AmaRoma
9:1 Ndithetha inyaniso ndikuKristu, andixoki, sibizelwa sisazela sam
ngqina ngoMoya oyiNgcwele,
9:2 ukuba ndineentlungu kakhulu, nentuthumbo enkulu engapheliyo, entliziyweni yam.
9:3 Kuba bendingade ndinqwenele ukusingelwa phantsi mna ngokwam, ndahlulwa kuKristu ngenxa yabazalwana bam.
imizalwane yam ngokwenyama;
9:4 Ngoobani oonyana bakaSirayeli; Kukobani na ukwenziwa oonyana, nozuko, nozuko
iminqophiso, nokuwiswa komthetho, nenkonzo kaThixo, kunye
izithembiso;
9:5 abangababo ooyise, awaphuma kubo uKristu ngokwenyama;
ophezu konke, uThixo makabongwe ngonaphakade. Amen.
9:6 Ke, xa nditshoyo, andithethi nto nje, ngokungathi ilizwi likaThixo liphalele. Kuba abanjalo
onke amaSirayeli, aphuma kuSirayeli;
9:7 kananjalo abathe, ngakuba beyimbewu ka-Abraham, baba ngabantwana bonke;
kuthiwe, Imbewu yakho iya kubizwa ngoIsake;
9:8 oko kukuthi, asingabantwana benyama aba;
Ke bona abantwana bedinga babalelwa ekuthini ngabantwana bakaThixo
imbewu.
9:9 Kuba lilo eli ilizwi ledinga, Ngeli xesha nyakenye ndiya kuza, noSarah
uya kuba nonyana.
9:10 Asikukuphela ke oko; kodwa kwathi nakuRebheka, akubon' ukuba ukhawule, ngamnye
ubawo wethu uIsake;
9:11 Kuba abantwana bengekazalwa, bengenzanga nto ilungileyo, bengekabi nayo nanye into elungileyo
engendawo, ukuze ime icebo likaThixo ngokonyulo, lingabi ngokwalo
imisebenzi, kodwa eyalowo ukubizayo;)
9:12 kwathiwa kuye, Omkhulu uya kukhonza komnci.
9:13 njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, UYakobi ndamthanda, ke uEsawu ndamthiya.
9:14 Sithini na ke ngoko? Kukho ukuswela kulungisa kusini na kuye uThixo? Makube lee oko.
9:15 Kuba esithi kuMoses, Ndiya kuba nenceba kosukuba ndinenceba kuye, ndimenze inceba
Ndiya kuba nemfesane kosukuba ndibe nemfesane kuye.
9:16 Ngoko ke asikokothandayo, asikokobalekayo;
NguThixo onenceba.
9:17 Kuba isibhalo sithi kuFaro, Nangelo sizathu le nto ndiyenzileyo
ndikuphakamisile, ukuze ndiwabonakalalise amandla am kuwe, negama lam
ziya kuvakaliswa kulo lonke ihlabathi.
9:18 Ngoko ke unenceba kwathanda ukumenzela inceba, athi ke athanda ukumthanda
lukhuni.
9:19 Uya kuthi kum ngoko, Usasolelani na ke? Kuba ngubani na onako
wakuchasa ukuthanda kwakhe?
9:20 Ehla ke, mntundini! ungubani na wena, ukuba uphendulane noThixo? Ngaba yinto
Yithi kumxonxi wabo, Yini na ukuba undenjenje ukundenza?
9:21 Akanagunya umbumbi phezu kodongwe, ukuba enze kwangolo hlobo
sisisitya sembeko, nesinye eso esingabekekanga?
9:22 Hi ke, ukuba uThixo, ethanda ukubonakalisa ingqumbo yakhe, nokwazisa amandla akhe,
wanyamezela ngokuzeka kade umsindo okukhulu izitya zengqumbo, zixhotyiswe
ukutshatyalaliswa:
9:23 nokuze abaze ubutyebi bozuko lwakhe ezityeni zodwa
inceba abeyilungisele uzuko ngenxa engaphambili;
9:24 esi wabizayo kuthi, kungekhona kumaYuda odwa, kukwakuwo nawawo
abeeNtlanga?
9:25 Njengokuba esithi nakwekaHoseya, Ndiya kubabiza abangebam ngokuba ngabantu bam;
abantu; nentanda yakhe, engathandwa.
9:26 Kuya kuthi, kuloo ndawo ibithethwé kuyo
wathi kubo, aningabantu bam nina; baya kubizwa khona ngokuthi, bangabantwana bakaThixo
uThixo ophilileyo.
9:27 Kananjalo uIsaya udanduluka ngoSirayeli, esithi, Nangona inani labantwana
uSirayeli uya kuba ngangentlabathi yaselwandle, amasalela aya kusindiswa.
9:28 Kuba elifeza ilizwi, aligqibe ngobulungisa;
umsebenzi omfutshane iNkosi iya kuwenza emhlabeni.
9:29 Kunjengokuba uIsaya ebetshilo ngenxa engaphambili ukuthi, Ngaphandle kokuba uYehova wemikhosi asishiye
sisuke saba njengeSodom, sisuke safana neGomora.
9:30 Sithini na ke ngoko? Okokuthi iintlanga, ezingazange zilandele emva
ubulungisa bufikelela ubulungisa, ubulungisa ke
olungokokholo.
9:31 kodwa yena uSirayeli, obesukela umthetho wobulungisa, akazange
ndifikelele emthethweni wobulungisa.
9:32 Kutheni na? Ngokuba abakufunanga ngokwaselukholweni, bakufuna ngokukaThixo
imisebenzi yomthetho. Kuba babetheka elityeni eli lokubetheka;
9:33 njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Yabona, ndibeka eZiyon ilitye lokubetheka, Iliwa lesikhubekiso;
bonke abakholwayo kuye abayi kudaniswa.