Bible Society of South Africa

Bible Reading Plan – Day 308

Itekisi yeBhayibhile

KUMAGALATI 4

1Lo mcimbi makhe ndiwubeke ngolu hlobo: Unyana oyindlamafa uphathwa njengesicaka lo gama aselula, nakuba zonke izinto zizezakhe. 2Uyagcinwa alungiselelwe yonke imicimbi yakhe kude kufike ixesha elimiswe nguyise. 3Nathi ke ngokuya besingekakhuli besiphantsi kwezithethe zabantu. 4Kodwa ke lithe lakuzaliseka ixesha, uThixo wamthumela uNyana wakhe. Weza ngokuzalwa ngumntu obhinqileyo, wazalelwa phantsi *komthetho kaMosis, 5ukuze ahlangule abo baphantsi komthetho, size thina sibe ngoonyana bakaThixo.

6Ukubonakalisa ukuba ningoonyana bakhe, uThixo unambese ngoMoya woNyana wakhe. Lowo ke ngulo Moya nidanduluka ngaye nithi: “Tata.” 7Ngoko ke anisezizo izicaka, koko ningoonyana. Ukuba ke ngoko ningoonyana bakhe, uThixo uya kunenza iindlamafa.

Ixhala likaPawulos ngamaGalati

8Mandulo, ngokuya naningamazi uThixo, nanibopheleleke kwizinto ezingenguye uThixo. 9Kodwa ngoku nimaziyo uThixo – gxebe, ngoku naziwayo nguThixo – kutheni ukuba niphindele kwezo zithethe zingento, ziphuthileyo? Ngani ukuba niphinde nizikhobokise ngazo? 10Ngoku senihlonipha iintsuku, neenyanga, namaxesha, neminyaka ethile! 11Ndisuka ndibe nexhala, hleze kuthi kanti ndifané ndabulaleka ngani.

12Ndiyanibongoza, mawethu, yibani njengam; kaloku nam ndikwanjengani. Zange nindone nganto. 13Niyazi ukuba ndandingenampilo ukuqala kwam ukushumayela iindaba ezimnandi apha kuni; kaloku ndandigula. 14Kodwa zange nindicekise okanye nindibukule, nangona ndandikwimeko enkenenkene kangako. Koko nandamkela ngendlela enaniya kusamkela ngayo isithunywa sikaThixo; nandamkela ngendlela enaniya kumamkela ngayo uYesu Krestu. 15Naninemincili kangaka nje! Konakele phi ngoku? Nam ngokwam ndiyangqina ndithi: Ukuba kwakunokwenzeka, ngenanikrolonqe nawenu amehlo nawanika mna. 16Ngaba kukuthetha kwam inyaniso oku kundenze ndalutshaba kuni?

17Aba bantu ndithetha ngabo bangathi banikhathalele, kanti ke iinjongo zabo azintle konke. Kuphela into abayifunayo kukunahlukanisa nam, khon' ukuze nibe ngamaphuth' ahlathi-nye nabo. 18Kuyinto entle ukuzixhamla komntu ngeenjongo ezilungileyo – ubunyaniso baloo nto buhlala buhleli nokuba andikho mna phakathi kwenu. 19Bantwana bam endibathandayo, ndiyaphinda ndiva intlungu kwakhona ngenxa yenu, kanye oku komfazi osikwa yinimba. Ndophumla sakwakheka isimilo sikaKrestu kuni. 20Andinqweni ngako ukunga ndingalapho kuni ngoku, khon' ukuze nive kwangelizwi eli lam ixhala endinalo; kaloku ndiyanoyikisela.

Umzekeliso ngoHagare noSara

21Mandikhe ndibuze kwabo bafuna ukuba phantsi *komthetho kaMosis: Aniyiva na into ethethwa ngumthetho? 22Umthetho uthi uAbraham wayenoonyana ababini; omnye wayengunyana wesicakazana esilikhoboka, omnye engunyana womfazi wekhaya. 23Lo nyana wesicakazana yena wazalwa ngendlela azalwa ngayo wonke umntu, kodwa yena unyana womfazi wekhaya wazalwa ngenxa yesithembiso sikaThixo. 24Ngumfanekiso nje lo: aba bafazi babini bafuzisela iminqophiso emibini; omnye (uHagare ukutsho) uvela entabeni yeSinayi, obantwana bazalelwa ebukhobokeni. 25UHagare ufuzisela intaba yeSinayi kwelama-Arabhu, ekwafanekisa le dolophu yaseJerusalem ikhoyo ngoku, esebukhobokeni nabemi bayo bonke. 26Eyasezulwini yona iJerusalem ezayo ikhululekile, yaye ingumama wethu. 27Kuba *iziBhalo zithi:

“Vuya, wena ludlolwazana!

