KwabaseGalathiya
ISAHLUKO1
1UPawulu,umphostoli,ongavelikubantu,noma ngomuntu,kodwangoJesuKristu,noNkulunkuluuYise owamvusakwabafileyo;
2Nabazalwanebonkeabanamikuwoamabandla aseGalathiya;
3MakubekiniumusanokuthulaokuvelakuNkulunkulu uBabanaseNkosiniyethuuJesuKristu.
4owazinikelangenxayezonozethu,ukuzeasikhulule kulelizweelibilamanje,ngokwentandokaNkulunkulu uBabawethu;
5Makubekuyeinkazimulokuzekubephakadenaphakade Amen
6Ngiyamangalangokuthinihlubukemasinyakangaka kulowoowanibizelaemusenikaKristu,niyekwelinye ivangeli;
7Okungeyisikhookunye;kephabakhonaabanihluphayo, befunaukuphendukezelaivangelilikaKristu
8Kodwanomayithinomaingelosievelaezulwini enishumayezaivangelieliphambenenalelo esanishumayezalona,makabengoqalekisiweyo
9Njengobasesishilongaphambili,ngiyaphindafuthimanje: Umaumuntuenishumayezaivangelieliphambenenalelo enalamukelayo,makabengoqalekisiweyo
10Ngokubamanjengiyabancengaabantunoma uNkulunkuluna?nomangifunaukujabulisaabantuna? ngobaumangisathokozisaabantu,ngabeangisiyoinceku kaKristu
11Kodwangiyanazisa,bazalwane,ukuthiivangeli elashunyayelwayiminaalivelikubantu
12Ngobaangilamukelangakumuntu,futhi kangilifundiswanga,kodwangokwambulelwanguJesu Kristu
13Ngokubanizwilengenkamboyamiyasendulo enkolweniyamaJuda,ukuthingangizingelangokudlulele kangakananiibandlalikaNkulunkulu,ngilichitha; 14futhingaphumelelaenkolweniyobuJudakunabaningi abayintangayamiesizwenisakithi,ngishisekelakakhulu amasikoawokhokho
15KephakwathikukuhlekuNkulunkulu,owangahlukanisa kwasesiswinisikamame,wangibizangomusawakhe; 16azembuleiNdodanayakhekimi,ukuzengiyitshumayele phakathikwabezizwe;masinyaneangibuzangalutho ngenyamanegazi
17futhikangenyukelangaeJerusalemakubo ababengabaphostolingaphambikwami;kephangayaeArabiya,ngabuyengabuyelaeDamaseku
18Kwathiemvakweminyakaemithathungenyukela eJerusalemaukuyobonauPetru,ngahlalanayeizinsuku eziyishuminanhlanu
19Kodwakangibonangaomunyewabaphostoli,kuphela uJakobeumfowaboweNkosi.
20Manjeizintoenginilobelazona,bhekani,phambi kukaNkulunkulu,angiqambiamanga
21NgemvakwalokhongezaemazweniaseSiriya leKilikhiya;
22njalongangingaziwangobusoemabandleniaseJudiya akuKristu.
23kodwababezwilekuphelaukuthi:Lowoowayesihlupha kudalauseshumayelaukukholwaayekuchitha 24BasebekhazimulisauNkulunkulungami.
ISAHLUKO2
1Kwathiemvakweminyakaeyishuminanengabuye ngenyukelaeJerusalemakanyenoBarnaba,ngathatha noThithufuthi.
2Ngenyukelangesambulo,ngabalandisaivangeli engilishumayelayophakathikwabezizwe,kephangasese kwabadumileyo,funamhlawumbengigijimenoma ngigijimeleize
3KodwanoThithuowayenamikaphoqwangaukuba asokwe,engumGreki;
4futhingenxayabazalwanebamangaabangeniswabengazi, abangenangaseseukuzebahloleukukhululekakwethu esinakhokuKristuJesu,ukuzebasenzeizigqila;
5esabanikangokuzithoba,qha,kungeyisikhookwehola; ukuzeiqinisolevangelilihlalekini
6Kodwakulabaabathibanje,(lobababeyini,kakunandaba kimi,uNkulunkulukakhethiubusobamuntu;
7Kephangokuphambene,sebebonileukuthingiphathiswe ivangelilabangasokile,njengalokholenziwakuPetru ivangelilabasokile;
8(NgokubalowoowasebenzangokuphumelelayokuPetru ebuphostolibokusoka,nguyenaowayenamandlakimi kwabezizwe;
9KwathioJakobe,noKhefase,noJohane,ababebonakala beyizinsika,bebonaumusaengiwuphiweyo,banikamina noBarnabaisandlasokunenesokuhlangana;ukuzesiye kwabezizwe,bonabayekwabasokile.
