9. Njalo-ke abokukholwa bayabusiswa kanye no-Abrahama okholwayo.
10. Ngokuba bonke abemisebenzi yomthetho baphansi kwesiqalekiso, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baqalekisiwe bonke abangemi njalo kukho konke okulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho ukuba bakwenze.”
11. Kepha ukuthi ngomthetho akukho muntu olungisiswayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu kusobala, ngokuba olungileyo uzakuphila ngokukholwa;
12. ngokuba umthetho awusiwo owokukholwa, kodwa owenza lokho uyakuphila ngakho.
13. UKristu wasihlenga esiqalekisweni somthetho, ebenziwe isiqalekiso ngenxa yethu, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baqalekisiwe bonke abalenga emthini,”
14. ukuba isibusiso sika-Abrahama ngoKristu Jesu sifike kubo abezizwe, ukuze samukeliswe isithembiso sikaMoya ngokukholwa.
15. Bazalwane, ngikhulumisa okwabantu: nokuba kuyintando yokugcina yomuntu eyaqiniswayo, akakho oyichithayo noma enezele kuyo.
16. Manje-ke izithembiso zanikwa u-Abrahama nenzalo yakhe; akasho ukuthi: “Ezinzalweni,” kungathi ngeziningi, kepha kungathi ngeyodwa ukuthi: Nasenzalweni yakho enguKristu.
17. Kepha ngisho lokhu ukuthi isivumelwano esaqiniswa nguNkulunkulu ngaphambili, umthetho owavela emva kweminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu, awusesuli, uze usichithe isithembiso;
18. ngokuba uma ifa likhona ngomthetho, alikho ngesithembiso; kepha uNkulunkulu umnikile lona u-Abrahama ngesithembiso.
19. Pho, umthetho uyini na? Wenezelwa ngenxa yeziphambeko, kuze kufike inzalo enikiwe isithembiso, umisiwe ngezingelosi, ngesandla somlamuleli.
20. Kepha umlamuleli kasiye owamunye; kepha uNkulunkulu munye.
21. Pho-ke, umthetho uphambene nezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu na? Qha nakanye. Ngokuba uma wawunikiwe umthetho onamandla okuphilisa, ngempela ukulungisiswa ngakuya ngomthetho.