Ngokuba bonke abemisebenzi yomthetho baphansi kwesiqalekiso, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baqalekisiwe bonke abangemi njalo kukho konke okulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho ukuba bakwenze.” Kepha ukuthi ngomthetho akukho muntu olungisiswayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu kusobala, ngokuba olungileyo uzakuphila ngokukholwa; ngokuba umthetho awusiwo owokukholwa, kodwa owenza lokho uyakuphila ngakho. UKristu wasihlenga esiqalekisweni somthetho, ebenziwe isiqalekiso ngenxa yethu, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baqalekisiwe bonke abalenga emthini,” ukuba isibusiso sika-Abrahama ngoKristu Jesu sifike kubo abezizwe, ukuze samukeliswe isithembiso sikaMoya ngokukholwa.
Bazalwane, ngikhulumisa okwabantu: nokuba kuyintando yokugcina yomuntu eyaqiniswayo, akakho oyichithayo noma enezele kuyo. Manje-ke izithembiso zanikwa u-Abrahama nenzalo yakhe; akasho ukuthi: “Ezinzalweni,” kungathi ngeziningi, kepha kungathi ngeyodwa ukuthi: Nasenzalweni yakho enguKristu. Kepha ngisho lokhu ukuthi isivumelwano esaqiniswa nguNkulunkulu ngaphambili, umthetho owavela emva kweminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu, awusesuli, uze usichithe isithembiso; ngokuba uma ifa likhona ngomthetho, alikho ngesithembiso; kepha uNkulunkulu umnikile lona u-Abrahama ngesithembiso.
Pho, umthetho uyini na? Wenezelwa ngenxa yeziphambeko, kuze kufike inzalo enikiwe isithembiso, umisiwe ngezingelosi, ngesandla somlamuleli. Kepha umlamuleli kasiye owamunye; kepha uNkulunkulu munye.
Pho-ke, umthetho uphambene nezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu na? Qha nakanye. Ngokuba uma wawunikiwe umthetho onamandla okuphilisa, ngempela ukulungisiswa ngakuya ngomthetho. Kepha umbhalo uvalele konke phansi kwesono, ukuze isithembiso ngokukholwa nguJesu Kristu siphiwe abakholwayo.
Kepha kungakafiki ukukholwa, sasigcinwa phansi komthetho, sivalelwe kuze kufike ukukholwa obekuzakwambulwa. Njalo-ke umthetho sewaba ngumlayi wethu wokusiyisa kuKristu, ukuze silungisiswe ngokukholwa. Kepha-ke sekufikile ukukholwa, asisephansi komlayi.
Ngokuba nonke ningabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuKristu.
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