Mashi 2, 2012, Ukufunda

The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel 18: 21-28

18:21 Kepha uma omubi ephenduka ezonweni zakhe zonke azenzileyo, futhi uma egcina yonke imiyalo yami, futhi ufeza ukwahlulela nokulunga, khona uyakuphila impela, njalo kayikufa.
18:22 angiyikukhumbula zonke iziphambeko zakhe, asesebenzile; ngobulungisa bakhe, asesebenzile, uyakuphila.
18:23 Kungaba kanjani intando yami ukuthi kufe umuntu ongahloniphi?, isho iNkosi uJehova, hhayi ukuthi aphenduke ezindleleni zakhe aphile?
18:24 Kodwa uma umuntu olungileyo efulathela ubulungisa bakhe, futhi wenza ububi ngokuvumelana nazo zonke izinengiso avame ukuzenza umuntu ongamhloniphi, kungani kufanele aphile? Bonke ubulungisa bakhe, esekufezile, ngeke kukhunjulwe. Ngesiphambeko, lapho eqe khona, langesono sakhe, lapho one ngakho, ngalokho uyakufa.
18:25 Futhi ushilo, ‘Indlela yeNkosi ayilungile.’ Ngakho-ke, lalela, O ndlu ka-Israyeli. Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi indlela yami ayilungile? Futhi akuzona yini esikhundleni izindlela zenu eziphambene?
18:26 Ngoba lapho olungileyo efulathela ubulungisa bakhe, futhi wenza okubi, uyakufa ngalokhu; ngokungabi nabulungisa akusebenzile, uyakufa.
18:27 Futhi lapho umuntu ongamhloniphi ephenduka kude nobubi bakhe, akwenzileyo, futhi ufeza ukwahlulela nokulunga, uyakuphilisa umphefumulo wakhe.
18:28 Ngokuba ngokunaka nangokuphenduka kuzo zonke iziphambeko zakhe, asesebenzile, uyakuphila impela, njalo kayikufa.

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