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ISAHLUKO1
1UPawulos,umpostile*(ongaphumibantwini, kungengamntu,kungoYesuKristu,noThixouYise, owamvusayokwabafileyo);
2Nabobonkeabazalwanaabakunyenam,babhalela amabandlaakwelaseGalati;
3bathi,Makubelubabalokuni,noxolooluvelakuThixo uYise,neNkosiyethuuYesuKristu.
4owazinikelayongenxayezonozethu,ukuzeasihlangule kweliphakadelangokulingendawo,ngokokuthanda kukaThixouBawowethu;
5Kuyemakubekhouzuko,kuseemaphakadeni asemaphakadeniAmen
6Ndimangalisiwekukubaniphambukekamsinyakangaka kulowowanibizayongobabalolukaKristu,niyekwiindaba ezilungileyoezizimbi;
7engeyiyoenye;kokokukhobathilebanikhathazayo, bathandayoukuzigqwethaiindabaezilungileyozikaKristu 8Ke,nokokubasisukethinaaba,nokokubasisuke isithunywasasezulwinisanishumayezaiindaba ezilungileyoezinxamnyenezosanishumayezayo, masisingelwephantsi
9Njengokubabesesitshilo,ndiyaphinda,ndithinangoku, Ukubaubaniunishumayezaiindabaezilungileyo ezinxamnyenezonazamkelayo,makasingelwephantsi
10Kubangokundithomalalisaabantu,ndithomalalisa uThixo,kusinina?Ndifunaukukholisaabantuna?Kuba, ukubandingabandisakholisaabantu,ndingaba andingumkhonzikaKristu.
11Kekaloku,ndiyanazisa,bazalwana,ukuba azingokomntuiindabaezilungileyoezi,zashunyayelwayo ndim;
12kubanamloandizamkelangamntwini, andizifundiswanganokuzifundiswa;ndazamkela ngokutyhilelwanguYesuKristu.
13KubanayivaeyamihamboeyayifudulaisebuYudeni, ukubandayendilitshutshisandilibhuqaibandlalikaThixo ngokuncamisileyo;
14ndayendihambelaphambiliebuYudeni,ngaphezu kwabaninziababeziintangazameluhlangenilwakowethu, ndizizondelelengokugqithiseleyoizithethezoomawokhulu 15Ke,xenikwenikwakholekayokuThixo,owandahlulayo kwasesizalwenisikama,wandibizangaloubabalolwakhe. 16ukubaamtyhileuNyanawakhengaphakathikwam, ukuzendimshumayelengeendabaezilungileyophakathi kweentlanga;kwaokoandibhekisangantokwinyama negazi
17AndinyukanganokunyukandiyeeYerusalem,kubo ababengabapostilengaphambikwam;ndesukandaya kwelaseArabhi,ndazandabuyelaeDamasko
18Ndandulandathi,emvakweminyakaemithathu, ndenyukandayaeYerusalem,ukubandazanenoPetros; ndahlalanayeiintsukuezilishumielinantlanu
19Andibonangawumbikekubapostile,yabanguYakobi, umzalwanaweNkosi,yedwa.
20Izintokeendinibhalelazona,yabonani,ndithetha emehlwenikaThixo,andixoki
21EmvakokondezakwimimandlayelaseSiriya nelaseKilikiya; 22ndayekendingaziwangesiqungawoamabandla akwelamaYuda,akuKristu; 23banelaukuvakwakuphelaukuba,Lowowayefudula esitshutshisa,ngokuushumayelaiindabaezilungileyo zokholoabefudulaelubhuqa 24BamzukisakeuThixongam
ISAHLUKO2
1Ndazaemvakweminyakaelishumielinamine,ndabuya ndenyukandayaeYerusalemndinoBharnabhas, ndathabathanoTito
2Ndenyukakengokwesityhilelo,ndazandlalaphambi kwaboiindabaezilungileyoendizivakalisayophakathi kweentlanga;ndazandlalakephambikwabobadumileyo bebodwa,hlezendibendifumanandibaleka,mhlawumbi ndibendafumanandabaleka
3KodwanoTitoloubenam,ekubeniengumGrike, akanyanzelekangaukubaaluke;
4nokubakungenxayabazalwanaababuxoki, abangeniswayobengaqondi,bonabangene ngokufihlakeleyo,besizakuhlolainkululekoyethuesinayo kuKristuYesu,ukuzebasikhonzeebukhobokeni;
