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Ngikhuluma iqiniso kuKristu, angiqambi amanga, unembeza wami uyangifakazela ngoMoya oNgcwele; Ukuthi ngilosizi olukhulu lobuhlungu obungapheliyo enhliziyweni yami. Ngoba bengingathanda ukuthi mina ngokwami ngibe ngoqalekisiweyo kuKristu ngenxa yabazalwane bami, izihlobo zami ngokwenyama; Obani abangama-Israyeli; okungokwabo ukuma kwabantwana, nenkazimulo, nezivumelwano, nokunikwa komthetho, nenkonzo kaNkulunkulu, nezithembiso; abangababo obaba, avela kubo uKristu ngokwenyama, uNkulunkulu ophezu kwakho konke, obongekayo kuze kube phakade. Amen. Kungesikho ukuthi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lehlulekile. Ngokuba abasibo bonke abakwa-Israyeli abaphuma ku-Israyeli; Futhi, ngokuba beyinzalo ka-Abrahama, bangabantwana bonke, kepha kuthiwa: ‘Inzalo yakho iyakubizwa ngo-Isaka.’ Okungukuthi, labo abangabantwana benyama abasibo abantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kodwa abantwana besithembiso babalwa inzalo. Ngoba leli yilizwi lesithembiso: Ngalesisikhathi ngizakuza, njalo uSara uzakuba lendodana. Akusikho lokhu kuphela; kodwa uRebeka laye esekhulwe ngoyedwa, uIsaka ubaba; (Ngoba abantwana bengakazalwa, bengakenzi okuhle lokubi, ukuze icebo likaNkulunkulu elingokokukhetha lime, lingaveli emisebenzini, kodwa kulowo obizayo); Kwasekusithi kuye: Omkhulu uzakhonza omncane. njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: UJakobe ngamthanda, kodwa uEsawu ngamzonda. Pho siyakuthini na? Kukhona yini ukungalungi kuNkulunkulu? UNkulunkulu akakuvumeli. Ngoba wathi kuMozisi: Ngizakuba lesihawu kwengimhawukelayo, njalo ngizakuba lesihawu kwengimhawukelayo. Ngakho-ke akusikho kothandayo, noma kogijimayo, kodwa ngokukaNkulunkulu ohawukelayo. Ngokuba umbhalo uthi kuFaro: “Ngakumisela khona lokho ukuba ngibonakalise amandla ami kuwe, nokuba igama lami limenyezelwe emhlabeni wonke. Ngakho uhawukela lowo athanda ukumhawukela, umenza lukhuni lowo athanda ukumenza lukhuni.

Ngikhuluma iqiniso ngikuKhristu, angiqambi manga, unembeza wami ufakazelana nami kuMoya oNgcwele, ukuthi nginosizi olukhulu nobuhlungu obungapheliyo enhliziyweni yami, ngokuba ngangifisa ukuba ngoqalekisiweyo, ngisuswe kuKhristu ngenxa yabazalwane bami abangabakithi ngokobuzwe, abangaba-Israyeli, okungesabo isimo sobuntwana nenkazimulo; izivumelwano, ukumiswa komthetho, inkonzo, nezithembiso; okungababo okhokho, nadabuka kubo uKhristu ngokwenyama, Yena onguNkulunkulu ophezu kwakho konke, obongekayo kuze kube phakade. Amen. Nokho akusikho ukuthi izwi likaNkulunkulu lehlulekile, ngokuba akusibo bonke abavela ku-Israyeli abangabakwa-Israyeli. Akuyibo bonke abawulibo luka-Abhrahama abangabolibo lwakhe loqobo, kodwa ngo-Isaka bayakubizwa ngolibo lwakho. Lokhu kusho ukuthi akusibo abantwana ngokwenyama abangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kodwa labo abangabantwana besithembiso, yibo ababizwa ngabolibo. Ngokuba lingesithembiso leli elithi: “Ngizobuya ngalesi sikhathi, uSara uzobe esenendodana.” Akuyilokho kuphela, kodwa kwaba kanjalo nakuRibheka owathola abantwana koyedwa, u-Isaka, ukhokho wethu. Ngokuba engakazalwa amawele, engakakwenzi okuhle noma okubi, ukuze icebo likaNkulunkulu eliya ngokukhetha lifezeke, elingayi ngokwemisebenzi, kodwa ngalowo obizayo, kwashiwo kuye uRibheka ukuthi: “Omkhulu uyakukhonza omncane,” njengalokhu kubhaliwe ukuthi: “UJakobe ngamthanda, kodwa u-Esawu ngamzonda.” Pho siyakuthini na? Ukuthi kukhona ukungalungi kuNkulunkulu na? Qha nakanye. Ngokuba kuMose uthi: “Ngizakumhawukela engimhawukelayo, ngimzwele engimzwelayo.” Ngakho-ke akuyi ngokuthanda nangokuzikhandla komuntu, kodwa kuya ngesihawu sikaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba umbhalo uthi kuFaro: “Ngakuphakamisela khona lokhu, ukuba ngibonakalise amandla ami kuwe nokuba igama lami lishunyayelwe emhlabeni wonke.” Ngakho-ke unesihawu kulowo athanda ukumhawukela, umenza lukhuni lowo athanda ukumenza lukhuni.