Memelela ngemincili, wena ungazange wayiva inimba!

Kuba umfazi owalahlwa yindoda woba nabantwana abaninzi kunalowo uhlala nendoda yakhe.”

28Nina ke ngoku, mawethu, ningabantwana bakaThixo ngenxa yesithembiso, kanye njengokuba noIsake wayengumntwana wesithembiso. 29Ngelo xesha unyana owazalwa ngendlela eqhelekileyo wamtshutshisa unyana owazalwa ngamandla oMoya kaThixo;kusenjalo ke nangoku. 30Kodwa ke zithini iziBhalo? Zithi: “Sikhuphele ngaphandle isicakazana esilikhoboka kunye nonyana waso; kaloku unyana wesicakazana makangalidli ilifa nonyana womfazi wekhaya.” 31Ke thina, mawethu, asingobantwana besicakazana esilikhoboka, singabomfazi wekhaya, oko kukuthi singabakhululekileyo.

KUMAGALATI 5

Yilondolozeni inkululeko yenu

1UKrestu wasikhulula ukuze sibe ngabantu abakhululekileyo mpela! Ngoko ke yimani ngxishi ningahexi, ningavumi ukuphindela kwidyokhwe yobukhoboka.

2Phulaphulani! Mna Pawulos ndithi kuni: Ukuba nithi ulwaluko luyimfuneko, loo nto ithetha ukuba uKrestu akaloncedo kuni mpela. 3Ndiyaphinda ndilumkisa wonke umntu ovuma ukwaluka ukuba uyanyanzeleka ukuba awuthobele wonke umthetho. 4Ukuba nifuna ukwamkeleka kuThixo ngokuthobela umthetho, nizahlukanisile noKrestu; ningaphandle kwesisa sikaThixo. 5Thina ke ngamandla oMoya asebenza ngokholo sinethemba, saye silindele ukulungiswa nguThixo. 6Kuba xa simanyene noKrestu, ukwaluka nokungaluki akubalulekanga, into ebalulekileyo lukholo olucaciswa luthando.

7Naniqhuba kakuhle kangaka nje! Ngubani ke ngoku oniyekisileyo ukuyithobela inyaniso? Uniqhathe kanjani? 8Loo nto ayenziwanga nguThixo lo unibizayo. 9Kaloku bathi: “Igwele elincinci liyinyusa yonke intlama.” 10Ukumanyana kwethu eNkosini kundenza ndinithembe ukuba aniyi kuhamba naluvo lulolunye. Naye loo mntu uniqunga-qungayo, nokuba ungubani na, uya kohlwaywa nguThixo.

11Mna ke, mawethu, ngaba ndisatshutshiselwa ntoni ukuba ndisashumayela ukuba ulwaluko luyimfuneko? Ukuba ibiyinyaniso loo nto, ukushumayela kwam umnqamlezo ngekungesiso isikhubekiso. 12Akwaba abo baniqunga-qungayo bebeya kusele beyihamba yonke loo ndlela, bazisike ngokwabo.

13Nina, mawethu, nibizelwe enkululekweni. Kodwa ke inkululeko yenu mayingabi lokroba lokuba nilawulwe sisimo esidala. Ndaweni yaloo nto khonzanani niqhutywa luthando. 14Kaloku umthetho xa uwonke ushwankathelwa ngomyalelo omnye othi: “Mthande ummelwane wakho kanye ngale ndlela uzithanda ngayo nawe.” 15Kodwa ke ukuba niyalwa niqwengane, lumkani hleze nitshabalalisane kuphele.

UMoya kaThixo nesimo somntu

16Nantsi ke into endithetha yona kuni: Ukuba nikhokelwa nguMoya kaThixo, aniyi kuzenza izinto ezinqwenelwa sisimo esidala. 17Kaloku ezo zinto zinxamnye nezifunwa nguMoya, ukanti nezifunwa nguMoya zinxamnye nezinqwenelwa sisimo esidala. Zizombini zichasene ngohlobo lokuba ningabi nako ukuzenza izinto enisukuba nifuna ukuzenza. 18Kodwa ke ukuba nikhokelwa nguMoya, anikho phantsi komthetho.