5Esathiaboasabavumelangolulamonokwexaelinye; ukuzeinyanisoyeendabaezilungileyoihlaleihlelikuni. 6Keabababonakalabayinto,nokubababefudulabenjani, akunamsebenzikum;uThixoakakhethibusobamntu; 7kwathike,bakukubonaukubaziphathiswemnaiindaba ezilungileyozabangalukileyo,njengokubazazinjalo kuPetrosiindabaezilungileyozolwaluko;
8(KubalowowasebenzangokusebenzayongoPetros ebupostilebolwaluko,wayewabanamandlakumphakathi kweentlanga;
9kananjalobakulwaziubabaloendababalwangalo, ooYakobinoKefasnoYohane,abokebabedumeukuba baziintsika,basinikathinanoBharnabhasizandlazokunene zobudlelane;ukuzethinasiyekwiintlanga,bonabaye kwabolwaluko
10bathandaukubasiwakhumbuleamahlwempu;intoke leyoendandingxameleukuyenza
11Kekaloku,xenikweniuPetroswafikayokwaAntiyokwe,ndamelananayeebusweni,ngokubaube engogwetyiweyo
12KubaphambikokubakufikeabathilebevelakuYakobi, wadlandawonyenabeentlanga;
13NamanyeamaYudaamkhohlisangokunjalo;wada noBharnabhaswakhukuliswaluhanahanisolwabo
14Kekalokundithendakubonaukubaabahambingokuthe tyengokwenyanisoyeendabaezilungileyo,ndathikuPetros phambikwabobonke,Ukubawena,ungumYudanje, uphilangokwesikolamaGrike,yininaukubaunyathele ngokwesikolamaYuda?abeeNtlangaukubabaphile njengamaYuda?
15ThinasingamaYudangemvelo,singengaboaboni beentlanga;
16sisazinjeukubaumntuakagwetyelwa ngokwasemisebenziniyomthetho;kungokukholwakuYesu Kristu,nathisakholwakuYesuKristu,ukuzesigwetyelwe ngokwaselukholwenilukaKrestu,kungabi ngokwasemisebenziniyomthetho.:kuba
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ngokwasemisebenziniyomthethoakuyikugwetyelwa nyama.
17Keukuba,sifunanjeukugwetyelwangoKristu, sifunyanwasingaboninathingokwethu,ndiyabuzandithi, uKristuungumlungiseleliwesononakengoko?Makube leeoko
18Kuba,ukubaizintoendazichithayo,ndibuyandakhe zona,ndiyaziqondakalisangokwamukubandingumgqithi.
19Kubamnangomthethondafakumthetho,ukuzeubomi ndibudlelekuThixo
20NdibethelelweemnqamlezweninoKristu;ingendimke, nguKristukeoselesidlaubomikum;ubomikeendibudlayo ngoku,ndisenyameni,ndibudlelaekukholwenikuNyana kaThixo,owandithandayo,wazinikelangenxayam
21AndilutshitshisiubabalolukaThixo;kuba,ukuba bungomthethoubulungisa,okouKristuangabawafumana wafa
ISAHLUKO3
1Ehlani,maGalatiasweleukuqonda!Ngubanina oninyangileyo,ukubaningayithambelinjeinyaniso,ebethe njephambikwamehloenuuYesuKristuwabhalwa, wabhegezwaphakathikwenu,ebethelelweemnqamlezweni?
2Ndithandaukukhandiqondekunilendawo yodwa:NamamkelauMoyaemisebenziniyomthetho, namamkelaezindabenizokholo,kusinina?
3Niziziyathana?NakubaniqalekuMoya,ngokunigqibela kwinyamana?
Izintoezinzimakangakanafumananazivana?ukuba bekulilize.
5LowongokouniphayouMoya,esenzaimisebenzi yamandlaphakathikwenu,ukwenzangokwasemisebenzini yomthetho,ukwenzangokwasezindabenizokholo,kusini na?
6njengokubauAbrahamwakholwayonguThixo,kwaza okokwabalelwaebulungisenikuye.
7Yaziningokoukubaabaselukholweni,ngaboabo abangabantwanabaka-Abraham
8Sathiisibhalo,sakubonangenxaengaphambiliukuba uThixouzigwebelaiintlangangokholo,sazishumayela ngenxaengaphambiliiindabaezilungileyokuAbraham, sisithi,Ziyakusikelelekangawezonkeiintlanga.
