Bible Reading Plan – Day 307

₁UPawulu, umphostoli ongaveli kubantu noma ngomuntu, kodwa ngoJesu Kristu noNkulunkulu uYise owamvusa kwabafileyo, ₂nabazalwane bonke abanami kuwo amabandla aseGalathiya:

₃Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini yethu uJesu Kristu ₄owazinikela ngenxa yezono zethu, ukuze asophule kuleli zwe elibi lamanje ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu uBaba wethu; ₅makube kuye udumo kuze kube phakade. Amen.

₆Ngiyamangala ngokuba nimhlubuka masinya kangaka yena owanibizela emuseni kaKristu, niye kwelinye ivangeli, ₇elingesilo elinye, kuphela ukuba bakhona abanididayo, bethanda ukuphendukezela ivangeli likaKristu. ₈Kepha-ke noma kungaba yithina noma ingelosi evela ezulwini enishumayeza ivangeli eliphambene nalelo esanishumayeza lona, makabe ngoqalekisiweyo. ₉Njengalokho sesishilo, ngisaphinda nakalokhu, ngithi: Uma umuntu enishumayeza ivangeli eliphambene nalelo enalamukelayo, makabe ngoqalekisiweyo.

₁₀Ngokuba manje ngizincengela kubantu noma kuNkulunkulu na? Kukho, ngifuna ukuzikholekisa kubantu yini? Uma bengisazikholekisa kubantu, kungaba angisiyo inceku kaKristu.

₁₁Ngokuba ngiyanazisa, bazalwane, ukuba ivangeli elishunyayelwe yimina alisilo elingokwabantu. ₁₂Ngokuba nami angilamukeliswanga ngumuntu, futhi angilifundiswanga, kepha ngilithole ngokwambulelwa nguJesu Kristu.

₁₃Nizwile phela lokhu ngenkambo yami yakuqala ebuJudeni ukuthi ngalizingela kakhulu ibandla likaNkulunkulu, ngalichitha, ₁₄futhi ebuJudeni ngabadlula abaningi abayintanga yami kwabakithi, ngishisekela kakhulu kunabo amasiko awokhokho. ₁₅Kepha-ke mhla kwaba kuhle kuNkulunkulu owangahlukanisela kwasesiswini sikamame, wangibiza ngomusa wakhe ₁₆ukuba ayambule iNdodana yakhe kimi, ukuze ngiyishumayele phakathi kwabezizwe, khona lapho angibuzananga nenyama negazi, ₁₇futhi angenyukelanga eJerusalema kubona ababe ngabaphostoli ngaphambi kwami, kodwa ngamuka ngaya e-Arabiya, ngaphinda ngabuyela eDamaseku.

₁₈Kwathi emva kweminyaka emithathu ngenyukela eJerusalema ukubona uKhefase; ngahlala kuye izinsuku eziyishumi nanhlanu. ₁₉Kepha angibonanga omunye wabaphostoli, kuphela uJakobe umnawe weNkosi. ₂₀Kulokhu-ke enginilobela khona bhekani, phambi kukaNkulunkulu, angiqambi amanga. ₂₁Emva kwalokho ngeza emazweni aseSiriya naseKhilikhiya. ₂₂Ngangisengongaziwayo ngobuso emabandleni aseJudiya akuKristu, ₂₃abesezwile nje ukuthi: “Lowo okade esizingela useshumayela ukukholwa akade ekuchitha.” ₂₄Ayesedumisa uNkulunkulu ngami.

₁Kwathi emva kweminyaka eyishumi nane ngabuye ngenyukela eJerusalema kanye noBarnaba, ngithatha noThithu futhi. ₂Kepha ngenyukela ngambulelwe; ngabalandisa ivangeli engilishumayela phakathi kwabezizwe, kepha phambi kwabadumileyo bebodwa, funa mhlawumbe kungaba ngukuthi ngigijimela ize, noma sengagijimela ize. ₃Kepha ngisho noThithu owayenami engumGreki kaphoqwanga ukuba asoke. ₄Kepha kwaba ngenxa yabazalwane bamanga abangeniswa ngasese, abangena ngokunyenya, bezakuhlola ukukhululeka kwethu esinakho kuKristu Jesu, ukuze basenze izigqila, ₅esingabahlehlelanga nasikhashana ngokubathobela, ukuze iqiniso levangeli lime njalo kinina.