19Ke zona izinto ezibangwa sisimo esidala zicace mhlophe; nazi: ukurheletya, ukungcola, nobuhenyu; 20unqulo-zithixo, nobugqwirha; ubutshaba, imbambano, ubukhwele, iphuku, ukubawa, amayelenqe, nezahlukano; 21umona, ubunxila, nokuthanda iziyolo, njalo-njalo. Nangoku ke ndiyanilumkisa, njengoko besenditshilo ngaphambili, ukuba abo benza izinto ezinjengezi, soze babuxhamle ubuncwane bokulawulwa nguThixo.

22Nazi ke zona iziqhamo zoMoya: luthando, novuyo, noxolo; umonde, ububele, ukulunga, nentembeko; 23ubulali, nokuzeyisa. Awukho ke umthetho ochasa izinto ezinjengezi. 24Abo ke bamanywe noKrestu uYesu basibhangisile isimo esidala kunye neminqweno neenkanuko zaso. 25Ukuba ke sidla ubomi ngoMoya kaThixo, masilawulwe nguye ke. 26Masingazigwagwisi, sicaphukisana, simonelana.

KUMAGALATI 6

Thwalisanani ubunzima

1Mawethu, ukuba kukho mntu nimbhaqe esona, nina balawulwa nguMoya mfakeni endleleni; kodwa loo nto niyenze ngobulali, nizilumkele nina ziqu, hleze nani nilingeke. 2Thwalisanani ubunzima; xa nenjenjalo ke nithobela umyalelo kaKrestu. 3Ukuba umntu uzicingela ukuba ubhetele, abe engento kodwa, uzikhohlisa nje ngokwakhe lowo. 4Umntu ngamnye makazivavanye ngokwakhe isimilo sakhe; andule ke azikhangele umngangatho akuwo ngokuzithelekisa yena siqu, nendawo afanele ukuba kuyo. Makangazilinganisi nomnye umntu. 5Kaloku wonke umntu unomthwalo wakhe ekufuneka awuthwale yedwa.

6Nawuphi na umntu ophantsi kwengqeqesho yelizwi likaThixo, umelwe kukwabelana nalowo umfundisayo ngeento zonke ezilungileyo anazo.

7Ningazikhohlisi! UThixo akanakwenziwa isidenge ngumntu. Umntu uya kuvuna kanye loo nto ayihlwayeleyo. 8Ukuba uhlwayela imbewu yesimo esidala, uya kuvuna ilahleko esa ekufeni; ukuba uhlwayela imbewu yesimo esitsha phantsi koMoya kaThixo, uya kuvuna indyebo esa kobona bomi bungenasiphelo. 9Masingadinwa ke kukwenza okulungileyo. Kuba xa sizingisa, lode lifike ixesha lokuvuna. 10Ngoko ke masisebenzele ukulungelwa komntu wonke, ngalo lonke ixesha esinethuba ngalo, ngokukodwa usapho lwamakholwa.

Isilumkiso sokugqibela nombuliso

11Niyawabona la magama makhulu? Kubhala mna ngoku, ngesandla sam. 12Ngabo baqhayisa ngezinto zembonakalo yangaphandle, abo baninyanzela ngokwaluka. Into abayifunayo kuphela kukuzama ukuphepha ukutshutshiswa ngenxa yomnqamlezo kaYesu Krestu. 13Kuba nkqu nabo balukayo abawuthobeli ncam umthetho; bafuna nje ukuba naluke ukuze baqhayise ngento yokuba nilenzile isiko – eliyinto nje yangaphandle! 14Kodwa mna, mandingaqhayisi nganto ingenguwo umnqamlezo weNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu; kuba ngalo mnqamlezo ihlabathi lifile kum, nam ndifile kulo. 15Nokuba umntu walukile, nokuba akalukanga, akunamsebenzi. Into ebalulekileyo kukuba yindalo entsha. 16Nabani na ohamba ngalo mgaqo ndimnqwenelela uxolo nenceba, kunye nalo lonke usapho lukaThixo – nguSirayeli omtsha ke lowo.

17Ndiphetha ngelithi: Mandingaphindi ndikhathazwe mntu, kuba iziva ezisemzimbeni wam zixela ukuba ndisisicaka sikaKrestu.

18Ubabalo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu malube nani nonke, mawethu. *Amen.

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