9Ngokokeabaselukholwenibayasikelelwandawonye noAbrahamokholwayo
10Kubabonkeabangabasemisebenziniyomthetho, baphantsikwesiqalekiso;
11Okokubakeakukhonamnyeugwetyelwayongomthetho emehlwenikaThixo,kuyabonakala;ngokubalowo ulilungisa,uyakudlaubomiobuphumaelukholweni
12Wonakeumthethoasingowaselukholweni;uthi,Umntu owazenzayoezozintouyakudlaubomingazo.
13UKristuwasithenga,wasikhululaesiqalekisweni somthetho,ngokwenziwaisiqalekisongenxayethu; 14ukuzeintsikeleloka-Abrahamibesezintlangeni ngoKristuYesu;ukuzeidingaloMoyasilamkelengalo ukholo.
15Bazalwana,ndithethangokwabantu;nokuba ungumnqophisowabantu,nokubauthewaqiniselwa, akukhouwutshitshisayo,athimhlawumbiongezekuwo.
16EnziwakekuyeuAbrahamamadinga,nakuyoimbewu yakheAkathi,nakuzoiimbewu,ngathiuthethaezininzi;
usukangathiuthethanye,uthi,Nakuyoimbewuyakho: nguKristukelowo.
17Ukutshokendithi,Umnqophisoozinzisiweyongenxa engaphambilinguThixo,usingiselekuKristu, awunakuphangwaigunyangumthetho,owabakhoyoemva kweminyakaengamakhuluomaneanamancimathathu, ukuzeulibhangiseidingaelo
18Kubailifaelo,ukubaliphumaemthethweni,loba alisaphumiedingeni;keyenauThixoumbabaleuAbraham ngedinga
19Uyintoninangokoumthetho?Walekelwangenxa yezigqitho,ideifikeimbewuebekwengedingakuyo; wawumiswengezithunywazezulu,usesandlenisomlamleli.
20Keumlamleliakamnye,kodwauThixomnye
21UmthethongokouchasenenanamadingakaThixo?
Nakanye!Kuba,ukubabekuwisweumthethoonako ukudlisaubomi,inene,ngebuphumeemthethwenilowo ubulungisa
22Kesonaisibhalosisukesazivalelazonkephantsi kwesono,ukuzeidingaeliphumaekukholwenikuYesu Kristulinikweabakholwayo
23Ngaphambikekokufikakokholo,sasilindwa,siphantsi komthetho,sivalelwendawonyekudekuseelukholweni, olubeluzakutyhilwa
24NgokokeumthethowabangosikhaphelakuKristu, ukuzesigwetyelwengokwaselukholweni
25Lwakubalufikilekeukholo,asibisabaphantsi kwamkhapheli.
26KubaninanonkeningoonyanabakaThixongako ukukholwa,nikuKristuYesu;
27Kubaninanonke,nabhaptizelwayokuKristu, namambathauKristu
28AkusekhomYudanamGrike;akusekhokhoboka nakhululekileyo;akusekhondodanankazana;kubanina nonkenimntumnye,nikuKristuYesu
29UkubakeninaningabakaKristu,niyimbewukaAbrahamngoko,neendlalifangokwedinga.
ISAHLUKO4
1Ndithike,indlalifa,ngexeshalonkeengumntwana, ayahlukengantokumkhonzi,nakubaiyinkosiyeentozonke; iphantsikwabagcininamagosa,kudekufikeixesha elimiswengaphambilinguyise
3Ngokunjalonathi,xenikwenibesingabantwana, besingamakhobokaaphantsikweziqalelozehlabathi.
4Lithekelakuzalisekaixesha,uThixowamkhuphaweza uNyanawakhe,othewazalwaemfazini,ephantsi komthetho;
5ukuzeabakhululengokubathengaabaphantsikomthetho, ukuzesikuzuzeukwenziwaoonyana
6Ngokubakeningoonyana,uThixowamkhuphauMoya woNyanawakhe,wezaezintliziywenizenu,edanduluka esithi,Abha,Bawo
7Ngokokeakusengumkhonzi,ungunyana;ukubake ungunyana,ukwayindlalifakaThixongoKristu
8Nokoke,okonaningamaziuThixo,nanikhonzakwabo ngemvelobangethixo
9ngokuke,nakubanimazileuThixo,hayikanyemandithi, nakubanaziwenguThixo,nenzantoninaukubuya niguqukelekwiziqaleloezingenamandla,ezingenaluncedo, enithandaukubuyanikhonzezonangokutsha?
