UMshumayeli 3:9-15

Uzuzani osebenzayo ngomshikashika wakhe na? Ngiwubonile umshikashika uNkulunkulu awunike abantu ukuba babe matasatasa ngawo. Konke ukwenze kwafanela isikhathi sakho, ngaphezu kwalokho wabeka ukulangazelela iphakade ezinhliziyweni zabantu, kodwa abakwazi ukuyazi imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo kuze kube sekugcineni kwayo. Ngiyazi ukuthi akukho okuhle kubo kunokuthokoza nokuzithokozisa, inqobo nje uma besaphila, futhi kuyisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu, asipha umuntu ukuba wonke umuntu adle, aphuze, athokozele wonke umshikashika wakhe. Ngiyazi ukuthi noma yini uNkulunkulu ayenzayo imi kuze kube phakade; akukho okungenezelwa kuyo, nokungasuswa kuyo; uNkulunkulu lokhu ukwenzele ukuba abantu bamesabe. Lokhu okukhona, sekwake kwaba khona, nalokho okusazoba khona, sekuvele kukhona. UNkulunkulu uyakufuna osekwake kwenzeka.