Romans 11

Insalela Yako-Israyeli

1Lapho-ke ngiyabuza ngithi, “Kanti uNkulunkulu wabalahla yini abantu bakhe? Hatshi akunjalo! Mina uqobo ngingumIsrayeli inzalo ka-Abhrahama, owesizwana sikaBhenjamini.

2UNkulunkulu kabalahlanga abantu bakhe owabazi kuqala. Kalikwazi yini ukuthi uMbhalo uthini esahlukwaneni ngo-Elija – ukuthi wakhalaza njani kuNkulunkulu esola u-Israyeli esithi: 3“Nkosi, bababulele abaphrofethi bakho badiliza lama-alithare akho; yimi ngedwa engiseleyo, njalo bafuna ukungibulala?”

4Impendulo kaNkulunkulu kuye yathini na? Yathi, “Ngizigodlele mina ngokwami abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa abangamguqelanga ngamadolo uBhali.” 5Ngakho futhi, ngalesisikhathi kulensalela ezakhethwa ngomusa.

6Njalo uma kungomusa, ngakho akuseyikho ngemisebenzi; uma kwakunjalo, umusa wawungeke ube usaba ngumusa. 7Pho-ke? Lokho u-Israyeli akufuna ngokuzimisela kakuzuzanga, kodwa abakhethiweyo bakuthola. Abanye baba lukhuni,

8njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “UNkulunkulu wabanika umoya wokozela, lamehlo ukuze bangaboni kanye lendlebe ukuze bangezwa, kuze kube lamhla.

9Njalo uDavida uthi: “Sengathi ukudla kwabo kungaba ngumjibila lesifu, lesikhubekiso kanye lesijeziso kubo.

10Sengathi amehlo abo angafiphala ukuze bangaboni, lemihlane yabo igotshwe kokuphela.”

Amagatsha Axhunyelelweyo

11Ngiyabuza njalo ngithi: Kambe bangabe bakhubeka bawa okungangokuthi kakuselakuphepha na? Akunjalo! Kodwa ngenxa yesiphambeko sabo, ukusindiswa sekufikile kwabezizwe ukuba kwenze u-Israyeli abe lomona. 12Kodwa uma isiphambeko sabo sisitsho inotho emhlabeni, lencithakalo yabo isitsho inotho kwabezizwe, inkulu kangakanani inotho elethwa yikuphelela kwabo!

13Ngikhuluma lani lina abezizwe. Njengoba ngingumphostoli wabezizwe, ngikhulisa inkonzo yami

14ngethemba lokuthi mhlawumbe ngingavusa umona ebantwini bakithi ngisilise abanye babo. 15Ngoba uma ukulahlwa kwabo kuyikubuyisana komhlaba, ukwamukelwa kwabo kuzakuba yini na ngaphandle kokuphila okuvela kwabafileyo? 16Uma ingxenye yenhlama enikelwe njengezithelo zakuqala ingcwele, injalo yonke enye.

17Uma ezinye izingatsha zephulwe, njalo wena, lanxa ulihlumela lom-oliva weganga, usuxhunyelelwe phakathi kwezinye njalo usuhlanganyela emhluzini okhulisayo ovela ezimpandeni zom-oliva, 18ungazincomi ngalezozingatsha. Uma ukwenza, cabanga ngalokhu: Impande kakusuwe oyithwalayo, kodwa impande yiyo ekuthweleyo. 19Lapho-ke lina lizakuthi: Izingatsha zephulwa ukuze mina ngixhunyelelwe.” 20Yebo. Kodwa zephulwa ngenxa yokungakholwa, kodwa lina limi ngokukholwa. Lingazikhukhumezi, kodwa yesabani.

21Ngoba uma uNkulunkulu engaziyekelanga izingatsha zemvelo, lani kasoze aliyekele.

22Ngakho cabangani ngesisa njalo lobulukhuni bukaNkulunkulu: ubulukhuni kulabo abawayo, kodwa isisa kini, uma liqhubeka esiseni sakhe. Kungenjalo, lani lizaqunywa. 23Njalo uma bengaphikeleli ngokungakholwa, bazaxhunyelelwa, ngoba uNkulunkulu uyanelisa ukubaxhumelela futhi.

24Phezu kwalokho, uma laliqunywe esihlahleni se-oliva esingeseganga ngemvelo, kwathi ngokuphambene lemvelo laxhunyelelwa esihlahleni se-oliva esilinywayo, pho kuzakuba lula kakhulu okunjani kulezi, izingatsha zemvelo, ukuba zixhunyelelwe esihlahleni sazo se-oliva.

U-Israyeli Wonke Uzasindiswa

25Bazalwane, kangifuni ukuthi lingaze lazi ngale imfihlakalo, ukuze lingazikhukhumezi: UIsrayeli useyibonile ingxenye yokuba lukhuni inani elipheleleyo labezizwe lize lingene.

26Ngokunjalo u-Israyeli wonke uzasindiswa, njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Umkhululi uzavela eZiyoni: uzasusa kuJakhobe ukungakholwa.

27Lesi yisivumelwano sami labo lapho ngizisusa izono zabo.”

28Mayelana levangeli, bayizitha ngenxa yenu; kodwa mayelana lokukhetha, bayathandwa ngenxa yabokhokho, 29ngoba izipho zikaNkulunkulu lokubiza kwakhe akuguquleki. 30Njengoba lina elake ladelela uNkulunkulu khathesi selamukele umusa ngenxa yokudelela kwabo, 31ngokunjalo labo, ngenxa yomusa kaNkulunkulu kini, kabasalaleli ukuze labo khathesi bamukele umusa. 32Ngoba uNkulunkulu ubophele abantu bonke ekudeleleni ukuze abe lomusa kubo bonke.

Ihubo Lokubonga

33Yeka ukuzika kwenotho yenhlakanipho kanye lokwazi kukaNkulunkulu! Yeka ukwahlulela kwakhe okungeke kuhlolwe, kanye lezindlela zakhe ezingeke zilandelwe!

34“Ngubani owake wayazi ingqondo yeNkosi na? Loba owake waba ngumcebisi wayo na?”

35“Ngubani owake wanika uNkulunkulu ulutho ukuba uNkulunkulu aluhlawule na?”

36Ngoba izinto zonke zivela kuye langaye njalo futhi zikuye. Udumo kalube kuye nini lanini! Ameni.