10Kuphelabathandaukuthisikhumbuleabayanga;lokho namiebengikulangazelelaukukwenza
11KodwakwathiuPetroesefikileeAntiyokhi,ngamelana layeebusweni,ngobawayelecala.
12NgokubabengakafikiabathileababevelakuJakobe, wadlanabezizwe;
13LabanyeabaJudabasebezenzisalaye;wazewathatheka noBarnabasingokuzenzisakwabo
14Kodwakuthengibonaukuthikabahambangangendlela eqondileyonjengokweqinisolevangeli,ngathikuPetro phambikwabobonke:UbawenaongumJudauphila ngendlelayabezizwe,kungenjengamaJuda,ubacindezela ngani?abeZizweukubabaphilenjengamaJuda?
15ThinaesingamaJudangemvelo,singezonaizoni zabezizwe;
16sisaziukuthiumuntukalungisiswangemisebenzi yomthetho,kodwangokhololukaJesuKristu,lathi sakholwakuKristuJesu,ukuzesilungisiswengokukholwa kuKristu,kungeyisikhongemisebenziyomthetho: ngokubangemisebenziyomthethoakukhonyama eyakulungisiswa.
17Kephaumathina,laphosifunaukulungisiswangoKristu, nathingokwethusifunyanwasiyizoni,ngakhouKristu uyisikhonzisesonona?UNkulunkuluakakuvumeli.
18Ngokubaumangibuyengakhelokhoengikubhidlizile, ngizenzaiseqamthetho
19Ngokubangomthethominangafakuwoumthetho, ukuzengiphilekuNkulunkulu
20NgibethelwekanyenoKristu,nokhongiyaphila;nokho akumina,kodwauKristuuphilakimi,nokuphila engikuphilamanjeenyameningikuphilangokukholwa
yiNdodanakaNkulunkulueyangithandayo,yazinikela ngenxayami.
21AngiwenziumusakaNkulunkulu,ngokubauma ukulungakuvelangomthetho,khonauKristuwafelaize.
ISAHLUKO3
1OninabaseGalathiyaabayiziwula,ubanioniloyileukuba ningalaleliiqiniso,enibekweobalaphambikwamehloenu uJesuKristuebethelweesiphambanwenina?
2Yilokhukuphelaengingathandaukukufundakini: NamamukelauMoyangemisebenziyomthethonoma ngokuzwakokholona?
3Niyiziwulakangakana?SeniqalengoMoyamanje seniphelelisiweenyamenina?
4Ingabenahluphekakangakangezena?ubakuseyize.
5Ngakho-keyenaoniphayouMoyanowenzaimisebenzi yamandlaphakathikwenuukwenzangemisebenzi yomthethonomangezwilokukholwana?
