KubaseGalathiya 4:1-31
4 Manje ngitsi: Nangabe indlalifa isengumntfwana isuke ifana nesigcili ngisho nobe iyinkhosi yato tonkhe tintfo,
2 kepha iba ngephansi kwebacondzisi nebaphatsi kuze kufike lilanga lelabekwa ngubabe wayo.
3 Ngalokufanako, ngesikhatsi natsi sisebantfwana, besigcilatwa tintfo letitsatfwa njengaletibalulekile eveni.+
4 Kodvwa kwatsi nakufika sikhatsi lesibekiwe, Nkulunkulu watfuma iNdvodzana yakhe leyatalwa ngumfati,+ nalebeyingephansi kwemtsetfo,+
5 kuze ikhulule labo labangephansi kwemtsetfo+ ngekutsi ibatsenge, khona sitofakwa esiswini sibe ngemadvodzana.+
6 Ngenca yekutsi seningemadvodzana, Nkulunkulu utfumele umoya+ weNdvodzana yakhe etinhlitiyweni tetfu,+ futsi lomoya umemeta utsi: “Abha,* Babe!”+
7 Ngako-ke anisesito tigcili kodvwa seningemadvodzana; futsi nangabe ningemadvodzana, niphindze nibe tindlalifa ngaNkulunkulu.+
8 Nanobe kunjalo, ngesikhatsi nisengakamati Nkulunkulu benitigcili tabonkulunkulu bemanga.
9 Kodvwa njengobe senimati Nkulunkulu, nobe njengobe senatiwa nguNkulunkulu, nibuyelelani etintfweni letitsatfwa njengaletibalulekile+ eveni, naletibutsakatsaka futsi letingenamsebenti, nifune kuphindze nibe tigcili tato?+
10 Niwagcina ngekucophelela emalanga, tinyanga,+ tikhatsi,* kanye neminyaka.
11 Ningishayisa ngeluvalo, ngobe kungenteka ngasebentela lite ngenca yenu.
12 Ngiyanincenga bazalwane, kutsi nibe njengami, ngobe nami ngake ngaba njengani,+ futsi kute leningone ngako.
13 Kodvwa niyati kutsi kugula lokwangenta ngatfola litfuba lekumemetela tindzaba letimnandzi kini kwekucala.
14 Nanobe kungaphili kwami bekuluvivinyo kini, anizange ningedzelele nobe ningicansukele;* kodvwa nangemukela kwaba shengatsi nemukela ingilosi yaNkulunkulu, futsi kwaba shengatsi nemukela Khristu Jesu.
15 Seyishonephi injabulo lebeninayo? Ngobe ngiyaciniseka kutsi kube bekungenteka, beningawakupuluta emehlo enu niwanike mine.+
16 Manje-ke sengisitsa senu yini ngesizatfu sekutsi nginitjela liciniso?
17 Labanye bantfu batimisele kunizuza, hhayi ngenjongo lenhle, kodvwa bafuna kunehlukanisa nami, kuze nitofuna kubalandzela.
18 Nanobe kunjalo bantfwabami, kuhle kutsi lotsite atimisele kunizuza ngenjongo lenhle, hhayi nje kuphela nangikhona,
19 futsi sengiphindze ngifikelwa yimihelo ngenca yenu,+ kutawuze kube ngulapho Khristu akheka kini.
20 Ngifisa shengatsi ngingaba nani khona nyalo futsi ngikhulume nani ngendlela leyehlukile, ngobe niyangicaka.
21 Nine lenifuna kuba ngephansi kwemtsetfo, aseningitjele, aniwuva yini uMtsetfo?
22 Asenginibekisele: Kubhaliwe kutsi Abrahama bekanemadvodzana lamabili, lenye ayitfole esigcilakatini,+ lenye ayitfole kumfati lokhululekile;+
23 kodvwa lena lebekayitfole kulesigcilakati beyitelwe ngendlela levamile,*+ kantsi lena lebekayitfole kulomfati lokhululekile beyitelwe ngesetsembiso.+
24 Letintfo tingatsatfwa njengendzaba lengumfanekiso; ngobe labafati bamelela tivumelwane letimbili, lesinye sentiwa eNtsabeni iSinayi,+ siveta bantfwana bebugcili, futsi sifana naHagari.
25 Hagari umelela iSinayi,+ lokuyintsaba lese-Arabhiya, futsi ufana neJerusalema yalamuhla, ngobe isebugcilini nebantfwana bayo.
26 Kodvwa iJerusalema lesetulu ikhululekile, futsi ingumake wetfu.
27 Kubhaliwe kwatsiwa: “Jabula wena mfati lote imbeleko, futsi longabatfoli bantfwana; memeta ngenjabulo wena mfati lote imihelo; ngobe bantfwana bemfati lolahliwe banyenti kakhulu kunebaloyo lonendvodza.”+
28 Nani-ke bazalwane, senibantfwana besetsembiso njenga-Isaka.+
29 Kodvwa njengobe ngaleso sikhatsi loyo lobekatelwe ngendlela levamile* acala kuphatsa kabi loyo lobekatelwe ngendlela yemoya,+ kunjalo nanyalo.+
30 Utsini-ke umbhalo? Utsi: “Cosha lesigcilakati nendvodzana yaso, ngobe indvodzana yalesigcilakati ngeke ibe yindlalifa kanye nendvodzana yemfati lokhululekile.”+
31 Ngako-ke bazalwane, tsine asisibo bantfwana besigcilakati kodvwa sibantfwana bemfati lokhululekile.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Leli ligama lesi-Aramu lelisho kutsi “Awu Babe!”
^ Lokusho, “tikhatsi letibekiwe tekugubha imikhosi.”
^ Nobe “ningikhafulele.”
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “ngendlela yenyama.”
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “ngendlela yenyama.”
