Noma ubani onezindlebe zokuzwa kufanele alalele futhi aqonde.”
Abafundi bakhe beza bambuza bathi: “Kungani ukhuluma nabantu ngemifanekiso na?”
11 Wathi kubo: “Nina nivunyelwe ukuba niqonde izimfihlakalo zombuso wezulu, kepha abanye kabakwazi. 12 Labo abalalela imfundiso yami bazakwenezelwa ukuqedisisa, njalo bazakuba lolwazi olunengi. Kodwa kulabo abangalaleli, ngisho nalokho ukuqonda okuncane abanakho kuyakuphucwa kubo. 13 Kungakho ngisebenzisa le mifanekiso,
Ngoba bayabheka, kodwa ababoni ngempela. Bezwa, kodwa abalaleli ngempela futhi abaqondi. 14 Lokhu kugcwalisa isiprofetho sika-Isaya sokuthi: 'Nxa nizwa engikushoyo, anisoze nakuqonda. Lapho nibona engikwenzayo, ngeke nikuqonde. 15 Ngokuba izinhliziyo zalaba bantu zilukhuni, nezindlebe zabo azikwazi ukuzwa, futhi bacimezile amehlo abo, ukuze amehlo abo angaboni, nezindlebe zabo zingezwa, nezinhliziyo zabo azinakuqonda, futhi abanakuphendukela kimi, bavume. ngiyabaphilisa. Mathewu 13:10
Ngokuba yimuphi umuntu owazi okomuntu ngaphandle komoya womuntu okuye na? Noma kunjalo, akukho muntu owazi izinto zikaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaMoya kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa umuntu wemvelo kakwamukeli okukaMoya kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba kungubuwula kuye; futhi akanakuzazi, ngokuba zihlolwa ngokomoya (1 Korinte 2:7,8,11,14).
5 Ababuswa yinyama bacabanga izinto eziyisono, kepha ababuswa nguMoya oNgcwele bacabanga izinto ezithokozisa uMoya. 6Ngakho ukuvumela isimo sakho sesono silawule ingqondo yakho kuholela ekufeni. Kodwa ukuvumela uMoya alawule ingqondo yakho kuholela ekuphileni nasekuthuleni. 7Ngoba isimo sesono sihlala sinenzondo noNkulunkulu. Alizange lilalele imithetho kaNkulunkulu, futhi alisoze lalalela. 8Kungakho labo abasalawulwa yimvelo yabo yesono bengasoze bamthokozisa uNkulunkulu.
“Ningachithi okungcwele phezu kwabantu abangcolileyo. Ungaphonsi amaparele akho ezingulubeni! Bayonyathela amaparele, bese bephenduka futhi bahlasele wena. Mathewu 7
UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: "Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe:Uma umuntu engazalwa ngokusha, akunakwenzeka ukuba lowo muntu awubone uMbuso kaNkulunkulu.—Johane 3:3