6njengalokhou-AbrahamawakholwanguNkulunkulu, kwabalelwakuyeukuthikungukulunga
7Ngakhoyaziniukuthiabokukholwayibona abangabantwanabakaAbrahama
8UmbhaloubonangaphambiliukuthiuNkulunkulu uzakulungisisaabezizwengokukholwa,watshumayela ivangelingaphambilikuAbrahama,wathi:Izizwezonke zizabusiswangawe
9Ngakho-keabokukholwabayabusiswakanyenoAbrahamaokholwayo
10Ngokubabonkeabemisebenziyomthethobaphansi kwesiqalekiso,ngokubakulotshiweukuthi:“Baqalekisiwe bonkeabangaqhubekikukhokonkeokulotshweencwadini yomthetho,ukubabakwenze;
11Kodwaukuthingomthethokakhoolungisiswayo phambikukaNkulunkulu,kusobala,ngobaolungileyo uzaphilangokukholwa
12Umlayokawuveliekukholweni,kodwauthi:Umuntu owenzayouzaphilangakho
13UKristuwasihlengaesiqalekiswenisomthetho, esenziweisiqalekisongenxayethu,ngokubakulotshiwe ukuthi:“Uqalekisiwewonkeolengaesihlahleni; 14ukuzeisibusisosikaAbrahamasifikekwabezizwe ngoKristuJesu;ukuzesamukeleisithembisosikaMoya ngokukholwa
15Bazalwane,ngikhulumangokwabantu;Noma kuyisivumelwanosomuntukuphela,nokhosiqinisekiswa, akakhoongasichithayonomaonezelekuso
16Manjeizithembisozenziwaku-Abrahamanasenzalweni yakheAkashoukuthi:Nasezinzalweni,kungathi ngeziningi;kodwakungathingeyodwa:Nasenzalweni yakhoenguKristu
17Kephangisholokhu,ukuthiisivumelwanoesaqiniswa ngaphambilinguNkulunkulukuKristu,umthethoowaba khonaemvakweminyakaengamakhuluamanenamashumi amathathu,awukwaziukusichitha,ukuzeusenzeize isithembiso
18Ngokubaumaifalingokomthetho,alikho ngesethembiso,kephauNkulunkuluwalinikau-Abrahama ngesithembiso
19Phokunganiumthethoukhonza?Wenezelwangenxa yeziphambeko,kuzekufikeinzalookwakwenziwekuyo isithembiso;wamiswangezingelosingesandlasomlamuleli
20Kephaumlamulelikasiyemunye,kephauNkulunkulu munye.
21Pho,umthethouphambenenezithembiso zikaNkulunkuluna?Makubenjalo,ngokubauma wawunikiweumthethoowawungaphilisa,isibiliukulunga ngabekuvelangomthetho
22Kodwaumbhalouvalilekonkengaphansikwesono, ukuzeisithembisongokukholwanguJesuKristusiphiwe abakholwayo
23Kephakungakafikiukukholwa,sasigcinwaphansi komthetho,sivalelwekuzekufikeukukholwa obekuzakwambulwa
24Ngakhoumthethowabangumfundisiwethuosiletha kuKristu,ukuzekuthiwesilungilengokholo
25Kodwangemvakokubaukholoselufikile,asisekho ngaphansikomfundisi.
26NgokubanonkeningabantwanabakaNkulunkulu ngokukholwakuKristuJesu
27NgobalinalonkeelabhabhathizelwakuKristulembethe uKristu
28KakukhoumJudalobaumGriki,kakukhoobotshiweyo lokhululekileyo,kakukhoowesilisalobaowesifazana, ngobalinalonkelimunyekuKristuJesu
29UmaningabakaKristu,niyinzaloka-Abrahama, niyizindlalifangokwesithembiso.
ISAHLUKO4
1Kephangithiindlalifaiseyingane,kayahlukangangalutho encekwini,nakubaiyinkosiyakhokonke;
2kodwaiphansikwabaphathinababusikuzekufike isikhathiesamiswanguyise
3Ngokunjalolathi,siseyizingane,sasisezigqiliningaphansi kweziqalozezwe;
4Kodwakwathiukuphelelakwesikhathisekufikile, uNkulunkuluwathumaiNdodanayakhe,eyazalwa ngowesifazana,yazalwangaphansikomthetho, 5ukuzeahlengeabaphansikomthetho,ukuzesamukele ukumakwamadodana
6Lokhuningamadodana,uNkulunkuluuthumileuMoya weNdodanayakheezinhliziywenizenuomemezaethi: “Aba,Baba!”
7Ngakho-keawuseyonainceku,kodwaindodana;uma uyindodana,uyindlalifakaNkulunkulungoKristu
8Nokho,laphoningamaziuNkulunkulu,nanikhonzalabo abangesiboonkulunkulungokwemvelo.
9Kephamanje,lokhusenimaziuNkulunkulu,noma kunalokhonaziwanguNkulunkulu,senibuyelakanjani ezintwenizokuqalaezibuthakathakaneziwubala,enithanda ukubuyenibeyizigqilazazona?