10Nimananigcinaimihla,neenyanga,namaxesha, neminyaka.
11Ndiyanoyikela,hlezendibendifumanendabulaleka ngenxayenu.
12Ndiyanikhunga,bazalwana,yibaninjengamnje; ngokubandinjengani;anindenzangantokonkekonke 13Niyazikeukubabekungenxayokuswelaamandla kwenyamayam,ukunishumayezakwamiindaba ezilungileyongokokuqala
14Ukulingwakwamokwakusenyameniyam, anikwenzangaintoengento,anikucekisanganina nokukucekisa;nesukanandamkelanjengesithunywa sikaThixo,njengoKristuYesungokwakhe.
15Luphinangokoulonwaboenanithethengalo?Kuba ndiyaningqinela,ukubabekunokwenzeka,ninge nawakrukrayoamehloenu,nandinika.
16Ndisukendabalutshabalwenunake,ngokuthetha inyanisokuni?
17Bayanizondelelakungekuko;ewe,bathandaukunivalela ngaphandle,ukuzenibachaphazelebona 18Kuhlekeukubakuncekelelwengamaxeshaonke entwenientle,kunganeliukubanjalondakubandikhokuni.
19Bantwananabam,endibuyendanenimbangabo,ade uKristuamiliswengaphakathikwenu; 20bendithandakeukubakhokuningoku,ndilenzelibe lilimbiilizwilam;kubandiyathandabuzangani
21Ndixeleleni,ninanithandayoukubaphantsikomthetho, aniwuvanaumthetho?
22Kubakubhaliwekwathiwa,uAbrahamwayenoonyana ababini:omnyeengowekhobokazana,omnyeengowomfazi okhululekileyo.
23Wayeokunenelowowekhobokazanaezelwe ngokwenyama;kodwalowowomfaziokhululekileyo wayephumengaloidinga.
24Eziyintsonkothaezozinto;kubaababayiyo iminqophisoemibini;OmnyeuvelaentabeniyeSinayi, uzalelaebukhobokeni,onguHagarekewonalowo.
25KubaloontoinguHagareyiSinayi,intabaekwelamaArabhi,elungeleleneneYerusalemyakalokunje, esebukhobokenikenabantwanabayo.
26KeyonaephezuluiYerusalemikhululekile,enguma wethuleyo
27Kubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Yibanemihlali,ludlolo lungazaliyo;Gqabhukaumemelele,wenaungenanimba; ngokubabaninziabantwanabesishiywa,ngaphezu kwabonendoda.
28Thinake,bazalwana,ngokokukaIsake,singabantwana bedinga.
29Kusuke,kwanjengokubawayesithiokoowazalwa ngokwenyamaamtshutshiseowazalwangokoMoya,kwaba njalonakaloku
30Sithininakesonaisibhalo?Likhuphelephandle ikhobokazananonyanawalo;kubaunyanawekhobokazana akasayikubandlalifakunyenonyanawokhululekileyo
31Ngoko,bazalwana,asingabantwanabekhobokazana thina;singabowokhululekileyo
ISAHLUKO5
1Yimaningokoenkululekweni,atheuKristuwasikhululela kuyo;nizeningabuyinibanjweyidyokhweyobukhoboka
2Niyabona,mna,Pawulos,ndithikuni,ukubanithenaluka, uKristuakasayikunincedalutho.
3Ndiphindandingqinakekumntuwonkeowalukileyo, ukubaungonetyalalokuwenzaumthethouphela.
4NibhanileuKristu,ninabagwetyelwayoemthethweni; niwileelubabalweni
5KubathinangoMoyasilindeithembalobulungisa ngokwaselukholweni;
6KubakwabakuKristuYesu,akunamandlaantoukwaluka, kwanokungaluki;lukholokeolusebenzangothando
7Nibalekekakuhle;ngubaninaosukewanithintelaukuba ningayithambeliinyaniso?
8Ololoyisekolwenualuphumikonibizayo.
9Igweleelincinaneliyayibilisaintlamaiphela
10MnandikholosekilemalungananieNkosini,ukuba aniyikucingantoyimbi;keonikhathazayouyakuluthwala ugwebo,nokubangongubani
11Mnake,bazalwana,ukubandingabandisavakalisa ulwaluko,ndisatshutshiselwanina?Isonosomnqamlezo sithesayekwa
12Akwababebesikwaabobanibandezelayo;
13Kubaninanabizelwaenkululekweni,bazalwana;kodwa kemusaniukusebenzisainkululekoyokuxhelelainyama; kodwakhonzananiniqhutywaluthando
14Kubawonkeumthethouzaliswengazwilinye,ngelileli; Uzeumthandeummelwanewakhongokouzithandangako 15Ukubakeniyagrenyana,nidlane,lumkaniukuba ningagqitywaomnyengomnye.
