1Umthetho uyisithunzi nje sezinto ezinhle ezizayo kodwa hatshi lokho okuyikho uqobo. Ngenxa yemihlatshelo efanayo ephindwaphindwa kokuphela iminyaka leminyaka ayingeke ibenze baphelele labo abasondela ekukhonzeni.
2Aluba wawusanelisa, imihlatshelo yayingayikuyekelwa ukunikelwa na? Ngoba abakhonzayo babezahlanjululwa kube kanye kuphela, njalo babengasayikuzizwa belecala lezono zabo.
3Kodwa imihlatshelo iyisikhumbuzo sezono zeminyaka yonke,
4ngoba akwenzakali ukuba igazi lenkunzi lelembuzi lisuse izono.
5Ngakho-ke, uKhristu esefikile emhlabeni wathi:
6kawuthokozanga
7Ngasengisithi, ‘Ngilapha,
8Kuqala wathi, “Imihlatshelo leminikelo, iminikelo yokutshiswa kanye leminikelo yesono kawuyifunanga, njalo kayikuthokozisanga” (lanxa umthetho usithi kayenziwe).
9Wabuya wathi, “Ngilapha, ngilande ukuzokwenza intando yakho.” Ususa okokuqala ukuze amise okwesibili.
10Njalo ngaleyontando senziwe saba ngcwele ngomhlatshelo womzimba kaJesu Khristu kanye kuphela.
11Insuku zonke umphristi uyema enze imisebenzi yakhe yenkonzo, anikele njalonjalo imihlatshelo minye, engeke isuse izono.
12Kodwa kwathi umphristi lo esenikelele izikhathi zonke umhlatshelo owodwa wezono, wahlala phansi esandleni sokunene sikaNkulunkulu.
13Kusukela ngalesosikhathi ulindele izitha zakhe ukuba zibe yisenabelo sakhe,
14ngoba ngomhlatshelo owodwa usephelelise nini lanini labo abenziwayo ukuba ngcwele.
15LoMoya oNgcwele uyafakaza kithi ngalokho. Kuqala uthi:
16“Lesi yisivumelwano engizasenza labo
17Wabuya wengeza wathi:
18Nxa lezi sezithethelelwe, kawusekho umhlatshelo wesono.
19Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, njengoba silethemba lokungena eNdaweni eNgcwelengcwele ngegazi likaJesu,
20ngendlela entsha ephilayo, esiyivulelwe ekhethenini, okuyikuthi umzimba wakhe,
21njalo njengoba silomphristi omkhulu ophethe indlu kaNkulunkulu,
22kasisondeleni kuNkulunkulu ngezinhliziyo eziqotho ngethemba elipheleleyo lokholo; sibe lezinhliziyo ezicheliweyo ukuba sihlanjululwe isazela secala lemizimba yethu igeziswe ngamanzi ahlanzekileyo.
23Kasibambeleleni ngokuqina kulo ithemba esilikholwayo, ngoba lowo owathembisayo uthembekile.
24Njalo kasicabangeni ukuba singakhuthazana njani ethandweni lasezenzweni ezinhle.
25Kasingakudeli ukuhlangana, njengalokhu abanye abajayele ukukwenza kodwa kasikhuthazaneni ikakhulu njengoba sibona uSuku lusondela.
26Nxa siqhubeka sisenza izono ngabomu emva kokuba iqiniso sesilazi, kawusekho umhlatshelo wezono,
27kodwa umlindelo owesabekayo wokwahlulelwa kuphela kanye lomlilo ovuthayo ozaqothula izitha zikaNkulunkulu.
28Owawalayo umthetho kaMosi wafa kungela sihawu ngobufakazi babafakazi ababili kumbe abathathu.
29Pho licabanga ukuthi ufanele ukujeziswa kakhulu kangakanani umuntu owanyathela iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ngaphansi konyawo, ophathe igazi lesivumelwano elamenza waba ngcwele njengento engangcwele, lohlambaza uMoya womusa na?
30Ngoba thina siyamazi lowo owathi, “Ukuphindisela ngokwami; ngizabuyisela,”10.30 UDutheronomi 32.35 njalo wathi, “INkosi izakwahlulela abantu bayo.”10.30 UDutheronomi 32.36; AmaHubo 135.14
31Kuyinto eyesabekayo ukuwela ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu ophilayo.
32Khumbulani insuku zakuqala leziyana emva kokuba selamukele ukukhanya, lapho elaqinisela khona ebunzimeni obukhulu phakathi kokuhlupheka.
33Ngezinye izikhathi lenziwa umbukiso wokuhlanjazwa lokuhlukuluzwa; kwathi ngezinye izikhathi lamanyana lalabo ababephathwa kanjalo.
34Laba lozwelo kulabo ababesentolongweni, lamukela ngentokozo ukuthunjwa kwempahla yenu, ngoba lalikwazi ukuthi lina lilempahla engcono engapheliyo.
35Ngakho lingalilahli ithemba lenu; lizavuzwa ngokunengi.
36Kuyadingeka ukuba libekezele ukuze kuthi lapho seliyenzile intando kaNkulunkulu, lamukele lokho akuthembisayo.
37Ngoba,
38Kodwa,
39Kodwa thina kasisibo balabo abahlehlela emuva babhujiswe, kodwa labo abakholwayo basindiswe.