10Nigcinaizinsuku,nezinyanga,nezikhathi,neminyaka 11Ngiyanesaba,funangisebenzeleizephezukwenu.
12Ngiyalincenga,bazalwane,ukuthilibenjengami; ngokubanaminginjengani;aningilimazanganakanye 13Niyaziukuthingobuthakathakabenyamangashumayela ivangelikiniekuqaleni
14Ukulingwakwamiokwakusenyameniyami anikudelelanga,anikuyekanga;kodwanangamukela njengengelosikaNkulunkulu,njengoKristuJesu 15Iphi-keisibusisoenakhulumangaso?ngokuba ngiyanifakazelaukuthi,umabekungenzeka, beniyakukhuphaamehloenu,ninginikewona
16Ngakho-kesengiphendukeisithasenuyini,ngokuba nginitshelaiqiniso?
17Bayanishisekela,kodwahhayikahle;yebo,bafuna ukunivalelangaphandle,ukuzenibaphathekabi.
18Kodwakuhleukutshisekaentwenienhlenjalonjalo, kungeyisikhokuphelanxangilani
19Bantwanyanabami,engibuyengibenemihelongabo, uKristuazeabunjwekini.
20Ngifisaukubakhonakinimanje,ngiguquleizwilami; ngobangiyaningabaza
21Ngitshelenininaenithandaukubaphansikomthetho, aniwuzwayiniumthethona?
22Ngokubakulotshiweukuthiu-Abrahama wayenamadodanaamabili,enyengencekukazi,enye kowesifazaneokhululekileyo
23Kodwaowesigqilikaziwazalwangokwenyama;kodwa owesifazanaokhululekileyowenziwangesithembiso
24Okungumfanekiso,ngokubalababayizivumelwano ezimbili;omunyeuvelaentabeniyaseSinayi,ozalela ubugqila,ongu-Agari
25Ngokubau-AgarilouyintabayaseSinayie-Arabiya, ifanekiselaiJerusalemaelikhonamanje,lisebugqilinikanye nabantwanabalo
26KodwaiJerusalemaeliphezululikhululekile, elingumamawethusonke.
27Ngokubakulotshiweukuthi:“Jabulawenanyumba ongazalanga;gqamukaukhale,wenaongabhidliziyo, ngokubaabantwanaboyisigebengabaningikunalowo onomyeni
28Thina-ke,bazalwane,njengo-Isakasingabantwana besithembiso.
29Kodwanjengakulesosikhathiowazalwangokwenyama wazingelaowazalwangokoMoya,kunjalonamanje
30Nokhouthiniumbhalo?Khiphaisigqilakazinendodana yaso,ngokubaindodanayesigqilakaziayiyikudlaifakanye nendodanayokhululekileyo
31Ngakho,bazalwane,asisiboabantwanabesigqilakazi, kodwasingabokhululekileyo
ISAHLUKO5
1NgakhoyimaniniqinileenkululekweniuKristu asikhululengayo,ningabenisaboshelwaejokenilobugqila.
2Bhekani,minaPawulungithikini,umanisokwa,uKristu akayikunisizangalutho
3Ngobangiyaphindangiyafakazakumuntuwonke osokayoukuthiulomlanduwokuwenzawonkeumlayo
4UKristuseniyenziweizekini,ninaenilungisiswa ngomthetho;niwileemseni
5NgobathinangoMoyasilindeleithembalokulunga ngokukholwa
6NgokubakuKristuJesuukusokanokungasokiakulutho; kodwaukholoolusebenzangothando
7Nigijimekahle;ngubanionivimbeleukubaningalaleli iqinisona?
8Lokhukuthonyaakuvelikonibizayo
9Imvubeloencaneibilisainhlamayonke.
10NgilethembanganieNkosini,ukuthianiyikucabanga ngenyeindlela;
11Kephamina,bazalwane,umangisashumayelaukusoka, ngisazingelelwanina?khona-keicalalesiphambano liphelile
12Sengathibanganqunywaabanihluphayo;
13Ngokubanina,bazalwane,nabizelwaenkululekweni; Kuphelaningasebenzisiinkululekoibeyithubaenyameni, kodwakhonzananingothando.
