5 ngombana munye uZimu begodu munye umlamuli hlangana noZimu nabantu, mumuntu uKrestu Jesu;
Thana bekunomlamuli phakathi kwethu obengasilawula sobabili,
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini iKosi nomhlengi wakwa-Israyeli, iye, uSomnini uMninimandlawoke uthi: “Ngingowokuthoma newokugcina, ngaphandle kwami akunaZimu omunye.
Incwadi yomlibo wokubelethwa kwakaJesu Krestu iNdodana kaDavida osizukulwana saka-Abrahamu.
“Qala, itlawu lizakuba sidisi, libelethe indodana; izakubizwa bona ngu-Imanuweli.” Nakutjhugululwako lokhu kutjho bona “uZimu unathi”.
Ikhoboka lathi, ‘Kosami, ngiwuphethile umyalwakho, kodwana kusese nendawo.’
ULizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu azele umusa neqiniso. Sabona iphazimulwakhe, iphazimulo ayamukela kuYise njengeNdodanakhe eyodwa tere.
Ukuphila okungapheliko ngilokho bona bazi wena wedwa Zimu weqiniso nokwazi uJesu Krestu, omthumileko.
“Ayikho isindiso ngomunye ngombana alikho elinye ibizo ezulwini nephasini esinikelwe lona bona sisindiswe ngalo.”
Iye, ivangeli elimayelana neNdodanakhe eyaba sizukulwana sakaDavida ngokwenyama,
Akunamehluko phakathi komJuda nomGirigi ngombana uSomnini unguSomnini wabo boke begodu unesisa kibo boke ababiza ibizo lakhe.
Nje-ke, malungana nokugoma ukudla okuhlatjelwe abosingazimu: Siyazi bona usingazimu akasililitho ephasini nokobana akekho omunye uZimu ngaphandle kwaloyo oyedwa.
nokho kithi munye uZimu, uBaba, okuvela kuye zoke izinto begodu nesiphilela yena; yinye kwaphela iKosi, nguJesu Krestu, ngaye okwavela koke okukhona begodu nesiphila ngaye.
Yeke umlamuli akasingewomuntu oyedwa, kodwana uZimu munye.
kuZimu munye nonguYise wabo boke, ongaphezu kwakho koke begodu ngakho koke nakikho koke.
Yizwa wena Israyeli! USomnini nguZimethu, nguye yedwa uSomnini.
Ngiyakuyala phambi kwakaZimu ophilisa koke naphambi kwakaKrestu Jesu owafakaza phambi kwakaPontiyasi Pilatu, wavuma isivumo esihle
ngitjho nakuJesu omlamuleli wesivumelwano esitjha nekufafazweni kweengazi ezikhuluma amezwi womusa kunezaka-Abela.
Ngalokho unamandla wokusindisa ngesikhathi soke labo abeza kuZimu ngaye ngombana uhlala njalo abancengela.
Kodwana manjesi uJesu wamukela ukulotjha okusezingeni eliphezulu, begodu ngokudluleleko ungumlamuleli wesivumelwano esingcono nesisekelwe phezu kweenthembiso ezingcono.
Ngalokho uKrestu umlamuleli wesivumelwano esitjha ukuze kuthi labo ababiziweko bamukele isithembiso selifa elingapheliko. Nje-ke ukufa kwakhe kwenzeke ukuze abahlenge eemphambekweni zesivumelwano sokuthoma.
Bantwana bami, nginitlolela lokhu ukuze ningoni. Kodwana nakube kukhona owonako, sinomkhulumeli kuBaba, nguJesu Krestu olungileko;
hlangana nezinti lezo ngabona ofana neNdodana yoMuntu embethe izambatho ezide, aqakanise nentambo yegolide esifubeni sakhe.