AmaRoma
9:1 Ngikhuluma iqiniso kuKristu, angiqambi amanga, unembeza wami ungiphethe
fakaza ngoMoya oNgcwele,
9:2 Ukuthi nginosizi olukhulu nobuhlungu obungapheli enhliziyweni yami.
9:3 Ngoba ngangifisa ukuthi mina ngokwami ngiqalekisiwe kuKristu ngenxa yabazalwane bami.
izihlobo zami ngokwenyama;
9:4 Angobani ama-Israyeli; okungokwakhe ukuma kwabantwana, nenkazimulo, kanye
izivumelwano, nokunikezwa komthetho, nenkonzo kaNkulunkulu, kanye
izithembiso;
9:5 abangababo oyise, avela kubo uKristu ngokwenyama.
ophezu kwakho konke, uNkulunkulu makabongwe kuze kube phakade. Amen.
9:6 Kungabi sengathi izwi likaNkulunkulu liphuthile. Ngoba abanjalo
wonke u-Israyeli ovela ku-Israyeli.
9:7 Futhi futhi, ngoba beyinzalo ka-Abrahama, bonke bangabantwana.
kodwa: NgoIsaka inzalo yakho iyakubizwa.
9:8 Okungukuthi, labo abangabantwana benyama, laba abasibo
abantwana bakaNkulunkulu: kodwa abantwana besithembiso babalelwa abantwana
imbewu.
9:9 Ngoba leli yilizwi lesithembiso: Ngalesisikhathi ngizakuza, loSarah
uzakuba lendodana.
9:10 Futhi hhayi lokhu kuphela; kodwa kwathi uRebeka laye esekhulelwe ngomunye, kuze kube sekupheleni
ubaba wethu u-Isaka;
9:11 Ngoba abantwana bengakazalwa, bengakenzi lutho oluhle kumbe
okubi, ukuze icebo likaNkulunkulu elingokokukhetha lime, lingaveli
imisebenzi, kodwa ngobizayo;)
9:12 Kwathiwa kuye, Omkhulu uyakukhonza omncane.
9:13 Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: UJakobe ngamthanda, kodwa u-Esawu ngamzonda.
9:14 Ngakho siyakuthini? Kukhona yini ukungalungi kuNkulunkulu? UNkulunkulu akakuvumeli.
9:15 Ngoba wathi kuMozisi: Ngizakuba lesihawu kwengithanda ukuba lesihawu kuye, futhi
ngizakuba lozwelo kwengizakuba lozwelo kuye.
9:16 Ngakho-ke akuveli kothandayo, noma kogijimayo, kodwa kungokwalowo
uNkulunkulu ohawukelayo.
9:17 Ngoba umbhalo uthi kuFaro: "Ngalokho enginakho
ngikuvusile, ukuze ngibonakalise amandla ami kuwe, negama lami
kumenyezelwe emhlabeni wonke.
9:18 Ngakho unesihe kulowo athanda ukumhawukela, nalowo athanda ukumhawukela
iyaqina.
9:19 Uyakuthi kimi: 'Kungani namanje ukusola? Ngoba ubani onakho
wamelana nentando yakhe?
9:20 Cha, kodwa, O muntu, ungubani wena ukuthi uphendula ngokumelene noNkulunkulu? Izoba into
okubunjiweyo yisho kowakubumbayo ukuthi: 'Ungenzeleni kanje na?
9:21 Akanawo amandla umbumbi phezu kobumba, ngenhlama efanayo ukwenza kube munye
isitsha esihloniphekayo, nesinye esingahlonitshwayo?
9:22 Uma uNkulunkulu ethanda ukubonakalisa ulaka lwakhe nokwenza amandla akhe aziwe,
wakhuthazela ngokubekezela okukhulu izitsha zolaka ezilungiselweyo
ukubhujiswa:
9:23 Futhi ukuze enze yaziwe ingcebo yenkazimulo yakhe phezu izitsha
isihawu ayesilungisele inkazimulo ngaphambili.
9:24 Ngisho nathi, asibizile, hhayi kubaJuda kuphela, kodwa futhi
AbeZizwe?
9:25 Njengoba esho nasencwadini kaHoseya ukuthi: "Ngiyobabiza abangesibo abantu bami."
abantu; nothandiweyo wakhe, obengathandwa.
9:26 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, ukuthi endaweni lapho kwashiwo
bona, anisibo abantu bami; lapho bayakuthiwa abantwana bakwa
uNkulunkulu ophilayo.
9:27 U-Isaya umemeza ngo-Israyeli, ethi: "Noma umumo wabantwana!"
u-Israyeli uyakuba ngangesihlabathi solwandle, insali iyakusindiswa;
9:28 Ngoba uyowuqeda umsebenzi, futhi unqamule ngokulunga: ngoba
umsebenzi omfushane iNkosi iyowenza emhlabeni.
9:29 Futhi njengoba u-Isaya asho ngaphambili, "Ngaphandle kokuba iNkosi Sebawoti usishiye a
nzalo, sasinjengeSodoma, senziwe safana neGomora.
9:30 Ngakho siyakuthini? Ukuthi abezizwe, abalandelanga
ukulunga kuzuze ukulunga, yebo, ukulunga
okungokukholwa.
9:31 Kodwa u-Israyeli, owalandela umthetho wokulunga, akazange
bafinyelele emthethweni wokulunga.
9:32 Ngani? Ngoba kabakufunanga ngokholo, kodwa ngokungathi ngoMoya
imisebenzi yomthetho. Ngokuba bakhubeka etsheni lesikhubekiso;
9:33 Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Bheka, ngibeka eSiyoni itshe lokukhubekisa nedwala
yilowo nalowo okholwa nguye akayikujabha.