusa.”+
13 “Imiphimbo yabo injengemathuna lavulekile; bayakhohlisa ngelulwimi lwabo.”+ “Tintfo labatikhulumako tilimata njengesihlungu setinyoka.”+
14 “Imilomo yabo igcwele kucalekisa netintfo letibabako.”+
15 “Tinyawo tabo tiyashesha kuyobulala.”*+
16 “Bahlale balimata labanye bantfu futsi babahlupha,
17 abayati nendlela yekuba nekuthula+ nalabanye.”
18 “Abamesabi Nkulunkulu.”+
19 Nyalo sesiyati kutsi tonkhe tintfo letishiwo nguMtsetfo tisuke ticondzene nalabo labangephansi kwawo, kuze kube bete umuntfu lotsi umsulwa, nelive lonkhe litewutilandzisela kuNkulunkulu, khona litojeziswa.+
20 Kute umuntfu* lokungatsiwa ulungile embikwaNkulunkulu ngekwenta imisebenti lefunwa ngumtsetfo,+ ngobe umtsetfo usenta sisati kahle sono.+
21 Kodvwa nyalo sesiyati kutsi kulunga emehlweni aNkulunkulu akutfolakali ngekugcina umtsetfo,+ futsi loku kufakazelwa nguMtsetfo nebaPhrofethi.+
22 Bonkhe labanekukholwa bangaba ngulabalungile emehlweni aNkulunkulu ngekukholwa kwabo kuJesu Khristu, ngobe Nkulunkulu akakhetsi.+
23 Bonkhe bonile, futsi abakwati kuveta inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu.+
24 Kusipho+ kubo kutsi kutsiwe balungile ngemusa wakhe lomkhulu+ ngenca yekukhululwa yinhlawulo leyakhokhwa nguKhristu Jesu.+
25 Nkulunkulu wanikela ngaye kuze bantfu babuyisane+ naye ngekutsi bakholwe engatini+ yaKhristu. Loku wakwenta kuze avete kulunga kwakhe, ngobe uyabeketela futsi uyatitsetselela tono letentiwe esikhatsini lesengcile,
26 wakwentela nekutsi avete kulunga+ kwakhe kulesikhatsi sanyalo, kuze kubonakale kutsi yena ulungile nekutsi wonkhe umuntfu lokholwa kuJesu umtsatsa njengalolungile.+
27 Umuntfu angatigabatisa yini? Cha ngeke. Ngumuphi umtsetfo lomvimbela kutsi atigabatise? Nguloyo lotsi loko lakwentako kubalulekile yini?+ Cha, kodvwa nguloyo lotsi kufanele akholwe.
28 Ngobe siyati kutsi umuntfu kutsiwa ulungile ngenca yekukholwa kwakhe, hhayi ngekwenta loko lokufunwa ngumtsetfo.+
29 Kantsi Nkulunkulu wemaJuda kuphela yini?+ Akasuye yini naNkulunkulu webantfu betive?+ Yebo uphindze abe nguNkulunkulu webantfu betive.+
30 Ngesizatfu sekutsi Nkulunkulu munye,+ utawutsi bantfu labasokile balungile+ ngenca yekukholwa kwabo, nalabo labangakasoki utawutsi balungile+ ngenca yekukholwa kwabo.
31 Siyawucedza yini umtsetfo ngekukholwa kwetfu? Cha! Esikhundleni saloko siyawugcina.+