₆Kepha kwabadumile ngokuthi bayinto – nokuba babe yini, akulutho kimi; uNkulunkulu akakhethi ubuso bamuntu – ngokuba kimi abadumileyo abenezelanga lutho. ₇Kepha kunalokho, lapho bebona ukuthi ngithenjiwe ngevangeli kwabangasokiyo njengoPetru kwabasokayo, ₈ngokuba yena owanika uPetru amandla ukuba abe ngumphostoli wabasokayo wanginika nami amandla ukuba ngibe ngumphostoli wabezizwe, ₉bathi ukubona umusa engiwuphiweyo, oJakobe noKhefase noJohane, ababaziswa ngokuthi bayizinsika, banika mina noBarnaba isandla sokunene sokuhlangana ukuba thina siye kwabezizwe, kepha bona baye kwabasokayo, ₁₀kuphela ukuba sikhumbule abampofu, eyonanto nami ebengikhuthalele ukuyenza.

₁₁Kepha ekufikeni kukaKhefase e-Antiyokiya ngamelana naye ubuso nobuso, ngokuba wayenecala. ₁₂Ngokuba bengakafiki abanye ababevela kuJakobe, wayedla nabezizwe; kepha kuthe ukuba kufike bona, wamonyuka, wazahlukanisa nabo, esaba abokusoka. ₁₃Nabanye abaJuda futhi bazenzisa kanye naye, waze wathatheka noBarnaba ngokuzenzisa kwabo.

₁₄Kepha kuthe sengibonile ukuthi kabahambisi ngokweqiniso levangeli, ngathi kuKhefase phambi kwabo bonke: “Uma wena ongumJuda uhamba ngokwabezizwe, ungahambi ngokwabaJuda, ubaphoqa kanjani abezizwe ukuba bahambe ngokwabaJuda na?

₁₅“Thina singabaJuda ngemvelo, singesizo izoni zabezizwe; ₁₆kepha lokhu sazi ukuthi umuntu akalungisiswa ngemisebenzi yomthetho, kuphela ngokukholwa nguKristu Jesu, nathi sakholwa nguKristu Jesu ukuba silungisiswe ngokukholwa nguKristu kungengemisebenzi yomthetho; ngokuba ngemisebenzi yomthetho akuyikulungisiswa nyama.

₁₇“Kepha uma thina, lapho sifuna ukulungisiswa ngoKristu, nathi uqobo safunyanwa siyizoni, kanti uKristu uyisikhonzi sesono na? Qha nakanye. ₁₈Ngokuba uma ngibuye ngakhe engikudilizileyo, ngifakaza ukuthi ngingoweqa umthetho. ₁₉Ngokuba ngomthetho mina ngafa kuwo umthetho, ukuze ngiphilele uNkulunkulu. Ngibethelwe kanye noKristu; ₂₀akuseyimi ophilayo, kepha uKristu uphila kimi; kodwa ukuphila engikuphilayo kalokhu enyameni ngikuphila ngokukholwa, okungukukholwa yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu eyangithandayo, yazinikela ngenxa yami. ₂₁Angiwenzi ize umusa kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba uma ukulunga kuya ngomthetho, khona uKristu wafela ize.”

₁O nina maGalathiya angaqondiyo! Ngubani oniloyileyo nina enalotshelwa phambi kwamehlo enu umfanekiso kaJesu Kristu ebethelwe esiphambanweni na? ₂Yilokhu kuphela engithanda ukukwazi kinina ukuthi: Namukeliswa uMoya ngemisebenzi yomthetho noma ngezwi lokukholwa na? ₃Niwulekile kangaka na? Niqalile kuMoya seniyakugcina enyameni na? ₄Nahlupheka kangaka ngeze na? uma kambe kungeze. ₅Ngakho yena oninikayo uMoya noveza imisebenzi yamandla phakathi kwenu ukwenza ngemisebenzi yomthetho noma ngezwi lokukholwa na?

