KwabaseRoma 10

1 Bazalwane, isifiso senhliziyo yami, lomkhuleko kuNkulunkulu ngenxa kaIsrayeli yikuthi basindiswe.

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

2 Ngoba ngiyabafakazela ukuthi balokutshisekela uNkulunkulu, kodwa kungenjengolwazi;

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

3 ngoba bengakwazi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu, njalo bedinga ukumisa okwabo ukulunga, kabazehliselanga ngaphansi kokulunga kukaNkulunkulu.

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

4 Ngoba uKristu uyisiphetho somlayo ekulungeni kuye wonke okholwayo.

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believes.

5 Ngoba uMozisi ubhala ngokulunga okungokomlayo, ukuthi umuntu owenza lezizinto uzaphila ngazo.

For Moses describes the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which does those things shall live by them.

6 Kodwa ukulunga okungokholo kukhuluma kanje: Ungatsho enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi: Ngubani ozakwenyukela ezulwini? Lokhu kuyikuthi ukumehlisa uKristu;

But the righteousness which is of faith speaks likewise, Say not in your heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above: )

7 kumbe ukuthi: Ngubani ozakwehlela ekujuleni? Lokhu kuyikuthi ukumkhuphula uKristu kwabafileyo. (Abyssos g12)

Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) (Abyssos g12)

8 Kodwa kuthini? Ilizwi liseduze lawe, emlonyeni wakho lenhliziyweni yakho; leli yilizwi lokholo esilitshumayelayo;

But what says it? The word (rhema) is nigh you, even in your mouth, and in your heart: that is, the word (rhema) of faith, which we preach;

9 ukuthi uba uvuma ngomlomo wakho iNkosi uJesu, njalo ukholwa enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo, uzasindiswa;

That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.

10 ngoba ngenhliziyo omunye uyakholwa kube yikulunga, langomlomo uyavuma kube lusindiso.

For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

11 Ngoba umbhalo uthi: Wonke okholwa kuye kayikuyangeka.

For the scripture says, Whosoever believes on him shall not be ashamed.

12 Ngoba kakukho umehluko phakathi komJuda lomGriki; ngoba yinye iNkosi yabo bonke, inothele bonke abakhuleka kuyo.

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

13 Ngoba wonke loba ngubani ozabiza ibizo leNkosi uzasindiswa.

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

14 Ngakho bazayibiza njani abangakholwanga kuyo? Futhi bazakholwa njani kuyo abangezwanga ngayo? Futhi bazakuzwa njani bengelamtshumayeli?

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

15 Njalo bazatshumayela njani uba bengathunywanga? Njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Zinhle kangakanani inyawo zabatshumayela ivangeli lokuthula, zabatshumayela ivangeli ngezinto ezinhle!

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

16 Kodwa kabalilalelanga bonke ivangeli. Ngoba uIsaya uthi: Nkosi, ngubani owakholwa umbiko wethu?

But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?

17 Ngakho ukholo luvela ekuzweni, lokuzwa ngelizwi likaNkulunkulu.

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word (rhema) of God.

18 Kodwa ngithi: Kabezwanga yini? Yebo sibili, ilizwi labo liphumele emhlabeni wonke, lamazwi abo emikhawulweni yomhlaba.

But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words (rhema) unto the ends of the world.

19 Kodwa ngithi: UIsrayeli kaqedisisanga yini? Kuqala uMozisi uthi: Mina ngizalivusela umona ngabo abangesiso isizwe, ngilithukuthelise ngesizwe esingelangqondo.

But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses says, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

20 LoIsaya ulesibindi uthi: Ngaficwa yilabo abangangidinganga, ngabonakala kubo abangabuzanga ngami.

But Isaiah is very bold, and says, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

21 Kodwa kuIsrayeli uthi: Usuku lonke ngelulela izandla zami kubantu abangalaleliyo labalenkani.

But to Israel he says, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.