When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousness shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it. Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right...None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live." Ezek 33:12-14, 16.
“Na wewe, mwanadamu, waambie wana wa watu wako, Haki yake mwenye haki haitamwokoa, katika siku ya kukosa kwake...wala yeye aliye mwenye haki hataweza kuishi kwa haki yake, siku ile atakapotenda dhambi. Nimwambiapo mtu mwenye haki, ya kwamba hakika ataishi; kama akiitumainia haki yake, akatenda uovu, basi katika matendo yake ya haki, hata mojawapo halitakumbukwa; bali katika uovu wake aliotenda, atakufa katika uovu huo. Tena, nimwambiapo mtu mwovu, Hakika utakufa; kama akighairi, na kuicha dhambi yake, na kutenda yaliyo halali na haki…Katika dhambi zake zote alizozitenda, hata mojawapo haitakumbukwa juu yake; ametenda yaliyo halali na haki; hakika ataishi.”