For he says to Moses: "I will show mercy to whomever I will show mercy, and I will show compassion to whomever I will show compassion."  So, then, it depends, not on a person's desire or on his effort, but on God, who has mercy."-Romans 9:15, 16.
Hufha a tshi vhudza Mushe o ri, "Ndi ḓo khathutshela ane nda funa, nda pfela vhuṱungu ane nda funa." 16Asizwo-ha, a zwi yi nga u funa ha muthu kana nga u ḓinetisa sa vha re mbambeni, zwi ya nga khathutshelo ya Ene Mudzimu.