16Kendithi,HambaningokoMoya,naningasayikuthike niyizaliseinkanukoyenyama
17KubainyamaikhanukangokuchasenenoMoya,uMoya keukhanukangokuchasenenenyama;ezozintoke ziphambene,ukuzeningazenziizintoenisukubanizithanda 18UkubakenikhokelwanguMoya,anikhophantsi komthetho
19Iyabonakalakeyonaimisebenziyenyama,eyile; uhenyuzo,ukungcola,uburheletya, 20Unqulo-zithixo,ubugqwirha,intiyo,amayelenqe, ingqumbo,iinkani,iinkani,amayelenqe; oomona,ookubulala,ookunxila,iindywala,nezinto ezinjengezo;endinixelelayongenxaengaphambili, njengokobendinixelelekade,ukubaabazenzayoizinto ezinjaloabayikubudlailifaubukumkanibukaThixo.
22KesonaesoMoyaisiqhamoluthando,uvuyo,uxolo, ukuzekakadeumsindo,ububele,ukulunga,intembeko, 23akukhomthethouchasenenezintoezinjalo.
24KekalokuabokebakaKristu,inyamabayibethelele emnqamlezweni,kunyeneminqwenoneenkanukozayo.
25UkubasidlaubomingokoMoya,masihambe nokuhambakwangokoMoya
26Masingafuniluzukoolulambathayo,sicaphukisana, simonelana.
ISAHLUKO6
1Bazalwana,ukubaumntuuthewaqutyulwa nokuqutyulwasisiphosoesithile,ninabangaboMoya, mlulekenionjaloninomoyawobulali;uzilumkele,ukuze ungahendwanawe
2Thwalisananiubunzima,izengokunjaloniwuzalise umthethokaKristu
3kubaumntu,ukubaubauyinto,engento,uyazikhohlisa
4Elowokemakawucikideowakheumsebenzi,wayeya kwandulaukubaneqhayiyangokwakheyedwa,angabinalo ngomnye; 5kubaelowouyakuwuthwalaowakheumthwalo.
6Makathikelowoufundiswayoilizwi,abelanenalowo ufundisayongeentozonkeezilungileyo
7Musaniukulahlekiswa;UThixoyenaasingowokuhlekisa; kubaintoathewahlwayelayonaumntu,wovunakwayona; 8ngokubalowouhlwayelelaeyakheinyama,wovuna ukonakalangokwasenyameni;lowouhlwayelelauMoyake, wovunaubomiobungunaphakadengokwaseMoyeni
9Keekwenzeniokulungileyomasingethiamandla;kuba sovunangexeshaelililo,ukubaasityhafi.
10Njengokosingathisibenethuba,masisebenze okulungileyokubobonke,ngokukodwakekwabendlu yokholo.
11Bonaniukubakukhulukokubhalaendinibhalelengako ngesamisandla
12Bonkeabathandaukubababenesimiloesihle ngokwangaphandle,abokebaninyanzelaukubanaluswe; benzelanjekodwaukuzebangatshutshiswangawo umnqamlezokaKristu.
13Kubakwanabobalukayo,bengawubambiumthetho; bafunanjeukubanalùswe,ukuzebaqhayisengeyiyeyenu inyama.
14Mnakemandingakhendiqhayisenganto,ingenguwo umnqamlezoweNkosiyethuuYesuKristu,ekuthengaye ihlabathikumlabethelelwaemnqamlezweni,ndathinam kwihlabathindabethelelwaemnqamlezweni
15KubakwabakuKristuYesu,akunamandlaanto ukwalukanokungaluki;intoenamandlasisidalwaesitsha.
16Bonkekeabahambangalomgca,makubeluxolo nencebakuboke,nakwabangamaSirayelikaThixo
17Elokugqibandithi,Makungabikhonamnye undixhamlayo;kubamna,iimpawuzeNkosiuYesu ndiziphethengomzimbawam
18UbabalolweNkosiyethuuYesuKristumalubenomoya wenu,bazalwanaAmen(KwabaseGalatiibhalweeRoma)