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Ds Hein Barnard

Forgiveness – Day 16

The normal Jew needed to forgive a specific person only 3 times, according to the Rabbis. Peter asked if more than double that would be enough to forgive. Jesus answered Peter, followed by a parable.

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

MATHEU 18

Setshwantsho sa ya sa tshwareleng

21Jwale Petrose a tla ho yena, a re: “Morena, ngwaneso ha a ntse a ntshitelwa ke tla mo tshwarela hakae? Hasupa na?”

22Jesu a re ho yena: “Ke re ho wena e seng hasupa, empa ha mashome a supileng hasupa.

23“Ka baka leo, Mmuso wa mahodimo o ka tshwantshwa le kgosi e itseng, e ratileng ho hlahlobisana boemo ba tshebetso le bahlanka ba yona. 24Eitse ha e qala ho etsa jwalo, ya tlisetswa e mong ya nang le molato wa tjhelete e ditalenta tse kete tse leshome. 25Kaha a ne a hloka seo a neng a ka lefa ka sona, monga hae a laela hore a rekiswe hammoho le mosadi wa hae, le bana ba hae, le tsohle tseo a nang le tsona, mme ho lefshwe.

26“Empa mohlanka a itihela maotong a hae, a re: ‘Nkgauhele, ke tla o lefa tsohle.’ 27Monga mohlanka eo a mo utlwela bohloko, a mo lokolla, a mo leballa molato.

28“Empa hoba mohlanka eo a tswe, a kopana le e mong wa balekane ba hae ba bohlanka, ya neng a ena le molato wa didenare tse lekgolo ho yena. A mo tshwara, a mo kgama, a re: ‘Lefa molato wa hao!’

29“Molekane wa hae a itihela maotong a hae, a mo rapela, a re: ‘Nkgauhele, ke tla o lefa.’ 30Empa yena a hana, a ya mo hlahlela tjhankaneng ho fihlela a ka lefa molato. 31Ha balekane ba hae ba bohlanka ba bona se etsahetseng, ba swaba haholo, mme ba ya phetela monga bona tsohle tse etsahetseng.

32“Yaba monga hae o a mmitsa, o re ho yena: ‘Mohlanka ya kgopo, ke o lebaletse molato wohle hobane o ile wa nthapela. 33Na e ne e se tshwanelo hore le wena o hauhele molekane wa hao, jwalokaha le nna ke ile ka o hauhela?’ 34Monga hae a halefa, a mo neela bahlokofatsi ho fihlela a ka lefa molato kaofela.

35“Le Ntate ya mahodimong o tla le etsa jwalo, ha le sa tshwarelane bohle ka pelo tsa lona tsohle.”

MATHEU 18:21-35SSO89SOBula ka mmadi wa Bibele

Forgiveness in the Gospels – 3

We have often been hurt by the same person more than once.  We reach a point that we do not want to forgive that person anymore, for various valid human reasons.  Many hurts often result in broken relationships that seem impossible to reconcile and heal.  Where do we draw the line?

Jesus responded that we should be forgiving without keeping track of how often it is done.  An unwillingness to forgive shows that that person has, in his/her own heart, not yet experienced the amazing grace of God’s unconditional forgiveness.

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