Ngikhuluma iqiniso ngikuKristu, angiqambi amanga, unembeza wami ufakazelana nami eMoyeni oNgcwele ukuthi nginokudabuka okukhulu nobuhlungu obungapheliyo enhliziyweni yami. Ngokuba ngingafisa ukuba mina uqobo ngibe ngoqalekisiweyo kuKristu ngenxa yabazalwane bami abangabakithi ngokwenyama; bona bangabakwa-Israyeli, okungesabo isimo sobuntwana nenkazimulo, nezivumelwano, nokumiswa komthetho, nenkonzo, nezithembiso, abangababo okhokho avela kubo uKristu ngokwenyama, yena onguNkulunkulu ophezu kwakho konke, obongekayo kuze kube phakade. Amen. Akusikho okungathi izwi likaNkulunkulu liphuthile. Ngokuba asibo bonke abavela ku-Israyeli abangabakwa-Israyeli; nakuba beyinzalo ka-Abrahama, bonke abasibo abantwana, kodwa kuthiwa: “Ngo-Isaka iyakubizwa inzalo yakho.” Lokhu kungukuthi akusibo abantwana benyama abangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu labo, kodwa abantwana besithembiso bathiwa inzalo. Ngokuba lingelesithembiso leli zwi lokuthi: “Ngalesi sikhathi ngizakufika; khona uSara uzakuba nendodana.” Akuyilokhu kuphela, kodwa kwaba njalo nakuRebeka ekhulelisiwe ngoyedwa, u-Isaka, ukhokho wethu; ngokuba bengakazalwa, bengakenzi okuhle nokubi, ukuze icebo likaNkulunkulu eliya ngokukhetha lime, kungabi ngemisebenzi, kodwa kube ngaye obizayo, kwashiwo kuye ukuthi: “Omkhulu uyakukhonza omncane,” njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “UJakobe ngamthanda, kepha u-Esawu ngamzonda.” Ngakho siyakuthini na? Kukhona yini ukungalungi kuNkulunkulu na? Qha nakanye. Ngokuba kuMose uthi: “Ngizakumhawukela engimhawukelayo, ngimzwele engimzwelayo.” Ngakho-ke akuyi ngentando nangokuzikhathaza komuntu, kodwa kuya ngokuhawukela kukaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba umbhalo uthi kuFaro: “Ngakuphakhamisela khona lokhu ukuba ngibonakalise amandla ami kuwe nokuba igama lami lishunyayelwe emhlabeni wonke.” Ngakho uhawukela lowo athanda ukumhawukela, umenza lukhuni lowo athanda ukumenza lukhuni.

Ngikhuluma iqiniso kuKristu, angiqambi amanga, unembeza wami uyangifakazela ngoMoya oNgcwele; Ukuthi ngilosizi olukhulu lobuhlungu obungapheliyo enhliziyweni yami. Ngoba bengingathanda ukuthi mina ngokwami ngibe ngoqalekisiweyo kuKristu ngenxa yabazalwane bami, izihlobo zami ngokwenyama; Obani abangama-Israyeli; okungokwabo ukuma kwabantwana, nenkazimulo, nezivumelwano, nokunikwa komthetho, nenkonzo kaNkulunkulu, nezithembiso; abangababo obaba, avela kubo uKristu ngokwenyama, uNkulunkulu ophezu kwakho konke, obongekayo kuze kube phakade. Amen. Kungesikho ukuthi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lehlulekile. Ngokuba abasibo bonke abakwa-Israyeli abaphuma ku-Israyeli; Futhi, ngokuba beyinzalo ka-Abrahama, bangabantwana bonke, kepha kuthiwa: ‘Inzalo yakho iyakubizwa ngo-Isaka.’ Okungukuthi, labo abangabantwana benyama abasibo abantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kodwa abantwana besithembiso babalwa inzalo. Ngoba leli yilizwi lesithembiso: Ngalesisikhathi ngizakuza, njalo uSara uzakuba lendodana. Akusikho lokhu kuphela; kodwa uRebeka laye esekhulwe ngoyedwa, uIsaka ubaba; (Ngoba abantwana bengakazalwa, bengakenzi okuhle lokubi, ukuze icebo likaNkulunkulu elingokokukhetha lime, lingaveli emisebenzini, kodwa kulowo obizayo); Kwasekusithi kuye: Omkhulu uzakhonza omncane. Njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: UJakobe ngamthanda, kodwa uEsawu ngamzonda. Pho siyakuthini na? Kukhona yini ukungalungi kuNkulunkulu? UNkulunkulu akakuvumeli. Ngoba wathi kuMozisi: Ngizakuba lesihawu kwengimhawukelayo, njalo ngizakuba lesihawu kwengimhawukelayo. Ngakho-ke akusikho kothandayo, noma kogijimayo, kodwa ngokukaNkulunkulu ohawukelayo. Ngokuba umbhalo uthi kuFaro: “Ngakumisela khona lokho ukuba ngibonakalise amandla ami kuwe, nokuba igama lami limenyezelwe emhlabeni wonke. Ngakho uhawukela lowo athanda ukumhawukela, umenza lukhuni lowo athanda ukumenza lukhuni.