UmShumayeli 3:9-15

Unanzuzoni osebenzayo ngalokho akushikashikayo na? Ngibonile umshikashika uNkulunkulu awunikile amadodana abantu ukuba awushikashike. Wenzile konke kube kuhle esikhathini sakho, ubekile nokuphakade ezinhliziyweni zabo; nokho umuntu angefumane umsebenzi awenzile uNkulunkulu kwasekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni. Ngiyazi ukuthi akukho okuhle kubo kunokuba bathokoze, bazenzele okumnandi besekhona. Kepha futhi ukuba abantu bonke badle, baphuze, babone okuhle kuwo wonke umshikashika wabo kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu nalokho. Ngiyazi ukuthi konke akwenzayo uNkulunkulu kuyakuba khona kuze kube phakade; akukho okungenezelwa kukho, futhi akukho okungasuswa kukho. UNkulunkulu ukwenzile ukuba abantu besabe phambi kwakhe. Lokhu okukhona yikho okwakukhona, nalokhu okuyakuba khona kade kwakukhona; uNkulunkulu ufuna okudlulileyo.