3Romans 3

1Pho-ke yibuphi ubungcono bomJuda, kumbe luyini usizo lokusoka?Select Romans 3:1

2Kukhulu ngendlela yonke; ngoba kuqala-ke ukuthi baphathiswe amazwi kaNkulunkulu.Select Romans 3:2

3Ngoba kuyini uba abanye bengakholwanga? Ukungakholwa kwabo kuzakwenza ize ukholo lukaNkulunkulu yini?Select Romans 3:3

4Phinde! Kodwa uNkulunkulu kabe leqiniso, kodwa wonke umuntu abe ngumqambimanga, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ukuze uthiwe ulungile emazwini akho, unqobe ekwahlulelweni kwakho.Select Romans 3:4

5Kodwa uba ukungalungi kwethu kubonakalisa ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu, sizakuthini? Kambe uNkulunkulu kalunganga yini owehlisela ulaka? (Ngikhuluma njengomuntu.)Select Romans 3:5

6Phinde! Uba kungenjalo uNkulunkulu uzawahlulela njani umhlaba?Select Romans 3:6

7Ngoba uba iqiniso likaNkulunkulu landisile kakhulu edumeni lwakhe ngamanga ami, ngisagwetshelwani mina futhi njengesoni?Select Romans 3:7

8Njalo kungenjengalokhu sigconwa, lanjengoba abanye bathi thina sithi: Kasenze izinto ezimbi ukuze kuvele okuhle? Abakulahlwa kwabo kuba ngokokulunga.Select Romans 3:8

9Pho-ke? Singcono yini? Hatshi bo! Ngoba sesiwacalile mandulo amaJuda kanye lamaGriki ukuthi wonke angaphansi kwesono,Select Romans 3:9

10njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Kakho olungileyo, kakho loyedwa;Select Romans 3:10

11kakho oqedisisayo, kakho odinga uNkulunkulu;Select Romans 3:11

12bonke baphambukile, kabasizi lutho bonkana; kakho owenza okuhle, kakho ngitsho loyedwa;Select Romans 3:12

13umphimbo wabo ulingcwaba elivulekileyo; bakhohlisa ngenlimi zabo; ubuhlungu bephimpi bungaphansi kwendebe zabo;Select Romans 3:13

14omlomo wabo ugcwele ukuqalekisa lokubaba;Select Romans 3:14

15inyawo zabo ziphangisela ukuchitha igazi;Select Romans 3:15

16incithakalo losizi kusendleleni zabo,Select Romans 3:16

17njalo indlela yokuthula kabayazanga;Select Romans 3:17

18ukwesaba uNkulunkulu kakukho phambi kwamehlo abo.Select Romans 3:18

19Njalo siyazi ukuthi konke okutshoyo umlayo, ukukhuluma kubo abangaphansi komlayo, ukuze yonke imilomo ivinjwe, lokuthi umhlaba wonke ube lecala kuNkulunkulu;Select Romans 3:19

20ngoba emisebenzini yomlayo kakulanyama ezalungisiswa phambi kwakhe; ngoba ngomlayo kulokwazi isono.Select Romans 3:20

21Kodwa khathesi-ke sekubonakalisiwe ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu ngaphandle komlayo, okufakazelwa ngumlayo labaprofethi;Select Romans 3:21

22ngitsho ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu ngokholo lukaJesu Kristu kubo bonke laphezu kwabo bonke abakholwayo; ngoba kawukho umehluko;Select Romans 3:22

23ngoba bonke bonile basilele enkazimulweni kaNkulunkulu,Select Romans 3:23

24balungisiswa ngesihle ngomusa wakhe ngohlengo olukuKristu Jesu;Select Romans 3:24

25uNkulunkulu ammisayo ukuthi abe yinhlawulo yokuthula, ngokholo egazini lakhe, ukuze kube yisibonakaliso sokulunga kwakhe, ngokuyekelwa kwezono ezenziwa ngaphambili, ekubekezeleni kukaNkulunkulu;Select Romans 3:25

26ukuze kube yisibonakaliso sokulunga kwakhe kulesisikhathi, ukuze abe ngolungileyo lokuthi uyamlungisisa ongowokholo lukaJesu.Select Romans 3:26

27Ngakho kungaphi ukuzincoma? Kuvalelwe phandle. Ngomthetho bani? Wemisebenzi yini? Hatshi bo, kodwa ngomthetho wokholo.Select Romans 3:27

28Ngakho siphetha ngokuthi umuntu ulungisiswe ngokholo, ngaphandle kwemisebenzi yomlayo.Select Romans 3:28

29Kambe unguNkulunkulu wamaJuda kuphela? Njalo kayisuye lowabezizwe yini? Yebo lowabezizwe;Select Romans 3:29

30lokhu uNkulunkulu emunye, ozalungisisa ukusoka ekholweni, lokungasoki ngokholo.Select Romans 3:30

31Ngakho siyawenza umlayo ube yize ngokholo yini? Phinde! Kodwa siyawuqinisa umlayo.Select Romans 3:31