₆Njengalokho u-Abrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi ngukulunga. ₇Yazini-ke ukuthi abokukholwa yibona abangamadodana ka-Abrahama. ₈Kepha umbhalo, ubona ngaphambili ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzakulungisisa abezizwe ngokukholwa, walishumayela ngaphambili ivangeli ku-Abrahama, wathi: “Izizwe zonke ziyakubusiswa kuwe.” ₉Njalo-ke abokukholwa bayabusiswa kanye no-Abrahama okholwayo.

₁₀Ngokuba bonke abemisebenzi yomthetho baphansi kwesiqalekiso, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baqalekisiwe bonke abangemi njalo kukho konke okulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho ukuba bakwenze.” ₁₁Kepha ukuthi ngomthetho akukho muntu olungisiswayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu kusobala, ngokuba olungileyo uzakuphila ngokukholwa; ₁₂ngokuba umthetho awusiwo owokukholwa, kodwa owenza lokho uyakuphila ngakho. ₁₃UKristu wasihlenga esiqalekisweni somthetho, ebenziwe isiqalekiso ngenxa yethu, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baqalekisiwe bonke abalenga emthini,” ₁₄ukuba isibusiso sika-Abrahama ngoKristu Jesu sifike kubo abezizwe, ukuze samukeliswe isithembiso sikaMoya ngokukholwa.

₁₅Bazalwane, ngikhulumisa okwabantu: nokuba kuyintando yokugcina yomuntu eyaqiniswayo, akakho oyichithayo noma enezele kuyo. ₁₆Manje-ke izithembiso zanikwa u-Abrahama nenzalo yakhe; akasho ukuthi: “Ezinzalweni,” kungathi ngeziningi, kepha kungathi ngeyodwa ukuthi: Nasenzalweni yakho enguKristu. ₁₇Kepha ngisho lokhu ukuthi isivumelwano esaqiniswa nguNkulunkulu ngaphambili, umthetho owavela emva kweminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu, awusesuli, uze usichithe isithembiso; ₁₈ngokuba uma ifa likhona ngomthetho, alikho ngesithembiso; kepha uNkulunkulu umnikile lona u-Abrahama ngesithembiso.

₁₉Pho, umthetho uyini na? Wenezelwa ngenxa yeziphambeko, kuze kufike inzalo enikiwe isithembiso, umisiwe ngezingelosi, ngesandla somlamuleli. ₂₀Kepha umlamuleli kasiye owamunye; kepha uNkulunkulu munye.

₂₁Pho-ke, umthetho uphambene nezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu na? Qha nakanye. Ngokuba uma wawunikiwe umthetho onamandla okuphilisa, ngempela ukulungisiswa ngakuya ngomthetho. ₂₂Kepha umbhalo uvalele konke phansi kwesono, ukuze isithembiso ngokukholwa nguJesu Kristu siphiwe abakholwayo.

₂₃Kepha kungakafiki ukukholwa, sasigcinwa phansi komthetho, sivalelwe kuze kufike ukukholwa obekuzakwambulwa. ₂₄Njalo-ke umthetho sewaba ngumlayi wethu wokusiyisa kuKristu, ukuze silungisiswe ngokukholwa. ₂₅Kepha-ke sekufikile ukukholwa, asisephansi komlayi.

₂₆Ngokuba nonke ningabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuKristu. ₂₇Ngokuba nonke enabhapathizelwa kuKristu nembatha uKristu. ₂₈Akakho umJuda nomGreki, akakho oboshiweyo nokhululekileyo, akakho owesilisa nowesifazane, ngokuba nina nonke nimunye kuKristu Jesu. ₂₉Kepha uma ningabakaKristu, seniyinzalo ka-Abrahama, niyizindlalifa ngokwesithembiso.