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1 Pho-ke sizakuthi uAbrahama ubaba wethu wazuzani ngokwenyama?
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲘϤ ⲠⲈⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ.
2 Ngoba uba uAbrahama walungisiswa ngemisebenzi, ulokuzincoma, kodwa kungekho phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
ⲃ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲀϤⲘⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ.
3 Ngoba umbhalo uthini? Uthi: Kodwa uAbrahama wakholwa kuNkulunkulu, kwasekubalelwa kuye ukuthi yikulunga.
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲠⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
4 Kodwa kulowo osebenzayo kabalelwa iholo ngokomusa, kodwa ngokomlandu.
ⲇ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲈⲠ ⲠⲈϤⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϪⲈ ϤⲈⲢⲞϤ.
5 Kodwa kulowo ongasebenziyo, kodwa ekholwa kuye olungisisa oweyisa uNkulunkulu, ukholo lwakhe lubalelwa ukuthi yikulunga.
ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ϢⲀⲨⲈⲠ ⲠⲈϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
6 Njengoba laye uDavida ekhuluma ngokubusiswa komuntu, uNkulunkulu ambalela ukulunga ngaphandle kwemisebenzi esithi:
ⲋ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ϪⲰ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲰⲠ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ϨⲰⲂ.
7 Babusisiwe abaziphambeko zabo zithethelelwe labazono zabo zisitshekelwe.
ⲍ̅ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲰⲂⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
8 Ubusisiwe umuntu iNkosi engasoze yambalela isono.
ⲏ̅ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲈⲠ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ.
9 Ngakho lokhukubusiswa kuphezu kokusoka yini, kumbe laphezu kokungasoki? Ngoba sithi: Ukholo lwabalelwa kuAbrahama ukuthi luyikulunga.
ⲑ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲦⲈⲚϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲠ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
10 Pho lwabalelwa njani? Lapho esekusokeni yini, kumbe ekungasokini? Kungekho ekusokeni, kodwa ekungasokini.
ⲓ̅ⲠⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲨⲞⲠϤ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
11 Wasesemukela isibonakaliso sokusoka, uphawu lokulunga kokholo ayelakho ekungasokini; ukuze abe nguyise wabo bonke abakholwayo lanxa bengasokanga, ukuze ukulunga kubalelwe lakibo;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲤⲪⲢⲀⲄⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲦⲞⲨⲰⲠ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
12 loyise wokusoka kulabo abangayisibo bokusoka kuphela, kodwa futhi abahamba ezinyathelweni zokholo lukababa wethu uAbrahama ayelalo engakasokwa.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ϨⲒ ⲚⲒϢⲈⲚⲦⲀⲦⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ.
13 Ngoba kasingomlayo isithembiso kuAbrahama kumbe kunzalo yakhe, ukuthi uzakuba yindlalifa yomhlaba, kodwa ngokulunga kokholo.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲈϤϪⲢⲞϪ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
14 Ngoba uba labo abomlayo beyizindlalifa, ukholo lwenziwe ize, lesithembiso senziwa ize;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲰϢ.
15 ngoba umlayo ubanga ulaka; ngoba lapho okungekho khona umlayo, kakukho lokweqa.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲨϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲪⲘⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀⲤⲒⲤ.
16 Ngakho kungokholo, ukuze kube ngokomusa; ukuze isithembiso siqiniseke kuyo yonke inzalo; kungeyisiyo engeyomlayo kuphela kodwa lakuyo engeyokholo lukaAbrahama, ongubaba wethu sonke,
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲈϤⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲢⲞϪ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ.
17 (njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ngikumisile ukuthi ube nguyise wezizwe ezinengi) phambi kwakhe akholwa kuye, uNkulunkulu, ophilisa abafileyo, lobiza izinto ezingekho ngokungathi zikhona.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲬⲀⲔ ⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲀⲚϦⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲈⲨϢⲞⲠ.
18 Owathi emelane lethemba wakholwa ngethemba, ukuze abe nguyise wezizwe ezinengi, njengalokho okwatshiwoyo ukuthi: Izakuba njalo inzalo yakho.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϪⲢⲞϪ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
19 Njalo kabanga buthakathaka ekholweni, kanakananga umzimba wakhe uqobo owawusufile, ngoba wayesengaba leminyaka elikhulu, lokufa kwesizalo sikaSara;
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲀϤϮⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲀϤϪⲈⲘϤ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲢⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲔⲈⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲢⲀ.
20 njalo kathandabuzanga ngesithembiso sikaNkulunkulu ngokungakholwa, kodwa waqiniswa ekholweni, enika uNkulunkulu udumo,
ⲕ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦ ⲂϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲀϤϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
21 njalo eqinisekile ngokupheleleyo ukuthi lokho ayekuthembisile, ulamandla ngitsho okukwenza.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲎⲦ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲀⲒϤ.
22 Ngalokho-ke kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi yikulunga.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲞⲠⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
23 Kakubhalwanga-ke ngenxa yakhe yedwa, ukuthi kwabalelwa kuye;
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲠⲤ ⲚⲀϤ.
24 kodwa langenxa yethu, esizabalelwa khona, thina esikholwa kuye owavusa uJesu iNkosi yethu kwabafileyo,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲠⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ
25 owanikelwa ngenxa yeziphambeko zethu, wavuswa ngenxa yokulungisiswa kwethu.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ.
