‏ Galatians 4

Singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu

1Kodwa ngithi, ngaso sonke isikhathi indlalifa iseyingane, kayehlukananga ngalutho esigqilini lanxa ingumnikazi wakho konke a; 2kodwa ingaphansi kwabaphathi b lababonisi c, kuze kufike isikhathi esamiswa nguyise. 3Ngokunjalo lathi, lapho siseyizingane, sasiyizigqili d ngaphansi kwemfundiso zakuqala zomhlaba e; 4kodwa kwathi ukuphelela kwesikhathi sekufikile, uNkulunkulu wathuma iNdodana yakhe f, yazalwa g ngowesifazana h, yenziwa i ngaphansi komthetho j, 5ukuze ihlenge abangaphansi komlayo k, ukuze semukele ukuma kwabantwana. 6Njengoba lingamadodana l, uNkulunkulu wathuma uMoya weNdodana yakhe enhliziyweni zenu m, ememeza esithi: Abha*, Baba n! 7Ngakho kawuseyiso isigqili, kodwa indodana; njalo uba uyindodana, futhi uyindlalifa kaNkulunkulu ngoKristu o.

8Kodwa ngalesosikhathi, lingamazi uNkulunkulu p, laliyizigqili kulabo q abangeyisibo onkulunkulu ngemvelo r; 9kodwa khathesi lokhu selimazi uNkulunkulu, yebo kangithi lisaziwa nguNkulunkulu s, libuyela njani t futhi kumfundiso zakuqala ezibuthakathaka leziyibuyanga u, elifuna ukuba yizigqili zazo futhi kakutsha v? 10Ligcina izinsuku w, lezinyanga x , y lezikhathi z, leminyaka aa. 11Ngilovalo ngani ab, hlezi ngitshikatshikele ac ize kini ad.

12Banini njengami, ngoba lami nginjengani, bazalwane, ngiyalincenga; kalingonanga ngalutho ae; 13liyazi-ke ukuthi ngobuthakathaka benyama ngatshumayela ivangeli kini af ngokokuqala ag, 14lokulingwa kwami okwakusenyameni yami kalikudelelanga njalo kalikwenyanyanga, kodwa langemukela njengengilosi kaNkulunkulu ah, njengoKristu Jesu ai. 15Ngakho sasiyini isibusiso senu aj? Ngoba ngiyalifakazela ukuthi, uba kungenzeka ak, lalingakhupha amehlo enu linginike al. 16Ngakho sengibeyisitha senu ngokulitshela iqiniso yini am? 17Bayalitshisekela ngokungekuhle an; kodwa bafuna ukulivalela ngaphandle, ukuze litshisekele bona ao. 18Kodwa kuhle ukuthi litshisekelelwe kokuhle isikhathi sonke, njalo kungabi sebukhoneni bami lani kuphela ap. 19Bantwana bami abancane, engilomhelo futhi wokulizala aq aze uKristu ar abunjwe as kini at, 20kodwa bengingathanda ukuba khona lani khathesi, ngiphendule ilizwi lami au, ngoba ngididekile ngani av.

USara loHagari bayimifanekiso yezivumelwano ezimbili

21Ngitshelani, lina elithanda ukuba ngaphansi komlayo, kaliwuzwa yini umlayo? 22Ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi uAbrahama wayelamadodana amabili; enye ingeyesigqilikazi aw, lenye ingeyokhululekileyo ax. 23Kodwa eyesigqilikazi yazalwa ngokwenyama ay, kodwa eyokhululekileyo ngesithembiso az , ba. 24Okuyizinto ezingumzekeliso; ngoba laba bayizivumelwano ezimbili; esinye esentabeni iSinayi bb ,
 iSinayi: Gr.  iSina.
, esizalela ebugqilini, esinguAgari bd.
25Ngoba lokhu, uAgari, kuyintaba iSinayi eseArabhiya be, njalo imele iJerusalema yalamuhla, futhi iyisigqili kanye labantwana bayo bf. 26Kodwa iJerusalema ephezulu ikhululekile, engumama wethu sonke bg; 27ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Thokoza, wena nyumba engazaliyo; kekela umemeze, wena ongawuzwanga umhelo; ngoba abantwana botshiyiweyo banengi okwedlula kakhulu kulaye olendoda bh. 28Kodwa thina, bazalwane, njengoIsaka bi singabantwana besithembiso bj. 29Kodwa njengakulesosikhathi owazalwa ngokwenyama wamzingela yena ongowakoMoya bk, kunjalo lakhathesi bl. 30Kodwa umbhalo uthini bm? Uthi: Xotsha isigqilikazi lendodana yaso; ngoba indodana yesigqilikazi kayisoze idle ilifa kanye lendodana yokhululekileyo bn. 31Ngakho, bazalwane, kasisibo abantwana besigqilikazi, kodwa bokhululekileyo bo.
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