14Ngokubaumthethowonkeugcwaliswaezwinilinye, nakuleli;Wothandaumakhelwanewakhonjengalokhu uzithandawena
15Kephaumanilumana,nidlana,qaphelaniukuba ningaqedwangomunye
16Ngakho-kengithi:HambaningoMoya,khona aniyikufezaizinkanukozenyama
17NgokubainyamaikhanukaokuphambenenoMoya, kephauMoyaukhanukaokuphambenenenyama; 18KephaumaniholwanguMoya,aniphansikomthetho 19Manjeimisebenziyenyamaisobala,okuyiyona; Ubufebe,ubufebe,ukungcola,amanyala, 20Ukukhonzaizithombe,ubuthakathi,inzondo,ukuxabana, umona,ulaka,ukuxabana,ukuhlubuka,ukuhlubuka, 21Umhawu,ukubulala,ukudakwa,ukuxokozela,nokunye okunjalo,enginitshelangakhongaphambili,njengokuba ngakengashokiniukuthiabenzaokunjaloabayikulidlaifa lombusokaNkulunkulu.
22KodwaisithelosikaMoyasiluthando,intokozo, ukuthula,ukubekezela,ubumnene,ukulunga,ukholo, 23ubumnene,nokuzithiba:akukhomthethoomelana nokunjalo
24KephaabakaKristubabetheleesiphambanweniinyama kanyenokuhuhekanezinkanuko.
25UmasiphilangoMoya,masihambefuthingoMoya 26Masingafuniudumooluyize,sicunulane,sifelaneumona
ISAHLUKO6
1Bazalwane,umaumuntuehlelwayisiphambeko,nina bomoyambuyisenionjalongomoyawobumnene;uzinaka wena,funaulingwenawe
2Thwalisananiimithwaloyenu,kanjalonigcwalise umthethokaKristu
3Ngokubaumaumuntuezishayautho,engelutho, uyazikhohlisa.
4Kodwayilowonalowomakahloleowakheumsebenzi, yikhonaeyakubanokuzibongangokwakheyedwa,kungabi ngomunye.
5Ngokubayilowonalowouyakuthwalaowakheumthwalo 6Lowoofundiswaizwimakahlanganyelenalowo ofundisayokuzozonkeizintoezinhle.
7Ningakhohliswa;UNkulunkuluakahlekwa,ngokuba lokhoakuhlwanyelayoumuntuuyakuvunakonafuthi.
8Ngokubaohlwanyelelaenyameniyakheuyakuvuna ukonakalaenyameni;kephaohlwanyelelakuMoya uyakuvunaukuphilaokuphakadekuMoya
9Futhimasingakhathaliekwenzeniokuhle,ngokuba siyakuvunangesikhathiesifaneleyo,umasingadangali
10Ngakho-kenjengokubasinethuba,asenzeokuhlekubo bonke,ikakhulukwabendluyokukholwa
11Niyabonaukuthiuhlamvuolungakananienginilobele ngalongesamiisandla.
12Bonkeabafunaukubonakalabebahleenyameni,yibona abanicindezelaukubanisokwe;kuphelafunabazingelwe ngenxayesiphambanosikaKristu.
13Ngobalaboabasokileyokabawugciniumlayo;kodwa bafisaukuthinisokwe,ukuzebazincomeenyameniyenu
14Kodwakimikakungabikhonaukuzincoma,kuphela ngesiphambanoseNkosiyethuuJesuKristu,okubethelwe ngayeumhlabakimi,lamiemhlabeni 15NgokubakuKristuJesuukusokanokungasokiakulutho, kodwaisidalwaesisha.
16Bonkeabahambangalomthetho,makubekuboukuthula nesihawu,naku-IsrayelikaNkulunkulu
17Kusukelamanjemakungabikhomuntuongihluphayo, ngokubanginezimpawuzeNkosiuJesuemzimbeniwami 18UmusaweNkosiyethuuJesuKristumawubenomoya wenu,bazalwaneAmen(KwabaseGalathiyakulotshiwe eRoma)